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Below Bari, on Italy's instep, is the naval base of Taranto. There 50,000 people were waiting for Il Duce to hear what he had to say next. He was still remembering Caesar...
...outlets of this sea," he shouted, "are in the hands of others.* If Italy does not wish to become a recluse in the Mediterranean she must ever increase her strength. . . . Taranto shall stand as a symbol to keep the Mediterranean open. . . . Our people must be ready for any event. If we should be obliged to take the field, I shall be at your head...
...number of companies, chief of which are the Sirac (Hammond), Radiofono (Marconi), Italian Western Electric and Radio Araldo (owned 'by a banking group). The coalition is to build three radiocasting stations. One at Milan with 395 metre wavelength, one at Rome with 425 metre wavelength and one at Taranto or Messina with 455 metre wavelength...
Corfu. The receipt of the Greek note in Italy fanned the public temper to white heat. Numerous violent actions against Greeks occurred from one end of Italy to the other. The Italian Government, which had previously mobilized the fleet at Taranto (in the arch of the Italian boot) refused to accept the Greek reply and ordered its men-of-war to Corfu, a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, west of Greece. On arrival, an Italian naval captain was sent ashore to demand the surrender of the town of Corfu. The Greek Governor stated that he would ask for instructions...
Professor Johnston pointed out that, although until recent years its study has been too much neglected, political and historical geography has a direct bearing upon history--especially modern history--and commerce. The lecture further traced the history of the important Italian seaports, notably Genos, Naples, Taranto, Venice and Triste...