"May I say that having been, personally, always in favour of the tradi tional friendly relations between our two countries, I am particulars pleased at the signing of the agreement and that I am convinced that its results will be favourable and lasting." With these words H. E. Giuliano Cora, Italian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to China, summed: up his statement on the signing of the accord, reached a: a result of the negotiations between Great Britain and Italy, to a representative of the "North-China Dai'y News" yesterday afternoon, after perusal of very extended reports on the subject from Rome, Mr. Cora pointed out that the agreement settled all outstanding questions between Great Britain and Italy in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea and East Africa, "The settlement of Anglo-Italian differences," he went on to say, has been concluded in a spirit of mutual comprehension, and the agreement paves the way to the renewal of the traditional friendship between the two countries. As this has been achieved
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