POPULAR PASTIME

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 December 1938, Page 8

POPULAR PASTIME

ITALIAN DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST FRANCE PROCESSIONS OF STUDENTS LED BY PROFESSORS. MARCH TO FRENCH CONSULATE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 12.50 p.m.) ROME, December 7. The popularity of anti-French demonstrations is increasing with the public. In addition to those cabled earlier, 3,000 Messina students marched to the French Consulate. Professors led 1500 students at Trapini and there were similar scenes at Perugia, Benevento and Rome.

ORGANISED ASTONISHING DEMANDS PREDICTED. EARLY IN NEW YEAR. (Received This Day, 12.50 a.m.) LONDON, December 7. The “Daily Telegraph’s” Rome correspondent points out that the growing popularity of the campaign is characteristic of all such episodes since the creation of a, war mentality prior to the invasion of Abyssinia. French and British statesmen are not far wrong in- surmising that Italy and Germany will make astonishing demands early in the new year. “The Times” Rome correspondent believes that the campaign will not ae unduly aggressive until the results of Mr Chamberlain’s visit are seen. The correspondent adds that it must be*clear in Italy that it would be difficult for Mr Chamberlain to support legitimate demands if the Press is clamorously voicing territorial claims conflicting with mutual British and Italian obligations. There is no doubt that M. Daladier’s successful handling of the French crisis gave a setback to the organisers of the Chamber of Deputies’ demonstration, who expected it to coincide with a paralysis of France through a general strike.