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120 MOHAMMEDAN LEADERS PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO EMPEROR Cause To Be Supported With Life And Property

ABYSSINIANS

PREPARING

FOR ATTACK

Southern Offensive To Offset Italian Thrust

In The North

40,000 WILD HUNTERS

SENT TO DOLO

Hurrar, To-day".

The news of three large con- centrations of Abyssinian troops is believed to portend an early -Ethiopian-offensive on the southern front. It is learned that 40,000 Fannos, or wild! hunters, are advancing down

Dola.i the Juba River

An-i near the Kenya border. other army is proceeding by forced-marches το .Ogaden. while 30,000 of the famous Creeping Gofas are concentrat- ed at Diredawa

to

It is thought that an attack is

· Mr. George Lansbury resigned Parliamentary leader of the

British Labour Party as a protest against the approval by the party the Ethiopian war. He declared

of a British boycott of Italy over

he cou'd not reconcile his "Chris- tian pacifism” to it.

being prepared in the south to o- FOREIGN

wet the Italian thrust in the north.

MAKALLE SITUATION

the

SYMPATHY

ARMS CONSIGNMENTS

FOR CAPITAL

EQUIPMENT OF TROOPS IMPROVING STEADILY MAKALLE ENCIRCLED BY ITALIANS

·CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Addis Ababa, To-day. Heavy fighting in the Makalle region is still continuing, according to the latest reports here, which state that Abyssinian troops, who are chiefly operating during the night, are meeting with considerable success and are still holding possession of the town of Makalle. It is added

The text picture from the Ethiopian wa

Italian forces moved on-Adoma.

that the army of Ras Seyoum and Ras Kassa has big moved into position a few miles inde not yet taken a hand in the fighting.

Further engagements are reported to have taken place in the south on the Shibeli River, where the Abyssinians, who, it is stressed, are slowly retreating according to plan, repulsed three Italian attacks.

Big consignments of rifles and ammunition are daily arriv FOR ITALYing here Thousands of soldiers carrying cartridges passed

through the capital on Wednesday. The equipment of the troop is being steadily improved by large deliveries of rifles reaching Abyssinia via Berbera and Zeila, it being estimated that about 200,000 rifles have been imported within recent weeks.

£100 Donation From Sir G. Sitwell

ANTI-BRITISH EEELING INCREASING

About 120 Mohammedan leaders addressed a declaration of their loyalty to the Emperor yesterday. vowing their readiness to The support the Abyssinian cause with Aife and

there with a Negus has presented the Mohammedan commu large tract of land in the capital on which a mosque is, to be -erected.

The Italian reports of an al

Addis Ababa: Official sources bere deny that Makalle has al- ready been captured, although it is admitted that the Italian con- centrations on the hills overlook- ing be town are continually in- creasing. Meanwhile it is con- tended that Abyssinian-sqerilla fighters are continually worrying the Italians, harrying them night time and retiring to

London, To-day. hills in the daytime.

Officials here are unwilling to Feeling in Italy is continually state whether or not a determin-hardening against the sanc ed attempt will be made to defend tion-imposing countries, partileged attempt on the life of the ELECTION Makalle, but it seems certain that cularly Britain, and hotels, res-Negus by an American negro the entry of the Italians into the taurants and other establish are now officially denied here as city is now only a matter of ments with English-sounding, pure invention," it being busily removing stressed that there is only one ENTRY AT DAWN? their signs or are patriotically American negro in Abyssinia. the famous "Black "Asmara: Italian troops last eve- draping them over with Italian namely.

Eagle" who is now engaged in ning took up positions just out-flags side Makalle, which they were ex- Meanwhile the Italian cause is training the infantry.

ADVANCE RESUMED pected to enter at dawn-Reuter-not without foreign sympathisers.

Rome: The advance was reaux-- Numerous instances are cited of BRAZIL NOT foreigners living in Italy offering along the whole front at dawn yesterday, reports General de Bono their active support, the latest from the northern army

hours

TO PARTICIPATE

IN SANCTIONS

Liberty Of Action Reserved

RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED

AT GENEVA

“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Geneva, To-day.

names are

being Sir George Sitwell, father

rendering valuable assistance.

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PROSPECTS

NEW DUCHESSS TRIBUTE

Bouquet On Tomb Of Unknown-Soldier

London: To-day.

"After the last visitor had left, Westminster "Abbey" on Wedies- day evening: Canon Donaldson, making his usual rounde at desk discented, something, white on the tomb of the unknoïm : warriors, and, investigating, found that it was a bunch of white Bowers bearing a card inscribed: “From" the Duchess of Gloucester."

It was her bridal bouquet-her personal tribute to the memory of the dead. Incidentally, this

her newly acquired title-Rentem.

IN BRITAIN was the first time she had used Government Majority Of 150 Predicted

MR. RAMSAY M.DONALD. VICTE OF HOOLIGANISM

London. To day.

TESTING-TIME

PENDING FOR

THE ORIENT?

Canton's Collaboration With Nanking

NEW ALIGNMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY

DIFFICULT

CONDITIONS

IN CANTON

BUSINESS AT

STANDSTILL

CHAOTIC CONDITIONS,

Bankers morning

resume business aft sion during the whole [day. Not knowing

4:

CHINAS NEW

SILVER STAND

EXAMINED

CONJECTURES IN AMERICA

RE-VALUATION OR PERMANENT ABANDONMENT.

Washington. To-day Whether Chma will re-value silver at $1.29 or permanently abandon the silver standard is the question foremost in the *minds of wrofficial people, while awaiting formal, notice of the Chinese monetary decrees, it was indicated yesterday.

They believe that revaluation might aid the United States silver policy, but the abandon- ment of the silver standard might drown U.S. silver buying Funder the food of the metal

from China. **

There seemed to be consider- zole agreement with the

ment of Seastor : Pilli

Chinese, silver na

state

that

only the first step towards reva-

Hustion ⠀at : "$1"

fadded that the

be reached with hakk

tis und

vert... Generall theless are relu

Chinese revaluat

view of the : several alter lwinch might be adopted-

stand, kakers are Įwhat to des following the

donment of the silver standar by the Kwangtang Provincial Ma Governtenti

Business in Canton has be at a standstill since the aged currency plan was nounced yesterday Owing to the confusion and lad

of understanding of the ing of the Government tiens no business can be

a

Pittman

OYSTER-LIKE MORGENTHAU

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said that in the

the

but

Henry A etary of the

the develop- ese "monetary closely

In Canton

CONSIDERABLE PREMIUM

An outstanding feature of of the famous trio Edith, Osbert quarters in the 39th official bulletin. and Sacheverell, who has donated the native corps overcame the the election campaign is the of smallness of the meetings,

The local regulations £100 to the Fascist cause for thesistance offered by groups

the order of the Minis relief of orphans and widows of Abyssinians near the mountain which is ascribed more to the Gundi in the Geralia region, in-broadcasts than to apathy. Sir

Finance in declaring that Italians killed iri East Africa. -----

ficting severe losses on the enemy. Samuel Hoare speaking at

notes of the Kwangtun

It is- Reuter.

The second army corps occupied Chelsea, had an audience of 26.

vincial Bank and othe

ved in some quarters, how- the important centre of Se1adlaka of whom 24 were women.

From Our Own Correspondent] Municipal Bank shall be ae ever, that discussions between the Shrewd travelling observers "pre- PREPARING FOR west of Aksum, continues the re-

Canton, To-day-cepted as legal tender in place United States and China have port, which adds that the opera-dict a Government majority of

been started. Beuter. THE WORST?

Having secured the South of silver coins, and al Itions are being continued on the 150, and forecast possible casual-

southern front, where aircraft are ties among the prominent party west's support of the Central ments under one dolar

made also in 10-cent or 50-cent Chaotic Conditions Soldiers Stationed

members: Mr. Ramsay MacDonald Government, Messrs. Tai Chi- A telegram replying to the

is fighting tooth and nail at Sea- tao and Ma Chao-chun, Nankings for Hund

The Provincial Department coramunication regarding the Along Railway

ham and is acted with hooligan-agents, were scheduled to leave of Finance will buy all the sit sanctions measures adopted by

ism, which forced him to abandon here this morning for the captver from private banks and pas SUBSIDIARY SILVER COINS AT the Committee of Eighteen was

several meetings. His son, Mr.tal by General Chiang Kai- NANKING LOOKS AHEAD

per premium of 29 handed in to the president of

Malcolm MacDonald, is hard shek's three-engined Junker

for coins cent the Sanctions Conference yes-

per cent Canton, To-day.

pressed by the Labourites at monoplane, which returned here

from Nanking yesterday after

This is to terday on behalf of his Govern

Bassetlaw. ment by the Brazilian Consul- According to the latest inform-

sell their Mr. Walter Elliot (Clydeside) noon General here.

ation received here from Shang-

Landon, To-day. and Sir Kingsley Wood (Wool Canton-Nanking collaboration After stating that the Brazilian hai, the Nanking Government are

The New Zealand All Blackswich) are both fighting & hard is not merely domestic politics Government had given the con- busily concentrating on defence tents of the League communica-works along the Shanghai-Nan-had another very close shave yea battle. All the other members of but involves China's foreign po tention in London, Tokyo and tion careful consideration, the king and Shanghai-Hankow Rail-terday when they just managed the Cabinet are expected to retain licy, which attracts much at note states that Brazil, not being way tracks in anticipation of Ja to beat Oxford University by 10 their seats

Confident Opposition leaders in Washington Canton demande

imply member of the League, does not panese military movements, of points to 9 in their sixteenth

on tour Bea- clude Major Attee (Labour), Mr. & definite foreign policy, desire to participate in the mea which rumours have been circu-raghy encounter sures now to be adopted, and re-lated in the northern port for the ter

Lloyd George (Liberal) and Siring that there must be a new This was the tourists 15th vic- Herbert Samuel (National Liberal), alignment of Powers having in-noted in the serves liberty of action in any past week

terests China and the Fa only defeat be while Mr. Winston Churchill is eventuality, according to the It is also reported that at the tory, their dictates of her interests, her in- moment there, are over 200,000 ing at the hands of Swansea expected to hold Epping Renter East Some observers ternational obligations and the Chinese troops stationed at var They will meet their first inter- principles which have always fous points along these two rail-national opponents

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Cairo, to-day CANADIAN SANCTIONS BILL announces that

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to

Canton, To-day. ver, Much inconvenience to all pros-

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