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HITLER'S SWEEPING
TRIUMPH
FRENCH AND ITALIAN PRESS COMMENT
"NO TURNING BACK NOW”
~CHINA MAIL ~ SPECIAL
Berlin, To-day.
The Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor announc- ed last night that so many assurances of loyalty had reached him from his supporters in the Reich and from those wishing him well in foreign coun- tries, both during the election campaign and after its close, that it would be a matter of impos- sibility to return the thanks individually, and he asked all who had supported him in this way to accept by public announcement the assurance of his sincere gratitude.
Paris: The theme of the all but unanimous declaration of loyalty towards the Fuehrer and his policy by the whole German people outweighed all other topics in the French press yesterday, the Berlin correspondents of the leading Paris dailies describing, at great length the enthusiasm, which they declare "proves that the German people forms an indissolubly welded block with its Fuehrer."
The Echo de Paris declares that the course of the election was absolutely correct the only question now being what the Reich Government will do with these 44,000,000 supporters.
Le Jour records that the Ger man people almost unanimously the "arbitrary act of March 7
RED CAMPAIGN approved of
IN SHANSI
Provincial Troops Gain Upper Hand
YELLOW RIVER FERRIES CAPTURED
"The Fuehrer has been given a carte blanche permit, but nobody knows what he will do with it." writes the Berlin correspondent of the Matin The Fuehrer has
VANDERBILT CUSTODY CASE
Washington, today. The Supreme Court has refused Mrs. Vanderbilt's application for the complete custody of her daugh- ter Gloria-Reater.
Peiping, To-day. Taiyuanfu despatches indicate that the armies in Shansi are; getting the upper hand of the Communists. All the ferry points in Shansi on the banks of the
that he is Yellow River
in the proved to his people hands of the Shansi troops. but Germany and Germany is he."
The Matin continues: "The Ger- not before Mao Tse-tung, withi
are now
Ras Mai
BRITISH SOMALILAND
In a hurried offensive. to cut the Addis Ababae railroad before the setting in of the spring rains, the Italian forces under Marshal Badoglio ate making a determined effort to block the road to the Ethiopian capital. Our “photographs show some of the white Italian troops engaged in the.... advance, the defenders, lenders of the opposing forces and a map showing the Italian strategy.
REMARKABLE ITALIAN ADVANCE LEMALEMO HEIGHTS SCALED AND KEY TOWN CAPTURED: HEAVY FIGHTING IN SOUTH
--CHINA MAIL “ SPECIAL
In the course of an unusually long report Marshal Badoglio states that white troops with an
Rome, To-day—A remarka ble Italian achievement is described in official war bulletin No- 168, according to which the Italian Eritrean division, after having received the reinforcements for which they had waited, moented the almost anclimbable cliffs of the mountain pass Lema- lemo. thus reaching Debarech. the most important place in the Wogera territory.
The most striking achieve-; was that this important! a few adherents, escaped back man people understood Herr Hit-ment into Shansi. -
ler's appeal, and answered 'Yes' advance was made by 4,000 sol- diers who, besides their Own heavy equipment, carried miles in boiling sun.
never
before
60
One aeroplane of the Eritrean
of the front squadron did not return to
A number of Reds are report-with a majority ed to have seized and overloaded known in history. a number of boats, resulting in GREATEST RESPONSIBILITY tons of food for a distance of 23 their capsizing and the drown- "Equipped with absolute plenary power, the Fuehrer now, in the ing of many people.
Aeroplanes mede contact by eyes of his people and
the garrisons at whole world, has accepted a res-the base. signals with Hungtung and Pingyangsu.ponsibility never known in the They learned that they can hold (Continued on Page 12) out easily until reinforcements
Thirty-three Somaliland planes were concentrated in an attack on Harrar, which was bombed with "great effect, despite violent fire
arrive from Houma. Kaan Lin-"QUEEN MARY'S" from anti-aircraft guns.
tseng, the Nanking commander,
is reported to have occupied Hwochow, 25 miles north of Hungtung, last Sunday. Reu- ter.
PUBLIC HEALTH
IN INDIA
Bad Conditions
Revealed
London, To-day.
TRIALS
29 Knots Easily Attained
ITALIAN BOMBER CRASHES Addis Ababa The Abyssinian. headquarters report that for twɔ days past, the Italians have been dropping powerful gas bombs on the small town of Inda Mehoni on' Alagi. One Italian
London, To-day. It is officially revealed that the Amba the Queen Mary, on her voyage bomber burst into flames on being from the Clyde to Southampton, hit by Abyssinian anti-aircraft The military situation is jattained a speed of 29 knots us.
described as "satisfactory." This speed was only maintained for a short time owing to the Trans-Ocean Service. new conditions of her engines,"
Dr. Somerskill, 2 public but she had plenty of power health expert, addressing the In-
in reserve
and it is expected
dis League in London, said that that she will have a much great- the expectancy of life in India! was 25 years, compared with 551er speed when fully extended-
Reuter's Bulletin Service.
CHINESE STEAMER
IN DISTRESS:
in England, and that 39 per cent. of the population was under- nourished or diseased. The in- fantile mortality
was at 230 per 1,000, compared with 66 in)
Britain. Reuter's Bulletin S.O.S. Message Asking
For Immediate Aid
Service.
FOOTBALLER TO WED
LOCARNO POWERS
MEETING
Italy To Attend But With Reservations
* CHINA MAIL " SPECIAL ·
Rome, To-day. Authoritative quarters here an- Inounce that Italy will probably hé represented at the meet- Manila, To-day.ing of the Locarno Powers in Italian The forthcoming wedding is The Chinese steamer Peian, Brussels although the announced of Mr. Sydney Herbert ashore at Bakh Island, Latitude, Government adheres to its reser- Strange, Land Bailiff attached to 20.08 N Longitude 107.43 E. sent vation, which it has already em- the Ping Shan Land Office and an S. O. S. message this morning, phatically announced, that this the well-known, Interport: foot-stating that it was sinking and meeting shall have nothing to do baller, and Misr Elleen Elizabeth wanted help immediately. Eardley of No. 1, Russell Street iter,
Reu-with the intended General Stat discussions Trias-Ocean Service.
STOP PRESS Eritrean detachment on Sunday
Shanghai, To-day.
It is understood that & second election for the Municipal Council
of the International Set- tlement will be averted as a result of the decision of the American, British and Japanese communities to put forward only a suf- ficient number of candidates to fill the traditional allot- the ment of nine, in proportion of five-two-two, respectively.
The British and Ameri- can, communities are ex- pected to nominate the can- didates who were victori-: ous at the last election but it is uncertain which of the three Japanese will with- draw
The Japanese decision not to contest a third seat is ap- parently due to a desire to promote international good feeling, coupled with the real- isation that the non-Japanese voting strength is at present too strong to permit of a reversal of the original result However, "this does not signify that the Japeness will abandon the struggle for a greater representation in the administration, which will probably be revived next year. The choice of the two Japanese candidates is under- "stood ultimately to rest with Consul-Gezeral Ishii-Reuter.
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VIGOROUS CRITICISM
IN COMMONS
THREATENED ECLIPSE
POINTED OUT
EMPIRE CIVIL AVIATION NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT
London, To-day.
The Empire air services were criticised in the House of Commons on the second reading of the Air Navigation Bill, moved by Sir Phillip Sassoon, Under-Secretary of State for Air, providing "inter alia" for increased subsidies for, civil air transport from the present £1,000,000 a year to | £1,500,000 from December 31, 1940, until Decem-
ber 31, 1953.
Lt. Col. J. T. C Moore-Brabazon (C.. Wallasey), moving the rejection of the bill, declared that Empire civil aviation was no- thing to write home about,
Mrs. EL B. Tate (C, Frome), seconding the rejection, pointed out that Australia intended to take over the service from Singa- pore to Sydney with American machines.
"Pan-American Airways are]
going to run a service to Aus
tralia. It is imperative for our
interests in China and the East PLAGUE MENACE
that
we run a service from Singapore to Hong Kong and Shanghai, but Pan-American Airways, in conjunction with the Deutsche Lufthansa, is cap- turing the trade there.”
She believed that. Lufthansada. intended to extend their service from China to India, Persia, Greece and Europe.
HAUPTMANN TO DIE
He
New York, To-day- The Court of Pardons has re- jected Bruno Hauptmann's ap- peal after a six-hour sitting. therefore dies to-day at 8 p.m. Trenton, New Jeresy, To-day. Governor Hoffman has ад nounced that the action of the Court of Pardons is final. There will therefore be no reprieve for Hauptmann-Renter.
SUBSIDY QUESTION
IN COLONY
INCREASE IN RAT
· POPULATION
ELABORATE PRECAUTIONS BY AUTHORITIES
That there has been a great, increase in the rat population is borne out by that fact that dur- ing the year ended December 31, |1935, a total of 192,251 rats, of which 21.820 were taken alive, were collected and destroyed by the Sanitary authorities, as com- pared with 175,687 destroyed in the course of the year 1934. This shows an increase of 16,564.
Of the total number of rats 94,676, of which 14,938 were taken alive, were collected on the island, Major J. W. Hill (C. Eipon) while the remainder, of which occupied Debarech, the capital declared that Imperial Airways 6,882 were caught alive, were col- of the Wogera district and an was the best in the world. It was lected on the mainland. All the important North Abyssinian impossible for the company to rats collected were sent to the market town, after negotiating order new machines for the Em-Public Mortuary for examination, the almost inaccessible pass of pire routes until the subsidy ques-but none were found to be infect- Lemalemo, which was accom-tion was settled.
led with plague. plished after the overcoming of Mr. G le M. Mander (C., Systematic rat-catching, in the the great difficulties of the ter-Wolverhampton) declared that the course of which bird-lime boards rain.
country had reason to be proud of and ordinary rat-traps were used, Imperial Airways, but he believed was carried out throughout the The third army corps moved would be in the national interest past year, besides periodical from Fenarna and marched aloux if companies could apply for a house cleansing. the Rivers Samre and. Tzellare subsidy or a mail contract for
BINS SUPPLIED
and occupied Sakota on- Sunday
Empire and world routes not According to the Mr. A. I after an extremely difficult march, covered by Imperial Airways. Taylor, Chief Inspector of the Sakota will be the base for the
Sir Phillip Sassoon, replying. Sanitary Department, the number. subsequent advance. It is the pointed out that Imperial Airways of rat-hine distributed in the Co- capital of Waż region and an im covered a greater yearly mileage lony is 922. Of this number, 432 portant centre and the junction of than the French, Dutch and bins are distributed on the main- the roads leading to Dessie, Addis Italian lines on a far smaller sub-land. |Ababa and Lake Trana.
TROOPS· PRAISED ·
sidy. Their share of the crossj "I wish to bring to the notice Channel traffic last year exceeded of the public," stated Mr. Taylor, that of all their foreign competi-that they should not throw dead Marshal Badoglio especially tors combined. Moreover, foreign rats into the streets. These rat- praises the 4,000 soldiers, who, be countries were increasingly copy bins have been placed at various sides carrying arms and equiping their system.
points in the streets for the pur- pose of receiving the carcases of dead rats.”
of food sup
ment, bore 60 toas
The bill passed its second read- plies on their shoulders for 25 ing by 140 votes to 35-Reuter. milles. A brief reference is made to the 30 aeroplanes of the Somali-| land air force bombing Harrar on Sunday and hitting military and other well-known objectives with visible effect...
DRILLING FOR OIL
Officially Opened In England
For the last six years no casen (of plague have been reported in
the Colony."
TWO HOME SOCCER RESULTS
OVER 2000 CASUALTIES
London, To-day--Two League soccer matches were played yes- --Addis Ababa: Heavy fighting is
London, To-day, terday, Port Vale, who at present reported to have occurred south of Daggabbur between General Druling for oil in England occupy the second last position in Graziani's advance guards and opened yesterday, when Mrs. J. the Second Division table, nacur- Ras Nassibou's outposts, with Crookshank, wife of the Secre-ing a good away win when they casualties of over 1,000 on both tary for Mines, started machin-beat Southampton by the only sides. During two days thefery on the slopes of Portstown, goal of the match, and Stockport Italians advanced 25 miles near near Portsmouth. The first hole also playing away from home, Warandab, but Ethiopian night drilled is expected to be one holding Chesterfeld to a goalless attacks forced the Italians to re-mile, deep-Reuter's Bulletin draw in their Third Division
(North) encounter. Service:
Beater treat to their old tinez Reuter