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ITALIAN SOVEREIGNTY RECOGNISED

Sir Thomas Inskip, above, the Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence, will have 100 maxy problems to deal with for him to perform his duties with maximum efficiency, according to Mr. Wie-

Churchill,

criticised who the appointment in the defence debate in the House of Commons yesterday.

xton

DEFENCE DEBATE.

IN COMMONS

MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS ADVOCATED

WINSTON CHURCHILL'S WARNING

London, To-day.

He

Mr. Winston S. Churchill, (C., Epping) made his usual powerful contribution to the defence de- bate in the House of Commons yesterday. expressed the opinion that it was a serious organ- isational blunder to link the functions of the head of the supply board with the co-ordination of strategic thought.

For example. Sir Thomas Inskip would have to deal with problems like the retention of the British command in the Medi- terranean in the new changed diplomatic conditions there, also

Lord Cecil, above, denied that

he had opposed the election of China to a seat on the League

of Nations Council in an inter- view with Reuter, yesterday.

the tremendous question of the military value of Russia and whe- CHINA'S SEAT,

ther Britain is endangered from the air not only by bombs but by the substantial landing of forces by air in a country where nobody was armed or trained, and seizing important points for a long time.

At the same time Sir Thomas Inskip would be responsible for seeing that the country has enough cobalt, chromium and nickel and a hundred other vital matters.

SOLDIER SHOT IN

PALESTINE

CAMERON HIGHLANDERS

FIRED UPON

In the meantime everything was worse from the peace and safety viewpoint than a year ago. The country would have to pass through a long valley

COUNCIL

Lord Cecil's Part In Proposal

IN PROVINCE OF GOJJAM CHIEFTAINS MAKE SUBMISSION

RED CROSS VIOLATION

DENIED BY DOCTOR

| INTERMARRIAGE WARNING CAUSES SURPRISE IN ROME

**CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Addis Ababa, To-day.

The occupation of the capital of the Province! of Gojjam, Debra Markos, was carried out by Italian troops yesterday. The Secretary of the Fascist Party, General Starace, arrived in Debra Markos in a plane with his staff and had the Ita- lian flag hoisted on the castle. All chieftains of the province made their submission, so that Ita- ON|lian sovereignty is formally recognised through- out the province, which will now be systematical- ly penetrated. Among the members of General Starace's staff was the son of Ras Hailu.

PRESS REPORTS DENIED

A member of the committee of the former Abyssinian Red; Cross, a certain Dr. Lambie, has, according to information re- ceived from Italian quarters, refuted the statements that Italian

air squadrons repeatedly bombed Red Cross units although they

were clearly marked. Dr. Lambie is said to have stated that in Londos, To-day.

the cases where Red Cross units were bombed, it was the fault With reference to the foreign of the Abyssinians as they had often abused the Red Cross

symbol of unprotectedness and in that agency report in a Geneva mes- Rome: The Messagero issues a warning against intermar- period events in Europe might sage of April 28, alleging that riage between Italians and Abyssinians, and takes a contrary view reach a climax. Mr. Churchill Lord Cecil opposed China's elec-to the theory of other papers, which say that the Italian colonial advocated the establishment of a Ministry of Munitions, with ion to a permanent seat on the policy should be to make no difference between the white and the assistance of a dozen of the League Council, Lord Cecil, inter-coloured population. The Messagero states that half-breeds from Italian fathers and Abyssinian mothers have generally developed most active young business men viewed by Reuter, said: "This re-all the weaknesses of their mothers and none of the good charac in the country. — Reuter.

part is absolutely untrue. You teristics of their fathers. - Trans-Ocean Service, need only refer to the official re- ports thereon. Yesterday I asked

Jerusalem, To-day. - One member of a party of Cameron DEFENCE DEBATE

Highlanders was shot and wounded in the arm yesterday when British troops were called out to deal with a disturbance on the Jerusalem-Jaffa main road.

After the firing of the shot the remainder of the party scour- ed the hillside, searching for the assailants, who had previously fired 10 shots at a Jewish omnibus, wounding two of the passen- gers- Reuter.

HANDS OFF EGYPT

Straight Talk By Britain

PRIME MINISTER QUESTIONED

IN PARLIAMENT.

Near East, the Government would make it clear in unmis-

cumstances would interference:

IN COMMONS

New Minister's First Speech

MANY PROBLEMS FACED

London, To-day-

Sir Thomas Inskip, recently

Jerusalem: The situation in Palestine is still very tense. jand the Arab. strike committee

has appealed to Arabs to inten-j sify the strike and civil disappointed Minister for the Co- obedience. The committee re ordination of defence, made his jected the offer of the Royal first important speech in the Commission enquiring into the House of Commons yesterday causes of the disturbances, as afternoon, in the course they maintain that it is incom- which he reviewed the nature patible with their demand for and scope of the work he has the stoppage of Jewish immi- gration before they call off the undertaken in nine weeks since he took up the appointment. He described the series of en-

strike.

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of

30,

FUTURE OF TIN

·

Rome: A meeting of thei Mr. Quo Tai-chi his opinion. He Cabinet the first since the has replied that I might quote him, as annexation of Abyssinia --- be fully agreed that I supported been summoned for May

just after the arrival of Mar- the Chinese claim. I may venture shal Badoglio for a short holi-"Spot" Price Falls to claim that I took the lead in ad-day. According to one report vocating that China be made a per-he will be in Italy only for a few days. It is an open secret (manent member of the Council.”

that he has suffered from the strain of the campaign.

NO WATER RESTRICTIONS IN KOWLOON

should be taken

Below £200

Mr. Winston S. Churchill, above, made a vigorous attack on the functions of the new Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence in the House of Commons yester- day. He suggested the forma. tion of a Ministry of Munitions. with the assistance of a dozen of the most active young business men in the country.

SOVIET PROTEST TO JAPAN

Arrest Of Embassy Officials

· CREATING A DIFFICULT, ATMOSPHERE

Moscow, To-day.

The Assistant Commissar for Foreign Affairs, M., Stomonyakov, has protested to the Japanese Am- bassador. Mr. Ohta, against the ar- rest of a number of Japanese em- To ployees of the Soviet Embassy in Tokyo, following the February re- volt.

POSSIBLE RISE IN QUOTA

London, To-day.

It is understood that M. Stemon- yakov declared that the prepara- tion of proceedings against the ac-

Signor Mussolini will doubtless The fall of "Spot" tin to below cased and the accusations of es- consult Marshal Badoglio with 1200, says the Financial News, pionage made by the Japanese regard to the dispositions which for the first time for nearly three

to the press left little doubt that they to meet the years, is due primarily Following the recent heavy

eventuality of the League Coun-liquidation of the small Ball ac-were directed against the Soviet rains, a constant

supply of water will be maintained in

cil deciding to continue sanctions, count and larger shipments from Embassy. Kowloon and New Kowloon, as which, in the event of Italy's the East and possibly Bolivia, and M. Stomonyakov is understood from to-morrow, while the re- final break with Geneva, will be the

to have described the charges as strictions on the island will be

It is not buy pending Tuesday's meeting absurd and to have reiterated the seriously considered. lessened, the hours of supply

believed here that there is any the International Tin Committee.. being 6 am to 9 p.m.

danger of war, and a European war is the last thing Italy desires.

Asked how the wrong report

DISCUSSIONS IN LONDON

по

definite information is available

versation. It is assumed that

reluctance of consumers to

by the prospects of a Japanese tin]some time.-Reuter.

London, To-day. A Cairo message states that quiries he has put in hand re-

Estimates of the quota for the previous protest concerning the The Prime Minister was ask-a battalion of the Seaforthgarding the vulnerability of the

third quarter vary from no change press campaign against the Em- ed at Commons question time Highlanders was going to Pales-battleship organisation of the

to an increase of 15 per cent. A bassy and the methods adopted by yesterday whether, in view of tine last night to reinforce the feet, the air arm and wartime

compromise is possibly the most the Japanese authorities, which the declaration of the Italian British troops there, in conse food supplies, and the preli- could have arisen. Lord Cecil re-

likely result, with the quota in- London: It is believed that a

are creating a difficult atmosphere Government annexing the quence of the grave situation minary steps taken for securing plied: "There was a little con-general discussion

of the Abys-creased by perhaps 5 per cent.

The Committee is passing for the work of the Embassy. whole of Abyssinia and the-Reuter's Bulletin Service.

Jan adequate response from the consequent menace to the Bri-

industrial system to the needs roversy between the French and sinian situation took place when

Am through a difficult phase, which Reuter. Grandi, Italian

does not sugur well for the suc- tish position in Africa and the

of the defence services and myself. They proposed that China Signor

bassador in London, Saw Sir

cess of the new restriction scheme, j particularly to the requirements be appointed for one year, and Robert Vansittart, Permanent Jazy attempt at interference in of Air Force expansion.

that the situation be then reconsi-Under-Secretary of State for For the prospects of which are not so

assured as they seemed at the smelter and tin agreement, takable terms that in no cir-1 the affairs of Egypt by any Pow- To overtake the accumulated dered. I objected that this would eign Affairs, at the Foreign Office beginning of the year. Siam, the proving intractible. There is with the existing regimes in, and would consider any aggres-deficiencies of many years in a require an alteration to the rules. yesterday afternoon, though Financial News continues, backed more disharmony among the four

sion against the territory of Egpyt short period was, Sir Thomas To avoid the possibility of prejuic Egypt and Palestine be permit- i

as an act to be repelled by all the declared, a great enterprise. but ing China's further appointment. I

as to the precise lines of the con-up possibly by Japan and stiffened main signatory Powers than for ted; and whether, in view of

The he believed they were on the the changed conditions caused means at their command.

¡Premier added: "No further road to accomplishing it. In therefore proposed that the ap- Signor Grandi reiterated that neces-his opening remarks the Minis-pointment should be for the full Italy has no aggressive designs on ter drew a line of division be-three years. The majority of the British interests anywhere. tween the Opposition and Gov-Council supported me."-Reuter. Continuing, he said that as regerament supporters. The for- gards the Suez Canal area pre-mer, he said, thought there was liminary conversations were at something ominous in the pre- present being held in Cairo, with parations the country was cali Mr. Baldwin replied that it'a view to the negotiation of aled upon to make, while the lat-i

Alliance between the ter were persuaded, as he was, would be realised that Egypt and Treaty of

(Continued on Page 8) Palestine were in separate cate-United Kingdom and Egypt, and gories. So far as Egypt was con-questions connected with the pro- cerned His Majesty's Government tection of the Canal were being GRAF ZEPPELIN TO BE notified the foreign Powers intaken into account.

OVERHAULED March 1922 that they had decided

by developments in the air, the statement appears to be

question of strengthening Bri-] tain's defences in the Suez sary." Canal area would be considered, in consultation with the Egyp-

tian Government.

TWO CATEGORIES

SUEZ CANAL AREA

DORADO LEAVES

TWICE

"Everything O.K.”

is

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NO NEWS OF BONNER

MYSTERY SURROUNDS

DISAPPEARANCE

London, To-day. The Foreign Office has received a report from Djibouti stating that Bonner, the Warrant Officer attached to the British Red Cross unit in Abyssinia, has disappeared, and there is no trace of him at Diredawa.

Government The British understood to be at present op- posed to the withdrawal of the Sith company at Addis Ababa, as it is too early to say whether all danger of disorder has passed. Consultations took place with France, which is expected also to The Imperial Airways liner decide to retain 150 French troops Dorado, which left the Colony at in Diredawa-Beuter. 11 am:to-day for Pening, retum- ed to Hong Kong shortly after- to terminate the protectorate, and responsible for the administra-

Frankfurt, To-day. — The air-wards" as "the result of engine recognised that country GA ation and protection of Palestine, ship Graf Zeppelin returned here trouble. The machine, however, Sovereign Independent State. In in accordance with the train of yesterday, from this year's second took of a second time at 11:45 so notifying the Powers His Ma-the Mandate, and intended to dis trip to South Americs. The am for Penang," and a message jesty's Government made it clear charge their responsibilities to dirigible will proceed this morn-received shortly afterwards from Cammons will reassemble after that Bonner had disappeared from Diredawn two nigirta pre. in unmistakable terms that they the full-British Wireless Sering to Fredrichshafen for over the Dorado reported "everything the Whitsuntide Recess on June 9.1viously. No further information has since been received. — Ken- ̈ would regard as an unfriendly activice.

fhauling-Trans-Ocena. Service - 10x”

Iter's Bulletin Service.

His Majesty's Government were]

HOUSE OF COMMONS RE-ASSEMBLY

The British Consul at Harrar, who was instructed to make immediate enquiries when Banner was alleged to have been ar rested by the Italians, approached the Italian authorities, who stated at first that Bonner was a member of the armed forces of London, To-day.—The House of Ethiopia and had therefore been arrested, but next day stated

-British Wireless Service."