HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1935.
DEFENCE MEASURES IN EFFORTS PROVE DECISIONS OF FRENCH
ABYSSINIA
Financial Situation Causes Grave Anxiety
NATIVE TROOPS LEAVE THEIR
A
ITALIAN MASTERS?
Addis Ababa, August 28.
. Following protests by the foreign, legations, the banks here again resumed foreign currency payments, which had been stop- ped earlier in the week. Foreign currencies, however, will only be paid out to foreigners leaving the country, who will be given suis only just sufficient for the homeward journey. Even the French Railway Administration which had been refused the pay- ment of a large sum in franes has 'not received the despite a protest from the French Legation.
money
The general financial situation is serious and it would not be a surprise if a moratorium is declared shortly. The Emperor and his advisers discussed the situation all night, and decided not to continue to support the rate of exchange of the Maria Theresa dollar any longer, which had been kept artificially high so far. Measures, however, have been taken to prevent the smug- gling of silver money out of the country, and the luggage of numerous foreigners who left the country yesterday was oughly searched before departure.
thor-
The crisis caused by the Imper- It will be recalled that at the lal decree ordering protective mea- end of the Council meeting on sures against air raids is not yet August 3 Mr. Eden referring to overcome, and the Government are the proposed Three-power con- evidently sparing no effort to pre-versations at Paris said. "I will vent" aggravation. Thus the armis and munitions supplies, whose re- moval to the 'caves outside the capital has been ordered by the Emperor, are being transported there during the night.
The distribution of arms and ammunition to troops proceeding southwards likewise is being kept as secret as possible. Detachments of the Imperial Guards have been dispatched to Diredana in special trains to protect the railway line there and the caravan roadte Harrar.
There no longer appears to be any doubt that the Government 13 arming ferverishly in order to be prepared for all eventualities. The rumours prevalent yesterday. which declared that an Italian plane had been shot down some kilometres south of Harrar, has not been confirmed.
TROOPS DESERT
IN VAIN
Trappers Marooned
In Greenland-
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Daily Press"), (B) Telegraph. Copyright,
Tale uphic -Morsagun Ordinancs, 189 Received, August 28, 4.30 p.m.)
Copenhagen, August 28. All attempts of bringing help azid rescue to the four Danish fur hunters cut off by the Ice in Greenland, as reported by Trans- ocean, hitherto have proved in vain.
Since Tuesday the small wire. less transmitter carried by the lost trappers ceased working, the Godthaso-failing to get any reply
to
CABINET
Complete Freedom Of Action At Geneva
Paris, August 28.
The Cabinet considered the Italo-Ethiopian situation at a special meeting this morning at which M. Laval made a state- ment on the latest position particularly as regards the tripartite talks in Paris.
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The French delegation to the League Council, which is considering the crisis next Wednesday consists q MM Laval, Herriot. Paul Boncour, George Bonnet, Berenger and Bastid, the last two being the Presidents of Foreign Affairs Committees of the Senate and Chamber respectively,
The Cabinet decided to leave the delegation complete free- dom of action with a view primarily to averting war; secondly, averting, possible. Italy's departure from the League; thirdly limiting the consequences of the Italo-Ethiopian war.
its numerous calls. This ailer.ce does not necessarily de-
It is unders.ood that M.” Laval M. Laval stressed the gravity of pote that & new dlaaster has emphasised the following points: the situation in view of Signor overtaken the castaways,
but France's aversion to sanctions; her Mussolini's apparently irrevocable rather that the stock of petrol attachment--to-friendship with decision to resort to arms against used in the stove to work the Italy and Great Britain; her fide-Ethiopia. transmitter is exhausted.
lity to the Stresa agreement; and The Danish Naval Ministry an- also satisfaction that the Italian nounced yesterday that the aero-Government will present its case plane Dawport No, 201, piloted by as Geneva with the hope that this Lieutenant Rasmussen and will somehow provide an issue out. Reemann who were attempting to of the League's dilemma. reach the trappers, was forced by the bad weather to turn back and land at Scoresby Sound.
The
latest wireless messages large motor boat that was sent from the Godthaab say that the inform. Council at its next meet- ng. of the result of these en-without having accomplished any out was also obliged to return
weather conditions made progress, thing, since the ice and bad
Transocean Kuo Min. impossible.-
deavours."
The form of report which he will make to the Council will be one of the questions to which the two Ministers will have to give their attention and it is likely that as Mr Eden had been asso- ciated with Monsieur Laval as Jolat rapporteurs before the Council on the Abyssinian appeal that the French Premier will be consulted in this matter.
"KEEPING IN TOUCH
and
In any case the British French Governments remain in touch through diplomatic chan- nels in regard to the situation in accordance with the polley an- nounced, in Paris on August 18.
latter of whom he saw twice.
M. Laval is reported to have' had interviews to-day with both the British Ambassador. Str George Clerk and the Italian According to other and as yet. Ambassador," Signor Nerutti, the unconfirmed rumours, several thousand Talan native troops with arms and ammunition issued to them by the Italians, are sud to have run over to Abyssinie, and it is asserted that the Italian Le gation at Addis Ababa has already addressed a note to the Abyssin- lan Government demanding the return of the deserters and arms. The Emperor, however. It is said replied that the incident was not known to him.
The number of natives' who alle- gedly have run over to Abyssinia. according to some reports, 9:000, while others place the figare as high as 10,000.
are
It is furthermore reported that in view of the arms transports passing through Yemen, a con- sulate has been established by the Abyssinian Government at Hodel-
da
Trasancen Kua Min.
ARMY MANOEUVRES
at
RESCUED AT LAST
Copenhagen, August 28. The attempt to rescue the men trapped in an ice floe in "Green- land has proved unsuccessful and the plane returned to Scoresby Sound after their failure to take off the men.
The four men, however... have ship Buskce.-- been rescued by the Norwegian
Reuter.
SILVER MARKET.
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London, August 28. London, silver prices to-day were unchanged for "Spot" and down 1/3 for Forward as follow:-
Aug, 27 .29
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Aug. 28
29
As regards the British Ambassa dor's visit to M. Laval yesterday. the Prime Minister was bound to admit there was no change in the Covenant which the Ambassador British attitude of upholding the
opinion in Britain, stressed was backed by unanimous
PROTEST MUST BE REJECTED
Soviet Reply To United States
(Special to "Hong Kong Dally Press”)
(5) Telegraph, Copyright, Tela graphic Mausages Ordinance, 1894. Received, August 28, 7.30 p.m.)
Moscow, August 28. Soviet Russia's answer to the United States protest note was handed over on Tuesday by M. Krestinski, declaring in peremp tory terms that the Soviet Rus- sian Government had always dis- charged with punctilious -actitude all obligations under- taken including that of mutual agreement to refrain from inter-
ex-
M. Laral understood and con- cluded that while diplomatie con- tact would be maintained between London, Parts and Rome. Tittle modlication of the situation was expectable before September 4.
It is anticipated that Mr. An- thony Eden will break his journey to Gerieva in order to confer in Parts with M. Layal and the French attach great importance to this meeting.— Reuter.
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JAPANESE DEMANDS ON CHINA
Tientsin, August 23.
JOURNALIST EXPELLED
Bucharest, Aug. 27, A German journalist named Fre- The Japanese Press states that deric. Weber, representing the off- identical protests against the bancial Nazi organ, Volkische Beoba- dit raids through the Mukden-coter has been arrested and ex- Pelping train on August 15 have pelled from Rumania for alleged been handed by Mr. Kawague, political activity in favour of the Japanese Consul General, to" Mr. Neats” Yi Tung and General Shang Renter... « Chen, Chairman of Hopel It is reported that the memoranda de-
Many Lives Lost In manded an apology from, Mr. Yin
Skirmishes
Peshawar, Aug. 27. Recrudescence of the periodical trouble on the frestier. bas caused the loss of lives of British Indian troops in sharp fighting during the last few days.
A REPRISAL
Berlin, Aug. 27. and guarantee against recurence
Mr. Chites, who is the only of bandit attacks, payment of a Rumanian Journalist in Berlin, solatia to the victims of the raid, has been ordered to leave within and payment of compensation for three days, as a reprisal for the articles stolen by the outlaws.expulsion of Herr Weber from Reuter.
MOTHER BEHEADED
*
Berlin Aug. 27.
A 24-year-old mother was be-
The hostile Mohmand tribesmen have been assembling with the headed with the axe for the mur- intention of attacking the Gandarder of her three young children, Road' These tribesmen, always a whom she shut in an unused room then in the side of the Adminis- and allowed to die of hunger and tration, have been in action with thirst, in order to devote her at- native troops near the Peshawar tentions to her lover.- border.
Reuter.
At least forty Mohmands were killed and large numbers
were
In the meantime press mes- sages from Rome indicate the intention of the Italian Govern- ment to conform with the League Spot Council where the Italian De- procedure
the forthcoming Forward
.28-15/16 28-13/16
week-end legate Baron Aloist will have
ference in the internal affairs of wounded during the London on New York cross-rate instructions to make full state- at 2.00 pm to-day was 4,9731 as
each country as foreshadowed in fighting with the British, who ment of the Italian case in reply compared with 4.9762 at closing ber 16, 1933 and the negotiations successfully drove off the
the exchange of notes on Novem- patrolled the Gandar Road and to the Abyssinian appeal British Wirele
pute and the stand which must be taken, by the League of Nation's Council
yesterday.
CORDIAL GATHERING
spora-
MACAO AS AIR ROUTE TERMINAL
are
Shanghai, Aug. 28. The Japanese Press states that between President Roosevelt and, but sometimes very fierce, at the
Pan-American Airways tacks of the tribes.
planning to establish the terminal One British officer was wound-of the California-Orient route at ed. Five men of the Indian forces,
MACBO engaged were killed
Reuter.
M. Litvinoff.
FRENCH MEETING
M. Krestinski declares that the Paris, Aug. 27. One of the most
United States' note of August 25 important meetings which
mentions no facts that denote the French
violation of the obligations under Ultimately, the British advanced Cabinet has ever, faced has
taken by the Soviet Government. against the Mohmands, and in the been summoned for to-morro
Bolzano, Aug. 27, (Wednesday).
On the other hand, M. Krestin-attack and subsequent, Aghting Its most im-
British and
French military ski continues, it is beyond doubt were greatly ass'sted by Royal Air portant task will be
missions and journalists spent a that it is nothing new to the Force pilots who flew low over the decide upon the French attitude long morning with Signor Musso-United States Government that hostile Lashkars and "sent thera regarding the Italo-Ethiopian dis- to-day inspecting the various the Soviet Government had escurrying with well-directed bursts
sectors and manoeuvres of the cepted or could accept no respon machine-gun Are, Italian army "defending" the ability concerning the communist
The Mohmand leader, Alingarh, north frontier.
international.
is now trying to raise reinforce
to deduce a breach of the obliga-mands, since he is not yet satis- not possible ments among the Upper Moh-
tions from the note of November fed that he cannot rule the bor- 16. 1933.
der. M. Krestinski's note states that
An outlaw chief of the Lashkars, for, these
reasons the United who has caused much recent trou- States protest must be rejected.ble, was shot dead last night near Transocean Kun-Min,
Shabkadar by an unknown Moh- mand, who immediately went to the Assistant Commissioner at Charsadda and claimed the 3,000 rupees reward advertised.
the
ITALIAN ASSURANCE
Bolzano, August 27. the Cabinet meeting
Ls
M: Pierre Laval, the Prime Il Duce was extremely cord(s) So that it Minister, will make a statement and energetic. He walked eight Bolzano, August 23.
upon the British and Italian view miles up and down the mountains A decisive battle in the Italian points, having had final conversa-at a rapid pace and afterwards manoeuvres ended in the Red tions with the British and Italian gave lunch to the whole party. Force, which yesterday retired to Ambassadors upon these matters Reater. prepared position, again rapidly to-day. retreating before the Blue Army The Cabinet will decide advancing up Adige Valley on composition of the French delega- Bolzano Signor Mussolini, driving tion to Geneva, which is expected here, the Italian Government will a new high speed car, spent the to clade M. Edouard Herrict, the publish a declaration anouncing greater part at the morning visit-Radical Socialist, and M. Paul ing the front line positions, King Boncour, veterans of the Cabinet all the rights of the British Em- its, complete readiness to respect Vietor Emmanuel.
been and of diplomacy, though M. Bon-pire and disposing of any eus-graphic Messages Ordinance, 1894 similarly, engaged in the manoeu-cour is not in the present Govern-
(by Telegraph Copyright, gestion that Italy has any plans vtes concluding in the early after-ment. M Laval will also report which might be prejudicial to Received, August 28, 7.30p.m.
British interesta"
has
noon, whereupon the officers as-upon events at the recent tri-party sembled at Ronzore to report to conference at Paris, at which Italy Mussolini, The Cabinet meeting refused to consider the British follows at 6 p.m.
and French suggestions for a peace formula. A
The troops will rest to-morrow and engage in felcaring exercises on Friday when the new type of machine guns and trench motors "will be demonstrated. The anal stage will be reached on Baturday when Signor Mussolini reviews all units and is expected to make an important speech. Reuter
BRITISH MINISTERS
London, August 27. The Foreign Secretary. Sir Samuel Hoare and the Minister of League Affairs Mr. Anthony Eden, both returned to work at the Foreign Office to-day.
the examination / of
M. Berenger and M. Bastin, Pre- idents of the Foreign Affairs Commissions of the Senate and Chamber respectively, will also attend the Geneva Council meet- ing.
**After
given
to
This statement was Mr. G. Ward Price, the corres pondent if the "Daily Mail" by Signor Mussolini himself to-day.
This "post-Cabinet statement bas been anticipated for some Reuter, days
PRAYERS FOR FEACE
London, August 21,
The Cabinet, after disposing or external affairs, is expected to The Archbishop of Canterbury draft a number of decrees reduc- and the Moderator of Federation ing the cost of living. It must of Evangelical Free Churches also decide the date of the Bena torial-elections in October Reuter
REPORT DENIED Santa Margherita, Aug, 27. Marchese Marconi has informed Reuter that the report that he is being called up for service by Signor Mussini incorrect,
Among other business which will occupy theur during the next few days
He added, that after paying the Italo visit to Brail, he would probably dispute which will offer his vices to Il Duce if war efore the League Counch occurred in Abyssini
the
have issued a joint call for prayer in connection with the Italo-Abyssinian dispute.
"U.S. EMBASSY IN
MOSCOW.
Tele
the
This outlaw committed several murders and was long a fugitive. before he took refuge with Haji of Turangzal, a notorious trans-bæder agitator.
Moscow, August 28.
It is understood that the lead- For the second time this yearers of the outlawed firebrands the United States Embassy star have gone North to discuss their will be considerably reduced, ac problems, and it is thought the cording to despatches just re-hostile Lashkars may be about to caived from Washington. Besides sue for peace. the Ambassador himself, only three other oficials will remain at the post. All the other mem- bers of the Embassy staff are expected to leave Moscow in the Transocean Kuo Minį course of this week-
and, the alternative to interna tional anarchy,
Better.
MANCHUKUO DEMANDS
ON SOVIET
rbin, Aug. 28.
The Japanese Press states that They recall the fatal meeting They ask that on next Sunday the demands from the Soviet for of League Council on September prayers may be offered in all the recent arrests of: Manchukuo and declare that the grave churches throughout the country postmen near the northeast bord ashes with which it will have to that the "Spirit of God may give of the new State were included seal concern not only the pos-wisdom and courage to members bury, of War between Italy and of the Council so that by their Abyssinis with all consequences action even now War may be which may flow from it but also averted and in any event the the continuance of the League cause of justice and the respect itself as an effective instrument for treaties may be vindicated. of International peace, and order British Burcler
WAR MATERIAL FUNDS
Buenos Aires, Aug. 28. The. Government has introduced a bill in Parliament to raise twenty two million pesos for purchase of war materials for reorganisation of the army. Reuter,
Bucharest. Reuter,
BOMBERS OVER GREECE
Athens, Aug. 27.
- Answering | Abyssinia's protest against the Great Government allowing Italian bombing planes. to ny over Greek territory, the Greek Government declared that it was unable to refuse this per- mission as long as war: was un- declared....
Transocean Kuo Min.
HURRICANE TOLL
St. John, Aug. 27)
A hurricane which swept New foundland, on Sunday has expsed" heavy loss of life, in addtion to which heavy damage is reported? from various centres."
The death-roll is expected to exceed twenty.
Two hundred fishing beats have been damaged or destroyed and.. two schooners sank with their crews, while two Imperial Airways; two seater planes have been de- stroyed- Reuter
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