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NOTES OF THE DAY

NAVAL SECRETS' NÁVAL

When we have heard complaints of embittered news correspondents who have collided with that in- articulate modesty of the Britisk Navy, and sometimes when we our selves have been put out by that same silence of the Senior Service,

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we have attempted to case the smart by remembering what journalists, and others, in other lands. than And the handsome, distinctive ours have to bear. To take a picture streamlined appearance of the of naval operations or oven to be now 1935 Studebaker truck een carrying a camera makes it stand out from, the "prohibited areas" in Japan is a serious offence. Foreign ships crowd. With its sleek, busi

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ship which took these people for a view of naval activities off Tokyo following the recent man- Oeuvres.. Twe of those board were observed to have taken snap- shots and in consequence the whole of the 700 were held for question- Ing by gendarmes when they returned to the dock-side. Thỏ fact that the Japanese authorities tike such a serious view of thir sort of breach makes us conscious that the nation's naval secrets are

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ADOWA: the ITALIAN DISASTER of 1896.

Italian officers who fought in Abyaninia in 1806: A group of whom were killed at Adowa, where Italy lost 1,000 white troops killed and wounded,

NO the Italian forces in Ethiopia the

strategic value of capturing Adown was of much less Importance than the moral effect such a victory had in Italy itself.

Adown is a blot on a disastrous page of Italian history.

Forty years ago next March, the legions of Rome suffered, on the field of Adown, its greatest defeat and humilia- tion since the days of the decline of the Roman Empire.

sede him.

General Mutton Albertons, tèho IVCLA taken prisoner by the Abyssiniana at the battle of Adowa.

The Port at Arlowa; The serua of the Italian disaster, on March 1, 18pq; attributed to General Buratieri's anxio ty for success before he won muperneded in the command.

at least five-fold

To-day, the first Battle of Adowa ią vividly in the minds of Italian and Ethiopians alike, and its memory has played no small part in the development. of the present crisis. To wipe out the stain in its military history was Italy's first object in the present hension of their uncle, Emperor the sokliera and officers, campaign.

Menelek, increased and, in 1893, Brigadier-Gonerals Arimondi, he denounced the Italo-Ethiopian Albertoné, Dabormida, and El- THE AGGRESSOR

trenty.

lena, with those under them, be- THE Italians first came on the

In March, 1895, General Bara- haved like heroes in their efforts The naming of Italy as the

scene in Ethiopia in 1879, tieri undertook the conquest of to save the army from its fatal Once again Hongkong has aggressor in the dispute with escaped the full force of a typhoon chased Assab, a port near the Abyssinia. At first he met with tangled amid rugged hills and when an Italian company pur- Tigre, the northern province of predicament, divided and en- Ethiopia marks a definite step in which for time seemed to be

southern entrance of the Red success; but in December he surrounded by an enemy whose things the measures which the League threatening. There

Sen, from a local Sultan. The pushed a detachment as far forces were about this Colony of which our of Nations is taking with the residents complain. Our summers

Company was bought out by the south as Amba Alagi, and it greater than the Italians had in

1882. was almost annihilated. | eventual aim of stopping this are too long and too damp and our Italian Government in

the field." war of conquest, No

Thereafter Baratieri's tactica "Neither in other winters are too cold; our rates are and, in January, 1885, Massawa

bravery aud courage nor in the decision could, in face of the too high and our rents are outrage was taken over by them from

ous; food and drink are unreason- Egypt. This act was greatly were indecisive and the Italian steadfast facts, be reached. Italy, as a ably expensive; and the cost of resented by the Abyssinians, for Government decided to super- management of the actual fight- ing did they show themselves. member of the League, has en- entertainment causes the reproach by a treaty concluded with a Meanwhile, anxious to win inferior to the modern armies of tered into definite obligations of hospitality. But taking it all British and Egyptian mission in

in all, life is not too bad for the the previous year, free transit sme success before the relieving the most renowned European to co-operate in the mainten-average man here. Take a Govern-of goods was to be allowed general arrived, Baratieri at- nations. If nearly half the men arice of peace; Ethiopia, also a ment servant, for instance, who through this port,

. fell in the tacked, in a weak position, at in the ranks Adowa.

hopeless combat, this was muin- League member, is entitled to as Sir Henry Pollock lins pointed

Matters came out, hus advantages enjoyed by

to a head in all the assistance and protection few.

The rout of the Italians was y due to their own devoted per- He has the benefit of reduced January, 1887, when the Abys- complete. They lost 4,600 white tinacity in disputing the which such membership is sup rentals, fixed pay (and no cuts), sinians, in consequence of a re- troops and nearly 3,000 native ground.” posed to ensure. But the posi-free transportation in some cases, fusal by the Italian Commander- soldiers killed and wounded,

sports and club facilities not en- tion is much clearer when we foyed by the average man, free in-Chief to withdraw his forces, while between 2,500 and 3,000 THE modern city of Adowa, put generalities aside and come passage for himself and family surrounded and attacked a de- prisoners were taken by the which has suffered 80 down to actual happenings, when his leave comes due, and stachment of 500 Italian troops enemy. The Abyssinian losses severely from aerial bombard- Under Article XII of the Coven-tinfying sort of holiday, with pay at Dogali, killing more than 400 were about 10,000,

ment during the past, week-end. (and he cuts), after he has served of them..

is the capital of Tigre, and is ant, members_of_the_League his sentence, so to speak Yet he From then on, through the THE comments which

145 miles northeast of Gondar agree, when any dispute likely is not the only man in Hongkong next nine years, fighting occur-

con- and 17 miles from Axum, the who should be happy. As long as to lead to a rupture arises, to taxes are not increased and the red spasmodically between the

temporary made at the time ancient capital of Ethiopia.. on the battle of Adowa are It is built on the slope of a submit the matter either to dollar stays at a normal level, as Italians and Abyssinians, onc

worth recalling:

hill at an elevation of 6,500 feet, arbitration or judiciul settle-long as there is no snow in winter engagement resulting in the

"Sympathy is generally felt in in the midst of a rich agri- ment or to enquiry by the Coun- and the typhoons keep on pasa- death of King John, the Abys cil, and, further, "in no case toing a hundred miles or so away,sinian Emperor, who was killed England for the cruel disaster cultural district.

there is no valid reason why the by a stray bullet.

that has befallen Italy, the bitter During the wars between the resort to war until three months rank and file should complain. I

national mortification, and the Italians and Abyssinians it was after the award by the arbitṛu- | ever you feel down in the mouth,

Italy promptly concluded a sacrifice of thousands of gallant looted and burnt on four occa- tors or the judicial decision or consider the coolic who packs you consequence

a wise man said the other day, treaty with the new emperor, in Italian lives, with great loss of sions, but, until last week, the of. which the military stores and artillery, in churches escaped destruction. the report of the Council." In up the Peak. "How would you like Italians occupied Asmara. General Baratieri's unsuccessful The Church of the Holy Trinity, the present dispute, Italy has to have to earn a living?”

For a time it seemed as though battle at Adowa, on Sunday, one of the largest in Abyssinia, been a party to the League

hostilities between the two coun- March 1."

contains numerous wall-paint- Council enquiry, attending its SHOWING THEM HOW

tries had come to a definite end- "All the detailed accounts of ings of native art. but as the Italians became more that disastrous meetings and taking part in its

engagement Most of the ancient city, un- two show that its result was due happily, now lies in ruins, a discussions. Yet, even before

and more friendly with We did not hear very much, about Abyssinian Princes, Mangasha solely to the error committed by victim to "civilisation." the Council has made its report, this team of Hongkong soccer

and Ras Makonnen, the appre- the Commander-in-Chief, while which players

went to she has begun hostilities against

· play. against Shanghai the other Ethiopia. A specious attempt day. And it was not until has been made by Baron Aloisi, | Inte yesterday that we dig the chief Italian delegate, to covered what they did to justify Italy's invasion by claim. Shanghai police on Sunday after. noon. They scored ten goals with- ing that the Ethiopians have out a reply from the guardians of been the aggressors for several the International Settlement's laws, years, and that the present That does not mean, of course, that Italian operations "are legitim- extraordinary. Take away the six the Hongkong team is anything

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of the Covenant." The argu. Lee Wal-tong scored, and the count ment is that Italy is merely em- not so impressive. Lee Wai-tong would have been respectable, but barking on "defence measures." I did not need the encouragement his But the over-riding fact is that team-mates gave to him. It would the Covenant does not recognise appear. He was quite capable of the right of any nation to de-himself. It does not require our beating the Shanghai police all by termine for itself who has com-endorsation to make acceptable the mitted aggression; therefore, assertion that he is probably the there can be no

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out of South China; and the North, Italy's action being within the too, for that matter. framework of that document, It is possible to read into the Kellogg Pact the right of a yond dispute. The frony of the |nation to engage in what might situation is that the. League be termed "defensive aggres- machinery should be so slow in slon," but no such contingency operation that the aggressor is provided for in the League has already started hostilities, Covenant machinery. Facts but in these matters the pro- show that Italy has definitely cedure laid down, cumbersome broken her, pledge not to go to though it is, must be adhered war until three months after to.. Nothing, it is, now, clear, the League Council issues will stop Italy in her war of ita report; she therefore conquest except united 'opposi- renders herself liable to the tion on the part of other Lengue application of such measures as members. Happily, the indica- the League may determine. tions are that unanimity is The logic of the matter is be assured.

"Haven't I finished paying for last year's drought?"

The Very Idea!

IN LIGHTER VEIN

We Apologise For The Old "Ung."

Edited By Eddie

A class in English was given the task of writing four lines of dramatic poetry. The results were various, and, selecting the verse usually bright boy, the 'teacher read:

of a

A boy was walking down the track,

The train was soming fast,

The boy stepped off the railway track

To let the train po past.

"This verse is very well done", sald the teacher, "but it lacks drama. Try again, Johnny, and make it more dramatic." Whore- upon, in a surprisingly short time, Johnny produced the following:

A boy was walking down the track,

The train was coming fast, The train jumped of tha raliwag' truck

To let the boy go past.

A. Doctor attended old. Pote when he had'his last touch of ?fu: "Did your teeth chatter when you felt the chill coming over, you?" asked the doctor.

"I don't know, doc.," said Pete, "They were lying on the table."

"Pardon mo," said the stranger

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