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ITALY'S WAR PREPARATIONS IN E. AFRICA NEAR COMPLETION
IRRITATION GROWING Famous Infantry Regiment Leaves Naples
SUEZ CANAL
ARABIA
THIOPIA
KENYAL
IAN SOMALILA
As Italy's plans, for military occupation of Ethiopiz continue anabated, Britain's control over the Suez Canal is declared by foreign observers to be the key to the situation. Our map shows how effectually Italy can be ent
of from Ethiopia if Britain, as she may, decides to close the canal to army transports.
TYPHOON IN JAPAN
More Destructive Than First Thought
300 LIVES LOST: 80,000 HOUSES DEMOLISHED
Tokyo.
IN ITALY
BLOCKADE WOULD BE
AN ACT OF WAR
FURTHER PROPOSALS MAY BE
SUBMITTED ON MONDAY
Rome, To-day.
The Council's decision to appoint a Commit- tee of Thirteen to report on the dispute will be discussed by the Cabinet to-day at 10 am, afterį which the usual communique will be issued.
While officially the Italian attitude towards the proceedings at Geneva is very calm, indifferent tempers here are wearing thin and the irritation against Britain is growing, for it is felt that despite Sir Samuel Hoare's conciliatory message to Signor Mus- solini the British attitude towards Italy's claim has not changed by a hairsbreadth.
An unsigned article in the Tribuna, believed to have been
The strong note by ‘Ambassador William C. Bullitt to the Seriet Government threatens a diplomatic break. The reported speeches of Sam Darey, (right), and George Dimitrof in the "Seventh World: Congress of the Third Communist. Internationale at Moscow are cited as-proof that propaganda is being spread in America la violation of the agreement of 1933 when „America recognised the "Soviet Goverment...
TROOPS REVIEWED BY CROWN PRINCE ITALIAN PRESS ATTACK ON GENEVA METHODS ABYSSINIAN WARRIORS PARADE
AT FEAST OF “MASKAL”.
CHINA. KAILTM SPECIAL
Rome, To-day. Italy's military preparations for the cam- paign in East Africa are nearly complete. The famous Tith infantry regiment of the Gransasso division, 71 officers and 2,000 men, left Naples yesterday on board the steamer San Nio after having been reviewed by the Crown Prince. Some
written by Signet Mussolini, says that sanctions do not exist in NAVAL SITUATION STILL 60 officers and 500 men of a machine-gun detach-
Covenant Article XVI only refers to the breaking off of financial and commercial relations.
As Fascist Italy has never borrowed a penny, she cannot be denied what has never been asked:
"The countries agitating for sanctions are those who sell us more than they huy from us. If they don't want to buy or sell jany more from us, we thank them, because we then get used to buying only necessities from others. But if anyone thinks of a blockade, then it is a question of war, and we will reply with the acts of war.”
UNCHANGED
NO BRITISH NOTE TO US.
a
ment will follow on board the steamer Aventino, while another transport vessel, with 4,000 men on board, is scheduled to sail to-day.
The embarkation of the mobilised divisions will thereby be nearly concluded. The two militia their training quarters and will be sent to East divisions Tevere" and "April 1" are still in Africa some time in October.
Washington, To-day. Asked at a press conference about the pub lished reports in Britain about the launch of Geneva: While League quar-Professor R L. Buell President big naval programmee. Mr. Cordell Hull Secre ters yesterday were more pes-of the Foreign Relations Associa-
The Italian press continues to indulge in violent outbursts Įsimistic, at the same time it was tions in the United States. tary of State, insisted that there had been no against the League of Nations, the general tone of its polermics The recent typhoon was mach persistently reported that Sig-
fre measures change in the naval situation. He had received siguring none too well for the success of the further attempts more destructive then
was nor Mussolini had informed the namely, the withdrawal of diplo no information from the British Government re- "Giornale d'Italia" deals somewhat ironically with the absurd at conciliation Testerday alterapon's edition of the semi-official originally believed. Nearly 300 French Ambassador at Rome ofmatic representatives from Rome, lives were lost and 200 people his willingness to negotiate, and no recognition of any situation garding any change in the existing status of theity of the Genera methods stressing that Italy has other mat- are missing, while 80,000 bosses it was suggested that he might created by Italy in Ethiopia in World navies.
ters to attend to than to grow excited about the Geneva proceed were destroyed and 190 bridges de even submit proposals on Mon-violation of the Covenant and the
ings molished.
day.
Pact of Paris, an embargo on the
While mild autnem still reigns at Geneva, Abyssinia cele- Mr. Hull added that Mr. New York: The United States' brates the termination of the rainy season. The day is not far The dead include an officer and Meanwhile an interesting state export of munitions and imple- Bingham had 33 ratings who; the Admiralty ment with regard to what sanc-iments of war to Italy, and
informed the adherence to the naval limitation away when the Geneva conversations will be interrupted by the states, were swept overboard from tions the President of the United quiescence in a League blockade tish Government had announc-sident Roosevelt at a press con- that Italy has begun to settle her old and new scores Italy is. a State Department that the Bri-treaties was re-affirmed by Pre-thunder of cannon. The gentlemen at Geneva will then notice destroyers and torpedo-boats when States might associate himself of Italy and the closing of the ed that there was no foundationference aboard the 4th Japanese squadron en-with was issued in the name of Suez Canal..
a special train well aware that for 40 years the 500 dead of Dogali and the 5.000 for the stories in the "Daily while en route to California. He of Abba Garima have been still unburied and unavenged.” This countered the full force of a 90-
·ALOISTS PLANS UPSET Mail" and "Daily Express."said: "Only the failure to renew last sentence refers to the victing of Italy's military disaster in mile-an-hour gale Beuter.
It is learned that Baron Aloisi to the effect that Britain would these treaties or the denunciation Abyssinia in 1896.
FLORIDA AGAIN GERMANY AND THE planned to go to Rome yesterday soon inform the United States of them could change the policy of
to report on the situation, but was of her intention to invoke the the United States." Renter instructed to remain in Geneva at escalator clause" of the Lon-
don Treaty present
THREATENED
Gale Blowing Up From
The Caribbean
Tu
LEAGUE
Unpaid Contributions Due Next Month
Unless
NEGUS THANKED
Geneva: The......... Committee
of
Thirteen, which elected Senor del COMING ELECTIONS
order to
IN LITHUANIA CONSTITUTION TO BE RESPECTED
Geneva, To-day-
Madariaga president, decided to telegraph to the Negus thanks for Jacksonville, Fla, To-day.
Germany' pays the his action in withdrawing the A tropical hurricane of fall force is reported to be moving League 5,000,000 gold francs be- Ethiopian troops 30 kilometres northwards from the Caribbean fore October 20, the second anni- from the frontier in
with-avoid incidents. The south coast of Cubs and the versary of her notice of island of Jamaica, which have drawal, she is obliged to remain ai been warned to prepare them-member of the League. The sum selves, have already felt the epresents her impaid contributions, wind, and the barometers are and the Budget Committee en- dorsed this view when it adopted falling.
The steamship Gatun, 75 miles the reports of the committee on It is im from the western end of Jamaica, contributions in arrears. „has sent a wireless message stat-accordance with Article I para- ing that she is in the grip of a graph III of the Covenant-Beu- 75-miles-per-hour wind Beuter. ter
Mussolini Grants Interview
TOO LATE NOW TO BRING BACK BLACK SHIRTS
Geneva, To-day.
BERI-BERI
VICTIMS SENT
TO CANTON
Touching Scene At
K.C.R. Stations
Addis Ababa The great feast of "Maskal," or the Festival off
all the
Spring, began here yesterday SUBVERSIVE
with services
churches. The climax of the
morning's ceremonies was a
march-past of 10,000 soldiers
Imperial
DIPLOMATIC
INFLUENCES
ated Alleged Undermining
Of Eden's Stand
comprising the Guard and the new ambulance and motor-transport [corps before the Emperorîn front of St. George's Cath LOCAL CLIMATIC COMBITIONS The well-equipped troo UNSUITABLE FOR TREATMENT the impassion
ed in perfect disciplin
training and uproarious ent
A joint letter signed by M. Laval, Mr. Anthony Eden and t
A mass transfer of 120 suffer Baron Alvisi has been sent to the ers from the dreaded-beri-beri moor League Council, stating that the disease, from the Tung Wah Lithuanian Government has given Eastern Hospital in Kowloon to a assurances that the elections to special train at the Kowloon Paris: "I have reflected well, morrow will be fairly carried out Canton Railway station for the calculated all and weighed every- and the constitution respected journey to Canton for treatment thing" declares Signor Mussolini The German Government had been presented a touching pec
SHOOTING TRAGEDY IN in an interview with the corres-informed of this, and it was hop- this morning
AUSTRIAN COURT
DESECRATER OF GRAVES ENDS
LIFE IN DRAMATIC STYLE
CHINA MAIL * SPECIAL
Vienna, To-day.
A frightful scene occurred yesterday afternoon in the local court at Gras during the trial of a man named Franz Geisseder,
a sarged with having desecrated the wave of the son of the dir-}
pendent of the Petit Journal. He ed that the German Government Altogether two buses and adds:" "Two million sons of our would recognise the desirability, ambulances were used to move soil have sought honour in going of ziving proof of the same good patients. Those who - wer out there to serve, and if neces intentions by taking all the ex- enough to sit up travelled sary, to die
Who could bring pedient measures in that connec, buses, while others, and there them back before they have ob-tion and helping to tranquilise many, who could do nothing tamed the fruits due tó" their and”.
improve the
German-lie helplessly,
aken (Continued on Page 12)
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ector of the Graz State Hospital, Dr. Pfeifer, who had recently Silver Prices Improve
discharged the accused from his position of attendant
TREASURY BILLS ISSUE
London,
During the hearing of a ness whose testimony damaging for the
The local dollar has risen 1/
demand this morning
"" and “forwand, zil- improved 1/16 to
Lithuanian relations.
KING CAROL'S AFFAIRS
ambalances and then
} means of stretchers, fo the Jing train
The reason for the micra that the cli Colony
ANOTHER ESSAY IN special
MATRIMO
disease
PEYŠTO
LEAGUE BETRAYAL FOR "MUSSOLINES SAKE
ondon, To-day.
The Liberal "40
claims au
hority for stating that Mr. Eden ecently been compelled, dur-
stay at
mera, to adopt agamst-certain ces in London.?” ceeded in beneath
per goes on to
• war brought
bent
costs.
League
for
has been