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MUSSOLINI REVIEWS EAST AFRICAN MILITARY SITUATION

ITALIAN SUCCESSES

CLAIMED

NEW ADVANCE IMMINENT

ON NORTHERN FRONT “INITIATIVE STILL WITH ITALY”

-CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

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Rome, To-day.

Official War Bulletin No. 83, issued yesterday by the Ministry of Propaganda, states that an Eritrean detachment, reached Marien district in the Tembien region on Sunday and established connection with the troops which were victorious in the battle of Addi Abbi on December 22.

In the course of encounters with Italian scouting patrols during this operation the enemy, declares the report, suffered severe losses. The Italian losses are given as 24 white soldiers killed and 12 wounded, with 8 native soldiers killed and 2 wounded. On the Somali front, continues the bulletin the Sultan Sha- veli, who had made submission to the Italian fortes, carried out a reconnaissance, in the course of which his forces defeated strong enemy detachments. During this operation the Seitan was "bril- liantly supported by our air force."

Addis Ababa: The Abyssinian positions at Daggahbur were bombed for eight hours yesterday by four Italian-planes. Ocean Service.....

OBITUARY

FIRST MARQUESS OF READING

From Ship's Boy To Viceroy

London, To-day.

Trans-

Cavalry of the Republican Gaard photographed sutside, the Chamber the Depaties, Paris, during the recent political crisia.

STUDENTS IN CAIRO

STILL APPEAR RESTIVE

N

Cairo, To-day. The Universities and schools Rome: A communique claims have reopened, after being that heavy lisses were inflicted closed since November 14 owing on the Abyssinians in operations in the riots

to the part taken by students with an Eritrean column, who,

The students showed them- linking up with another column selves to be restive and demon- in the Tembien me, inflicted astrated for some time outside severe defeat on the enemy before entering. The Italian losses were 52 killed inued their demonstrations in FRESH ADVANCE TINENT side, various faculties, despite Inferences that a fresh Italian the advice of Dasan Pasha, lead- advance is imminention the nox-er of the Wafa, to resume their therm from

from studies quietly. are derived

They

Beu-

The present grievance is agi- The death has occurred of Signor Mussolini's speech to the Rufus Daniel Isaacs, first Mar-Cabinet yesterday morning. The tation for an anesty to be Duce's references to the great task Branted to the student leaders

who are under arrest. - quess of Reading. Reuter.

"At dawn one morning dur-of organising the communications

ter. ing the latter half of the nine-necessitated by the movement of teenth century, a ship was ap-hundreds of thousands of troops the dispelled any feeling of impatience proaching the mouth of Hooghly. At her masthead ajthat may have arisen owing to the ship's boy started forward ex-slow progress of the Italian ad- pectantly with the eager curio-vance.

SOVIET BORDER CLOSED

Suspected Plague In Manchukuo

POLITICS IN FRANCE

"Fighting

Be Dissolved

Paris, To-day.

A bit empowering the Goreca ment to dissolve the "fighting leagues" waG "demaitely adopted. by the Senate yesterday after nooz, with the kinendaments #p=. proved by the Chamber.

The Chamber passed the second - reading of the budget yester- day with some slight modifier- tions, by 400 waterężo 170,

The

budget wil now, be referred hack

to the Senate and is expected to be carried throughste final stages without further tro

Ocean ServiCE

DUCHESS OF YORK

MACDONALDS IN PARLIAMENT Preparing For The By-Elections

OPPOSITION PROMISED

London, To-day-

OBVIOUS LULL AFTER RAPID ADVANCE "ECONOMIC SIEGE" BEING COUNTERED IN ROME EXPLOITATION OF ALL RESOURCES OF NATIONAL RESERVES

~ CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL.

Paris, To-day.

M. Laval had a conversation yesterday after- noon with the British Ambassador, Sir George Clerk. Nothing, however, has been announced as to the subject of the discussion.

A message from Rome states that the Cabinet Council which met yesterday, with Signor Mussolini presiding, approved the estimates for the budgetary year 1936-37, which was balanced at about 20 milliard lire, but does not include the expenditure for

the East African campaign.

The Duce delivered a lengthy speech, in which he dealt with the recent developments in international policy as well as with the strategic situation in East Africa. According to an official communique Signor Mussolini reiterated that the Paris proposals fell far short of meeting the minimum Italian demands, especially as regards the security of frontiers and Italian settlers.

He added that the proposals had, however, heen doomed to failure at the moment of their publication and long before the Fascist Grand Council had had an opportunity of examining them The causes of this failure were to be sought beyond the Italian frontiers, a fact which was now being admitted by all fair-minded.

It is likely that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, who is to be nominat ed by the National Government people.

the Combined supporters for Scottish Universities when the

UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

Annual Congregation Ceremony

SIR THOMAS SOUTBURN AND DR. EARLE HONOURED

Concerning the military situation in East Africa, the by-election takes place to fill the pace stated that on the Eritrean vacancy caused by the death of front the Italian troops: had Mr. Noel Skelton, will have four been concetrated and consolid- opponents Mr. Megharon Thon-sted in positions which at cer son will be the Labour candidate tain points were more than 100 and Professor Dewar Gibb the miles distant from the old fron nominee of the Scottish Na Sers. This rapid advance, a tionalists. It is now reported incomplished within the first 30 Glasgow that Dr. O. H. Mavor, days, now necessitated exten- well known as znauthor and play- sive measures in order to or- wright under the name of Jamesganise and facilitate the work Bridie, may stand as an Indepen- of bringing up reinforcements.

The honouring of two dis dent Conservative.

which would mean the moving. the of more than 100,000 solchers tinguished persons of the Col- the Hon Sir William The fact that the Duchess of Dominions, Mr. Malcolm Mac- and workers. The speaker emony,

Thomas Southern, CMG, York has been suffering from Donald, is meeting the executive phasised that a lui in opera influerizal pneumonia is an of the Ross and Cromarty Liberal tions was bound to occur at KBE and Dr. EG. Earle, nounced by a statement signed Association to-day in connection times in every war, especially formerly professor of surgery by Sir John Weir and Lord with the vacancy which will occur in a colonial war, when it was at the local University, will re- Dawson and issued from the on Thursday, announced by the Duke of York's residence.

Attack Of Influenzal Pneumonia

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London, To-day.

The

Secretary for

sity of youth. At length a dull. A correspondent writing to the smudge appeared upon the Giornale #helie Gemer that the horizon; it was land, the first Italian advance has be held up, land the ship had sighted for either

Moscow, To-day.

resignation of the sitting member, as a result of events in

It is officially announced that This is the first intimation M. Ian Macpherson, takes effect many long days. The land was Europe or because of Ethiopian

the the that the Duchess has had in-Candidates representing India, and the boy's name was resistance. He adds that the the frontier between Rufus Isaacs. He was not to initiative

and Manchukuo in USSR

is fluenzal pneumonis, though it Labour Party and the Liberals remains firely approach that land again until Italian hands-Reuter. *

being temporarily closed along was announced on December 19 who do not support the National the River Amur between Kumar that she would be confined to Government are expected also to and Pashkovo, and that pass-her bed for a few days owing be nominated, and another report age through Blagoveschensk is to intinenza. Yesterday's bulle-states that Mr. Randolph Churchill tin adds that the illness is now has been invited to stand as 22 It is explained that the step resolving, indicating that it has independent Conservative and has

he reached it once more as its Viceroy. Between these two glimpses of India lies the ro mance of Rufus Isaacs' life"

Rufus Isaacs, who was born in 1860, trade three false starts in -life before he found his true Tocation. Nor did he, at school,. ** (Continued on Page 12) -

MILITARY FUNERAL

THIS AFTERNOON ·

Governor To Attend

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NEXT OLYMPIC

GAMES

WORLD INTEREST SHOWN

**CHINA MAIL ~ SPECIAL

Hamburg To-day.

The unusual interest: shown abroad at next year's Olympic Games, to be held in Berlin, is

being suspended.

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FLOODS SUBSIDE IN BRITAIN

Latest Report From Stricken Areas

4.

cord another red-letter day in the annals of the University of Hong Kong at its 27th annual Congregation, which will take place at 5 p.m. on Monday, January 6.

Degrees of LLD. Honoris Causa will be conferred on both gentle- men His Excellency the Gov- ernor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, Kt., London, To-day. [CMG, CRE, will confer the da Reports from the flooded areas grees. W

some abatement of the Bachelor degrees of Arts, "rising water, due to the heavy Science, Engineering, Medicine: rainfall of the last few days on top and Surgery will be conferred on of the Christmas" thaw.

44 graduates. The function will

is a measure of saitary pre followed a normal course and is accepted British Wireless Ser-indicate caution owing to cases of sus-now in the final stages-Reu-vice. pected plague in Manchukuo ter. territory adjoining the Soviet! borderReuter.

U.S. SILVER POLICY

The funeral of Colonel A B. evidenced by the press reports Proposed Arrangement

Hearle, DSO, Boyal Engineers, published here yesterday which who was found dead in his fat state that the passenger accom- yesterday, will take place this modation of the steamers plying afternoon. The cortege will as between Hamburg and foreign semble at the China Fleet Club at ports has been almost sold out 2:30 pm and will leave for the until August 1936. Protestant Cemetery at Happy Service. Valley at 2.45 pm. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Andrew Calde-

cott, will attend.

Á fring party, consisting of one

sergeant, one bombadier and 12

Tr-Ocean

GERMAN-BRITISH YOUTH

CAMP OPENED

With Mexico

Washington, To-day.

A HAPPY NEW YEAR

“The China Mait takes this opportunity of wishing all its readers a happy New Year.

EARTHQUAKE IN GERMANY

Only Minor Damage Reported

“CHINA MAIL – SPECIAL

Berlin, To-day.

UNEMPLOYMENT IN BRITAIN

Decrease Reported

| The Themes, however, was open with light refreshments at carrying a greater volume of water 14 pm and the Congregation cer

yesterday, and rises were reported many will begin promptly, an hour

along its course from Lechlade afterwards. down to Shepperton.

The rate of 5,800 million gallons

London, To-day.

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES The Ministry of Labour estimat-

The Degree of Bachelor of ed at December 16 that there were in 24 hours still does not approach Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery approximately 10,599,000 insured the high figures of 1929, the last will be conferred upon the follow- persons, aged between 16 to 64, in big food year-British Wireless

Service employment in Great Britain

This was 62,000 more than on

Ling successful graduates:--

Chung Hon-kwan, Ho Sak, Khou Keng-wah, Lan Yong-boon, Lo

Tin-sun, Isidoro Oliuto Elvino da Sousa, Wei Chank-sheng, Wonz",

With reference to the visit

November 25, and 340,000 more TYPHOON WARNING Chong de, Ng Yeok-kin, Leung than a year before of Senor Ednardo Saurez official of the Merican Ministry

The number of unemployed per~ of Finance, it is believed that! there is a possibility that the The two earthquake shocks sons on the registers at the same Mexicans will propose that the which were fell in various parts date totalled 1,868,565, comprising United States Treasury should of south-western Germany, yester 1,585,990 wholly unemployed, 200,- pay Mexico the US domestic day, especially in the Upper 674 temporarily

Munich, To-day-The Ger- price for newly-mined suver, in Fhine valley between-Kariszube 77,001nomically in casual employ gunners, will be supplied by the man-British youth camp attend-return for certain tari conces and Basie as well as in Wurttem 12th Heavy Battery and the band and drums of the East Lancashire ed by 20 British guests and mem-sions Beater Begiment will play appropriate bez of the various German, Fouth

VETERAN OF GREAT WAR PASSES

San Francisco, To-day death has occurred of General Hunter Li

of the First Corps in France

organisations, has been opened

in the Bavarian Alps at Bassfeld hut near Berchtesgaden_TANS" [Ocean Service:

ROSSLYN PARK BEALAN

London, To-day. In the only

Bagby Unim game played. day the Fetteries

beat Rosslyn Parr by

Reuter

TIGER LYING LOW:

Although some poris have come ing the

sterson

bery and the Palatinate did result in any accidents damage. The shocks were jvintens in the town of

in the Falatinate, where the

Chenses cracked swashed and/

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Manila In Direct

Path

that st

received throa Consulate Gene

Observatory day the

George Younger

The Degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering will Se conferred on the following:

Feng Tre-pel, Fong Ching-see..

Gorachenko, Hö Shud-lai,

gitude 126 B. Latitude 10 N., Lan Ping-kwong Lee Zur-dan,

west-north-west. position is due east of Cebu-

LOCAL ESTATE:

Manila les more or less in the direct path of the disturbare

Webster Derby, Late of

who

WEATHER REPORT:

North-eas

the forecast for

by the Royal

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