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ALL EYES

EYES FOCUSSED ON GENEVA

Fears That Britain Will Be

Drawn Into War

LEAGUE TO MAKE PROPOSALS

TO ITALY

London, September 3.

The League meeting on the Italo-Abyssinian crisis is claim- ing, the attention of all classes to the extent that there is rare respect for foreign polities.

It is expected that the League will postpone the decision on sanctions until after an act of aggression has been com- miited. There is no rapid development in the situation at pre- sent.

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Widespread anxiety is expressed in conversations on trains and buses fest Great Britain somehow will be drawn into war. This is intensified by reports of the strengthening of defences in Malta.

All the papers publish voluminous letters with widely con- ficting views. Sir Charles Hobhouse in a letter to the “Times" says that if the League is unable to apply passive coercion to a deliberate transgressor, no country, will have any bellef or secur- ity in it and it will cease to function.

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Lord Hardinge representing the other side replies that the Covenant's original object was to prevent, not provoko, waz. Sanctions will mean war and possibly create a general con- flagration to the end of Western civilisation.

The "Daily Herald" gives pro- minence to the view that the true cause of the trouble is that Eng- land and France - monopolise all the choicest lands of the globe and a redistribution is imperative. The mandates system under the League provides the Ideal solu- tion.

An offer on the part of Britain now to accept the mandatory principle throughout the Colonial Empire would go some way to meet the Italian grievance and rally the forces of international decency throughout the world.— Reuter.

ANGLO-FRENCH" OFFER

Geneva, Sept. 3.

The questiON of procedure in connection with to-morrow's meeting of the League Council has been discussed by Mr. Eden and M. Laval: It is probable thus both Ministers will make more or less identical statements instead of a joint declaration of the re- cent tripartite conference in Parts a which proposals were made, for supervision and reform of prac tically every branch, that the Abyssinian Government should appeal to the League to assist her to put her house in order with the help of experts of all classes, and that the four Powers peace- fully concerned, France, Britain and Abyssinia. should negotiate a new treaty re- placing the 1903 convention,

Council on Wednesday.» This evening Lri Paris he met the French Premier." M. Laval, before taking a night train for Geneva. It Is probable though nothing yet has been definitely arranged. that Mr. Eden may see the Prime Minister, Mr. Baldwin, before the latter" leaves Alx-des-Baines för London on Wednesday.

While in Paris to-day Mr. Eden

also met Sir Robert Vansittart. Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs who is returning to London from a holiday on the

Continent and who visited Mr. Baldwin at Aix on his way to Paris..

British Wireless.

MUSSOLINI'S SONS

Massana, Sept. 2. Mussolini's two sons and son-in- law, Count. Clano, travelling by the motorship "Saturnia," were received with wild and popular demonstrations when they arrived at Asmara, the capital of Exitrea.

Count Cline took up the duties as Chief of Press Propaganda service, while Д Duce's two sons Joined the 15th Bomb Squadron to which other officers are attached.- Tranancean Kuo Min.

IRAK PIPE LINE

TRONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1935.

PRINCIPAL DELEGATES AT GENEVA

BARON ALOISI (ITALY)

...M. LAVAL (FRANCE)

The Pope concluded by saying STATEMENT BY

that it was his most ardent wish that the conflict might be settled by peaceful negotiation.-- Transocean Kuo Man

An

ERITREAN ADVANCE

Addis Ababa, Sept 2. unconfrmed report states that the advance guard "of 1,000 Italian troops and 1,500- native troops have crossed the Eritrean frontier, west of Assai, and entered the Danakil country. The Dangkli tribesmen are 'Deeing, abandoning their villages and their herds.- Reyter.

REPORT DENIED

The

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Rome, Bept 2.

report that 2,500 falian troops had invaded Ethiopia from Eritrea is officially denied.- Renter,

HEAVY LOADS

Naples, Sept 2. High speed loading and des- patch of transports for East Africa is reaching top pressure. A caval- cade of eight steamers has left this barbour in the past twentyfour

hours, heavily laden and their decks black with troops. They are carrying large numbers of com- missary units and mules. Reuter.

RICKETT

Oil Concession In Abyssinia

Djibouti, Sept. 2.

The African Development and Exploration.Corporation 13 a hundred

cent, per

American, declared Mr. F. W. Rickett, agent for the

concern, which recently obtained from Ethiopia the concession, for oil drilling and metal mining for virtually half the Empire.

• Interviewed by Reuter here, ne confirmed details of the agree- ment and emphatically denied that any money had been paid to the Abyssinian Government for the concession to be used to purchase arms.

He added: "Not one penny will. change hands until the corpora- tion begins operations, as is usual between a Government and con- cêssionaire."

MR. EDEN (BRITAIN)

STEAMER DIXIE AGROUND

Severe Hurricane In Florida

New York, Sept. 3.. The Southern " Padifc steamer Dixie,' 8,188 tons, bound for New Orleans with. 375 passengers abourd, ran aground at Carysfort Reef, Florida, in the path of a hurricane 'moving westward from the Bahamas.

" The Radio Station at Miami picked up requests for "immediate

assistance as heavy seas were pounding the vessel. "A coast- guard cutter is proceeding to the scene from Jacksonville.

MAKING WATER

The Captain of the Dixie has wirelessed that the vessel is mak- ing water in the double bottom tanks beneath the engine fire-

room.

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Meanwhile it is reported that the Mr. Rickett gave !t ag his Texas

Company's steamer opinion that the Ethiopian Gov- Reaper is now abeam of the Dixie. ernment was more interested in Reuter internal development, such as the building of roads and improving of public education, than in buy-

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PLANES OVER EGYPT

Cairo, Sept 2. Fifteen days clear notice must be lodged by a foreign government re- quring permission for military ing arms: Planes to fly over Egyptian ter-eaters ritory, states a Note handed over to representatives of all the for- eign powers yesterday by the Egyp- t'an Government- Transocean Kuo Min.

BRITAIN NOT INTERESTED

Addis Ababa, Sept. 2. 'Instead of the expected British official intervention here regarding the oil concess on agreement, the

POSITION CLARIFIED

London, Sept. 2. Information which has reached London from the British Minister

CUBA THREATENED

Havana, Sept. 3. The hurricane is threatening Cuba. It is reported to be moving northward, but it is believed that

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Frankurt on Main, Sept. 3. that had guided them in evolving Interviewed about the principles.

the plot Duennebell achieved his a machine of the type with which

A new epoch in the history of transport was brought into im- mediate prospect by the complete ly successful results arhieved in tests spread over the last fourteen first successful air flight driven solely by human muscular power, days to ascertain

the practical the engineers Kaessler and Vil- worth

of the various kinds of

motor fuels obtainable from Gerlinger declared that they did not "spend much time in theoretical тап resources. Although the

speculations but had gone straight primary object is to solve the peculiarly German problems, the

to work along the lines which results will be directly applicable gineers, to promise the greatest seemed to them, as skilled en-. all danger is past except for pos-in many other countries, as well. sible abnormal tides.

On August 18, 43 motor lorries they said, be other possibilities prospect of success. There might,

Transylvania, which was due yes-run, all driven by Germán fuels, The Cunard White Star Uner started off on a 20,000 kilometre at Addis Ababa, Bir Sydney Barterday, is standing off the coast some using compressed coal gas ton, has clarified earlier reports until the storm passes.--

some steam, and

diesel some regarding the oil tained from the Abyssinian Gov-

concession, ob- | Reuter...

motors. Up till Monday about ernment by Mr. F. W. Rickett de-

4.500 kilometres were covered, 2.000 scribed as an "English financier."

on the Ayris racing track and the namely Italy. ¡~Arethusa," Delhi" and "Durban British Government up till now).

rest in Berlin city streets and the The contract is has merely notified the Abyssinian Ethiopian Government and

between the

roads around the capital. Foreign Office that

an it is disin-

American operation terested in the whole matter,

Further that the economic re- suurees ut the country, including mineral and other natural re-

Halfa. Sept. 2. Three British light cruisers, the

arrived here at the end of the Irak on station pipe line, from Monday where eight destroyers are awaited hourly,

Special precautions to protect. this important harbour against sur-

prise attacks from the air, and from the sea have been taken.-- Transocean Kuo Min.

EUROPEANS LEAVE

Addis Ababa, Sept 2. Over 150 Europeans left the

sources, should be developed and the country administered and mo- dernised by advices in connection with communication, post office; education... justice and finance, Special measures should be adopt- ed for the protection of Italian Interests, the inhabitants, and settlement of foreigners in a suft able zone for facilitation: Final ly, certain terrlotrial adjustments } Italian families. were not excluded. The proposals are subject to the consent of the Emperor.

League of Nations circles regard the proposals, which are still open for Italy's acceptance; As most generous. It is believed incom- prehensible that they will be turned down without considera- tion by Bignor Mussolini.--- Reuter.

ITALIAN PROPOSAL

Abyssinian capital by train on Sun day, one railway carriage being oc- cuped chiefly by children of the

Meanwhile the Abyssinian milit– ary preparations are in full swing, 20,000 armed warriors moving. to the frontiers to-day. Transocean Kuo 'Min.

ITALIAN PROTEST

Addis Ababa, Bept 2. The diplomatic post that reached the Italian Legation here on Sun- day has been opened on the way by unauthorised persons, stated the Italian Minister Count Vinci in lodging a protest with the Gover- ment yesterday.

Addis Ababa, Sept. 3. It is reliably learned that the Italian Legation has asked, the

The house of an Italian engineer Ethiopian Government for per engaged hitherto in building a mission to send 200 Italian col-wireless station, was showered with oured troops to Addis Ababa for stones yesterday, by an agitated the purpose of guarding the Le-crowd, but after a few windows gation.

were broken the Police gained con- The Ethiopian Government has tro and dispersed the demonstra- not yet replied to the proposal- tor- Renter.

Transocean" Kuo Men

DUKE VOLUNTEERS (>=

Rome, Sept. 3. The King of Italy's cousin, the

POPE'S STATEMENT -

Rome, Sept 2.

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"The Italian demarche based on the treaties of 1891, 1804, and 1908 is expected to follow

at any moment- Transocean Kuo Min.

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"SOMEWHAT GLUM”

Paris, Sept. 2. Looking somewhat glum, the members of the British delegation to the highly important League of Nations Council meeting on Wed- besday, arrived in Paris to-day.

EARLY FEARS

shutters and north

for

than the use of the feather-light utilising muscular powers gilder with a pedal propeller.

"Nobody has yet gathered any." experience in a muscular driven flight. ceeding along the lines adopted The chief thing in pro- by us is to construct an apparatus so light that with the pilot may So far all the tests in the case of every one of the 43 lorries have alone, plus the energy stored up be started by muscular power:

Jacksonville, Fla., Sept 2. Florida is apprehensively awalt- ing a tropical hurricane of great represented intensity. by Rickett-the African Develop- The population is barricaded be-surpassed expectations. The aver-in taut rubber bands. ment and Exploration Corpora- hind storm ton. There is no mention what-bound steamers ever of British or any other par- their salings, and ticipant,

vessels have advanced theirs to Rickett was at Addis Ababa escape the coming of the storm. from August 23 to 30 and be Gales are already lashing the had no contact with any legation Cuban coast. Over 1,000 residents during that time. It is

of Isabela de Sagus have fled in stood he went there cstensibly to land fearing a tidal wave. arrange for the presentation of a Red Cross aeroplane on behalf of the Copts of Egypt.

under-

Headed by Mr. Anthony Eden,

It was stated officially to-day the Minister for League of Nations that the British Government is M. Pierre Laval, the Prime Minis-tain whether any British capital Affairs, the delegates called to see making rigorous enquiry to ascer-

ter, on the Quai d'Orsay during is involved either directly or in- the evening. It is with these two directly in the concession, The men that the greatest hopes for Government indicated in an off- compromise are entrusted.

cial statement on Saturday that a concession of this kind would

Mr. Eden gave to M. Laval a fuli aplanation of the British attitude with respect to the recently report ed Rickett all codicession in Ethio- pla

and satisfled the French Prime Minister that the British Government had no connection with the deal and gave it no sup- port.

POSITION CLEAR British official circles stated this evening that the position was well understood on both sides and that the concession issue would have no bearing upon the main Itale- Ethiopian issue.

Mr. Eden and M. Laval, who travel to Geneva together to night, will have further discussions during their journey dealing with Signor Mussolini intimated to "different aspects of their proce- Duke of Pistola volunteered for the Pope through the mediation of dure before the League Council service with the Black Shirts divi- a trusted Catholic collaborator and the presentation of reports on slon known as the "First of Febr- Jesult Father Venturi, the dissat- the recent tri-party conference in uary." This is the first member isfaction of the Italian Government Paris

at the Papal speech last WednesRester day, which the Italian Govern- ment regards as an attempt to sow discordance amongst the Italian people, and tauence the Nation against the theatening war,

of the Royal family to serve with the Fascist miltis.

The Duke has been attached, to a staff division commanded by Terzzzi, the Fascist Chief ,of Star- Transocean Kuo Min,

The Pope answered that in the speech he had shown an entire understanding for the Italian need

-MR. EDEN LEAVES

"London, Sept. 2, The Minister for League of Na of expansion, but as a representa- sions Affairs, Mr. Anthony Eden. tive of Christ, the Prince of Peace, left London by air this afternoon he must condemn war in general on the way to attend the League | and above all, war of conquest.

SUPPORT FOR ITALY..

Geneva, Bept. 2.

in its view be, a matter for pre- Iminary consultations with the French and Italian Governments under the treaty of 1908 and stated that it had authorised the British Minister to inform the Em- peror that they must for their part advise him to withhold the concessions. No report

has

yet been received of the result of these representations.- British. Wireless.

completely vindicated Italy, and places the responsibility for the segression upon the Ethiopian to cal commander.

At the Negus has undertaken to give fuk satisfaction if the verdict is against him, it is hoped that this initial success will help to mollify the Italians and grease the wheels of subsequent negotlä- tions

It was stated last month at the Paris conference that all concern-

Italy is expected to have reasoned were willing to concede to Sig-

age velocity of the programme have cancelled had in fact to be increased, to machine so light and aerodynami- "Our task is now to build a southbound allow the lorries to work at the cally so efficient that a protracted

highest efficiency and economy.

On Monday night all the lorries this small

flight will be possible, even with started, for Cologne where the believe that we shall solve the

power reserve. We.. final tests will be performed on problem, but at the present, we the Nuerburgring racing track,

to preter 'which offers very severe tests,

work rather than Some 700 veterans are hurried-

vacating work

talk." The authorities state that, as a Transocean Kuo Min camps on the result of the tests so far, auto- Florida keys, and are fleeing to mobile transport of the Reich need the mainland. It is here that the no longer depend absolutely on hurricane will strike with the imported quid mineral oils.----

man will Transocean Kuo Min.

dare to stand against it.-- greatest force and no

Reater.

AIR SPEED CLASSIC

Won By Harold Neumann

Cleveland, Bept: 3. Mr. Mulligan," the plane piloted by Benjamin Howard and on which he won the trans-con- tinental race on Saturday, scored another victory when, piloted by Harold Neumann who won the Thomson trophy speed classic,

2019 miles an hour over a Neumann's average speed was

hundred miles.

Roscoe Turner, last year's win her, made a forced landing whilst -leading-in-the rac

leuter.

for gratification immediately the nor Musenting the Italian control Senor Guinaidu, the well-known League of Nations Council opens of Ethiopian post offices, police Jurist, author and bib

on Wednesday morning M. Poll transport and communication. But The first

tis, the Greek diplomat and neut Duce categorically declined these the traf member of the Italo-Abyssin- proposals as being insumcient. ian Conciliation Commission, for

Wednesday's meeting of the

the first time reporting on the League Comelle will be presided

The Legite Ualual incident is said to have over by the Argentine - delegate,

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(From Our Own Correspondent) London, Sept. 3.. London silver prices to-day were up 1/4 for Spot and 3/8 for Forward, as follow:-

it Sept. 2

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Sofa, September 3. Tangible proof that the con- ciliation policy inaugurated by the late

King Alexander, which culminated in a visit last year by Sept. 3 the Yugoslavian King's visit to 29-1/4 Boflato confer with King 29-1/4 Boris, is now bearing fruit which London on New York cross-rate is being furnished by the opening at 2 .p.m. to-day was 4.9681 of another frontier station be-- compared with 4.0587 at closing tween the two countries at! yesterday,

Stesimirodzi, in accordance with an agreement signed a year ago." When on September 15 another opening is made on the frontier at Gueschevo near Kuestendiel, there will be altogether four points at which the frontier be tween Elgaria and Yugoslavia may be crossed, wheres ago there was only Dragomanzaribond, the frontier bet length of barbed menta Tranroteon Kuo, Min.

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