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POPE'S XMAS
MESSAGE
TO BE TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN
upon
Rome, To-day.
BIG CONTRACT
FOR GERMAN
COMPANIES Railway Material For Chinese Govt.
TRIBUTES TO MR. CHÁNG
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
ABLE-BODIED MEN TO BE WATCHED
Permission To Leave Germany Needed
thei
"CHINA.“ MAIL" SPECIAL
Berlin, To-day. It was announced here yester
Able-bodied men between the day that His Holiness the Pope's
ages of 18 and 45 years may leave Christmas Eve broadcast will be
the country in future for journeys on 19.84 metres and will be in Ita-j
Berlin, To-day,
to foreign places only with the per-j lian, with translations in - other
Commenting on the agreement mission of the military authorities,| languages to follow, including English, though the times for reached between a group of Ger according to a decree just announc these have not yet been decided man firms and the Chinese Railwayed by the Reich Minister for the
Ministry, for the delivery of ma- Interior.
Compulsory military service and When the Pope broadcasts histerial to the value of $40,000.000 message, his physician, Dr. Mi-a six years credit plan, the Ger- labour service is given man press describes this as a new grounds for the decree.
In the lazi, will stand by the bedside confirmation of the valuable
case of going to foreign countries and will be ready to give first aid operation of German firms with
for the purpose of representing if Lecessary.
the Chinese Government
Germany in sporting contests, per- His Holiness is expected to In this connection the Berlinermission will be granted upon pre- spend nearly half-an-hour, prop-Lokalanzeiger points out that the sentation of authorisation of the ped up with pillows, Cardinal Chinese Minister of Railways. Mr.
sporting authorities-Trans-Ocean Pacelli will also be at his bedside. Chang Kia-ngan, who signed the
Service. and the Pope is expected to re-jagreement, had already done much main in bed for another three or useful work for the economic re- four weeks. In the meantime be construction of his country when receives Cardinal Pacelli and other he was director of the Bank of visitors daily.--Reuter.
China.
ITALIAN ANNEXIATION
OF "ABYSSINIA
(Continued from Page 11
would be stronger and more dur- able than the last, when Italy still belonged to the group of dissatis- fied nations and Britain. unlike to-day, still clung to the past be- lief in isolation and disarmament.
Co
Deutsche Mr. Chang, says the Allegemine Zeitung, is a financial authority of international reputa-
RAS KASA AND TWO
SONS EXECUTED....
Rome, To-day-Ras Kasa and two of his surviving sons were captured by an Italian police column
later Jesterday and executed in the public square in Addis Ababa-Reater's Biletin Service.
DRILLING FOR OIL IN YORKSHIRE Operations To Start Next Month
→ CHINA MAIL " SPECIAL
London, To-day.
Extensive drilling for oil is to
be begun next month in Yorkshire, following geological investiga
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Company.
which is controlled by the Anglo- Iranian Oil Company, has gained concession over a tract of 1,500 square miles and intends to de- velop the oil fields there.-Trans- Ocean Service.
FORTHCOMING WEDDING
CHILEAN RECOGNITION Rome, To-day: The Ambassador! from Chile presented his creden- tials to King Victor Emanuel ves- tion. In the capacity of Direc- terday. The credentials were ad- tor-General of the Bank of China. dreased to the King of Italy and he proposed to the German-China. Emperor of Ethiopia," thus iz-Investigation Society as long ago
Stasi dicating that the Chilean Govern-as 1930 that all German
The forthcoming marriage is ment has recognised Italian sover-should cooperate with the Chinese), eignty over Abyssinia
Government in the finance and announced between Mr. Ronald William Denison Danby, of No. 600, AIR COMMUNICATIONS
carrying out of the technical part Rome: It is officially announced of the reconstruction of China's P. Celle, Manila, who is attached that preparatory arrangements for economic life, with special atten to the staff of the Union Insurance society of Canton. Limited, and a regular passenger and mail sertion to her railways.
Miss Frances Mary Black, of No. vice by air between Rome and Addis The Yushan-Nanchang railway
2707, Wolfe Street, Calgary, Cana Ababa have now been completed line was opened in January this da. The notice, was received, by and planes will y regularly in rear by a German group headed mail, by the Registrar of Marri- each direction three times a week by Herr Otto Wold.
The
new
ext-
ages.
RECEPTION CANCELLED agreement provides for the Rome: The usual New Year's tension of this line to the border BRITISH EXCHÈQUER RETURNS reception of the Diplomatic Corps of Hunan province. The cônstrac- by King Victor Emmanuel will not tion of the new line from Chu- be held this year on account of the chow to Kweiyang links it up
difcaties caused by the new title with the Kiangsi line and calle
London, To-day.
Exchequer
returns show total ordinary re vence amounts to £428,093,533 › as
of the "Emperor of Abyssinia" as-for the rebuilding of the bridge. sumed by the King-Trans-Ocean over the Yellow River on the Han-compared with £423,675,470 at the
Service.
SWISS DECISION Berze: Switzerland will also| grant de facto recognition of Ita- lian sovereignty over Abyssinia, itį is stated by persons in close touch with Government circles who state that any previous misgivings have now been overcome by the decision of the British and French Govern- ments to transform their respec- tive Legations in Addis Ababa into Consulates-General.
In this case Swiss recognition
kow-Peiping line. Trans-Ocean Service.
AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH
Junkers' Institute Changes Hands
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Munich, To-day.
corresponding date last year. The total ordinary expenditure is £562,982,322 as compared with £536,653,700 at the corresponding date of 1935. British Wireless Service.
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PRIZE IN MEMORY OF SON.
Mrs. A. M. Suckling, who re- cently presented £1,000 to Univer sity College Hospital Medical School, London, to found a lec- tureship in memory of her hus The seronautical research in- band, has given a further $200 to Swiss subjects and residents institute of the well-known aeroplane found a prize in obstetrics and gy Addis Ababa under the protection designer, the late Professor Junk-naecology in memory of her son. of the Italian authorities-Trans- Ocean Service.
will take the form of placing
ANGLO-ITALIAN NEGOTIATION
(Continued from Page 1)
possess real value, it must follow
ers, which was formerly situated in Dassen, has been transformed company into a limited liability
with a capital of 2,000,000 marks,
ad
has
to been transferred
Munich.
The Company will continue
DALLY AT
OFF LIKE A PISTOL SHOT
An Eighteenth Century duel- ling pistol, one of a pair, and re-antique watches in gold cases,
the close examination by both par.search work along the lines laid valued altogether at about £50, ties in a spirit of goodwill, of all down by the late Prof. Junkers were stolen last month from the the possible sources, of misunder-and according to his methods of window of James Oakes, antique paying special attention to the de-dealer, in Bury-street, St. James's) standing or friction.
Both in the Eastern and Westervelopment of motors and planes A hole had been cut in the win- No one, apparently, saw Mediterranean, recent developments constructed of light material dow
the raid. have certainly not lessered the Trans-Ocean Service. number of points on which the British Government will desire to feel. assured that it has been ac quainted with the whole mind of the Italian Government. Only when such process has been ex- haustively applied to all the ques- tions in discussion will it bé pos sible to give substance and finality! to a declaration which, both in London and in Rome, it is ·CON- fidently expected will be the out- come of the present exchanges and which there is a strong desire to see accomplished as an important contribution to European appease- ment-British Wireless Service.
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