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ABYSSINIANS SHOW FINE SPIRIT DESPITE HEAVY REVERSES

GRAVE EGYPTIAN SITUATION

As Prince Faronk of Egypt the above, is still under age, death of his father King Fuad accessitates the appointment of His High- * Regency Council.

bess was born on February 11. 1920, and has recently been in school in England.

SOVIET AND JAPAN

DEATH OF KING AT VİTAL PERIOD

ITALIAN INTRIGUE

FEARED

DANGERS OF A REGENCY

-CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Cairo, To-day.

King Fuad I died yesterday at 1.40 p.m. The Crown Prince Farouk, who was finishing his education in England, left London on Monday night and was hence not present at his father's deathbed. The Queen, who had attended the Royal Patient all day Monday, was at his side when he died. The King, who knew that the end was approaching, called his four daughters to him on Monday night and bade them farewell.

Public anxiety during these last few hours had risen to great heights. an immense crowd having gathered outside the Royal Palace in the early hours of yesterday morning, waiting for the latest bulletins. When the news came that the King had passed, the people still clung to the last hope that it might yet turn for the better.

ANTI-COMMUNIST PACT?

To-day is the 35th birthday of Emperor Hirohito of Japan, shown above with the Empress, the former Princess Narako, daughter of His late Imperial Highness Prince Kazinomiya. The Emperor succeeded his father, Yoshithito, on December 25, 1926. The Crown Prince Akihito of Tsugunomiya was born on December 23, 1933.

PEER'S TRIAL BY PEERS

ABOLITION URGED IN LORDS

London, To-day.

He

RETIRE ONLY UNDER ORDERS

UNEASINESS IN ROME RELIEVED

MOTORISED COLUMNS 90 MILES FROM ADDIS ABABA

Addis Ababa, To-day.

The British ambulance has been asked to send lorries to evacuate large numbers of Abys- sinian wounded assembled in a small town on the eastern road from Dessie. Despite the terrible Jordeal by bombs, shells and poison gas the Abys- sinian troops returning from the north are dis- playing a remarkable spirit. The men declared that they were returning because they had been ordered back by the Government, but were pre- pared to return and continue fighting.

Rome: It is officially announced that a motorised column" of 3,000 armoured cars and lorries from Dessie has advanced 149 kilometres down the motor road towards Addis Ababa. It is now half way from Dessie Reuter's Bulletin Service.

SO

TASTE

OF

WAR

Rome: The uneasiness prevailing here at the long delay of news from Marsal Badoglio was relieved yesterday, when the fol The abolition of a Peer's right to be tried by his peers is the lowing message, published as oficial war bulletin No. 197, from object of a bill, the second reading of which was moved by Lord Marshal Badoglio, was received: The crowds showed signs of poignant grief, when at 1.40 p.m. Sankey in the House of Lords yesterday. He pointed out that

"On the northern front motor- the Royal Standard floating over the Palace was lowered to half-if a Lord stole a silver matchbox worth 50s, it would be a felony, mast, indicating that the King had passed away.

for which he would be liable to be tried by 700 Lords, whereas it ised columns from Dessie are King Fuad I, who was Egypt's he had a connection with companies which swindled the public of now less than 90 miles from Ababa, no resistance first constitutional monarch, hundreds of thousands it would be a misdemeanour, for which he Addis

encountered having been was just 68 years old. Since would be tried in a criminal court 1934 his health had been fail- ing, as his heart showed signs of weakening as a result of the exceedingly strenuous -career which he had passed through before becoming King in 1917;! since when his responsibilities had beer exceedingly heavy, es pecially in the last two years. of the Italo- The outburst Abyssinian conflict brought further cares. In King Fuad's A semi-official account of the

Court the anti-British element OVERWHELMING PREFERENCE Although the Foreign Office was strong, while he himself

FOR ROOSEVELT recent conversation at Tokyo

Nanking denies knowledge had a difficult task in keeping between the Ambassador,

with both contesting Yurenev, and the Foreign Min- of the anti-Communist pact faith ister, Mr. Arita, says that the the Chinese press this morning*****

to the effect former suggested that a fron-splashes reports

VIOLATIONS OF FRONTIERS

POSSIBLE "UNDESIRABLE CONSEQUENCES"

Moscow, To-day.

Conflicting Reports Received

JAPANESE WANT CONTROL OF RAILWAYS

Shanghai, To-day.

tier commission should investi-that "agreement in principle" PRINCE FAROUK PROCLAIMED

has been reached in that con- between the Chinese ¡nection

gate the conflicts on the Man- churian frontier, and also that the commission should demar-and Japanese negotiators at

Tientsin.

KING

:

Cairo, to-day-Prince Farouk He has been proclaimed King. arrives home from England on May 5-Reuter.

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

Primary Elections

Held

Washington, To-day. Features of the primary elec-!

sachusetts are the overwhelm- tions in Pennsylvania and Mas ing endorsement of President Roosevelt and a preference for Mr. Alfred Landon, Governor of Kansas, as his Republican opponent.

In Pennsylvania, where Mr.

Another section starting SUDDEN DRIVE BY Lord Middleton, opposing the far. bill, suggested that a paner or from Warrain reached the river Wacit. On the Somali front the

ABYSSINIANS Peers should try a Peer. maintained that the public was left wing of the advancing Ita- too interested in football and lian army defeated the Abys

the Faf Valley War Correspondents In film stars to care whether this sinians at

Three armoured cars, form of trial were abolished. '

The Real Thing Lord Hailsham declared: "We were taken by the Abyssinians are all equal before the law. In on November 11, were the interests of the House it tured." would be far better if this ana- vice. chronism were swept away."

The second reading was car- ried by 62 votes to 35-Reuter.

TWO NEW BATTLESHIPS

FOR AMERICA

Washington, to-day. The leaders of Congress have reCOM- mended the authorisation of two new battleships to be began at the President's discretion-Bet- te:.

cate the Manchu-Mongolian

Eowever, it is understood that frontier, starting from the east-the Chinese are seeking the aboll- ern end. In the meantime hetion of the East Hopei autonomous

Gov- requested the Japanese

Con- parties. ernment to take steps to estab-regime as a quid pro quo.

of the 1934, King Fuad had never Breckinridge, a friend of the sequently the conclusion lish order on the frontier.

Mr. Arita generally agreed to pact may be delayed while the been his old self. M. Yurenev's suggestions and bargaining continues on this point.

Since his illness in Roosevelt was opposed by Colonel THE LEAGUE OF

Possibly the details of the pact,

added that orders had already:

like the so-called Ho-Umetsu been given forbidding the Jap- anese troops from crossing the agreement, will never be revealed, jat

as-

The

VITAL PERIOD

King's death takes place so far 2 most inopportune

when ment,

general are about

take to

NATIONS

Cannot Function As

Peace Instrument

which

recap-

Trans-Ocean Ser-SITUATION SAVED BY SOMALIS

ITALIAN SUCCESS Asmara: Italiar native troops defeated · Abyssinian irregulare in a sanguinary encounter 80 miles south of Dessie yesterday, when the latter attempted to hold up the Italian advance.

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COUNCIL OF THE LEAGUE

CHINA'S CLAIM TO A SEAT

THREE-YEAR TERM PROPOSED]

Lindberghs and an outspoken anti- New Dent Democrat, the returnsį of the Democrat primary elections! are 51,106 for Presidenti

* CHINA MAIL." SPECIAL mo-Roosevelt and 3,180 for Colonel! but the Japanese will quietly pre-

élections Breckinridge, while Senator Borah

London, To-day.

Geneva, To-day. frontier, and if violations oc-

place in the Republican primary election

Lord Queensborough has re- ceed to put it into effect curred they must not be

Although the Chinese Gover A Reuter message from Peiping and the Anglo-Egyptian negotia-was unopposed. ,cribed to "malevolent intention.”·

decide the relationship

signed the treasureship of the ment's wishes regarding a per- In the Massachusetts Republican

He manent or at least a semi-per- M. Yorenev disagreed with this says that it is recognised that the tions to contention and said that if vio-Japanese military authorities, are between the two countries are in primary election Mr. Landon has League of Nations Union lations occurred they would less concerned with the possibility progress. Egyptian-interests are hitherto polled 4,283, Mr. Hoover has written to the secretary ex-manent seat on the League Coun- Borah 313, Colonel Pressing the opinion that the cil are not gratified by the de- have, undesirable consequences. Chahar, which is negligible, than is likely to

of a Red invasion of Hopei and also profoundly concerned in what 417, Senator

eventuate in Abys-Frank Knox, the Chicago publish- League at present cannot func-cision of the special committee tion as an effective instrument now meeting under the chairman one Demo- with the opportunity afforded by sinia..

er 218. So far only

for peace.

Reuter.

ship of the Italian Signor Rosco, King Fuad's successor is only cratic vote has been cast against the pact to gain control of North

China will at least have the satis- China's railways--Reuter.

16 years old. He has not yet com- Mr. Boosevelt, namely, for Mr. pleted his education and is

(Continued on Page 12) Secretary for War.-Beuter. MORE DISORDERS

--Reuter.

"FIRST PEACE

AIR FORCE

Formation Agreed Upon *At Geneva

Geneva, To-day. The formation of the "first peace air force" was decided upon at a meeting yesterday of the In- ternational Peace Council repre-) senting nine countries, under the Presidency of Viscount Cecil The force will be recruited from among volunteer plane owners in Europe and the United States, urging Peace and support of the League of Nations, doing smoke writing and similar slogans, and owning bammers with peace messages. ---

Rester

IN MADRID

ex- Newton Baker, President Wilson's NEW STRATEGIC

Former Police Chief Pleasing Function At

Shot Dead

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Madrdi, To-day. The former police chief of Barcelona, Signor Miguel Badia, and his brother Jose, were shot dead in the open street here by anarchists yes. terday morning. The assaS- sins escaped by mixing with the crowd before they could be apprehended. The Catalan public is in a state of wild excitement. The belief is that this was an act of res venge-Trans-Ocean Service.

Japanese Consulate

of

the Japanese

"How happy the celebration birthday is, we British know full well, Emperor. for if there is one thing in A large and distinguished ga- which the British and Japanese thering attended to offer their His Excellency are alike, it is our unbounded felicitations. loyalty to the throne," said His was attended by Capt. W. J. E Excellency the Governor, Sir Cragg, and others present were Andrew Caldecott, when he pro- the Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North, posed the toast to the Emperor Acting Colonial Secretary, the of Japan at the "At Home" Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Com this morning, held in the resi-modore and Mrs. C. G Sedg dence of the Consul General of wick, Sir William Hornell, the Japan and Mrs. Mizuzuwa, at Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, the No. 7, Conduit Road, in honour Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, the of the anniversary of the 35th (Continued on Page #)

RAILWAY

SIBERIAN LINE COMPLETED

Moscow, To-day. The virtual completion is announced. of the second rail track line from Karim- skaya to Khabarovsk, fol- lowing the line of the northern frontier of Man- chukno, about 1,375 miles.

The work begun about two years ago has been. rushed The speed is at tributed to the supervision of the Commissariat for Home Affairs. It is stat- ed that 80 per cent of the foremen and, brigade lead

were women. Beu-

Es

ter.

faction of being on the League

Council for three years, if the

Special Committee's recommenda tions, which were carried by 9 [votes to 5, are adopted.

Gorahat, To-day.

The Blackshirts camp and headquarters were seriously menaced and war correspon dents had an alarming taste of war last night when there was

a

sudden and unexpected fierce Abyssinian counter-at- tack by 5,000 troops.

The situation was for the time being most serious. The Abyssinians rained incendiary shels and set fire to the bush where the Italian moter-trans- port petrol supplies were mass- ed. A hail of bullets descend- ed on a lorry in which Mr. Bernes, Renter's special cor- respondent, was writing a der- patch.

Two people were killed and six wounded in the camp. Everybody was called on-to defend himself.

The situation was saved by

the magnificent behaviour of ti

a battalion of Somalis, who withstood the successive waves of the enemy onslaught and fually, with a bayonet and

The Committee took the view that the exceedingly difficult ques-band-grenade charge, drove tion of the composition of the back the Abyssinians across to League Council should not be set Fafan River. tled at a time when the interna- tional situation is so full of un-

rest as at this moment. The Com- mittee further recommended that the seat allotted in 1983 to Porta gal for three years as an addition al Council seat should not lapse again, but should instead be al- lotted for a further three years to some State not belonging to the group entitled to a seat in tion.

rota-

About 600 Abyssinian dead strewed the battlefield and many were still fantastically huddled as they were mo down by machine-guns. Italians lost 10 officers killed and 23 wounded.Renter:

The

State of this kind. If the Com- It will be remembered that at mittee's proposals are accepted. the last plenary session of the the League Council will in future

Austrian delegate be composed of 15

League, the

pointed out that Austria was a Trans-Ocean Service.

members.-