GOAL FOR ITALY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23595, 2 March 1940, Page 11

GOAL FOR ITALY

EXPORTS FROM GERMANY ALLIES IMPOSE CONTROL EAKLIER OFFER DECLINED (Eecejved March 1, 10.45 p.m.) LONDON, March 1 German exports of coal to Italy will be subjected to Allied contraband control from to-day, says the Daily Telegraph. Hitherto, a* a temporary arrangement, this traffic ( has been allowed to pass through the blockade, the Allies having permitted a period of grace to enable Italy to find alternative sources of supply. Britain was prepared to supply all of Italy's coal needs from British mines, in -return for supplies from the Italian e. heavy industries, but/ this offer was refused.

SPY FOR GERMANY BWISS LAWYER ARRESTED NATIONAL FRONT LEADER (Received March 1, 5.35 p.m.) ZURICH, Feb. 29 One of Switzerland's leading lawyers, Dr. Robert Tobler, has been arrested on a charge of espionage for Germany. He is the lead< r of the National Front, which is the cLief Nazi type party in Switzerland.

AIRCRAFT PURCHASES ALLIES IN AMERICA f v (Received March 1, 5.35 p.m.) NEW YORK, Feb. 29 The United Press says it is authoritatively stated that the Allied War Council has vetoed a plan of the British and French Air Missions to confne the Allies' purchases to three types of machine. A high Government official said the British and French at present were without a plan for placing their 1,000,000.000 dollars aviation expenditure here, says the Washington correspondent of the Ne-tf Y6rk Times. >" The official denied reports that the orders would be confined to three companies, namely, Curtiss-Wright, Martin and Douglas. He added that the r Allies had secured an t option on the production of the three companies, with the intention of confining their orders to them, but the Allied War Council failed to approve thin arrangement. The official denied a report that rejection of the plan was based on objections by the United States War Department.

FREEDOM OF CITY EXETER'S CAPTAIN IjONDON, Feb. 29 In the, Guildhall, where Lord Nelson and Earl Beatty were similarly honoured, the Mayor of Exeter conferred the freedom of the city on Captain Bell, of the cruiser Exeter, t Fifty thousand peoplq gave a great Welcome to eight officers and 80 men from the ship when they marched to the Guildhall through fceflagged Streets. Captain Bell presented the city with one of the Exeter's shell-torn ensigns, ilown purine the battle of*the River Plate.