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LABOUR LEADER DEMANDS FULL MAINTENANCE OF SANCTIONS FOREIGN DIPLOMATS Affirmation Of Loyalty To League Enthusiastically Received

TOLERATED! PERMITTED TO STAY IN ADDIS ABABA

OMINOUS MOVE BY BADOGLIO

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Rorie, To-day.

that

It is authoritatively stated here Marshal Badoglio has informed the heads of the foreign diplomatic missions in Addis Ababa that their diplomatic representation no longer serves any purpose, the Government to which they were As a matter of accredited no longer existing.

courtesy, it is stated that Marshal Badoglio has consented that the missions may continue to look after the interests of their respective nationals.

Addis Ababa: General Graziani has entered Jijiga, and was He soon after- received in friendly manner by the population. wards started the march on Harrar.

Italian troops are now guarding the railway line to the fron- fier of French Somaliland.

Rome: The first consignment of Abyssinian coffee to arrive

in Italy since the outbreak of the war arrived in Trieste yesterday on board the steamer Maiellz. The consignment, which consists of 90 tons of coffee from Neghelli in the Abyssinian province of, Kaffa, was unloaded in the presence of a big crowd, which freely manifested its joy at the sight of this commodity from the newly conquered land. It is announced that the Lloyd Triesting will, next week, inaugurate regular sailings between Trieste and Mo-

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KENT WIN OVER

GLOUCESTER

Paris And Moore Score Centuries

BUT DERBY FORCE DRAW

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UNANIMOUS VOTE -

FOR RESOLUTION LORD CECIL'S TRIBUTE TO NEGUS

"EXILE PREFERRED TO DISHONOUR”

London, To-day.

A crowd of 10,000 people in the Albert Hall loudly cheered Lord Cecil last evening, when he declared that the League must maintain sanc- tions and even intensify them if necessary. Speaking at a meeting called by the League of Nations Union Lord Cecil declared that he never remembered an occasion when the people in this

Frame and brick buildings alike were blown to the ground at Gainesville, Georgia, last month, as this country were more moved since the death of Gen- photograph of the city's square dramatically shows Terrific rains caused rivers to overflow in the seven south-eral Gordon. ern tornado-torn States and floods added to the destruction of the wind

QUESTIONNAIRE

TO GERMANY

Official Circles In France Satisfied

Paris, To-day. Although some surprise was London: Grave disorder at Harrar is reported in an official caused by the absence of any men- despatch from the British Con- tion of the colonies, oficial circles sul. The town is in the grip of France are satisfied with the rioters who are looting and British questionnaire to Germany burning. The British Legation and are now anxiously awaiting guard, consisting of 40 Somali- the German reply, which, how- and police, is endeavouring to ever, it is realised will take some help the Ethiopian Governor to time to materialise.-Reuter. keep order until the arrival of the Italians.

FRONTIER GUARDED

EGYPTS COUNCIL OF REGENCY APPROVED OF BY

PARLIAMENT

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR INDIA

Sir Firozkhan Noon Appointed

London; To-day.

Sir Firozkhan Noon, Minister of Education in the Punjab, has been appointed High Commis- sioner for India-in the Cited Kingdom. in succession to. Siz Nath Mitra, whose term of office

at the end of June,— expires

Rester.

NAVAL SUPPLY BILL Amendment Rejected In Senate

U.S. SILVER POLICY

Large Stocks Still

Needed

He referred to the Negus as an heroic figure, deserted by those whom he trusted and prefer- ring exile to dishonour. While there was a shade of hope they could recognise no other Govern- ment in Abyssinia, which was still a member of the League and entitled to the joint protection she was promised in that capacity.

A resolution moved by Major, Washington, To-day.

C. R. Attlee, Labour leader in The Treasury needs 730,000,000 the House of Commons, affirm- ounces of silver in addition to the ing support of the League and visible stocks held at April 30 to the principle of collective secur complete the requirements of thelity, indignation at the invasion silver programme, sccording to of Abyssinia, and calling on the the official figures. The visible Government to maintain sanc- Treasury holdings on April 30tions until Italy is ready to ac- were 1,910,000,000 ounces, valued cept terms of peace affirmed by at $2,465,000,000, or an increase the Council of the League, was amidst of somewhat less than 25,000,000 unanimously adopted

the utinest enthusiasm. - ounces for April

In addition the Treasury may Reuter. have silver in the stabilisation

ANOTHER WIN FOR PADGHAM.

Successful By Two Strokes At Southport

· REGINALD BURTON AGAIN IN LIMELIGHT

Southport, To-day.

In the £1,600 Dunlop-Southport

fand, in transit or stored abroad. JUBILEE STAKES Golf Tournament, which conclud

to the verge

Up to Thursday evening nei- London. Yesterday. ther the British Consulate nor The feature of the mid-week the adjacent hospital, where

Washington, To-day. so that it is potuted out by ob! cricket programme, which was swedes and Finns are attend- hrought to a close to-day, wasting the wounded, had been at-

The Senate has passed the servers that the purchase of a that! the double-century by Patsytecked. It is believed

naval supply bill, after rejecting large amount of Chinese silver as a result of the current negotia Hendren, - the Middlesex many foreigners are taking re-

Cairo. To-day. by 40 votes to 12 an amendment tions might well advance the pur- veteran, who scored 202 atifure in the British Consulate.

The new Parliament yester- the The Lord's when playing for

rioting slackened during day unanimously approved the moved by Senator Frazier to chasing programme M.C.C. against Surrey.

the night

Council of Regency, consisting strike out the section appropriat-of completion.-Reuter. As was the case in the opening

Nairobi: Native troops have of Prince Mohamed Ali, the se-ing $115,300,000 for the programme, the superiority of the bat over the ball was again very heel despatched by air to rein-cond son of the late Khedive: struction of two battleships. six FRANCE'S GOLD

Azizegget Pasha, former Minis-

EFFLUX pronounced, seven centuries being force the frontier, as a precau-

ter in London; and Cherifsabri submarines and 12 destroyers. scored (including Hendren's. ef- tion against the possible influx Pasha, brother of the Queen. The bill will be returned to the

Abyssinian refugees.

The Council will rule for 21 House of Representatives with the Declining Rate Shown months until King Farouk is Senate's amendments.

Yesterday Kent registered an outright win!

Jersualem: Thousands of people 18, when he will attain his ma-

The battleships will be over Gloucester at Gravesend, butj

structed only in the event of any Hampshire and Lancashire could lined the route and cheered En-jority according to Mohamme-

Haile Selassie from the dan tradition..

The Council is entirely differ-other signatory of the London only manage to secure first innings peror points from Derby and Worcester railway station to the hotel when

fort), though there were several of good bowling performances.

Reuter's Bulletin Service.

HAILE SELASSIE CHEERED

King Fuad in 1922, the names Reuter.

were contained in 2

of which

con-

con-

Paris, To-day.

TO-DAY

Latest Amendments To Probable Starters

+

ed here yesterday. Alfred Padg- ham, of Sunridge Park, showed that he is at present definitely the

best British medal player by win aing his third big tournament of the season with scores of 71, 74, 70, 67282.

Other scores were:-

R. Burton (Hooton) 72, 71, 68, 73—

London, To-day. The following are the latest, the probable The following starters for the Jubilee Stakes 284. to be run at Kempton Park to ¡day:-

Negando (Steve Donoghne) Norman Herald (D. Smith). Pennybil (Richardson). Spinifex (Fox).

His Reverence (Burus). Fair Bairn (Harry Wragg). Good Deal (Sibbritt).

----Reater-

The gold efflux continued

The other probable starters rate. It was not expected to reach Thursday's figure of are their jockeys, as stated in 250,000,000 francs, which com- our earlier cable, are:-

respectively, though in the case of the arrived here yesterday. The ent from that nominated by Treaty laying down battleships.yesterday, but at a declining the Lanes-Worcester game, the Emperor solemnly raised his topee former were decidedly unlucky and smiled his acknowledgment not to have been able to force a Reuter. win as" Worcester, with their Insti man in, were still 117 runs behind; when stumps were drawn.

OFFICAL WELCOME Jerusalem: The Emperor Haile Selassie, his family and suite ar- Thanks mainly to Hendren's rived here yesterday afternoon was welcomed. effort, the M.C.C. forced Surrey, from Haifa, and who made 224 runs in their first in the absence of the High Com-| Izock, to follow on, while the missioner, by the Commander-in-¦ the Dark Blues Chief of the Air Force of the game between and All-India resulted in a draw, mandated territory, as well as by of District Commissioner Results as cabled by Reuter, the

Jerusalem The Emperor and his were as follows:

At Gravesend, Kent beat Glouces family are staying for the time ter by 153 runs.

being at a small hotel near Jaffa,

the old part of the city.-i

Kent: 180 and 271 (Sinfeld 5 for 87).in Gloncester: 102 and 196 (Freeman Trans-Ocean. Service.

Lar 109).

At Southampton, Hampshire beat Derbyshire on the first innings.

Hampshire: 256 and 334 for 7 dec. (Paris 101, R. H. Moore 100). Derby: 204 and 255 for 8.

Lancashire

bext

At Worcester, Worcester on the first innings. Lancashire: 327 and 152 for 6 dec. Worcester: 180 (Watson 6 for 31) and

182 for 9.

At Lord's, the BCC. beat Surrey by 7 wickets.

M.C.C: 494 for 7 dec (Hendren 202,

Edrich 114) and 94 for 3. Surrey: 224 (Sims 5 for 51) and 363-

At Cambridge, the Light Blues drew with Sunset.

Cambridge: 205 (Robinson 5 for 47)

and 359 (M. Tindall 101). Sussex: 395 ( Parks 174, Wensley

106 not out) and 65 for L

At Oxford, the Dark Blues played drawn game with All-India. Oxford: 202 and 297.

sealed envelope which was open- ed and read in the Chamber. Reuter.

OBITUARY

Death Of Famous Philosopher

I

HERR OSWALD SPENGLER

-CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Munich, To-day. The famous German philoso- pher, Oswald Spengler, died here yesterday, aged 56.

GRAVE TENSION IN PALESTINE Troops And Air Force Standing By

Jerusalem, To-day. The troops and Air Force in Palestine are continually standing by in view of the tension caused by the Arab strike, bat hitherto they have not been called on for action, and serious dis- orders are not expected, --- The deceased was noted for the

"Reuter's Bulletin Service. pablication of his book "Decline

London, Later: In view of the jof the West."

His studies cang situation in Palestine following]

pared with 360,000,000 on Wed- nesday.

The franc was quoted yester- day afternoon at 75.64, and again reached the gold export point in relation to the dollar, at 15.19. The Swiss franc and the Dutch florin were weak, also nearing the gold point.

The Bourse opened very ir- regular, with the Bank of France stock heavily down. — Reuter.

IMPORTS INTO POLAND

All-India: 79 for 2 (further scores ed from mathematics and natural the recent Arah Jewish distur Foreign Quotas To Be

not cabled) and 103 for 5

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

The following is to-day's pro- granane of nine matches:-

Lord's-Middlesex v Warwick Oval-Surrey Gloucester Hall-Yorkshire v Essex. Nottingham-Notts v SussEI Taunton Somerset All India

history to aesthetics and history.bances, it is understood that at

Among his other works are the request of the High Commis-|·| "Prussianism and Socialism" and sioner troop reinforcements

The New Structure of the Ger being sent to the Holy Land as aj

are

Revised

Warsaw. To-day.

decided to revise

the import

Sea Bequest (E. S. Smith). Robin Goodfellow (Weston). Guest of Honour (Perryman). The Blue Bay (Sirrett). British Quota (Beary). Pegasus (Lowrey). Inflation (Cliff Richards). Midoria (K. Zobertson). Rippon Tor (Gordon Richards). Silver Point (Wing).

[GOVERNMENT. APPOINTMENTS

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The following Government ap- pointments etc. are published inį. the Government Gazette:-

W. J. Cox (Wimbleton Park) 69, |72, 73, 72–286.

S. Easterbrook (Knowle) 72, 74. 75, 66=287.

Easterbrook's 65 for the last round equalled the record for the

course.

-Reuter.

Last year. Charles Whitcombe won the 1,500 guineas tourna- ment with an aggregate of 295.

Padgham's previous major sac- cesses this year have been in the "Silver King" £1,000 tournament at Rickmansworth, and the Daily Mail competition. At Rickman- sworth Burton was placed third, two strokes behind Padgham.

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LATEST CALL-OVER FOR DERBY

London, To-day.

Mr.

The latest call-over for the Cyril Champkin to be Deputy Superintendent of the Derby, which is to be run Police (Reserve);

Epsom Downs on Wednesday' May

to be a member of the Committee Mercantile to administer the Marine Assistance Fund of Hong. Kong, vice Mr. Charles Crosby

man Reich," first published in 1920 necessary precaution-eater- The Polish Government has Knight, with effect from May &.

and 1924 respectively.

His latest

work was "The Decisive Year," meine Zeitung, Dr. Fritz Klein, quotas allotted to other coun- | Portsmouth----Hampshire Wor- the first volume of which appear-met with a fatal accident yester-tries according to the needs of

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day. He was doing manoeuvres Poland. Countries

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WEATHER REPORT

having Fine, with light to moderate

DE FRITZ KLEIN

as a reserve officer when he had a trade agreements with Poland south-cast or variable winds, was Berlin: The well-known editor fainting fit on horseback, which will not be affected until the the forecast for to-day, as issued Reuter's by the Royal Observatory, this Deutsche Zukunft and caused a fall, death occurring im-lagreements expire. of the

morning. formerly of the Deutsche Allge-mediately-Trans-Ocean Service. Bulletin Service.

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