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WANG CHING WEI SHOT DOWN WHEN SMILING AT PHOTOGRAPHERS
3,500 ABYSSINIANS Gun Attack By Newspaper Reporter
KILLED
HEAVY FIGHTING IN
UAL UAL AREA COMMANDER REPORTED DEAD
Paris, To-day
Some 3,500 Abyssinians were killed and wounded in the recent violent fighting in Ogaden,
Sir Eric Drummond, British according to private information received at
Ambassador at Rome. (above); firmly reiterated that Britain has no direct quarrel with Italy dur ing his interview with Mussolini last Tuesday.
Signor
FAITH IN LAVAL INTERVIEWS
WITH FOREIGN
DIPLOMATS
Addis Ababa. The correspondent of Havas says that the fighting was particularly heavy round Ual Ual, which the Abyssinians unsuccessfully attacked.
The Abyssinians were described as showing heroic courage against infinitely better armed adversaries. Their commander, Dedjaz Abdekimael, is reported to have been killed.
Asmara: in order to prevent an outflanking movement by the Abyssinians to the right of the line the Italians have erected pill. boxes and machine-gun emplacements to sweep the surrounding! rises and are adopting similar precautions on the left wing They have constructed a strong line of small forts at strategic points along the small watershed. These will prevent a tank attack from Danabit-Beuter
Significant Talks With COMPLETE
Papal Nuncio
SOVIET REPRESENTATIVE CONSULTED
swas drawing
ACCEPTANCE
BY EGYPT
Addis Ababa-Italian troops, half European and half native, ; 15,000 strong are slowly ap proaching the Danakail desert where the Assale wells are
situated, but the wild tribes of
ONLY NON-MEMBER Assaimeras and others are
STATE TO DATE
NO REPRISALS AGAINST FOREIGN STUDENTS
IN ITALY
Geneva, To-day.
economic and financial sanctions
making the water, undrinkable
ang
d
* The Italian troops are moving from Mongalle eastwards, laying down a road between Montalî and i Oddobo to facilitate the military: operations. The Italian cavalry have reached Immun
Ethiopian
NOTHING IS DECIDED
IDELIBERATIONS
SPANISH REVOLI HONAKIES.
"SENTERE
Thirty Year
on the
Ocean Service.
MORE JAPANESE DEMANDS
Made By Military Authorities
The French renewed comfort from the fre quent recent interviews between M. Laval and va foreign di plomats. It is pointed cart that
A new air base is being made! during the last few days the Egypt has informed the north of Moussa Ali, from which French Premier has had consulta-League that she adheres to the the Italian airmen will make re- tions with the Italian and British principle of the application of connoitring flights. Ambassadors, the Papal Nuncio in the Italo-Ethiopian confict BRITISH MILITARY ATTACHE and the Soviet Ambassador. and will execute within the The Abyssinian Government The papers regard the con-limits of possibility the mea has approved the appointment of versations with
the Papal sures decided by the League Infantry Major Holt as British Nuncio as being of particular The message is regarded as in-nary Attache and Artillery Four new Japanese demands are significance and indicating that portant in League circles, as she Captain Taylor as Deputy Military alleged to have been made by the the Pope. whom they regard as is the only non-member State Attache, this being the first time military authorities. the highest spiritual authority so far to accept the sanctions that Great Britain had had a According to a good Chinese in Europe, has not relaxed his fully. efforts to bring about a peace- The various sub-committees deal-Military Attache in Abyssiniaauthority they are: ful settlement of the presenting with sanctions will meet this Trans-Ocean Service. international difficulties. The morning. Little delay is expected discussions with the Sovief re-from those concerned in the arms
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presentative are also regarded jembarge and financial sanctions, JIMMY WALKER
con-
as of outstanding importance. but certain difficulties confront the
Nothing definite, however, can sub-committee dealing with be gleaned from these frequent tracts and clearing agreements. meetings at the Qual d'Orsay, and
officials are still most reticent;
RUMANIAN PROBLEM
RETURNS
Triumphant Greeting By New York
Peiping, To-day.
2 OTHER DELEGATES BADLY WOUNDED DRAMATIC OPENING TO VITAL CONFERENCE MINISTER RUSHED TO HOSPITAL AND OPERATED ON
Shanghai To-day. facing a battery of photo- opening of an important king this morning Mr. Wang Ching-wei, China's Foreign Minister, was shot at and seriously wounded, by a Chinese newspaper correspondent, who is now in hospital suffering from multiple wounds following prompt action by Mr. Wang's bodyguards.
Mr Wang immediately rushed off to the hospital and operated on, while his assailant is under the same roof in a critical conditio
Two other delegates to the conferer also wounded at the time of the att sination. Their condition is also very serious.
CONTINUED
AT GENEVA STUDENTS CHEER DUCE TO ECHO
-Later, Mr. Wang BRITISH SCENES IN ROME was rushed by
tal Hospital,
The
met at 11
The assailant
a
uper:
secret session with the object of
down a final decision- re-was shot aiving at
bodyguards and garding sanctions, and at 5 p.m. the Great Commission, in which hospital, where his pronounced as seriou almost all the members of the The shooting ocentred League of Nations are represent the brief opening cere ed, met in a public session. the delegates smilingh The impression here is that battery of photogz the deliberations will continue conference, which for several days, during which to consider inter alie the time discussions on the possibi-Japanese issues and a lity of ending the conflict itself meat between Nanking altogether will go on simultane-ton has been adjourned
finitely. ously.
Mr. Anthony Eden, British ELABORATE PRECAUTIONS 1. The resignation of Mayor Minister for League Affairs, is Later: A heavy cordon of police Yuan Liang..
2. The abolition of the Peiping who left Paris last night, Sir the Central Hospital, d
already at Geneva, but M. Laval, and troops has been thrown round Military Council in the near Samuel Hoare and Baron Aloisi callers are being closely searched
chow.
and questioned detained.
Some are being
The bullet struck
future.
aredne here to-day Italian 3. An expression of regzet
quarters assert that Baron Aloisi from Mr. Shang Chen, Hopciis coming because he was asked chairman, for the Luanchow by his League of Nations col- jcident, in which Mr. Lni Tsochow leagues to appear If this proves fting-wel "just above the was murdered, and compensation correct it indicates that the in- The assallent underwent for the relatives of Mr. Liu Tso-tention is to discuss with Mr. tion. The condition of Mr. Ch
Eden the proposals that will be Chi and Mr. Km Naik- 4 The arrest of a number of submitted afterwards to Signor very serious
The disrupted conference was prominent Blueshirts-Renter.
Mussolini
have been the forerman NO DEFINITE CONCLUSION often postponed Fifth
Eighteen's Kuomintang Congress, discussion lasted two hours but duled to meet on Nove larrived at no defi
on the question October 19 is t date before contracts may", Similarly no decision ed about the fate agreements under sat Up to now 45 State to apply the arms the credit ban;
while independent observers can Some of these points were ven- discern no definite pointers for tilated at the Committee of
New York, To-day. the present towards the desired (Eighteen meeting yesterday by goal of peace-Renter.
the delegate for Rumania, whose The former Mayor, Mr. Jimmy “ISOLATION DANGERS country has a large balance dne Walker, as immaculately dressed London: Of all the currents of from Italy. He stated that he as ever, returned to the United British policy over half a cen- was unable to agree to the date States yesterday after three years' tury none has run more truly or until this problem was solved self-imposed exile. Screaming EARTH TREMORS The Committee more steadily than the friendship Agreement will probably be syrens and banners inscribed for Italy, said the Prime Minister. reached to regard such balances as "Hallo, Jimmy" fluttering from Mr. Stanley Baldwin, in a speech debts eventually recoverable from yachts heralded the arrival in the at a meeting of the Peace Society Italy, and the date for economic harbour of the liner Manhattan, *in London yesterday.
sanctions may be fixed to-day or in which Mr. Walker and his wife
travelled.
The event was celebrated as a
-Helena, To-day. - public occasion by the press. Some 4,000 citizens waited on the Having experienced 564 shocks pier and bands played the former in the past fortnight, scores of inhabitants yesterday fled head- Mayor's favourite tunes.
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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
Polling In England -
To-day
London, To-
To-day polling tak
(over 360 cities and tow for
re-election of
members of the
cils.
Some 2,369
standing for 1,312
400 will be retai
Labour candi
567 sexta
| to-morrow.
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CLASH BETWEEN TWO HOUSES?
Possible Result Of Labour Victory
London, possible, clash betwe Honses if the
It is generally believed that Mz. Walker, as a Tammany HI candidate will attempt to gal the Mayoralty at the next election
Reuter
NEW MEMEL DIET TO MEET SHORTLY
CONTINUE
Severe Shocks Felt
At Helena
from the city on the
be
Beuter
DEVELOPMENTS
EXPECTED AT
PLENARY SESSION
South-West Demands To Be Accepted?
CHIANG KAI-SHEK SAID TO BE WAVERING
£From Our
Correspondent]:
To-day.
The much-heralded - Sixth Plenary
of the Kuo-
mintang
to Committee is.
cutive
held to-day
in Nanking to discuss future
frelations with
national problé
pen and other
It is report
12. ed that the six Canton members
arrived
capital this morning to take part in the meeting
ion The last congress was held or not 1981
IDENTITY ESTABLISHED Later: The Identity assailant, who was shot down.
Gener
Chiang Kai-sh pu
blicity
of the
admitted to hos
fupres
tablished
Chinese