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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1936
Fear of the food shortage that might resit from Italian air raids on Addis Ababa has caused natives at the Ethiopian capital to stock up on supplies, carrying huge baskets of previsions away from the city market.
EAST HOPEI AND GHAHAR
Important Pending Conference
OPTIMISM EXPRESSED
Peiping. To-day. -As a result of the repeated exchanges of views between the Chinese and Japanese authorities, jan agreement has been reached in principle for the settlement of East Hopei and Bast Chahar pro- blenus, - according to, information from reliable sources.
she visit of Major-Generals Itagaki and Nagami to Tungchow| on Tuesday was understood, to allow. an exchange views with (Ying Ju-king: Chairman of the Iso-called East Hopei Autonomous «Government, regarding the -- teens of settlement. The result of their trip was said to be satisfactory.
The formal negotiations will begin in Tientsin within a day or itwo, in which China will be repre- isented by General Sung Chet-ynan, Mr. Chen Chung-fu, General Hsiao Cheng-ying and Mr. Chen Chuch-
COUNTER-ATTACK NEAR shen, while Japan will be repre-
DOLO BY ITALIANS
sented by Generals Dotham. Itagaki and Nayam
FUTURE STATUS OF SING The only question to be discuss-
“BATTALION OF DEATH" FORMED ed at Tientsin concerning the East
-CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Rome. To-day.
Hopei Affairs is the future status of Ying Ju-keng after the aboli- tion of his bogus Government. This is, however, expected to be A battle is now in progress near Dolo, according to Italian worked out satisfactorily through official bulletin No. 97, issued yesterday, which states that Gen- the negotiations. eral Graziani launched a vigorous counter-attack on January 12 The question concerning the
against the troops of Ras Desta, which advanced between Canale occupation of six Chahar districts doria and Dana Parma, some days ago and attempted to exert by Mongolian forces with the pressure on the Dolo sector of the Somaliland front.
The Abyssinians were defeat- led and pursued, states the re-i port, adding that the battle is still continuing along the whole! front The Italian losses arej described as "not heavy up to the present.” The activity of the Air Forces has been increas ed on the northern front.
An Addis Ababa message states that a "Battalion of Death," for assaulting and overpowering Italian tanks, is now being form- ed by the Abyssinian military authorities. The plan is that
•
ITALIAN VICTORY CLAIMED
Rome, Later.
The Southern Somali front battle is claimed to have ended in a complete Italian vistory, with heavy ❤meny losaes.- Reuter
assistance of the Manchukuo troops is rather complicated. Some time is expected to be re- quired before a satisfactory sola- tion will be worked out.
The Chaoyangmen and Tangu affairs were reported to have been; settled amicably between the two parties, as both cases were due to misunderstandings.
Hope is entertained in official - circles here that all the outstand- ing issues in Hopei and Chahar EMBARGO ON OIL will be settled before the Chinese
Continued from Pane 1) CABINET DISCUSSION. London: The question of the ofl
Cabinet's time yesterday morn-
units of 30 men shall make sur-sanctions occupied most of the prise attacks on tanks at close quarters and, if they
get nearing. enough, pour burning oil over! them The crew πουλά
After the discussions
New Year-Central News Agency.
SOVIETS NEW ROAD
then sible at present to
was generally felt to be impos- From Kharbarovsk To
Sea Of Japan
tell to what have to choose between being burned to death or emerging and
extent the oil-supplying countries falling easy
are prepared to co-operate. It prey to
the Abys is therefore impossible to take has been
Moscow: A great trunk rez sicians.
completed. connecting With the help of the tanks cap the embargo.
immediate decision with regard to harbarovsk and Vladivostock. It tured from the Italians BOA
stretches nearly 500 miles and brought here, the work of train-tion of the fate of the American
It is understood that the ques-Look 18 months to construct ing young Abyssinian warrior Neatrality Bill was also raised. thousands of whom are said It is believed that the policy USSE have volunteered for this heroic
school Trans-Oceas
of
Kharbarovsk lies at the north of the maritime provinces of the which extend south-
tass, is now in full swing at the of the Cabinet will be in favour ward between Manchuria and the military
of continuing. the policy. sanctions. but to ascertain by Vladivostok at the southern end
Sea of Japan. with the port off Service.
enquiry on the spot how the Kharbarovsk is the chief mili-1 situation stands with regard to) oil. The technical aspects of the
tary centre of the Soviet Far East problems are to be explored by and the headquarters of a strong Mr. Anthony Eden at Geneva.
Evacuation Of Dessie
от
air force.
Addis Ababa, earlier: I. fear
It is learned that it is not
There is already railway cos- that the appearance of numerous
nexion between * Kharbarovsk Italian planes over the town
question of for or against of Tuesday meant that
sanctions, but of deciding whe and Vladivostok. The new road a bombard-
(will materially increase the means ment was in preparation th whole
the policy can be
of rapid communication between population of Dessie began to take carried out. It is also gathered fight on Wednesday before das enforcement of the sanctions, the that from the viewpoint of the
these two places÷Beuter.
ther or not
An endless procession of men, women and children, carrying co-operation of the member State beds, festure, clothes and food, of the League has improved Ipassed continuously along the road
Reuter. leading to the mountains
Concerning the
recent battle!
GERMANS IN PARIS
GREAT RECORD BLEMISHED-
· (Continued from Page 1) ACCIDENT. DESCRIBED London: A serious railway ac cident occurred early yesterday Iwith tanks, on the northern front,
morning about five miles from when a whole tank section **W35 Paris, To-day-An organization Swindon on the Great Western captured by the Abyssinians, a re-for promoting cultural and social Railway, when the night express port has now been received from life among all Germans living in from Penzance to London came Dessie that the Italian prisoners Paris who are loyal supporters of into collision with trucks which declare that the Italian defeat was the new Germany has been found had come uncoupled from the pre- simply due to the fact that the ed here under the name of the ceding coal train and were run- driver of the first tank of the German Community." While the ning back along the line. The colm was shot new organisation aims at es-first three coaches of the
The tanks had been travelling tablishing contact with Germans press were derailed, one falling all day and reached the valley at residing in other cities in down the embankment. The driver night, where progress between the France, the centre of its activi- and 27 passengers were injured, cliffs was very slow. Darknessties will be clab-rooms to be open-zine: seriously, and the driver was coming on as the last tanks fed shortly, where all the func- and one passenger have since entered the gorge."
When the tions of the German colony in died. The fireman had a remark- driver of the foremost tank was Faris will be held Trans Oceanable escape. killed the tamir stopped and those Service.
behind could not, pull up *
Violent collisions" followed,
several tanka bizsting into flames.
ters of the situation
WEATHER REPORT
Doctors and nurses, rushed from Swindon, attended to the injured in the light of bonfires of the wreckage. Breakdown gangs have
In the confusion nobody had any A strong anti-cyclone covers been at work all day clearing the thought for the Abyssinians, who Ching and Manchuria. It is in-blocked section of the line, and swarmed down the hillsides mas creasing in intensity and extend in the meantime trains to and ing southward. A depression re from South Wales and the west mains over the Pacific to the of England have been consider Reports are ex-ment here that north east of Holdcaldo. North-ably delayed - British Wireless the Negus, who has mobilised every, east winds,
Service available man intends to order a cloudy.
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