Rome, Mar. 7.
An officially inspired statement issued here today in connection with 1 the Anglo-Italian coal dispute asserted Two Italian. Ships to Load British Coal London, Mar. 8.
Indicating an apparent victory for Britain in the Italian-
British coal controversy, two italian steamers originally en route to Rotterdam were ordered today to proceed to a British port on the northeastern coast to take on cargoes of British coal, the "Evening-Standard" reported this afternoon.
Well-informed observers believed Signor Benito Mussolini had agreed to settle the coal dispute by importing British instead of' German coal—
United Press, Italy would await Britain's reply to the Italian Note of protest and meanwhile would reserve her attitude.
The mere fact that the British Navy has intercepted Italian ships, as it has ships of other nationalities, does not mean that Italy must reach a decision on the matter right now, the statement added.—Havas,
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