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against the railway line from Djibouti to the capital.

ANXIETY IN CAPITAL

Dramatic Appeal

League Covenant.”

MR. EDEN AT GENEVA Geneva: Mr. Anthony Eden ar rived here yesterday and diately conferred with the Secre

imme

tary-General of the League and

BRITAIN'S VIEWPOINT

EXPLAINED

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the President of the Council Com-its obligations, can be held up to mittee. According to the view suspicion and misrepresentation well-informed circles the Ital- of those motives. I trust we have ian dementis received on Thurs-heard the end of this.” (Cheers). day and yesterday do not alter Mr. Baldwin regarded collect- Anxiety prevails in Addis Ababa the situation, while the results of tive security as affording Britain Mr. Eden's conversation with M-greater security than was obtain owing to possible though it is not anticipated that Laval are termed "extremely favable by any other policy.

ourable” in British delegation.

PRIMARY NECESSITY any will take place until the

"Our primary necessity," he Italian Minister, who did not leave quarters.

COUNCIL SESSION TO-MORROW the capital on Friday, has actually Geneva:

To-morrow's session said. is to see peace preserved departed. According to some reof the League of Nations Council in Europe. We believe that col- ports he is awaiting the arrival of has been postponed till the after- lective security and the League the various Consuls from the in-noon. The drafting sub-commit-are the best means of preserving terior, though he is also credited tee of the Committee of Thirteen the peace of Europe or exercis- measure of control with the statement that he has not yesterday evening completed the some yet received his passport, and it text of Part II of the report. The should the peace be temporarily lis rumoured that the Abyssinian Committee of Thirteen was: to:

Government is retaining him as a meet at 10 p.m. yesterday to conthe swerving loyal support we The Premier paid a tribute to hostage or at least as a deterrent sider the entire report in to air attacks. In any case the light of the events Legation is still kept under a very since taken place. strong guard

ABYSSINIAN REPLY

Geneva:

Acknowledging

the

the

broken."

the that have are receiving at Geneva from every representative of the Em- pire and every quarter of the globe." He continued: "Let us keep our mind, during the difficult

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perial Airways" aircraft.

receipt of the communication in Paris: The negotiations which days ahead for the League. Any forming him of the Italian have been going on for some time action must be taken with the Government's telegram. to

past for the delivery to Italy of approval and co-operation of all.” French steel] Mr. Baldwin denied that Bri League of Nations on Thursday large quantities of

transport by air, it may be men- tioned that in the six years since announcing the opening of hosti-products have broken down, the tain had not acquainted Italy of lities, the Abyssinian Foreign reason given by a semi-official the British viewpoint from the

Hong Kong in our air-liner Imperial Airways established the Minister telegraphed a reply yes-source being that the prices offer earliest days of the crisis "There Dorado", on the occasion of the Cairo-Karachi service, the routes terday, stating that the Abyssin-ed by Italy were insufficient in had been frequent, and constant srst visit to Hong Kong by an Im-operated by the Company and its associated enterprises have in ian Government noted that Italy view of the prevailing inter-diplomatic contact," he said. assumed responsibility for the in- national difficulties. Moreover,

The importance of an air ser creased from 2,200 miles to appro- It was impossible any longer to vasion of the province of Agama, the French firms demand that

being steps are in hand at the present and the bombardment of two un- Italy shall pay for the goods al-pursue the path followed since the vice linong Hong Kong with the ximately 20.500 miles; while active

practical disarma-England-Australia route fortified towns, which led to the ready delivered before new trans-war of more slaughter of women and children actions can be undertaken.

ment than any other European fully realised by the Directors of time with both aircraft and equip country. The whole perspective Imperial Airways, they have de- ment for the establishment within as well as the destruction of hospital with a visible Red Cross

had altered by the re-arming of cided that "Dorado" shall carry out two years of a system of bulk Germany.

· Mr. Baldwin not a series of test flights on a route transport of mails on the mah sign

onto German win did her from Penang to Hong Kong via Empire routes

It is with particular pleasure, country as necessarily a poten-Saigon and Tourane-Penang be

2

This attitude on the part of French industry indicates

War Preparations

that

The Abyssinian Government considerable obstacles are arising further noted that this action in the way of large-scale business was represented as being a neces-in heavy Industries. sary defensive measure and that our gesture of withdrawing our troops 30 kilometres behind ``the frontier is construed as a strate gie menace.

In Rome

tial foe, but the presence of an- ing chosen as the point of contact therefore, that we send you this other great nation armed alters with the main route owing to the greeting on the eve of widespread the European perspective. facility with which connections air developments, realising as we "The fulfilment of League obli- can be established there with the do the importance of the part that Rome: The air defences are gstions may some day mean that through services operating in both Hong Kong is destined to play in now being reinforced with feverish the nations fulfilling them may directions.

the growth of a great inter-con-

STAND BY LEAGUE 4speed. Anti-aircraft guns have been have to maintain the Covenant by;

The flight which brings you nected system of Imperial aft this letter is the first of the air Toutes "Despite repeated applications put to position in the hills sur force of arms." by Abyssinia since December rounding the city, where the num- Dictators were another new surveys that are being made be

also factor. However prifat in the tween Penang and Hong Kong: the fact that he has not yet re- 1934 for arbitration and peace ber of searchlights have able settlement, Italy, which had been increased. All the public early stages, dictatorships histori-and "Dorado" will follow up these covered, lasted till 6 pm, when already begun with the transport services, corporations and other cally tended later to divert atten-preliminary surveys by auecting a communique was issued to the of troops and munitions in An-institutions possessing large build- tion from domestic difficulties to series of test flights in each direc-effect that the Premier M. Laval, tion, thereby gaining the operat-read the Ministers" proposed text gust 1934, only, intensified her lings are pushing ahead in the con- external adventure,

ing experience which is necessary of the French answer to the Bri- warlike measures during the struction of bomb-proof cellare UNSATISFACTORY POSITION

fetish note, whereupon the Cabinet before a regular service whole course of the proceedings with the greatest possible urgency. I am not satisfed," he remark-

approved the attitude towards the before the League of Nations, de Hitherto the defensive measures ed, "with our position to-day-mstituted, as we hope it will be

Lato-Abyssinian: question taken clined all proposals for a peace have been the weakest link in There is risk in accepting League near future. ful settlement and has now be-Italy's air azn, which is chiefly, obligations unless we are able to gun to carry out openly the utter planned for offensive purposes,carry them out fully " ed threat of conquering Abyz- FRENCH CABINET MEETING He did not like the question-the point of view of acce

Paris. The Ministerial Councilings reaching him from the world Empire corresponden

Falace at large as regards, our ability to moustrated by the fact Notwithstanding the plain and that met at the

fulfil our cobligation no con-ters will travel between Hong brutal Italian aggression, which under Pre

and London,

sinia.

has compelled the imperial army at

to defend the territory concerned,

the Imperial Government here-

with declares its firm det

tion to co-operate with the Council to the fullest

The vale of air despatch from by M. Laval, both in the note aud cating at Geneva, expressing full con

be de-fidence in M. Laval's conduct of that Jet-the negotiations at the League of

Nations

The com tque adds that M.

in Laval himself, wi

riety and