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二拜禮 號三月三英港香
TUESDAY, MARCH
3,1936.
日十初月
-No. 1485)
BRITAIN BACKING
RAILWAY WORKERS CRUSHED
TERRIBLE MISHAP
IN CANADA
TENDER ROLLS OVER GANG
Vancouver. Mar, 2, Thirteen persona have been killest and seven are seriously injured as a result of the worst accident on the Canadian Pacific, Railway in thirty 3.
A locomotive was deralled thirty miles out of the divisional point of Revelstoke, owing to a snowflide. As | a repair gang was attempting to re-i place the docomotive and tender on the rails, the tender rolled and crush- ed the
engine. nien against the * Reuter,
SEVENTEEN DEAD
Downlo, B.C., Mar. 2. Seventeen workmen are now dend following à frightful.accident on the Canadian Pacific Railway mountain Eno near hord,
Jocomotive tender was being hauled up a stoop grade when the coupling broke, and the tender crash- ed over sideways, falling upon røven. teen men who were clearing debris in a narrow cut.-United Press,
DEATH ROLL GROWS
Winnipeg, March 2.
The death roll in the C.. P. R. accident near Revelstoke has now grown to fifteen, including four Jap acso workmen. Soven are injured and one is missing-Reuter.
FLIERS' GREETING TO H.K.
Hermes Pilots'
Stunt Display
Mr. Anthony Eden, British Foreign Secretary, who state that Britain i prepared immediately to support the application of oil sanctions against
Italy.
ANGLO- SOVIET TREATY
GERMANY URGES NAVAL PACT
BRITAIN -AGREES
London, March 2.
In conveying Germany's willingness
to negotiate an Anglo-German quali-. tative naval treaty, Д Gerniany
diplomatic spokesman requested that
a similar arrangement be made with Russin.
British is agreeable thereto, and is expected to approach the Soviet shortly with a view to the conclusion of an Anglo-Soviet naval agreement,
Philots of the Royal Air Force-Reuter's Bulletin Service. showed their exuberance at the
re-
tura of ILM., Hermes to Hongkong after an absence of seven months, by
UNDERTAKing given
London-March ". Great Britain will shortly approach a display of acrobatics above the giant aircraft carrier that brought the Soviet with the suggestion of startled passengers on the 10.10 Star negotiatons for an Anglo-Soviet quall
ter had. Ferry from Kowloon to their feet in tative naval pact.
An undertaking in this matter has. amazement.
Five machines participated-in-the been given to Germany, which has display, which included loops, side- formally agreed to negotiato a similar slips, Prince of Wales" feathers and Anglo-German treaty, but expressed other stunts dear to the heart of pilots unwillingness to the the hands of the Government unless some limit Is of speedy.fighting machines.
The return of H.M.S. Hermes from placed upon Soviet naval construction. Britain has kept the Soviet Govern- the west, second vessel
attached to China station to do so, brings the ment informed throughout the avai feet back to nearly normal strength. conference in London and claer not The ships' return will bring joy to anticipate ay Soviet objection to A the managements of local cinemas and other amusement rendezvous, who rely upon the sailors for much of their revenue,
treaty, as suggested.—Router.
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EMBARGO
PREPARED TO JOIN APPLICATION OF WIDER SANCTIONS
BACKING FROM LEADING PRODUCING NATIONS
FRANCE STILL HOLDING OUT AGAINST FORCING CRISIS
GENEVA, MARCH 2.
THE SENSATIONAL DECLARATION OF MR. ANTHONY EDEN, BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY, THAT GREAT BRITAIN FAVOURED THE APPLICATION OF AN OIL EMBARGO AGAINST ITALY, CONDITIONALLY, THAT BRITAIN WAS PREPARED TO JOIN IN ITS EARLY APPLICATION AND THAT THE NATION WOULD BROOK NO UNDUE DELAY, HAD AN ELECTRICAL EFFECT UPON THE LOBBY OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AT GENEVA TO-DAY.
Italian journalists were almost incredulous; but there is a general feeling of relief that Great Britain has taken the lead..
American circles are enthusiastic. A prominent United States representative declared it "the greatest day in the history of the League of Nations."
Great Britain's lead, moreover, is supported by all the principal oil producing countries, though M. Pierre Flandin, the French Foreign Minister, is no more an- xious to force a crisis with Italy than was his predecessor at Geneva, M. Pierre Laval-Reuter.
SEEK PEACE FORMULA
Geneva, March 2.
The Committee of Eighteen, which is guiding the destiny of the League of Nations and which will pass final judgment on the proposed oil embargo against Italy, met to-day and convoked the Committee of Thirteen for Tuesday, when an attempt will be made to bring peace in Ethiopia.
The League authorities will probably telegraph Italy and Ethiopia urging both nations to accept League mediation:
Unless the offer is accepted within forty-eight hours, Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Minister for Foreign Affairs, is ex- pected to urge the adoption of the oil embargo against Italy.
This step is admittedly dangerous, for Italy has made it clear that the adoption of such an embargo would be considered an act of war and would be met with forceful resistance.
It is learned that Iraq, Persin, tha Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway are In favour of an oil embargo, while Before his departure for Geneva, the Roumania and Russia are hesitant. H.M.S. Kent, flagship of the China Foreign Secretary recolved Prince It is known, too, that the United Squadron, also starts her return Bismark, of the German Embassy, at States cannot restrict exports of oil craino from Singapore to Hongkong the Foreign Oflee. The purpose of oficially and can
only astist the the reply of the German Government Press. to the propora? made to the German! Ambassador, on February 26, that Germany ahould negotiate a bilateral naval agreement with this country, embodying the results of any agree-
Mr. Eden was prepared, he said,
to agree to such a course, but he inalsted there should be no nnduc delay,
SELASSIE LIKELY TO ABDICATE
ITALY ANTICIPATES PEACE MOVE
OUTLINES OF TERMS
(Special to "Telegraph”)
It is expected the French proposalam.) will mean a delay of only forty-eight to oll sanctions will be reached by Wednesday-Reuter..
this month. She will return via the the visit was to convey to Mr. Eden League by moral suasion,-United hours and that a décision with regard
Dutch East Indles and Manila.
M. Flandin, French Foreign Minister, who indicated at Geneva yesterday that France is holding out on the gil sanctions soue, desiring the formulation of in peace plan,
TELLS OF FINDING BODIES
FIRST HORROR OF RUXTON TRIAL
SPEEDING EMPIRE AIRMAIL
MANY HOURS CUT FROM SCHEDULES
COVER WIDE AREA
(Special To "Telegraph”)
London, Mar, 2...
Extensive speeding up of Empire air mails and altorations in the days of departure of mail planes from Croydon aro announced by Imporint Airways.
The effect of the changes will be to roduce considerably the time for the exchange of air correspondence.
From March 18 to the Near East, India and Malaya, planes will leave an Wednesdays, instead of Tuesdays. The Saturday service, which continuos to Australia, will be unchanged.
South-bound sõrvices via Egypt and Central Africa to Captetown will be transferred from Wednesdays and days to Tuesdays and Fridays, ne
· March 20,
Incoming services will be unaltered. except that west-bound mails starting at Malaya will reach London Thursdays, instead of Fridays.
SAVING TIME
OF
Under the new schedules, the time from London to Salisbury, South Rhodesia, and back will be fifteen days, instead of eighteen. Tho trip from London to Johans and Capetown will be unchanged, but three days will be moved on the trip cach way. One day each will be lop- ped off on the present London to
Loniton to Strait schedule,
WIFE-MURDER Karach and
CHARGED
London, Mar. 2. Sickening details of the discovery
The Calcutta route will be unaltor. ed, but in exceptional cases for the London to Delhi route the round trip will take sixteen days, instead of
NIGERIA SHOWS BIG SURPLUS
of the mutilated bodies of two wo-thirteen. Itouter Special. nien-those Mrs. Isabella Ruxton and a nursemaid, Mary Rogerson-nt Moffat, were given by Mr. Jackson. K.C., at the opening of the trial of Dr. Buck Ruxton at the Manchester Assizes to-day. Ruxton was,
how ever, charged only in respect of the murder of his wife, to which he plended "Not Guilty"
Mr. Jackson the dismember- ment of the bodies was done by some one with medical knowledge and sur gical skill He pointed out that the accused was a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Science, and sug gested that early one -Sunday Dr. Ruxton murdered the women on landing outside n bedroom, membered their bodies in a bathroom, removed all identification marks and"
REVENUE INCREASING PROGRESSIVE AREA
cut them up and drained them of this year is expected to
blood,
SIGNIFICANT FACT
used
AMNESTY FOR SYRIA
Kalabas, Nigeria, March 2. The budget for the year has been Inid before the Legislative Council, In which it is stated that the surplus up to March 31 amounted to £481,000.
leaving a surplus_of_over. £500,000ates include a sum of £165,000 Counsel described how portions of for an aerodreano and the Government the bodies were found, with tell-tale states that nir mail service will be parts cut away. There was straw on inaugurated and landing grounds pre- the staircase, which was most signi-pared in the near future.-Reuter fcant, because straw was
to Bulletin Service. pack the bodies found in the ravine. Mr. Jackson spoke for four hours before a packed Court in which men and women were separated, a 'special gallery being reserved for women. fly Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie Earlier in the proceedings, Mr. Mesura Ordinanes, 1886, Recaised,_March | Jackson stated that Ruxton. came from India and went to Edinburgh in Rome, March 2. 1028 to study medicine. His name then was Gabriel Hakim. Later he Reliable, but unofficial, Information altered it by deed, poll to Buck
the effect that Italy expects Ruxton.
LEADERS GOING TO Emperor Haile Selassie Hoon to abdicate in favour of the young Crown 34, was manageress of a cafe when
Ruxton's wife, Isabella Kerr, aged PARIS PARLEY Hope For Conciliation
Prince, who will probably make peace Ruxton met her. In 1028. She was
Damascus, Mar. 2. on the advice of the chiefs, was ob- married to a Dutchman named van Rome, March 2
tained to-day.
Ext, but it seemed that they only reported that an agreement has been Following the recent uirost, it in The decision to call a meeting of the Mr. Henry Morgenthau, the "Bec-ment reached at the Naval Conference,
lived together a few weeks. Mr. Anthony Eden, British Foreign Committee of Thirteen at Genova for... It is said that the Italians expect rotary of the Treasury, to-day an- Prince Bismark Intimated that his Secretary and chief delegate to
Dounsel suggested that Ruxton reached between the French High- nounced that the cash loan of $1,260, † Government were in principle ready Genova, to-day told the Committee or final attempt at conciliation, has the Ethiopian leaders and nobles to murdered his wife because of foolish Commissioner and the Syrian Nation 000,000, had been haavily over-sobito start negotations for such Eightien that His Majesty's Gaver been favourably received here. It is most and depose their Emperor, jealousy, and the nursomaki, Maryalists, providing for an amnesty, of
Rogerson, was killed boepuse she political offenders.
A deputation of Nationalist leaders caught accused in the act. It is stated that a peace settlement Mr. Norman Birkett, K.C., Is the will go to Parla to negotiate a tresty would involve the armézation of
-Router's Bulletin Servics.⠀ territory at present occupied by leading counsel for the accused on the lines of the Anglo-Iraq Treaty. Italian troops, plus some slight addi- tional territory in southern Ethiopia.
Italy it is stated, will respect Great Britain's interests in Lake Tenna and the French interests in the Addis |Ababa-Pribouti Railway and Ethio- pla, under a new Emperor, would be placed under the protection of the League of Nations, according to a report,--United Press,
LOAN OVER-SUBSCRIBED
Washington, March 2.
scribed-Reuter.
bilateral treaty-British Wireless,
NEW YORKERS MAROONED
WHEN LIFTMEN STRIKE
Eden's Statement
Geneva, March 2
other
felt that this means that M. Pierra ho refused abdicate. ment favoured the application of all Flandin, the French representative, is
Italie sanctions
against pations agrood to it. He said the resisting Mr. Anthony Eden's sanc-
tionist tendencies. British Government was ready to accept any decison to which the Com-The Italian Cabinet will meat to- mittee of Eighteen might come, but morrow. having considered the Export Com A spokesman to-day emphasised mittees report, Britain favoured the that Italy will not make peace pro imposition of an all embarge and is pomals but will examine any made prepared to join in its carly applies-provided they took into full account
her rights. tion.
It is authoritatively learned that if anctions are stiffened Italy will take adequate counter, measures. Renter, EVEN PARIS SURPRISED
Mr. Eden made this provisos that other principals supplying oil or transporting that commodity, who were members of the League of Nations, must be prepared to do ilkowiac.
Won't Brook Delay
Paris, Mar. 2.
'NO WORD FROM DESSIYE
Alis Ababa, March 2. Mr. Anthony Eden's blunt frank- There has been no communication ness at Geneva has surprised Paris, between this city and Desiye for the It fa interpreted as a warning that past two days, which has given rise
Router.
TWENTY · TRIAL FLIGHTS OVER ATLANTIC OCEAN
(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")
New York, March 2. Thousands of citizens were to-day marooned in sky- -scrapers or faced ascent or 'descent of endless stairways, as a
result of the long-threatened strike of liftmen for better pay., The whole of Manhattan Island and nounced the City would take over the Wall Street and the congested mid- oporation of the lifts in all residential towo section is affected, but the tower- buildings over six stories high. ing Empire State Building, where the officers, and representatives
He is calling a meeting of unlòni M. Pierro Flandin, the French Britain herself will propose oil to anxiety on the part of the people. lift staff is undor private control, and owners to try to end the strike, in Committee of Thirteen meet to eline to discuss peace,
of the Foreign Minister, auggested that the sanctions If Italy and Ethiopia de-
Dessiya being the headquarters of Radka City Building are not involved, which the union claims 80,000 are more for the examination of the The Trench Government will un-the Emperor, wireless messages have Mayor La Guardia de proclaimed participating de bustion, and specially to reo whether doubtedly concur in whatever attitude not been sent from that point owing a state of emergency and has called The police have taken extraordinary there was not a possiblity of bringing Britain adopts, but it is pointed out to the fear that the Italians might upon: all citizens to co-operate with precautions to prevent disorder and hostilities between Italy and Ethiopia that oll sanctions will go sofely plog up the origin of the signals and Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands no passengers, during the trial parto. city officials in maintaining the public up to now, there have been twenty to an end by conciliation within the against the grain Router.
thus locate the Emperor Renter health and protecting 1o. Hasan three arrosta-Reuters)
frame-work of the League” Covenant. (Continued on Page 12).
It is understood, however, that
Bulletin Services:
Copenhagen, Mar. 2. Twenty trial trans-Atlantic flights will be 'mado in 1986- between New York and Copenhagen-ton cach way according to a decision reached by a conference of representatives of Pan-American Airways and the Director of the Greenland Department'.
The route will probably bo via All the planes will carry mails, but
The will commence in
-Reutor Spiegial.
the Shetland Jelnads,