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No. 14681
二拜歳 號十月尤英排香 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1935. 日三十月八
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ETHIOPIA EXPECTS INVASION SEPTEMBER 24
ITALIAN MESSAGE Search For
INTERCEPTED
“WE ARE READY FOR THEM ANY DAY”
ETHIOPIAN CAVALRYMEN MASS AT OGADEN
Rome, Sept. 9.
Compromise Continues
COMMITTEE OF FIVE HARD AT WORK
RAPID RATE OF PROGRESS
Geneva, Sept. 0.
The italian memorandum on the unfitness of Ethiopia for mémber-" ship in the League of Nations and the reply of the Ethiopian Govern- ment, which Emperor Selassie promised to submit, will be
of Five's experts, representatives of Britain, France, Poland, Spain and Turkey.
Scepticism is expressed in political circles regard-examined by the League Committee ing the possibility of Geneva reaching a solution of the Italo-Ethiopian dispute. When questioned regarding the Addis Ababa report that the Emperor had fixed September 24 as "zero hour," officials shrugged their shoulders.
The Committee of Five is dis-
playing great zeal and if the pre- sent rate of progress ia main- tained it may conclude its work
within a few days.
They declared: "We are ready for them any day." This appears to be literally true, as there are indica-pinced himself entirely in the tions that Italian troops are preparing for hostilities commencing the end of September.-Reuter.
Addis Ababa, Sept. 9. Dajazmatch Amda Mikael, powerful Ethiopian chief, has been ordered to proceed to Ogaden leading 25,000 Gallas tribesmen, the famed black cavalry of the Kingdom of the Negus.
heard that
the
Meanwhile diplomats have Ethiopians have intercepted an Italian message order- ing the invasion of Ethiopia to commence September 24.
The Gambela authorities have confiscated mules on which novon women and six children, of American missionary families, were leaving the country. Mr. Engert, the U.S. Charge d'Affaires, has anked Emperor Selasaic to intervene and the Emperor has ́ordered the miles to be restored,
-United Press.
NO SIGNIFICANCE?
Addis Ababa. Sopt. 9. The movements of Italian troops In Eritrea are merely normal and do not suggest any significance, declares the Italian Legation here.
CRITICAL PARLEYS PLANNED
LAVAL WIEL TALK WITH HOARE
ACTIVITY IN PARIS
The Emperor of Ethiopia has hands of the League and It is presumed he will accept whatever is decided there, provided his territorial integrity and political independence is unaffected.
she insists upon Ethiopia's free- dom being respected with respect to the neceptance or refusal of the League's proposals. It is con- that sequently too early to say Ethiopia has rejected or accepted the Paris or other proposals, ns none have been submitted up to the presont, but Senor Madariaga, the chairman of the Committee of
Great Britain has declared that
Tupical Ethopian tribesmen, who are to-day reported to be muatcring to resist an anticipated. Italian invasion on September 24,
STEAMER LIMPS
TO PORT
ONE LIFE LOST ON KHONG SAI
STRUCK ROCK NEAR HONGKONG-
|
Employment
On Increase
In Britain
250,000 MORE WITH
JOBS THAN IN 1934
INDUSTRIES HEALTHY
(Special to "Telegraph"}
(ily Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Mass asuri Ordinaner, 1895. Received, September 21. Guth 0.m.)
London, Sept. 9.
An increase of nearly a quarter of a million people in employment, compared with last year, and i drop of nearly 200,000 In the number of unemployed, are shown in the August return issued by the Ministry of Labour,” N
Registered unemployed
On
August 26 totalled 1,947,000, a decrease of 24,977 compared with July 22 and of 188,614 compared with last year.
Improvement is shown in coal mining, iron and steel, engineer- ing. and shipbuilding industries, and in motor vehicles, cycle and air- craft manufactures, as well as in buildings, woollen and worsted industries.
On the other hand, there was a decline in tailoring and distribu- tive trades, dock and harbour services.Reuter Special.
JOBLESS JUVENILES
The mouth of August always shows an increase of juvenile un- employed, accounted for by the re- gistration of boys and girls who
Five, is beginning his sounding 960 PASSENGERS left schoot at the end of the Sum
to-Right-Renter:
IRAQ AS PRECEDENT
Geneva, Sept. 9. The League Committee's propos. ed measures for assisting Ethiopia to put her house in order will be submitted to legal advisers for juridical advice to-night.
This decision was reached by the Committee of Five during an
'ABOARD
wha
mer term. Last month there was an increase of nearly 22,000 in the One third class passenger
number of unemployed juveniles. killed and another seriously injuring mainly to this cause and ed when the S.S. Kwong Sai, owned allowing for that increase the by the Yuen On Company, Hong-number of unemployed-men-and
women actually decreased kong, struck a submerged rock
whilst on the run from Canton this nearly 47,000,-British Wireless. morning.
Badly holed in the bows, the
hour and a half's discussion of steamer, commanded by Captain GREAT NAZI
waa
the Italo-Ethiopian dispute this afternoon. It'
suggested, among other things, that the Anglo-Iraquian Treaty might afford a basis of discussion as a parallel instance of foreign assistance with- out domination-Reuter.
Meanwhile the attitude of the
Paris, Sept. 9. Nogus remains firm. He will not
M. Pierre Laval, the Prime agree to any tri-party mandate Minister of France, is expected to .or Italian protectorate similar return to Paris to-night and will to that of Britain in Iraq, or to take the first opportunity of con-
COMMITTEE'S LABOURS the plan for an international ferring with the British Foreign
Geneva, Sept. 9. police force, which compromise Minister, Sir Samuel Hoare,
The League Council's #ub. arrangements were put forward
French observers anticipate that conmittee of five, charged with as possible solutions to the im- this meeting, which will concern the task of studying the Italo- passe.-Router.
the Italo-Ethiopian dispute, will Abysslulan dispute, met again this be of prime importance, and the afternoon with M. Leger of the calls which the Italian and British Qual D'Orsay acting in place of Ambassadors made upon M. Laval M. Laval, who is expected back to-day are believed to have been preparatory thereto:-Reuter.
U. 3. INTEREST
Washington, Sept. 9. It is reported that the United States has requested permission to send a railitary observor to tho Italian army in the event of a war with Abyssinia. The Italian Government has not yet replied to the request.-Router.
ASSEMBLY AT WORK
in Geneva to-morrow. The Com- mittee began its examination of the Italian memorandum. It re- ported that the Ethiopian reply Geneva, Sept. 9. to Italy's charges has not yet been The chief delegates of France, communicated to the Committee, i Britain, Italy, Spain, Belgium and-British Wireless. Mexico were elected vice-presi- dents of the Assembly in session here to-day.
EXPERT OPINION
London, Sept. 9. According to information in the In the voting the Soviet placed: hands of the British Military In- seventh and also failed by two telligence, Italy reckons four years votes to secure seat on the
will be required to conquer Ethiopia, Assembly's buronu. The Soviet lat British experts are inclined to re- thus the only great power not gard this as a reasonable estimate represented on the bureau and its
Long Service In Far East
:
providing there is no surprises to exclusion has occasioned consider-MR. RIVETT-CARNAC radically alter the fortunes of war-able comment,
fare.
Mr. Eamon de Valera was cloet-
This prediction was thade after ed president of the Political Com- the huge advantages of Italy's mission-Reuter.
mechanised military forces were
weighed against the strong favouri
tism nature has shown the Ethtopinna.
ROUTINE BUSINESS
London, Sept. 9.
The sixteenth Assembly of the
PASSES ON
ADVISER TO SIAM'S KING
London, Sept. 0.
Whatever the outcome of battle, Longue of Nations met to-day and the British are now convinced the elected as President M. Benes, Italiane-will-inunch a military offer: Foreign Minister of Ezechy” Mr. Charles James Rivett- sive the first week in October, Slovakia. It then adjourned Carnac, former financial adviser allowing two or three weeks after this evening when it elected the to His Slameso Majesty's Govern- the rains in the prospective battle chief delegates of France, Great ment, died to-day. grounds cease about mid-September, Britain, Italy, Spain, Belgium und Born In 1863, he married twice, The Italians are expected to attack Mexico as Vice-Presidents, who, first in 878 and second in 1906, almost simultaneously from Eritrea with the Chairman of the Com-1and had five none. and Somaliland.
missions also elected to-night, will He passed frat in the competi- In order to wipe out the aerid form he Bureau of the Assembly, tive examinations to the Indian memory of the Adown defeat, the When preliminary routine bual-Financial Department, in 1872, and Italians are believed certain to ness is disposed of the Assembly was mado Accountant-General and direct one of their main onslaughts will debate the Secretary-General's Commissioner of Paper Currency Ta the early stages of the campaign|roport-and-according to press to the Government of Burma against. that
town. One flank telegrams from Geneva the ex- 1897. Ia services were placed column might advance from Zula, poctation le that Sir Samuel Hore at the disposal of the Siamess about-thirty miles from Massowa, will make his first speech in the Government by His Majonty's But in operating from Asmara to-Assembly as British Foreign Government as early as 1898. wards Adowa, the Italians will en- Secretary and head of the British
IIis home
was in St. Heller, counter a gorgo approximately delegation, probably on Wednes- Jersey, to which he had retired.
(Continuad on Page 18.). day-British Wireless
Reuter.
J. Acock, arrived in Hongkong at 10 o'clock this morning and report. ed having struck the rock near Taishan, about two hours' steaming from this port.
Some difficulty was experienced In keeping the vessel afloat, but sho was eventually safely brought to port and is now in dock at Messrs. W. S., Bailey and Com pany'a shipyards.
She was carrying 960 passengers at the time of the mishap.
No further details are known
of the mishap at the moment.
:
RENEWED SILVER STRUGGLE
AGITATION AMONG MINING STATES NOT SATISFIED WITH PRICE
(Special to "Telegraph")
Washington, Sept. 9. Representatives of the mining industry, interviewed by tho United Press here to-day, sald that reports from mine operators indicate a widespread dissatin- faction with the United States allver purchase programme.
„Mine operatore point-out that
CONGRESS
GERMANY'S NEW ARMY PARADES
ANTI-JEWISH PROPAGANDA
by
LOUISIANA FEARS VIOLENCE
POLICE POUR INTO BATON ROUGE
LONG'S DICTATORSHIP LIKELY TO CRUMBLE
Hyde Park, Sept. 9.
"I deeply regret the attempt made upon Senator Long's life," declared President Roosevelt, speaking to-day of the Baton Rouge tragedy. "This spirit of violence is not American and has no place in the con- sideration of public affairs, least of all at a time when calm and dispassionate approach to the problems of the day is so essential."-Reuter.
DANGEROUS CONDITION
Baton Rouge, Sept. 9.
Despite an official bulletin declaring that Senator, Huey P. Long's chances of recovery had been greatly increased, it is learned in a reliable source that the patient worsened during the day. He was bleeding internally and his pulse had increased.
A second blood transfusion was given about noon.
"BREATHING SPELL" OF NO AVAIL
BUSINESS LOOKING FOR REAL CURE
REPUBLICAN CRITICISM
(Special to "Tolograph")
Washington, Sept. 9.- The Republican National Com- mittee to-day seed a statement saying that the exchange of letters between President Roosevelt and Mr. Roy Howard had accomplished nothing.
It said: "Business, financial and industrial interests do not want a mere breathing spell that want a
Lator.
High State oficials Bay they have almost abandoned hope for Senator Long's recovery. Tho hospital's nursing head admitted his condition was "very low" and that there was small hope. Doc. tors are preparing for another. blood transfusion-Reuter.
HOLDING HIS OWN
Baton Rouge, Sept. 9. "Long is holding his own. Thers has not been much change in the last twelve hours and wo do not expect developments for a certain period. "This Is the latest official bulletin.
The situation here is tense, with expectant crowds gathered Loutside the newspaper offices. Business is virtually at a stand- still.
Dr. Welas, the man who shot Long, has been buried in a local
SENATOR SINKING
Baton Rouge, Sept. 0.
A source which has access to information from the sick room of Senator Huey P. Long itself, real cure.
Further it said that the questions said that the "Kingfish" has n sinking spell. The asked by Mr. Howard and the Pro-Buffered sident's answers were "most likely close censorship on his condition designed to afford Mr. Howard a continues.-United Press
(Special to "Telegraph")
Berlin, Sept. 9. Trains from all parts of Germany have been arriving all day long at Nuremburg, carrying Nazis to the great Nazi Party Congress which is freshly laundered alibi for keeping the newspapera narrowly partisan
to be held there to-morrow, when I support of the President and to cemetery already. Hundreds at the new German Army will parade furnish them with an excuse for tended his funeral service, in- before Herr Hitler.
mer, splashing tales of murder and asking embarassing questions,
Baton
The Governor of Nuremburg, who advocating him for renomination cluding nearly all tho is an intimate friend of Hitler, has in the election. Further, the Pre-Rouge doctors and a number of produced a special number of the sident dared not run the risk of members of the anti-Long Square A steady anti-Jewish nowspaper, the Stuer-such a prominent publisher publicly Deal Association.
stream of messages of sympathy, "Mr. Howard avoided asking meanwhile, is flowing into the torture alleged to have been com mitted by Jews from early times questions about inflation, the rehospital where Senator Long lies. The House of Representatives tura of sound currency, balancing to the days of the Cheka in Soviet the budget, getting the Government met in
subdued atmosphere, Russia,
reference was made to out of private business or the Pre- and no The journal declares that the day sident's determination to make the the assault. But the House pushed when the death sentence is pro- Constitution conform to a Socialis- through the Bill aimed at pro nounced on Jewa, and carried out,tic programme.
yenting the re-election of Judgo will be a day of salvation for man-
"Conversely, Mr. Howard had Pavy, father-in-law of Dr. Weles. kind.--Reuter Special.
something to protect. He could-Reuter.
Thero is not afford to take the newspapers
a tonse atmosphere on the limb by blindly disregarding throughout the state, and al- that is as erratic as a weathervane revolt is discounted, the State Police are pouring into Baton in a whirlwind."
Also it said that a "ghost Rouge to protect the capitol and writer" edited the letters and that the hospital where Sonator Long there was nothing in them to which is lying. National Guards pro Stato Police if necessary.
Rum Schooner a reply from the Administration though the possibility of armed
Captured
it was the intention of Congress U.S. COAST GUARDS' "the confidence of men of affairs ready to reinforce tho to raise the price of silver to FOUR-YEAR HUNT
$1.29 per ounce, whereas under;
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can make fast".
Concluding, the statement 118- verted, the letters have bred fear Instead of conndence-United
Prch8.
RIGID REGULATIONS
As an indication of the gravity of the situation, the Commander of the State Pollen has ordered his men to shoot down any photo- grapher caught making pictures in or near the capitol hospital.
The family of. Dr. Carl A.
the existing Transury policy tho
Washington, Sept. 9. prico is far below that level.
The capture of the British Industrialists have reported schooner Popocatapelt off Cape prices by threatening to sell their had that the Treasury is holding down May, New Jersey, alleged to have £40,000 worth of liquor
BETTER WEATHER accumulated stocks should the nboard, has been accomplished price rise abruptly.
aftor & chase which has lasted for| [_A_wenk_anticyclone covers the Reports have also indicated that four years,
Pacific to the cast and south cast the mlalug states are solidlyStaton coastguard-officern, nero of Japan-and-pressure-le-mode-WalsaJr, who was himself supporting the McCarran Bill planes, cuttora and patrol boats rately high over North China. Instantly slain when he fired at for the repeal of the silver pro- have been employed in efforts to The typhoon in, situated about 260 Senator Long, is unable to give fits tax which is pending for the catch the schooner by every miles to the north-west of Tokyo, any reason for the shooting. next session of CongresB.- possible means and in all kinds of moving-ENE. - A ̈ depression is | Judge Pavy, father-in-law of Dr. Representatives have anld that wenther, but until her capture centred over North Annan, moy. Welss and bitter opponent of the the mining industry is, to some to-day the Popocatapelt had reing westward. Local Forecast Long fnction, said the shooting extent, fooling the general stimu-mained outside territorial water East winds, moderate; cloudy, could have nothing to do with
·lation of business-United Press, | limits/Router.
showery; Improving later
(Continued on Page 12.)