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FOUNDED 1881 No. 11107
FRIDAY, 五拜砹光一十三月止英港香
JANUARY
31, 1986.
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Hongkong Telegraph.
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REORGANISING ETHIOPIAN DEFENCE
RESERVES MASS IN SOUTH
GUERILLA WARFARE ON NORTH FRONT
FORT AND GUNS TAKEN
FROM ITALIANS
(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")
Telegraph. Copyright Telegraphic
1894. Received, January 31, 8 am.)
Messages
Ordinance,
London, Jan. 30. Guerilla warfare continues in the Tembien region, where Ras Seyoum is still active, despite the reported heavy losses inflicted by Italian artillery and machine-guns on his raiding bands and in the recent three-day battle, in which thousands of men participated.
According to messages from Addis Ababa, Ras Seyoum's present alm appears to be to avoid any large-scale engagements, and only to harass the Italians by "pin-pricking" constantly at advance posts and lines of communication, but always keeping his operations well separated and confined to small bodies of
men.
Meanwhile, in the South the Ethiopians' efforts have been directed at the reorganisation of their forces in anticipation of an attack. These southern armies have admittedly suffered heavily in recent engagements with the Italians.
It is the purpose of the commanders to mass reinforce ments in order that, when the Italians have reached the hilly country with their heavy, mechanised forces, an effective barrier can be established around Balo and Sidamo,
Movements of troops from Jijiga to the southwards have been reported and further heavy fighting, with pos- sibly a pitched battle, appears to bo Indicated in Ogaden province.
The Italian advance posts are said to be only twelve miles from the main Italian columns.
What is described as the worst thunderstorm of the century hus oc- curred at Addis Ababa and the road
Desiyo is reported blocked- Reuter Special.
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ORGANISING DEFENCES
Addis Ababa, Jan. 29. It is officially announced that the Minister of Finance, 01,
Bedfirond Fekrea Selansle, the Minister of Posts and Telegraph, Kanyazmatch Markos, and the Minister of the Interior, Dedjasmatch Gebre Marian, have left Dessiva by aeroplane, en route to the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway, in ordor to organise the movement of reinforcements to join Ras Desta Domtu.
There is apparently no suggestion
MOVE TO DEFEAT INFLATION
|ROOSEVELT CONFERS WITH CABINET
INDICATIONS OF CRISIS
(Special to "Totograph”)
Washington, Jari. 10. Moving swiftly to combat the now
of the recall of that loader, whose Inflation and national lottery drives,
Mr.
This new singlesaster Hawker fighting muchina recently launched by the British Government is reputed to by the fastest in the world. The pilot is completely enclosed, and the plane húa a re- tractable under-carriage which folds, into the wing. - No details as to the actual speed of the plane, have been made public, bat it in powered by a new supercharged twelve-cylinder motor.
NURSING
HOME MURDER?
MAN AND WOMAN CHARGED
SUGGESTED MOTIVE
London, Jan, 30,
A jury in the Nottingham inquest
on 50-year-old Miss Ada Louise
MILLIONS FOR NEW AIRPORTS
BRITAIN LAYING CAREFUL PLANS
MINISTER'S ADVICE
(Special Jo. “Telograph")
London, Jan. 30.
JUDICIARY REFORMS ADVISED
ROYAL COMMISSION] MAKES REPORT
TO SPEED UP PROCESSES
of the first "On the despatch of business.
at
CHINA'S MONEY IS SOUND
AMERICA ANSWERS JAPAN CRITICS
BUT U.S. HAS HER OWN DIFFICULTIES
Washington, Jan. 30. ¡
In face of the Japanese prediction that, China's currency would “blow up" by the spring of 1936, high American fiscal authorities have asserted that they believe in the strength of China's currency, on the new controlled basis.
They characterise as remarkable the quick success of the new currency system set up.
The United States, it is pointed out, has, aided China's monetary reforms by trading gold credit for silver.
Reports persist that another large silver purchase from. China has been negotiated, but Treasury officials here refuse to confirm or deny this allegation.
American finance, meanwhile, is in something of an uncer- tain position. Mr. Henry Morgenthaut Secretary of the Treasury, at a press conference to-day, hinted that the Ad- ministration might ask for now taxes to pay the Veterans' Bonus.
SUGAR PRICE CONTROL
London, Jan. 30. A Royal Commission's report, Just issued, suggests that future appoint Baguley to-day returned 'a verdict of It is estimated that millions, will be ments to the King's Bench Division wiful murder against Reginald Sulli-spent en equipment of airports in the should be subject to a fixed retiring yaU 'and Nurse Dorothy Nancy next few years, following the opening | age of 72. Waddingham, who were in charge of by Sir Philip Sassoon the nursing home in which Miss Aerodrome Equipnient Exhibition, common law, apart from suggesting Baguley died.
arranged by the Aerodrome Ownera an age limit for judges, the Commis- It was the unanimous verdict of the Association. In all, eighty firms sent alon makes drastic recommendations
for accelerating legal procedure, jury that Miss Baguley met death exhibits. from a fatal dose of morphine or A report is expected shortly on
The report strongly criticises the aerodrome heroin, and the opinion was expressed further
requirements, present organisation of business in that there was a joint,conspirpey. made by the Air Ministry.
the King's Bench Division and recom-WORLD ACTION NOW Sir Philip Sassoon urged the nu-mendea well-paid and responsible The coroner, summing up, suggest. ed that Bliss Baguley's will, under thorities to provide zites while sti!!""
of appointment manager's which £1,000 was left to the two available, and he said that to equip judiciary. | accused for looking after her until she
and other recommendations Thin died, provided the motive for the
are likely to cause acuto division of murder.
opinion in the legal profession. The report suggests the rules should be amended to admit the use of air mail in order to speed up the process of Jaw.
Sullivan and Nurse Waddingham were inter arrested and charged, with į murder-Reator Special,
Empowered To
Use Force
HITLER'S. ORDER TO REICHSWEHR
Berlin, Jan. 30. Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Germany
losses in the southern fighting and President F.D. Roosevelt to-day con has issued a decree empowering the subsequent order for a retreat, ferred at great length with allegedly distressed the Government. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Reichswehr to use force to maintain public order in the following A communique from the northern Treasury, Mr. Homer S. Cummings,the front states that the Ethiopian troops the Attorney-General, Mr. Henry eventualities have captured the fort at Choum Wallace, Becretary of Alriculture, Abere, with thirteen artillery pieces and departmental experts. and twenty-five maching-guns.
Fighting in that vicinity continues
on a large scale.--United Press.
ITALIAN REINFORCEMENTS
Naples, Jan. 30.
Oval 6,000 troops, Including regular
д
of
First, to repulse an attack.or break resistance; The conference indicated that
Second, to enforce the order for the crisis is at hand.
surrender of arnis; The lenders, reviewed the Govern
Third, to prevent the escape ment's entire financial condition and prisoners; Fourth, the Conferees departed grim and silent
persons entrusted to the Reichswehr.
Hand grenades and dynamite may
However, it fa understood that all
H.K. LINKED WITH
CHINA AIR MAIL
Dollar Per Half Ounce To Any Chinese Point,
Hongkong will now be able to make use of the Chinese air mail service which operates from Canton. A Post Office notification -issued, this, morning states:
"Letters will be accepted at Hongkong for transmis- sion by the Chinese Domes- ! tic Air. Mall Service from Canton to all places in China at the rate of $1.00: per half ounce unit. The : charge is inclusive of the regular postage,"
the
The Commission, which Was ap- pointed by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in 1934, was presided over by the Earl of Feel, and included the Binater of Rolls and other prominent lawyers, -Router.
Strike Threat
In France
NAVAL DOCK CREWS INVOLVED
UNLIKELY
U. S. UPSETS SCHEME
London, Jan. 30, The prospects of an International Sugar Conforenco being held very shortly appear to be receding into the
distant futuro.
It is recalled, however, that when President F. D. Roosevelt wrote to the House of Representatives asking for allocation of funds to meet the Konua Bill's requirements, ho made no men- tion of new taxation. It was pre- sumed that the Government would. borrow the $2,250,000,000, approx- Imately. needed to pay the Veterans' bonuses.
Moreover, President Roosevelt gave his saleman promise last year that no new taxation would be instituted in 1930,
·CUMMINGS' WARNING
Nevertheless, In spite of these assurances, the Attorney General, Mr. Homer S. Cummings, to-day stated that a programme of taxation to pro- vide for a new farm relief plan, to re- place the defunct A.A.A., will be sent to Congress within a week.
The yearly cost of the new plan will be in the neighbourhood of $400,000,- 000, it is estimated,
Mr. Cummings, at a press confer- ence, said the question of re-enacting It was generally expected that the the invalidated processing taxes, re- British Government would have al-tronctively, was being studied. If rendy insued worldwide invitations to these are put into effect again it will attend a meeting either in February rolleve the Administration of the or March, and the fact that no an necessity of finding "now" taxes and nouncement has been made to this will enable President Roosevelt to effect is generally attributed to the keep his promise in this regard. unsettling factors arising from the Renter. recent United States Supreme Court decision, coupled with the inflationary sentintent of devaluation rumours ro
Washington, Jan. 30. Buiting therefrom.
The Senato Agriculture. Committee Apart from the possible repercus has agreed to include in its report on slons on world sugar prices and pro- the now Farm Bill an exposition of duction of the disturbing American Senator Thomas' plan to raise farm nows, however, it is felt that succes-prices by the issuance of more cur- sivo disappointments and the long rency. period of low prices have done much
THOMAS' PLAN
St. Nazaire, Jan. 30. A strike which would paralyse all the naval dockyards In France and would hold up work of alteration them with the least delay they must aboard the mighty liner Normandie,
was decided upon. In principle, at for world outlets is increasingly re- to protect the goods or have organisatļány and co-operation.
"One of the principal objects of the mass meeting of 5,000 workmen to-cognised..
"is to Association," said Sir Philip,
Although it is somewhat premature The meeting appointed u delegato attempt to foreshadow tho
The Committee action merely places to prepare the ground for inter- the proposal before the senate in- national negotiations, while the futill-formatively, and it does not involve of producing sugar sine die commitment thorcon-United Press.
day.
Infantry and Blackshirt militiamen, phases of taxation were discussed in/be used in the case of absolute | act 'as a contre for the pooling of ton to ask employers to resumo dia ultimate result of a world conference, salled today for East Africa.- connection with the bonus and farm necessity, the docrea states-Reuter, { experience and the designing : OK | cussions in respect to the workers' do- ¡ it is considered that the active support |
Reuter,
ANTI-TRUST
LAW TESTED
POWERFUL U.S. SUGAR FIRM INVOLVED
(Special to "Telegraph")
Washington, Jan. 30.
Tho Supreme Court bears argu
reliof
legislation and the programme
of expenditure involved therein.
President
dent Roosevelt summoned the conference: when he was informed
that Congressional icadors apparent- ly declined to take the initiative in [lovying new taxes, due to the forth-
coming elections.
Representatives, and others,
The Speaker of the House of hayo
Intimated to the White House that the Treasury must make recommenda- tionsUnited Press.
monte in the Sugar Institute CARE BIG RAILWAY
next Monday, and Tuesday, and the hearing may result in one of the most sensational anti-trust Inw
doclafons since that against the
CONTRACTS
NAVAL TALKS PROGRESS
PUBLICITY FOR DRAFT SCHEME
London, Jan. 30.
methods whereby, aerodromes and pir transport will be organised and ordinated."-Reutor Special.
co-mands within forty-eight hours, with of such powerful consuming in- the alternativo of na automatic toreat as the British Empire would general strike at the expiration of help considerably to ensure a satis- that period Router.
factory outcome. Nevertheless, many sugar producers continue to call the Government's polfey, whereby sub- sidies are only diminished as market conditions improve, na too parochial, amounting to putting the cart before the horse-Router
EXHIBITION FEATURES
London, Jan. 30. Sir Philip Sassoon, Under-Socretary| for Air, opened in London to-day an exhibition of acrodronte equipment! and services in connection with the Conference of the Aerodromo Owners' Association, at which delegates from more than seventy organisations— authorities,
commercial
T
ROOSEVELT'S BIRTHDAY
ABSENTEE HOST TO THOUSANDS
Washington, Jan. 30.
The Technical Sub-Commitico. of municipai ̧ the Naval Conference has approved aerodrome owners and air transport publicity for the draft scheme out companies are discussing problems:
out of air transport and aerodrome -main-President Roosevelt, will be absentee lined yesterday.
The sub-committea, proposed that tenance. general' specifications and details of Great interest attaches to a paper host to-night, on his fifty-Lourth building programmes are to be given in which the Director of Weston Air birthday, to thousands of guests at the date of natification, and specifle port will describe the system of wire throughout the nation at balls In his Standard Oil Company in 1911. L.N.E.R. DEVELOPMENT details of each ship on the date on less control which has been installed honour. From this source sonic $2, which the keel is laid down and build at Heston to facilitato "blind land 000,000 in expected for anti-paralysis
ings "The installation, which con- charition, Ing begins,
The Conference meets to-morrow alats of a main wireless beacon at one It is expected that President at 3.30 pm, to consider the scheme, corner of Lis aerodrome and two Roosevelt will work in his pilled all murkorbencang throo, hundred - and day and dine with a few intimate three thousand yarda distant ro-friends-United Press, pho⠀ spectively, provides, the pilot with guidance for anfo lateral and vortical u
It gives the 'count an opportunity
to define the extent to which a trade
industrial soif-regulation; MAN
SCHEME
London, Jan. 30
association is entitled to go in
The case involves the Institute for Contracts worth more than half a Reuter. controlling prices through males only million sterling havo beon placed by Ba
-at an openly, announced figure. The the London North-Eastern Railway In
SUGAR QUOTA
Batavia, Jan. 30. Under new ordinances for the re-organisation of the sugar industry,
Reuter the production quota here for 1937 has been fixed at 1,400,000 tons.-
CHINESE ART EXHIBITION
KING CAROL PAYS A VISIT
London, Jan,' 30.
LINDBERGH INQUIRY RE-OPENS
MORE THAN ONÈ
MANA
INVOLVED
GOVERNOR'S CONVICTION
Tronton, (NJ.); Jan. 30.
The investigation Into the Widnaji- ping of the Lindbergh baby has been virtually re-opened by a sensations! latter addressed to Colonel Schwartz- | kot, head of the New Jersey police, by Governor, Hoffman,, who reiterates his opinion that the crime was not committed by one mun.
id that there Governor Hoffman adds Government contenda” this violates connection with the programme, of pop BIOTERS SUDDUED
approach, Baerodrome supplies and equipment, King Carol of Humania visited, the is ample evidenco In the records that the anti-trust laws and suppresses development under the scheme for a
Other expodia of wireless control and which is the first of its kind to be Chinese Art Exhibition to-day, and the chief witnesses slid those of ragel competition. In addition it in alleged Government guaranteet Joan of £31
Damascus, Jan. 30. of Internal air routes will be dis held in Great Britain, is evidence of was received by Dr. Cheng and other. In the prosecution shared his bellefo the numerous other restraints of 000,000, the prospectus of issue of All is now quiet throughout Syria, cused The delegates will also visit the increased Interest in Ring: as members of the Executive Com Colonel See more OS X Schwartakot In directed by trado have occurred: reggen data which was published yesterday the following the death dealing rioting of Oroydon Aerodrome to study the means of communication within the mittee 14-The-Institute contends the lay The orders include 160 new passin- the past few days and further trou- lighing system and control arrange British Isles and of the recent rapid King-Cerol-displayed special in his command to continue thermagis forbids only undue roeizaint and ger coaches and five hundred specially bias is not expected. Shops will promonts for night flying. DONATE EMWth of the number of "ale porte forest in the collection of fados, of and impartial search for the detection klonlardan melivities are handse, constructed wagon for the convoy. Bably, re-opention February jou The Exhibition, at which ovar eighty both municipal and private. – Britta Which he thân, n. solector'a knowledge, and apprehension, of i