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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1935.

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MORE SERIOUS THAN COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE

Breach By Italy of Pact

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Of Paris

LORD CREWE STATES HIS VIEWS

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Commission To Eritrea Suggested

London, October 23.

Debates on the International situation will be continued in both Houses of Parliament this afternoon. The first speaker in the Commons will be the Prime Minister. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, and other ministers as well as leading elder statesmen will take part.

In the House of Lords last night, the Liberal leader of the " House, Lord Crewe, expressed the view that breach by Italy af even more serious her obligation under the Pact of Paris was

than her breach of the Covenant of the League, not merely because it was a more recent obligation but because its terms were more definite and explleit than those of the Covenant.

The League, he added. If it were to retain any prestige, He hoped therefore that the must see this thing through. Government in conference with other members would continue to press for and even insist on early discussion of what the terms of final settlement were to be. Those terms ought not to depend upon the success or failure of the Italian campaign. The set- tlement ought to be considered in abstract without reference to what might happen in Abyssinia.

Lord Hardinge sald Italy's 15- gressive alfack could not be suff- ciently condemned, but he had no the Abyssinian sympathy with

nad Government

broken who pledges Just as Italy had done and had entirely ignored the condi- tions under which they had enter- ed the League of Nations.

He urged the Government to re- frain from any sanctions which might be interpreted as being of milltary.character and might pre- cipitate war.

to

Lord Mattison suggested that a small commission should go Eritrea, and another possibly to re- Anglo-Egyptian Soudan, and port fully to the League of Nations.

British Wirelena.

IN THE COMMONS

to answer

SIR SAMUEL'S SPEECH

French Press Opinion

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press").

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Paris, Oct 23.

Emphasis is laid on collective action In the application of sang tons by Sir Samuel Hoare in h.s House of Commons speech on Tuesday, which is noted by the majority of papers with satisfac- tion.

Columns were devoted to the British Foreign Minister's de- claration.

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ETHIOPIANS PREPARE

FOR BATTLE

War Minister At Head Of Troops

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COURVOISI

toarvois

Addis Ababa, Oct 23.

The Abyssinian War Minister, Ras Malaguets, who left here last week at the head of the army, has taken over the entire command of the Abyssinian forces on the north front, where, Is according to reports circulating here, the Italian attack awaited at any moment

The first command issued to. Bas Seyoum was to hold the present lines around Adowa and Makale at any price. The Abysanlan Tigre army, according to an Abyssinian,, military' source. is concentrating chiefly on the Une north of the moun- tains between Edaga and Hamle Range, averaging 2,500 metres, at an altitude of fifty kilometres south of Makale with forces numbering 150,000. The chief Italian army is fortified around Adowa.

It was apparent that "in the main the speech professed a be- lief in collective security, writes "Le Jour." adding. however, that England was rather late in de-

According to reports from tra- claring her adhesion to this privelers from Lake Rudolf district. ciple."

the ex-Emperor of Abyssinia, Not only the British Government Lidsch Jassu. who was disposed but the whole of the British eighteen years ago by the present nation are now behind the Negus, is being kept under strong idea of collective security, main-guard near the fortified British tains "Le Nouvelle" and one ought colony of Kenya, in the extreme to realise in France what this south-west of Abyssinia as far re- means for the future.---

moved from Itallan Inuuence as Prapancen Kun Min

SILVER MARKET

(From Our Own Correspondent).

London. Oct. 23. London Silver prices to-day were unchanged as follow:-

not frustrated by non-members of

would League.

definitely the shorten the duration of. the Ethiopian war.

The French

the British Inquiry with respect to a

Italy by

upon possible attack British units of the Fleet in the Mediterranean, had been complete the Foreign satisfactory, Secretary went on.

The solidarity Spot....... of Great Britain and France had

Forward been established definitely. In the event of an isolated attack. Britain, France and the League would stand together and resist It with the full united force of altterday. League allies,

and

NO DISCUSSION

"We do not intend to act alone. There has been no discussion.. at Geneva of military sanctions and London, Oct. 22.

no such measures form any part The House of Commons met to- of our policy. Not a week has day at 2.45 p.m. in an atmosphere passed without our expressing our

The charged with excitement. readiness to participate in bring House and galleries were crowded: ing about an honourable settle- the attendance of ment. acceptable to there. was a full Ministers and Opposition; every- League and Ethiopia. one hung on the words of the

"There is still a breathing-space Str. Samuel before Minister,

sanctions are Foreign

economic directing Hoare, who has been British diplomacy at Geneva in the days of crisis, and opened the debate on foreign affairs.

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Whlie events moved with great rapidity. declared the" Foreign Minister, British policies had re- mained unchanged. The greatest source of comfort is the unbroken solidarity of the British Empire. particularly the Dominions, whose

acting representatives

Co- equals, considering their own in- terests and obligations, had shown the world and Britain that they have the same outlook on prin- ciples of International conduct.

"We are earnestly trying to make the position of the League Covenant succeed, because we are convinced that if 1 falls the world.

will be faced with

CRITICISMS REPUDIATED

Italy.

applied, and pressure brought to

bear. Cannct it be used for an eleventh-hour attempt at a peace- ful settlement, as as to make it economie before unnecessary sanctions are applied to proceed further against a fellow-member of the League, an old friend and former ally?" he pleaded."

STAND WELCOMED

Oct. 22 23-5/16

29-1/4

Oct. 23

29-5/16!

29-1/4

London on New York cross-rate at 2 p.m. to-day was 4.9193.com- pared with 4.9137 at closing yes-

LUKEWARM COMMENT

Rome, Oct. 23. Only the Italian newspaper "Populo de Roma" had any com- ment to make on Sir Samuel Hoare's speech in the Commons comment is yesterday, but the couched In extremely lukewarm tones.

is possible, for fear he should fall into Italian hands and be pro- claimed the rightful Emperor.

The Negus who left the capital on Tuesday returned again to the

Palace after a short airplane re connoltring flight, and proposes to leave for the front on Thursday, after receiving Prince Ismail Daud; brother-in-law of King Fuad. Who is heading the Egyptian Red Cross

to Abyssinia.-- Transocean Wun Min

ITALIAN DENIALS

Asamara, Oct 23. Assertions that ita lan planes had bembed open towns or used poison gas, are declared to be utterly untrue by the Italian Pro- paganda. Minister. Count Clano, who is at present accompanying the air fleet.

Ciano added that it had been always the endeavour of the Ita- lians to spare the civil population of Abyssinia. any undue fright. Moreover. It is easy for the Ita- lian airmen to recognise Abyssin- jan fighting forces which habit

inhabited ually camp outside areas.-Trantorean Kun Sen

NOTHING TO REPORT

Rrome. Oct 23. There is nothing to report on The paper's headlines described | the two fronts. The population 25 in the occupied territory have re- Sir Samuel Hoare's speech "merely a prudent discourse for sumed their normal aspect, de- internal consumption" and theclares a

telegram from General paper goes on to say that Italy is de Bono published as an official still awaiting from England word communique. of a practical nature, designed to settle the differences between the

two countries, Reister.

SPEECH WELCOMED

Paris, Oct. 23. Major Clement R. Attlee, leader

"Le Matin" welcomes Sir Samuel of the Labour Opposition, declared that his party's policy was based Hoare's speech "not only for clari- the need for subordinating|fying the future role of Britain in personal considerations to those the Italo-Abyssinian dispute but of the League and ultimately of a great world economic common- wealth.

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He welcomed Sir Samuel Hoare's stand for the League Covenant,

dispute.

Labour

also for creating a general quieten ing" feeling in the air as a prelude to a peaceful settlement of the whole affair."

Some other papers, however, re-

number of Italian troops are being transferred from Eritrea to Italian Somaland in preparation for the beginning of operations in Ogaden. -Reuter

GENERAL MOBILISATION

Addis Ababa, Oct. 22. Ras Getata, governor of the province of Madshi near the

Sudanese frontier, arrived here on Tuesday with thirty thousand men shortly after the army of Dedjas Abeba, Governor of the province of cfa, bad left the capital for the

front.

Troops of the governor of the of Wollega, Bidwoded province

about Mokannens, numbering thirty-five thousand men, are ex- reach here shortly. whereby the general mobilisation

pected to

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PLANE LEAVES CROYDON

Kingsford-Smith's New Venture

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Landon, Oct. 23. Commodore Sir Charles Kintsford-Smith, accompanied by his co-pilot J. T. Pethybridge, took off from Croydon at 7 am, to-day In his plane Lady Southern Cross for Australia via Cairo, Baghdad and Singapore.

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Sir Charles is not attempting a record fight, but with the capac Ity of his machine he is of opinion that it may be possible to reduce will be completed and a total of by a few hours the record of two

23 one million one hundred thousand days

hours established by men will be under colours.

GW.A. Scott and Campbell Black It is expected that the entire in the Melbourne air race.- army will have taken up all the| Reuter. strategic positions by the end of October. The Emperor personally. examined some of the hand grên- ades which formed part of the most recent "supply of war mate- rials delivered here from abroad.

REPORTS FROM FRONT Reporta from the southern front state that Itallans fliers had again dropped bombs in the region of the Webbe Shibell river and that Italian patrols are reconnoltring under the cover of artillery fire. On, the Northern front the con-

centration of Italian troops is re- ported in the south of Adown while everything is stated to be quiet on the Setit river sector in the north-west

of the Empire.

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GAYDA'S APPEAL TO ITALIANS

Rome, Oct. 23.

In a special article to-day, Gayda appealed to the women of Italy not to buy foreign goods but con- centrate their minds upon home products,

He also appealed to the people Italy as a whole to return to the forefathers, abjure all luxuries.

life of simplicity as lived by their

and be sober, austere ånd dignified should show the outside world in all undertakings so that Italy

that she could maintain ancient dignity in face of difficulties, bowever, great- Reuter,

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CONFERENCE IN LONDON

Naval Limitation Attempt

London Oct 23. Although no Invitations have yet been issued it is probable that a naval conference will be held in the end of the London before Fear to attempt to reach a new

limitation agreement paval take the place of the 'Washington

to

and London Treatles which ex-- pire at the end of next year.

In anticipation of such a con- ference

which is provided for under these treatles the powers which are parties to them have recent been consulted during months and considerable progress has been made.

In well-informed quarters the. hope is expressed that if dificult- les in the way of agreement upon should quantitative limitation prove insuperable, useful work may be done by the new "confer- ence by agreeing upon qualitative limitations.

The powers participating in the conference would be Britain, Unit- ed States. Japan, France and Italy.

'British Wireleun.

COLLISION NEAR MOUTH OF SUEZ CANAL

British Freighter And Italian Troopship

News of the defeat of Ras Ayela, who is commanding the "troops

Port Said, Oct.. 23.

pear operating between the Italian

A collision occurred here right wing and the Sudanese

the mouth of the Suez Canal b- Official quarters maintain re-frontler bas been confirmed in

tween The British freighter, the as regards Sir Samuel

official quarters here who admit serve

British Workman, and the Italian Hoare's speech, but there is A

Shanghai, Oct. 23. feeling of relief, that the Italians that the Abyssinian losses amount

The Ministry of Communica- troopship Belvedere which was: A number of troops. tians has announced that the carrying are more hopeful of a settlement to several hundred killed and being reached and sanctions be- wounded. It is added that the Sino-Japanese wireless telephone bound for East, Africa,

Abyssinians attacked the Italian service will be open to the public

Fortunately the damage. . was: positions against the Emperor's

or February 15 at a cost of Yen superficial and both vessels wéré orders and that Ras Ayela was for a three

able to proceed on their way.— - unable to hold them back. An

Reuter,

Heuter, airplane "has left the capital with a doctor on board, presumably to

ing' avoided.- Heuter.

THE BIG PUSH

Asmara, Oct. 23. Many here belleve that it will,

The Italian

SUEZ CANAL EARNINGS

(By Talegraph, Copyright, Tele- graphic Messages Ordinance, 189 Received. October 23. 7.30 p.m.)

Paris, Oct 23.

be the end of November before & bring Ras Ayela, who was himself

battle is fought on big

the wounded, back to the capital- northern front, failing a diploma- | Transocean Kuå Min. tic, move for settlement of the whole trouble meanwhile, and Europe particularly, but criticised the Government's gard the speech as having been in-

military staff is period of carlier inaction. He said the fluenced to some extent by the unaware of any Ethiopian con- almost unbelievable danger and present posillon was largely due British forthcoming general elec- centration in the region of Am-

to the League's and Britain's tion, hinting that the gloom," Bir Samuel asserted.

British baalagi, to the south of Makale, failure to act in the Sino-Japanese Foreign Minister did not speak as and belleve concentration such as freely as he might have done in would be required if the Ethio-

seriously considered pians economic other circumstances.——— supported

offensive would take a month at least to complete, owing to the lack of communication and the absence of transport. The ques- tion of a food supply for a great

The total year's receipts already army would have to be considered of activity in this direction," also, and there has been no sign amount to 710,000,000 francs as

against 887,000,000 last year dur "The Italian aerial reconnala-ing the same period.

Transocean Kua Mem sance, however, continues to be most active, and flying officers

The Foreign Secretary

pudiated the criticisms

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tha sanctions and the League systém, | Beuter" Britain's representative on the but the League must face realities League Counill, Mr. Anthony Eden, in the future.

Minister for League Affairs, was

constantly exceeding his instruc-

MATTER FOR THE LEAGUE

BRITISH VIEWS.,

London, Oct. 23. Commenting on to-day's foreign stairs debate in the House of Commons, the Daily Telegraph' says that inasmuch as a conting ance of Ethiopian war rests in the hands of Signor Mussolini,

an

tions and taking the lead where He urged the Government to get no lead should be taken.

rid of every suspicion of being "Let me once and for all Als-not disinterested in, the Ethiopian sipate this myth" Sir Samuel question" by scrapping any ad- insisted. "Mr. Eden with great vantage which past treaties save

to Britain. The Nile water supply one of the most important pas-Have located columns, presumed ability has been carrying out the policy of the united Government. I should be a matter for the League; be relieved The only difference between us is while Egypt should that while I express my views from its present relationship with dully and drably, and with little Great Britain and the Sudan emotion, he acts with brillance should be administered under a and charm in everything he says. League mandate.

"With regard to the charge that

Major Attlee criticised the

and

sages In Bir Samuel Hoare's

to be commanded by Ras Kassa. speech was that in which he made marching north from Addis Ababa a direct and powerful appeal to

to join Ras Beyoum's troops in Italy.

the defence of 'Makale.

The News Chronicle' is suspiċ- lous that the Government can- templates once more a half--

FORCES DISCOVERED Further strong Ethiopian forces

Great Britain is taking the lead Government's rearmament policy hearted policy, which without have been discovered near Gon- at Geneva, the representatives of said that Labourites were condoning Italy's flagrant breach dar, beyond Takaze, but there are the British Empire can never take prepared to support such arma- a secondary part in any great ipment as was necessary to full of the Covenant is incapable of relatively few tribesmen near the ternational discussion," he warn-Britain's League obligations, but bringing the aggressor to book.

The Bugz Canal additional toll earnings through the transport of Italian troops and ammunitions to Eritrea for 20 days in October ammounted to 9,000,000 French francs.

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Rome, Oct 23: The "Daily Telegraph" which is considered here as Mr. Anthony Italian lines in Tigre province and Eden's mouthpiece, is forbidden "no great resistance is expected throughout Italy from Tuesday: This measure is declared official- they would not give the Govern- The Dally Herald says Bir before Makale. ment a blank cheque.

Samuel Hoare's speech WB8 2 Makale is admittedly the objec1y to have been necessitated by LEFT NO DOUBT

Labour would go to the polls gloomy confirmation of all the tive of the next Italian thrust the increasing and tendacious

of socialism deepening anxieties and growing from the north.

campaign against Italy, and the Britain had left Italy no doubt with a programme

the Clovernment's peace, convinced that they suspicions of to her attitude. and

It is learned from Harrar that incessant publication of alleged whatever as

foreign polley

the southern front is at present untruthful reports about Italy Britain believed that economic were inseparable.-

calm, but it is reported that a Trapian Kuo Min sanctions, collectively applied and Reuter.

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