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FEROCIOUS FIGHTING

IN SOUTH

BRITISH SOMALIS JOIN BATTLE

LULL LIKELY

IN NORTH.

Rome, Oct. 14.

According to an unconfirmed re- port from Daggahbur, the Italian troops and the Mifjertoin Somalis engaged in 'n force battle in the Houth-cast corner of Ethiopia, wirero British and Italian Somali- land borders meet.

The British Somaliland tribe of Dalbahanta-sided with the Mijfer- tein, despite the British authorities* order forbidding them, to take action and warning them that dis- obedience would entail withdrawal' of British protection.

Many casualties were suffered on both sides,"

LULL IN NORTH,

With the fall of Adown and Adigrat, and the speedy surrender of Aksum, it is considered here. that the first phase of the East African operations has been com- pleted.

The second phase, which is due to begin shortly, is not exported to meet with much resistance, as reconnaissance aeroplane lights far into the Interior are said lo have revealed "an entire absence of the enemy."

It is reported that the Italian advance to Gerlogubi, in the south- east, has been temporarily Aust pended at Gerohai owing to torren. Lial rains, which have made the movement of troops Impossible.- Reuter.

HAND OVER CITY

Rome, Oct. 14.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1935.

hoove are some of the personalNIOR

by diplomats and residents at St. Joseph's Cathedr, late French Minister to China, were paid recently

JAPAN'S

who attended.

Monopoly In COLONISING

NEW POLICY Film World?

IN CHINA

The Bishop of the Holy City of CO-OPERATION FIRST

Aksum presented the keys of the city to General de Bono at Adowa, The capture of the city without fighting is therefore considered imminent.

Italian patrols are reported to have reached the outskirts of the elty, which, the Italians have re- frained from bombing because of the holy relics and historie tren- sures it contains.-Reuter.

AMERICAN NAVY

EXPANSION

ESSENTIAL

CONFERENCE

DAIREN

IN

Dairen, Oct. 15.

BIG INTERESTS BUY UP STOCK

(Special to "Telegraph")

The Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie Men gra Ordinner, 1491. Received. October 15,7 množ

PACIFIC ISLANDS

U.S. ESTABLISHING NEW AIR BASES

Washington, Oct. 14. The Aviation Bureau of the Commerce Department confirms New York, Oct. 14. that the United States is "colonis- Motion picture circles are spe-ing". Jarvis, Baker and Howland, culating over a possible new align-Islands in the Pacific, lying to the ment in the film industry, following south of Hawaii and on the air a week-end announcement that the route to the Antipodes. Atlas Corporation and Lehman

The military and civil conference here, at which high officers of the Japanese Army attended, ended Brothers have acquired from Its object is to use them as with complete understanding being] R.K.O. Radio a substantial part of potential air bases. renched and a unanimous decision the latter's holdings in the Kelth-It is stated, however, that the to give undivided · support to Orpheum Corporation, with, an islands have not been annexed, as option for purchase of the re-they were originally discovered by Tokyo's policy to China. They agreed that it

Americans. Router. was not mainder. necessary at present to formulate The Atlas Corportion and Leh- an altogether new policy; but it man Brothers are the leading was essential to carry out whole-financial interests in Paramount heartedly a fixed Japanese foreign Pictures and are now expected to palley, especially towards China. push on reorganisation of the Washington, Oct. 14.

Mengre information of the meet. Keith Corporation. During the fiscal year 1937, the

The holdings of R.K.O. Nadio in United States intends to constructing indicates that officers discussELİ one battleship, twelve destroyers plans-for-broad-Sino-Japanese co-the-Leith Corporation at the end and six submarines, according to operation, first by converting North of last year consisted of 489 per China, and creating an example cent. of Keith common stock and the Navy Department..

of ten-year Keith The Navy's enlisted strength is in co-operation, and later extending 84 per cent.

the scope elsewhere in China.

MORE SHIPS AND PERSONNEL

to be incroneed to 100,000 men.

In the fiscal year 1936, it is planned to augment fleet auxili- aries, such as transports, tugs and ammunition ships.-Reuter,

A United Press message states

that construction of the battleship must be delayed until after January 2, 1937, when the London Treaty expires,

"LADY PRECIOUS

STREAM"

TO BE PRODUCED IN NEW YORK

London, Oct. 14.

THE ROYAL BIRTH

debentures.

It is probable, as a result of the Wall Street is inclined to the be- conference, that the South Manlief that the proceeds of the sale churia Railway Company will will be used by R.K.0. Radio to immediately launch out upon its pay off arrears of Radio preferred North China economic programme. "B" stocks, which in to-day'a mar-

ket advanced over five points. Router Special.

--Renter.

BRITISH HEALTH

STATISTICS

LOW TUBERCULOSIS

RECORD

London, Oct. 14.

WOR

FEAR BOMBS IN ADDIS ABABA.

GOVERNMENTS' APPEAL TO ROME

seuse.

London, Oct. 14.

RADIO BROADCAST

STUDIO RECITAL

From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 956 metres (845 kilocycles):

4-7 pm, Chinese Programme. 7-11 p. European ProgTAMINE. 7.7.13 p.m. "Three Cornered Hat" Suite (De Falla).

7.13-7.32 p.m. A 'Cello Recital, Pablo Casals.

1. Aria (from Suite in D) (Bach).

2. Andante (Bach, arr. Silati).

3. Menuet (Dobussy),)

4. Gavotte Tendre (Hillemacher).

5. Apres Un Reye (Faure).

7.32-7.45 p.m. Four French

Songs by Albert Prejean.

(a) Toujours Content de Me! (Bon

and Billaut).

(b) St Vous Voylez Celle que J'Amle (Bos and Billaut),

Tant de Polies

(c) Pour Qui

(Boyer).

(d) Signorina (Boyer).

7.15-8 p.m. Concert Waltzes. Acclamations Waltz (Wakiteufel), The Grenadiers Waltz (Waldeteufel,

arr. Winterbottom),

Helena Walzer (Offenbach). Kongreb Walzer (Strauss).

pm.

Weather

Local Time and Report; Closing Local Stock Quote- Lions.

8.05-8.30 p.m. Musical Comedy and Talkie Hits.

Selection-A Bedtime Story.

Selection-Hallelujah I'm a Tramp. Vocal Gems-Musical- Comely Marches.

Selection--Talkie Hits, 1932. Selection-Fanfare.

8.30-9 pm. A Reiny from Daventry,

A

coni-

"D'ye Ken John John Peel." Programme in honour of the im mortal huntsman, who in memorated at Caldbeck, Cumberland, on October 18. Devised and present. ed by William MacLurg.

9-9.15 p.m. A Relay of the Daven- try News Bulletin (Copyright by Reuter).

9.15-9.45 p.m. From the Studlo. A recital by Violet Meliowen (Mezzo Soprano), and Valerie Morris (Pinnoforte).

1. Songa:

My Prayer

Programme

Sing Joyous Bird

Rose in the Bud

Planoforte Solo:

.Squire. Phillips.

.Forster.

2nd and 3rd Movements from Sonnta

Op. 10 No. 2 (Beethoven). 3. Songs:

will not Grieve Thou'rt like a lovely flower

Hedge Roses

4. Pianoforte Solos: Intermezzo Prelude Vesperule

Schumann.

Schumann. Schubert.

Arensky, .Schutt.

.Scoll.

9.45-10 p.m. Song Memories. War lovely n

(arr. Debroy Somers). Happy

py Memories-Selection. 10 p.tn. Big Ben: Reuter Press Bulletins.

10.05-10.45 pan. Dance Music. 10.45-11 p.m. A Relay from

The Rev. A. H. Bray will be the the Friday morning Christian Fellowship meetings at the Islena May Institute for the remaind-

Daventry. at speaker

er of October.

DAY

"Under Big Ben." A homely chat on men and matters in and arcand London by Howard Marshall.

11 p.m. Close Down.

BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

THE WORST OF MADMEN IS A SAINT NEW MADE-Pepe.

Messrs. Benjamin and Potts re-

Two cases of Diphtherin and five cases of Typhold were reported to the local health authorities during the week-end.

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Sergeant D. G. MacPherson, made un application before Mr. Macfadyen

ceived the following quotations from their Manila Agents this morning: Benguet Consolidateds, 10.60 buyers

the Central Magistracy this and 10.90 sellers; Antamoks, 70

morning for the confiscation of 660 buyers; Baguio Golda, 1811⁄2 buyers and entties of rice found unmanifested and 1914 sellers; Gold Rivers, d sellers. unclaimed aboard the 8.8. Stanley ber-

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Ku Lan, driver of China motor bus No. 578, has reported to the police that, while driving near the Royal Chan Hong, a coolie at the Dogs' Naval Dockyard yesterday, the engine Home, has reported to the police that dox about 11.30 a.m. of the bus suddenly burst into flames, while cleaning The fire was put out with the use of on October 13, three other dogs nt- tho fire extinguisher, with the tacked it. The dog which he

the hand. lie assistance of the Royal Naval Dock-cleaning bit him on

was treated at the Kowloon Hospital, yard Folice.

and the dog was innoculated and de- The report for 1934 of the Chief Medical Oficer to the Ministry of

Information has been received from tained on the orders of the Colonial

Veterinary Surgeon, Most of the Governments whose England that Joy Booker, who went Health records a denth rute of 11.8 diplomatle or congular representa-

Capt. Laureng Bees, master of the All the staff of the Chinese Em-Per thousand of the population tives at Addis Ababa joined home on leave in February of last year, has passed her Cambridge bassy and a number of well-known against 12.3 in 1933. The birth sending identical telegrams to School certificate examination with motor vessel Lee Hong, has reported

per their respective Governments on stage personalities were present at rate rose slightly from 14.4

distinctions in English and History, to the police that while the vessel was October 12, between Tiger Island farewell reception in London thousand in 1983 to 14.8, and the October 6 asking them to obtain credits in Mathematics, Geography, proceeding to Canton about 10,50 .m. to Mr. Hsung, author of "Lady Infant mortality rate

Chinese second- the assurances from the Italian Gov-and Biology, and pass in French. Jay which is still lowest ever recorded at 59 deaths ernment that neither Addis Ababa Central British School and the high the ship was stopped and a Precious Stream,"

clos received most of her education in the and Chau Rock a

passenger jumped overboard. running at the Little Theatre. of children under one year pernor Diredawn would be attacked

standard in this school has been lowered, but no trace of the Mr. Haung is proceeding to thousand births. The death rate from the air, have now made favourably commented upon.

could be found after twenty minutes' America on Saturday aboard the from tuberculosis was also the presentations in Rome in that

search. The ship then proceeded to liner Bremen, and his play will be lowest ever recorded,

Kan Luk, 35, unemployed, was sent Canton. produced In New York shortly by

wecks The Chief Ofleer states.

Signor Suvich, Italian Under- to prison for six

when he that

· Mr. Maurice Guest.-Reuter.

evidence at his disposal "shows Secretary for Foreign Affairs, it pleaded guilty before Mr. Macfadyen

A sequel to a chopper attack at the of at the Central Police Court this Wanchal Market abaut D a.m. on even in the most distressed areas in understood, has taken note of the country that the measures representations. British Wireless, morning to stealing a radiator cup September 20 was the appearance be from car No. 640, parked in Des Voeux fore Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central taken by the public authorities

Road West. The complainant was

Tam this and the generous efforts of in-

Chan Wing, driver of the vehicle.

unemployed

butcher, dividuals have, so far as the usual

Detective Sergeant-Fowlle stated that

with wounding Wong Pan. London, Oct. 14. indices of health can be trusted,

this type of theft was not KO stall foki, with intent to

maim, Was now. There'

disable. Detective prevalent

or no disfigure criminal record against the defen Inspector A. II. Elston said it Fdant.

cago for committal and asked for │a_week's formal, remand. The ap Two men, Suen Chun-piu, 29, un-plication was granted. The Inspec- a barber, for stated that the injured man was employed, and Lau Piu,

Wynno In hospial.

stili nged 29, appeared before Mr.

this Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy Atlantic City, Oct. 14.

A fine of $25, or, in default, one imposed The American Federation of La-moming, charged with behaving in

a' disorderly manner by fighting at month's hard labour was bour Convention has unanimously Pak Hot Street, near Canton tend upon Chan Kwok-hong, 28, stull foki, were re-when he was charged before Mr. adopted a resolution in favour of

yesterday evening. Both a 34-hour week.

manded for 24 hours in police custody Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magis and ware allowed ball in the sum of

morning with having of tracy thin Mr. William Green the President, $25 cuch. It was alleged that two Raulted Lal Nul, 40, widow, at The Hongkong dollar declined declared, "Nothing will stop us in Chinese girls were walking along Waterloo Road yesterday, Inspector

nt through the Canton Road 1/8th this morning, the oficial securing it either

p.m. returday Shannon stated that the woman quotation being 2, 0.1/8d. The exercise of our economic strength when they were accosted by two bought sonic vegetables from defen

men, who asked them to go dunt, who nut among them some bad business rate was 28. 0.7/16d, but or by legislation. We cannot re to the pictures. The girls refused and vegetables. The woman went back to very little business is passing. sign ourselves to caring permanent-

they met inve them changed and defondant In London, silver prices were . for ten or eleven million till-vedon, and after awhine told him pusled, her on the ground. The

America employed, which is a menaco to our of what had happened. The brother prosecution stated that this unchanged yesterday. bought, and China sold, business democratic institutions."-Reuter | remonstrated with one of the mon and daily occurrence and numerous com

Special being very small.

plaints had been received. was assaulted.-

34-HOUR WEEK

de-

DEMANDED

A. bulletin issued to-day regard-largely held in check the ing the Duchess of Kent and her fleterious Influences of unemploy son records continued excellent

mont and reduced

income.'

LOCAL DOLLAR

progress, and it is stated that the British Wireless. condition of the Duchess and her son is so satisfactory that it is not proposed to issue any further bul- letins during the next fow days. A final bulletin will be issued at the end of the week.

British Wireless.

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New York, Oct. 14.

A syndicate headed by the Blyth

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