Duke Catalano Gonzaga di Cirella, senior Italian naval officer in the Far East and commander of the Italian cruiser Colleoni, is shown above as he inspected a guard of honour of the S.V.C. Russian Regiment yesterday. Capt. Duke di Cirella called on Col. J. W. Hornby, commandant of the S.V.C., at 11 o'clock yesterday morning.
The guard of honour was drawn in the S.V.C. Drill Hall for inspection by the Italian naval officer.
Hungary Lost Independence it is pointed out that the decision of the Hungarian Government to join the anti-Comintern Pact cannot be Justified by the interests of the Hungarian State itself, "which by no means coincide with the aggressive aims pursued under the guise of this Pact by its participants, and in the first place by Japan."
Consequently, it is stated, the decision to join the anti-Comintern Pact was forced upon the Hungarian Government from outside.
Soviet circles explain that a distinction has been made between the other signatories of the Pact and Hungary, "because the other signatories are still independent States," but "Hungary is now a vassal of the Rome-Berlin Axis, and does not deserve full diplomatic status"—Reuter.
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