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ITALY THINKS LEAGUE SANCTIONS "UNJUST AND ARBITRARY"
FIGHTING GOING ON AROUND MAKALLE RAS GUGSA IN COMMAND
OF ITALIAN TROOPS
ABYSSINIANS ATTEMPTING TO CUT ENEMY OFF
CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL ·
Addis Ababa, To-day.
Fighting is still going on around Makalle, where Ras Gugsa is now commanding the Italian troops because of his familiarity with the coun- try, state reports received here. The Abyssinian troops are attempting to pass round Makalle so as to attack from the north, and thus cut off Ras Gugsa and his troops.
Very little news is coming in from the southern front, but it i indicates that although the Italians are advancing slowly the ter-f
A dramatic“ picture of hundreds of thous
ritorial gains are small because the country is exceedingly dif- Massolini's broadcast to 20,000,000 Ital
was the first time in world history that the ficult, trucks sticking fast in the desert sand. -
A Rome message announces that official communique No. 43 states that the work on road-making and transport, improving the. Makalle section, is going on rapidly, while the country on the SHANGHAI other side of the Dogea Pass and the Dandere River is being cleaned-up of hostile elements. An aeroplane was found at Makalle deserted by the retreating Abyssinians, its motor being in perfect order.. -
UNPRECEDENTED
UNITY EVIDENT
AT NORTH PARLEY
MILITARY PLANS
DISCUSSED
Four Group Armies "To Be Organised
Four strong detachments of Italian and native troops -are marching towards the Takasse
SCORE 223 IN 120 MINUTES
Kermani In Sight Of Century
River. The Danakil forces are MR.” “EXTRAS” ~ CONTRIBUTES | advancing near Dessa, 20 miles
east of Makalle.
On the Somali front the Weak fielding and unimpres cleaning-up action in the district
FORCIBLE MEASURES
DEPRECATED
TWO MAIN OBJECTIONS OUTLINED
CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEES COMPETENCY DISPUTED
MAIL" SPECIAL.
Rome, To-day.
The note addressed by the Italian Govern- ment to the States applying sanctions, the full text of which was published here yesterday afternoon, recalls that Italy had already disputed the conclusions reached by the League regarding the Italo-Abyssinian conflict in a note dated Oc- tober 7 as well as in statements made to the League by her representatives. On these occa- Vemenzix in Rome to hear. Premi sions she repudiated the accusation that she had
nobilisation call throughout, the count
©a-nation was so mobilised.
“HIS APOSTOLIC MAJESTY”
Legitimist Deputy Charged - In Hungary
Some 1500sitations to at tend a Mass, sent out by the Legitimist Deputy Dr. Georg "Apponyi, were confiscated by the police because they referred to the Archduke Otto as "His Apostolic Majesty our King, Otto IL The State Prosecutor has taken legal action against Dr. Apponyi for incitement to insurrection:
A number of Legitimist meet- ings have been prohibited by the
north of Gorahai is continuing, sive bowling was responsible for The air force carried out im- Shanghai scoring 223 runs. for portant reonnoitring" flights the loss of 4 wickets against the police-Trans-Ocean Service. above the Danakil territory. Trans-Ocean Service.
Kowloon Cricket Club this morn-
J. B. Leckie, who proved so
ing Canton, Today. A "MANCHUKUO”
FOR SOUTH CHINA
Unity in spirit, such as has never been seen at a previous Na
tional Congress in China, was, witnessed at Nanking yesterday when the military leaders and re- presentatives from every province in China attended the opening of the long delayed Fifth National Congress, states a cable message received here last night.
*The message continues say that the Central Govern ment has submitted plans for a united military front, which are
to
IS ALLEGED PLAN
NOT LIKELY TO
SUCCEED
CANTON PUBLIC WARNED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS
[From Our Own Correspondent
Canton To-day.
disappointing in the Interport,
played a very nice knock for 40
runs, his forward shots being
the main feature of a painstak- ing innings. He should, how ever, have been caught at first slip off Willie Hing when in [the twenties."
"Sam Kermani again batted brightly, scoring the majority of his runs on the leg side and hit- ting two sixes to square-leg in succession off - Goodwin. He gave a difficult chance to Hung on the boundary off Burnett when his
see
$1,500,000 IN
SILVER COINS
HANDED OVER,
PROVINCIAL NOTES
CIRCULATING
SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE
APPOINTED
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, To-day. About $1,500.000 in silver A second “Manchukno” for score was less than twenty.
coins has been turned over to at the moment under discussion Sorth China is the plan of cer- Stokes was beginning to the Kwangtung Provincial Bank The proposal is to reorganise tain foreign agents, who hope the fortune to stand on his wie by the general public, who need the ball well when he had the and the Canton Municipal Bank the entire military forces of China into four Group Armies to establish the capital here, acket in palling 2 ball from Goodnotes of all kinds for business Each group army is to be divid-cording to reports current to-win to the boundary. ed into three parts, each of day in educational circles The At the interval for lunch which will be under the control public is warned not to be led mani (86) and Jenkins (23) of the heads of the military into such machinations and to still together after having added affairs of the respective pro- take due precautions accord-76 runs for the fifth wicket~~~
ingly.
Shanghai
vinces.
General Yen Hsi-san is to be t
Army, which is to be distributed In view of the improved re- command of the First Grouplations between Canton and EMP. Williams, e Good-
win, b Barnett
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SILVERHAZEL WRECK
Army Bombers To The Rescue
Manila
The destroyers Pear Bulmer reported this that they had picked up
the survivors
wreck of the sa- and hoped to rescue der by noo
eanwhile
Nanking, there is no chance to
secure a Chinese leader to J. B. H Leckie, lbw b serve as another Henry Pu-YL Smith although the stillborn "South EC Baker, b Goodwin China State" is supposed to be S. R. Kermani, not out for the good of the Chinese L. F. Stokes, hit wit, people. The suggested regime Goodwin
is intended to overthrow the J. C. Jenkins, not out Kuomintang and to secure for
eign capital for the development
of Chinese natural resources.
It is believed here that if the
and Chinese leaders are solidly ed among themselves,
trigue can be overcom eral Chiang Kai-shek, the Nanking Governm card
to Shang
Extras
b
transactions, it was learned to-
Ker-day.
in the notes, the Provincial De- To inspire public confidence
partment of Finance promises {to organise a committee to super- vise the amount of banknotes in, circulation. What the people fear is an unlimited issue of Government notes, since they are considered as legal tender.
40 Vernacular report state that
infringed the obligations imposed by Article XII of the League Covenant.
EVE OF POLL
APPEALS TO
ELECTORATE strongly and emphatically aga
PARTY LEADERS PROMISES
"SURE PROTECTION AGAINST AGGRESSION””
London, To-day.
To-day continues the note, "when in consequence of these conclusions Article XVI of the Covenant is being claimed as justi fication for the preparation of forcible measures against Italy by |numerous member States, the Itahan Goyrmbent protests anew severity and injustice of the measurËS TE ch have been decided
its detriment. katan Government's one
advanced with the Ital
not submitted to proper examination,
(2) the provisions of the League Covenant applying to the
present situation were not applied
After disputing the compe-EGYPT CANNOT
tency of the Co-ordinating Cora. mittee which decided upon sane- On the eve of the election final tions, the note protests ener
getically" against an embargo lappeals to the electorate are be- being put on the export of arms
to Italy ing made by the leaders of the hargo has been raised regard
while the same
two main parties. Mr. Baldwin ing Abyssinia. urges the voters to help the Government to continue the work
em-
Far from accelerating the. clusion of the.". conflict: measure, will only fete dimenities and extend its duration.
DECIDE DATE
FOR SANCTIONS
Formal Declaration Postponed
NOTIFICATION TO SANCTIONS CONFERENCE
rcan come into force.
of national restoration with peace
*CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL and security in the forefront of SLAVERY ABOLISHED
Geneva, To-day. the programme
The Egyptian Government The note claims that the situa has notified that sanctions con-- He pledges that the Govern-tion which has developed since the ference that owing to the short- ment will work faithfully for last League of Nations Assness of time, the Egyptian Gov- security at home and peace in fully confirms the rectitude of the ment has so far been unable the world and will not spend a Italian motives and protests that to determine the date when the penny more on the defence since the inhabitants of economic and financial sanctions forces than is necessary. It will sinis have put themselves under- also continue to strive for in Italian protection in large num- ternational agreement for the bers the Italian Government has fore postponed making a for The Government has there- reduction of armaments, "in a abolished slavery in the occupied, mal declaration until it is able world where collective security regions and Bas given 10,000 to inform the sanctions confer- has been made a sure protec-slaves their freedom which they ence when it can put the res tion against aggression.* had waited in vain to receive trictive measures into opera
from the Goverment in Addis tion Trans-Ocean Service Ababa
AM SWISS MEASURES:
Berne: The Federal Council yesterday decided that in the sp plication of sanctions towards Italy. the economic measures will consist of a prohibition of exports of sO- called "key products, while a re
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CALM RECEPTION IN LONDON ITALY MISREADS THE FACTS
QUESTION OF CONTIIUED
· LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP.
London, Toi The Italian note
5 certain firms in Shameen are tions threatening co
86 buying silver coins at the pressures against the mium of 25 per cent, while the exports was receiv
20 official rate is 20 per cent. This London
23 report is authentic, as the Prothe Italian
42 vincial Department of
has issued a notification saying that any buying above the off
wickets Norks: -1- (Williams) cial rai (Baker) for (Leckie) for 95; # (Stokes) for
(Conti
STOP PRESS
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ABYSSINIANS
CHARGE TANKS
AT SHORT RANGE
Four Captured After Fierce Struggle
gards financial measures, the open-
{ing of credits in favour of the Kalian Government/Lor private
Italian persons is forbidden..
Certain exceptions, however, are. made in favour of wias, nationals
SIX-ITALIAN OFFICERS KILLEDving in Italy Trans-Ocean Ser-
Addis Ababa, Today, Abyssinian
the ed four tank
struggle.
vice
ITALIAN TROOPS IN LIBYA
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