WILL IT BE “YES”?

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13085, 19 October 1935, Page 6

WILL IT BE “YES”?

WAITING FOR FRANCE. BRITAIN CONFIDENT. (Received 10.50 a.m.) Umted Press Assn.—By Electric 1 edegraph—Copyright. P-VRIS. October IS. Laval had a long conversation with the British and Italian Ambassadors., if is understood he has not yet decided how to answer Britain but official circles are confident that it will be an unconditional yes.” BELGIUM CO-OPERATES. -O 1 . GENEVA. October 18. Belgium is the first state to ratifv tile financial sanctions of which they have announced their acceptance in addition to the arms embargo. , •i!, on r“ 1 ' t»i representatives conferred A’i til Tli Lden to liear a general review of the situation. Holland announced that she will rigorously apply all sanctions. - T OSLO. October 15 Norway ha, s banned the export of arms to Italy. ' STEAMER ABLAZE. ~,, ALEXANDRIA October 18. VVJuie the Italian steamship Ansoiua was in the outer harbour -i, boiler exploded and fire spread t«, all parts ot the ship. British naval picket beats took off tho passengers and assisted to fbdii the flames. Three of the crew are missing and feared to be dead Twenty were injured The Ansoiiia coiltmues to biazG furiously. MUSSOI.IXI S, DOING. (Received 11 a.m.) Tl, c October 18. +1 if Sun-Herald say s nipping in the bud Fey s attempt to strengthen the German anci weaken the Italian influence over the Austrian Cabinet Mussolini is tiie real inspiration behind yesterday’s Austrian coup which one commentator asserts practicallv makes Austria an Italian colonv Ul the key positions are now held bv otarheniberg Fascists. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS. GENEVA, October 18. .Hie Economic Sanctions sub-com-mittee approved the economic sanr*,o“l m principle and added rubber °/ key Deducts. Russia notified the League that she is carrying out arms and financial sanctions. With a view to ensuring collective and as far as possible simultaneous action the sub-committee is askuiotiie Government's to state as soon as possible before October 28th when they will be ready to put the sancexecution. The committee mil meet on October 29tli and fix a date upon which the measures will be applied.

BOMBING OF RAILWAY

ADDIS ABABA. October IS -Negotiations initiated a week ago m respect to bombing the Djibouti lailway are likely *to be successful. Italy lias agreed not to bomb the railway on condition that munitions are not transported on it. Abyssinia is agreeable as caravan routes are open.

~U is reported in Addis Ababa that Mussolini is displeased with General de Bono on account of the slowness ot tiie advance.