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ITALIAN TROOPS CLASH WITH ETHIOPIANS

NEGUS REPORTS

TO COUNCIL

BRITAIN PREPARES FOR EMERGENCY

DEFENCE MINISTERS IN CONFERENCE

Paris, Oct. 2.

Italian troops and Ethiopian irregulars clashed at Moussaali and some dead are reported on both sides, according to a telegraphic despatch to Le Soir front Addis Ababa.

This same paper reports that three separate Italian columns, totalling 2,000 men, have penetrated the *Moussaali region in Ethiopia, but have not yet made

contact with the Ethiopian regular army.-Router. GENEVA WARNED

Addis Ababa, Oct. 2. In a telegram to the League of Nations, the Emperor of Ethiopia complains that the Italians have violated the Ethiopian "frontier south of Mount! Moussaali. He adds that the Italians are establishing | a base in Ethiopian territory with the object of organising a big attack and suggests the League Council send observers to the spot or obtain confirma- tion of the violation of the frontier from the French authorities in French Somaliland.

The Italian Legation in Addis Ababa is sending its archives to the railway station and is burning its docu- ments in the Legation garden.-Reuter.

READY TO ACT

Geneva, Oct. 2.

The text of the Ethiopian Em- peror's telegram is being circulat- ed to all members of the League Council with the utmost urgency. A-meeting will probably be called It is possible to sum-

• very soon. mon the Council at any time, as tho Committee

Thirteen of which meets to-morrow to hear its

reports, comprises all the members of the Council except Italy and Ethiopia, and in order to constitute a full Council It is only necessary) to summon these absent members.

The Italian delegation is at present in Rome, except for minor! oficials.

League cirelos are unwilling to believe that Signor Mussolini has taken the final decisive step. But

BRITISH CABINET

This picture of Ethiopian artillery shows a park of light guns. They are of decidedly obsolete ap- pearance, but are said to have been recently imported from Europe.

LEAGUE'S ACTION AWAITED

OBSERVERS MAY RUSH TO AFRICA

LAVAL WAITS FOR EDEN

Geneva, Oct, 2.

The Lengue Council may decide

POWERS DISCLOSE POLICIES

GERMAN INTEREST IN SITUATION

ROOSEVELT'S MESSAGE

(Spacial to "Telegraph")

fhu galepedaih. Copyright. Taiceracia Me to arrange immediately for aerialpordisance, 1691. Received. Delober observations to establish whether

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an Italian violation of the Ethio- plan frontier has occurred Moussaali.

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Berlin, Oct. 2.

BULGARIA SWINGING TO ITALY

GOVERNMENT NIPS CONSPIRACY.

MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED

(Special to "Telegraph"),

Sofla, Oct. 2.

ITALY MOBILISES 40 MILLIONS

IL DUCE APPEALS FOR SOLIDARITY

"LET NONE THINK HE CAN BEND US"

1893.

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, Received, Oct. 3, 8 a.m.)

Rome, Oct. 2.

The long-awaited civilian mobilisation order was issued at 3.30 p.m. to-day. Amid church bells ringing and the repeated blowing of factory sirens, shop- keepers hurriedly closed their premises and sent their employees scampering to don their uniforms. They had two hours in which to prepare themselves and [re- port for duty..

In every town and city the air was filled with martial and patriotic music from the bands of marching regiments and from radio loud-speakers. A forest of flags appeared outside the houses.

Signor Mussolini broadcast his address to the Italian people throughout the world at 5.30 p.m.

Il Duce appealed for solidarity at this hour of national crisis when it was possible that the beginning of hostilities might be announced at any minute.

SANCTIONS

Martial law has been proclaimed WILL MEAN

Oficials are watching the situs-throughout Bulgaria following the tion closely, and interest has been heightened by the news that non-discovery of an alleged plot to Should such violation be ea- members of the League are to be overthrow the Government and

asked to define their attitude, force the King to abdicate.

Although the official view has not Assembly

Many arrests have been made, Velt- so far been divulged, it is expected including Colonel Damian that Germany will strictly adhere

PREPARED tablished a meeting of the Council

CLOSE WATCH ON

DEVELOPMENTS

MINISTERS CONSULT

London, Oct; 2.

and probably of the would follow at once.-Reuter,

of

EYES ON GENEVA

to Herr Hitler's recent declarationcheff, leader of the movement lo at Nuremberg to the effect that restrict the power of the King, and Parie, Oct. 2. Germany did not intend to meddle M. Todoroff, former Minister

in matters which did not concern Finance.. All eyes are now concentrated her."" upon Geneva's next move and the of the League rapid assembly Council is expected to be one of the first steps.

the

After M. Pierre Laval, While it is believed that the French Prime Minister, faces the

further developments

that an

all members view the latest news Cabinet meeting this morning Cabinet on Friday, Mr. Anthony from Addis Ababa and the test found itself obliged to walt for Eden, British Minister for League mobilisation in Italy to-day with the greatest apprehension.

Italian circles, however, do not consider that the Italian troop movements signify that the actual opening of hostilities has been made, but that the Army is merely seeking new strategic positions.

Renter.

HUGE MOBILISATION

Genova, Oct. 2. Independent reports received

here confirm that there is a

from Affairs, is expected to bring in- Geneva, there is reason to think atractions front London which will made by all Ministers to hold steering programine for the Com arrangement has been enable M. Laval to work out a themselves in readiness for. any mittee of Thirteen.

emergency,

Meanwhile full authority has been given to

Meanwhile, anxiety is wide. the Defence desprend at the proximity of the reported Italian advance to the border of French Somaliland, butį well-informed observers express doubt as to whether French ter- ritory will become involved.

CREATINMALIGEERIAZETI NOM DONUTIA KINGSELAYERS SUSUZLIEK ARCISALZU FLEET MOVEMENTS

Halfa, Oct. 2. All British warships have left concentration of about 50,000 on emergency fleet tests for an Italian troops, with aeroplanes, in unknown destination. - United the Moussaali reglon, where the Press. frontier is somewhat vague."

ROCÉS RENAL AZOKNAKO ITALANTAN

It is learned that French troops are en route to Djibouti to rein- force the garrison there, but are not expected until next week.---- Router.

WRECKED AIR LINER FOUND ·

news was res

CUBS DEFEAT : TIGERS

CONFLICT ·

MUSSOLINI WARNS HIS PEOPLE

SOLEMN HOUR AT HAND

Meanwhile it is raining heavily and, the demonstrators in and around Rome will be drenched.

~40 MILLIONS MARCH

"It is not only the Army which marches towards its goal, but for- ty million Italians, moving in unison with the Army, because An attempt is being made to com- mit the Blackest injustice against them, taking from them their little land in the sun," declared Il Duce in the course of his ad- dress.

"Twenty years we have waited patiently while the circle has been drawn round us, which would have suffocated our rising vitality.

Some circles regard the Govern- Herr Hitler was staying near ment action as being apart from Tannenberg when

groups known to bo pro-Yugo- Slavian, pro-Fronch and, to some extent, pro-British, and Interpret it as marking a reversion of the Government to its former pro- Italian policy-Reuter Special.

The United Press, roports that headed the procession of 10,000-Reuter

people to the square. The British martial law has been proclaimed Embassy was guarded by 300 men, in Bulgaria following the dis-including Carabinieri, policemen covery of a plot to dethrone King and soldiers in steel helmets. Boris and overthrow the Govern-Every approach to the Embassy ment, and states that numerous was also closely guarded. by

Farmed men. military leaders and others in tho

The Ethiopian Legation; on the Opposition parties have been im-outskirts of the city, had a triple barrier of soldiers surrounding

"Let none think he can bend us Rome, Oct. 2.

Never before as in this historic A cheering crowd of 100,000 assembled in the Piazza Venezia period has the people of Italy re- vealed its strength, spirit and to hear Signor Benito Mussolini's

power

Ita speech, which was broadcast to against this people, to which hu- character. Yet every corner of Italy to-day

manity The Secretary of the Fascist quests, poots, writers and artists, owes its greatest con- Party, General Achile Starace, they dare to speak of sanctions."

FIRST BLOOD IN WORLD SERIES

New York, Oct. 2. Detroit's flopes of a world pennant sustained a severe blow to-day when the Tigers "suffered a reverse in the World Baseball Series which opened at Wrigley Field before packed stands.

The Chicago Cubs, win- ners of the National League, won from the Tigers, the cham- American League pions, by three runs to none.

Reuter.

uassut

colved of the reported advance of the Italian Army Into Ethiopia, and it is expected that, he will return to Berlin earlier than he had arranged-Reuter Special.

prisoned.

had any special significance, adding that only general questions were touched upon in the discussions.- Reuter Special.

U. S. NEUTRALITY

it.

SOLEMN HOUR

of

PASSIONATE APPEAL Signor Mussolint concluded his speech with a passionate appeal;

"Italy of Vittorio Veneto and the Fascist Revolution, to your feet, Let your cries and the affemation our soldiers in East Africa, bring of your unshakable devotion reach

Ing them comfort and assurance." Il Duce concluded without a de- finite reference to hostilities in cheers which rose to him from wards General Starace called for After acknowledging the mighty East Africa and immediately after- the crowd, Signor Mussolint de-cheers for Mussolini and announced clared that a solemn hour was that the test mobilisation would come about in the history of end at 7 o'clock,-Router. Italy.

San Diego, Oct. 2. Twenty million Italians were at that moment gathered in the public Reiterating the determination squares throughout Italy.

SHIPPING INCREASES

Thus it is impossible at present to state whether the advance into partments to take such measures 'Ethiopian territory has actually as might be required by circum- -occurred.

Istances, in consultation with the The request of the Negus that Prime Minister, the League send observers im- This afternoon, Mr. Stanley mediately will be discussed by the| Baldwin hold consultations with

of the United States to remain After Italy had contributed to

London, Oct. 2, Committee of Thirteen to-morrow.ah three Defence Ministers, the

neutral, President Roosevelt de- the common victory in the Great The net tonnago of vessola Mussolini's spooch at Rome is War Miniator, the Lord of the

livored a message to the "war-War, with 600,000 dead and a mile which arrived at porte in, the generally regarded as leaving Admiralty and the Air Minister. BUT NO TRACE OF

threatened world" in a speech at lion wounded, she received only United Kingdom during August, slight hope for peace. It appears Mr. Naviļle Chamberlain, the

the California Pacific Exhibition, the crumbs of the bounty which with cargo for discharge at the to many to be his last apocch Chancellor of the Exchequer,

OCCUPANTS

fell to other powers. Signor port of arrival, was 4.2 per cent. before action and one observer Sir Samuel Ionre, Mr.

The President said it was not Mussolini insisted that he refused greater than in the same month Walter

surprising that many of their to believe that France, with her last year, while the net tonnage described it as his "war speech." | Runciman, Mr. Malcolm Mac-

Melbourne, Oct. 2. -Reuter..

Donald and Sir John Simon were

citizens felt a deep sense of appre memories of Italy's dead, would of vessels that departed from also present,

The wreckage of the nir liner

hanston lest some nations repeated agree to participate in annections. ports at which they had loaded BELGIUM STANDS FIRM Britain's Air Chief, Sir Edward Liona, which disappeared whilst

th folly of twenty years ago and Italy, had tolerated provocations cargo was 1.9 per cent. greater Melbourne route from London, Oct. 2. Ellington, and the First Soa Lord, en,

dragged civilisation down to a level from Ethiopia for forty years, he British Wireless. Brussels, Oct. 2. Messages from Rome and Sir Ernlo Charfield and Sir Robert Launceston, In Tasmania, has been

The Government would remain from which worldwide recovery went on, and the time had come to Genova report Important develop von Sittart wore among the high discovered by an aeroplane sent

"put an end to them. out to search, also

tavo miles from faithful to the Covenant, the League might be almost impossible. ments in connection with the dia-departmental officials who

and the Treaty of Locarno, de- "Despite what happens in the Flindors Island.. pute between Italy and Ethiopia. Jattended.~~Reuter,

{clared · M. · van Zeoland, Premier Continents 'overseas,' declared the The liner carried a crew of and Minister for Foreign Affairs, President, "the United States must | Hu refused to believe, he said, character we shall reply with a tologram from the Emperor of

three, as well as two passenver speaking to a meeting of the remain unentangled and free. that genuine British people would acts of war," he added, "but Itals Ethiopia alleging that Italian

Paris, Oct. 2-Inflated rubber- lifebelts were Foreign-Affairs Committee of the They not only desire peace, but are associate themselves with sanc will do everything possible to troops have violated' the frontier It is learned in semi-oficial found on the bouch, but there is Chamber: and the Senate.

moved by a stern determination |tions In defence' of a barbarous ensure that this colonial conflict, In the "region" south of Mount circles that the Italian Ambag- no trace of the occupants of the M. van Zeeland denied that the to avoid perils endangering their nation. Nevertheless, they must shall not assume the range of a

(Continued on Page 18.)

(Continued on Page 18.) | machine.-Reuter Special.

recent visit of Herr von Ribbentrop|poase with the world."-Router. not, pretend to be ignorant of European conflict-Router,

NO CLASH YET?

The Leaguo Secretariat has received

ITALIAN ASSURANCES

to

·

WHAT OF BRITAIN?--

the possibilities of sanctions.

"To sanctions of an economic