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The

FIRST EDITION NEW SEASON'S

Elgrams Court

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1831

No 14818

二號一十月二英香

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1936. 日九十月正

ETHIOPIANS STORM

FIERCE ATTACK REPULSED

INFANTRY FLUNG AT DEFENCES

CHECKED BY BARB-WIRE AND MACHINE-GUNS

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

(Bp Telegraph. Copyright

18. Received, Feb. 11, 8 nan)

Telegraphic Messages Ordinance,

Addis Ababa, Feb. 10.

A strenuous effort on the part of Ethiopian regiments to recapturo Makale has been repulsed after a day of heavy fighting, according to a semi-official report issued to-day.

Ras Seyoum, the able leader of the Ethiopian army in this. northern sector, launched a fierce attack in a desperate effort to dislodge the Italian garrison from the town, which has been besieged by his troops for nearly three weeks. The Ethiopians' failure is said to be due to the heavy forti fication erected by the defending Italian troops..

These defence works include three separate systems of barbed wire entanglements, each nearly six feet high, against which the Ethiopian infantry flung themselves recklessly, only to be mowed down by machine-gun fire of withering effect.

After losing heavily in man-power, Ras Seyoum was com- pelled to withdraw from the assault.-Rea er Special

ITALIAN LOSSES

Rome, Feb. 10.

An officia) casualty list to-day publishes the list of white troops last

in action against the Ethiopians, for January only:

Killed in battle, #41;

Died of wounds, 4;

Died of disease, 20;

"Missing,~2~-

INCREASING TOLL

From January 1, 1935, to January 31, 1936, or for the past thirteen their months, the Italiana assert Josses of white troops total only 844 killed.

It is known that white troops, in- cluding the famous Black 'Shirt bat- talions, have been used more exten sively in action Intterly,

The Italians have issued no figures for the total of native tropa killed in action during the Ethiopian campaign. ---Reuter Speciofpe

REINFORCEMENTS"}

Port Said, Feli 10. The Italians are still reiiforcing their troops in East Africa,

ATTACK ON RED CROSS UNIT

Ethiopian Charge' Against-Italy-

Adis Ababa, Feb. 10. An Ethiopian communique. to-day alleges that a deli- berate attempt was made to bomb the Dutch Red Cross unit during yesterday's alr raid on Dessiye, in which a number of heavy Italian bombers participated, circl- ing and dropping high ex- plosive for an hour. Hun- dreds of bombs were dropped by the seven big tri-motor Capronis.

Casualties were slight One was killed and three wounded. The first two bombs, apparently aimed at the Red Cross unit, fell only a few metres away.from the ambulance - camp.-Router,

Between January 25 and February -7 nearly 30,000 troops passed through Aden, together with over 2,300 tons of ammunition, 4.000 tons of oil and quantities of various other essential materials, including cement, motor ELISE JULKKI BREAKING core and fodder.

Nearly 2,000 sick and wounded hav DEATHS IN

returned to Italy.

The Suez Canal duas amount to Dearly £80,000-Router Special.

MASSED ATTACK

Addis Ababa, Feb. 10. Reports from the northern front: stato that Ras Seyoum'e forces at-1 tacked the Italians with massed regi- menta to the west of Makate..

The attackers were forced to re- treat, being unable to capturo the strong Italian defence positions United Press. · "

AID FOR SUGAR INDUSTRY

GOVERNMENT BILL'S PROGRESS

GALE OFF PLYMOUTH

SEVERE STORM ON SOUTH COAST

DISRUPTS SHIPPING

London Feb. 10.

SINGLE COPY 19 CENTS

2. S¥400 PER ANNUM

GOODS

ARRIVING IN ALL DEPARTMENTS

AT

WHITEAWAY'S

MAKALE

STRONG AMERICAN DEFENCES

WAR DEPARTMENT'S VOTE APPROVED

ADDING TO AIR CORPS

(Spacial to "Telograph")

Washington, Feb. 19.

NO WISH FOR WAR IN JAPAN

FIGHT WITH U. S. UNTHINKABLE

ALARMISTS IN SENATE

Washington, Feb. 10.

On the heels of the denunciation of Japan by Senator Key Pittman, in

The House Appropriations Com- the Senate to-day, Senator J. Hamil mitter to-day reported favourably on ton Lowls, Chicago, Democrat, rallied the $543,341,000 War Department ap behind him and added his strength to propriation, w

which includes $374,881,- the attack on Tokyo. 000 for military purposes.

This appropriation is an increase He envisioned a Russo-Japanese of $23,801,000 over last year, an alliance for the control of Asia at the provides for a total of 150,000 enlisted expense of American interests. men to fully garrison Hawaii and Panama, and the expenditure of $8,500,000 for sea const defences on the Pacific and in the Panama area.

There is an item of $45,000,000 for

He predicted that the first Russo- be directed at Alaska. Japanese move against America would

The Japanese Ambassador, Mr.

the purchase of 566 fighting planes, Saito, refuses to comment directly on and provision for adding 5.000 to the the speeches of Senator Pittman and personnel of the National Guard, Senator Lewis, But he said that bringing the total strength of that Japan has "no intention of closing the body to 200,000 mon.

United States or any other nation." door to commerce in China to the

It has been revealed that Army officers, including the Chief of Staff. General Craig, testified before the He expressed the belief that war Committee that the United States' out between Japan and the United States posts were woefully weak and that the was unthinkable. strength of the Air Corps was steadily decreasing, despite recent contracts, due to the obsolescence of the planes,

United Presa

BRITISH INVESTORS' SECURITY

REMINDING CHINA OF OBLIGATIONS

"The Japanese people do not desce to fight," he declared, "and I see no cause in either country for fighting." -Reuter.

NO RESPONSIBILITY

Washington, Feb. 10. Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, to-day disavowed responsibility for the speech of Senator Key Pitt- man attacking Japan.

Ile declared thore. had been 'no consultation or collaboration between himself and Senator Pittman in this matter-Renter.

AN APOLOGY

QUESTIONS IN Icter for publication:

COMMONS

We have received the following

Sir,-As the mouthpiece of the business community in this Colony, the Hongkong General Chamber of London, Feb. 10. | Commerce desires to take the earliest In the House of Commons, Capt. Opportunity of deploring the fact that steps were being taken on behalf of German Fleet to the Colony, to give. occasion of the visit of a vessel of the the Tientsin-Pakow Railway bond-great prominence in your last issue holders, in view of the railway's pro-le an article which cannot but appear fits of uver $500,000 monthly.

This impressive picture, received by air mail, shows the body of the late King George V. lying-in-state in Westminster Hall, with officers of the Life Guards and Yeomen of the Guard solemnly standing guard at the catafalque. (Photo: Topicals. c. Morel (Con.) engaited what you should have seen fit to choose the

Press) Other King's funeral pictures appear on Page 3.

BANDITS

ELUDE PURSUIT

CARRY MISSIONARY INTO MOUNTAINS"

NO TRACE OF FUGITIVES

Drafting New Naval Pact

NEAR AGREEMENT. IN LONDON

GERMANS STUDYING CHINA ART

500 PILGRIMS TO LONDON EXHIBIT

THOUSANDS SEE DISPLAY

London, Feb. 10. The German contingent of art ↑

Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign Secre. a deliberate insult to our guests. tary, replied that he was uncertain I am sure that the whole.com. whether the sum represented the pro-munity, and not only the commerelal fits available for service of the bonds. community, will wish to express to Sir Alexander Cadogan, the British our visitors their deep regret at this. Ambusunder, would continue to take extraordinary lapse from good taste. overy suitable opportunity of rem

remind- I request you to

the

give this letter Fing Chinese Government of their prominence in the next issue of your

obligations

ons respecting the loan. Replying to Capt. Morcing concern

sald

the Tientsin Customs,

a

paper.

Mr, Eden

n report had boon' received show ing that the Hopel-Charhar Council' had instructed that the Tientsia Cus toms be remitted to Felping from January 1. According to his informa

Yours faithfully,

STANLEY H. DODWELL,

Acting Chairman

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.

In publishing the above letter, we

tion, the Customs revenues were still hasten to explain that the article by

London, Feb. 10, ..... The Naval Conference has reached in point at which it is beginning to [draft a treaty for five or six years

duration.

Swift progress

mado by the Technical Commitee to day agreeing to

being remitted to Shanghal, and there- Bernard F. Gribble, to which Vircourt Munnell's suggestions, excopt

fare Capt. Morcing's suggestion of ation is taken, was reprinted by the regarding battleships,

wheroon

Government protest against the pro- Telegraph solely as a descriptive ne America has requested vessels of,

posed interference with the revenues count of a historical event, rendered, 35,000 tons and France 27,500 tons.

did not arise.

as we thought, more topical by the Peiping, Feb. 18

The Committee will again meet on professors and students, here to view Mr. Eden said he had no information of one of the warships involved Replying again to Capt. Moreing, presence in harbour of the successor The capture by handits of Father Thursday, when the whole position the exhibition of Chinese crafts at to the effect that the Japanese mill therein. Burns, the Amrica will be reviewed and a start made Burlington, Home, during the next tary authorities had demanded com- missionary, was effected on Febru with the drafting of a treaty forth-five days, is under the leadership of plete fiscal severance in North China. ary 5 just outside. Tungun, and not with Router Special.. far from the Korean border. He was

Dr. Cohn, of the Berlin Art Museum, He had no information suggesting of any disposition unnecessarily to re- travelling by carriage at the time,

who lived for many yousel Open-shacted. Reuter is loans were best forgotten, or to pabr the growing vive Incidente of the past which, are accompanied by a Chinese assistant,

It Includes Professor AN and servant, to conduct religious!

heim, of the Chinese Art Museum,

any way to hamper Bervicen..~

Berlin, which lent several art trea-

friendship between the British and London, Feb, 10 suros to the "exhbJON, The carriage driver begged to be

German pooples. The Telegraph's allowed to go free and was released. on the question of an extention of visitors aboard the steamer, General Argentine in which the Falkland wore clearly conveyed In our leading

Although Inter-departmental talks specialists and collectors.

own sentiments of goodwill and There are many

London, Feb. 10. He returned to Tunghus,

friendship towards our German visi- Postage stamps isaued by the tors and the German people generally. credits to Russia are still proceeding,

Clarence

LOAN TO RUSSIA

and

Other

Gorman women

BRITISH PROTEST

Our regular readers will acquit us

The Japanese authorities have not November 18 has been dropped, from Germany, and upon which they Argentine, was a matter raised in

it is learned that the loan plan of Steuben, which brought the party Islands are depicted on a map of the article of Saturday last. yet been able to establish the where largely owing to technical difficulties will live for the five days they are the House of Commons to-day and, abolits of the bandits, who escaped connected with the British demands in England. They are conspicuous reply a spokesman stated that the duction, orrore of judgment are apt with their captives into difficult for a guaranted of any foreign loan. from the other females of London Minister to the Argentine had been occasionally to occur,

In the rush of daily newspaper pro- mountain country-Reuter

Router

because of their long hair and instructed to convey the British realise that the reasons for publish absence of make-up. The majority Government's views, to, the proper Ing the article wors outweighed by speak porfect English;

quartorReulor. galleries were crowded with

other considerations. We franidy visitors Burlington

confess that, in the circumstancos, the Insertion of article was

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Winds of gale force how that the GENOA BANK CLERK FINED to bringing House the sights of London; and in the bile veio head that day only yes, candy the

1,500,000 LIRE

Genoa, Feb., 10.

expresspisana · admiration for many

thoir

most

country to-day, gusts of. 70 miles at prevails, and weather forecasts pre- hour being reported. Extreme cold

Ing the iot its continuance for several days..

Dase by case. All evening the ship will sail for Ger- tention of insulting our German the exhibits and the manner of

The Chinese exhibition continues and to them and the German cont visitors was farthest from our minds, Thoro wero heavy sens in the

display. All say there is al-an undiminished attraction to British unity in general, as well as to any ; London, Feb, 10. English Channel. Two seamen lost

mech After defeating the Labour motion their lives this morning, whun” a

absorb in the ex-people and visiters of all nationalities others who may have been offended by for its refoction, 235 to 126, the House barge in which they were being towed

hibition: "We shall never finish in to London: Somo 40,000 tickets the publication of the article, we of Commons to day gave ercond read broke loose near Plymouth and sank.

Fines ranging from 8,440,000 to 10,000, tire were impose the greatest admiration. The pictures House told center, today he was sur-Wo would add that this morning,

four days, they complain.

have been sold to school children and freely tender our sincere rugrats and Ing to the Sugar Industry Reorganien The services between the Isles of

to-day as a result of the discovery of the biggest currency are next in popularity?

The prehistoria bronzes have caused 18,000 to various staff nanociations. tion Bill, providing, among other Wight and the mainland wers Inter

One of the officials at Burlington

apologies things, amalgamation of the best rupted. The night cross-channel introduced the decree against foreign exchange operations.

traflicking organisation thus far brought to light since Italy sugar factoriva: and continuing service, from Folkestone and Dunkirk

TEN SHILLINGS DAILY prised that China had not made the Manager, and Publishor of the Goverment assistance to this branch luas been cancelled.

Each of the German visitors is publicity, created by the exhibition. Franklin, personally called on Herr of industry, but on a diminishing scale.

of the exceptional Hongkong Telegraph, Mr. F. The chlof persons Involved are cer- the assistant perser of the Augustus, allowed to spend only to shilling Dozens of inquiries have been re Gipparich, the German Consul-General RELATERERE Air services have been delayed, liner Augustus and certain members 1,20,000 lirohen me a luncheon menu for the full party. canvas with which the walls of the apologies with Te Kura Ehat these

tain persons and officers of the luxury while a clerk in the Banca was fined a day in Lonn. Lyons has arranged calved: "Where can we chain the and tendered The whole programthe was out Several humebound liners Have also of the staff of the Banca ComesarelalaThe future of the men involved hus The other Theats will do, Laken aboard galleries are lined in be conveyed to the Captain and per- tho-Telegraph. a. (Continied from.

The heaviest Aue was imposed on arrest-Beuter,

not yet been decided. All are under ship, career

Apparently no Chinese Links it sonsel of the Karisrale and to the Friday morning the party will so worth while to export tender. German dimmunity in Hopton

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