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CHIANG DECLARES NATIONAL REVOLUTION NOT YET COMPLETE

ABYSSINIANS MARCH

ON MAKALLE

ITALIAN CAVALRY MEET

WITH RESISTANCE ·

CAPTAIN KILLED IN

- CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

ACTION

Berlin, To-day.

On the northern front the Italian columns advanced from Makalle and Hanzien in an at- tempt to make a detour round the mountains in which Ras Seyoum's forces are ensconsed, reports: a German news agency's correspondent at

Asmara.

One cavalry squadron encountered some resistance from a detachment of Abyssinians who were, however, repulsed after a sharp fight in which they are stated to have suffered considerable Josses. The Italian casualties were one captain killed as well as- a number of troopers wounded..

News has reached the Italian headquarters that Abyssinian

At the same time"as, protests were being made against Italy for using poison gas and other chemicals in Our picture forces are marching on Makalle from Shelicot in the south, with Abyssinia, Italy started a campaign to teach the people how to combat this kind of warfare. the apparent object of attacking the Italian front between Makale shows the inauguration of the campaign in Some and Dolo.

"

-The submission of further Abyssinian notabilities is announe-

ed from the district surrounding Adigrat An Italian aeroplane EARL JELLICOE

was forced to make an emergency landing near Hauzien, several

of its occupants having been wounded.

EMPEROR PLAYS

LONE HAND

Port Said: Some idea of the

- PASSES

AT-AGE OF 76

enormous quantities of petro! JUTLAND HERO DIES-

needed by the Italian forces in

East Africa for motor transport and planes is given by the fact

Whereabouts Complete that in the first fortnight of SERIOUSLY WOUNDED DURING

-Mystery-

BELIEVED AT ILIGA

Addis Ababa, To-day.

The mystery surrounding the Emperor's movements is due

to

conflicting reports of his where-

November-1,800,000 gallons were:-- - § BOXER UPRISING shipped for Massawa frum Suez alone. The oil refinery, at Suez isworking overtime in order to cope with the Italian demand.

London, To-day. The death has occurred of Admiral of the Fleet Earl Jel- licoe: Renter.

"BUSINESS IS BUSINESS” Paris: Under the heading i

John Bushworth, Eari Jellicoe, is ~ Business". the Commander-in-Chief of the Bri- "Business abouts. His appearance at both Journal publishes a report from tish Fleet in the Great War, 1914- the northern and southern fronts is its Moscow correspondent stating 1916, and First Sex Lord, Novem given here with equal assurance that the Soviet Union has begun ber, 1916, to December, 1917, was de the application of sanctions born at Southampton in 1859. He These reports seem to be liberately issued by the Govern against Italy, as far as manganese entered the Navy in 1872, at the 'ment with a view to safeguarding and certain other products are age of 13, and in 1900 command. Oil the othered the Naval Brigade for the relief the Emperor's life....

It is declared that if the Italians hand, it is learned, is still being of the Peking Legations; knew where he was dying they transported to Italy in consider Director of Naval Ordnance 1905.

would send fighting squadrons to

all fronts to search for the lone plane bearing the Emperor, who It is the "destiny of Ethiopia"

is believed, however, Lutk ke Sen.

to Jijiga and would probably re turn last night.

AIR RAID CASUALTIES The Italian claim of 1,000

in Ethiopian casualties

concerned.

Fable quantities.

on

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ABYSSINIAN PROTEST

No Need To Invent Fantastic Stories

SAVAGE ITALIAN DOMINATION WILL BE RESISTED AT ALL COSTS

07; Rear-Admiral, 1907, and suc- cessively Second and First Sea Lord; Admiral of the Fleet, 1919- Governor-General and Commander- Hin-Chief of the Dominion of New

Zealand, 1920-1924.

(Continued on Page 11.)

TREASURE TROVE

FROM SHARK . ICE HOUSE STREET

-VARIETY?

Lord Jellicoe, whose death has, just occured at the age of 76. The late Admiral led the Grand Fleet into action on his fagskip- Lion at the Battle of Jatland.

WINTER COMES TO CANTON

WELCOMED BY SHOPS

DEMAND FOR HEAVY CLOTHING

(From Our Own, Correspondezt)

CRITICISM IS TO BE

3

EXPECTED

BUILDING UP OF NATION

COMMON CREED

SPEEDY DECISIONS ESSENTIAL IN TIME OF CRISIS

Nanking, To-day.

"It is not impossible that our foes of to-day may become our friends of to-morrow," declared Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in his speech on foreign policy at the Kuomintang Congress, the official text of which has been released."

"H International developments do not menace our national existence or block the way to national regeneration we should, în - the interests of the whole nation, practice forbearance in facing issues not of a fundamental nature. We should seek harmonious international relations, provided there is no violation of our soVEL- eiguty, as well as economic co-operation based on principles of equality and reciprocity."

He declared that he was most painfully aware of the serious- ness of his responsibility concerning the "continuous state of dis

SOUTH-WEST IS tress and suffering of our people" ever since the Mukden incident

DISAPPOINTED

Lack Of Defence For North Provinces

LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN GEN. CHIANG

(From Our Own Correspondent] Canton, To-day.

and subsequent affairs. He emphasised, however, that while | China should strive for freedom and equality with the other na- tions, it was equally important to regain national strength through self-development.

Internal relations were rela-) tive. not absolute, and were sub- ject to constant changes. In deciding foreign policy it was necessary to consider the wel fare of the people, not tempor- jary sentiments on particular in- terests. China should - seek

Little confidence is shown within herself the causes of her suffering Repeated national here in the alleged determina-humaliation must be remem tion of General Chiang Kai-bered. The national revoin- shek to resist Japanese aggrestion was not yet complete The sion, even though the indepen nation was still in a transition- dence of the five northern pro al stage.

EXISTENCE AS A NATION

SITUATION IN THE NORTH

Japanese Reports Firmly Denied

QUESTION OF FORCE -

NOT RAISED

Nanking, To-day.

The reports in Tuesday's vinces may be declared any day.

Shanghai newspapers, that dur- Leaders in Canton and those

ing his interview with Mr. attending the Fifth National "What we have been striving Suma, the Japanese Consul- Congress are disappointed that for incessantly is nothing more General in Nanking, and a Jap- no definite scheme is planned to than our existence as a nation anese military attache at differ- deal with the Japanese menace, and co-existence with other coun-ent hours on the maning of while the tacit consent of Gentries in the family of nations. INovember 19, Mr. Tang Yu-jen, eral Chiang Kai-shek to the believe that when we have Vice-Minister of Foreign separatist movement in North achieved progress through our in-1 Affairs. declared that the Cen- China is deplored here.

tensive reconstruction programme tral authorities would not rem In the circumstances, Messrs. and deal with all friendly nations sort to force in connection with some the North China sítastion, were Chou Lou, Lin Youkai and in fall sincerity, we shall other South-west leaders who day attain international under-emphatically demen by Mr. attend the Nanking Congress Standing and international good-Tang yesterday in an interview with the Central News Agency. will will come back here as soon as Canton, To-day. the gathering is over. Mr. "As far as I am concerned 1 Mr. Tang said his conversations The strong north winds and Chou's speech in Nanking on will not evade my responsibility with the Japanese officials only cold weather are welcomed by Monday did not indicate high we shall not forsake peace until concerned Sino-Japanese rela- the shops selling winter padded hopes but clearly hinted that there is no hope of peace. We tions in general, and did not touch clothes and quilts. Dealers in definite measures had to be shall not talk lightly of sacrifice upon the North China issue at all. onal dried meat and sundries formed to cope with foreign until we have been driven to the (Continued on Page 12) have been doing better business aggression, lest the delegates last extremity which makes sacri- Geneva, To-day.

Swatow, To-day-

Curing the past three days. should be disheartened

fice inevitable, i the fact that the Ethiopians The Italian allegations Fishermen fshing in the vicinity

It is significant that neither 19 Knitting factories and textile General Chen Chi-tang nor Gen- The sacrifice of the individual rapidly dispersed many bombs ex-against Abyssinia in the note tojof Kok Shek, about three furlongs ploded harmlessly-Beuter. the Powers of November 11 pro- from this part, had a terrifying works are working steadily to oral Li Chung-jen will go to is insignificant, but the sacrifice

cold Nanking. testing against sanctions, are experience on Tuesday afternoon, turg out goods for the

The South-west of the nation is a mighty thing, a long protest by when a large shark, weighing over weather. Sellers of face cream, members in Nanking are at- for the life of the individual is replied to in the Ethiopian Government to 150 catties, became entangled in cosmetics in general, woollen tending the Congress in their finite, while the life of the nation the League. It refers to the their nets.

goods and preventive medicines own rights as members of the is infinite. We should exert our Italian Government's "insults With the help of three other against colds are also benefited Central Kuomintang Commit- best efforts to preserve the peace and slanders" and says: "The shing boats, the men managed to by the wintry weather. French Businessmen Ethiopian Government has no drag the net, containing the shark,

(Continued on Page 15) Seek Compensation need to invent fantastic stories ashore. It was immediately in order to belie the Italian Goy-slaughtered, and in its stomach ¡ernment's right and capacity to were found human bones,” an at- Paris, To-day fulfil the sacred trust of civil- somatic pistol, three silver Hung The question how greatly ex-isation in Ethiopia.”

Kong dollars and 16 copper centa ercising the minds of French *(Continued on Page 3).

Neutral News business circles is whether the

Italian air raid on the Ethiopian concentrations south of Makalie on Tuesday is refuted in a semi- official statement, which says that the estimated casualties are 10 killed and 30 wounded. Owing to

“KIND OFFICES" TO LEAGUE

“CHINA_MAIL" SPECIAL

State is able to pay damages

to citizens who can prove that Italian State's Monopoly

they are suffering material loss

by the application of sanctions.

Since the French law appar.

ently does not provide for this

ROMAN CHURCH

20 New Cardinals To Be Created

Rome, To-day

For Purchase Of Gold Holiness the Pope has om-

His

pened a secret consistory for De

tees-or-as-accredited delegates

of the two provinces.

The hope that national unity had been achieved for the pur pose of safeguarding North China is rapidly waning here.

WANG LEAVES HOSPITAL

Entrains At Nanking For Shanghai

انلود

(Continued on Page 9)

OFFICIALS STILL PESSIMISTIC.

No Special Assurance From Tokyo

Nanking, To-day.

"COMPLICATIONS” AT CONGRESS

BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH

Shanghai, To-day. According to reports received There it appears that sight com- plications have arisen at the Fifth National Congress be tween the leaders of the South: and Nanking

Through their representatives, Mesars. Chou Lu and lia. Yun-kai, the South-west authorities ESTO Despite the hitch in the auto-proposed that there should be Inomy scheme officials are pessi- branch, Military Affairs Comell imistic. It is pointed out that in the South, with the power to no special assurances have been solve military problems of the received from Tokyo and the in- provinces of Kwangkung, Kwang- (dia-estruction to the Chinese leaders si, Kweichow, and Fukien, and

the North to cease negotia-that the old members be retained- tions are based entirely on Nan on the Central Committee in aỏ- king's own estimate of Tokyo's dition to the new members elect- | general attitude

It is learned that opi Cons: be

tes of Nanking and

Rome. Today: One of Italy's all persons engaged in the buy-cember 16, when about 20 new contingency Deputy Dominange

Nanking, To-day has submitted a bill to the most important defensive mea-lug and selling of gold ballion Cardinals are expected to be creat

and manufactured gold mustled, it is understood that the Mr. Wang – Ching-wei was Chamber which aims at remedy-sures against sanctions was report their stocks on hand and dignitaries on whom the Red Hat charged from hospital at 4 ing this deficiency. In the pre-enacted by a decree dated Nov-keep a record of sales and pur is to be confered include the yesterday, and is recuperating amble to the bill the Deputy ember 14, published in the Off- chases

Papal Nuncios in Poland, France, nis awa home. states that French citizens have cial Gazette yesterday, which

Institution Nation

2 rightful claim to such com has established a State mono- cambi? has been empo pensation.

poly for the purchase of gold ed to buy, through the bran Then perhaps, he adds, the abroad and makes provision for of the Bank of Italy, vold serious consequences of the the conservation of all the avillion as well as all article kind offices which French-for-able guid -

taining gold, and also to

eign policy has rendered to the The import of half-finished gold bullion and League of Nations will be gen- and manufactured gold is made gold on deposit, and

erally "recognised. Ocean Service.

to: ans-subje

the Ministry

permit by per cent interest the Finance, while Trans-Ocean Service.

strim and five foreigners,† - A later message states that Mr.

the Archbishop of Rheims, Wang left by train for Shanghai,

at the Catholle @n-fat 11 pad.

The conviction is lacking thể the Kwantung: "army woold effectively restrained fr AREIVAL IN BILANGHAI

forcing its aims. Appare Shanghai, Later: Mr. Wang as far 13 North China is king-wei arrived by train this cerned the Chiang Kai ing from Nanking. He is ang Ariyoshi interview was istaying: "at- his home in the committal on both sides.

western suburbs. --- Beuter.

Beater.

on the formÉT has since been

to the edilitary Adairs

While the latter --has- erred to the presiding of the Fifth National

čutral News.