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MUSSOLINI DECREES ITALY'S FULL SOVEREIGNTY IN ETHIOPIA

Senor Mannel Quezon.

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BALDWIN RELIES ON

REASON

BRITAIN'S MEMBERSHIP

OF LEAGUE

WHAT IT MEANS AND INVOLVES

London, To-day.

The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, de- voted to foreign affairs the principal parts of a speech he delivered yesterday afternoon to a ga- thering of Conservative women in the Albert Hall. In a characteristic introduction he re- sident of the Philippine Islands.: minded his audience: "I am not a dictator. I have to rely on reason," and he went on to com- ment that one thing would strike the historian of the future, namely, that wherever you found in the world to-day the greatest measure of con- stitutional stability, there you found the most complete freedom of criticism of the Government.

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declined to be interviewed when he arrived in the Colony morning by the *.*. President Coolidge. He will be returning 10 Manila to-morrow night by the

President Jackson.

SITUATION IN AUSTRIA SCHUSCHNIGG IN CONTROL But Starhemberg Not Forgotten

Turning to the anxieties of recent months and the discus- affairs and the League of Nations, Mr. Baldwin said that for the

sions in Parliament and in the country generally on foreignį

irst time there had been a clear appreciation of what League membership meant and involved. That in itself was a good thing.

Reading the preamble of the League Covenant, the Prime Minister said: "Those objects are still the aim of our foreign policy, and if Europe is to be preserved they must be the aim of the foreign policy of all the nations." But a difficult question. was to determine what were the best and most practical means of achieving those aims.

What I have always said be.

DOLLFUSS PROGRAMME TO SINO-AMERICAN fore this crisis I repeat now

BE CARRIED THROUGH

***CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Vienza, To-day. The general public, having some- what recovered from the amaze- ment which had seized it when yesterday morning it found out that there had been a Cabinet change overnight, has had time to consider the news and form an opinion as to what the news really

meats.

The outstanding fact. it is agreed, is that Prince von Star- hemberg has left the Cabinet, the! disarmament of the Home Guards now probably being an easy task.

MISSING POPEYE STRIPS

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Owing to delay in mails the correct order of the popular Pop- eve strip, a daily feature of the China Mail, was not maintained last week. In order allow readers to see how Popeye evad- ed the Black Ghost we are to day publishing on Page 3 the six missing strips.

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In the hands of Dr. Schuschnigg, Chancellor, War Minister and Foreign Minister, his followers, surrounded by

The rests the entire power. semi-official statement

says that in this critical situation all forces must be united in order! to give the opportunity to carry through the Dollfuss pro- That this necessitat- gramme. ed, so the semi-official" state- ment continues, the withdraw- el of Vice-Chancellor von Star- hemberg does not diminish in the least the value, extraordin ary and incontestable, of the services rendered to the Father. land by Prince von Starhem- berg to the New Austria, which is a grateful country and will not permit them to be forgot- ten. Trans-Ocean Service.

[Earlier Cable on Page 81

FORTHCOMING WEDDING

The forthcoming wedding is announced of Mr. Joseph Francis Rodrigues of No. 12, San. Wa Enez Amonica Fong, and Miss Lau of the same address.

AGREEMENT

No U.S. Loan For China

SILVER PURCHASES AT

MARKET PRICES

Washington, To-day. Authoritative souces yes- terday denied the rumour that the Sino-American agreement would provide for a large American loan to China or would set a price at which the U.S. Treasury would immediately acquire additional Chinese silver.

It was pointed out that there was no authority un- der which the Treasury could grant China a loan. Although the Government may pledge the United · States to buy additional Chinese silver when China needs additional gold to stabilise exchange, it is understood that the agree- ment will not require im- mediate purchase the part of the Treasury, and probably will not fix the price for any future pur- chases other than the mar- ket price. — Renter.

PURCHASE AGREEMENT?

London, Later: The New the York correspondent of Financial News states that it is rumoured that the new zIG- netary agreement with China provides for the purchase of 70,000,000 ounces of silver by the United States Treasury at 50 cents an ounce--Beater.

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Shanghai: It is reported that $1,000,000 worth of silver is being shipped to America from Shanghai in the near future, and also a quantity of gold bars. Al- though this is not confirzā. ed it is regarded as inevit- able that China must re- sume sales of silver in or-

der to adjust the balance of trade and support the currency.

It is believed that the Sino-American agreement negotiated at Washington will stimulate the move ment of the white metal, even if specific terms of purchase are not laid down it it. Reuter."

if you find an instrument will Inot do what you want, it does not mean that your desire is impossible of achievement. What it does mean is that you

Britannia Trophy For BUT NO SPEECH MADE

Jean Batten

London, to-day-The Britannîn

IN CHAMBER "FUTILE TO RESURRECT NON-EXISTENT STATE”

E. AFRICAN CONFLICT DECLARED NOT WORLD PROBLEM

Rome, To-day.

Mr. Frank Murphy, former Governor-General of the Philip pine Islands, arrived in the Colony this morning by the xa President Coolidge. He is on his way to America to discuss trade and economic problems in connec- tion with the Islands.

The Chamber of Deputies unanimously pass- ed the decrees for the annexation of Abyssinia yesterday, the decision being taken by ballot. Signor Mussolini made no speech when present- Trophy, awarded annually by the ing the decrees. The Ambassadors of Germany and Japan and the Ministers of Austria and Hun- gary were present in the diplomatic gallery. The decrees include the declaration of Italy's full GOLD LOSS sovereignty in Ethiopia, the assumption of the title "Emperor" by the King and the appointment IN FRANCE of Marshal Badoglio as Viceroy.

FURTHER DRAIN

DISCLOSED...

Royal Aero Club for the most meritorious British performance in the air, has been awarded for 1933 to Miss Jean Batten, in re- cognition of her South Atlantic flight. Reuter.

SWEEPING DEMANDS

JAPAN'S PLANS IN CHINA

Yen As Basis For Currency

FURTHER “CO-OPERATION”

London, To-day. Japan is preparing to and all those who have used present new sweeping

that instrument without suc- cess must sit down and examine peremptory demands to the instrument, modify it,

strengthen it. alter it, embody China, declares the Di- in it if you can such changes as plomatic Correspondent will make it effective for your of the "Daily Herald.” purpose. I would say here that probably at the Assembly in

Signor Carlo Delcroix, the rapporteur, stated that Marshal Badoglio would be invested with full powers of governing Ethiopia! until the regulations were ready for the future reorganisation of the new dominion. It was folly to raise the Ethiopian conflict into world question and nothing was more absurd than to try and resurrect a State which had ceased to exist. The old world was too agitated by real problems to allow itself the luxury of evoking phantoms.

£36,000,000 Lost In One Week

UNPRECEDENTED OUTFLOW

Paris, To-day.

Altogether 308 Deputies voted for the decrees and none! against. It was decided that a bronze plaque be erected in the Chamber bearing the words: "On May 9 of the 14th year of the Fascist era Signor Mussolini founded the Empire." Reuter.

Addis Ababa: Small columns i of well-armed Italians are be-shows that gold valued at ing despatched to the non-36,000,000 was lost during the

GALA DAY FOR

SPORT

Filipino Stars To Swim Here

ELABORATE PROGRAMME

MAPPED OUT

The Bank of France return

conquered parts of the country week ended May 8. The total

to subdue the resistance, which holding is now £773,000,000. the high command declines to

Reuter

the

take seriously. Ras Imru, one Paris: Gold to the value of no lof the most tenacious chief-less than 2.738 milliard franca left

tains, is still holding out in the the Bank of France during mountains of Gojjam province. week ended May 8. As during -Reuter's Bulletin Service the same period the note circula-

PLANES FROM DESSIE

Lion decreased by only 150,000,- Addis Ababa: The continual,000 francs, the total percentage of [downpour of tropical "rains so the gold cover decreased from 64-.

demolished the serodrome at 85 to 62.33. News is now definitely to hand] Dessie that the airfleet stationed It is maintained that the oatiow Addis of gold from the Bank of Francs that the athletes from the Philip there could not start for pines, who will be passing through Ababa before Wednesday, when has never before reached such die the Colony shortly on their way the journey was finally sccomplish-mensions, while at the same time Dozens of bombers and big the discounted bills in the bank'a (Continued on Pagê (9)

portfolio have swollen by 2.25 to the record of 17.088 milliard francs-Trans-Ocean, Service.

The precise terms are the autumn the League mem- not yet settled, but the bers will have to consider what. indications are that the if any, changes are necessary in the League, and I hope

demands will include changes that may be found the recognition of Man-to the Olympic Games in Berlin, ed. helpful in inducing those na chukuo, "co-operation" will be seen in action in Hong!

Kong.

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tions which are outside the

League to come into it if any with Japan in all deal- The Victoria Recreation Cinb such changes can be seen to beings with foreign coun-are staging exhibition swimming feasible I hope then, indeed, tries in the reconstruc-conteste on the evening of Mon- that they will be considered

day, June 1, when the Colony's with all sincerity and with tion of the Chinese ad-leading stars will be pitted against every desire to make the League ministration and econo-the swimmers who are on at last what it was hoped to bej

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Islands.

their

formed the China Mail this morn-

at the beginning an universal mic and financial mat- way to seek new laurels for the League.

ters, the establishment These exhibitions will be held of the Japanese yen as under the auspices of the V. P. C., HITLER RECEIVES SIR ERIC the basis for the Chin- but an oficial of that Club in-

PHIPPS

ese currency, and an in-jing that the other swimming! vitation to Japan to clubs of the Colony will be invit Berlin, To-day-Herr Hitler re-

jed to lend their co-operation In send troops to. Co-order that as representative ceived the British Ambassador, Sir Eric Phipps, yesterday, in operate in the suppres-team as possible will uphold the accordance with

strangements sion of Communism, es-honour of swimming in Hong made last week for the presenta- tion of the British questionnaire pecially in Shansi.

Trans-Ocean Service..

Reuter,

Frank Murphy Visits Hong

[Kong.

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No selections have as yet been; made, but it is learned that four! "almost certainties" will be W., Lawrence, the Colony champion, Lionel Roza-Pereira, Chan Chan- hing, the Chinese sprint ace, and Lau Po-hei (back-stroke).

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Kong On Way To U.S. view of the approaching exhibi-

"I am making this trip to the his trip, which would take three United States on behalf of the to four months, was to prepare. Commonwealth Government of the the way for trade relations after Philippine Islands as there are the independence of the Philip- several matters which concern pine Islands had been declared,

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PALESTINE UNREST

both the US. Government and our and his visit to America, although Commissioner Confers Island friends, and there will coinciding with the American elec- probably be a conference in the tions, had no connection whatso- fall to discuss trade and econo-ever with them.7

mic 'problems,” said Mr. Frank

He stated that the people of thej

With Leaders

Jerusalem, To-day,

Murphy, United States High Com-{Islands had taken on a new lease: The High Compraissioner con- wissioner in the Philippines, who arrived in the Colony this morn of life and so far negotiations beferred with the Arab leaders in ing en route to America by the tween America and the Common-connection with the situation in a.s. President Coolidge.

wealth Government were proceed-Palestine yesterday. The re ing to the utmost satisfaction ofsult of the conversations is not Ivet Enown. Beuter's Bulletin (Continued on Page 9)

Commissioner High

Murphy stated that one of the objects of

Service.

STOP PRESS

Reconstruction Of Cabinet?

London, To-day. portant changes

Im- in the Cabinet are foreshadowed It is by the newspapers. reported that Lord Monsell. has expressed a wish to be relieved of his duties at the Admiralty after Whit- Sir Samuel Hoare is mentioned as a possible successor, but it is sug- gested that other changes may be made which will pro- vide Sir Samuel with the choice of another office. Retter.

Sun

TROOPS IN TIENTSIN

Tientsin, To-day. The first batch of Japanese reinforce- ments, numbering 1,200, arriv ed here vin Chinwangtao this morning. The majority will be stationed af Tienisu, but a small detachment has left for Peiping-Bexter...

Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell- was amongst the passen- gers who arrived in the Colony from Shanghai By the 8.3. Rajputana this morning. He will be continu- ing his voyage to-morrow -- on the same vessel to Lon dos.

MRS. MOLLISON'S FLIGHT

King's Welcome In Greece

ASTONISHING SCENES AT CROYDON

Athens, To-day. The personal Aide-de-Camp to King George welcomed Mrs. Amy Mollison on behalf of the King when she landed at Athens on the way to England The King wished yesterday. her a pleasant flight home. --- Beuter's Bulletin Service.

London, Later: Bad weather in the Alps forced Mrs. Amy Mollison to land at Graz at 7:02 pm. yes. terday, British Standart Time, after announcing her intention to make a non-stop flight from Athens to London. Graz is about 800 miles from Athens and the same distance from Londơn. Shé will resume her flight this morn jing.

There were astonishing scenes at Croydon aerodrome last even- ing, where, anticipating that Mra Mollison would arrive at about 10 d'clock, 10,000 people assembled: Special police were summoned to control the crowday - which die- persed disappointedly Reuter.

H.M. Submarine Rover arrived in port from the north this morning, Lez the purposes of a refit