BATTLE OF ENDERTA VICTORY
Italians Gain Possession Of
Mountain Chain
(Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
Asmara, February 17.
The battle for the possession of the 3.000-meter high chain of mountains of Amba Aradam, termed öffefally by the Italians "Battle of Enderta." ended by the storming of the mountain chain and the highest peak by detachments of the Italian "23rd of March" Blackshirt division under the command of the Duke of Pistoja."
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Hallan artillery and air force played an important part in the battle, and the fighting fasted several days. By the out- come of the battle the road leading into the Buja plain is now open to the Italians. The capture of the Aradam mountain is strategically of great importance, since the troops of Ras Malu- geta will no longer be able to effect a Junction with the forces of Ras Seyoum and Ras Kassa, and may therefore be forced to retire from the Tembien district.
The strength of the Abyssinian forces engaged in the fight- ing of the last few days is estimated at about 80,000 men, who, It is said, were parily commanded by whitë officers. The Abys- sinian artillery, it is said, was rapidly silenced by the accurate fire of the Italians.
The Italian Supreme Command highly praises the courage of the Abyssinians, who tried again and again to advance under the heaviest fighting.
The military and even perhaps the political effects of this victory. which the Italians claim to be of the same importance
the Graziani victory on the south front, can hardly be foreseen. It is, however, predicted that the Battle of Enderta will win 2 place in history as one of the most important, incat decisive actions of the present Italo-Abyssinian war.- Transocean News Service.
ITALIAN VICTORY
Astara, Feb. 16. The Italian forces lost under 500 dead and 1,000 wounded, while the Ethiopians' dead are estimated it 5.000 in the battle of Endetta, the first major Italian operation the Northern Front since the cap- ture of Makale. The battle in-
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volved the advance of the Italian by ten miles, in a southerly direc- tion.
The battle began on February In and was concluded victoriou" last night, when the Black Shirt units planted the Italian flag on the summit of Ambaaradem, 9,000-foot
barrier. natural
fve miles wide, blocking the road to Ambanlagi.
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swords, fought with Monlike cour- age against the modern weapons in the hands of their enemies. There, was fighting.
much hand-to-hand
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1936.
DEFENCES OF BRITAIN
Expenditure On The Services
London, Feb., 17. Supplementary defence service estimates were issued to-day follows:
2.9
Navy £4,850,000, Army £1,350,-
000, Ale Services £1611,000,
The Navy estimate is due to 3,500 additional personnel being required in the revised estimate of numbers of officers, seamen, boys and Royal Marines borne on the books of H.M. ships at Royal Marine Division and at Royal Air Force establishments now being 97,897,
The Army estimate is due to special measures taken in connec- tion with the Italo-Abysstälan dis- pute, restoration of remainder of
LEFT WINGERS JUBILANT
Paris Press Voices Indignation
BRITISH ACTION ELECTION ORDEAL IN
AT GENEVA
Mr. Eden Replies To
Italian Note
and
("Hong Kong Daily Fress" Special)
London, Feb. 17. Parls, Feb. 17.
A reply has been made to the The two leading organs of the note which was communicated to front, the Communist "Kamanite" the Foreign Secretary by the Ital- and the Socialist "Populaire" gloatian Ambassador in London over the success of the monster set forth the views of the Italian demonstration staged here by the Left Wingers on Sunday and which according to them estimate that it was attended by several hundred thousand persons, and presage da consequence further demands by the Left Wing groups in view of the dissolution of all Right Wing organisations.
on the
The Right Wing press, other hand, voices its Indignation that such legal manifestations" had been permitted to take place and point out that police permis muneration pay, etc., and Singa-slon had not been obtained by the
emergency abatements from re-
pore defences.
The net total is reduced by £400,000, representing the" Army share of the Juttee of the Sultan
af Johore.
is also mainly for expenditure The extra Air Services estimate
consequent upon special measures taken in connection with the Italo- Abyssinian dispute,
Air Force expansion accounts for Additional expenditure on Royal
Meanwhile, the Italian artillery had been bombarding, the Ethio- plans' rear, keeping a continual£604,000.-- barrage over them, Finally, in the British Wireless. evening, a Black Shirt unit com- manded by the Duke of Pistola. planted the Italian flag on the summit of the ridge and the enemy retreated under cover of darkness.
While this fighting on the high hills had been proceeding, the Italian flanking column had reach- ed Antale and found it ful of Ethiopian corpses as " a result of the artillery bombardment.-
Reuter.
PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
Asmara, Feb. 61.
SOVIET SOUNDS
WAR NOTE
Japanese Report Of Preparations
Changchun, Feb, 17. "Insolent and unworthy of at
The plan of campaign for the tention is how official circics battle south of Makale involved describe the protest from Ulan- the encirclement of Ambaaradam bator claiming Olothotka is. Outer by two linked but independent Mongol territory and Japanese- Manchukuo troops are responsible for the clash there.
columns, which moved around the eastern and western slopes to the rear of the mountain, with their point of junction, at Antalo,
The operations were commenced on February 10 when the First Army Corps moved south to the River Gabat unobserved by the The battle was the first in which | Ethiopians and crossed the river the Ethiopian regular army en- the following day, occupying the countereed the Italian war ma- mound nicknamed "The Priest's machine's full force. Moreover. Hat" on the eastern spurs of Ara-
Italian white troops were exclu- dam. sively engaged. Over 72.000, Italian troops participated in the battle, Third Army Corps and a native division was held in reserve
strong rear positions,
Left Wingers three days before halding the demonstration as the
law demands.
sponsible for unloosening this re- "The Government alone is re-
volutionary
the wave." writes "Echo de Paris” which declares
that it was a sorry spectacle for Parisiens to be forced to
watch
for hours the passing of Red flags
Transocean News Service and to listen to the tune of the Internationale
OBITUARY
Father Herbert Vaughan
London, Feb, 17.
The death has occurred of the Very Rev: Father Herbert Vaughan, D.D., Superior of the Cathollo Missionary Society, who was born in London in 1874.
Educated at Oratory School, Oscott, and Rome, he was ordained
Vaughan in 1800. at Courtfield by his uncle, Cardinal
He was founder and editor of the Catholic Gazette. His other religious activities were Chairman Although news of Japanese-of Catholic Reading Guild, on Manchukuo troop movements are Committee of Catholic Truth being repressed, a Japanese press Society, Rescue society, Rector of "release" dilates on the Soviet's the Catholic Church at Willesden allegedly ominous military pre- Green, and on the Board of the parations.
Catholic Times.--
ITALIANS DESIGN FASHIONS
Government on the memorandum forwarded by the British Govern- ment to the President of the Co- ordination Committee on January 22 on the subject of the third the Covenant dealing with mutual paragraph of Article Sixteen of
SPAIN CLOSES
Overwhelming Victory For
Left Wing Party
("Hong Kong Daily Presa” Special)
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Madrid, February 17.
The Left Wing parties scored's 'remarkable success in the elee- tions to the Spanish Cortes on Sunday, according to the reports re- ceived early on Monday mornlag. The Left Wing parties, it is estimated, will enter the new Parliament with about 200 deputies, and will thus be only slightly outnumbered by the combined Centre. and Right Wing parties.
The biggest victory of the Lalt Wing parties was in Catalonia, assistance.
where in Barcelona alonë 100,000 more votes were cast for the Left The reply states: "In acknow- than for the Right or Centre. The leader of the Catalonlan Right ledging receipt of this communien-Wing party is said to have already fled across the border to France. tion Mr. Eden has the honour to
Adherents of the Left Wing tried to stage a number of “ylotory de- for the Ambassador that the monstrations," but the police intervened and dispersed the gather- position of His Majesty's Govern-ings. memorandum in question and they General of Catalonia, belonging to the Right Wing, has resigned in
ment remains as stated in the
The Premier, Portela announced by radio that the Governor-
do not feel any useful purpose would be
view of the overwhelming majority gained by the Catalan · Left served by prolonging Wing party, "Esquerra." A representative of the Catalan Left will correspondence on the subject- British Wireless.
probably be appointed to the Governorship on Monday.
FA. CUP DRAW
Sixth Round
London, Feb. 17. The following is the English Football Cup draw for the Sixth Round to be played on February
9.
In Madrid the Right and Left Left Wing Radicals either made Wings appear to have polled the formation of the election Com- roughly equally, whereas in the mittée impossible, or prevented Provinces of Granada, Toledo and the voters by force to give up Valenela as well as in the Basque their ballot paper. Thèse frus- Region the Right Wing seem to
trated elections will be held again have polled in the majority.
later on, probably on Tuesday.
At midnight of Sunday the
In La Corina one" Communist Minister of the Interior announced was killed, when a Civil Guard that the Left will probably be re-opened fire on a lorry" full of presented by 187 deputies in the Communists, who failed to obey new parliament, while the Right orders to halt. will enter with 137 and the Centre
Chelsea or Fulham v. Derby Sheffield U. v. Bradford or Tot-cult to form a majority in the
tenham
Grimsby v. Middlesbro' Newcastle or Arsenal v. Barnsley. Reuter.
HEAVY FOG IN
BRITAIN
Shipping Seriously Affected
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Another Communist was shot in
with 80 deputies. Thus it is again San Tullano. de "Meres, in an considered to be extremely dim-affray between Communists and Fascists, while in Villa, the major member of the Catholic Action lost his life.
new Government.
The election generally passed of quietly throughout the country, although a few persons were killed during street brawls by political adversaries. Particularly the work- ing class population maintained perfect order during the election- Transocean Neios Service.
SOME INCIDENTS
In
The publication of the first. election results are expected early. on Monday. Transocean News Service,
REVOLUTION RUMOURS
Madrid, Feb. 7. Election results trickling in show.. that the Teft, ran the Right very closely in Madrid which usually Indicates thefuneral trend, whilst the Left secu a large majority in Catalonia
Madrid, Feb. 16. The elections on Sunday went of quietly on the whole, isolated cases of disturbances only occurr
Although the Right has Bot ing at some provincial places. achieved the anticipated auccess
A number of ballot urns were the Centre party cured
.a de- destroyed in Valencia, Santander nite victory. and Bilbao. London, Feb. 17.
Argua mear It is strongly rumoured, that Besides the Union Castle liner Coruna, seven Communists who the Left intend to carry out a re- Winchester Castle, which went tried to prevent voters from en-volution, win or lose, and that a ashore north of Portland Biltering the polling booth, were ar- general strike will possibly be de Lighthouse during fog in the rested.
clared. All troops are confined to Channel last night and left this In some places polling stations barracks— S.M.R. ENGINES morning for Southampton under were unable to function, since Reuter.
FOR CHINA
Reuter's Bulletin Service,
"Goodwill" Order From Nanking
her own steam, there were other shipping casualties caused by
heavy fog during the week-end DISASTROUS SNOWSTORM which resulted in serious delays to shipping "generally.
The trawler Asama ran ashore
IN TURKEY
at Park Head yesterday and ef- ("Hong Kong Daily Press” Special) forts to refloat her had not been successful at midnight.
ON LAND
Inland fog caused considerable confusion during the week-end in trame on roads and some delays on the railways.
KING TO VISIT FAIR"
AT OLYMPIA
London, Feb. 17. The King who spent the week- Istanbul, Feb. 17.
and at his country residence Fort More than 100 persons are pro-Belvedere will return to London
AIRMEN EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE
NAZI HEADQUARTERS IN SWITZERLAND
The general tenor of the press release is illustrated by a despatch saying that secret orders have been issued to all Soviet wireless stations "to prepare for approach- On February 12 a division of the ing war conditions.”—–
। ; : ‚ crossed the
Reuter, Gabat Valley and reached the
MOSCOW DENIAL crest west of Aradam at 8 o'clock ("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special) in the morning. It met with brisk
Moscow, Feb. 17. ETHIOPIANS DISLODGED
resistance. There was intermit- Japanese Press reports alleging Some 25,000 khaki clad Ethiopian. tent firing. punctuated by the that all Japanese nationals have regulars, commanded by Ras Muluthud of shells and bombs. Flames been either expelled from or ad- Geta, were dislodged from Amban- from burning huts and the scar-vised to leave Vladivostock are
Tientsin, Feb. 17.. The Danish motorship Gylland radam by the Itallan ploneers' ac- let bursts of shrapnel continued emphatically denied by the official Acting upok the advice of was in collision in Harwich Ear-visionally estimated to have lost to-day. On Wednesday he will tion.
untit 2.30 p.m. when a heavy rain
their lives in press agency here, which adds Japanese authorities in China, the bour with the Trinity vessel, Pa-
the course of a drive from Buckingham Palace It is estimated that the Ethio-interrupted hostilities.
that it has also been authorised by Nanking Government has' ordered | tricia as a result of which slight
violent snowstorm which raged in. Olympia and White City plans under Ras Mulu. Geta
Meanwhile. the Black Shirt the Soviet Goverment to declare from the South Manchuria Rall-† damage was done to the latter, but throughout the country over the
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to visit the London section of supported by 50,000 troops 1 units on the left wing were untrue the Japanese press reports way Company
week-end. 15 locomotives the Gylland was able to continue heads of cattle are believed to
Upwards of 16,000 the British Industries Fair which swarming up the slopes of Am- stating that a political, military valued at $1,600,000 for use on the her journey.
opened to-day- The Italian artillery played baaradam
and economic pact has been con- Lunghai Railway.
The British steamer Lackenby, have also perished-
British Wiralera. decisive part in the battle. Mouri- They met with strong resist-
cluded between the. Soviet Union The order is considered a token which went ashore near Lizard on
| Transgocan News Servi tain guns, closely Tollowed the ance. The Ethiopians threw in and the sinklang authorities- of goodwill and the first step to Saturday, was later refloated and Italian infantry's advance, while their reserves and repeatedly at Transocean News Service.
ward improved Sino-Japanese | proceeded to Falmouth. heavy guns shelled the positions tacked the position on "The
economic relations. The Lunghai of the defenders up to ten miles Priest's Hat," "supported by ten
Railway is to send engineers to away. No tanks participated in guns which shelled the Italian.
Dairen. some time this month to machine-gun nests until they
supervise construction of the units Torrential showers dally distress-were silenced by the superlar Ital-
in the 8. MR. Sakako workshops ed the troops and disturbed opera-
ian artillery,
In in Dairen
the past rolling The weather was relatively clear tions.-
stock for China has been purchas- in most districts yesterday, but ed from Great Britain, Germany locally the fog was dense and to- and other countries, but neverwards midnight traffic on the main from Japan." on the ridge of Aradam at 5 p.m. { ("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special) A Dairen dispatch reports that impeded and in some places roads round London was seriously Reuter.
Paris, Feb. 17. the' Dairen Machine Works and motorists found it necessary to Three thousand five hundred the Japan Car Manufacturing abandon their carE.~ models for dresses are stated by Company have signed contracts British Wireless. the Rome correspondent of "Le with General Yen. Hal-shan, paci- Jour" to have been designed by fication commissioner of Shansi Italian national fashion commit tee", for the coming, spring season. These models will by way of reprisals for sanctions be sub- atituted for those of French dress- These are the first sizeable con- making establishments which, so tracta signed in North China for the paper observes, will have to Japanese goods stuce the estab- pay the costs of the French lishment of the Hopel-Chahar Government's mistaken policy to Political Council. Representatives of the Japanese concerns récently. Transocean News Service.
visited Taiyuan, the capital of Shansi, at the request of General Yen and, came away with the contracta Union News
the action.
Reuter
SURPRISE ATTACK
Asmara, Feb. 16. February 13 was a day of great consolidation. A heavy rain, ser- iously impeded operations.
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At mid-day, Marshal Budoglio threw reinforcements of his crack Alpini troops into the battle. The Italians reached their objective
NORTH CHINA QUERY IN COMMONS
Sanction Reprisal Against Franco
A force of Ethiopians, estimated at 2,500, made a surprise attack on the left flank and surrounded battalion of the Babauda Division.. But this, helped by Italian arti- lery, fought, its way out of the position, infileting heavy lotzes on
London, Feb. 17. the Ethiopians and losing only. 18
Replying to Major-General Knox killed and 64 wounded, itself.
in the House of Commons to-day. On February 14, despite the rain Mr. Eden said he understood the making the take-off of aeroplanes transfer of a proportion of the most difficult, Italian machines customs and salt revenues collect-wards Italy bombed strong Ethiopian reinforce ed in Manchuria to the Chinese ments which were on their way to Government was contingent upon. the lines. JAMA
settlement of differences with the On February 15, the Itauan ad- present regime in Manchuria. While vance
On both the security for loans was secured was resumed. flanks the troops moved again. thereon, it was inevitably impaired.
The Ethiopians desperately at- by this diversion. tacked the Italian cofamns
There had been paly a tempor- they ascended the Ambaaradamary suspension of the service in and every available man and ma- 1912 and 1913 and on reorganiss chine-gun was hurled fate the tion loans for a short period in fight
1928. As long as the services on these loans were being paid Mr. Eden had not thought of making The Italians repeatedly charged representations to the Japanese with their bayonets the ragged and Manchukuo authorities and Ethiopian lines, ang the blues | the need did not arise. warriors, armed with long curved, Hauter,
BAYONET CHARGES :
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NEW GOVERNOR OF MALTA
Province, for 337 passenger and freight cary worth $740,000, to be used on the Taiyuan-Puchow Rallway.
WINCHESTER CASTLE AGROUND
Refloated At High Tide Three Hours Later
London, Feb. 18. The 20,000-ton Union Castle mail liner, Winchester Castle, homeward bound from South Africa with 338 passengers aboard, has gone ashore in dense for near Portland Bill of the south coast of England.
A lifeboat, tugs and a destroyer. have answered the liner's radio. London, Feb. 16. distinguished military career, hav- calls for assistance. Lleut.-Gen. Sir Charles Bonham-¦ing served in the South African⠀⠀⠀ It is understood there is no im- Carter has been appointed Goy Waz and the Great War. In the mediate danger. eanor and Commander-in-Chief of patter, he won many honours, Bri-Later: The Winchester Castle Malta, in succession to General Bir tish Branch and American. He was was refloated at high tide three David Campbell, who has been Director of Staff Duties at the hours after, grounding. She was permitted to relinquish the post War Omce from 1927 to 1931, and apparently undamaged and pro- for reasons of health,
Commander of the Fourth Divi- seeded under her own power to The new Governor has been alot from the latter year until Weymouth, Bay where she will „44) Director-General of the Territorial | 1993 -*-*-*-*-*
land her passengers.-.-. Army since 1938. - He has had a | Reuter,
Bruter
Melbourne, Feb. 17.
The Royal Research Ship Dis- covery II arrived in Melbourne to- day after rescue of Lincoln Elis- worth and his companion, Kenyon
Zealand Governments and mem- The airmen expressed gratitude to Great Britain, Australian and New
bers of the Discovery for saving their Hves Reuters Bulletin Service,
Davose, Feb. 17, The Comune at Davose has re- quested the Nazi Government to remove the headquarters of the Nazis in Switzerland from "there. It will be recalled that Davose was the place wherein Wilhelm Gustloff, chief Nazi agent, was 25- sassinated.
Reuters Bulletin Service. “
(Other Cables on page 12).
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