Paris, Dec. 18.
"Possibilities of proposing a truce in Spain over the Christmas holidays were not discussed yesterday by the Foreign Minister, M. Georges Bonnet, and the Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal Verdier, the latter's suite declared Thus, a concensus of opinion revealed, it was thought that a firm British attitude would serve to bring the Italians back within the scope of z scheme including the lowering of Suez Canal tariff dues and the grant to Italy of a free zone in Djibouti and of an increased number of shares in ihe Djibouti-Addis Ababa Railway—Havas.
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