Turning to current Itulian "claims," M. Bonnet stressed the complete solidarity existing between Britain and France and which was clearly affirmed by the British Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, and the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, in their recent declarations. The position of France, he added, remains unchanged. Eventual negotiations with Italy can be resumed only within the framework of the 1935 Rome agreements.
France, M. Bonnet stated, is sending a warship to Hainan, and th U.S.A. took a similar step. He recal ed the French protest to Tokyo following the occupation of the Island by Japan, and referred to the Japanese Foreign Minister's assurances to the effect that the occupation is of a temporary character and would not exceed in duration that of the hostili-
Many Pistols Seized; Arrests Made Fighting armed crime within the Settlement with every means at its disposal, the Shanghai Municipal Police succeeded in seizing 36 pistols during the month of February and in arresting 117 persons in connection with these seizures.
All these cases are being in vestigated and few if any details are available with regard to the progress thus far made in this connection, it being apparent that some of the weapons have lengthy criminal histories which have to be gone into in full detail before those responsible for having the pistols can be brought to justice, together with those that may be arrested as a result of the investigations. In itself, however, the fact that 35 weapons were seized during one month—a record in the annals of the Crime Branch of the Shanghai Municipal Police—indicates to what extent the police has gone n curtailing armed crime, and it is confidently expected that many hitherto unsolved robberies will end with the punishment of those re sponsible.
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