1938-03-08 — Page 12

"I can tell

White

Horse blindfold!

THE CHINA MAIL, MARG.

GAVE

H

Haile Selassie Refuses To Be Bribed UP TO P

With Shadow-Title

Paris, To-day.

BY TAXI

George Phillipe morning charged wards at the Ce

further charged

Sergeant Russ had a Greek pas

Haile Selassie yesterday gave a

a telephonic inter- with entering the valid passport a view from England to the "Paris Soir" regard-pay a taxi fare ing press reports that he had accepted an Ita- lian offer inviting him to return to Abyssinia to rule over a portion of the country under Italian protection, and offering him an annuity of £10,000.

JAPANESE FAIL

The Negus declared that he could not accept such an offer, thereby virtually confirming that the offer had been made."

Neither at present, when the Abyssinian people was doubling its heroism and its sacrifices, nor at any other time, would hel think of accepting a settlement of the Abyssinian problem contrary to the rights and to the will of the Abyssinian people to remain a free and independent nation.- Trans-Ocean..

VISIT TO LORD HALIFAX London, To-day,

TO PERSUADE PUPPETRY

Tientsin, To-day.

the Colony. Djibouti to Shai

passing throug remain here. H

and proceeded money to come

later used the

he could not find

He gave himsel and took a taxi, half the Colony the Station. He pay the fare but Adventists assiste" - ter later. The F prepared to ta Shanghai.

An expulsion: against him on th the second charg

Feverish attempts, are being ted to the House Haile Selassie has denied that he made by the Japanese to bring is prepared to discuss any agree-about more normal conditions in ment incompatible with Abyssinian control in areas north of the the different areas under their

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grown

and gentle. Once you have known this whisky you can

with assurance, White Horse, of course say

!

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Bringing Up Father

SIR VON PLATTER WANTS YOU TO COME RIGHT TO HIS HOUSE-

YOU TO SEE

HE HAS PURC

VANTS

TO GO

KUL BET IT WILL BE A FIT-

HINTING WITH YOU---

DON'T

Yellow River in North China... The rumour arose from news- Japanese schools in Tsinan and! paper reports of his recent visit to Tsingtao have already been open- Lord Halifax at the Foreign Office.ed, but difficulty is being experienced It had been reported that Haile in other areas in establishing Peace Selassie would be reinstated to rule Preservations Committees Pro ever a small part of Abyssinia with Japanese leaders to head the Peace the support of Italy.-Beuter. Preservation Committees are lack

ITALIAN DENIAL

ing..

Rome, To-day. All territory north of the Yellow Reports in the French press that Liver occupied by the Japanese army Haile Selassie had received an offer will automatically come under the from the Italian Government in-control of the North China Regime, viting him to return to Abyssinia, once these Committees are estab- are emphatically denied in an off-lished-Our Own Correspondent. cial statement issued here yesterday.

Trans-Ocean.

HOLLINGTON TONG APPOINTED

Shanghai, To-day.

HOOVER ARRIVES IN BERLIN

Berlin, To-day."

Mr. Herbert Hoover,

former

Mr. Hollington Teng, veteran President of the United States, Shanghai newsman, has been form arrived in Berlin from Prague last. ally appointed Director of the Cen-night.

tral Publicity Department by the He will be the guest of the Kari Central Executive Committee of the Schurz Association at a dinner to- National Government."

night, and the Reichsbank Presi-

Mr. Hollington Tong was formerly dent, Dr. Schacht, is expected to be a Director and Editor of the "China present.

Press" in Shanghai and is the au It is probable that Mr. Hoover thor of the well-known biography will meet Herr Hitler during his of General Chiang Kai-shek-Ben-four-day stay in Germany. Trans- ter.

Ocean.

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fax your We assis yourself Hong

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Powell's Bldg

YESTERDAY- HE WAS TRYING TO BEND THE MUZZLE OF HIS GUN- TO SE

CARL

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ELEPHANTS ?,

NO-BUT IF THEY CROSS OUR PATH

THINK IT WOULD BE ADVISABLE

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