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OCTOBER 29,

1935.

How Long Will

It Last?

THE Italian General Staff suffers from no illusions. Its first report on Abyssinia, compiled at the orders of Signor Mussolini, was ex- tremely discouraging.

Even on revision, again acting under orders, it estimated that a force of from 300,000 to 400,000 men would be necessary.

even

Their experts predict that, with such a formidable

army i this,

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than two years. Tribune, Chinese publication,

In the view of Koes So far as to assert that General Tada promised support to this is an under-

foreign experts Tebetcha of the anti-Nanking estimate.

Auba Any revolt fuetion in the Karth, "if only in Tel, 27778-9.the interests of justice." Omeially, A precise C- however, the Japanese Government timate is dit- has asserted, and re-asserted, that it will no longer interfere in the internal affairs of China. But the military Authorities have added that "we cannot leave unnoticed any condition that may lead to a disturbance of the peace in the Peiping-Tientsin area, and which might create a threat to our resi- dents." If we are to believe what the Governor' of Hopei says, we

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LEAGUE BUDGET

BATTLE There is strong opposition Geneva to the economy campaign which has broken out afresh this year at the League of Nations Assembly. Protests against a

ficult, because it

is not possible to be sure of all the relevant fac- tors, We have to assume, first, that the war will remain isolated. that Italy and will Abyssinia

fight it out by themselves.

4

may

must presume that Japan is at- Application of attempting to create a situation in sanctions

however, the North which will excuse mili-yet, tary intervention and make possi- Invalidate this be the furthering

some assumption. deep-luid plan for the domination | We may legi- of additional territory in China.

Draa-

Norwegian delegate, however, has pointed out that it is im- possible to compare a budget of milliards of francs with one of a few hundred thousands. With

SPEAKING OF NAVIES

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THE Abyssinians will retire

before both these incursions till the Italian forees are en- moshed in the broken and pre- cipitous country between Gondar and Sakota.

While the Italians will utilise the road running from Adowa to Dessye and Addis Ababa, it will be impossible for them to move with any speed: they will be harassed night and day, and every inch of territory will have to be consolidated first: roads.

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and bridges wi}} have to be built to ensure their communications.

On the east, the main offen- sive was launch-

ed from Assab against Harar and Diredawa in order to control the railway and to strike at the Emperor's home town before pro- ceeding to cap- Lure Addis Ababa.

The advance will have to be

made across the

Danakil desert and the torrid of the valley Hawush, where

the heat is so intense that almost certainly native troops will have to be employed, sup- ported by Euro- реаля i n mechanical

of

but

also that Musso- | cheesuparing policy have been

ini will be eon- tent with noth- voiced by most of the States which have been active in up-that the hope of a naval conference, military occuparetes indicate, general direction of the invaders thrusts

We predicted mot many days ago ing less than the,

The map shaies, shaded, territory already occupied by the Italian transport. armica. Tens and villegen ringed are thus jckich have beep bombed.

They will be holding the League Covenant. arranged in London for December. tion and sub. From the north the advance in diming of Maydula und Dennye, and aù constantly ex- They argue that. faced with the arriving at any really dependable jugation of the ou to the capital, Addis Ababa, biggest test in its history, the arrangement for the restriction of whole of Alys From the south it convergint out third the rare bus routes to frattacks from the où Huror, chief town of Eastern Abyssinia, posed to flarik mountains, and Lengue needs all its strength armament construction, was very sinia. MILIZA KORJUS-Invitation to the Waltz (Weber) No. C-2721 and prestige. Niggling critic-slim indeed. We find that some-}

isms of its budget may well one agrees with us. The Foreign It was suggested that after his IT would be the gravest error their communications will offer The Little Ring (Chopin)

of Association

the initial spectacular victory he create an unfortunate impression Relations

to under-estimate the soli- a problem to be solved only by States, usually well-would be prepared to assent to darity of Abyssinia; its ap- the occupation of the foothills. and hamper the efficiency of the United

These operations may there- machinery-at--Geneva.--France-informed on such matters, sounds intervention, liut certainly the parently diverse elements have only terms-he-will-consider-will-been-welded-together-by a flam-

"fore take anything up to six has been appearing in the role the same note of warning, in be such as Abyssinia will have ing sense of injustice; Christian, months, and the next rains may of "the villain of the piece", and that there is every indication that

no option but to reject.

Mohammedan, pagan, they are naval building competition may M. Laval personally has urged spiral upwards before the nations

all prepared to die for the in- well be on before the northern and eastern offensives are even general ten per cent, cut.

within striking distance van do anything to prevent it. EVEN should the Emperor integrity of their country. tic cuts had this year been made Foreign

his wisdom incline to sub-

The technical superiority of Addis Ababa. The armies will in the French budget; and he bases its observations, we know, mission, his subjects would never Italy will certainly prove to be then be immobilised. argued that these should be re-upon

agree to the alienation of their illusive once the campaign has information from all sorts: country and its occupation by been fully launched. flected in the budget of an inter-of oficial and unofficial, but author

To sum up, the primary objec

tive will be the capture of national organisation which itative, quarters, and its ideas are tor. France helps to maintain. The worth considering. It feels that counter to the ardent patriotism THEIR air force may bomb Harar and Addis Ababa, with

there is every possibility of a nuval of his people, however palatably

Adowa, Harar and Addis Adown an incidental sop to na-

tional honour. race not only in the Pacific but in such a protection" might be Ababa, though even the Atlantic,

Adown quickly fell: and it states that disguised. We may, therefore, latter purpose a base 400 miles America is preparing to build 4 flect of modern warships which will eliminate from our consideration from Addis Ababa and the further advance from the north necessity of exceeding an al- and the offensives from the east make obsolete many of the power-this possibility as well.

titude of 8,000 feet will largely and south-east will be slow and ful fighting craft afoat to-day.

Even the more ponderable neutralise its effectiveness. Why all this fear of naval competi-

cautious, and it is hardly likely a very large budget it is corn-

that any appreciable headway tion? Japan is suspected of enter-factors are not so decisive as we

And once the campaign will have been made in the high- paratively easy to make redue-

taining "imperial" aspirations; might wish. On the Italian tions. It is, however, extremely Italy admits them; Germany inside the advantage lies in a reaches the highlands, the air hard to strip a skeleton, and the re-arming: France and Britain are highly trained army, with every force, as our own experience has lands before the next rains.

in a state of tension, fearing trou-specialist department brought proved, will have comparatively At that point organised war- League budget is only a skeleton.

ble with Germany and Italy to the most precise degree of little value.

fare along European lines will. Other delegates have expressed respectively: Such is the outlook efficiency; an, air force of some their admiration for the meticul-which delegates to the forthcoming 200 airplanes based on Assab; sie in mountainous and and dangerous period of guerilla Poison gas will be singularly largely break down, and a long ous control exercised by the naval conference will face in Ion-

abundance of munitions; don. It is not promising. Morgan Supervisory Commission, which Į over, while there is the slimmest engineers more competent than forested country, and in the Warfare will set in, during which advantage of terrain and does its best to ensure that not prospect of 1517 agreement in any to be found in the world absence of any large concentra- the Abyssinians will have every

mobility, a penny subscribed to the League London there is always a brake for establishing and maintaining tions of Abyssinian troops.

There will be few, if any, set shall be wasted. Moreover, as in upon the fears of nations and a communications..

delay of dangerous reaction to previous

considerable those fears. But if the Naval years,

Their army as a machine is ARTILLERY and mechanical engagements, and a steady war transport will be put out of of attrition will inevitably react economies have in fact been conference should full, and it was perfect, their organisation to-

seen that there was no hope for day magnificent; only the human action by the absence of roads fat more severely on the morale effected in the budget for 1936.compromise, the plunge towards element remains in doubt. and the difficulty of the pre- and health of the Italians than As the Secretary-General of the the unpleasant, expensive and

cipitous terrain. The climate, of the Abyssinians. naval re- The Abyssinian forces may no. less than the arduous nature League declares, it will be difi- dangerous remedy of

A further two years is not an. cult to carry on indefinitely if construction would be immediately without disrespect be termed of the country, will take heavy

accelerated. Realising this, the irregular, with the exception of toll of personnel, and it will be excessive estimate for this phase every year the League's budget | Governments to be represented at the standing army trained by no easy matter to keep the of the war at the end of which has to be reduced, as the absurd the conference must be prepared Belgian and Swedish officers; medical units supplied and in Italy, if successful, may well

to give and lake, must go to the

claim to have created a desert result will be the gradual reduc-

parley with elastic policies and they suffer from a deficiency of touch with the fighting forces..

and called it peace. tion of the budget to zero.

even tempers If they are to havo munitions, and their artillery is

It will be necessary for Italy

* Mr. Driberg worked for afteen Those who are concerned with a hope of accomplishment. Some jalmost non-existent; their air

how, remembering who and what arm is negligible; their arma- to achieve yet further spectacu- the cfliciency of the League as

in remote parts of Uganda succèsses early in

the years will be represented at this con- ment is only now in process of lar

and the Sudan, and is an authority an Speaks eight, African an-Instrument for international ference, we cannot be enthusiastic unification, and rifles of differ- campaign. For the sake of her Abyssinia. co-operation regard the constant optimists.

ing calibres are used by the prestige she attacked. Adowa, languages, has written seven books. efforts of certain States to "axe”

feudal and tribal levies, neces- which fell within the first week, and in forty-seven. the League as deplorable. It of the situation is that, at every armament has been completed, offered in view of its unimport-

silating the provision, till re- since not much resistance certainly seems as if some coun- Assembly, including the present, of ammunition so diverse us to ance to the Abyssinians. at the second annual garden fete of tries who cheerfully spend the tendency of the Member create a serious problem.

The attack on Adows was the Kowloon, the Church grounds, 3. Tong Anglican Church pounds on armaments begrudge | States is to find new tasks for the expenditure of pence on the League to do. Obviously, Thoy have however, the launched from Asmara, while buke Street, on Saturday afternoon peace. Already the effect has the League cannot operate ade enormous advantage of torrain parallel advance was made to the The opening ceremony will be per- CRAWFORD, LTD. Ugon, to curtail a number of without funds gufficient and mobility, and a spirit of west of the Talkaze Gorge to- the per for the neods of its multifarious determination which may well wards Gondar. But any junc- There will be various stalls, side Longuo activities, regarding the duties, of which the preserva- carry them to victory despite tión of these forces will be shows, with 'musements for children' usefulness of which there can be tion of peace is only one of its their enemy's technical superi- almost Impossible owing to the, and grown-ups, teas and ice croum. and so forth. The foto will be open precipitous nature of the gorge. from 2 p.m. until 7 pm.

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