ITALY AND FRANCE
FORTIFYING THEIR FRONTIERS. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received this day at 9. a.m.) t PARIS, October. 2. “With our Italian neighbours has-, tening fortification on the.ir frontier, it is only common sense that vve keep up wfi.th them,” declared the War Minister, M. Painleve, in the course ol a striking interview with tlie, British United Press.. s M Italy began the race all the way fronivthe Mediterranean to Mont Blanc. We will match them gun for gun. ' It: (is easier ; to defend than our German frontier. We realise the consequences of'failure to keep up witli Italy.” ''• 1,-'' ' 1 It is explained that many passes are defended by eternal snows, the remainder being made to bristle with guns, costing millions of pounds.
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Hokitika Guardian, 3 October 1928, Page 5
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