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HEAVY RAINS AGAIN HOLD UP WAR OPERATIONS IN ABYSSINIA
M. Albert Sarraut, the French
Prime Minister, above, has been kept
in Paris during the
kee days with diplomatic
Conversation with foreign re- presentatives.
POLITICS IN EUROPE
Conversations In Paris
AUSTRIA AND RESTORATION OF MONARCHY
HOW CANARDS ARISE
FICTION MISTAKEN FOR ACTUAL FACTS
STARTLING REVELATIONS IN PARIS
- CHINA MAIL " SPECIAL
Paris, To-day.
Startling revelations about the ways in which international relations are maliciously poisoned and diabolical designs imputed against Germany without the faintest justification, are made by two well-known Paris publications, the political weekly "Vendredi" and the sports paper "L'Auto."
OLYMPIC ICE HOCKEY
England's Triumph Over Sweden
CANADIANS CONTINUE IN WINNING VEIN
Garmisch-Partenkirchen,
To-day.
Some time ago, when the French air defence estimates were under debate in the Cham- ber, the rapporteur, Deputy Bernier, supported his advocacy of a greatly augmented expen ture by issuing a report that was 228 pages long, the crucial
pident of the Board of Trade
Me. Walter Bussinen, abure,
referred in the House of Com-
pact with Argentina, which was receiving the attention British Government."-^
ITALIANS ALLEGED SHORT OF FOOD
37 ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS ARRIVE AT ADDIS ABABA
NIGHT RAIDS ON TRANSPORTS IN NEGELLI AREA-
CHINA MAIL.” SPECIAL
Addis Ababa, Tos
•of the“ return, a the Archduke Otto-of-Expsburg
Continued heavy rainfall is making opera- tions on a large scale nearly impossible, accord-have, to the drone of Austria
On the southern mong on Thursday: in the poing to the latest despatches. sible termination of the trade front, however, continued guerilla warfare is in of the progress, being carried out by isolated detach- ments of Ras Desta's troops, directed, under cover of the night against Italian food and ammum- tion transports on the Negelli sector.
NEW REGIME IN INDIA
House Discusses Two Orders
section containing five pages, where it was alleged that a memorandum of "the Grand German General Staff, com-
FIRST STEPS TAKEN manded by General Renss” de-i clared that Germany needed, an
Landan, To-day. air force of such invincibility
The House of Gorunions yester- that this force would be able to day discussed two orders, the first neutralise all the land forces of of a series to be made under the any enemy;"
Government of India Act. "The two orders, takemetogether, mark
Paris, To-day. The meetings held by the re- presentatives of the various Powers during the last few days have ended. There have
The second series of Ice been many contradictory state-
Hockey matches, played yester ments as to the objects of the conversations, but it is underday morning and stood that the main points of took place under more favour LIGHTER HOLD ON CURRENCY the final stages in the establish
afternoo
able conditions than the pre-j the talk have been the ques-vious ones, the snow tions of Austria and Bulgaricensed to fall and the sun break- having
persuasion cf. Bulgaria to join the ing through in the course of the
day.
Part of the conversations was;
Little Entente, while the question
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of Austria was slightly complicat- In the first match the Latvian éd by her desire to restore the team put up a plucky fight against monarchy eventually, which is the Canadians bat were neverthe- objected to by the Little Entente. less defeated by 11 goals to 0.
There has been some anxiety on the part of Austria concerning! her independence, for which she had mostly relied on Italy for sup- port, but a result of the Parisi conversations there may be closer collaboration between Austris and France and: the Little Entente Renter's Bulletin Service.
BRITISH COLONIAL POSSESSIONS
"Stop Me & Take One" Policy Deprecated
Ski Results
New Decizes Issued In Italy
Bome, To-day. Three further decrees have been issued bere regarding besi ness in foreign currencies. The Government will have still closer control of foreign currencies and all currencies held by the people will be bought by the Govern- ment.—Better's Bulletin Serrice.
Owing to the length of the lines of communication these at- tacks are apparently meeting with success, it being asserted that the Italian troops at the front are already short of food...?
- The Italians take advantage of every dry interval to carry out serial bombing attacks, dropping large quantities of bombs, but achieving apparently slight damage.
J
e encers of the
Chancelleries of Europe, follow- ing his recent visit to Paris.
MORE RIOTS IN SYRIA
Seven Deaths At Hama
RICH QUARTERS LOOTED
Beirut, To-day.
trouble in Syria, has A recrudescence of the Na-
Some 37. anti-aircraft guns of Swiss manufacture have just arrived in the Abyssinian capital. These modern wezgons have a calibre of 3.7 cm. and it is hoped that they will have the effecttionalist of reducing the Italian superiority regarding mechanised arma
Ramme: The Italian Amb dor to London, Sig
ments.
ment of the Provinces of Sind LEGISLATION ON
and Orissa with constitutions for
an interim period.
no
MARRIAGE
Mr. A. P. Herbert's Proposals
London. To-day
Signor som
when he submitted- tive report on the po tion and his own, activities London.
Signor Grandi then handed the Duce a gift of gold to the value of more than 1,000,000 fire, being the contribution towards the fight against economic sanctions the part of the Italians living in Great Britain.
SINGER'S GIFT OF GOLD Milan? A patriotic deed was performed by the well-known Italian singer Toti Chips, who,
resulted in seven deaths at Hama About 35 members of the Government forces were in- jured when they were called to feope with a crowd of students. and rowdies who, fired by incen- fary speeches, stared the pub- the buildings and started looting the rich quarters. The bazaars all the chief towns are clos-
Reuter.
ed
EFFICIENCY MEDALS
Awards Published In Gazette"
to
In the course of his speech moving that the House approve the orders the Under-Secretary }for India. Mr. R. A. Butler, said that the Secretary for India, Lord Zetland, was well satisfied with
being Mr. A. P. Herbert, Indepen the progress which was made with the work preliminary dent Member of Parliament for to bringing the new Indian Con-Oxford University, has intro Had M. Bernier's statement stitution into operation Provid-duced three bills into Parlia- been based on facts, his demanding the forthcoming report of Sir ment with reference to mar- for an expenditure
on the scale Otto Niemeyer showed that there riage, public entertainment and SCHONILSEN OF SWEDEN'S. ».
that it was put would doubtless was Anancial obstacle the betting.
in the famous Milan Scala during) (The Government Gazette states have seemed justified. But cer-Secretary for India hoped to be BEST TIME FOR COURSE
In the marriage bill he proposes the interval, handed a Fascist re-that in accordance with regula- tzin military officials," who were able before the summer recess to that the grounds for divorce presentative 15 pounds of gold in!"
to 8 of the E-gulations 23 better acquainted with the per ask Parliament to consider bring shall be desertion for three years, bars and ornaments as a sacrifice erant, forfeiture, restoration and Garmisch-Partenkirchen:
The sonnel of the German Generality ing Part 3 of the Government of cruelty, habitual drunkenness and to help the country in its struggle other matters concerning the Ef- first downhill ski-race in the and know nothing of "General India Act reforming the Provin that one partner is mentally de-against economic sanctions The ficiency Medal in regard to the Winter Olympic Games was held Eenss," made further enquiries,cial constitutions, here yesterday, and of the 37 and it was then found out that early in 1987 British Wireless tence commuted to life imprison had been handed to him as tokens Corps, published as Notification into operation ranged or has had a death sen-majority of these golden articles Hong Kong Volunteer Defence entrants 11 covered the course in the Italian General Doubet had Service. less than 6 minutes, the best time written a book, "The War in the
ment Renter's Bulletin Service of respect during his operatic No. 579 in the Gazette of August [2, 1995, His-Exxcellency the Gover- LITTLE TO-REPORT
nor has been pleased to authorise Rome: According to the latest the following awards report, contained in the officia! EFFICIENCY MEDAL AND CLASP War Bulletin No. 117, issued yes- R. S. Major William Harold Ed- terday, Harshal Eadoglio reports monds, M.B.E., C. Q. M. Sergeant that there is nothing notable to Tom Bolt, and Piper Percival {report * from either front Douglas Wilson.
SWITZERLAND
being made by Schonilsen, of Air" where he described an in- SIR SAMUEL HOARE LEAVES Sweden, with 5 minutes 4 seconds.aginary war between Germany He was followed by two Ger-and France, and naturally invent- GEORGE LANSBURY'S SPEECHan girls, Lisa Beach and Kaotheed the figure of "General Benss”
CAUSES. MISGIVING
Grasegger, with 5 minutes 8.4 and as well as his Plan and the Hoare, the former British Foreign St Morita, to-day-Sir Samuel 10.6 seconds, respectively. "Reich Chancellor he handed the Minister, who had recently an-
The men's race was won by the memorandum to. Norwegian Birger Rund in
nounced his intertion to remain 41
BORNIEE'S REPOET M. Bernier, however, in the re-here another two or three weeks port submitted to the Chamber for the purpose of recuperation which incorporates therein pages
left for England last night. 124 to 127 of General Doubet's Trans-Ocean Service. A
LONDON NAVAL book, wrote on page 9 and 10 of
TALKS
London, To-day. The debate in the House of minutes 47.4/10 seconds-Trans Commons on Wednesday Mr Ocean Service. George Lansbury'a (motion. in favour of a world economic con- ference and the reference of many speakers to colonial problems have aroused disquiet a House quarters, which will find expres. sionka both Houses of Parlia- ment in the next few weeks. ^
Opposition to the implied sUZ- gestion in some speeches of con- sideration of the redistribution.
Size Of Battleships Considered
General Staff.”
NEW GOVERNOR OF BANK
·OF POLAND
NEW CASTLE LINER
Maiden Voyage To South Africa
London, To-day-
Trans-Ocean Service:
The newest liner on the NORTH ATLANTIC South African run, the Sterling SHIPPING
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LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
Castle, sailed on her maiden that book "In order to "show
voyage from Portsmouth yes- more clearly the German point of
terday. All the woodwork on
Threatened Rate Silver Prices Rise view, we consider it expedient to
the ship is manufactured from↑ War Averted publish herewith extracts from a Warsaw, to-day-Adam Kor. African wood and she is the first
The local dollar is steady, open- document of the Grand German the well-known authority on liner to be fitted entirely with
Paris, To-day
ling on demand this morning finance, Under Secretary in the indirect lighting. ....
The threatened rate war in at 1/8/20 L'Asto demands that those res-Polish Ministry of Finance, has Among the passengeft were Atlantic shipping has probably Spot" silver advang ponsible for this pernicious de-been appointed Governor of the Lord Clarendon, Governor been averted by the decision 19-9/16, and “forward", of mandated or colonial territories The Naval Conference has ception of the public should be Bank of Poland by President General of South Africa, and understood to have been practiced 3% to 19. is voiced by two schools of opin-joined issue on the size of bat called to account. If M. Bernier Moscicki, President of the Polish Lady. ion, one of which is concerned at sub-committee each delegation Doubet's book, he must have been
Clarendon tleships At a meeting of the himself had not read General Republic.--Trans-Ocean Service. Bulletin Service.
London, To-day.
the possibility of danger in any stated its qualitative desiderata izled by someone in the Ministry
Benter's cally reached at the North At the London on New York cross- lantic Conference to make rate was quoted at US$5.02. slight increases in the passen as compared with 2-US$5,0135. ger rates on all Atlantic lines while the New York
Following the objections by the cross-rate was quote other lines to the Cunard-White 35.02%) 23:
liner Queen Mary being rst-
transference which might be con "The United States requested a of Aviation. But, states the pa- Government Appointments
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DEATH OF WELSH IL. P.
London, to-day-A by-election
the Timmelly division will be
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