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NEGUS CAPTURES ITALIAN OUTPOSTS FOLLOWING DAWN ATTACK

Nahas Pasha (above) is the lea- der of the Nationalist Party whose members have been large- by responsible for the recent out- breaks in Cairo protesting Brit- ish domination.

HOPEI-CHAHAR COUNCIL

INAUGURATED IN

SECRECY

DEMONSTRATIONS FEARED

Peiping, To-day.

PEACE PROPOSALS CONDEMNED

VOTE OF CENSURE BY LABOUR PARTY

FIGHTING SPEECH EXPECTED

FROM SI S. HOARE

London, To-day.

The vote of censure table by the Parliamentary Labour Party for to-morrow's debate ruts as follows: "That the terms: put forward by His Majesty's Government as a basis for an Italo- Abyssinian settlement reward the declared aggressor at the ex- pense of the victim, destroy collective security and conflict with the expressed will of the country and the Covenant of the League of Nations, to the support of which the honour of Britain is pledg- ed: the House therefore demands that these terms be immediate- ly repudiated." Major Attlee is the mover.

Prior to framing the above the National Council of Labour, representing the Trades Union Congress, the Labour Party and the Parliamentary Labour Party, passed a resolution emphatical

condemning the peace proposals, and calling on the League effectively to apply the sanctions policy and to refuse to recog nise the invasion or conquest of any part of Abyssinia as a basis. of settlement.

Flanking

Movement Brings Success

These, the captain, chief engineer and line's operating rice president, respectively, are now on trial in the Federal court, New York, on charges of criminal negligence growing out of the More Castle disaster which cost 136 lives."

A fighting speech is expected from Sir Samuel Hoare when ANOTHER SUCCESS

he opens to-morrow's debate. Mr. Baldwin will up and demand

2. vote of confidence, but this will not be taken as a vote in favour

of the peace proposals themselves.

Apparently for fear of stud- OUR CHRISTMAS

ent demonstrations if a pre- liminary arnouncement was made, the Hopei-Chahar Coun-j cil was inaugurated this morn-

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·CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Rome, To-day.

A serious reverse suffered by the Italian army is admitted by Official War Bulletin No. 73, issued yesterday, which states that the Italian forces, after stubborn resistance, were compelled to retreat 20 kilometres from Maitimchet, a ford on the River Takazee, about 65 kilometres south- west of Aksum, and to take up a position on the Dembeguina Pass. The attacking Abyssinian forces were estimated at 3,000.

lower executed a flanking movement in the district of

At the same time the Abyssinian troops crossed the river Shire, where fighting is still in progress, tanks and aeroplanes taking an active part.

The Italian losses during the first encounter are given as four

With regard to the proceed-VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN CHAMBERrs and mine soldiers of the home troops filled and three

ings at Geneva to-day Mr. An-

thony Eden may elect to ad-

here to the line that the peace. proposals are not intended to be

Paris, To-day.

After a lively session, in the course of which imposed on either of the parties, the Laval Haare peace scheme was subjected to but are put forward merely as

wounded; while several dozen native soldiers were killed- and wounded. The enemy losses have not yet been sacrtained, but are thought to be considered.

Addis Ababa The Emperor of Abyssinia, after having jected the Franco-British pro-

a basis for discussion, and that trenchant criticism by Left-wing orators, Mposals for a settlement of the conflict as not bearing dievoz- no attempt will be made to push Laval once more emerged with flying colours sion, is now preparing to depa o'clock, the ceremony lasting 45

them further than they are ac- minutes All the members

when the Socialist motion to fix December 20 as to the northern front, since in ceptable to the League were present, with the exception

LITERARY XMAS PUDDING-

On the other hand it is antici- the date for the debate on the foreign political his opinion all prospects of an early peace have become very of Messrs. Chow Tso-min, Wang

pated that Mr. Eden will repest

instead of December 27, as suggest-distant. Keb-kin and Cheng Keh

-To-day we are giving our Britain's well-known willingness questions General Sung Cheb-yuan, ad-

measures to ensure the ed by the Premier was defeated in the Chamber No operations are reported from dressing the members, said that readers a 2-page Supplement of to take the Central Government, with mixed Christmas fare. Beginning success of any collective action by 306 votes to 252 yesterday afternoon, after a view to facilitating the ad- with Messages from Bishop Hall, decided on by the League

Laval had put a question of confidence. ministration of Hopei and Cha- bar, had established the Coun Father Byrne, SJ and the Rev.

LAVAL'S DEMAND

cil to handle all political and ad-1J. R. Higgs, the Supplement con- Paris: M. Leval will insist on ja vote of confidence this after- ministrative affairs. The mem-tains a charming fantasy of

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⚫bers are all well-known men Hong Kong dream inspired by the noon before going to Geneva. The

Radical-Socialist Party is meeting for whom he had the highest willow-pattern plates, a long stor to decide whether to change its estee.L

by Doreen Suttie called "Uneon- ditional Surrender in which love policy of support for M. Laval-

2 pearl up with and a crooks, a short

THREE PEINCIPLES

General Sung outlined the gets mixed three principles on which he in-necklace

tends to run the Council: first story by Harold Mercer, and ly, district reforms

Reuter.

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SMITH

AS DIRECTOR OF AIR COMPANY

NAVAL PARLEY

IN LONDON and ap-story of rough sailing ship days.

BROKEN

either front The equipment of the army is rapidly becoming bet-

ter and better through the dais

EYES OF WORLD ON ROME

GRAND COUNCILS

MEETING

ITALY'S AMERIMENTS TO

·PARIS : PROPOSALS

Rome, To-da

The eyes of the world will be In the course of the debate arrivals of large supplies of arms

Bed Cross concentrated on Rome when the the Socialist M. Leon Blam led and ammunition. the attack, while M Pierre Cot, detachments and field hospitals Fascist Grand Council meets at to discuss the Paris also being despatched 10 p.m. leader of the Left wing of the are

proposals, on which Radical-Socialist Party, strong-quickly as possible to both fronts. peace

Signor Mussolim will make a ly supported the Socialist moTrans-Ocean Service.

report It is possible that the ABMASTERSTROKE- tion.

K Laval stressed in a short re- Asmara: The Ethiopian attack meeting will adjourn for a few joinder that be would not go to the success of which has been addays without reaching a deci

com-sion, but if a decision is reached Geneva under humiliating circommitted in an Italian WAT stances. If his opponents con-munique, was a masterstroke of a communique fannouncing the Sydney, To-day.

sidered his policy to be danger their own methods of warfare. Italian attitude will be issued at Lady Kingsford-Smith has de-ons they should take their choice Taking advantage of clouds ob-about midnight

The proposals contain certain pointments must be based on called "The Fighting Steward."

cided to replace her husband as a at once and not wait till December scuring the moon the Ethiopians the will of the people; secondly, Christmas is described as it is

forded the river at 2 zm; and took Points on whe officials must share the adver- celebrated in Sweden, Hungary, SOME NEW GROUND director of the Trans-Tasman Air

Development Co., using her own The Premier also took the op-up attacking positions on the right Government is asking for sity as well as the happiness of and South Africa, and “Toyland”

resources until the capital of portunity of refuting the rumour bank, and at 4 am. charged the fication. It is the people.. and honesty must is pictured, and there is a corner

£200,000 can be obtained. The that Britain had promised Italy a outposts of the Italian second when the clarif be emphasised in the adminis-for the children.

adhere to Siz Other stories are "The Way of

company will tration of finance; thirdly,

loan in case the latter should ac- army corps, who were surpriseded Signor Mussolini. Charles Kingsford-Smith's plan cept the peace proposals.

Machine gun fire temporarily Britain and France friendly relations will be proja Sailor" by Patricia Thompson,

London, To-day, for a semi-weekly air service be

It was announced subsequently checked the Ethiopians, but the points with wha moted with neighbouring coun-"The Two Promises" by R. D.

New ground was broken at the tween Australia and New Zer that Mr. Ede departed for Genery Ethiopian main body now "Cats and Cab

These sre-believed: tries in accordance with the Wethercote, and

when Lord land-Reuter bages" by mandate of the Government.

John Wordsworth. Naval Conference

yesterday afternoon. According the river as openly as possible the cession of Assah wif General Sung referred to the "Mixed together" as they say in Monsell, First Lord of the Admir-

to press reports he was given order to draw the Italian fridor to Abyssinis special situation existing here recipes for the Christmas Pudding, alty, introduced a proposal invit-

instructions that the Paris pro-divert attention from the other since the Tangku armistice with cartoons, illustrations, and ing the Powers to state what

posals are not inviolable, and fat Ethopian movement: In the agreement and emphasised the quips," this Supplement again tomage they contemplate con-

the British Government would of fire forward Italian blow while the Italians wo leave it to the League of Nations houses had to be abandoned, and South Abyssinias, to be ext need for keeping on friendly provides exclusive Christmas tare structing in the next few years

He also for our readers.

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Italy may dwelt on the need for reviving the traditional virtues of

įvince

China, exterminating the Com- munists and developing and spreading Oriental culture.

SUPPORT ASSURED Mr. Li Ting-yn responded congratulating General Sung and assuring him of the sup- port of all members. Mi Chow Chien-sen expressed the hope that the Council will be able to

RAILWAY FARES BY INSTALMENTS

Ingenious Scheme In England

BRITISH PROPOSALS

Behind the proposal is the iden

NEW CHAIRMAN OF HUPEH APPOINTED

Nanking, to-day-11 is officially that any eventual treaty should announced that Mr. Yang Yung contain a clause recognising the tai, the Generalissimo's, chief

General

right of all the signatories to secretary, has been appointed equality and security, and to Chairman of Hupeh possess the measure of au-Cheng Chien, former commander} ments necessary for the national of the sixth army, has been sp security.

(pointed Chief of the General Staff

-Reuter

No zetu figures will be men- tioned therein, but unilateral de clarations containing the ton- London, To-day-nages to be annexed, as a less for revive the prosperity of Peiping An ingenious scheme for the undertaking than a tresty and Tientsin

GERMAN AMBASSADOR AT

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SUPER LINER FOR USA. Vessel To Replace "Leviathan"

Washington, To-day. The signature of a contret to payments of railway fares by In- itself. Thus individual countries Faris To-day The German construct a super-Inner to replace There were a number of spe-atalments is announced by two will not sacrifice their status by Ambassador, Dr. Koester, who the Leviathan at a cost of $11,900,- cially invited guests present of the main line railways. The agreeing to build lower tonnages has been in ill-health for some 000,000, is confirmed by Mr. Dan the ceremony taking place in booking office will sell shiling than others

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