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FOUNDED 160 No. 14690

1935. .19, # лtALAWE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER

日三十月八

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ROME HAS LITTLE HOPE OF COMPROMISE

NEEDS TIME TO

CONSIDER

LEAGUE'S OFFERS NOT RECEIVED

LAVAL RETURNING TO PARIS CONFERENCE

Rome, Sept. 18.

Well-informed circles here deny that Baron Aloisi, the Italian Government's spokesman at Geneva, is re- turning to Rome to consult with Signor Benito Musso- lini, the Prime Minister, the compromise proposals of the Committee of Five. Moreover, the proposals have

yet arrived in Rome, and opinion

not

is

The aircraft carrier, H.M.S, Cóurageons, one of sizty British warships anchored off Alexandria in

connection with the Italò-Ethiopian dis putė.

Mussolini Declines

pessimistic with regard to the prospect of a Compromise

settlement of the Italo-Ethiopian conflict by this means-Reuter.

LAVAL'S DIPLOMACY

Geneva, Sept. 18. M. Pierre Laval, the French Prime Minister, will probably leave for Paris to-morrow to attend what is believed here to be an important Council of the French Ministers, scheduled for Saturday.

There are strong reasons to believe that Baron Aloisi, the Italian delegate to Geneva, has acceded to M. Laval's request to make suggestions in an effort to induce Signor Mussolini, the Fascist chieftain, to accept the proposals of the Committee of Five. Meanwhile, Senor de Madariaga, | the Spanish-chairatan-of-the

Committee of Five, has visited SUBMARINES

Baron Aloisi and M. Hawarinte, | the Ethiopian delegate to Geneva.

The Informed Leonfer that he had LURK NEAR

requested thera to expedite their replies as much as possible, butį

PROPOSALS SEEM IRONICAL

Cession of

Deserts

London, Sept. 18.

SENUSSI TRIBESMEN MAY REVOLT

COMPLICATION IN AFRICA CRISIS

THREAT. TỔ SUEZ?

::

Markets Moved by War Fear

COTTON SOARS ON BUYING. WAVE

FOR SILVER PROSPECTS

New York, Sept. 18, itome, Sept. 18. On the New York Cotton Ex- The Daily Mail publishes an A double puupore Îles behind change to-day prices advanced 18 interview by Mr. G. Ward Price the offein!

announcement that to 24 points on heavy Liverpool, with Signor Mussolini, who ue-Italian troops in Libyn ara being Continental, Japanese and Indian serted that the Committee of reinforced.

buying, which is attributed to the **** | Five's, proposals were "not only A spirit of rebellion haa mounting fear of war.

anacceptable-but-derlsory,"

among the Senussi-Liverpool -- collon-futures-rose- The oficial offer had not reach-tribesmen xinco Generul Grazian 16 points, ed him, but if the press version subdued them in 1932 and many One cotton broker declared that was correct, the proposals seemed of the fighting men took refuge Bombay holders "are afraid that Ironicut. It was apparently sug-in Eky, near the Cyrenaica bor in the event of an Italo-Ethiopian gested that Italy's need for expander.

war shipping difficulties would sion in Afrien should be met by Agitation, and the rumblings cause a hold-up in Indian cotton, the cession of a couple of deserts of a revolt, were recently revived therefore, they are selling Indian --one of salt and the other of among the tribes when the Italians and buying United States cotton

withdrew some of the garrison to cover." It was apparently suggested

It is understood that Bombay nto Eritrea.

buying was mainly the covering be brought home and told that they

The Italian authorities are dp | of forward commitments fearing were sent to Africa for exercises.prehensive of eruption of the Suez Canal may be closed. That certainly won't be done in any Senussi out of Egypt, who are re-United Press. case."—United Press,

It is understood that Baron Aloisi ALEXANDRIA

stated the Italians would require at least three days to consider the League's compromise offer, owing

to the meeting of the Italian ITALY KEEPS WATCH

ON BRITISH NAVY

Council of Ministers on Saturday.

SUEZ CANAL PROTECTED

The Committee of Five meets. this morning to hear the result) of Senor de Madariaga's visits to the Italian and Ethiopian dele- gates; after which there will pro- bably be a lull before the official statoment of the position is sent to the Governments concerned.

There are strong movements afoot, particularly among 'the' small powers, urging that the Lenguo Assembly should not ad-, * mu Journ until a definite clarification of the situation has occurred.

WEEK NEEDED

Geneva, Sept. 18.

(Special to "Telegraph")

[hy Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphia Mon agra Ordinance, 1891. Received, September

stone."

that 200,000 Italian troops should troops from Libya and sent them

GERMANY'S RECOVERY

SURE SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT

(Spacial to "Telegraph")

DEZERTENOCIDURIK

SIR T. SOUTHORN'S

CONDITION

རྣམ—་ཆ

The Director of Sanitary and Medical Services anil Government Consultants re port that Sir Thomus Southom has had a much bot- ter night and is making entisfactory progress,

JETLOKKENSCRITS CAN CONTROLSTOEREN TAUNTON NEPOSIEKTEENZONEDEJLI

INTERNAL LOAN

Rome, Sept. 18. The Cabinet has decided to float an Internal five per cent. loan to meet expenditures in East Africa. The amount of the loan is not fixed, nor is the date of opening Both these may be announced later, but so far all sources dony. all knowledge-United Press.

SILVER REVIEW

London, Sept. 18. Messrs. Samuel Montagu and Company, in their silver review for the past week, inter alia,

State:

SAFE

CONDUCT

FOR CONSULS

ITALIANS LEAVING

ETHIOPIA

BELGIAN OFFICERS TO AID THE NEGUS

(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH”)

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telographic Messages Ordinance, 1894, Received, Sept. 10, 8 a.m76.)

Addis Ababa, Sept. 18.

The Ethiopian Government has given the necessary instructions to enable four Italian consuls in outlying posts to withdraw to Italian territory, but has stipulat ed that they must follow specified routes and come to Addis Ababa, and not proceed direct to Eritrea or Italian Somaliland.

The Government has declared itself unable to guarantee the consul's houses and property will be. respected in the event of war.

One of the eleven Belgian officers who recently arrived here to serve the Emperor has informed Reuter: "We will go and fight with Ethiopia... We have retired from the Belgian Army and will not re- turn to Belgium even if ordered to do so.'

LABOUR LEADER RESIGNS

QUARREL ON POLICY

LORD PONSONBY'S

DECISION

(Special to "Telegraph")

City Talegraph, Copyright. Telegraphio Me ance Ordinance, les, flexived, September

London, Sept. 18.

10.J

Bleven more Belgian officers are arriving to-night. If war bronks out is believed that the official! Belgian Military Mission will leave Ethiopia.

______FORCES_MOVING_

Several thousand. troops, and aircraft have been sent by the Italian command to Libya, it is stated officially, to reinforce the garrisons on the Egyptian frontier In view of the concentration of armed tribes in that vicinity, notably the. Sonussi. Renter Spacial,

The

WOULD HELP ITALY

Dublin, Sept. 18. Irish Blueshirt lender, General O'Duffy, has confirmed the report that a number of Blueshirts have volunteered to serve Italy in

African campaign.

Nothing has yet been decided in respect of their offer because”In-* ternational reactions must be con-

The front rank of the Laboursidered. Party has been shaken by dis General O'Duffy has just return- agreement on the italo-Ethiomaned from the Fuselst Congress at issue.

Geneva-Reuter.

Following Mr. George Lansbury's statement of disagreement with

the party, tne omncial policy of especially regarding sanctions, Lord Ponsonuy to-any resigned his leadership of the party in the House of Lords.

Gibraltar. Sept. 18. With Britain massing her naval! Nervousness prevails in Geneva. strength in the Mediterranean, it is French circles here feel that even reported that Italian submarines economic sanctions against Italy have been seen off Alexandria, may lead to far-reaching com-where sixty of Great Britain's

Berlin, Sept. 18. plications in Europe.-Benter. warships, including the two huge

There are striking indications: aircraft carriers Courageous and

Lord Ponsonby...declares that Eagle, are anchored astride the Germany's internal industrial ported here to have been

serious differences with the party recovery appearing in statistics couraged in revolt by emissaries Suez Canal.

The Indian Bazaars, China and on 'important matters of foreign It is now stated that the Italian The Navy is prepared to close of the Institute of Business Re- of the British Government.

Italian troops in Libya are prin- scarch. reply to Senor de Madaringu's the canal at a moment's notice. Since the Nazi regime, indus-cipally centred on the frontier beeneral apeculators have both policy and the party's decision in bought and sold, but, on the the present international crisis, aido memoire concerning the A million tons of naval shipping!

risen from tween the holy cities of Zarabub whole, buying orders from these prevent him from continuing in

a triple League Committee's proposal for is hurrying hither and thither inrial protection has

his position of leadership, compromise In the italo-the Mediterranean under different 2,800,000 marks monthly to 5,000, and Kafra. They face

barrier of barbed wire, partly quarters have predominated.

"The revival of speculative in- He has unceasingly maintained Ethiopian crisis, may not be forth-flags, and Gibraltar is preparing 000,000 marks. coming before next week.

for emergencies.-United Press. Industries influenced by re-electrified, along the whole of the

armament show a high degree of Egyptian border. It was originally terest is doubtless due to the that peace cannot be secured by

designed to prevent the smuggling general disposition to purchase force of arms.

Other disagreements with the activity while shipbuilding for the of arms from Egypt of the Senussi inclination habitually attendant party policy are expected to be

commodities and owing to the past month or so has been 80 Algeciras, Sept. 18. Plimulated that there is a short-country.

Italy's second consideration is on rumours or fears of War. The disclosed by Lord Ponsonby later. M. Laval interviewed Baron destroyers have been participating Important

were age of skilled workers in the most the potential munate to Egypt of a development in the International

shipyards. Reuter Alois! for an hour to-night and in manoeuvres off Gibraltar.

Senussi revolution. A powerful situation is acting directly as the

ANOTHER RESIGNATION Special. explained certain points of the It is understood that mines are

force moving from the Cyrenhich foregoing and indirectly through fluctuations, which

London, Sept. 19. proposals and their background,ready at hand to close the port of

country towards the Suez Canal oxchange

Ilkely to continue to in- Sir Stafford Cripps has resigned Retter.

Gibraltar when the fleet, including

would.constitute a very obvious and scem alarming threat to British Imperial fluence the course of prices but to from the National Executive of submarines and destroyers lenve

communications. It is felt the .bring about any really wide move the Labour Party in order to dis- that base.

mere threat of such a move would ment in silver it will be necessary sociste himself from the attitude have a salutary effect upon the that some other factor develop, of of the Executive in supporting the from a desire not to embarrass his use of sanctions against Italy- Reuter.

colleagues regarding this matter.

Reuler...

1

The Ethiopian delegate here.

states that it may be a week be

fore a definite reply is received

from Addis Ababa.

PEACE PROPOSALS

London, Sept. 18.

Proposals for the peaceful settle

BRITISH EXERCISES

Five ernisers and

The garrison there is also hold |

STEEL TRADE EXPANSION

ing manoeuvres and has prepared:

Reuter Special.

mont of the dispute between Italy [aublerranean gallorios, it in be-PRODUCERS TO SPEND/statesmen who are considering the which there is at present still no Government's foreign policy and

and Ethiopia, ombodied in the re

port of the League Council's Sub-

Committee of Fivo, were to-day

(Continued on Page 7.)

communicated by its Chairman, the most appropriato forma in

Senor de

Madariaga, to

assistance

HUGE AMOUNT

(Special to "Telograph")

Pittsburgh, Sept. 18.

MR. HENDERSON ILL

London, Sept. 18.

the which international Ethiopian and Italian delegations might be given to Ethiopia and in and the lender of the Italian delega- Geneva is thought, in cooperating Mr. Myron G. Taylor, chairman tion, Baron Aloisi, is leaving in these collective measures, Italy of the U.S. Steel Corporation, de

Mr. Arthur Handerson, Pre- Geneva for Rome to place them bewould be able to achieve practicallyclared to-day that the corporation fore Signor Mussolini and his and without immense cost of a was spending $70,000,000 on plant sident of the Longue of Nations who Ministers Committees.

military campaign her legitimate improvements and

to Disarmament Conference, expects The report will not be published economie aims,

double that expenditure on de- colebrated his 73rd birthday last until it has been examined by the The British dolegation is stated velopments in the near future. week, is taking a complete rest, on parties to the dispute and the study to be satisfied there is nothing in Houvy molting steel Bernp, in medical advice. His condition is by the Italian and Abyssinian the proponla inconsistent with the Pittsburgh district has ad- not regarded as serious, but he has authorities may take some days. Ethiopia's position in the League or vanced 50 cents per ton to $14 and gone into a nursing home for ax- In the meantime it is understood with the principles of the Covenant, the market continues strong port treatment, which may require

Router Special.

some weeks. British Wireless. tho report contains suggestions for-British Wircices

Indication."-Reutor,

SHANGHAI OUTLOOK

Shanghal, Sept. 18.

PRODUCTION CONTROL

4 now

4

ITALY BUYING CRUDE OIL

BIG PURCHASES IN AMERICA

(Special to "Telegraph")

Now York, Sept. 18. It is understood that buyers with Italian connections have purchased 250,000 barrels of crude oil at an- proximately $1 per barrel, F.0.B.. nt Houston, Texas, to be shipped over the balance of the year.

Further inquiries reported from the same source six or seven addi- tonal cargoes arranged-Reuter Special.

MOTOR CAR PRICES

'BUICK CUTS ITS

CHARGES.

The publication, Finance & Com merce in Its weekly report for the period ended September 14, inter alia, states:-*

New York, Sept. 18.. "Onco, again rates have flue- It is understood that

(Special to "Telegraph") tuated narrowly, being practically plan for curtailment of Californian the same as the previous week. oll production has been agreed

New York, Sept. 18. "There are no indications that upon, providing for emergency The Buick Motor Company has this steadiness is likely to be rations and the gatablishmont of announced price reductions In its broken. On the whole, rates a market. The domand in Octo-new models, ranging from $40 to wont slightly higher, due to the ber and November la likely to be $385. continued offer of export bills in 681,000 barrels daily, compared This is construed as indicating ronsonable amounts, coupled with with the current production of keen competition in the now-motor

(Continued on Fago 7.) 636,000 barrels-Renter Special.

seuson-Reuter Special,