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REBELS HOLDING THEIR

GROUND

Operations Impeded By

Bad Weather

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has

REQUEST TO EGYPT

Alexandria, Mar. 6.

which hitherto have formed the pride of the entire preek nation. Athens. Marén 8.

All banks and schools remained Kondylis 'whose action against closed on Thursday,→→ the insurrectionists is greatly im-Transocean so Min. peded by bad weather In Mace conia, announces that he made up his mind to force a decisive battle 2$ Serres. Од Tuesday night heavy snow and rain fell persistently while Wednesday a thick fog prevailed. The rebels are massed about ten miles away. Those actually bear- Ing weapons are sald by Kondylis

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THEFT OF GOLD AT CROYDON

Investigations By Scotland Yard

Tondon, March 7. Considerable mystery surrounds the theft of £21,000 worth of gold. from Croydon aerodrome.

Although no keys are missing. an official found the inner steel door of the strong room open, but the outside oak door was locked." The removal of the boxes also fa puzzling since their weight makes them difficult to handle and could not be removed from the aero- drome without a car or van; thus, attracting attention

Half a dozen officials an duty at the aerodrome all night long and the superintendent have been held by one of Scotland Yard's

The Greek Legation here has been notified from Athens that the war vessels in the hands of the insurrectiorists would probab- ly attempt to enter the port of Alexandria Acting on instructions, the Greek Minister called on the Egyptian Premier demanding that if the revolters bring the vessels Into Alexandria they should be "Big Five" who is to the maximum of

disarmed immediately in accor- dance

the requirements of international law. Transocean Kuo Min.

not to exceed 2,000 men which is increasable

10,000 against which the Govern- ment cah," necessary, throw 100,000 into the field. Kondylls telegraphed to "Premier Baldaris that the discipline and spirit of the Government troops were ex- emplary and that he guarantees victory immediately the weather permits operations.

traces of

In Athens itself, all the Insurrection have been eradi- cated and over 1,000 persons have been arrested, on suspicion. All army officers not enjoying the complete confidence of the Gov- ernment have been replaced by others. The arsenal is quickly re- pairing the vessels damaged by the insurgents.

The Government passed a law on Wednesday" confiscating the property of all insurrectionists and their relatives. All Greek ships are forbidden to eater Greek parts while foreign vessels subjected to strict scrutiny. Transocean Kuo Min

SERRES BOMBED

are

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: Athens, March 7.

The situation in northern Greece is still undecided, the decisive battle between the loyal troops and the insurrectionists

scheduled for yesterday not hav-

with

CONCENTRATION CAMPS

Athens, March 7. The Greek Government have re- solved to establish concentration campa at "Sparta and Tripolitza for the revolutionaries who are taken prisoners in the course of suppressing the revpit- Transocean Kuo Min.

VICTORY AT THRACE

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Athens, March 7. Government troops scored a new victory over the rebels at Thrace, according to reports received here 11. officia! quarters. General Chlalistras who is in command of the loyal troops is bent on sur- rounding the rebels. Three war- ships have meanwhile arrived at Salonika to assist in the attack on the insurrectionists.-- Transocean Hub Min

MYTILENE OCCUPIED

Athens, March 7.

cruiser, Glorglos

The rebel

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investigations-- Reuter.

PRESIDENT'S

BIRTHDAY

Celebrations In Czechoslovakia

SOMALILAND FRONTIER

Agreement Reached For Neutral Zone

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CAUSE FOR SUSPICION AND MISTRUST

The Times" Comment On Defence Estimates

to

Home, March 8,

· London, March 7. "Smce the Abyssinian Govern

by or had reference to the pro- In an analysis of the Defence jected visit of, the ministers ment has accepted the conditions Services Estimates which show for Berlin. The passages which have named by the Italian Govern- the Navy, the Army and the Air incurred German criticism were in ment, a pr.liminary agreement has Force a total increase in expendi-substance a repetition of the been reached in Addis Ababa ture of nearly £10 million, the sentiments expressed at the time determining the n'eutral zone "Times" notes that the actual of Germany's withdrawal from the along the frontier of Somaliland expansion, is limited to the in- League and of Mr. Baldwin's plain established in order to prevent crease in the Air Force already account of German rearmament- collisions occurring between the announced by Mr. Baldwin lass an account communicated to the patrols during the negotiations July and reaffirmed last November German government before. It was about to take place regarding the when it was stated that 25 new made last November. These sen- question of the Abyssinian attack squadrons would be created before timents were expressed then and on Ualual and the later inci- the end of 1936.

have been reiterated now and not dents", is the text of the omcial The expenditure upon these new from any discrimination against communique published by

and the the squadrons

necessary Germany but from desire to evening newspapers here on Wed-ground sccommodation and equip- show how her absence from the

ment' represents an Prague, March 7-AI Czechoslova- nesday-

increase 1 International Council must in- Birthday of President“ Masaryk. kis is celebrating to-day the 85th Transocean Ara Min

strength, but practically the whole evitably give rise to suspicion and. of Numerous gifts and contributions

the remaining increase in mistrust.. expenditure represents merely re- Plain speaking in these matters, have been granted by the Govern-

placement, It is persistently asserted here

renovation or re- says the "Times" is infinitely to mant for social purposes. On Wed- that despite the agreement be-

equipment of the existing forces be preferred to concealment. The nesday at midnight over 10,000 tween the governments of Italy

The White Paper on the de- British desire for collective The second bonfires were lit in all parts of and Abyssinia, the Italian Govern- obviously prepared some time ago

fence,' says the "Times," was peace system is just as intense as rend a great

is.the when the result of the Govern- dominant note of the White Paper of airplanes to Italian ment's inquiries on the state of as. It is clear it all of it, and not East Africa. At any rate, Dego-the defence services came to hand merely isolated passages, are read tiations are now going on with. and no part of it was prompted-British. Wireless.

in charge of

The gold was contained in three boxes which were stolen between 10 p.m. on Tuesday when the safe was locked and 7 am, on Wednes- day when it was opened.

One box contained £6,000 in English sovereigns box contained bar gold and the third American gold dollars

The grid should have been des- patched to Paris on Wednesday.

GRAVE EVENTS

IN HAVANA

Liberal Leader's Car Under Fire

Hanava, Mar. 7. The strike of ̈school teachers which accompanied series of bomb outrages has now involved

д

ITALIAN AIRPLANES

the country-Transocean Kun Min. ment intends to

number

SILVER MARKET -

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, March 7, London Silver prices to-day were up 7/18 as follow:-

Spot Forward

Cairo, Mar. 0.

the Egyptian Government about permission to fly across Egyptian territory. How many airplanes to

be sent is not known, but it is said to be about 400,— Transocean Kuo Min.

March 6 March 7 SIAM'S NEW KING

26-13/18 26-15/16

27-1/4 27-3/8

London on New York cross rate at 2 p.m. to-day was 4.7412 compared with 4.77 at closing yes- terday.

Averon arrived in the city of Havana University where a detach- ANTI - JAPANESE

Mytilene of the island of Lesbos

where she landed several detach-

ment of a hundred soldiers last

ments of marines who took passes-night forcibly elected professor

sion of the city.- Transocean Euo Min.

VENIŽELOS REPORT

Alexandria, March 7. Much agitation has been caused ing taken place. Serres has been here by an as yet unconfirmed re- bombarded anew by Government part that the leader of the re- troops. No news has been forth-volutionary movement in Greece, coming from the rebel ships.

ex-Premier Venizelos is

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од his

The War Minister, Kondylis who way to Alexandria aboard one of is La charge declared that the whole matter is revolutionaries.

of the operations the warships captured by the now only a question of time. If the weather improves to-day (Thursday) he will order a fur- ther advance to crush the rebels. Despite the severe cold, the ad- vance will not be suspended and the supply units with foodstuffs are not affected.

Messages from eastern Mace- donia say that the situation of the insurrectionists is hopeless and-according to War Ministe: Kondylls the same may be said of the front at Urlisco which is more or less losing. its martial ap- pearance. Yesterday the Govern- men planes defying all danger flew as low as twenty metres over Serres, bombing the barracks and rallway stations and gatherings of troops, Inflicting serious damage and producing great confusion. Transocean Kuo Mon.

BOTH SIDES PRÉPARING, (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tel praplue Messager Ordinance, Received, March 7, 7.30p.m.)"

Vienna, March 7.

1894.

The latest reports from Athens indicate that the decisive battle

next

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TURKISH FRONTIER

Ankara, March 7. The Turkish frontier guards have been reinforced as a precau- along the Turkish-Greek border

tionary measure against the Greek fugitive revolutionaries crossing disarmed at once if they cross the the frontier. The rebels will be

border.-- Transocean Kuo, Min

BULGARIAN BORDER

Athens, March 7. The Bulgarian, minister plenipo tentiary here has informed Pre- mer Saidaris that the Bulgarian Government would at once disarm the rebels if they Cross the Bulgarian border- Transocean Kvo Min.

NO SURRENDER

Athens, March 7. Reports of an air raid by Gor- ernment planes on the Macedonian coastal town of Kavalls indicate that the rebels met the govern ment's ultimatum with a refusal to surrender..

and students holding an all-right meeting.

Civil Servants of the treasury and Departments of Education and Labour have struck in sympathy with the teachers whom Govern- ment refused to pay while they are on strike. -A car in which the leader of the Liberal Party, Vasconcelos was travelling was raked with machine gun fire from another passing car. Vasconcelos was wounded and a member of his bodyguard was killed.- Reuter. →

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OIL WELL EXPLOSION

St. George's,

Utah, Mar. 7. Eight persons were killed and 12 injured by a premature ex- "plosion of nitro-glycerine drop-

ped into an unfinished oil well, - The explosion rocked the countryside and threw scores to the groundi~---- "

Reuter.

THE LAST KING OF VENDETTA

Corsican Bandit Ends

His Career.

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near Serres, Macedonia which has fifty thousand inhabitants were A Kavalla message states that.

(By Talegraph, Copyright, Tela hitherto been delayed by bad seized, with panic when

ephto Mi sesayet - Ordinance. 1894 weather conditions is expected to

Received, March 7, 7.30 p.m.) planes take place within the

suddenly appeared out of the blue

Paris, Mar. 7. hours, the opposing forces being and rained bombs an

the town

"The last king of Vendetta," the drawn up on both sides of the and raked the streets with machine Corsican bandit, Spada was con- River Struma.

runs from a low altitude. It is demned to death in the trial by The Government as well as the revolutionary forces believed that Government forces jury at Bastla on Wednesday when are greatly increasing their have now crossed the Struma in he was charged with having mur | strength by mobilisation, but the execution of a threat to launch an dered numerous persons including War Minister, Kondylis expressed offensive after a preliminary 27-several policemen. Spada ori- his opinion that the insurgents tillery bombardment of the enemy finally fed to the forests in Corsica. are unable to raise more than position — 10,000 men in Macedonia who, If] Beuter. necessary, Can be opposed by 100,000 Government troops.

The

Greek Government has taken every precaution by partly dismantling the machinery on board the warships whose crews are considered unreliable so as to prevent their putting out to sea.

DAMAGED BRITISH

WARSHIPS

London, Mar. 6.

All merchant vessels have been The damage sustained by HM.S. seized in order to employ them for Hood, flagship of the Battle transport of troops. All motor Cruiser Squadron, in the recent buses and motor cars plying cofision has been quickly repaired between Athens and Piraeus have by the Naval Dockward at Ports- likewise been commandeered, mouth, and, flying the flag" of Reports from Crate state that the Rear Admiral Bailey, the Hood revolutionary government of that left yesterday to rejoin the fest Island has a well-equipped army at Malta, pa p

or 20,000 men, mostly volunteers. HMS. Renown will dock at Venizelos appears to have relled Portmouth next Friday for re- on Premier Baldaris not daring to pairs, which are likely to take assume the responsibility of longer to complete. destroying the mutinous warships) British. Wireless,

after a family quarrel when he committed his first murder. From this retreat he terrorised the whole population. For months before his "capture, the police hung on to his tracks. Still, Spada eluded pursuit until he was deserted by his friends. and, driven through hunger, had to give himself up. When arrested he was wearing a large crucific round his neck Transocean Fun Min.

MR. MACDONALD RETTER

BOYCOTT

Warning At Osaka Conference

Osaka, Mar. 7.

A note of warning against "too sanguine hopes" for cessation of the anti-Japanese boycott In China

Prince Ananda Mahidol

LABOUR VOTE OF CENSURE

To Be Moved Ar Commons

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The Labour Opposition will move

&

ever and this destre

UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF IN AMERICA

Five, Million Dollars A Day

Washington, Mar. While the senate is deciding the fate of President Roosevelt's stu- pendous relief work bill, Relief Administrator's department

an-

a vote of censure of the Govern-nounces that twenty-two million ment at the beginning of Monday's persons are receiving federal relief defence debate at the Commons. Bangkok, Mar. 7.

at average cost of $5,000,000 daily. Prince Ananda Mahidol, 19-year-

They will invite the House to Reuter old hephew of King Frajadhipok express an opinion on-the policy of who has abdicated, who is at pre-Government in respect of defence, 'sent with his mother at Lausanne,

which is completely at variance with the split in which the League has been proclaimed King of Slam.

was created to establish collective A Council of Regercy has been

world peace, gravely jeopardises appointed.- Reuter

the prospect of any disarmament

ARIYOSHI IN

NANKING

was sounded by Mr. Heltaro Yoko Talk With Mr. Wang

take, Commercial Counsellor to the Japanese Legation, at a con- ference to-day with representa- tives, of the · Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry..

Ching Wei

Nanking, March 7. Mr. Yokotake, who is on home

Although interest is aroused by leave, urged the recessity of

the interview between Mr. Ariyoshi, watchful waiting for Japanese the Japanese Minister, and Mr. merchants and Industrialists in Wang Ching Wel this afternoon, dealing with the proposal of Sino- so far there is no indication from Japanese co-operation. He sug-Sino-Japanese officials as regards gested that Japan introduce her the real purpose of the meeting. "superior agricultural skill into

"Mr. Arinc, who arrived with "Mr. China so as to enable that coun-Ariyoshi, told the Press that the try to produce raw materials and Japanese Minister had no special then purchase these raw materials mission to Nanking and the pre- from China!”— Revist

DECISION AGAINST THE N.R.A.

New Orleans, Mar 6. NRA, Is unconstitutional

The in the opinion of Federal Judge Wayne Borah, who gave judgment to-day refusing the application of the Administration for an injunc- tion to restrain the Hammond Box Company of Louisiana from violat ing the minimum wage and mast mum price provision of the lum ber Code:- Heuter.

sent visit was in accordance with the Ministers plan to read the Chinese diplomatic" authorities at an interval of one or two months. Beuter.

CHINA'S COMMERCIAL ATTACHES

Nanking, March 6. The Minister of Industry, is contemplating the appointment of commercial attaches with various Chinese Legations and Consulates abroad, particularly in New York," London, Tokyo, Moscow and the Bouth Seas Heuter.

HIGH COST EDUCATION

Estimates For Year Issued

London, Mar. the larger estimates for primary The estimates of expenditure and higher education, the total on education, issued this morning, for the farmer being £32,008,650, show a net increase of £1,074,364 an increase of £54,050, and for as compared with that of last the latter 28,804,325, an, increase year, the total for 1935 being £54 of £294,200. 103,959 as against £53,029,595 for An additional cum of £28,800 is 1934. The latter figure, however, allocated to scientific investiga included two supplementary estition making the total for this ac mates totalling £1.760,034, so that tivity 2226,373 London March 7. this year's estimates show an io 208/more la allocated The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay crease of £2,834,308 compared with education in Scotland MacDonald, who has had é severe | the 1934 cauimates.

total 27.035-398 cold for several days lg better to- | Th

The biggest increase is £9457768 day but is still remaining indoors.--- for the Board of Education itself incre Brush Firezi

This is mainly accounted or by

king

convention, and so far from ex- suring national safety may lead to international competition and Insecurity, thereby engendered and ultimately lead to war,--- Reuter,

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