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FOUNDED 1841 No. 1819

LAP D+A=XET FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1936,

JAPANESE ENTER

TROOPS CROSS.

FRONTIER

TANKS AND PLANES

IN SUPPORT

TSITSIHAR ORDERED TO "STAND BY"

(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH")

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Mensagen

1894. Received, Feb. 14. 1 1.91.)

·

Ordinance.

Moscow, Feb. 14.

The Taar Agency reports to-day that Japanese troops crossed the Outer Mongolian frontier yesterday.

It is stated by this semi-official authority that 500 Japanese and Manchukuoan troops, travelling in twenty army lorries, crossed the border and penetrated some distance into Outer Mongolian territory.

Two light tanks crossed the line at the same time and have moved with the troops.

Two army planes are accompanying this expedition. The Japanese troops crossed the frontier near Bulundersun. -United Press.

TROOPS "STAND-BY"

Shanghai, Feb. 14.

A Japanese report from Tsitsihar

states that the Japanese detachment there has been ordered to stand by as a result of the clush at Olohotka.

CARRIES SILVER

Reports from Changchun last night TO FRISCO

stated that Olohotka, a Manchkuo

town, had been bombed by two planes from Outer Mongolla and the Foreign

Office considered it до tantamount

to an act of war. A most serious ROMANTIC VOYAGE

view is taken of the affair and countor-menares aro -being: con- sidered Router.

ASKS FOR INQUIRY

Tokyo, Feb. 14.

Mr. Koki Hiroin, the Japaneso Foreign Minister, has instructed the Japanese Ambassador at Moscow to propose a joint Russo-Japanese Coin-

OF LINER.

HUGE POLICE GUARD

A stratige divargence in Police mission to investigate the circum-methods is witnessed at various ports stances of the recent mutiny of a com- by the travellers on the Deived here pany of Manchukuoan troops, who President Hooyer which arrived entered Russian territory after killing to-day from America.

their officers,

It was alleged at the time that Soviet agents had stirred the men to revoll-United Press,

ESPIONAGE RING IN GERMANY

NUMEROUS ARRESTS

REPORTED

NO OFFICIAL KNOWLEDGE

(Special To "Telegraph")

Copenhagen, Feb. 13. Sixty arrests have been made fol- Jowing charges of espionage, accord- Ing to reports here from the German Benport, Flensburg.

The authorities believe tho prin- eipal prisonor la waiter named Stockmann, the alleged leader of a gang of spies.

German

This man served in the Army during the war, was taken pri- conor by the French and worked at the German Naval Headquarters at Kiel after the war. Latterly ho has beon a waller at Flensburg.

It is also reported that a Bleutenant in the German Navy' and eight others hayo also been arrested at Kiel on in- formation given by Stockmana- Reuter Special.

NO KNOWLEDGE

GIANT PLANE MISSING

THIRTY PERSONS

ABOARD

H.M.S. FURIOUS TO RESCUE

Madrid, Feb, 13.

At least thirty persons are feared,

to have lost their dives as a result of the crash of a glant airliner in the Atlantic,

A despatch from Madeira states that a big plane, with thirty passen- gers aboard, has crashed into the sen of Tenerife, the Canary Islands. The British aircraft carrier Furious has been ordered to search for the lost machine and she will utilise her planes in an effort to locate the wreck.

Details of the mishap are not yet nt hand-Renter,

MYSTERY REMAINS

London, Feb. 14. Mystery surrounds the reported) crash of an airliner off Teneriffe.

A message from Ponta del Gada, Lufthansa in the Azores, says the Samum, which was carrying out A trini flight across a section of the proposed trans-Atlantic route to the Azores, landed here safely yesterday noon.Reuter,

NO NEWS OBTAINABLE

Lisbon, Feb. 14. Apart from the Lufthansa plane, Samum, no nows of any other aircraft is obtainable either from the Azores

or Madeira-Router.

NOT GERMAN PLANE

Lisbon, Feb. 14, "The airliner reported "lost" "off"} Teneriffe is definitely not a German plane, as was originally feared.

The bellof prevails that the report concerns a French flying bont, possibly the Ville de Buenos Aires, which dis- appeared Wednesday while flying from Natal, Brazil, to Dakar, in Senegal, with a crew of six-cutor.

Teneriffe is the largest of the

On the last trip cast the liner took Canary Islands, having an area of from Shanghai some 11 million dol785 square miles. It is traversed by lars worth of silver and three million volcanic mountains, of which dollars worth of gold. When the Teneriffe Peak is the highest. It is precious metal was loaded at Shanga well-known tourist and health re- hat there was a crowd of coolies, a few disinterested onlookers and two or three watchmen who supervised the carrying aboard of the Immense fortune in metal.

The scene was very different at San Francisco when the liner reached her destination. The ship was met on arrival by a full squad of Police, who crowded the dock and lined the ["Way. from the ship to the waiting

trucks.

The trucks themselves were then! escorted to the building where the silver was to be stored.

It is understood by those aboard the liner that a similar amount of allvar is to be sent by the ship when she returns to Shanghai later this month on her homeward run.

During her voyage west the Pre- Hident Hoover experienced unpleasant weather from Honolulu onwards.

This is the second trip in succession that the liner hus encountered florce storms and particularly rough seas. The spoed was cut down, and on! arrival here today the vessel was one day into.

Sho salls Manila.

at 9 p.m. to-day for

Roosevelt In For Fight

ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDATURE

Springfield, Feb, 13. Definitely declaring his candidature

Bort.

CHINESE CITY AFLAME

Conflagration

In Tientsin

Tientsin, Feb. 14. A conflagration this morning in the Chinese City razed to the ground tem- porary tenements for the poor, in which five hundred houses were involved,

It is estimated that at least a hundred people were killed and injured. Reuter,

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More than usually severe winter weather has been experienced during the past few weeks at Chefon,

Pictures show steamers battling their way through the entrance to the harbour being completely frozen over.

UNCERTAIN PEPPER MARKET

EXPERT EVIDENCE AT OLD BAILEY

CITY MEN ON TRIAL

London, Feb. 13.

The fact that black popper could bo converted into white pepper played

the ico.

ROYALIST LEAGUES DISSOLVED

AFTER SOCIALIST LEADER BEATEN

INDIGNATION IN PARIS

Sanctions Future Uncertain

LONDON WILL NOT COMMENT

PROTEST. TO ROME

Official

WOMEN IN EMPEROR'S NEW ARMY

MARCH TO MEET ITALIANS

THREAT TO ERITREA

(Special To "Telegraph"). (y Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphis Mia- sagre Ordinamor, 1884. Beceived, February

Addis Ababa, Feb, 18.

A now army is marching to meet

tho Italian troops in the Tembien region of Ethiopia. And at least ten per cent, of these new troops, steadily centrating at the front in well- columns, pro women. Thoy dress the name 25 the man, and aro Ano physical speci mens, but there is no disguising thele

BOX.

This is the story told by a rollable eye-witness who has just come back from the northern front, where sevare fighting has been in progress for many days and where the Ethio- plana claim to have inflicted heavy casualties, uneficially estimated at 20,000 dead, upon the Italian army.

All the Ethiopian troops are cheer- and well supplied with Zood, but ammunition is scarce. None of the fighting men has more than 160

ful

rounds of ammunition.

It is the opinion of well-informed observers that the stream of rein- forcements proceeding to the Temblen area indicates that Ras Kassa and Ros Seyoum, whose forces are co- operating in that direction, contem plate a further offensive. They have recently been joined by a strong body of men under Ras

Imba An offensivo through the Tembion, if it meets with success, would carry Ethiopians to the Eritrean frontier. They could then strike at Italian territory.

the

is unshaken by the daily air raida The morale of the Ethiopian army from tho Italian elde.Renter Special.

STORM'S TOLL IN EUROPE

166 DEATHS IN WILD BLOW

(Special To Telegraph")

London, Feb. 14. At least 166 persons are dead in London, Feb. 19. British circles refuse to Great Britain and on the Continent us (Speciaî To “Telograph")

comment upon the oil sanctions com tinued into the fourth day today.

a result of the flerco galas which con- [By Telegraph, Copyright. Telegraphie Mes mitteo's report, which points out

Ordinance. 111. Received February amongst other things the difficulty in Greece, several of them slain when There have been seventy-five deaths an important part in the affairs of i. 8.15 sm.j

an effectual embargo on this com- Paris, Feb, 13.

ravenous Messrs. James and Shakespeare, the

by

wolf packs. modity without the co-operation of attacked Lho

Others have been suffocated when company which crashed in pepper

The attack upon M. Leon Blum, the the United States. market crisis of last year and whose

It is stated in London that the their homes have been destroyed by leading partners are on trial for the Socialist lender, made yesterday by

Royalists, has caused serious re-Government cannot anticipate the the terrifle weight of the snow drifts. Seventeen additional deaths 招 issue of an allegedly deceptive pro percussions, and the incident is by deliberations of the Committee of spectus. This was the testimony of

no means closed. It is feared that Eighteen. This body, which is res- Bulgaria, bring the total of lives lost an expert witness at

the resumed reprisals and possibly a serious clash possible to the League for action in there during the past four days to hearing of the case against Garabed of factions may develop.

respect of sanctions, might con- thirty-United Pres Bishirgian, John Howeson and Louis

ceivably decide to pursuo an oil em- Hardy at the Old Balley ́to-day, Meanwhile, two powerful Royalist bargo scheme in spite of the lesser organisations have been dissolved by committee's conclusion and the Mr. Duncan MaKellar, the ac decreo, though this does not mean changed situation in the United States countant who examined the books and that they will disintegrate. They will with respect to neutrality.—Reutor. documents in the case, testified that probably carry on their work, "undor 'he was unable to obtain definite in- cover." formation regarding the existence of

BRITISH PROTEST

Rome, Fob. 18.

a popper pool but he had discovered Strong indignation was manifested

A protest has been lodged by the references to a mysterious gentleman in the Chamber of Deputies follow-

(Continued on Page 4.)

ing the attack on M. Blum. The British Ambassador at Rome with the President and leaders of all parties Italian Under-Secretary for Foreign Jained in condamnation of the at- Affairs, with regard to the Italian ro- ports that Colonel Holt, the British tackers.

military attacho in Ethiopia, was act The Socialist spokesman said Ming as the chief military adviser of Blum had been saved by workmen Emperor Haile Selassie, who first rushed to his rescue when The British Ambassador pointed.out Royalists set upon him, and pulled that there was not the slightest him out of his automobile. Polles ground for such an ailegation, which eventually reached the centre of tho he characterised ps absurd-Router. milling crowd, and rushed M, Blum

HAUPTMANN'S REPRIEVE

EXPIRES SATURDAY

(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH”)

Trenton, Feb. 18. Bruno Hauptmann, sentenced to die for the murder of the baby son of Colonel and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh, said to- day that he had already told the whole truth and that he had no intention of changing his story..

;

to hospital. Ho was bleeding pro- fusely from a sovared artery.

and

LEAGUES DISSOLVED

AIR ESTIMATES

Republican Platform

SEVEN IMPORTANT PROMISES

(Special To Tolsgraph")

Washington, Feb. 18. The Lincoln Day speeches of Ro publican leaders outlined the principal points of the party's platform for the coming presidential election conflict. Rome, Feb. 13.

First, Republicans promise to pro- The Budget for 1936-37 provides tect the constitution and to limit the one and a half million sterling moro Government's Intoriuntion In busl

Inces;

The sum is only for the permanent. Secondly, to

ETHIOPIAN PROTEST

defenil.

tho

Home

Bound

As a result of this assault, the for Air Force expansion. Royalist Laagacs, Action. Francaise

protect of Air Force of Italy, and not for the market for agriculture, industry and the National Federation Students of Action Francaise, were Air Force serving at the front labour: dissolved by doerce this evening. The Reuter's Bulletin Service.

Thirdly, to abandon the scarcity principle in farm relieft It is therefore likely that Mr that Mr. Leibowitz will enter the case. Labrun under

docroo was algned by President

Fourthly, to the law passed on for a second term of office, Prosidont Samuel Leibowitz, the famous criminal The Ministry of Propaganda to-day Franklin D. Roosevelt today filed his lawyer who has offered to as: lot to see Hauptmann to-day or to political organisations.

Nevertheless, Mr. Leibowitz intends January 10 to deal with dangerous

Addis Ababa, Fob, 18. slated that nothing, was known about nomination papers to

Another protest has been lodged enter the Hauptmenn if he tells the truth about morrow. any arrests of men charged with Illinois Democratic presidential pri- the kidnapping and murder, will get Hauptmann's reprieve

with the League of Nations in ospionage at Flensburg.

mary oloction, to be held April 14.

expires The dissolution of the two Leagues reapact of the recent Italian bombing a coal reception from the comdemned Saturday. Ho will probably be re-accords with the demand of the of the town of Dusziye, when only Yesterday, Colonel Frank Knox, the man, who will meet the lawyer in sentonood Monday, with the date of Bocialist group in the Chamber of Red Cross units were

on the fleld at Flensburg Republican lendor of Chicago, filed the death house of the penitentiary execution set four or eight wooks from Deputies, upon whose support the subjected to a particularly heavy at

----| his papers hore-Reuter,

here. It is now thought Improbable the day of sentence United Press.

(Continued on Page 4) fack-United Press.

Tho arresta aro unconfirmed by

oficial quarters Reuter Spesial.

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Currency:

Firthly to balance the budget through curtailed spending;

Sixthly, to reverse the Government. centralisation trend;

Seventhly, to oppose the delegation by Congress of extraordinary powers to the PresidentUnited Pres