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FOUNDED 1881

No. 11235

三拜禮號四月三英拖香

WEDNESDAY,^\_\___MARCH

1936. 日一十月二

ANOTHER ITALIAN

ETHIOPIANS IN FULL RETREAT

SUFFER HEAVILY IN FOUR-DAY BATTLE

OFFENSIVE EXPECTED TO BE HALTED

Asmara, March 3.

Italian Army Headquarters reports that Ras Imru's forces are in full retreat after a battle in which many thousands of Ethiopians were either killed or wounded.

The Italian casualties in this engagement are said

to be about 1,000 killed and wounded.

Aircraft are at present attacking 4,000 Ethiopians who have made an encircling movement in the Avergallo district.

This battle began on February 29, just ten days after the successful, but costly, Itallan drive on Amba Aladam. The Ethiopian losses are estimated in the thousands, but the Italian dend in this action are set at 200 and the wounded number 600. Ras Imru is retreating towards the Takazze River, pursued by Italian planes, who are constantly attacking with bombs and machine-guns.

Another Attack

The Second Italian Army Corps advance south-west of Aksum, while the newly formed Fourth Army Corps, consisting of divisions recently arrived in Africa, has moved further west, and is now advancing southwards without incident.

The Second Army Corps met with the strongest resistance from succes Hive waves of Ethiopians. Finally the incessant fire of the Italian artil lery broke down the opposition. ----The advance continued Sunday, the artillery again breaking up resistance, while seroplanes bombed the decim

ated Ethiopians and dispersed a force

of 10,000 men.

Swift Progress

So swift was the Italian advance that communications were taxed id the utmost. Planes dropped food and fodder to the Italian troops atteėbed to parachutes.

HOSTILE

LABOUR REACTION

BUT NO COMMENT ON DEFENCE PLAN

U.S. FOLLOWING BRITAIN?

(Special to "Telegraph"}}

London, Mar.

The first reaction of the Labour The fighting ended Monday with the Party to the Government's defence retreat of Bas Imia and the action is proposals is one of hostility, though regarded as a great victory, olimina-tro decision was reached at a meeting ting the scattered columns of the of the Party held in the House of three great northern Ethiopian armies Commons to-day. The meeting was from further action.

of an exploratory character. It is now thought likely that the Italians will soon decido to pause and Labour organisations will assemblo The Executives of the three chief leave the polisions to ascertain whether the prof Ethiopia to-night as a prelude to a joint meet- ready to talk peace terms. Reuter.

ing to be held to-morrow.

WAR COUNCIL RESIGNING

ECHO OF REVOLT IN TOKYO FORCES

Tokyo, Mar. 4.

The. Parliamentary Labour Party will meet on Thursday to decido its course of action the proposals. In the meantime, Labour members have been asked not to comment on the White Papor.

It is not expected that the attitude of the Liberal Opposition to the pro- porals will be announced for some

Reuter Special.

FOLLOWING BRITAIN

Washington, Mar. 3. In connection with the recent mili- tary revolt, the former War Minister, The probability that the United General R. Hayashi, last evening States will follow Great Britain's verbally informed the War Minister, lead and begin the construction of two General Kawashima, that he and his battleships In 1987 in foreseen in

on

military colleagues the War authoritative quartars. Council-Generala Araki, Mazaki, Abo, Official comment on the publication Nishi, Terauchi and Uyedn-are ac of the British re-armament pro- cepting responsibility for the out-

(Continued on Page 7) break.

General Hayashi added that they all wished informally to tender their resignations from the War Counell. The matter will be submitted to the Throne to-morrow by General Kawa- shima-Reutor.

NOTED ACTRESS

TAKEN ILL

=

HMS. Hawkins, former flagship of the China Station, which, an a result of the Naval Conference, will benved from the scrap-keap, to which she was doomed by treaty at the end of this year. Her 7.5-inch guns will be replaced by a-inch weapons, to satisfy the terms of the Treaty.

THREE

POWER

ACCORD

NAVAL AGREEMENT IN LONDON

"FULL SPEED AHEAD"

(Special To "Telegraph”)

[130 Telegraph, Coryright. Telegraphis Message Ordinance: 1891. Received. March 47 m.)

London, March 3.

MR. F. C. JENKIN

FOUND DEAD

Well-known K.C. of Hongkong

DISCOVERED SHOT AT RESIDENCE

France has accepted the thirty-five thousand don and fourteen inch gun The whole Colony will be limit for capital ships, thus removing shocked to learn that Mr. F. C. the final technical obstacle to a Jenkin, K.C., well-known barris- three-party naval agreement. Great ter-at-law, was found shot dead Britain, France and the United States: are in full accord.

U.S. TAX REFORM URGED

ROOSEVELT ASKS FOR ACTION

BUT CONGRESS REBELLIOUS

(Special to "Telegraph")

Washington, March 3.

In his message to Congress to-day President Roosevelt suggested the imposition of a graduated tax on cor porate earnings, including unillatri- buted profits.

ANGLE COPY 10 CENTE 136.00 PER ANNUM

90

VICTORY

capital stock, excess profits and cor- This would replace tho present porate income taxes and is estimated. at his residence, No. 409 The will yield $1,814,600,000 covering the estimated viola of the repealed

The proposed treaty permits the Peak, in the early hours of this axes, plus $620,000,000 additional.

the building of an unlimited number of morning. No details of

Secondly he suggested the imposi circumstances ships, within the tonnage and gun actual

under tion of new processing taxes on a calibre limits, until the end of 1940. which Mr. Jenkin met his death broader base. Thirdly ho proposed s -United Press.

FULL SPEED AHEAD

have so far been disclosed. tax to recover revenues. lost through the Supreme Court's invalidation of The funeral will take place this the A.A.A. evening, passing the Monument at 5.30 p.m.

EARLY CAREER

LEAGUE'S FINAL PEACE EFFORT

ITALY GIVEN SHORT TIME TO ANSWER

OIL EMBARGO PROBABLE IF WAR NOT HALTED

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

Geneva, March 3.

The Committee of Thirteen, convoked by the senior Committee of Eighteen yesterday for session to-day has adopted a resolution asking Italy and Ethiopia to make a peace agreement within the framework of the League of Nations Covenant.

10.

The Committee then voted to reconvene on March

The Italians thus have one week to consider the appeal. If Italy rejects the League's suggestion, the Committee of Eigh- teen is expected to place a prompt ambargo upon oil to Italy.

Although this appeal seems a last alternative to an oll embargo, it avoids all appearances of being an ultimatum by not fixing a time-limit or demanding that Italy cease hostilities before negotiations are started-United, Press,

MISSION WORKERS' DANGER

BANDITS INFEST

SHENSI

CENTRATION CANICULANETICO STE VAN GATE

BRITAIN ACTING AS MEDIATOR?

London, Mar. 3

has Great Britain Report that sounded Emperor Halle Belassle upon his willingness to negotiate a peace and upon the terms he is prepared to accept, are not denied in authoritative quarters in Londen,

It is known that the British military attache in Ethiopia has been in close touch with the Emperor in Denslye and has frequently reported to Lon- don. It would be a mere uct of prudence, says Renter's diplomatic to obtain From the Negus an indication that the prospects of a settlement before Great Britain endorsed the French suggestion for an appeal to the belligerents to negotiate a settlement-Reuter.

FATHER BURNS correspondent,

STILL ALIVE.

Paiping, Mar. 4. Anxiety is felt for the safety of American missionaries

He said that if the policy of work relief is to be followed the United States must be ready to replace the Treasury revenues lost through the Born In April 22, 1883, Mr. Jenkin AAA decision and the passage of received this early education at Plythe Bonus Bill. He said that a per- manent revenue from taxation total. tutors and in 1901 pased Into the of which $500,000,000 could be

Hing Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, The French delegation expressed as a gentleman cadet. Commissioned obtained from substitutes for the pro- the hope that the battleship issue in the First Territorial Battalion, cessing taxes and $120,000,000 from would be reopened diplomatically in Royal Fusiliere, City of London Regi-new taxation." 1940, with a view to securing a still ment, Mr. Jenkin was promoted Cap The existing corporate tax, ho said, smaller limit.

tain in 1906, but on being called to was scheduled as an equitable over The finishing touches are expected the Bar two years later, resigned his tax on dividends going to the to be applied to the now treaty this command.

alockholders who need the dividenda, week and formal signatures, will 'be

Before coming to Hongkong, he while those who were able to leave applied next week. In the meantime, practised In London and

London, March 3. "Ful!

has speed ahead"

been signailed to the Naval Conference here in consequence of the French agreement to the plan for the limita tion of the size of future battleships to 35,000 tons and to the suggestad mouth and Exmouth under Army $620,000,000 annually was need stationed at Fenchow, in Shenai, the! algning of a three-power treaty, with nut Italy.

bl-lateral negotiations between Great Western Circuit. He was wit their earnings undistributed escape

Britain and Germany and Britain and a Justice of Peace in 1917, and an Russia to frame supplementary honorary A.D.G, to the Governor on treaties aro being hurried on August 17 of the same year. Mr. Reuter's Bulletin Service.

Jenkin had been prominently identi flod with boxing and was at one time Chairman of the Hongkong Boxing

FLYING-BOATS ·

DELAYED

Association.

SKILLED BARRISTER

the surtaxes.

INCOMES WITHHELD "The Treasury estimates that in 1920 over $4,600.000.000 in corporate incomes will be withhold from the stockholders," he asserted.

if this was distributed, he said, it would be. added to the stockholders'

twenty

centre of a district which is over-rup by Communist invaders from Shansi. Mission property, which includes a large hospital and a school, is re ported to have fallen into the hands of the Communists, but it is not known whether the missionarles managed to escape.Reuter.

NEWS OF PRIEST

Bo Flandin's Appeal:

Genova, March 3. Many texts of a peace proposal were drafted and scrapped before the one proposed by M. Plerro Flandin, the French Foreign Minister, at the meets ing of the Committee of Thirteen, was finally adopted in principle, to-day.

Moving the resolution, M. Flandin declared that the French Government Mukden, Mar. 4.

was chiefly concerned with the well. The first message from the captors being of the League of Nations, and of Father Clarence Burns, of tho that the best means of socuring that Maryknoll Mission, who was captured was in the achievement of pence by baadfts near Tunghua on February Sanctions and counter sanctions would 5, has been received by the Mission. only aggravate the disorder of the

The message states:We have no world, he thought. intention of harming your friend, but we need money,”"""

The Royal Air Force flying boats The late Mr. Jenkin came to Hong. income and taxed, but being withheld originally dut here to-day on their kong in 1912 and except for a brief it was depriving the Government of fellow-captive, who states that Father return fight from Shanghal to Singa- nojourn in Singapore, where he was revenue. A proper tax on corporate Burns is well and is not

undistributed income would correctReuter. have been delayed by bad we offered an official past, which he de- Inequality and also simplify taxation ther. Subject to favourable condi-clined, his legal career since that time procedure. tions, the two planos, will arrive at had been wholly in Hongkong. In

pore

Improved Outlook

The letter was brought by a Chinese

The present moment, he said, offered bound slightly improved outlook for a re- nowed peace effort and he hoped that Italy, and Signor Benito Mussolini, Coast defence artillery gun practice would not interpret the proposal of with live ammunition is to be carried the Committee us in any way pro- Dealing with the $617,000,000 losi hai. One machine is still at Amoy, played high forensic skill and legal in the processing taxes, he suggested. į out from Pakahawan Fort, in the Judicial to Italian prestige, in view unfair direction of Junk Bay on Saturday of the recent Italian muccesses in the neumon, especially in criminal cases. a tax on the beneficiarles He was one of the most brilliant (Continued on Page.7)- between the hours of 3

midnight. pleadory over to"havo: practised.' în Hongkong.

| 4 pan, to-morrow direct from Shang-all his work in the Colony he dis

SUBSTITUTES TAKE ON

N. Y. STRIKERS' JOBS.

was

Apart from his egal work, the lato Mr. Jonkin led a somewhat re- tired life, although during the Great War he way in charge of the Police Reserve, which at that time numbered six hundred mon. He showed great enthusiasm is this work, and largely responsible for bringing the Force to the high state-of-emcioncy his services, he was honoured which it stiained. In recognition of with the, C.B.E decoration in 1918. H. was also a Justice of the Peace.g

In 1981, the date Bir. Jonkin - was

p.m.

ETHIOPIANS DISCOUNT CLAIMS OF VICTORY

(SPECIAL TO' “TELEGRAPH”)

Addis Ababa, March 8.

and

battlefield.

It is the general impression that Italy will accept the Committee's pro- pasal, with qualifications-Reitor Special.

}

The Ethiopian Government regards the Italian claims of victories in the Temblen na mythical.

Agreement Reached

Geneva, March 3. At a meeting of the British and French delegations an agreement war reached today with respect to the draft of an appoal to Italy and Ethio pin, urging them in the interests of world peace, to canis thoir fighting and

nd open negotiations to this end.

The communication will ask. to |reply within an uitated period. It is understood two or three days would

New York, March 3. Police estimate that workers employed in 1,100 buildings are striking with the liftmon's unions and orders have been London, Mar. 8.

given to further augment the forces organised to cope with any The well-known actress, Elizabeth

possible, emergency arising out of the strike. Borgner, was to-day successfully Already the walk-out has caused; in which event there will undoubtedly appointed a ̈K.C, on which occasion operated on for, appendicitis, indo- finitely postponing the' production of over 300 cases of disorder of a morn|ba: serious repercussions. When the he was the recipient of

or less serious nature in downtown lift strike was threatening a month congratulations at what was

ago, the chief's of the union were In- ed a most deserved honour. In It is stated that the Ethiopians, Ethiopian armies have been surround- not be considorol an excessive delay.

Thirteen The Committee of citizens are not formed that the employers" word in sodin! Ho, Mr. Jenkin was extremely

although suffering fairly heavy ed

The Emperor is personally directing to the terms of

of this resolution. To to-

where Moriously Inconvenienced in spite of a position to break: the strike and popular, being of a most genial dis casunities, are far from annihilation, operations which are described "WI ROBo" Bixtoen vwATE AKO, bo BATTIO's dr

first play the extent of the strike, for sub-causo 'the collapse of the union by position.

{await the reactions ozarch 4 wince

stitutes are operating the majority employing some thousands of -un-

It would be more correct to say that being in the best Ethiopian tradition. after it adjourned until and it has been specially written for of the lifts abandoned by the skilled lift boys and training them in WENDY BARRIE'S FATHER

the armies of Ras Seyoum and Mulu The Government denies, merSub-committees of experts mean- Mian, Bergmor. Production has al-strikers....

48 hours. ready been delayed several times,

Mr. Jenkin celebrated his silver Chota in the face of grontly superler that the Emperorale beloved while are mesting to consider means. There is chance that employers We should never submit to that swing to unforeseen mishaps will attempt to break the strike and sort of thing the union leaders wedding on February 18, this year, forous executed a strategical retreat, the report to that educt was circulated of applying an oll embargo, if this Router Speciál. ·

Continued on Pago 7) employ an entire new operating staff, affirmed. We'd fight first."Router.

the new Barrio play, "Bay David, “ which was due to open in

in a fortnight.

This

Now York,

Edinburgh Actually, the

peace terms to Italy. It is

agreed

step is ultimately decided on-Rente

It is strenuously denied that any by the Lallans Reuter Special. Bulletin Servlet...