Frontier Ordered to be Closed
Italian Move in Albania Against Yugoslavia
.? ly T«l«*rsph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received 22, 1.30 p.m.)
LONDON, May 2i. Tee Italians are reported to have ordered the closing of the frontier between Albania and Yugoslavia, says a Belgrade message.
It is reported from Rome that the Italian Foreign Minister. Count Ciano. had gone to Albania, ostensibly for an inspection of public works under con ftruction.
The German colonial leader, von Epp, has arrived at Rome. The Italian Ministry of Education hag’ ordered schools to close down for holidays on May 31 instead of June 30.
The Gibraltar correspondent of the Daily Mail says that women and children have been ordered to leave .Gibraltar. The Government explains Jthat the evacuation “is due to the international situation and is not due to anxiety regarding Spain’s intentions, in which country we have the utmost confidence.’* The Turkish Government has approved of an extraordinary credit of £ 30-million for national defence, making a total of £ 50-million.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 121, 23 May 1940, Page 8
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