PROHIBITION ON TROOPS

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 319, 29 December 1936, Page 5

PROHIBITION ON TROOPS

SPANISH CIVIL WAR. British and French Request Not Yet Answered, Press Association —Copyright. London, December 27. The Anglo-French request to Berlin, Rome, Lisbon and Moscow urges that an agreement be made to enforce the simultaneous prohibition of enlistment of nationals on either side ill Spain after an agreed date in the first half of January, says the diplomatic correspondent of the Times. The only acknowledgment thus far received at London is Count Ciano’s (Italy). He indicated that he wae j uhable immediately to reply. G

The Rome correspondent -Times says it is believ.ed Count Ciano explained to, Sir Eric, Drummond, British .Ambassador that Italy in August raised the ' point of volunteers when it Jp*' sisted that really efficacious nonintervention should pwer every< type of assistance. A more finite reply will be made Whe<Signor Mussolini has studied ' . matter, but the suggestion is hot rated highly, as. it is an agreement would. be. difficult to enforce ,and might become masked and one-tsidecF intervention. The Italian newspapers approvingly print unfavourable German Press comment, f The Berlin correspondent of the Times says it is intimated in ,a message from . Berchtesgaden, where Herr Hitler is spending a holiday, that the communication is unlikely to be considered until after the holidays. '■ ’ Exernal Trade Of Japan Shows Increase. (Received 1 p.m.) Tokio, December 28. The foreign trade of Japan, including Korea and Formosa, for 411© year ended. December 15, shows an increase of about £27,000,000, coinpar* ed with the previous year. Imports exceeded exports by nearly £8,002',000.