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ETHIOPIAN REGULARS JOIN ITALIANS
Events Preceding Capture
Of Dessie
("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
Addis Ababa, April 22.
The Salale region between Addis Ababa and Gojjam province, Was bombed and gassed by Italian aviators on Monday as well as on Tuesday. Although both sides a re striving hard to win the battle now in progress on the northe'nr front, no decision had been reached up to Tuesday night. The Abyssinians so far have been able to hold their positions.
Foreign press correspondents in Debra Birhan have been ad- vised to return to Addis Ababa by the Abyssinian High Command. The majority of the correspondents, however, preferred to stay in Debra Birhan for the time being, since they belleve that the Italian advance will proceed much slower than had originally been expected.
The Abyssinians apparently were able to offer serious resistance to the Italians. A report describing the events preceding the capture of Dessie by the Italiana which has been received here from Debra Birhan, declares that the Amharic regulars serving in the Abyssinian army went over to the Itallans and killed 20 men of the Crown Prince's bodyguard during the night, The fact that he could no longer rely on the loyalty of the troops at his disposal, so reports assert. caused the Crown Prince to evacuate the strongly fortifed city without offer- ing serious resistance.
An unconfirmed message from Debra Birhan asserts that Abys-
sinlan columns burnt several Italian planes and a" considerable quantity of fuel after encircling and capturing un Italian air force base to the northwest of Dessie.- Truocean News Service.
BUILDINGS DESTROYED
Asmara, Apr. 22.
Itallan headquarters report that a closer examination of Dessie dis- closed that numerous buildings belonging to the administration were destroyed by, the inhabitants before the tadans marched In Alt foreigners have left the town, Transocean News Services
Daga Modo will be made untenabic by the successes of the Libyan dl- v.sions and that thus the road to Harrar wil become free. ransocean Aews Servic
SASSABANEH SURROUNDED Dessie, April "22.
forces The
which Abyssinian had been encircled by the Italians the southern u Glanogobo on front were almost completely on- nihilated during an unsuccessful attempt to break through the Tta- tan lines and reach Sasabaneh.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1936.
ADVANCE ON
HARRAR
Little Opposition Expected
DAILY ARRESTS
IN SPAIN
GENERAL VON SEECKT
Anniversary
"Purge" Of Army And Seventieth Birthday
Civil Guard"
be
and
was in excellent health.
("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
("Hong Kong Dally, Press" Special) | ("Hong Kong Dally Press” Specjal
Madrid, April 22,
Berlin, Apr 22. Asmara, Apr. 21. The latest reports received here
As an outcome of the decisions
One of the foremost German World War. from the Italian headquarters ap- reached at the Council of Minis- Army leaders of the pear to show that the battle in Sers on Monday, the Governors of Genera Hang von Seeckt, on his Ogaden did not as previously re- the numerous provinces have dur-seventieth birthday on Wednesday ported result in a complete anni-ing the last few days proceeded to hilation of Ras Nassibu's army, arrest al the ringleaders of the Von Beeckt achieved universal since only the Abyssinian advance Fascist Party. "The Spanish Pha- celebrity when, as Chief of Staf under Field Marshal von Macken- guards were apparently engaged lanx" which was declared to
sen, he organised the campaign in fighting in the Sassabaneh re-illegal. gion. Opinion prevalis here, how- In Cuenza, Avila, Bilbao,
against the Russians in Gallatta in ever, that the Italian successes will Sevife and other cities the Fas the Spring of 1915 which resulted enable General Graziani to push cist leaders are being scized daily. in a break-through of the Russian-
arrested on to Harrar without meeting the total
throughout time at the battle of Gorlice. much, resistance.
Spain being estimated AL more than two thousand,
Semi-officially it is announced that these persons were taken in- to custody merely for their own protection against attacks from the extreme Left Wingers,
บ
Later von Seeckt took the lead- ing part in the victorious Cam- paign in Serbia in 1917 and the end of the war occupied the post of Chief Turkish General of Staf
All signs point to Graziani's in- tention to press on as rapidly as possible but it is not at all cer- tain when the northern army will resume its forward movement south
After the war von Seéckt as- of Dessie, although it is generally anticipated here that the Italian "The purge" of Army and Civli sumed the formidable task **
the- new armies will succeed in attaining Guard is continuing. the Home organising
German In 1826 von de- Reischwehr.
Seeckt their ultimate goal, that is, the Minister having published a occupation of Addis Ababa by the cee in Tuesday's issue of the was placed on the retired list and end of this month: or the begin-Gazeta de Madrid"
he spent some years subsequently putring 77231ors and two in China where the "Government ning of the month of May at the colonel. three very latest,
Lieutenants of the Civil Guard "on conferred on him one of its high- During their advance to Dersle cave.” Numerous
have est orders as a token of its appre- officers
gar-ciation of his services. the Italian troops were provision-beer. 'transferred to strange ed by means of air planes. From risons.----
April 7 to 19 the Askart Division Transocean News Service. bas during its march southwards
The Libyan detachments of the Ligian army, as well as the mech-been supplied from air planes with anised division commanded by General Verne. particularly dis- tinguished themselves in action
Sasa banch itself is pletely encircled by Italian' troops.
generan Vers Service.
now
com-
ADDIS ABABA FEARS DISPELLED
a total of 120 tons of provisions sa that the soldiers had no need of utilising their reserve of rations. The transfer' of the headquarters fom Makale to Dessle was also accomplished by air but the arrival at Dessle of Marshal Badoglio and his staff was marked by consider- able ceremony. After landing in the Dessie air port the Marshal was driven to diy bounds in a luxurious motor car which
aace.. belonged to the Negus and was. Addis Ababa. Apr. 21.
captured by the Italians at the The Government to-day posted battle at Lake Ashangi. Surround- notices in the capital stating the
ed by his staff and escorted by a report that Italian-forces
detachment of Askaris, Badoglio only one day's march from the city then rode on horseback through was unfounded. It requests the Deople to remain calm.
were.
The notice adds that the author- ities are still in communication with a number of towns which the Italians claim have fallen to their troops, including Jijiga, Harrar and Daggabbur.
GRAZIANI'S OFFENSIVE
Rome. Apr. 22. Despatches from
Mogadishu state that Grazini's offensive is driving back the Abyssinians. The Arab division of the Italians which 11 a 60-hours fight took all the The exodus from the city con- and soldiers Important
positions tinued early to-day Abyssinian near Glanogobo, 50 mies. west of and police were almost the only Gorahai, has advanced altogether persons to be seen. The shops are
all closed. $4 miles in the last two days and are now situated 75 miles south- west of Sassabanch, 25 miles south of Daga Modo In Mogadishu it s belleved that the strongly fortified Abyssinian positions along the 50-bags, for hiding- mile line between Sassabaneh and
ARABS DECIDE ON A GENERAL STRIKE
Friction In Palestine
"Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
Jerusalem, April 22.
At the assembly of the all-Arab parties of Palestine at Jaffa on Tuesday night it was decided to proclaim a general strike through out the land on Thursday but that
the strike at Halfa would even be- Kin on Wednesday, Only the bakers are to continue as usual, while all the other activities are to cease. The Arab newspapers attribute the recent disorders to Communist subversive propaganda; among the masses in Palestine.
A police report announces that in new conflicts that have broken out on Tuesday night 14 Arabs and Ave Jews were wounded, while two. Jews injured the day before have since died. The Arabs attempted the Jewish colony at to storm Hatikwah near Telaviv but were repulsed by the police.- Transocean News Service
!
The only activity is a run on the Bank of Ethiopia where crowds of natives are withdrawing money ani sewing it into canvas
Reuter's Bulletin Service,
MEN ENTOMBED" IN
MINE
Desperate Efforts By Rescue Party
the city to the Italian Consulate where he was received by a dele- gation of local chieftains and priests who formally made their submission.-
Transocean News Service.
BLACK FORCES SCATTERED
their Pursued By Italian
Moose River, N.S., Apr. 22. Rescuers have been delayed "by" further falls of rock when the task
was almost accomplished, and they are now advancing three feet every four hours. It is believed that
twelve feet remain to be dug.
►
Troops
SILVER MARKET
one
(From Our Own Correspondent)
London. April 22. London Silver prices to-day were down 5/16 as follow:--
Spot
Forward
Von Seeckt is the author of numerous books on military sub- jects which have attracted much attention.-.- Transocean. News Service.
PRESS VIEWS ON BUDGET
April 21 Apr 22 Income Tax Increase
20-9/16 20-1/4 20-9/16
20-1/4
RECESSION OF MANDATES
British Attitude Reaffirmed
Unpopular
ན་
London, Apr. 22. The Budget is generally received by the press as unexpectedly elabor- ate and severe, bút is accepted with 2 Spartan resignation and approval of the orthodox - decision to meet the whole increase in ex- penditure from revenue,
BUDGET NEWS REACTION ON MARKET
Steady Tone After Early Disappointment
London, April 22.
The Budget Aews, which the "Financial Times" aptly calls Spartan finance, has brought home to the City the gravity of the defence demands which, however, are considered a cheap insurance Brainst the dangers arising from the persisting rearmament race. Nevertheless, apart from gilt-edged securities which, as" expected, hore the brunt of the unfavourable nows, the Stock Exchange stood UD well.
'General' satisfaction is expressed that the Chancellor main- tained his customary financial orthodoxy, while the money market Infers from the decision not to raise long-term loans yet that the Government will cover the requirements on short-terin" basis until short loans show signs of drying up.-Reuter.
Landon. April 22.
In concluding his Budget speech in the Commons yesterday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain said it was a bitter disappointment to him as he feared it would be to the country that he felt compelled to ask for new sacrifices of taxpayers.
He justified those of which the most important are the increase of three peace in the pound in the standard rate of income tax and Increase from four pence to str pence per pound in customs duty on tea by pointing to the needs. of national defence and in the course of his speech he fore- shadowed recourse to a defence loan in later years.
Disappointment is echoed by some Conservative newspapers to- day, regret being expressed that the call upon taxpayers was not
INCREASE IN DUTY" ON TEA
Loophole For Eastern Competition
↓
reserved till the financial neces- sity had become unchallengeable. and the Chancellor had to decide what. proportion of emergency ex- penditure on armaments should be found out of the revenue of the year and what proportion it was reasonable to raise by way of loan. MARKETS STEADY
On the Stock Exchange this: morning a sentiment of disap- pointment was at first apparent and there was a tendency of values to become somewhat reactionary, especially in the gilt-edged section. But as the morning progressed this attitude changed and later pre the Budget proposals, which approved for their orthodoxy, were received" with satisfaction and markets developed steadiness, British funds in particular show- ing appreciable recovery. British Wireless. "
PARIS TAXI-DRIVERS
ON STRIKE“
(Hong Kong Daily Press" Specia:)
Paris. April 22: The streets which are usually so
with swiftly moving traffic, wore a strange, deserted look to-day owing to a střike which has broken out among a section of aggregating some thousands in a protest against the introduction of cheaper tarif for two-seater taxis.
congested London. April 22. The increase in tes duty is not belleved to be the result of shrinkage in consumption, but the expectation of diversion of demand | taxi-drivers Commentators record that the
to inferior grades has caused proposals got a gloomy reception
farthing rise in the cheaper teas. in the House of Commons where it London, Apr. 21.
1 is anticipated that since the rise was apparent that many Conser
diminishes the preference on Replying on the motion for ad-
Most of the several thousand vatives hoped Mr. Neville Chamber- journment of the House of Com-lain, "the Chancellor of the Exche-
Empire teas from half to one-third chauffeurs on strike are themselves mons," a Conservation member, M. quer. would raise a défence loan
of the duty levied on foreign teas taxi-owners. The big companies, which are non-restrictionist, China | however, have agreed to lower Alfred R. Wise, to-day demanded earlier than is now projected. a pledge that the Government Others think the Chancellor and Japan will be encouraged to their rates. The strike is intended would not consider recession where would have been wiser to suspend invade the British tea market with to last 24 hours.--
the cheapest qualities at the Transocean News Servies. any of the mandated territories the sinking fund payments rather were concerned,
expense of restrictionist countries. than increase taxation when, in- Mr. J. H. Thomas, the Colonial dustry is recovering, but the ma-
-Reuter Secretary, replied that the "recentjority of papers agree it is best to statements of himself and Mr. bring home to the country, the real Neville Chamberlain, the Chancel implications of the defence, pro- lor of the Exchequer, on this sub-gramme. Ject applied to Crown Colonies as The necessity for raising the in-
("Hong Kong Daily Presa" Special)
well as mandated territories. Bri- Rome, Apr. 21.
come tax is questioned both by the tain possessed no advantages and "Dally Telegraph" and "Financial Hopes that the birthday of the
The latter says there is city of Rome would coincide with privileges over other countries, and Times.""
if the question of transfer of man- some tendency in the City to think the news of the capture of Addis
dates ever arose it would not be that Mr. Chamberlain erred on the Ababa were disappointed by an of-
for England alone, for Australia, side of caution, though there is no ficial communique issued on Tues- New Zealand and South Africa also doubt Britain stands higher in the day and which appears to indicate
world's estimation by choosing that the operations
Britain would not consider hand-stringent taxation in preference to thern front have come to a tem-ing over any mandates unless the borrowing. porary standstill.
whole question, as far as Empire mandates were concerned, was also
the nor-
had mandates.
reviewed.
of
The Liberal and Labour press "s
apprehensive that worse years are ahead, portended by the precedent of this year's Budget.-
There was also the question mandates affecting France and Reuter,
Marshal Badoglio telegraphs that the victory gained by General Graziani's army in the North of Danane in the province of Ogaden is having serious consequences Belgium. One miner at a time is relieved.Į for the Abyssinian forces who have at short intervals. He crouches in been scattered all along the cara- a narrow tunnel desperately hack-
van roads and are being pursued ing at the rock while a man-chata by the Italian troops. behind passes the debris to the surface,
The Motorized Detachment had on Monday reached localities The entombed men are weaken more than 100 kilometres from ing, but they are still alive and it their points of departure. Tas is expected that they can last an- Libyan Division which is composed other twenty four hours though exclusively of volunteers from our they had no food for two days. Mediterranean Colonies has in "Keufer's "Bulletin Servicë,
the course of flerece fighting in re- cent days given convincing proof of their mettle. Despite the unfa- vourable atmospheric.
BELGIAN AIRPLANE IN FLAMES
Two Deaths And Mail Destroyed
("Hong Kong Dally Press" Specia.)
Paris, April 22..
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Moreover, the inhabitants of the mandated territories themselves would have to be consulted before any change in their status undertaken, for their interesat had
to be considered.... Reuter
FRENCH PRESS NOT OPTIMISTIC
W18
PARTY OPPOSITION
London, Apr. 21. The Budget proposals are not enthusiastically received in lobby circles, although the lategrity of the financial principles on which It is based are freely recognised.
Many Conservative members re- gard such a budget as inevitable, especially in view of the needs of National defence. But opposition is voiced in some Conservative quarters to the increases in the in- come tax and tea duty, which, they declare, will be unpopular with the
country.
In view of Mr. Neville Chamber- lain's announcement regarding the cost of national defence, which he believes is bound to be upward, prominent Labour members ex- press their dismay at the prospect
GENERAL UYEDA WELCOMED
First Visit Since His Appointment
TRADE BOOM IN NEW ZEALAND
Wellington, Apr. 21.
Trade returns for New Zealand for the year ended March 31 show an increase of £4,750,000.
Harbin, Apr 22. The Premier announces that the General Uyeda and suite in three Government is adopting the 40- planes escorted by twelve others hour week in
all Government arrived this morning on his first works. He stated: “We cannot ex- vlat since his appointment. The pect private industrial and com streets were lined with school mercial enterprises to swallow this Government medicine unless the children" and representatives of Japanese, Manchukuo and Russian Cloverdment is prepared to swallow organisations.
it herself." Router,
Heuter's Bulletin Service.
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Cash Prices: of sill greater taxes.-
Parla, Apr. 21, conditions Pessimism. continues to inspire the Air Force have contributed the French press cominents on the matertally towards the victory. outcome, of the Geneva delibera- while the detachments of Engin- tions, the "Intransigeant obser- ears rendered valuable services in ving that the majority of the ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS
securing the lines of communica- diplomatists who assembled there tion thus ensuring supplies. were taking a distinctly unfavour- FOR STOCKHOLM
On the northern front the tri-able impression bome with them. bal chiefs in the region west of The paper goes on to say that al- Unknown Donor's Gift
Takkaze river continue to make though the fallure of the efforts their submission. The headquar- of mediation in the Italo-Abyssin- A pliot and a wireless operator ters of our troops have been trans-ian conflict has been expected, ("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special) lost their lives and the minil was terred to Dessle."
hope has, nevertheless been enter-Tezler. Stockholm, April 22. destroyed when a triple-engined Transocean News Service.
tained of a Franco-British rep- An unukua. g.it of an and Belgian airplane on night patrol
prochement and then of the ze- aircraft battery consisting of four service between Paris and Brussels
duction of the Anglo-Italian ten- automatic guns of the latest type and connecting with Cologne-
sion. Monday's events, however. has been made to the city of Berlin service crashed on Tuesday
destroyed all such illusions accord- Stockholm by an anonymous donor right between Bussy and Baron-
ing to the Intransigeant" which according to press reports here on Department Olse. The cause of
adds that while Mr. Eden and M. Wednesday. The battery which is the accident, is not known. The
Paul, Boncour, agree so long es to estimated to be worth one quarter plane seems to have been flying The proposal to acquire 1,000 | rematu confined to vague gener-
Athens, April 22, of a million kroner was construct very near to the ground when acres of land near Ilford, Essex, to alities, profound differences separ-
The Greek Government has ed in Botor's works the largest owing to sudden hilliness it scrap be laid out at an estimated cost of ating the two statesmen will un- arms factory in Sweden--and has ed along the surface causing the £600,000 as a new airport for mediately manifest themselves agreed to participate in the con- been placed at the disposal of the benzine tank to explode, the whole London, will be considered by the when the necessity arises in tak- ference at Geneva on the Turkish remilitariée the local air defence league by the machine being instantly enveloped Court of the Common Council of ing up a clear position regarding proposal to Dardanelles- municipal authorities-
the City of London, to-morTOW -- Transacion News Bervice.
British Wireless, Transocean News Service.
Reuter Bulletin Service
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