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With Napier In Abyssinia—II.

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ON THE WAY TO MAGDALA

We publish zonder the second of a arrira of extracts from les- ter written by a British officer attached to the staf of Sir Robert Cafterwards Lords Napier, Commander of the Ex- pertition of 1863, whose object arts to obtain the release of British subjects imprisoned by the "und Emperor," Theodorus.

Lu the following letter the author describex the surprise of the Abyssinians un sering lame elephants in the British Army's, habit of

paying for "what "is" takes.

"The Abyssinians have heard for years that we possess elephants tu a tame stafe and that men ride

courage.

The

very plainly; and after some delay. Humour And

when Kass was seen proceeding

in company with the officers sent to conduct him, riding on a hand- somely equipped mule towards us. Sir Robert mounted na iu elephant, and escorted by +115 (staff) and a small detachment of cavalry, went forward to, meet him. Dismounting from the elephant and mounting his charger as the Prince was crossing the ford. Sir Robert. having shaken hands, joined and conducted the Prince to the reception tent, where guard of honour (with band and colours) and the four Armstrong guns, were in readiness to fire salute.

Difficulties Of

NEXT STEP BY

THE LEAGUE

(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

Prem" (Copyright))

Geneva, Sept. 25.

The next step to be taken by the League in the Italo-Abyssinian

The March dispute was discussed on Wednes-

day afternoon by Mr. Eden, M. than his vowing eternal friend-Laval and Senor Madariaga. As ship, while holding Sir Robert's anticipated, it was proposed that hand, was entered into there." the Council meet on Thursday or

the usual handing over of pre Council with the exception of the The interview concluded with Friday to appoint a committee comprising all members of the

relled rifle, a handsome set of Committee of Fives report and senta. consisting of a double-bar-disputing parties to examine the Bohemian glass, and Sir Robert's draw up a final repor owuhorse. This, however, was too Council. This is expected to take much for the author, who had himself

four or five days, during which no bought the animal-a

official session of the Council win valuable one-in Bombay. "I slip-

for the

ped out," he recounts, "had the held, and further, conciliation of negotiations between the in- saddle and bridle whipped off, and put on to another horse, and goted. These would come to an end, trrested powers may be attempt.

him ready for presentation." Healths were then drunk in port

however, with the adoption of the and brandy!

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have never seem

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"On dismounting to enter the on them, &c; but they have till tent a feu de joie was fired by the pow steadily refused to believe itinfantry: it certainly was a little They collected in great numbers startling. Kassa got as pale as his

report by the Council or Assembly where they saw them in the dis- complexion would allow him, and tance, and set up a sort of cry looked in a terrible fright just

when provisions of the League something between surprise. and

The expedition left Antalo on

Covenant would automatically at first, and all his retainers, and March 12 and a few days later ar- fright, but afterwards, gradualis chiefs seemed to pause almost in- rived at Lake Ashangt after

come into force, such as prohibi- gaining

they collected

tion of hostilities between, the voluntarily and took around. This very beautiful and pleasant march disputing parties or eventually a round them. They would believe feu de joir, and then the Arm- for ourselves but a very bad one formal anything of us now I fancy. They strongs, sending all their

declaration of breach of are still in crowds round the plate kicking and plunging, was certain actual pathway up the hill was

mules for our baggage animals... the the Covenant they are picketed... When any ty a little alarming, at first, to only two or three feet wide. Peo-Assembly met on Wednesday even- The presidium of the League of their potentates go by they anybody not expecting a company ple who have to feed them, and they just or infantry close by his ear. See, march of a force carrying their tion which may be taken as evid

The ing in order to discuss this ques- eat up everything without dream-

ing us all going on quietly, how. own provisions can have but little ence that is already decided that Ing of paying: so they can't make

evor, and all the rifles pointing in Idea of the string of mules re- the League Assembly itself shali us out paying the villages even for

the air. reassured them all. I'm quired** the grass we cut in the opén.".

handle the question in accordance sure, however, nine out of ten of

with the British desire, that res- them thought their end was come.

ponsibility for application for pro- "I forgot to mention all the rag The force was now within five visions of the League Covenant tag and bob-tall that accompanied marches of Magdala, but as they should be shared by sa large a the Prince; there must have been approached their goal the difficul-number of states as possible.- some two or three thousand of ties of the country increased. Transocean "Kuo Miz them at the lowest estimate...

The ascent was worse than any- When Kassa left his tent a certain thing we have yet experienced," mount of this head chiefs and their the author writes in a letter dated favourite followers and a sort of March 25. "I should think we zig- personal escort for himself accom-zagged up some six miles before- panted him; the rest of the rabble reaching the table land, which was followed in anything but a disor in sight all the time. From below derly manner, in one long very it appeared as if on reaching the fairly kept line, apparently three top one would come across a re-

four deep.

gular billiard table, it looked so level; but on arriving up here we

Prince Bertel, the third son f the Swedish Crown Prince, has found that, although apparently a plain and easy going for us it announced his intention of retir

ning from the Navy to take up is covered with hills,""

a business career.. "Our line of march was one Tranaceun Kuo ten continual line in single file from, the bottom to the top of the bill. On attaining the top I saw the Belgoch Regiment in single file commencing their ascent, and the whole way down one's eye ran along a continuous stream of men,

In the beginning of Marchi the force arrived at Antalo, an im- portant position about half way towards Magdala, its goal writer here describes a meeting be- tween the Commander-in-Chiet and a local prince named Kassa, who WILS

revalt in

against Theodorus and friendly towards the British.

"A valley some five miles from our camp. In the direction between our two camps, was selected as the place of meeting; he arranged to bring some 800, of his followers cnly. We marched at 7am. with

RUGBY FOOTBALL some 500 men, including a com

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London, Sept 6. Welsh players for several weeks have been preparing for the 'visit of the All Blacks, who meet Swan- sea and a combined Cress-Keys and Abertillery team this month, and Lianeliv. Cardiff, and Newport in October.

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"The interview itself was not very interesting and after a time became tedious. He said how glad he was to meet. Sir Robert face to tace and to declare his friendship with the English: that his country had always been friends with the English since, Mr. Salt's time. Sir Robert then mentioned our simi- larity of creeds, and said he had been sent by the Queen of England to liberate some of our countrymen who were detained by Theodore, ac, Prince Kassa made no secret of saying that God had given him the province of Tigre now." and that Gobazal had no right to any

pany of the 10th Native Infantry, 200 sabres of the 3rd Cavalry, the four Armstrong guns, and un es- cort of the 4th King's Own. Ar- riving in the valley about 9 a.m. we pliched our camp in high dry grass (up to one's waist): one spark of Dre was able to put the whole in a blaze; it gave our ser- vants several hours' work to clear a space round each bell tent.

"The opposite slope of the ill within long rifle range) was re- his forces served for Kassa and

We when they might appear. were just having some breakfast part of it. about 11 .m. when the army signallers announced the approach of Kassa; and shortly afterwards a single bright red tent might be ecen pitched on the top of the hull ta sign of Royalty among Abyssinians). Officers were

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tiles, and horses. Two or three, mules I liberated on the way up, hearing them whistling from being choked by the breast band, or in some cases only a rope across the throat, the soldiers in charge "He also said he loved our carrying their packs (great coat friends, and hated our enemies; and blankets) and rifles, being and asked us to do the same by generally too surely, fagged or tired him (that was a most delicate to bear a hand. hint to go and smash up Gobazai, the for him). As we intend to make sent friends in the same way with the

That every Welsh club on the i New Zealanders fixture-llst hopes to succeed where previously, in 1905 and 1924. every club faued goes without saying. But if the re- ports of the skill of the tourists pack are true one cannot be opti- and interpreters to conduct him to Gobáza Sir Robert couldn't quite it's bad enough going up without:

mistic about the chances of any of the Welsh clüb sides on last sea son's showing.

With rare exceptions Welsh back- play since the war has suffered from lack ci speed, and, even more from lack of imagination; but un- recently Welsh club packs have been powerful, if nothing else. It .. 50 happens, however, that the visit of the All Blacks this time coin- cides with a scarcity of good serum- maging forwards.

LOW CLUB STANDARD

The fact has to be faced that the standard of clud Rugby in Wales, both in and behind the scrum. is low. Last season Neath, Aberavon, and Swansea, in that order, were the best. of a moderate lot, but the sweeping successes of the Barbar- lans at Easter showed up the com- parative mediocrity of Welsh Rug- by.

Still, it is a poor season that does nut produce one or two new and vivid personalities. Last

season

the Swansea schoolboys brought fresh colour arid movement into the game, and it is similar talent, as yet undiscovered, that we must look for a revival of Rugby this

season.

It certainly must be a great in- fiction to go up a hill like that with anything across one's chest: anything. No wonder it makes the soldiers grumble and use language; those packs and rifles must be a fearful infliction...

bad

a reception tent. which was pitch-accede to that, and explained that ed for him some little distance in we intended to be friends 'with all front of our camp. At the foot of Abyssinians. especially those who the hill, and in front of our camp. helped us to gain the object we there ran a stream of water which were here for: that we couldn't sufficed to mark Well our mutual take one or the other's part in ariy boundary.

(The frat instalment of extracts way but that we would try and appeared in the Daily. Press, bring about a reconciliation, yesterday. Final extracts will be possible. Nothing much further published to-morrow.)

"We could see all that went on from the camp, through glasses,

BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS ITALY

Special to the "Hong Kong Daily

Prese" Copyright),

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Rome, Sept 25, An official statement issued on the conversation

Wednesday on

SOLDIERS' MESSAGES.

TO RELATIVES

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Most of the text for the use of:

Italy expressed a particular wish the soldiers consist of four or five to remove any unnecessary misun-words to say that he is "dolog derstanding between the two coun- well and sends his best wishes to tries.

all at home."

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ROME AND ABYSSINIA

Signor Mussolini's assertion that Italian "race" has never been" de- (Special to the "Hong Kong Dally feated by the black races, except

Pres" (Copyright).]

at Adown, may have stimulated Rome, Sept. 25.. some people to wonder what the, ancient Italian soldiers in East Africa relatives were. between held on Monday between Signs and their wives and relatives in

Rome and Abyssinia,The mists Mussolini and the British Ambas- | Italy will be each restricted to a which enshroud so much of the sador states that Duce received choice, of only fifteen various country's early history ft fox, a the British Ambassador." Bir Erle texts if they wish to fake advant- time in the reign of Augustus Drummond, in Palazzo Venezia; age of the special cheap telegram Caesar, giving us a glimpse at a the Ambassador delivered a per- service instituted by the War situation with some chance re- sonal message from Sir Samue Ministry.

semblances to that of to-day. Hoare, who as an old friend of

The final great "organiser" of the Roman Empire saw clearly the limits of Roman action în „Abys- sin!a. Augustus abandoned the idea of attempting to include Ethiopia in his domain. The story of the relations of Augustus te Ethiopia is recorded by Merivale in 's "History of the Romaxıs under the Empire." Speaking of the year 22 3.0, he writes: Petronius repaired to Syene, and demanded of the Ethiopian Queen Candace the restitution of the booty her subjects had carried of, 'ncluding some statues of the Emperor himself. The barbarians. retorted by complaints of the ag+;|| kreasion of Roman officers on the frontier, to which Petronius rep!!- ea that the ruler of Egypt was Caesar himself, and with him. they had to deal and not with his lfeutenants. When not compre- hending this argument, they

" Duce requested the.ambas sador to convey to London that he greatly appreciated this informa- on which he had received with much satisfaction."

Somewhat more variety may be found in the text made "p for the benent of the relatives which range from an announcement the despatch of parcels and the

The close season has prodused the usual crop of seccessions to the Rugby League. Including two of

In Italian ficial circles it - is | arrival of a new baby boy or girl, stressed that this communque con- Just season's Welsh pack. Murphy

Messages in greater detail may Arms that Italy has no quarrel with be sent by either side but then (Cross Keys), a really good nooker, and Edgar Jones, (Llanelly), a

England, a fact which, it is assert-only at the very high norma: ed, has been expressed-offcially turif' while the standardised texts sound front-row forward, Jones

Aberavon), a brilliant wing-for-and unofficially a thousand times only cost four lire. Transocean Kuo Min ward, and D. Madden, the promis-

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BRIDGEND'S CAPTURE.......

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expect to have the assistance of will pay scrum-half. Ha may have Cardiff have lost Jenkins (scrum-] Watcyn Thomas, the Welsh ex- Cliff Jones as his partner in the half) and Evald (forward), and captain, and also hope to persuade New Year, Dj Thomas, Bwansen's Bridgend are without Roberts (fu'l-A H. Jones an ex-international International, second-row forward. back), Bibby (centre-three-quar-wing, to take up the game again. has retired, and their fast wing ter), and L. Williams (forward). By J. E. Bowe:tt, the Cambridge Powel, will probably play for ventured to meet him in the field way of compensation Bridgend Blue, has returned to Cardiff and Neath...

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