ITALIAN OFFENSIVE
COMMENCES
ETHIOPIAN TERRITORY
VIOLATED
NO ACTION YET TAKEN BY ARMY OF NEGUS
~CHINA MAIL – SPECIAL
Geneva, To-day.
The Italian offensive commenced yesterday, according to a telegram received yesterday after- noon by the League of Nations Secretariat from
THE CHINA MAIL: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1935
Cecil Allen, the Los Angeles flier, entered in the Bendix
ed to his death shortly after 'laking of at Los AngelesTM*,
GENERAL TU'S TRIP TO EUROPE
To-day's Short: Story
"I'm Drowned" He Said...
By Clive Fenton
is possible, of course, that He was middle-aged, and sandy" j- he was lying- But why haired, except at the front (where | should he go to the trouble of he was baid as an egg). and he had making-up such a convincing huge sandy eyebrows. Beneath and highly circumstantial story them were eyes of a singularly mild for the benefit of a stranger blue. I remember also that he had whom he had never seen before a very straight nose, and that both and sould not expect to meet his hands and face were weather-
burned to a rich brown.
.
again? 1
If he had suggested at the end He wore a nondescript sort ofj of it that I might lend him money, suit, with a black scarf knotted or buy hìm a meal, or even a drink round his neck. He nodded I should have known exactly what amiably, his mouth full, as I took to da
the mean.
But he only bowed, and grinned.
darkmess
I did not run after him for could have done nothing about it.
You can judge the story for yourself. You can either believe it or doubt it. For myself, as I say, I don't know.
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The food at Bob's Bar is cheap
a steak and chips for tempence, a pork chop for sixpence, and two eggs and chips for fivepence. The ham sandwich I got weighed about half a pound and cost fourpence.
the Negus, reading: "Herewith I advise you, for Trophy Race to Cleveland, crash- and walked out of the hut into the and (I found) good. You can get the information of the League Council and the members, that in the province of Aussa, south of the mountain Moussa Ali, Italian troops crossed the frontier between this mountain and French Somaliland, and established themselves on Abys- sinian territory and are preparing to attack on a large scale. The proximity of this region to the sea, as well as the easy accessibility from French Somaliland, enables the League of Nations to send observers or to obtain confirmation of this PRAISE FOR GERMAN MACHINE transport cafe on the main road to violation of Abyssinian territory from the Gov- ernment of French Somaliland.”
advance.
troops are
Some 50,000 native said to be engaged in building a
road and constructing dugouts. Great
difficulties are being ex- perenced with water supplies.
Earlier Cables BRITISH DECLARATION AND
-SANCTIONS
- CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Budapest, To-day.
ton
Military Affairs
Studied...
It must have been pretty nearly! two in the morning when I noticed the light of Bob's Bar and pulled up. Bob's Bar is an all-night|
London from Oxford.
men
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "Gunman by Grenville Hammerton.
And the
After a long stay in Europe. It is on the left, just before you during which time he carried get to High Wycombe; and there is very dark patch of an exhaustive study of Euro-a big, but
At that time in the morning, Addis Ababa: The proclama-Sir Miles Lampson, few straight pean defence measures. princi- cinders in front where the lorrymen tion of general mobilisa, on is to Alexandria. where he had
apally German; General Tu Yick- park out of the way of the traffic after a hundred and fifty mile awaited hourly here in conse-long conversation with King him former Vice-Chancellor of Not that there was much traffic drive, it tasted superb. quence of theocupation of Fuad. No statement has as yet the Canton Military College and when I drove on to the cinder-patch coffee, hot, strong and plentiful, Abyssinian territory by Ita-been issued concerning the
Ca-now Chairman of the Canton-and stopped my car. Only one was all that you could ask.
I had kept my overcoat on, and lians, mostly native troops, who, binet's deliberations.
ese Air Defence Commission wagon was there-a hugé affair
from one of the pockets a folded from the accounts which are
arrived in the Colony early this with a trailer. rezching the capital, appear to
morning by "the S-S- Conte For a May night it was pretty newspaper was sticking out. It be preparing a base for a big
Verde, on his way back to Can- cold, and the warmth of the bar was appeared to be interesting the pleasant when I opened the door sandy man opposite; he was screw- In an
interview with the and stamped in
ing his head round in an attempt "Two China, Mail shortly after the
to read the headlines. in greasy cape-
"Like to look at the paper?" I vessel had berthed, General Tujobviously the waggon men-were said that he left Canton on standing up at the bar drinking asked him. Unconcealed satisfaction. is February 16 and journeyed to Mar- coffee, eating massive Eccles cakes. He grinned "Just something Up till now it is officially stated the British
voiced by the Hungarian press at seilles, where he arrived on March and talking to the tall, aproned that taught my eye," he said.
answer to France 17: that no action has been taken by concerning the course of action the
From there he struck across man behind the counter. He look-Something about missing people * the Abyssinian army.
Continent that would be adopted by the Bri-reached Paris.
and eventually fed up, jerked his head, and said: He took the paper and read aloud: A detachment of French native tish Government in the event of a. The mission of which he is the want to sit down, sir.”
Table in the next room if you.
"Renewed 'efforts are to be made! to trace some of the hundreds of troops has been despatched by the European conflict, the Hungarian head then divided into two parties, Governor, to protect the frontier press interpreting the answer as
So I pushed open a door and missing people in this country of French Somaliland adjacent to an unequivocal pronouncement in
ļas this was found easier. One went into the cafe where there whose, disappearance has been re- the region occupied by the Italians- favour of the necessity
of the party was headed by Captain Iam were a dozen clean, plain tables set ported to the police, but who have the headquarters of the French transformation of
also of the Canton Military out At one of them a man was never been heard of since... troops being Karkara.
College, and the other was under seated, eating a meat pie and European relationships. L-VAL RECEIVES CERRUTI
his care
chipe. I went and sat in his corner One paper emphasises that the Paris: The Italian Arabassador, British
TRAVEL IN GERMANY Government's answer
because the only menu I could see Signor Cerruti, was again receiv-avoids acceptance of any definite
His misson then made for Ber- was on his table. ed yesterday by M. Läral, but nofobligations
lin. and here they were conduct- and unequivocally "announcement was made as to the places the non-observation of the
ed through the military training outcome of the conversation.
school Leaving Berlin, they peace treaties, the Austrian. and the Memel questions outside the travelled to Dresden and watched the infantry in action there. POLAND'S ATTITUDE
They next went to Hamburg. General of the League of Nations Warsaw.
Poland's attitude to where they watched the military did not come as a particular sur-the Itala-Abyssinian question is manoeuvres in progress at that prise to League circles, and zo defined in a leading article in the time. steps will be taken beyond the semi-official
*
PROTEST NO SURPRISE. Geneva: The Emperor of Abysscope of sanctions. sinia's telegram to the Secretary-
the present
When they were in
meeting of the Council Committee at the same Gazeta Polska, which studying the latest developments or Thirteen already arranged for criticism of the fundamental prin in German
the report which the
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"No." I said. But he didn't seem satisfied.
"You look as though you might
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after six months leave in Italy. He was accompanied by his wife.
"
Mr. D. Lucas of No. 21 Gran-
Road reports
to day which will probably take ciples of the League of Nations message was received from Gen- place at 4 p.m.
policy.
eral Chan Chai-tong in Canton It may be taken for granted, Above all the newspaper ob- bidding them to return. As however, that the final drafting of jects that the two organs of the General Tu had not completed tish Film Institute is now pre myself"
Committee League of Nations should be kept what he had set out to do he ask- has been preparing will be a mat-in readiness, not for the sake of ed permission of General Chan producers may desire to submit
pared to examine films which "You're what?" ter of mere formality, and that peace and the Covenant of the to remain a little longer. Captain and will issue vouchers to the grinning "So naturally I take an "Missing," said the sandy wall. the main subject dealt with at the League of Nations, but solely and Lim, however, returned to Canton affect that the films have been interest in the gallant company" session will be the question of the stone to serve the interests of with his party. eventual "preventive measures,” certain great Powers. -
General Tu then visited Italy educational and cultural value" "are you missing from?"*
"approved by the Institute as of "Where," I inquired politely, in other words, sanctions.
The operations of the League of Austria Czechoslovakia and Swit in the case of those reaching an
The Burns Philip Line mva - Mr. A. G. Piovanelli, the man- On the publication of the Ea-Nations machinery cannot be zerland.
But his grit widened" Oh, no!" Neptuna from Melbourne, Sydney, ager of the Hong Kong Hotel, ar- approved standard in respect of peror's telegram a member of the considered
unimpeachable,
he said. "No names no pack drill Salamaua, Rabaul, Sandakan, and rived back in the Colony this British delegation immediately continues. the journal, when 54
general accuracy, artistic qualirul tell you what happened to one Manila, is due to arrive here on morning by the s.s. Conte Verde He praises Germany very high-ty, and intelligence harried to the League Secretariat States are called 'specially to fly and believes that China could. The scheme is advanced with man who was reported missing Saturday. in order to learn further details, Geneva and are set to decide no not pick a more admirable model a view to adding to the develop and disappeared and hasn't ever and it is expected that the British cut and dried project. Certain for the building up of its military ment of a discriminating public. been seen since, but there won't The RMS. Empress of Russia delegate will broach this question great Powers champion the Lea-machine. Germany, the General The second annual report of be any names and places, see? left Yokohama yesterday and is at the meeting of the Committee. Fue only when the League serves states, is as powerful now as she the Institute comments on an You think it's funny where they due at Hong Kong on Wednesday was before the war, and doubly important experiment in East go to By golly, it is!. But I'll next at 5 p.m. She will sall the
that at about patriotic.
9 am on Tuesday, he Africa to test the educational tell you something that's funnier following afternoon for Manila.
lost while General Tu will remain in Hong possibility of the film among still. It's funnier still why they
in Granville Road Kong today and leave for Canton backward peoples Films are to
The ss. Rajputana left Shang- gold wrist watch valued at $50. by the noon express to-morrow. be produced with native settings "How long have you been miss-hai on Tuesday at 3 p.m., and is
due here to-morrow at 6 am
Sum Wa (or Wah), alias Sham Colony have not been divulged. His plans during his stay in the and actors which will demon-ing?" I asked him.
strate new met ods in sanita- "Quite a time,” he said. lightly.
Wa, alias Shum Fa, alias Sham tion, health, infant welfare and He grinned again. If I told you Three cases each of diphtheria, Wing Kwong, alias Shun Fa, a agriculture. Others will seek the date you might get busy look-meningitis, and puerperal fever broker, late of No. 252 Hollywood to interpret to the native minding me up, mightn't you? We'll were reported to the Health Au-Road, Hong Kong, who died at thorities during the 24 hours end-the Tang Wah Hospital on July Western ideas in education, law just say quite a time."
ed on Tuesday.
18, 1935, left local estate to the value of $8,500. Letters of ad Hong Kong rainfall for the 24 ministration have been granted to he repeated hours ending at 10 am to-day, Lam Wol-sui, alias Lam Man-ta solemnly. "My clothes
The total since were was 0.04 inch. found on the river bank, but January 1, has been 64.15 inches, Ithey've never recovered my body as against an average of 7839 er at No. 594 Queen's Road West yet."
QUESTION OF SANCTIONS
Should the Committee, which, even in the absence of the prin-
them
(Continued on Page 14)
cipal delegates, can at any time CHINA AND SIAM
reconstitute itself as the League Council, decide on such measures being adopted on the basis of Ar ticle XI or XV, the League Cove-] nant sanctions machinery will be practically set in motion.
In Geneva it is generally recog-. nised that in this case the theore
well as
Trade Commissioner
Arrives
SOME RUMOURS DENIED
An interesting arrival in the
tical difference between "preven- Colony by the 5.8. Conte. Verde tive measures and sanctions, as this morning
the distinction between
was Mr. Vilas moral, financial, economic and mi-Salamda, who is opening an office litary sanctions, will not be of in Hong Kong and will fake-up
mach account, if the decisión to
his duties
as Siamese Trade Commissioner in China? This is
TERRORIST PLOT
FEARED
Armed Guard For Indian Judge
Calcutta Special pickets of armed police
apply preventive measures of the first time that such an office have been detailed to protect Mr.
has been opened here. forces with those
kind leads to an encounter of Italy's armed
T. H. Ellis, the District Sessions
and
administration. There He paused, and looked: will also be entertainment films the table at me reflectively. based on native traditions. Je- “I'm drowned,” he said.
"Drowned." gends and life. British Wire- less Service
MARRIAGE BAN AT 50?
Bulgarian Church's
Request
across
inches.
Lo Hing, aged 23, a shop-keep-
was this morning fined $15, in de fault one month's hard labour, by
I looked at him steadily. of any other member of the When interviewed this morning Judge in Alipore, against whose
The most difficult part," he Seven Indians, including Indian Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the League of Nations.
The stated that it was Siam's inten- life a terrorist plot is believed to
said. "was leaving the money in Police Constable No. 8725, were Central Police Court for keeping In the event of the Teague tion to cultivate trade with China exist Five Bengali youths were
the trousers pocket lying there by each fined $3 by Mr. WM Thom swine in a dwelling house. Re Council Committee establishing as much as possible. He will brought up for trial on charges of
the river. I could have done with son at the Kowloon Magistracy was fined another $35, in default that Italy has committed an act leave for Canton and Nanking complicity in a conspiracy to take
that money. It took me every bit this morning for gambling on the six weeks hard labour, for of aggression against Abyssinia, some time in the near future, and Mr. Ellis's life.
of my time to get enough for the second floor of No. 79, Pilkimislaughtering pigs, while not being the League Assembly, it is antici-it is possible that other offices will
Sofia other outfit, so that when I went Street yesterday afternoon. Twe duly authorised. Sanitar In- pated, will be convoked for to be set up there.
teaching in Siam were about 14 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church I hadn't a penny. And all the other Indian watchmen, who failspector E, Woods said that Questioned regarding the re years out of date Certain of has asked the Government to for time there was nearly a quid in ed to appeared in Court, had their on Information received he EGYPTIAN CABINET MEETS ports that Siam had forbidden these schools had been closed, but bid the marriage of men over 55 the trousers pocket. Eighteen bail of $5 each estreated, while went to the house and found Cairo: The Egyptian Cabinet overseas Chinese to study their this was because Communism was years of age and women over 56 and foupence, to be exact. I tell Hakam Singh was fined $50, in six sucking pigs, in a crate and met yesterday for a further ses-native language in Siam, ught in them and not becaaS The Church Council bases its you, it needed a bit of will-power default one month's hard labour, the carcasses of three, that had sion. at the conclusion of which Salamda denied the rumours of any anti-Chinese feeling on the recommendation upon "moral and to leave that money there for keeping a common gaming been recently slaughtered and the the British High Commissioner, Istated that Chinese methods of part of the Siamese authorities. Treligions” grounds.
house.
morrow.
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defendant cleaning them.
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