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PREMIER'S POLICY UPHELD DURING FOREIGN

ARMS TRAFFIC BY EUROPEAN NATIONS TO ABYSSINIA MAY LEAD TO TURMOIL IN AFRICA

PACIFIST POLICY JEOPARDISED

MUSSOLINI WILL NOT TOLERATE PRESENT SITUATION

WARNING BY ITALIAN

FOREIGN OFFICE

Rome, To-day.

A Foreign Office spokesman emphasised that the important question with regard to Abys- sinia was that arms were being imported in large during yesterday's Jubilee Parade quantities, mostly machine-guns. "The European

Officers at the Saluting Base

at the Valley. (King's Studio).

KING AND QUEEN

SPEND QUIET DAY

AT THE PALACE

NO SIGNS OF ILL EFFECTS

HER MAJESTY VISITS.

London. To-day.'" Their, Majesties the King and Queen spent yesterday quietly at Buckingham Palace. and it was authoritatively stated that nei- ther had suffered any ill effects from the strain and excitement of Jubilee Day. Yesterday

the afternoon Queen went for a drive in the West End and was heartily cheered by the crowd which had continued throughout the day in the neighbourhood of the Palace.

Many members of the Royal Family, including the King's uncle, the Duke of Connaught, called at the Palace and saw

their Majesties, afterwards in specting many beautiful Jubilee presents received from personal friends

nations," he said, “are furnishing arms to na- tives ordered to shoot down white Italian citizens. It is essential, therefore, that Italy should be pre- pared Signor Mussolini will not tolerate such

Reuter. a position."

A ̈message from London states that Haly is still ready for a friendly settlement of the Abyssinian dapute and is willing to appoint members to a conciliation committee, but she is prepar- ed to act as well as talk, Reuter has learned from Italian circles in London.

The Abyssinian resource. Immoral to 900.000 Tiflet 1500

field gans. in addition to the armament fans, and the country men mobilised Reuters

ARDUOUS' PROGRAMME Their Majesties still have an ar- duous programme of engagementa ahead of them extending over - aj............ fortnight or three weeks. To-day the King wil drive to St. James' Palace

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HIGH TRIBUTE PAID TO POLICE

King's Message To London Commissioner

Rome, Earlier.

An earlier message from Rome stated that Italy is entitled to see that attacks, such as those at Ual Val and Afdub, are not repeated, declared Senor Lessona, Under- Secretary for the Colores, in the Chamber yesterday. Italy wanted respect for the Treaty of 1928, so that her colonies in Africa might look to the fu hure with tranquility.

He declared that Abyssinia, by the force of amas allowed them by the complacency of the European Powers, had des. troyed three native kingdoms in the last 40 years and formed a large colony, where syste matic slavery was practised.- Beater.

to: European reported to have 700,000

SHANGHAI

“GOES BRITISH”-

WYATTSSECOND CENTURY

TEST SKIPPER

Weekly Treasury Returns

London, to-day. Treasury returns for the week ending May 4, show that totał ordinary revenue amounted to £58,618,706, as compared

ON JUBILEE DAY with £59,952,597 for the corres

Scenes At Northern Celebration

CITY OF ENCHANTMENT AT

NIGHT

ponding week last year, while total ordinary expenditure amounted to £82,773,295, 208, compared with £80,206.713.- British Wireless Service,

Shanghai, May 6.US. ENTRY INTO

WORLD COURT

Shanghai most cosmopolitan of cities, went British ?” com- pletely to-day as foreigners of every nationality, as well as Chinese, joined in celebrating the 25th anniversary of the acces-

sion to the Throne of King George

British flags were in evidence everywhere, fluttering gxily from

the mast-beads of homes clubs, hanks and other commercial houses, while mercantile and naval ships in were dressed. from "bat- Bleship row, off the Bund to ves

TREATY OF LOCARNO els at Woosung

BRITAIN TO STAND

BY OBLIGATIONS

London, to-day.

The first official event of the day was a service in the morning a Holy Trinity Cathedral in the of prayer and of thanksgivi Almighty God for the afforded to the King's Mai In the House of Commons yestering the twenty-five years day, asked whether it, in the event suspicious reign London's celebrations, which con- of any alteration by Germany in the tinned until the early hours of the demilitarised zone under the Treaty morning, when many of the streets, of Versailles, it was to be under both in the East and the West End stood that Britain would imme were led with singing and danediately go the assistance

-London, To-day

ing crowds, were resumed lastFrance with the whole of her armed evening when more sightseers came forces, as

to inspect the decorations and the of Locarno, charming floodlighting effects in Foreign See the parks and on the main-build- cu

inga

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"JUBILEE TRUST FUND

TOTAL: 580,000

Sed in

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Senator Pope's Speech

In Senate

ACCEPTANCE ON CONDITIONS

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AT EDGBASTON

AFFAIRS DEBATI

HITLER'S STATEMEN EAGERLY AWAITED GERMANY'S TURN TO MAKE PROPOSALS

LORDS SYMPATHETIC ATTITUDI

TOWARDS REICH

London, To-d Sympathy for Germany and appro

say Mach nald's recent declaration were shown by several speakers at the

eign affairs in the House of Lor Replying to a question on the subject, Lord Sta

declaration of last week insof security in Europe by

"overnment fervently hop

GLAMORGAN BEAT had done

SUSSEX

SINFIELD AND SANDHAM: REACH THREE FIGURES

**Let

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went on foreign policy

constructive action on ( ction Herr Hitler's frequen

each other, and let us „Germany and see if Germany isubmit practical proposals that

enable to resume the negotiatio Germany did not like the Easter Pact and some other pronom London, Today, RES. Wyatt, who was at first ments. Let her propose others and {not expected to be able to play see if we can get agre

this season on account of a frae-them.

turned jaw sustained in the West Indies, signalised his complete recovery by scoring his second

200,000 FAC STARVATION

SERIOUS

SITUATION

IN ILLINO

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On Jubilee Day

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opening day of the loc celebrations.

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by Mr. James

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United States to use

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