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· No. 14818.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER

5, 1935. 日八月八

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ITALY DEAF TO LEAGUE COUNCIL ENTREATIES

WILL PROCEED AS

SHE SEES FIT

BRITAIN AND FRANCE PLEAD FOR PEACE

BUT ROME WON'T ALTER HER DEMANDS

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH”)

1894. Received, Sept. 5, 8 am

By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphis Messages Ordinance,

Geneva, Sept. 4.

The first session of the vitally important League. Council meeting, at which the Italo-Abyssinian dispute. is being discussed and a solution for crisis sought,, closed with Baron Aloisi's utterance of a challenge

George C. Hanson, former U.S. Consul-General at Harbin and Moscoe, who has committed suicide aboard the President Polk,

Eden's Plan

To Prevent

LEAGUE DEFENDS COVENANT

سينا

APPARENTLY UNITED AGAINST ITALY

WON'T DODGE

ISSUE

Gonova, Sept. 4.

To-day's speeches in the League Council were taken as indicative of that body's, general determina- |tion to uphold the Covenant should

Italy fout t

On this point the Little Entente, Scandinavian countries, and Tur- key are equally determined, re- garding this issue as a test of the whole post-War settlement.

Mr. Anthony Eden, who laid a compromise plan on the. Italo- Abyssiniaa dispute before the Lengne Council pesterday.

M. Pierre Laval, the French Prime Minister, and Baron Aloist, the Italian spokesman, both main-

very cheerful exterior, The..

Africa Warlatter, Interviewed to-night, said

SUGGESTION

he did not propose to ask for Ethiopia's expulsion from the Lea- gue: but if others liked to propose

would be a logical conclusion.

policy. Later, speaking to the press, without the OFFERS COMPROMISE the expulsion of Ethiopia, that formality of the Council Chamber, Baron Aloisi bluntly asserted that the Kellogg anti-war pact was not regard- ed by Italy as applicable to Africa.

The League, he reiterated, must choose between ousting Italy or expelling from its ranks the un- civilised Ethiopians.

"Italy," declared the Italian spokesman, "signed the Briand-Kellogg Pact with the same reserve concern- ing Africa as did Great Britain.' Italy would proceed in Africa as she saw fit, regardless of the League, he maintained.

"Speaking to the Council, Baron Alois charged that Ethiopia wan an outlaw nation. Italy, he de- clared, would retain complete liberty of action "for the purpose of adopting di mensures necessary for the assurance of the safety of¦. har colonies and the safeguarding of her own interests."

He presented memorandum charging that Ethiopia had openly and systematically violated all her plodges and treaties with Italy during the past forty years and had endangered the lives and pro- perty of Italian subjects, refusing to delineate her frontiers and im- porting war muteriais.

ITALY'S CASE REVEALED

FOUR PARTICULAR

CHARGES

ETHIOPIAN ACGRESSION

If Ethiopia's company was pre- ferred to Italy's then the decision of action did not lie with Italy,

MUST PROTECT he added."

ETHIOPIA

overcome.

He proposed that the League appoint experts to assist in the complete reorganisation of the country, together with special measures for the protection of Italian interests, and that the four powers most concerned, Britain, France, Italy and Ethiopia, should negotiate a new treaty to replace the out-grown accord of 1906.

ITALY'S RIGHTS

Dreadful

Hurricane

Adventure

SURVIVORS TELL OF HEROIC FIGHT

HUNDREDS PERISH

Miami, Sept. 4.

Haggard survivors tell heart-

of

Ia speaking of her liberty of Genova, Sept. 4. action and her determination to Council and the tense and expoc- would not surrender the right to While delegates to the League retain it, Italy meant that she tant press gallery listened. with leave the League or to declare war Eden, British Minister for League Aloist said. closest attention, Mr. Anthony when and where she saw it, Baron

Affairs and chief of the British Longue delegates feel that the delegation to the League, outlined most important feature of to- to-day plan of reforms for day's session is the fact that the Abyssinia to be reached with the Council has now full cognisance rending stories of the desolation full consent of the Abyssinian of the very wide privileges offered and destruction throughout the Government and with the full colla-Italy at the Paris conference. It Florida keys where the hurricane boration of the nailons of the is believed that hitherto Italy has has

sudden swept with League, that the unsettled condition under-estimated both

and of affairs in that area might be of this offer

the value tremendous force leaving a dread- corrected and the present crisis which its rejection must arouse

and the feelingful wake of death.

Houses are flattoned and there Router.

is no sign of life of man or beast. The birds have vanished. It is BUILDING DESTROYERS

Impossible yet to tell whether the Rome, Sept. 4.

inhabitanta of the hundreds An announcement that Italy has whether they are buried in the scattered farms have escaped or decided to build twelve, more ruins of their homes. destroyers is believed to be im- minent, and it is reported that Reuter how

Ono survivor, Mr. Lowe, told the keels of some of these vessols Tavernier with a woman tied to ho escaped from have already been laid down.

Mobilisation of another Army baby in his arms.

his belt and a three montha' Division and a Black Shirt) Lowe and six relatives of his Speaking in solemn, tones, Mr. ed in the last war, students and and seek shelter in some stronger Division composed of men, wound-

were forced to leave their homes special Eden declared that Great Britain Italian residents living abroad in charges in the Italian case, pre-would exert herself to reach a to be ordered-Reuter Spreial. building. Their houses simply Earlier, Mr. Anthony, Eden, the pared for submission to the Peaceful

settlement. They had

fell to ploces, for they were close British spokesman, warned that League. Those are:

MALTA'S DEFENCE

to water and the waves engulfed the League's failure to solve the

(1) That Abyssinia had

them. The building in which they present problem arising out of the fused to delimit the frontier and

Malta, Sept. 4.

had pinned their highest hopes Italo-Ethiopian dispute, would be a illegally occupied Italian terri-

volunteers for the defence service, strong to hold against the

The Government is calling for they found was not sufficiently world calamity.

embracing first-aid and rescue tinual buffets of the waves. They wirk, an decontamination of per- were forced to flee again. sors and buildings from the effect

Each man of the party tled a acutely conscious of its reapons!- of gan`attacks.

woman to him with a sheat wound The volunteers will undergo a about the waist of each. They dealing with the Uaiual incident, been minde on Italian lives and League, Mr. Edon continued. for paid and called up when neces- ing under-tow of receding waves in fortnight's course. They will be fought their way agalust the suck- | sary-Router Special.

this way. Repeatedly they were flung down, clutched at trees when they were nack deep in water, until scramble upon

a small building floating past.

There they rode out the storm, precariously, crouched in the small house which was pitched

He recited at length alleged Ethiopian obstructions to Italian friendship efforts.

WORLD CALAMITY

Rome, Sept. 4. A memorandum issued here to- stay indicates four

tory;

re-

SOLEMN ADDRESS

all tried to create a new. Interna. tional order to save mankind from machinery of the new order which the acourge of war, he said. The had been established by the Coven- Ant was in Genova, and if the spirit

WAS

The tri-power conferees reported (2) Daily attacks had been was there they could not fail. on the failure of the Paris parley made on Italian diplomatie repro- The British Government and the Arbitration Commission sentatives; reported upon its impotence in (3) Continuous attacks had bilities

as a member of the due to an unfortunate chain of cir- property in Abyssinia;

the world was watching them all." cumstances. The Arbitrators could (4) Similar attacks

The League, was facing blame neither party.

made on Italians in Italian Somall- test which, if it did not pass successfully, would gravely im pair its influence.

had been

In support of the Italians good

1 vital

old

con-

A collapse of the League and BANK RUN miraculously they were able to

M. Pierre Laval, speaking for land. the French Government, said they had definitely decided to support intentions, the memorandum says of the new international order in the League, and that he was con- Italy has supplied Abyssinia with things would be a calamity, the fident that a peaceful solution 4,000 rifles and a million rounds British spokesman asserted. could be found. He believed such of ammunition. The first batch

a settlement would assure Italy of was sold for 1,900,000 lire, of satisfaction without disregarding which

Ethiopia's rights-United Press,

DEFENDS ABYSSINIA

Genova, Sept. 4.

the Emperor still owen Italy 78,800 Hre-Router.

UNFIT MEMBER

Geneva, Sept. Au

NO CONFLICT

dispute

and

CONTINUES

UNABATED about by the waves for hours.

POLICE PRESERVE

ORDER

VALUABLES REGAINED

The run on the National Com- mercial & Savings Bank, Ltd., was

A survivor from the wrecked rescue train described how the waves tossed the coaches about like straws.-Reuter,

The death toll in the hurricane is variously estimated. Some, say that 500 are lost and 200 badly hurt. Others put the death "list at a much higher figure, but it is still too early to do more than estimate, as there are miles of devastated country from- which [no reports have yet been heard. PASSENGERS · SAFE ...

Miami, Sept-4. Passengers are being taken off

SILVER'S PRICE MAY SOAR

AMERICAN EXPERTS'

OPINIONS

ITALY NEEDS METAL IF WAR STARTS

Washington, Sept. 4. Governmental silver experts, interviewed by the United Press here to-day, admitted that they were puzzled as to the possible effects an Italio-Ethiopian war would have on the silver situation.

They said that the degree to which the silver, market could be affected would be dependent on the extent of the war.

They pointed out that past conflicts had generally tended to increase the price of silver due to the necessity for large purchases of war commodities.

They cited the instance of the World War when the

United States Government was compelled to fix the

silver price through the Pittman Act in order to prevent a prohibitive cost for the metal.

UNCROWNED

KING OF MANCHURIA

GEORGE C. HANSON TAKES OWN LIFE

NOTED US. DIPLOMAT

Experts expressed the opinion that Italy will use silver which has recently been recalled from circulation, for the purchase of casential supplies instead of pay- ing the Italian troops in Ethiopia. Further they said that the sliver market had been quiet recently,

possibly because brokers

were

awaiting the outcome of the Italo- Ethiopian negotiations before making any large commitments. United Preat.

MONTAGU'S REVIEW

London, Sept. 4. Mossra Samuel Montagu- and Company, In their silver roview, for the past week, write:-

i.

"The market has displayed a steadler appearance. Re-sales of the metal have been made by (Special to "Telegraph") speculators, but China sales have been smaller, whilst the American Washington, Sept. 4.Treasury again was willing to

that Mr. George C. Hanson, once mand from the Indian Bazaars and

take cash offerings at 200. The Dollar Steamship Line has

"Offering of the metal yesterday notified the State Department was very small and a moderate de- known as the "Uncrowned King of China caused prices to advance Manchuria," has committed suicide and the market proved to be slight Consul-General at Harbin and tator day as buyers were hesitant.. aboard the liner President Polk.

ly over-strained at the higher level Mr. Hanson, who was formerly of prices, the market casing to Charge d'Affaires at Addis Ababa, pearance at the present level, but at Moscow, was assigned

"The market has a steady ap- but the orders were changed while the tone continues quiet for the he was en route to his post, he time being."-Reuter. being told to go to Greece instead. arrived at Salonika and was placed

LOCAL DOLlar declinES Mr. Hanson collapsed when he

The Hongkong dollar declined aboard the President. Polk, in 1/8th on opening this morning, charge of the ship's physician, for the official rate being 1x. 11.5/8 return to the United States. He Business rates were Is. 11.15/16d. shot himself on Monday aboard sellers and 28. Od. -buyers, the the liner whilst in the vicinity of market being very dull.

Panama.

1909,

80

Mr. Hanson went to Shanghai as an interpreter in

and servod at Hurbin, Chefoo, Dairen, Newchwang, Tientsin, Chungking and Foochow. Ho was noted as a "trouble shooter."-United Press.

CAMPBELL MAY RACE AGAIN

SAYS HE CAN BUILD FASTER CAR

In London, silver declined 1/8th- pot and 3/16ths forward yester day. China and speculators sold, while India bought, the market. being steady. After the official Axing, business was done at 1/16th under the rates. NYA

Silver prices were unchanged in New York yesterday.........

WORLD TALKS URGED

London, Sept. 4. A joint meeting of the Executivo of the Trade Union Congress and the Labour Party has decided to call on the British Government to. urge the League of Nations to summon a World Economic Con- ference.

'There was no question of any political or economic conflict between Britain and Italy, Mr. Eden told the Council. Britain's aubstantial interests in Ethiopia, In the course of his speech had been explicitly recognised by At the evening session of the elaborating the Italian attitude Italy and the British Government League Council. Professor Jeze, that Ethopia is unfit for member-does not apprehend that they will epokesman for Ethiopia, contended ship of the League, Baren Alost not continue to be respected. that the Arbitration Commission declared that the Ethopian Gov-Britain was only concerned in the had exculpated Abyssinia's rea-ernment had, done nothing to de- Italo-Ethiopian ponsibility for the. Ualun! Incident. serve admission to the community member of the Longuo

It la suggested that the Con- Balt Lake City, Sept. 4. He affirmed that Ethiopia de- of civilized nations, and had not signatory of the Briand-Kellogg

ference should discuse. Inter "I have not act a record which national control of the sources of sired to reach an agreement with carried out its undertakings under past.

cannot be benton; I can build a supply of raw materials, with the Italy and strongly repudiated the, Covenant. Italy now regret-

car which be faster, and shall appilcation... of the principle of Baron Aloial's accusations. He ted her

It was their duty to use the continued this morning. At one error in voting

probably did so,” promised a detailed refutation later. Ethopia's admission.

declared Sir economic equality of opportunity. for League machinery. If they ob-stage shortly before ten o'clock the

Malcolm Campbell, in an interview for all nations in the developed Meanwhile, he drew attention to

tained the loyal co-operation of crowd was so thick that the Italy's indictment against the two parties in the dispute they management had to call the assisthe stranded steamer Dixie, which

with Reuter.. the formidable League precedent Ethopia is contained in volumin-would not fail to achieve a peace-tance of two plain-clothes Chinese is pounding to pieces on the reefs with his latest feat, despite the

regions of the earth-Reuter Sir Malcolm is still dissatisfied Special, wirlch Italy was attempting to ous documents alleging mindo-ful settlement... create by proposing. to condemn a meanours and concluding by aay-

detectives to preserve order. Anjon Florida's southernmost tip:

achievement of his ambition In nation which was acting within the ing that it is contrary to right

Indian watchman of the Bank and In spite of the terrific seas and attaining a spood of 800 milos an from 276.816 miles an hour, which scope of its sovereignty.

and justice that a League membor Pierre Laval, Prime Minis control the crowd, which-finally disaro standing by and their boats

the Chinese detectives were able to the strong wind, four steamers hour-Reuter Special.

he attained in March last at Day After Senor Olivan, the Spanish should be bound to observe the ter of France, welcomed the work perseddo the Bank hundreds of do- and 118 of the crow of the Dude tish motor manufacturers to Sir age spot for his two way in

London, Sept tona, to 804.811 miles an hour spokesman, had vigorously uphold rules of the Covenant in relation of conciliation which had been fruido |

are bringing the 285, passengers má telegram has beon sont by Bri- which is the corrected official aver the principles of the Covenant, the with a member which had put undertaken by the League. He positors besieged the counters to to safety. The lives of all aboard Maicon Campbell congratulating the measured mille at Bonneville Salt Council adjourned without fixing itself outside the pact by violat- was convinced, he said, that its withdraw one-fifth of their deposits the wreck now a time for resumption-Reuter, ing its obligations-Reuter...

appear to have him upon his skill and courage in Flats, yesterday in his car. Blue ::(Continued on Page 7.)————

(Continued on-Page 4) been saved.-Rauter:

raising the world land speed record bird"-Bretan Wireless,

FRANCE IS LOYAL