The Archive · 1927

FRANCO-ITALIAN INCIDENTS

Growing Local Ill-feeling" Over Very Small Matters: Authorities Disquicted Paris, July 10. series of incidents on the Franco-Italian frontier is arousing considerable ill-feeling locally. The authorities are disquieted.

Yesterday a frontier post near Briancon was painted all over with the Italian colours. Recently " 30 Black" Shirts inadvertently crossed the frontier and were arrested although they declared they were unaware they had crossed. Thirdly, an international train from Venti run by the French, up owing to adverse signals after half the train had crossed, the frontier. The guard in accordance with French law proceeded to place fog signals on the line 300 yards to the rear to avoid accidents, but immediately he stepped on Italian territory a carabiniere warned him off and ordered him to return to his train.—Reuter,

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