Horta, Mar, 27.
The Yankee Clipper arrived here at 107 p.m. (GMT).
The machine covered the distance between Baltimore and the Azores in seventeen hours and 32 minutes—
Havas, Baltimore, Mar. 27.
"How long docs it take to boil an egg at an altitude of 2,468 metres?" This terse question was tastied over the ether at 5,30 am. (G.M-T.) this morning from the Yankee Clipper, at present winging her way towards Southampton on a test trans-Atlantic Aight, It appears that the plane's cook was unable to solve this important problem, and asked for assistance from shore. He was immediately told to jeave the egg for twelve minutes, The machine reported its position as being at a point 2.698 kilometres from Baltimore, heading for Horta (Azores) at a speed, of 269 kilometres per hour and at an altitude of 2.530 metres, Visivility was excellent Havas.
"Paris Soir" wrote, "The French side never refused to talk with anybody. But, at all times, it would not permit a single inch of French territory to be taken. That's all!"
The press this morning failed germ-erally to express much concern over Duce's speech.
Tt may be stated, "Lo Journal" declared, that Signor Mussolini did not pour any oil on the fire as he stressed the neasssity of peace in Europe. In Berlin, the same paper pointed out, the Germans avoid noticing that Ti Duce did not congratulate Herr Hitler for his recent annexations. They pass over his reference to Italy's interests in the Adriatic.
Italy an "Asking Country "Lo Petit Parisien" stated that France is not asking Italy for ai thing. "It the Rome Government considers that a negotiation is possible between Rome and Paris, it may refer the matter to the French Ambassador, who will make note of its desires," the paper added, "Lo Figaro" stressed that Ital one of the asking countries. "If she wishes. to find out what the French Government thinks, she should revert to normal methods."
"L'Epoque" says the fabulous i crease in Germany's power appears to Signor Mussolini as of a nature to entail "fatally' y an irresistible German push towards the Adriatic, "But he is no longer in a position to get off the path on which he was urged by Count Ciano, Signor Roberto Farinacci, and Signor Achile Starace."
"Lo Populaire" stressed that Duce's is Herr Hitler's faithful pupil. "He imitates him in everything, even his manner of addressing a the journal added. "It is therefore useless to "seek in the speech the least specification in the matter of his programme,' the least indication as to his immediate intentions. But en the same day his mouthpiece, Signor Gayda, kindly warned us in the 'Voce d'Italia' that there are under French rule 3,500,000 authentic Germans belonging to the German Empire'."—Havas, "We believe in Poland's mili tary power, and have no del sions about external support, writes the newspaper "Kurzer Poranny." A meeting of patriotic associations was held throughout the country yesterday. Typical phrases in resolutions "that were passed were:—"We are ready for every sacrifice for Poland" and "We will fight for Poland to the last drop of our blood."
Reports that Germany has made demands on Poland lack all confirmation, "but it is thought that the' military precautions being taken are inspired by the belief that pri sure from the Reich for a revision of the status of Danzig may be expected. Poland is stated to be determined not to be taken by surprise. It is also stated that Poland is definitely opposed to any concessions of the Polish corridor, through which it has been suggested that the Reich might propose the building of a German highway.—Reuter.
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