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ITALIANS CLAIM BIG VICTORY
BUT ADMIT LOSS
OF 52 LIVES
ENORMOUS COST OF WAR DISCLOSED
ETHIOPIANS PROTESTING AGAINST GAS ATTACKS
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Rome, Dec. 30.
A ritary communique issued to-day claims that heavy losses has been inflicted upon the Ethiopians in operations with an Eritrean column which, in linking up with another column the Temblon zone, inflicted a severe defeat upon the opposition troops.
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The Italians admit their own losses to have been fifty-two killed. They make no mention of the wounded,
Inferences that a fresh Italian advance is pending on the northernfront are derived from Signor Benito Mussolini's speech to the cabinet this morning. The Dictator's references to the cat task of organising communications, necessitated
by the movement of hundreds of thousands of troops, have An aerial, View of Diredal dispelled any feeling of impatience that may have arisen owing to the alty progress of the Italian
advance.
the Giornale d'Italia denies A correspondent writing to that the talian advance has been held up either as a result of events in Europe or the Ethiopian resistance. This writer adds that the pitiative remains entirely in Italian, hands.-Reuter.
35,397 TROOPS RETURN
Port Said, Dec. 30. The Suez Canal Company. dures the past six months show that Italy has shipped 200 tons of asphyxiants" to East Africa.
The Ilans have despatched 246,350 troops to Africa, accord- ing to the records of southbound ships. b 36,307 have returned to Italy sick United Men.
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wounded.
ENORMOUS DEFICIT
Rome, Dec, 30.
Italy leard for the first time to day what the war in Ethiopin is cost- ing her in money, to say nothing of lives. The country is facing the staggering deficit of 20,030,000,000 lira. This for the financial year 1034-35.
MISSING STEAMER SCUTTLED?
AGENTS DENY LOSS OF VESSEL
WHEREABOUTS
UNKNOWN
*
DIFFIC SALE PROBLEM
YOLANDE B. STILL HARD ASHORE
WEATHER IS
BAD-
Bad weather conditions aro making the task of salvaging the steamer Yolande B, which went aground in Hainan Straits, on Boxing Day, dif- cuit.
A message received by Menara. Wallem and Company, the local agents Rumours that the Chinese steamer of the vessel, from the Taikoo tug, Ng Tai Chow, which has been miss-Talkoo, says that the tug arrived at ing for eleven days on a trip to Kong- the scene of the wreck, and a salvage moon, has foundered with over 250 party boarded the vessel by a motor passengers on board, having been boat. The weather is bad, and it is scuttled by pirates, are denied by the impossible for divers
to make a font agents, who state that no de-examination. The cargo consists of
Information has been received 5,000 tons of
coal. The tug went alongside the vessel the of A measure of equilibrium will be
at 11.46 a.m. on December 20. The cetablished bomitting subsidies to the rallways and the actual cost of the It was on December 20 that the atokohold, bulkhead and side bunkers war, except for the interest charges. vessel left Tin Pak in Chinese ter of the stranded steamer are badly Reuter Sepääl.
ritory on a voyage to Kangmoon with buckled. The stanchion between the over 200 passengers and a general stokeheld and the engino room is also cargo worth $40,000.
badly buckled. The cross bunker When the vessel falled to put into contains 200 tons of coal. The rivets of
The war estimated to have cost Italy 20,000500 Ukro a day. ·
·
MUSSOLINI DISAPPOINTED
ng the whereabouts
topla recently visited by plane to greet his Army. The d' by Italian airmon.
ALYER RISE IN LONDON
AMERICAN PRICE UNCHANGED
INDIA GOOD BUYER
London, Dec. 30. Spot allver wi quoted at 22.1/20 per ouni hero to-day, up pence 1.1/16d. from iterday.
it is report that India bought heavily, considerly the prlee cheap United Press.
NO CHANGE
New York, Dec. 30. Messrs. Hanlyn Harmon's silver quotation remind unchanged at 40 cents per ount.
This strengthens the belief that the United States Treasury desires to maintain the rice around GO
cents per ounce. Usteil Press
CHINÉE SHIPMENT
Slanghai, Dec. 31. Approximaty 25,000,000
TENSION IN EGYPT SUBSIDES
STUDENTS GO BACK TO SCHOOL
BUT REMAIN RESTLESS
Cairo, Dec. 30. Tension is subsiding in Egypt, following the suppression of the riotous Waldists, and universities and schools have reopened, after being since November 14. They were closed owing to the active part the students took in the rioting.
cloned
LORD READING MOURNED
FROM CABIN BOY TO VICEROY
BRILLIANT CAREER OF LIBERAL STATESMAN
London, Dec. 30.
The death has occurred of the Marquis of Reading, the Liberal statesman who became Viceroy of India, following a chill which he contracted last week. For some days past his condition had given rise to much anxiety.---Reuter.
The late Marquis was born in London in Oct., 1860, his father being & Jewish City merchant. His youth was full of variety, for he was educated in London, Brussels, and Hanover and at the age of 14 he ran away to sen. His first arrival in India was in striking contrast to fils second. When 30 years later ha reached its shores as Viceroy, he recalled his earlier visit in a humorous speech. In those days, he said, no-one nwalted him and it did not occur to anybody to give him a dinner, though a well-covered table would have been a great delight to him the day he arrived, as he was very hungry.
The cabin boy of 1874 was to become one of the most dis- tinguished lawyers and diplomats. After a brief experience on the Stock Exchange where he was not successful he made up his mind to try his fortune in the United States. He was at Liverpool about to board a liner when he found his mother, by his side. She besought him not to leave her and promised as the price of his return home that he should be allowed to study for the Bar, to which he was called in 1887.
BRILLIANT CAREER"
HUNDREDS largely to hard work and a well re-
DEAD IN
He had a brilliant legal career, due, -
gulated chema of living. In his carly days as a barriator, he want to | bod at 9 and got up at 4. He studied. his briefs until 8 and by 10 ha was in
with his
so clear in his
U.S. STORMind that he never needed to look st
NEW YORK DEEP IN SNOW DRIFTS
EVEN FLORIDA SUFFERS
(Special to "Telegraph")
his papers, On one occasion at last> be broke his rule, when he got his first big brief in a Jockey Club arbitration, about the running of cortain, horses, for he spent night after night inSP working out the form or racehorse from Ruff' Tur¿ Guide.
Unlike some other famous counsọi: ho nover bullied witnesses, but was always suave, When he terrified them, it was through the sudden
wifeblo" that he had wound an ine.
proy by..
coll about his of & series of courteous and
means of a series
org of a truculent. wit--
inconsequent questions.
The students showed themselves still restive. however, when they went back to their institutions and de- monstrated for some time outside the enters, sup- buildings before they
{ly Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphte Men | 115 posedly to resume their studies,
saper Ordinance. 18. Ressived, December į 11088 That was not their intention, how. 37. Aus m.) ever. They held further demonstra- Inside the build-
inge
Various
tions and meetings have not yet ocean whipping snow got down to routine.
resume
WAS Y
come historic.
By 1898 Isance was a K.C. In 1004
has be ly asked New York, Dec. 30. him: "Do you drink, sir?" "That is
the my business," Raging blizzards, gales off
bo replied angrily. clouds far liave you any other business?" said inland, have invaded the middle states counsel and the man was to shaken The leader of the Wafdists, Dasan of the Atlantic coast, burying the that he was reduced to telling the yuan Pesha, has advised them to
country in a deep snow and causing truth. Central holding a grievance against the au
thorities, and their present agitation, according to extimates made in New
and his attendances at the House. Millions of dollars of damage have prolonged his day till 11.30. In 1910 student leaders who are under arrest been done.
ho was mddo successively Solleitor as a result of the riots-Reuter.
Forty-five thousand men with 10,- and Attorney-General. In the latter 000 snow ploughs are at present capacity he was give the first in-..
a seat in the battling
with the blizzard in New Cabinet in June,
on record of Kr York alone, where at some points the stance snow drifts are between five and six Attorney-General being so honoured. feet high.
port at Kongmoón, on December. 23 the upper deck and the after end of wero shippel San Francisco by the their studies quietly. But they are the deaths of hundreds of persons he became Liborni M.P. for Reading: Rome, Dec. 30. to his Cabiit today, said he was Shipping Company, feared the vessel felt that the contents of the hold mustantamen is to secure an amnesty towards the
Signor Balito Mussolini, speaking the local agents, the Kwong An the bridge are breaking out. It is President Hofer from the
be discharged at the same time. Ar-
frankly disappointed at the failure had been Harbour Ofee and rangements lire being made with al
wore "far from the Navy
of the Anglerench peace proposals. Tho
Although they
an extensive search baskets to assists in the discharging ments," sing they had not satisfied for the steamer. The Chinese news of the coal.
The divers reported that the ship is Italy's need for security on her East Papers yesterday published a report African fromers and the citizens of that the vessel had foundered and that esting on small boulders from the her colonies, this was to be expected. 200 persons aboard her had lost their fore and aft engine room. As for as "The reason for failure," he said, "lives, but this is denied by the local the divers can see the only part of to be found beyond Italy's frontiers agents, who say they have not received the vessel which is badly set on the further лошк regarding the boulders are the No. 1 and 2 holts. and the cities of her colonics, this any
ant side
bunkers are was to be expected. "The reason for the said, "s to be found
also badly
the engine room and after port of the ship are beyond Italy frontiers, as all men of
apparently all right. The tug is good faith are how beginning to
laying out anchors, and will then pro- admit."-Used Press.
coed to Hoihow leaving the salvage party to discharge the cargo..
satisfying Bly's minimum require stood, are makiarters, it is under- company in Holhow for coolies, and
the failure, he
'POBON GAS USED
Addis Ababa, Dec. 30.
Emperor Haile Selassie has tele-
graphed ngith to the League of Na-
Vessel.
Led Million Soldiers
tions charge that the Italians are AMERICAN GENERAL
using pois49 gases and that they "hayo burn churches and aro pro- coeding with a systematic extermina-
tion of the evilinn population.”
When the Ethiopians forced the Italians to treat in the Sciro and)
DIES AT 78-
(Special to "Telegraph
The boiler rooded, but the
SOVIET CLOSES FRONTIER
Temblen rorons the Ethioplons dia- My Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphie Mito. covered this state of affairs.
sance Ordinancs, 1831. Berriend, December BUT ONLY IN FEAR OF "Now, on December 28, they made 21, 828 d.)
2
San Francisco, Dec. 30. PLAGUE IS REASON use of naplatiatings, poisonous gusen
Llout.-General Hunter K, Liggett, which are new addition, to the al-
Moscow, Dec. 30. ready long at of violations of Italy's aged 78, who commanded 1,000,000
It was officially announced to-day national engagements," the Emperor men in the First United States Army
that the C.S.S.R. and Manchukuo in France, died to-day
He led the American forces in the frontier had been closed temporarily
NO "ELEGRAPHI"
TOMORROW
To-morry, being New Year's Dn there will be no issue of tf "Hongkong Tele "graph" bupublication will be resumed Thursday. We take the opportunity of wishing of readers a Happy New Year
Bank of Chị, the Bank of China and the Banlf Communications.— United Press
LESS GOLD FOR BRIDE'S RINGS
GERMANY SAVINGS HER METAL
(Special to "Telegraph")
Berlin, Doc. 30. ENCOURFING RECOVERY. Wedding rings of German brides
Washington, Dec. 30.
in future will be made only of eight- carat gold. Senator El Thamas of Oklahoma
An order to this effect was issued to-day chararised the increase in by the Controller of Precious Metals London allvarrico as very encourag-to-day,
ing and fridlys that the docliue The decreo is the result of the in- way definitelhecked..
creasing carcity of gold, and is also Also ho e that the silver login- designed to prevent illicit dealings. lative programe awaits the arrival Old and broken gold has also boon of more Sers and Congressmen, placed under stato control, Daalers There would a conference with the in the metal will be specially licensed, Secretary of Treasury on Wednes--Router Special.. day, he adde-United Press.
NEWORK MARKET'
New York, Dec, 00. reports.
The New Jork Stock Exchange Ofeinis si that the gas bombs used battles of St Miguel, the Micuno and along the River Amur, between Kumar was firm Houghout the session. during Itas Imaru's recent advance in the fighting in the Argonne. He and Pashkove.
to-day. Slive issues, advanced with
country.
"
ond
in terms of the French franc....... United Press.
MEXICO'S PROPOSAL
Washington, Dec. 30,-
Snow has fallen' even in sunny Florida, and the Mississippi River carries a thin coat of ice for the first time in the memory of man for that matter, as far as the oldest records show-Reuter Special:
DUCHESS OF YORK'S ILLNESS
FIRST BULLETIN
ISSUED INFLUENZAL- PNEUMONIA
London, Dec. 80. The fact that the Duchess of York has been, suffering from Influenza,
CREATED AN EARL
In Oct. 1912, during an inquiry : into the Marconi contracts he was thy subject of considerable criticism, but on the retirement of Lord Alverstone In 1913 he was appointed Lord Chief Justice. On the outbreak of the war his
advice on
financial questions was
of great value to the Government and he was responsible for some of the important steps taken in connection with the situation in the City in the early days. In 1916 he was sont lo the U. S. as head of an Anglo-Frencht Loan Mission and was most successful. He was made a' Viscount in 1918 and in 1917 ho again visited America for the Government. On his return, he was given an earldons, and then re turned to the U. S. for a brief period us à
cial ambassador.
in
him the post
George offered Indin-an offer which came as a complete sur prise. His acceptance involved the sacrifice of the highest legal posta He appointment and increased risks to his invalid wife, but she would not
(Continued in Page 12.) -
Duchess has been suffering from In- wore comparatively ineffective, likely commanded the American troops in Passage through Bingoveschensk is the London ver bar price. Year- With reference to the visit or which apparently developed into fluenzal-pneumonia, though it was due to the mountainous mature of the the second struggle on the Marno. being suspended.
He had been ill for a year, andIt is explained that this step in and reports forecasts created an Sonor Eduardo Suarez, of the Mexican pneumonia, was announced to-day in announced on December 18 that the
days with influenza, the investme demand. Meanwhile it is indicated that the various complications had made his measure of sanitary precaution, owing spetie ook al contributed to Finance Ministry, It Is balloved he 4 statement issued by Sir John Weir was confined to her bed, for a few
will propose on behalf of his Govern and Lord Dawson of Penn. Ethiopians have penetratexl deep into condition hopeless It was only his to cases of suspected plague having Issues on Curb Exchange and ment that the U.S. Treasury pay was issued, from
The statement signed by the doctors To-day's bulletin adresh
the Duke of York's illness is resolving, indicating that it Maxico the US. domestic price for
has followed its normal course and is Commodity moved in a mixod atid
This is the first indiention that the now in its final stages-Rektor, narrow rang, ind the dollar declined |-tain tariff concessions--Reuter.
been discovered in Manchukuo," in
"Router
sant noeTGholebds · Paw on the which kept him alive through the past territory adjoining the Soviet frontier / the Bond Maht registered gaine, newly mined silver in return for, cer- alderice.
the Gloralt region, and are at pre- tremendous vitality and courage
Makalö¬Addya road.—United Press. Isoveral months United Fress."
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