1935-10-01 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER

1935.

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MOBILISATION · ORDER

SIGNED

Addis Ababa, Sept. 30. Emperor Selassie will order gonoral mobilisation on Tuesday.

The Emperor has cabled the League of Nations that he is un- able to delay the move longer:

War drums, signal fires, native runners, telegraph and radio' will dash the signal summoning over 1,250,000 warriors to a guerilla campaign against Italian In-

vaders.

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The Emperor has conferred with foreign military advisers, and it is understood his strategy visions the placing of 000 warriors In every three square miles of territory, capitalising upon their familiarity with the country, their guerilla experience and their fanaties bravery in the face of superior numbers, and minimising the lack of modern weapons against Italy's mechanised tack.-United Press,

Order Awaited

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Addis Ababa, Sept, 30. The Emperor's word ordering general mobilisation is eagerly awaited over the whole country.

Reports reaching here tell of pre- parations hurriedly pushed forward. It is reported that 50 Eritrean levics have deserted and crossed into the Tigre district in the north of Ethiopla with 50 rifles and iammonition, and eight machine guns. They were immellately disarmed and may be incorporated into the Abyssinian army.

It is reported that 30,000 Eritrean troops and 70 tanks and numerous neroplanes are concen- trated round Mount Moussali at the junction of the Ethiopian, Eritrean and French Somaliland frontiers, It is believed that they are pre- paring to attack across the Aussa Plain.

There was a very large turn out of diplomatic and administrative official in Shanghai, when a solemn Requiem Mass was held in St. Joseph's Church, Rue Montauban, for the repose of the soul' of the late Queen Astrid of Belgium. Practically every country and local department was represent-

ed, and the shove pictures show some of those who'attended the service.

KOWLOON "CIRCUS"

CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE

SHELTERS COMPLETED'

The erection by the Kowloon Motor The French have sent reinforce- Bus Company of concreto shelters ments to safeguard their frontier. for the comfort of passengers at the

A Swing officer has arrived nt Star Ferry "circus" has been com Awash, on the Addis Ababa Rall-pleted. The scaffolding is now being way to take over the defence of the removed and the cavered way will rallway bridge against air attacks, probably be brought into use next

week. Anti aircraft guns and 1,000 picked troops have been placed under his command.~Reuter..

Order Signed

though it has not yet been mulated.-Reuter.

The completion of this work with certainly prove a boon to patrons of the

discomforts buses. The

LX- perienced when disembarking from and embarking in buses on rainy days will be greatly alleviated with the will be Passengera

new the

scheme.

Addis Ababa, Sept. 30.

signied The Emperor has order for genera} mobilisation able to leave the Star Ferry wharf and procecil to the wailing busies pro- | under cover.

Work on euvered way was commenced in July, and since then the bus terminus hus been shifted from its present posi tion to the left of the Star Ferry "circus" and nearer to the railway station.

Delay To Help Geneva

Addis Ababa, Sept. 30. Out of respect for the League of Nations the Emperor has ordered the general Mobilisation decree to be delayed for a short period. Reuter.

Refugees at Djihnati

Aden, Sept. 30, Refugees of all nationalities are arriving from Djibouti, to which port they have fled from Ethiopia. -Reuter.

Warlike Populnce

Addis Ababa, Sept. 30.

A general feeling of reller hus' been produced by the signing of

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The shelters are a neat piece of work. The nillars have been paint. ed half in yellow with a green strip, the remainder being grey, in har- many.with the roofing....

Enchi way there is a pavement from where passengers will embark on the buses. There are five plat- forms commencing from the side nearest the railway station and par- rowing towards the Kowloon Godown entrance.

The shelters were erected at a cost of over $8,000.

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the mobilization decree, which It is also hoped to build has been anxiously awaited for house, but the exact location has not two months.

been determined yel. It is the In- tention of the Company to erect rest houses at the terminals at Kowloon Tong, Laichikok. Shamshuipo and Kowloon City, similar to those of the Hongkong Tramway Company", "

The shelters were constructed from the design of Mr. Leslie Ross,

Every thinking Ethiopian is convinced that at some time war with Italy is inevitable.

Only about half a million men are affected by the order, as many tribal chiefs are already partially mobilized, and about 260,000 men are already under arms.

The mobilization is not likely to take long to complete. All men have been warned in advance to whom to report, and the chiefs have received instructions from the Emperor as regards the des- tination of their forces.

The women have also greet- ed the order calmly, and Are rendy for their men-folk to lay down their lives for their country. Many of the women, it is reported, have urged the men to go to the front voluntarily.-Reuter.

Three Attacks

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Addis Ababa, Sept. 30.

The Ethiopian General Stair be-

F.R.LRA.

STRIKE ENDED

BARGEMEN AND WAREHOUSE HANDS' DECISION

San Francisco, Sept. 30. Peace on the waterfront has been forecasted here, following a decision, by the river hargemen who are on warehousemen to remove all dock strike and the Santa Cruz macking nickets and thereby eliminate "black"

cargo,

This will permit the longshorenten to handle all types of enrgo,

At present there are 20. skips tied up and they were all expected to be

lieves that the Italians are play-released on Monday except the Point ning to attack from Assub, in Clear, which is involved in the British Eritrea, and three Italian attacks | Columbia dispute. —Neuter.

may be launched simultaneously from there from Asmara and from Somaliland.

The Italian troops are reported to be chafing at the present in- activity and it is thought that the offensive cannot long be delayed.

-Reuter.

MISSIONARIES ALIVE

CHINESE MESSENGER SEES HONAN CAPTIVES

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„Pelping, Sept. 30. message, from Changsha States that the Chinese messenger who penetrated north-west Honan to the Communist camp whore Messrs. Hayman and Bosshardt are held, states that he saw both mon on September 15, but both aro-Ill.

Negotiations for their release "ure ut!]]' going on-Reuter.

WATER LEVELS

FOR WEST, NORTH AND

EAST RIVERS ·

The lurer Conservancy Commission for Kwangtung Province issues the following re port on water levels, in English feet, for the West, North and East Rivers:

Highest Lowent W. L. W. La

rward

Place of Observation

West River

Shinbinu North River

ni Tingruen North River Eat liver

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on Bent Sept record 20 30

at Shambul

+4-41.0 4-20.0

4-17.0

1438.3-2.7

0

5.0 11.0

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5,0

2.7

2.0 1.0

et. Bheklung

The II.Q. Royal Artillery W.O's and Sergeanta Mess will be holding their fortnightly whist drive and tombola at the above mess on Friday, commencing ab:8,30 h.mi

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