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NARROW ESCAPE FOR EMPEROR

ITALIAN AIR RAID ON HEADQUARTERS

AMERICAN HOSPITAL BOMBED

- CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL “

Addis Ababa, To-day.

The Emperor is stated to have had a narrow King George of Greece, above, escape when nine Italian Caproni bombers at- who has won his fight for a general tacked the Abyssinian headquarters at Dessie yesterday morning, dropping several hundred bombs and setting fire to the palace at which the Negus had taken up his residence. Part of the palace is said to have been destroyed, but the Em- peror and his entourage, including his son, the

LAVAL CABINET

SAVED-

Madame Stat of the Stavisky case

ALONG PERSIAN GULF?

MILITARY ALLIANCE

RUMOURED

TRIPARTITE PACT UNDER BRITISH GUIDANCE

MOMENTOUS DISCUSSIONS

NOW PROCEEDING

* CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL.

Cairo, To-day.

A tripartite military alliance between Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Iraq, as well as the establish ment by Britain of airports along the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf, are foreshadowed by des- patches from Jeddah, which state that these pro- Jjects form the chief topic of the discussions now taking place in Riad, the capital of Hedjaz, be

CHAMBER VOTE OF Duke of Harrar, succeeded in escaping unhurt WARNING TO QUO TAI-CHIween King Ibn Saud, the British Minister and

CONFIDENCE

SURPRISING ACTION BY POLITICAL LEAGUES

*CHINA MAIL- SPECIAL

Paris, To-day. The Chamber debate on the Nationalist leagues took an un- expected and sensational turn yesterday forenoon when the Socialist leader, M. Leon Blum the Communist Thoret and the Right-wing Deputy Barnegarai, who is a member of the Fire Cross organisation, declared successively that they were willing to agree to the dissolu- tion of their respective "de: fence leagues" if the other para-

military formations were like wise dissolved

M. Barnegarsi stressed that Lieutenant-Colonel De la Roque, leader of the-Fire Cross League,

and finding refuge in a nearby bomb-proof shelter.

The American hospital, close to which a number of foreign press correspondents had pitched their tents, is reported to have been hit by two bombs, one of which set fire to two tents About

a score of persons are stated to have been killed and more than 100 injured, including the Belgian Lieutenant Le Frepont, a French journalist and one American and one Norwegian nurse.

The Italian machines were subjected to heavy fire from anti- aircraft guns and one machine is reported to have been brought down. The Emperor informed the Express by telegram that he was not hurt.

BUTTER OR FREEDOM

The Abyssinian Government intends formally to protesti against the bombing of an open! city and especially against the bombing of the American pital, which was plainly indi

the roof.

GERMANY TAKES IN cated by a red cross painted on

HER BELT.

Hamburg, To-day.

ENCOUNTERS INCREASING Rome: War bulletin No. 4,

"CHINA

IPPER'S SAFE RETURN

Round Trip To Manila Takes 123 Hours

Alameda, To-day- The “China Clipper has ami- ed at the conclusion of its return. journey. It covered the 2:400 zudes from Honolulu in the re- card time of 17 hours 1 minute. ~The total £ying stimen from Maula was 63 hora 28 mă and for the round trip that

15 minutes -Reu

ANXIETY IN VATICAN

ILL

cabled by Marshal Badoglio, POPE SERIOUSLY.

ports an increasing number of

Food-hoarders, grumblers, church-encounters between Italian patrols

was not opposed to the republi-men, reactionaries and the foreign and Abyssinian detachments along

can regime, and that he himself press were castigated by General the whole of the Eritrean front.

desired nothing so much as te gee Goering in

· IMPROVED POSITION

"Shall we

dom?"

題 two-hour speech

LOSES EYESIGHT AT INTERVALS

PROPAGANDA DANGEROUS

Japanese Embassy Protest

CHIANG SUPPORTS WANG AS EXECUTIVE YUAN PRESIDENT

Shanghai, To-day. Describing the demarché of Mr. Quo Tai-chi, Chinese Am- bassador in London, and other Chinese diplomats as broad- sides against Japan's attitude and objectives," a spokesmRIN of the Japanese Embassy : an- nounced that the attention of the Chinese Government will be drawn to them.

He expressed the opinion that Mr. Quo Tai-chi and others were acting on their own initia- tive and said that their "propa- ganda” may have “dangergisi results."

the well-known British agent, Mr. Harry St. John Philby.

The despatches assert that Britain is desirous of obtaining permission to construct fiying fields at the Hedjaz parts of Katif and Jabal on the Persim Gult, and also offers her friendly, se..... vices for arranging a military alliance between the free States mentioned

Beports of a treaty of alliance having already been em cinded between Saudi Arabia and Iraq were recently, denied in Baghdad, but it was announced at the same time that the two Governments would shortly begin negotiations concerning various pending questions, such as air communications, wireless tele graphy and the facilitating of the pilgrimage to Mecia ---- Trans Ocean Service.

KINGS SPEECH DEBATE

"LABOUR DAY” IN COMMONS

GOVERNMENT · CRITICISED

Yesterday

London, To-day.

TO-DAY'S MEETING

IN PARIS

Laval And Hoare To Confer

London, To-day, In pursuance of the double line of policy which is being followed by the British Government“ în re- gard to the Italo-Abyssinian dis- pate, namely, full participation is collective action - under the "Coventar and perseveres

The Abyssinian attacks were re-i

– CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL all Frenchmen united in working justifying German rearmament in poised everywhere, goes on the re- the interests of world peace yes port, which puts the number of

whome, To-day, for the welfare of the country.

terday.

Abyssinian dead at 24, while the The serious state of the Pope's

Nanking: The Central Super Day on the resumption of the efforts for a peste settlements This development bas eased the

"Once we were the anvi of Italian casualties were three killed health is giving rise to grave an- situation considerably, and it a hundred hammers," he said. "Now and one

wounded among the riety in the Vatican, where it is visory Council has wired Mr. debate on the King's speech, the Foreign Secretary, Sir Ka pears to be now a foregone con-

we are the hammer." A thunder-soldiers of the expeditionary force, stated that during the last week Hsiao Fu-chen, urging him to re-when Mr. D. B. Grenfell (Lah. Hoare, will confer to-day in Parts clusion that M. Laval will emerge

Laval::The attitude to be taken from the crucial Parliamentary ons negative greeted the question: no losses among the Italian native his condition has taken a turn for consider his decision not to take Gower) moved the opposition with the French Premier, M.

the worse, His Holiness frequently up his duties as a member of its

amendment regretting the Gov at next week's meeting of the hesitzte if we have to troops being mentioned. battle with flying colours.

Aeroplanes surprised and bomb losing consciousness as well as his standing, committee.

ernment's failure to indicate Committee of Eighteen, when the The Government immediately choose between butter and free.

ed a column of Abyssinian troops eyesight at intervals.

/Continued on Pros 19).

any effective policy for the requestion of extending the scope Pope Pius XI, who is in his 80th

storation, and maintenance of of the sanctions against Italy to drew the necessary conclusions.

He declared that brutal strict-marching between Gondar from the declarations made on

year, has been suffering from acute

pesce, the reduction of arma include oil, iron and steel, will be DANZAG'S SANCTIONS-

arterial scalerosis for some months behalf of the various leagues, the Dess will be enforced to deal with Dabst

ments, and their failure to re discussed by the two statesmen, food-hogs. The sacrifices ahead

Danzig: Begulations for the ap- Premier submitting at the open-

pest Circles in contact with the

cognise the need for a plan for and the prospects of making some ing of the afternoon session three will be equally distributed and

the economic life of Britain on farther effort to bring about a

He remarked that Ifaly and Geneva meeting will be examined. Japan were on the march, and The British and French Foreiga there would be bloody conflict ministers have not met since the and devastation unless we could League requested Britxis mi

and

bills, of which the first provides armament profits, like war profits!plication of sanctions against Italy Vatican comfend that there is a

for the dissolution of the so-call-would not be allowed Renter

ed fighting or paramilitary or ganisations and forbids the weari ing of uniforms or badges by po litical leagues. The second-bill re- gulates the carrying of arms by (Continued on Page 12)

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE

FUNERAL OF LATE PRINCESS

Danish And Norwegian Royalties Arrive

London, To-day.

King Haakon of Norway, who has come to attend the funeral of

Figures For September Princess Victoria, arrived in

Issued

by the Free City of Danzig were published yesterday in the officia}} Gazette.

close

connection

the

between

recent appointment of 20 new Car-

LOCAL DOLLAR FIRM

TIN QUOTA RAISED

ON THE MARKET

The Hague, To-day.

The Infernational Tin Combuild a world economic struc France to explore the possibilities" mittee has raised; the production / Pure for the gharing of trou) of bastening the establishment.at.

bles.

The Senate's decree Pope's serious condition and the DIVIDED OPINIONS a basis of public ownership,peaceful settlement before the prohibits all imports from Italy dials to the Sacred Collegt.-- with the exception of the articles Trans-Ocean Service specified by Sanction 3 as well as parts for the manufacture of are Continued on Page 12)-

FAMILY SUPPORT FOR GERMANS

*Pending Issue Of

Decree

Silver Prices Steady

The local dollar is steady, open-

pesce last month.

-Ethiopia and

to

quote by 10 per cent to 90 per cent. for the first quarter of 1936 Lord Eustace Perry, Minister

REVIEW OF SITUATION” The next meeting will be held at without Portfolio, replying to

Meanwhile, small expert delega the suggestion during the de- Paris on February 19. -*-

The market showed the most bate that Britain was unable to tions of both countries have been engaged in Paris, in an effort to ing on demand this morning at divided opinions possible on the afford to re-arm, said that the devise proposals which might be effect of this increase, which some enormous increase in the well regarded as a basis for a settle. 1/40 London yesterday afternoon. He

Silver prices were also steady quarters consider will result in a being of the nation, together ment which the three parties to was met at the station by FIRE

atpot 29-3/16 and forward veritable food of tin as soon as with the enormous increase in

the mines are expable of working the consumption of the The financial statement for the the Duke of Gloucester.” He pro-

CHINA-MAIL" SPECIAL 28-18/16- month of September shows an exceeded to Buckingham Palace,

The London on New York cross to expacity, while others point out sary foodstuffs am Berlin, To-day. cess of assets over babilities out where the Queen of Norway, 20

Families suffering handship, sod rate was quoted at US$4.92%, the higher world consumption and classes as compared with August 31 of $12,398 807.45, add-has been in England for some ed to the revenue, from September time, also arrived yesterday distress through their members as compared with US$1.98% at the same time are jubilant at the war, was a sufficient

rate was quoted at US probably bring down prices to una 1 to 30 ($1,760,97154), making a The King and Queen of Norway, having been called up for military while the New York on London the fact that the extra stocks will to total in revenue of $14,159,778-99. with the King of Denmark, who for labour service will be granted

12%, as compared with US around £200. also arrived in London last eve- adequate "family support, it is Expenditure during the was $2,030,982.59, leaving a credit ning, will stay at the Palace until officially announced, and a decree after the funeral-British Wine to this effect will be issued by the Jess Service. 116

balance of $12,128,796.40.

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