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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 14, 1941.

Royal Drums Call Ethiopians To Action

(By Reuter's Correspondent). KHARTOUM'S NIGHTLY BROʻODING

| ETHIOPIAN SKY RESOUNDS TO THE ROLL OF DRUMS SPELLING OUT A MESSAGE FOR WHICH THE ETHIOPIANS HAVE BEEN WAIT- ING FOR FIVE YEARS THAT THEIR EM- PEROR IS NEAR AT HAND AND THE MO- MENT OF DELIVERANCE IS NOT FAR OFF.

In a special interview -granted to me by the Lion of Judah, I learned that the dark- bearded, distinguished Emperor has already made contact with Abyssinian chiefs from the interior.

JAPAN'S

NATIONAL DEBT

Japan's na'ional debt in the form of domestic and foreign loan bonds at the end of last year totalled Yen 28.253,200,000,

ac-

cording to an official announce~. ment by the Japanese Ministry of Finance.

These figures indicate an in- crease by Yen 1,300,000,000 from the total at the end of November and an increase by Yen 6,733,- 000,000 compared with one year ago. Reuter,

DEATH OF GENERAL CHU CHING-LAN

The death occurred at Stan yes- terday of General Chu Ching-lan, National Relief

The last time I saw the Em-sage of my drums because hun-member of the peror he was disembarking at dreds of my former soldiers, who Halfa five years ago from a Bri- were forced to fight with the flight Italfans, are deserting and rally- ing to the standard raised *L Gojjam by my faithful comman- and ders."

fish destroyer after his From Abyssinia.

Then he was care-worn dejected.

purple-

To-day, he sits on a silk covered wooden throne in hi little square palm-fringed palace beside the placid waters of the Blue Nile.

Alert, bright-eyed, he is an- other being.

In a voice vibrant with con- fidence, he told me of his plans that the day is not far dis. tant when he will cross the border and lead the Ethiopian patriot army against the enemy. Tear Down The Wolf

There was a glint of assurance in his eyes as he exclaimed:-

"I will tear down the figure of the wolf erected by the Italians in Addis Ababa square and its place will reinstate the white marble statue of the Lion of Judah, the original of which they took to Rome."

Commission, at the age of 68.

General Chu, formerly an army commander and an ardent public welfare worker, had undertaken relief work for numerous refugees in various places despite his ad-

The Emperor then held a clan-vanced age since the outbreak of hos- destine meeting with a number of the present Sino-Japanese Ethiopian chiefs from the interior.

tilities. He recently fell ill on account of excessive work and succumbed at the Sian Child Welfare Home. - Central News.

At the risk of their lives, they made their way to a meeting on the frontiers and upon ascer taining that their Emperor was really there, they one and all pledged their fealty.

The audience terminated on a personal and still confident note.

"I hope you will accompany me when I return to my country," said the Emperor as I left palace. Reuter.

NAZI OFFER TO EIRE DENIED

the

truth

The

JAPANESE DIES OF WOUNDS

Japanese civilian named Nishi who was seriously wounded Sunday by an unidentified gunman in Nanking Road (Shang- hai) has died.

on

He is the 15th Japanese to be shot in Shanghai since last Sept- ember, although all the other shootings took place in Japanese controlled areas. Reuter.

GLOUCESTER LOSES BRANDY

The High Commissioner of Elre is authorised by his Government

ΠΟ in to state that there is

whatever in the report published in some quarters that President de Valera, within the last month,

the has been offered by

Nazi Government "every possible as- Brandy, valued at $502. sistance to Eire to prevent Bri- stolen from the wine cellar of tain from regaining control of Gloucester Hotel, between Satur- the naval bases she formerly-day and yesterday, according to i Icased."--Reuter,

report made to the Police.

Selassie is well pleased with the progress of his army's training and added:--

"The revolt is making great headway, thanks to the whole, hearted support of the British Government."

"It is the writing on the wall," he said, with sudden energy, "and the days of my former Italian ally who betrayed my country are numbered.

"He built fine roads but killed and enslaved thousands of my people. He failed to break their spirit and I look forward to their liberation and the institution of just, constitutional governments."

Royal War Drums

The Emperor told me that just as Badoglio had done he would personally lead his victorious mounted troops to Addis Ababa on a white horse.

I asked him if it was true that the Royal Crown of the House of Judah was now in Rome,

He said that the crown which Badoglio took to Rome, was stolen by the Italians from the Ethiopian church and was not the Emperor's

crown.

He went on to explain about the Royal war "drums, which. are nightly beating on the hil tops of Gojjam and along the frontier.

"There are 44, some of which are big, while others are hollow- ed out from tree trunks covered with cow-hide. :-)

"My chieftains are allowed maximum of 12 drums each but nine sourid augurtibulaK grial and when the peculiar note of thuse drums is heard, i people

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