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Italian Staff Optimism APPEAL TO HOME

[Continued from Page 1)

of putting up serious resistance in the north. Ras Imru's army in Takaze and the army under the

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Italian Policy

In Europe

Milan: "The League of Nations

SECRETARY

F.A. Seeks Official Measures

London, To-day. near Dessie.

is now at the parting of the The Football Association, in a The Italian Staff does not ex-ways,” writes the Popolo d'Italia letter to the Home Secretary, in pect Ras Imru to offer any serious in an article regarding the view view of the Bifi which is shortly resistance, that everything generally prevailing in Italy that coming up in the House of Com- leads to a decisive encounter with any intensification of the sanemons regarding pools betting, the Negus himself.

itions would bring about a radical urges him and the Government to change in the Italian policy in effect immediate legislation to Europe. Italy, states, expect the League to

so the papers eliminate pools betting on foot-

be hall. conscious of its responsibilities.

}

A meeting of the League clubs decided by 26 votes to ril, with

the

RUMOURS DENIED Addis Ababa: The reports that Ras Kassa has committed suicide are officially denied here, it being pointed out that at the time the

RAS KASSA'S FATE^. 10 abstentions, to ask the League Abyssinian commander was sup-

Rome: It is stated that the Management Committee for the posed to be dead, he was in tele Abyssinian commander Ras Kassa immediate. restoration graphic communication, with the committed suicide after succeed-original fixtures and also to re- capital. No definite news hasing in making good his escap store the original fixtures for been published as to the battle of from the forced marches of the next Saturday-Reuter. Amba Alagi, though persistent encompassing Italian troops, ac- rumours are current as to heavy cording to despatches received Sghting there.~~~Trans-Ocean Ser-here, which, however, vice.

comfirmed. The despatches add that the suicide was motived by the Commander's determination

to

are 23-

POLITICS IN SPAIN

FINAL RESULTS

OF ELECTION

London. To-day. As the result of the second

FRESH ANXIETY

Addis Ababa: There has been no communication between Dessie not to survive the annbiliation of Addis Ababa for the last two his army, which was one of the days, which has given rise

best that the Abyssinian Emperor! lanxiety among the people. It is put into the field.

understood, however, that Dessie It is further reported that those being the headquarters of the E-detachments of Ras Kassa's a ballot, which, was necessary in

which succeeded in peror, wireless messages have not)

breaking some constituencies. it is ex- been sent from there ewing to the made a headlong fight through gain 14 and the Left Wing 10 through the Italian ranks and

pected that the Right Wing will fear that Italian planes would pick up the messages and Incate the valleys of. Tembien. in theats in the Cortes. Orans-

the whereabouts of the Emperor.

Reuter's Bulletin Service.

Italian Officers Desert

TOGETHER WITH 4,000 ERITREANS

direction of the Takkaze River, Ocean Service.

(Ministers

were mercilessly pursued by Madrid: Catalonia has re Italian planes, which continuous gained her independence after ly created wider and ever larger 18 months under the rule of a gaps in their ranks.

Government of the Right CONFUSION CAUSED. ¡Party. The President and Milan: The strength

of Catalonia have of Ras Kassa's annilihated army is es-been released from prison under timated to have been upwards of

the amnesty decree and receiv- 40.000 by the Gazzeta del Popolo's arrival at Barcelona. Reuter's ed a tumbultuous welcome on

military Addis Ababa, earlier: Although Romano, who writes that the re- correspondent, Colonel

Bulletin Service. the reports of the victory in the Tembien district have been known has apparently caused such con- cent Italian victory at Enderta here for some time, the author-fusion in the ties still refuse to give any quarters that the latter were not Abyssinian head- formation as to the situation on able to draw up a new the northern front.

plan of

The inhabitants of the capital astion in time. therefore, still unaware of Ras SANCTIONS POSSIBILITIES Kassa's defeat, jubilantly welcom

Geneva: League circles récken

RUXTON MURDER

TRIAL

(Continued from Page 1)

which one copy was delivered to the accused's house.

ed the four Italian officers of the with possibilities of the sanctions of the bodies

Counsel described how portions Eritrean army who deserted and

were found with being intensified to some extent were brought to Addis Ababa by as a result of

telitale parts

The cut away. the deliberations plane. The leader of the deser-

of the Committee of Eighteen,

straw on the staircase was most ters, General Saitai, is said

whics were scheduled to begin used to pack the bodies found in significant, because straw was have declared that several thousand Eritreans with the four

(here yesterday afternoon and in officers

the ravine.

:

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over to the Abyssinians to Flandin, will take part. The be hours to a packed court, in which French Premier, M. Mr. Jackson spoke for four fight against the Italians.

lief, however, prevails here in well-informed quarters that it

10.000 DEAD

the men and women were separat- Asmara: The Abyssinians lost will prove impossible to fix the A special gallery was re-

served for women.-Reuter. date for putting the oil embargo battle in the Tembien district, sinto force in view of the American

more than 10,000 dead

in the

cording to the latest report receiv-

L

attitude.

NOT GUILTY PLEA An earlier message said that,

man who

¡ed here. It is added that the Paris: Several papers, includ-contrary to expectation, the only dead bodies of the fallen foes were ing the Petit Fariaian, ['Oeuvre indictment to which Dr. Buck burnt, in great piles.

and Figao, believe that the Banc Ruxton, (the medical tions will not furnish the main was accused at the police court The Italian officers who com- manded the troops engaged in the heme in the forthcoming Geneva hearing of killing and dismem- action all agreed that the Abyseguliations for discussion. Poli-bering two women, his wife, and (tica) circles here expect to sinian offered heroic resistance,

a nuresmaid) was called to plead examine the problem of and retired only step by step. An

the yesterday

at his trial at the Franco-German relations under Manchester Assizes concerned his Abyssinian detachment, including several regiments of the Imperial all its aspects, especially in light wife Isabella, Guards, who were attacked by two Italian bombing squadrons 50 Che paper thinks that kilometers south of Queram while (sibility of the eventual protest

of Herr Hitler's recent interview.

the pos-

The accused pleaded not guilty. The greater part of the day's

over proceedinga,

which Mr.

On their way to the northern froot against the Franco-Eussian Pac Tastice Singleton presided,

the suffered exceedingly heavy losses will also be examined by

French

and British according to another message.

Foreign Ministers.-Trans-Ocean Service. Italian aviators returning from scouring-flights confirm that the

forces of Ras Kassa were practic- KING'S PLEA FOR junior counsel.

ally annihilated.. According to the Italians, it is highly probable that! the Negus himself was with the routed army at the time of its defest.

THE TRAITOR CELEBRATES

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The Crown stated that Ruxton ¡came from India and went to Edinburgh in 1928 to" study medicine. His name then was Gabriel Hakima. Later he alter- ed it by deed poll to Buck Ruxton.

"FOOLISH JEALOUSY" Ruxton's wife, Isabella Kerr, aged 34, was manageress of In the Speech from the Throne cafe when Ruxton met her in at the

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She was married to

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Athens, To-day.

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Greece enjoyed excellent relations seemed that they only lived to--- was received jubilantly not only with the foreign Powers, and that gether a few weeks.

In Asmara, but also in Adowa and ber policy would be to observe Counsel suggested that Buxton in Makale, which is the place of faithfully the existing pacts and murdered his wife cause of foolish

the Balken jealousy. residence of the Nexus's former treaties, especially

and the nursemaid, Fact. son-in-law. Тая Gozel. Bas

Mary Rogerson, was killed be- The King concluded by appeal-cause she caught accused in the| ing to the patriotism of the

act

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tually defeat the Italian army or Deputies, calling on them to give Intense public interest was be-| the southern front, staged a big their wholehearted co-operation, ing taken in the case, which was celebration immediately after hear-in order that peace and order may expected to last a fortnight. ing of the Italian victory, his joy be restored throughout the king- being augmented by the fact that dom-Trans-Ocean Service. ¡the commanders of the routed Abyssinian forces included, some

of his own personal enemies.

Italian headquarters are COS {fident that the battle in the Tem-

MR. HIROTA'S 3 POINTS

(Continued from Page 1)

The jury were all men.

Mr. Norman Birkett, KC, was the leading counsel for the e- cused.

bien region will have à decisive These terms mean the for-Nanking in the next few days, influence on the outcome of the mal cession of Manchuria and the Kuomintang veterans here

· Abyssinian campaign, and some Jehol to Japan and the conver-will send a further enquiry military observers go so far an sion of China into a protector-concerning this point. Delay in Printed and Published for the Proprietors, The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd, to declare that the military operate of that country, in the opin satisfying Canton is taken to by DAVID CHRISTIAN WILSON, Manager, at SA Wyndham Street, tons on the northem front will ion of the Kuomintang leaders mean that. Mr. Hirota's 'prin-

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