1935-09-30 — Page 9

ABYSSINIA WAR FEARS

INCREASE

General Mobilisation Now Imminent

NEGUS APPEALS TO LEAGUE

War drums are beating in Abyssinia and it seems the blow will falsoon. It is reported that the Italian Attache at the 'cap'tal there had hinted that there will be war in three weeks. but the Ethiopians believe that there will be an outbreak before October 10. The closing of the Italian consulate at Harar is an ominous sign,

Another telegraphic appeal has been sent by Ethiopia to the Longue pointing out that general mobilisation cannot be delayed any longer in view of the continual reinforcement of the Italian Armies and asking for immediate measures 1.5 precaution against aggression. The Emperor is being pressed by his sub- Jeets to sign a general mobilisation decree.

Meanwhile the Commlitee of Thirteen will meet on Monday to consider "the question of sending League observers. The ren- eral impression caused by the Havan communique is unfavour- able since it shows that Italy is not disposed to deal with the League.

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED

BY ITALY

Ready To Negotiate With Britain

Rome, Sept. 28. Italy has no intention of leav- ing the League until the day on " which the League assumes full responsibility, for measures which strike at Itay, states a communi- que issued at the end of the Ca- binet meeting

It continues that, following the communication of the cordial message from Sir Samuel Hoare, the Council of Ministers again de- clares that the policy of Italy has no immediate or remote aims "which may injure the interests of

Britain.

The Italian Government com- municates to the British Govern- ment that it is ready to negotiate 遮 subsequent agreement which may' harmonise the legitimate in- terests of Britain in Central Africa. The Fascist Government declares most solemnly that it will avoid any action which may extend the Italo-Ethiopian conflict into

widor field.

· ETHIOPIA SUSPECTED The Italian Government cannot take seriously the announcement of the Emperor of Ethiopia, that

he has ordered the withdrawal of his troops 30 kilometres from the frontiers, No Government worthy of the name can make such a de- claration seriously. It is an ex- pedient with a strategic and un- pacific objective. It aims at masking the preparations in the interior and the fortifying DI Ethiopian troops in a stronger position

"In view of the situation, the departure of out divisions has pro- ceeded in the past few days at a noticeably accelerated pace."

"

The Italian Government will not

take the initiative on the terrain of a League of Nations in which its rights have been disregarded from the outset

li itter.

BASED ON FALSE NOTION

London, Sept. 28.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1935.

MYSTERY IN A HONG KONG AND WORLD

VISIT

Von Ribbentrop At Brussels

The visit to Brussels was still a strict secret here until he was al- ready reported to be on the waY back. After reports of his ap- pearance there 'reached. Berila from London and Paris, It was officially published here.

It is not expected that the visit was more than exploratory owing to its short duration "of twelve hours-

AIR SERVICE

Imperial Airways Plans For Link-up

to

Berlin, Sept. 20. Interest is aroused by a mysteri- ous visit paid by Herr von Rib-

Imperial Airways plans to make in the Mediterranean has arrived bentrop to Brussels yesterday. It before the end of tfits year a series back in England, where "It will be was stated in official circles that of experimental flights between used for the training of Imperial the visit was purely private, but a

Penang and Hong Kong foresha- Airways plots in the handling and rumour, is widespread here that dow a vital extension of the Em-navigation of marine aircraft Germany has offered 3. non-pire air route network which wklat them to meet the introduction aggression pact to Belgium and it eventually link the England-Aus- [of beats on many of the company's is revealed that the German tralia airway with China and services. Underlying the new po- diplomat saw Premier van Zeeland Japan. Negotiations to that endlicy is the conviction, « based on during his brief visit.

have proceeded for many months. experience of working the Eng- and the stage is reached where land-Australia and England-South organization of the first flights by Africa lines, that uniformity of machines carrying malls and, pós- | aircraft used all along the way is sibly, passengers is engaging the essential, attention of the airway staff.

One of the chief problems to be These first flights will be made solved in an undertaking. which by four-engined land-planes of operates vehicles across the world the Imperial Airways fleet, though is the provision of adequate faci- a regular service. between the Malities for maintenance and repair. day Peninsula depend more upon Unless big and costly stares of marine aircraft, which are admir- spare parts and an elaborate. ably sulted for the job. Royal Air workshop organization are estab- Force flying boats have already shed at various points along the flown several times between Sin-route, all repairs and "major over- sapore au Rong Kong. going hauls must be done in Great Bri- either by way of Borneo and the tain. This leads to the conclusion that the best arrangement, especially with big aircraft of the Rind that will be needed to carry operation in the area is already the loads when all Arst-class Em League circles.. point out that available. Further, employment cfpire mail: goes by air, is to operate this development accentuates the flying boats over the route would the same type of aeroplane over need for the despatch of League sult the trend of Imperial Airways the whole of the route. Probably. observers to Eth'opla to determine poller. which is to make more and the entire journey would be made responsibility for

acts omcre us. of flying boats over all In one and the same machine, aggression.

of the company's routes.

avoiding the changes from Heuter

"TRAINING PILOTS

'machine to another that are now WAR CLOSE AT HAND

made, and approximating the air- Addis Ababa, Sept. 29.

the Short Calcutta three-engined way still more closely to a ship "Mussolini had better be pre-boats which are held in reserveping service. Pared for a war lasting several years," declared ร Government spokesman,

rélved a telegram from the Negus

In regard to mobilisation which Philippines or along the coast of he is communicating to all ment-French Indo-China, and much in- bers of the Council which will formation about marine aircraft probably meet to-morrow.

Any agreement naturally will need Reuter. the subsequent approval of Geneva as Britain steadfastly de- clined to enter into a tripartite conversation.

The fact that Italy reaffirms her determination not to leave the League untik sanctions are actually adopted is regarded As showing that there is no likelihood ol an Immediate outbreak hostulties.- Reuter.

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ROME INTERPRETATION

Rome, Sept. 29. The Cabinet communique interpreted 1.9 1.51 appeal to Britain to reconsider her attitude towards Italy's rightful claims and direct invitation for bilateral negotiations, "possibly outside the 'framework of the League

The Italians regard it as an Irrevocable statement of polley. "We know now where we are and we are not going to budge," was the comment Di опе Italian. "Britain will now have to say what she is going to do."— Bruter.

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HOPE SHATTERED

Paris, Sept. 29. The Italian communique has shattered the remaining hope en- tertained here that Signor Musso- Ini might take a last minute offer

to. negotiate before the League Council is committed to sanctions More optimistic observers do not believe that Britain will be induced to enter into direct nego- tlations outside the League.

next step France's

will be decided at a Cabinet meeting to be held next week,

It is considered here that Signor Mussolini's refusal to make fruit- counter-proposals renders less the prolongation of proceed- ings of the Committee of Thirteen алё M. Laval may therefore accede to Mr. Eden's demand for swift procedure, and early re-

assembly of the Council is regard

ed, as likely. Zeuter...

SITUATION WORSE

Addis Ababa, Sept. 29. The situation has suddenly be- come worse. The few who believed that peace might be maintained Until further information.

is have now given up Hope and available the Rome communique tremendous pressure is being put cannot be regarded as making the on the Emperor to sign. a. general immediate situation any easter.mobilisation decree to-day, but it states the Press Association.

is unlikely he will do so for a little

ETHIOPIA MUST MOBILISE

The communique seems to be while yet.— founded on a false

Menter. notion pro- pagated in Italy that the Abyssin- lán crisis is in reality a dispute be- tween British and Italian interests In East Africa whereas the British Ministers have repeatedly declared that the British had no selfish in- terest in Abyssinia and were con- cerned with the dispute solely as a League member.

with

It is at present not known whe- ther Italy contemplates negotia- Jons making milltary action un- ecessary or whether she aims at egotiating an agreement ritain on British interests in East Arica after she had made herself ster of Abyssinia; but neither stgestion appears to be of much vue in the present situation. latter would not avoid a war irbyssinia and the former would immy settlement outside the Lelue to which there is no likel!- hot of the British Government coninting.- Berty

GENEVA OPINIONS

Telegraphic Appeal To The League

any

The Italian Military Attache is reported to have h'nted at war within three weeks, bur many Ethiopians believe that war will break out before October 10.

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The Italian Legation has in- structed Signor Giardini, Ital an Consul at Harar, to close dow:1 the Consulate immediately and proceed to Djibouti Ieuter.

COMMITTEE ADJOURNS

Geneva, Sept. 28. The Committee of Thirteen met at 10a.m. to-day to appoint a sub- committee to draft a report. The question of the despatch of ob-

sidered on Monday.. servers to Ethiopia is being con-

In this connection a decision on the matter can only be taken by the Council unanimously. There- fore Italy's adverse vote will be de- cisive.

Meanwhile the Committee has yet to say whether the despatch of observers is practical politics.

The Committee adioamed to October 3 after instructing the Secretariat to prepare a report on the origin and circumstances of thony Eden, in the course of the the Abyssinian dispute. Mr. An-

discussions, remarked that they would go back as far as the Flood if necessary to get the detals of the earliest origin of the dispute. Beuter.

(Early Abyssinia cables appear

‚on pages 2 and 3)

POSSIBLE CLOSING OF SUEZ CANAL

Paris, Sept. 23. The Suez Canal Company form- ally denies that the question of the possible closing of the Suez Canal appears on the agenda of the usual monthly meeting of 'di- rectors on October 7.

This has followed the recent denial of another rumour, to the "Addis Ababa, Sept, 29. effect that the company was seek- Ethiopia cannot any longer de- ing legal advice in that connec- lay general mobilisation In the tion. It is pointed out that such face of continual reinforcement advice is unnecessary,

since by

of the Italian armies in Africa, the Convention of 1888 It is quite to Benor Gulnazu, President of remain open, in peace or warm says a telegram sent by the Negus clear that the Canal will always

the League council,

as

Reuter.

LEAGUE SEAT FOR CHINA

The Emperor's Thessage says that he must ask the Council to take

soon as poss'ble all measures and precaution against Italian aggression for the time must come when "we will be falling in our duty if we delay. any longer general mobilisation,

Geneva, Sept. 28. but th's will not affect our earlier The special committee dealing orders to keep our troops, at a with the composition of the com-

Geneva, Sept. 29. - distance from the frontier; and mittee of the Council to deal with: TE statement in the Italian wo renew our determination to the Chinese demand for a sent, cominique that Italy will not always collaborate closely with elected Signor Rocco (Italy)' Pre- takely step in the terrain where the Council in the hope ofsident and M. Bourquin (Belginin) her it is studiously overlooked ja peaceful solution under the Vice-President. 's tag to mean that Italy is covenant." prepar to negotiate outside the Reuter

OBSERVERS NECESSARY

Within the past few days one

ITALY TAKING

NO CHANCES

Precautions In Case

Of Sanctions

Paris, Sept. 29. The Italians are sceptical of sanctions ever being imposed, but they are not taking any chances.

A Rome message says that im- port duties have been suspended on indispensab.e chemicals like tungsten, cobalt, carbon and bis- muth, also timber required to make rifle butts.

Iron Es virtually

In banned building work in order to econo- mise suppiles. Petrol consumption has been reduced by an increase in price..

U.S. NAVY

Big Building Scheme?

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Veuve

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DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Tel. 20636.

Sole Agents.

Queen's Building."

NAVALTM RATINGS SWEPT

it

INTO THE SEA.

Terrifying Experience On H. M. S. Hermes

3

The amazing story of how eight the cutter, wrecked, was swept into naval ratings aboard the aircraft- the sea and all eight men with it. carrier, Hermes, were swept over- } **Men Overboard!" yelled the board into the sea and afterwards officer of the watch-and instantly rescued when the vessel encounter-two huge life-belts carrying special ed storiny weather on her voyage ' iluminations for use at night from Wethatwel to Singapore is re-dropped to the dark and angry ported in the th Singapore Free Waves beneath.".. Presa" of September 21.

The beams of every available-- The paper says the Hermes 18 searchlight cast wide lanes of pale now anchored in the Roads and light over the water.

The Hermes shuddered the men concerned are none the

Quickly although

and all

tou slowly it must have seemed, to the men within an ace of a watery

Washington, Sept. 2. worse for their terrifying expert-stopped. Questiunea at a Press conference }ence.; about the published reports that The accident happened at 10.30 grave she turned and as she turn→→ Britain is about to launch a big p.m. The night was pitch dark, ited a life-boat was lowered.. naval building programme, Mr. was raining and blowing hard and

Rescuers and rescued were bless- Cordes Hull, Becretary of State, the seas were mountainous. Thated with almost unbellerable luck. insisted that there had been no change in the naval situation,

no lives were lost under auch con-

Two of the ratings had got their ditions is regarded as a miracle by

arms отег Mr. Hull stated that he had re- everyone aboard.

a life-belt and, five ceived no Information from the

others were clinging to floating British Government regarding any Ahead" when one of the cutters

The "order was "Full Steam pieces of the wrecked cutter. change in the existing status of underneath the flight-deck broke and scared but unhurt. The eighth All were picked up, exhausted world navies.

adrift.

man was found swimming strongly

It was further stated by Mr. Hull that Mr. Bingham the U. 2.

It was blowing a gale and seas; towards the Hermes on the other. Ambassador in London, had in-

were breaking over the decks but side. He, too, was saved.. formed the State Department that the cutter had to be made fast so The Ministry of Agriculture is the British Government had an eight ratings "jumped to it." holding two million quintais of nounced

The lifeboat was hoisted aboard_

the Hermes' huge engines turned

that there Was 110 Suddenly they were overwhelmed, at full speed once more, hot coffee- 寫 huge wave, afterwards was served, almost certainly some

wheat for release if prices threa- foundation for the stories publish- by ten to rise.

Bhortly afterwards the Hermes

ran into a typhoon-almost to its

this time! middle but there was no mishap.

ed by the "Daily Express and the estimated to have been 20 feet high rum too, and all was well. If economic sanctions are ap-"Daily Mall to the effect that or more. The last of the cutter's plled, Italy would cultivate the Britain would soon inform the fastenings broke off under the League. She has already given invoke the "escalator clause of ped in the palm of a man's hand; sources of non-members of the

United States of her intention co terrific strain like tree twigs snap

Brazil a big meat contract at the the London Treaty.→→ expense of Argentine because the Reuter, former is not a member of the League. Japan and Germany are also contemplated as scurce of supplies.- Router,

potential

POLAR BEAR STRIDING »

THE DECKS

Soviet Ship Traverses Arctic Circle

London, Sept. 29.

PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT

New York, Sept. 27. United States adherence to the Daral limitation trextles WES reafirmed by President Roosevelt at a Press conference aboard a special train bound, for California

The President said: "Only failure to renew these treatles, or denunciation thereof, could change the policy of the United States -- Router

PRESS SPECULATION

New York, Sept. 28. Wide prominence is given in the Press to President Roosevelt's With an untethered polar year statement reaffirming American striding its decks and the whole adherence to naval limitation crew waving, at the rails, the treatles and there is speculation Soviet steamer Stalingrad has ar- why the President should make rived in London. This is the first such a statement at the present commercial steamer to traverse time. the Arctic circle from Vladivostok The "Herald Tribune" thinks his purpose is probably to get Captain Melekhov said that the Britain to think before launching journey was 8,000 miles and he or ari enlarged naval building would be nervous about crossing it programme. on the northern navigation route,

to London.

The New York Times" says -but actually the conditions were that despite the statement is in an

less dimelt and dangerous than indirect form undoubtedly the he anticipated. He believed that plain inference is that if all other the route will be definitely a com powers build to treaty limits the mercial proposition

United States is prepared to main Reuter

tain the 5-5-3 ratio Reuter.

ROYALTY RETURN FROM SCOTLAND

WELSH COAL MINERS TO STRIKE

London, Sept. 29.

London, Sept. 28. Their Majesties the King and Queen arrived in London early A strike of 14,000 miners in this morning, having returned from South Wales will start on Monday Scotland in the Royal train which in connection with the campaign left Ballater last evening. Their against non-Unionists who are less once to than two per cent, but it has Broused much bitterness Renter',

It is decided to request the Gov- ernments, to submit their observa- tions and proposals by November Geneva, Sept. 29, 11, when the Committee meets Majesties proceeded at M. Joseph Avenol, Secretary again

Buckingham Palace. — undersiding might be reached. I. General of the League, has re- | Reuter

British Wirdlean.

Leagland confirms indeed the

reportat certain steps are afoot-

where the possibilty of an

SİLVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, Sept. 28. London Silver prices to-day were unchanged as follow:-

Sept, 23 29-5/16 29-5/16 London on New York cross-rate at closing to-day was 4.9156 com- pared with 4.9137 at closing yee- terday.

Sept. 27 Spot.........

29-5/10 Forward ........ 29-5/18

ASSISTANCE TO LARGE FAMILIES

RYDER CUP-

GOLF

British Debacle

Ridgewood, N.J., Sept. 28, There was rain in the morning. and the greens were heavy for the Ryder Cup matches. The tions should have suited the Bri-: tishers, but the Americans were vastly superior at the end of the morning round...

In the foursomes Sarazen and Hagen (v. Perry and Busson, Bri- tain) won 9 and 8; out 36-39.

Picard and Revolta (v. Padgham. and Allias, Britain) won 6 and 5 out 38-38.

Horton, Smith and Paul Runyair (B graphic Messages Ordinance,

Telegraph, Copyright, Tale (v. Cox and Jarman, Britain) won. received, September 29, 7.30 p.m.)

1899 and 8; out 36-39.20

Berlin, Sept. 23. Upwards of 300,000 German children under 16 wil benefit by the German Government's scheme (v. Olin Dutra and By Laffoon, E Whitcame, and C. Whitcombė for assisting large families recent USA) wan i upi out 39-40, home ly announced at the Nuremberg Congress of the Nationalist 80- clalist Party by the secretary of state

Reinhardt who has now made known the regulation for carrying the new measures into effect will be published on Mon- day.

38-38.

Whitcombe attributed the Bri tish debacle to possible stage, fright of the youngstera: Ameri- can critics are unanimous that the fault lay with the Britis), whic shot merely to reach the greens" Some 50,000 grants of 400 reichs- whereas the Americans aimed for marks each will be made before the cup. The Americans, conesd- Christmas according to Reinhardt ed the Whitcombes the "st hole. to large families in need. Besides when, bunkered for four whereas these grants," between 6,090 and Ernest Whitcombe's putt was a 10,000 other allocations, also or 400 couple of inches from the eup,?- relchsmarks each' will continue to

Barazen and Hagen were not NG be paid regularly every month to deadly in the afternoon, expect the necessitous big familia 13 the former. Transoccan Kué Min

Mryter.