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(By A Military Correspondent)

Hbtain their arms

The Imperial Airways Dorado Falas He migrated to the United arrived in the Colony yesterday States in 1890.

His association with “Carnegie. afternoon on the first flight of the

will the Abyssinians,think she could, seeing that the second series

and irregulars, have already slowed of experimental began soon after his arrival.

Although engaged, for fights between Penang and Hong

MARY Smmunition now that the en-down the Italian advance with Song The aviator experienced years in the steel-mannf using bargo is lifted? The question the equivalent of a machine- bad weather along the China coast business and a rich man

fs of interest, because the Abys-gum corps. The difficulfies of he will be rem

ainly be- ginians”, lack of arms has much the country were underesti ease he w23

oral to do with the present position mated by the Italians, and the of the Italians in their country. Chief of the General Staff was Abyssinia is a loosely-kait hurried to Massoycan a confederation of tribes whose destroyer to frame out a plan

man-power armed

Hong Kong, Saturday, Nov. 30, 1935 yesterday.

A crime which was committed (tre

-M. Laval Carries On in Western Street, West Point,

ago,

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strate.

amens.

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on its 400 miles The Italians

three years

was. recalled FREE HAND The -controversy between yesterday afternoon when a

Frank's position was unique in contributions to the State army with General de Bono to achieve democracy and dictatorship will Chinese named Man Hing wasthe history of the personal rein-/ time of war take the form of results before not be solved by the misty ver-brought before Mr. W. Schofield, Bons between employer and levies. It is analogous to the mobilisation becomes English militia system of the power mobilisation. *** hiage of the sort of writer whost the Central Magistracy, charg

Middle Ages, when counties and The quickest supply route is foats on the literary marketed with the murder of Pun Tai

Although Carnegie would sume- well-documented treatises on aged 33

times query insignificant bills and as raised armed forces with still the open sea, and Italian which campaigns were fought. naval power is not likely to be national methodologies" and!

wander about the house putting

In the case of- the Abyssin-employed in stopping "sanc- national ideologies, and The St John Ambulance Asso-

out lights, he left Franks insole fans this feudal system has tions ships." for that would be argues his case in general terms ciation will hold a Social to- that often puzzle the student, night from 9 pm to 12 pm at charge of his vast fortune.

"I will have no one round me." meant the guarantee of num-waging war on the Powers con- and have not the remotest the Headquarters, St. John Am-.

men. In a levy muster from Red Sea and cut the life line the casual reader. It is a ques-Road, Canseway Bay, the pro- implicitly trust" "And Franks's non-metropolitan provinces the of the army in Bast Afric chance of being understood by balance Association, Tai Hang be used to say "whom I cannot as distinct from armed cerred, who could then close the детег arms carried would be primi-There can be no search with- tion of fact that will only be ramme comprising an informal financial statements were

audited

tive-sword, spear, and a few fout a declaration of war. settled. if it does ever reach the dance and a mahjong and bridge:

Occasionally, when Carnegie was rifles. The Ras or district

Chief Route stage of a definite settlement.party. The admission, $1.50 in- by obvious results in practical clading light refreshments, covers more lavish than usual in his chief, being a law unto himself,

The port of Jibuti-in French achievement. That either form both the dance and the card party. Philanthropy, he would remen could buy arins if he had the Somaliland is the chief route

money, but otherwise for a available, as a railway of government, or any of the

*This year," he said once, "you've national mobilisation the local from the quay to Addis Ababa intermediate compromises, has A dinner dance will be held at its own advantages and weak-Repulse Bay Hotel this evening, not only spent your income, bet barons look to the State for and has French military guards nesses is only what we might and a tea dance to-morrow. The dived into capital as well.”

Carnegie's only answer was a Against Italy they were pro- expect The present struggle last bus leaves Repulse Bay at of France to keep its gold 1.30 am, and a half hourly bus delighted to hear it, my boy," and mised rifles and ammunition are not operating near the rail-

his trea-The embargo prevented this against any thrust to cut it.

way and large forces interpose standard is only the latest test service will be run to-morrow an approving slap an of popular government

plan being fully prepared, and Fol-afternoon. A special bus service surer's back.

it was a strain

There are many weeks ahead on baronial for free transit on the line and lowing the recent general elec-has been arranged for the con

loyalty to enter the field with stores of arms are ready for tion in England, we may feel venience of patrons attending the

Your Daily Smile! but few modern rifles. It was shipment. in Arabia, Japan, relieved that both nations have dinner dance, in addition to the

at this point that the Italians America and Europe. Mausers, Ehown that democracy is cap-jordinary time table, as follows:: able of a steady policy, and will HK Hotel 8 pm 8:30 pm 9

jumped off quickly.

Springfields, Lebels, Krags and stand by a leader so long as he jpm, Repulse Bay, 1 am 115 He wrote her a warm billet-dour; Embargo Efted

other patterns are available in appears to be doing his best- jaz. 130 a-m.

She thought it all bosh, sillet-touz Now, however, the embargo large numbers within 10 days

He grote her again

on export of arms from League of Jabuti So the railway be- policy is intertwined with the Italy. If France resorted to a

To set the day when... ?. countries to Abyssinia has been comes the great strategical policy of the French Govern managed currency there would Persistence will win, Willet-inous raised by the League: accord prize, to hold or to capture... ment, even though it differs in be no big reserve of gold avail-

ing to statements made in the Next in importance is Ber- laying more stress on the neces-able for trade purposes outside

Houses of Parliament, there are bera, the British Somaliland sity of bringing all the Euro-of Washington, and that would

big cargoes of

and port. It has no inland railway, pean countries together in an mean that the American dollar!

ammunition waiting be but the distance to the frontier A plumber joined the Royal Eng shipped to Abyssinia; and the is only 100 miles of arterial organisation for peace. What would become the international

native tribesmen, mobilised in road via Sik, Haleya and Har- has made tension in the post-standard unless the Washing-ers, and was immediately given

test the making of a joint for war years is that England has ton authorities were to adopt a lead pipe.

the hope of a modern quick-gelsa by camel or motor. Over felt that France has taken the much more conciliatory atti- The senior N. C. O. sent a written firing rifle, may perhaps see the frontier are Jijiga and Har- friendly alliance for granted tude then there is any sign of at report of the test to the commanding that hope realised.

rar and General Nasibu's HQ. #Joint very well and neglected to consult before present. But so far as France officer. It read:

For Abyssinia, however, of the Southern Army.. Next day the man was appointed there remains the question, enn sions, or to give due weight to the franc would almost certain to the officers 10655.

she arm her forces in time? I (Continued on Page 10) other points of view than her ly be to the benefit of French

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There is no need to men- trade. It has gradually come tion more than the outstanding to be recognised that all this instance of the occupation of money controversy boils down the Rohr, but the whole ten-to the query whether people sion is in one way or other due attach most importance to to the policies of M. Poincare. steady standard of value for Only the more sympathetic internal trade or to foreign ex temperament of M. Briand made change. Until there is a more it possible to renew the former sensible spirit abroad it is not relationship of cordial co-opera-possible to secure both tion, and the plan of acting with In the matter of sanctions it and through the League has would be possible to argue that been adopted as most likely to M. Laval, by securing postpone perpetuate the new accord. ments, has given to Italy These vacillations are an greater concessions than she essential item in the price that had any right to in fact, con- any free people has to pay for cessions that might easily de the privilege of free disenssion fest the whole pis of war with- and free choice of a leader, for out bloodshed, which is what it stands to reason that the vof sanctions really mean. Just as ing system will throw up alter-there is the advantage in the nately those who are for and slower methods of democracy those who are against any par- that when you do get a decision ticular policy. The disadvan-it is supported by the whole tage is balanced by the addi-nation, so the advantage of the tional strength gained by bring-League system is that by ing the whole nation into sup- patience you can get the whole port of the programme for of the nations to act as one in which a majority has voted supporting the League's deci If that does not happen that sion. The promise of M. Laval nation is unsuited to the sys-to act in support of the other tem It would be impossible to members, even by war, is really draft a programme for France involved in the system, and an which should involve a sudden honourable obligation incurred change over from the Croix dejby France in return for the de- Fen, who are extreme Fascists,lay and the opportunities for

Communism. Both of negotiation which they have those parties hold opinions freely granted to him. - Nane- which they consider more bind-theless it is an advantage that ing than the Constitution itself, the foreign policy of France and a triumph for either could should remain in the hands of only mém a revolution. Par a man who already has all the liamentary discussion - cannot strings in his hand and that decide fundamental disagree there will be no additional delay. ments as to the functions of the due to the need 2 new man State

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