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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1985.

Great Radio Show

NOVELTIES SHOWN AT OLYMPIA

(Special to "Telegraph")

th, 8.10 am..

CORRESPONDENCE

Italy and Abyssinia

(To The Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph)

Sir-Regarding the article on Abyssinia by Major Steffen, which you published in your inane ( Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphia A... | Monday, it is my duty as an Italian agra Ordinance,s 1884. Bocriteosh August to refute some of the statements London, Aug. 14. made therein. Major Steffen says Insurances totalling over £5,-"An Italian against an Abyssinian 000,000 have been taken out in in close fighting has no chance". connection with the Badlo Ex History belles this, for at the battle tho course of a few years, has become of the most popular shows in London.

hibition at Olympin, which, in

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of Adown 8,300 Italians trapped in

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Anti-Jewish Campaign

MORE INCIDENTS IN GERMANY

(Special to "Talograph”)

(Dy Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphis Mon

Ordinance, 44. V ฝ.พ.

Received, August

Berlin, Aug. 14. Further Incidents In the Nazi war against Jews and Catholes occurred in various parts of Ger- many toxing,

The Mayor of Dortmund has Jews to linc the

a mountain gorge surrounded by | Over forty graves were de- 100,000 Abyssinians sold their lives vastated in Catholic churchyards The outstanding features of this year's Exhibition are a great very dearly in hand-to-hand fight- at Schwandorf, in the Upper wooden crosses reduction in the price of wireleasing. The 6,000 Italian dend ac- Palatine, where aeta, concentration

over the graves of impecunious design, counted for 17,000 of the enemy: Catholics were broken or uprooted. simplifying control dialling, and The remaining 1,700 Italians, most the large display of motor-car of them desperately wounded, were formed part of a procession of An effigy of a Catholic priest taken prisoners.

eight lorries at Breslau. The lorrles wero Blled with Storm By the Treaty of Uccaile in 1893, Troopers shouting slogane aimed Menelik II asked Italy to nasument Catholica and Jewa. the protoctorate in order to instal him safely on the throne against forbidden' the claims of his enemy. Rases. Italy carried out her part of the agreement, but once Menelik fell himself secure he turned round on the Italians. It is due to the in-a efficient Italian Government of the day that Adowawas not then avenged. Is it then to be wonder- ed that Italy regards this country her sphere of influence? In spite of the various concessions

The Post Office has a room designed to show how influence from medical and electrical ap paratus, refrigerators and other apparatus may be prevented by the simple expedient of spraying the room internally with zinc "A tuning dial for the blind, with Braille lettering, is another novel ty-Reuter Special.

paint.

TERRIBLE TOLL

DAM COLLAPSE

BRINGS RUIN

(Special to "Talegraph”)

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Genoa, Aug. 14. A dreadful path of mud, strewn with the bodies of scores who perished when the wall of water from the burst dam in the hills flooded Ovada district, to-day is being searched by firemen, soldiers and volunteers.

The authorities agree that the United Press estimate of 200 dead is probably accurate. Reports of 1,000 having lost their lives were in all probability United Press,

exaggerated.--.

PUTTING JOBLESS ON THE LAND

DETAILS OF WELSH SCHEME

London, Aug. 14. Plans for the nettlement of un-

To-morrow 'THE DARING YOUNG MAN' with James Dunn-Mas Clarke employed on the land, which Com-

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疫情

recognised by Great Britain and France In 1906 she has received nothing but vexations, the conces sions going to any other country but Italy.

Your leader of the 9th inst, on "Slavery in Abyssinia" fs couched in such mild terms that it seems rather a defence than an attack on this slave-ridden country. If after 12 years in the League of Nations, and notwithstanding the establish- ment of 62 courts, only 3,647 out of n total of over three million slaves were freed, it is safe to assume that

YERİN 461LLING 3 STRETNINE) ANNEMANNIAEDIATRICIA

NEW SERIAL

Starts in Telegraph" Tomorrow

"One I Love." by Laura Lou Brookman, an exciting and romantic serial story, will com- mence in to-morrow's issue of the Telegraph.

The plot revolves around three characters, two young men and a girl, and the story will be found to be well up to the standard set by the au thoress in other serials.

missionera appointed by the Gov- ernment to look after the interests of arens specially affected by the economic depression are encourag- Ing. have to take a number of dif- na ELASTINIERAČE EMMA FACIAM KENDA DE RELİZANTI ferent forma, according to local and other circumstances.

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at this rate 'and on condition that The Glamorganshire County no more slaves are added by con- Council is co-operating with the tinual slave raids, the last slave Commissioner on a scheme for will be freed in 2,935 A.D. Your about thousand quarter-nere. renders will see that the proportion holdings for unemployed men from la ridiculous.

the South Wales coalfield. It not

NEXT BIOGRAPHY OF A BACHELOR GIRL employment a stimulus to activity CHANGE

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ISTAR

...HIS HAND HELD

THE HURDERER'S CUNI

But ANOTHER'S

NIND PULLED

THE TRIGGER:

WITH

-ANN HARDING

expected that the men enn become The true state of affairs economically self-supporting on Abyssinia can be gathered from these holdings, and the Unemploy- an article on Abyssinia's slave ment Assistance Board has agreed trade, which I enclose, It is not that unemployment allowances at all biassed, being written by an. should continue.

Englishman with the co-operation The object is to give men with of Lady Simon and Sir John Harris, small prospect of getting back into Parliamentary Secretary of the Anti-Slave Society, in the intereats and self-respect, and an oppor- of humanity. Slavery is inter- tunity of supplementing their woven into the social fabric of standard of living by their own Abyssinian life and nothing but efforts. They will be provided drastic action will stop it. Italy is with tools, chickens, pige, poultry going to take this drastic action, At 2.30, 5.20, 7,20 & 9.20 p.m. houses and sties, and they will not in the sole interests of the make a weekly payment for rent. slaves, of course, but since 3,000,000 After the first year, holders will poor devils will obtain their freedom pay back in three annual instal- and thousands of Kenya and Sudan menta a sum of £12 which it is cost- Negroes will at last be freed from -ing to start them. Already over the shadow of Impending murder,

500 applications for holdings have rape and captivity. been received.British Wireless.

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The MING YUEN STUDIO has removed to the 3rd Floor of No. 6 Queen's Road Central.

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municipal, pawnshops, while at Oldenburg, In North-West Ger- many. Jews have been forbidden to participate in cattle sales, Quited Press,

JAPAN WON'T PROTEST

HOPE FOR IMPROVED RELATIONS

Washington, Aug. 14.

will be no Hope that there more unpleasant incidents to mar the relations between Japan and the United States, were expressed to- day by the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Saito, after with Mr. William Phillips, Under- conference

Secretary for the State Depart- ment.

The Japanese Ambassador stated he had not protested against the Seattle Hunt Club "ag", in which the Emperor of Japan had been depicted drawing a rickshaw with the Emperor of Abyssinia as a passenger, but he had discussed with Mr. Phillips the principles involved, such caricatures of persons in the Em- peror's position.-Reuter.

VIOLIN RECITAL

MR. SITSON MA'S

PROGRAMME ·

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The following is the programmė of the violin recital to be given by Mr. Sitson Ma at the Hong- kong Hotel Roof Garden, on Mon- day, August 19, at 9.30 p.m.:

Sonta (G. Major).....Brahms. Concerto

.Tschaikowksy. Danse Slave. Dvorak-Krefaler, Serenade Espagnole, Chaminade. Scherzo-Tarentellc, Wieniawsky... Air in G. String

.Bach. Zigennorwelson ......Sarasate, At the Plano: Prof. Harry Ore.

U.S. SOCIAL SECURITY

ROOSEVELT SIGNS NEW BILL

Washington, Aug. 14. the Social Securities Bill, describ- President Roosevelt has signed ing it as "the cornerstone of the structure which is being built, but which is by no means complete."

The President added that "civilisation during the past hun- dred years, with its startling industrial changes, has tended more and more to make life insecure. Why should there be all the stir To-day, a hope that there la? It is common know standing has been in large part ful- of many years' ledge that at the time Great Britain filled by measures which will take strenuously opposed Abyssinia's care of human needs, and at the entry into the League; what has same time provide for th United happened that she should now States an economic structure of change her mind? Is it because of vastly greater soundness"-Reuter, Lake Tsana? No, because Italy has spontaneously admitted Bri- CONDITION REPORTED tain's interest in that section.

SEAMAN FALLS SIXTY FEET

VERY SERIOUS

It

PRISONER WHO ESCAPED

BLOODSTAINED. COAT FOUND

is to everybody's advantage that this last portion of Savago Africa A serious nocident occurred ficent civilisation as the rest of the be really opened to European bene- aboard H.M.S. Delight last evening, continent. It is the irony of fate at about 7.40 o'clock, when Able that U.S.A. negroes, who are des Seaman S.H.C. West, aged 23 years, cendants of liberated slaves; should fall from the lower bridge, of the volunteer against the oppressors of craft, which was in the naval dry their brothers. Judging from the dock, receiving multiple injuries. slave trading

West fell a distance of 60 feet Liberia, which was a colony found Lalchikok Prison yesterday morp- carried out In The prisoner who escaped from and was unconscious when picked ed for freed slaves, it is evident Ing is now revealed to be a man up. He was hurried to the Royal that slavery is ingrained in Naval Hospital, where he lles in a negro and

the named Wong Sing, alias Wong Yat, serious condition, suffering, it is thousands of valuable American His prison number is 19763:

It seems a pity that aged 28, a native of Hongkong. believed from a broken jaw and lives were lost in fighting for their soveral broken ribs, as well as con- freedom. cuasion.

Passengers returning to the Colony

Yours, etc.,

U. AZZOLLINI,

by the Empress of Russia included The article enclosed, which deals the Hon. Sir William Shenton, Pro with slave-raiding in Africa, is too fessor, Mrs, and Miss Digby, and Mr. langthy for reproduction. - Ed. Fehely.

H.K.T.]

Hle prison coat was found on the hill-side at the junction of: Taipo Road and Castle Peak Road. It was covered with blood stains and it presumed that the man Injured himself whilst scaling the prison wall.

The prisoner was undergoing sentence of twelve months.

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