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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7,
1935.
日九月七
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ITALY WILL WAGE Abyssinian
AIR WARFARE
Emperor
Determined
PREPARING ARMADA WILL FIGHT ONLY
OF BOMBERS ·
TO CRUSH ABYSSINIA IN
FIRST ATTACK
Rome, Aug. 6.
AS LAST RESORT
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Addis Ababa, Aug. 6.
Seaid at a desk littered with papera und telegrama in the ground floor of the ultra-modern palace, the Negus of Abyssinia, despotic miler of some 5,000,000 people, received Reuter's corre
the Emperor of
the
While Italy is organising a large army for servicespondent in an exclusive audience in Africa-she has just called another 70,000 men to the to-day. colours the Government is relying for success in any! Attired in a handsome black campaign upon its Air Arm. Intensive training of cloak, the Italian pilots is being carried out in Sicily with new Ethloplans replied to questions con- high speed planes capable of carrying 500 two-pound of war. bombs, either of tear gas or the deadly chlorine or mustard gas, or the very effective shrapnel bombs.
cerning his movements in the event
"Our traditions," he said; "re- quire me to be the commander-in- chief of the Army: Although
It is understood that the opening of the anticipated deeply attached to the cause of Italian campaign in Africa is intended to overwhelm peace I do not intend to evade my Abyssinia's defenders, for it will burst upon the sacred duty, and I shall lead our armies in defence of our liberty Ethiopians when massed squadrons of Italy's Air Force and territory." roar over Africa. Four hundred planes using tear gas will be sent against the Abyssinians in the first great drive, it is planned.
If pushed to it, the Italians will use poison gas; but the Government is anxious to avoid this measure in view of world opinion and for humane reasons.
They do not wish to antagonise too greatly the population of the country which they desire to colonise, furthermore, Italy wants to conquer Abyssinia, but remain un friendly terms with the people. The Italian troops are being provided with a specially designed light gas-mask.
Fifty high speed planes, of the type to be used in the bombing attack upon the Ethiopian lines, have already been manufactured at the Fiat works and are being used for practice. Two hundred more have been ordered. They are twin-engined machines, capable of a speed of 300 miles per hour.
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ITALY'S MIGHTY ARMIES
NEARLY MILLION MEN IN ARMS
220,000 ALREADY. IN AFRICA
(Special to "Telegraph")
An official communique has been received from London stating that the Italian Ambassador In London has received many ex- offlers, British soldiers, engineers,
(lly Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphis Mes doctors and nurses, offering to
Received, August JAPS. (Irdinener, enroll
voluntarily ex themselves with the Italian forces in the
Rome, Aug. 6. event of war with Abyssinia. The The Italian press is emphasis- Italian Embassy has expressed ing that while Italy is mobilising appreciation of the offers which troops for service in her colonies, It has transmitted to the Italian new divisions are always being Government with n request for constituted to replace them for further Instructions.
service in Italy.
MOVED FROM FRONTIER
means
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Asked whether Ethiopia would accept any form of economie man. date by the League of Nations. the Negus League, on numerous occasions, had rendered valuable economic and social aid to his country, with- out restricting in any respect the independence of the people.
answered that the
"I should not refuse such assist
were offered again." ance if it he said.
NO DANGER TO FOREIGNERS "Foreigners acquainted with us know that no danger exists for them in the event of war," the Negus went on. "The Govern fent contempintes special mea- sures to protect foreigners' lives and property in the event of hos- tilities or movements of troops in their vicinity."
Asked whether he would con- alder meeting Signor Mussolini on neutral ground, if such a meeting could be arranged, the Negus sald that no such meeting had yet boen proposed.
"If such a proposal were made I believed I would be obliged to consider it."
The Emperor impressed the correspondent with his determina- tion to do life utmost to preserve peace. But he also showed that he would wage war inexorably if the Italians invaded Ethiopia,
TREMENDOUS WORKER
The Emperor works eighteen hours daily and possesses a mar- vellous grasp of the detail of his in nation's organisation, both civil and military matters.
As a result of the new mobili- The removal of two further sation, which entails the forma divisions from the Franco-Italian tion of two now divisions of line
The Tribal chiefe from all parts frontier by ordera from Rome troops and one of Blackshirts, the
about 900,000 of the country are daily calling at soems to lend credence to the re- country has now
that the palace and securing the Negua port of a Franco-Italian military under arms, which
be of their loyalty and requesting understanding, reached during the still further divisions can rocent visit to Italy of General constituted without calling up orms and ammunition. Gamelin, the French Chief of mors classes of men as yet.
Consequently it is expected that Staff.
the rest of the 1912 class will be This understanding, it is be-kept in reserve and not called to lieved, enables the Italian Govern- the colours at present. ment to withdraw troops from the French frontier for service in
.. FIFTEEN DIVISIONS
East Africa or for the protection Seven regular divisions, totall-
The Emperor is supplying them to the best of his ability from his limited arsenal, but it is an open secret that Abyssinia is extremely short of all sorts of weapons,
of her northern frontier againating 100,000 men, are now mobilised which the country
GO TO TYROL
The strictest secrecy prevalls with respect to troop movements and other preparatory measures is taking to a possible German invasion. for East African service. The meet the threatened invasion by armies massing in majority of these are already the Italian overseas.. Six Blackshirt divisjons, Eritrea and Italian Somaliland.- The new divisions, formation of totalling about 80,000 mon, have Reuter. two were announced yesterday, Jalso been mobilised for colonial will replace those going to East Borvico, besides two divisions of Africa. The new. units will be native soldiers, totalling about aent to the Bouth Tyrol frontier. 30,000 men,
It is announced that the French. In addition to these, there were, Government has just conferred before mobilisation. 'about 10,000 upda
Maraha! Badoglio, the regular troops already serving in Italian Chief-of-Staff, the Grand the colonies, making a grand total Cross of the Legion of Honour of 220,000 men in arms in Eritren
and Italian Somaliland, in addi Reuter
tion to at least another 15,000 specialists and others. But it is The Minister for League of hot so much with troops as with Nations Affairs, Mr. Anthony aeroplanes that Signor Mussolig! upon winning a quick Eden, with the Foreign Secretary,counts
SEEKING SETTLEMENT
Sir Samuel Hoare, this afternoon campaign in Abyssinla-Reuter visited the Prime Minister Mr. Special
Stanley Baldwin, at Downing
Street and the three. Ministers Gad a long discussion with regard tween
the representatives of
DRIVE AGAINST. JEWS
GUESTS SCURRYING. FROM SPA
(Special to "Telegraph")
Berlin, Aug. 6,′′. The first largo-scale offcial ex puision of Jews has sent 800 hotel guesta scurrying from Badtzels, a Bavarian Spa, on the Burge
to the Italo-Abyssinia diepute. Britain, France and Italy, signa-master's orders.
Every Jewish guest, old, young, on 35d his impressions of the tata solution of the Italo-Abyssin- sick and well, left, while a Jewish at Geneva it is still lap dispute should begin next hotel has closed down, this throw hat a meeting of the week, alther in Paris or in ite ing ffty Aryan employees out of ill be held in the next neighbourhood, and worked
In the light of Mr., Eden's report torles, of the 1908 treaty, to facili
that: the French
«ärrangement-will enable | It is believed that Her
mes to remain in touch is behind the move.
the "Abyssinian fire Baatseltä ^British”: Wires
Rioting In
Navy Yards In France
WORKERS BATTLE
WITH TROOPS
CUTS IN PAY RESENTED
Breat, Aug. 6.
A. Barious situation has arisen In the Naval Dockyards here fol- Bowling yesterday's lightning strike, called by arsenal workers as a potest against ton per cent wage cuts under the new economy decree laws.
The workers rofusced to resume Jos Louis, the coloured boxer work on the cruiser Dunkirque, (right), who recently best Primo while guarda ramnin posbod Carners, ja kare seen with King aboard to maintain order, Lavinsky. The two are due to mest Tho workorn gwarmed Into in a ten-round bout at Chicago to-day. | athur yarda stirring up their com- rudos, until the whole dockyard was Boothing.
VICEROY OF INDIA SELECTED
WILL SUCCEED LORD WILLINGDON
MARQUIS OF LINLITHGOW
London, Aug. 6. The Marquis of Linkthgow in to be appointed the next Viceroy of India, In Accession to Lord whose term of office
Troops and marines tried to round up the workers but met with a lively bombardment of tools and bottles. The dockyard was even- tually closed and the worker' marched to town 'singing the In- Larnationale.-Reuter.
STIFF BATTLE
Brief, Aug. 6. The Government Maritime Ar- sonal worldors. abandoned con- struction of the crufsor Dun- kirque and rioted to-day, as a pro- test against pay cuts which were part of the budget balancing oconomy. They forced the closing): of the Arsenal.
The rioters swept into Brest.and. paraded the streets.
JAPANESE SEIZE
HIGH OFFICIAL
PEIPING AMAZED AT DETENTION
SEQUEL TO MURDER OF LUANTUNG OFFICER
Peiping, Aug. 6.
Mr. Tao Shang-min, Counsellor of the Peiping Political Council, who failed to return to his home after calling at the office of the Japanese Military Attache yesterday to discuss the Luanchow murder, is believed to be detained in the compound of the Japanese Legation.
On report states that on Chinese official enquiries being made, a member of the Military Attache's staff explained that Mr. Tao is being detained, "but is being treated well and is helping to solve the problem of Liu Tsu-chow's murder."
General amazement is expressed at the Japanese action in detaining a high Chinese official, especially as the detention appears to have been done by a minor Japanese official. Major Takahashi, the Military Attache, is at present absent in Shansi, but is expected back to-night.
NO RANSOM DELIVERED
Willingdon, expire in April next hour with the rioters and analle TO BANDITS
year.
The fact that the appointment has been announced some months before Lord Linlithgow takes office may be interpreted as an indica- tion of the determination of the Government to press on the in- auguration of the new Constitu- tion......
Heavy forces of police, troops and mobilio guarda battled for an
cleared the streets in the vicinity However, of the Arsenal self. rioting continued in the Rud Siam, Brest's main thoroughfare.
ONE KILLED Twelve were seriously injured and at least one man avas killed In the fighting.
Meanwhile, two minor disorders have occurred in the barracks.
Sub-Profeet Jacques Henry, who removed the red flag from thei headquarters of the mob, Was beaten severely.-United Press.
PAY REFUSED
in
It was later confirmed that the Japanese authorities in Pelping have taken the astonishing step of
and holding arresting communicado the high Chinese Mr. Tao Shang-min, official,
In the murder of naoffler the Chinese Peace Preservation.
apparently connection with
ranchow on Sunday
A telephone Mr. Tao received message yesterday afternoon" stat-
BRITISH JOURNALIST |ing that Colonel Giga, of the
NOT YET FREED
JAPANESE TO. TAKE STEPS
Pelping, Aug. 7.
bar-
Japanese Army, would like to see him at Legation Guard racks. Mr. Tao went there by ear, but in the meantime Colonel Giga had left for Tientsin, and junior officers-arrested Mr. Tuo, -who-[s not allowed to communicate with anyone.
It is noteworthy that Mr. Tao was recently removed from an im- portant post in the Luantung de- militarised zone, on the demand of Japanese military officials.
The appointment confirms the forecasts of political prophets, who generally predicted Lord Linlithgow as being fitting choice. It is recalled that his Chairmanship of the Royal Com-
Dr. Herbert Mueller, who re- mission on Agriculture in India a
turned from Kalgan this evening, few years ago.gives him personal
declares that the bandits have not ransom, the $8,000 experience of an administrative
collected Le Havre, Aug. 6, subject which will be supremely The engine-room officers of the which was unaccountably sent to Important in the future in India, Compagnie General Transatlan- Paochang and have taken from the Japanese Legation has
the Jones,
British while by his Chairmanship of tique, including the officers of the Gareth the Joint Parliamentary Com-super-liner Normandie, have re-journalist, across the border,, mittee on Indian reform, Lord fused to accept their pay as a Linlithgow gained close ex protest against the ten per cent Japanese Hillary, Mission in SEQUEL TO MURDER perfence and knowledge of the new Constitution, under which he will be the first Governor-General,
COMPANY DIRECTOR
wage cut-Router,
PARIS ARRESTS
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The absence of responsible officers prevented the Chinese authorities in Peiping from asalating Mr. Tao. -Router
Colonel Matsul, head of the Kalgan, Informed Dr. Maeller that
It is believed in the North that Mr. Jones was across the border, and they had ways and means of the Japanese action is the result Paris, August 0.-
securing his release, which they of the murder of Colonel Liu A number of arrests were made thought could be accomplished Tau-chow, Chinese commander of this evening when 2,000 civil ser- within a day or two,
the Luantung Peace Preservation vants and gas workers demons
Corps, who was shot down by four trated in the streets against the When released, the Japanese men at the railway station of Government's ten per cent, wage Mr. Jones to Jehol, and then send Luanchow on the afternoon.of cut in all departments and services. him to Peiping.--Reuter,
Reider Special.
CONFERENCE IN PARIS
Paris, Aug. 6.
The new Viceroy, who is the second holder of the title, which was created in 1902, was born in September, 1874, and has been Chairman of the Market Supply Committee, since 1989. He Is Director of the Bank of Scotland, of the Scottish Widows". Fund and Life Assurance Society, of J. and P. Coats.Ltd of the Scottish |- Agricultural Industries, Ltd., of the British Arts Trust, Ltd., and of the Second British Assets Trust, Ltd., and President of the Edinburgh and East of Scotland College of Agriculture,
Lord Linlithgow; served in the
M. Laval desires the public to forthcoming, they said, Jones stated. "European War, being mentioned
might be killed. in despatches, commanded the measures to reduce the cost of comprehend the methods of the
The travellers were taken on lat Lothians and Border Armoured ving, which are a counterpart to July 28, about 80 miles from Car Company from 1920 to 1920, to the reducing of wages. ... -Kalgan. was Civil Lord of the Admiralty
President Lebrun in interrupt- from 1822 to 1924, Deputy Chair- ing his holiday on Thursday to man of the Unionist Party Organi proside at a Cabinet meeting which sation from: 1924 to 1920 and Pre-predunt scherms of counter: QUEEN TO TAKE sident of the Navy League from wide public works for the relief 1924 to 1931-Router,
August 4. Three of the alleged of Colonel Liu have Mr. Gareth Jones and Dr. assailante Herbert Mueller, a German news been apprehended. paper correspondent, were cap- A Japanese gendarme was also tured with their Russian chauffeur killed during the shooting when M. Laval, the Premier, is sum, when they were motoring in Inner he attempted to intervene. moning all the ninety Prefects of Mongolia. The bandits demanded France to Paris in order to 1-$100,000 ransom and freed Dr.
A Japanese battalion comman-, struct them orally on the Imueller with instructions to obtain der, Major Fukul, was threatened portant new economy laws and to the money and thus effect Jones' by
the men responsible for explain to them the need of these release. Unless the money was Colonel Liu's death, it is further
ENDEAVOUR WINS AGAIN
KING'S CUP VICTORY
AT. COWES :
London, Aug. 6,
Inexaures,
of unemployment and lower the prices of essential commodities. Reuter Special.
BRITISH FINANCES
HOLIDAY
HOLLAND'S - RULER GOES TO BRITAIN
London, Aug. 6.
(Special to "Talograph”) Exchequer returns show that the ordinary revenue, excluding
The Hague, August 6. self-balancing items amounts to #192,688,184,, compared with $194,-
Queen Wilhelmina, accompanied Mr.TO. M. Bopwith's Endes 281,730 at the corresponding date by the Princess Julfans, heir to your to-day gained her ascend con- of last year, Revenue from Cus- the throne of Holland, left for
win at Cowes Week, when tome and Exeles amounts to-8101, holiday to day la the Loch Eain cured the King Cup 087,000, against 697,795,000 for district of Perthshire.
akes, the same parled last year. Total p being a Britiki vessel, was not Ford)
Yesterday it was intimated by, high Japanese Army circles in North China that some action was pending as a sequel to the assassl- nation.
COLONEL DALY CASHIERED
WILL SERVE STIFF PRISON TERM··
London, Aug. 6.
Lieut.-Colonel Denis Daly, has been cashiered and sentenced to seven years" penal nervitude, though two years have been, mitted.
He was found gulity by a court imartial ón tan of twelve charge, expenditure, exclusive of 1: This is the first since the death brought by three gunners of hi
ing Items 1112267,847, of the well-loved Prince Comfort brigade. He was found nob zu 4048,907,078): the that the Queen, has dreased in on the other two charges to
date of 1934- traveling, salt inbound of a whits The nature of the charges frodo
* mourning dress—Router.