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五拜體 號六月三英港街

FRIDAY, MARCH 6,

1936.

日三十月二

PEACE

BUT MUSSOLINI UNDECIDED

ETHIOPIA ACCEPTS LEAGUE PLEA

WON'T TOLERATE CLAIM ON CONQUERED LANDS

Rome, March 5.

The situation arising from the recent events at Geneva was discussed at a meeting between Signor Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator, and Count de Chambrun, the French Ambassador, this evening. The whole field of European politics was surveyed.

It is presumed that the French Ambassador urged Il Duce to respond favourably to the League of Nations* appeal for a cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia. The meeting is to be followed by a series of conversations between Count de Chambrun and Signor Mussolini or Signor Fulvio Suvich, under-secretary for Foreign Affairs.-Reuter,

Ethiopian Stand

Addis Ababa, March 5..

It is learned in excellent semi-official quarters that Emperor Haile Selassie's reply to the League of Nations' appeal for a cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia will probably stipulate that the possibility of Italy claiming possession of Ethioplan ter- ritory occupied by force must be excluded from the peace negotiations.-Reuter.

Cabinet Conference

London, March 5.

A special meeting of the British Cabinet was held this afternoon, to hear the report of Mr. Anthony Eden's" work at Geneva. Members are an xious to hear about the conversations between Mr. Eden and M. Pierre Flandin, the French Foreign Minister. and the decisions reached regarding the application of oil sanctions against Italy-Router Bulletin Service,

Ethiopia Accepts

Genova, March 5, The Emperor of Ethiopia's ne- ceptance of the League of Nations' peace proposals has been received here-Beuter Bulletin Service,

Mussolini Undecided

Rome, March 5.

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URGED UPON ITALY

· Picture shows the plant British linor Queen Mary almost ready for the high nece.

King made a prolonged inspection of the vessel yesterday.

ALLEGED

SPY'S DEFENCE

ADMITS WAR-TIME

SERVICES

ON TRIAL AT OLD. BAILEY

London, Mar. 5. The German doctor, Hermann Goetz, who is being tried at the Old Bailey for making a plan of a Royal Air Force station at Manston, near Broadstairs, calculated be usefu to an enemy, entered the witness-box this afternoon, and gave an account of his actions which led to the charge. Describing his career, necased said ho received the Iron Cross during the Gront War. His reputation 15 a dangerous intelligence officer, men

loned during the trial yesterday, was due to his success in obtaining in formation owing to his hospitable treatment of prisonora.

MODERATE JAPANESE CABINET

FAR EAST TENSION WILL RELAX

MINISTERS CONFIRMED

His Majesty the

KING VIEWS LINER

INSPECTION TOUR ON QUEEN MARY.

MAKES FRIENDS IN TENEMENTS

Glasgow, Mar. 5.

London, March 6. *Moderation has gained the day, for the new Japanese Gavernment may be Judged to be of complexion similar

His Majesty the King, accompanied to the old," declares the forming Post in an editorial today,

by Sir Godfrey Collins, Secretary for The fact that the Emperor him- Scotland, Bir. Walter Runciman, Pre self has taken this line should serve sident of the Board of Trade, Lord to discourage the hot-heads.

Weir, and officials of the builders, "Friends of Japan may hope for John Brown and Company, to-day some relaxation of tension in, the Far paid a visit to the Cunard-White Star East without thereby crediting the liner Queen Mary.

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Government with the settled During the inspection, His Majesty course of Japanese policy.

asked repeated questions about the "The prospects for the maintenance vessel's construction, the comfort of peace in the Pacific are definitely provided for passengers, as well as more promising than many people other particulars, and at the end of had begun to believe a few days ago," the visit, which lasted two and three- the paper concludes-Reuter. quarter hours, expressed pleasure at

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what he had soon, remarking that the

far) Queen Mary was a ship built utility

Tokyo,

March 5. Accused snið ho had always been Mr. K. Yuusa, Former Minister of interested in flying although refused the Imperial Household, has accepted admission to the Force in 1932, on the post of Lord Privy Seal, and the ground that he was over-age. Ho Viscount Matsudaira has accepted the ARMIES❘r applied for secret service um- Ministry of the Imperial Household.

ETHIOPIAN

STILL STRONG

BOMBS SLAY PEASANTS

Addis Ababa, March 5. It is learned officially that Signor The Ethiopian Government ridicules Bonito Mussolini has not yet decided the Italian allegation that all the what reply he will malce to the Lengue Ethiopian armies except as Nasibn's of Nations' peace-overtures. United have been routed and rendered useless

as fighting units

Press.

Press Urges Peace

on the northern

ployment, although he desired to en- ter the Intelligence, Service (which a Grown witness had explained did not mean spying).

Prior to accused's evidence, three witnesses, including a Group Captain of the R.A.F. and a witness who pro- duced secret plans gave evidence"" in camera.

Sir

It was revealed to His Majesty that the service speed of the liner would ba 20 knots. The Commodore, Edgar Britten, who has been appoint- ed master of the Queen Mary, was |presented to His Majesty, as also were a number of engineering officials, Am-and workmen.

The following members of Cabinet have been confirmed:

Premier, Mr. Keki Hirota; Foreign Minister, the former bassador Mr. Shigeru Yoshida;

It is learned that the King ex- Minister of Finance, Dr. Eiichi pressed his intention of visiting the Baba;

liner again before she is commission- Minister for War, General Counted, and a proposal is being consider. Terauchi, son of the former Premier, ed for him to go on the trial trip Field Marshal Count Ternuchi;

from Southampton. Minister of the Navy, Admiral Nagano;

Minister for Home Affairs, Mr.

Takuguchi Kawasakis

Minister of Justice, Mr. Naoshi

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LABOUR FEARS ARMS RACE

WARNING AGAINST

RE-ARMAMENT

GOVERNMENT'S SCHEME MAY INJURE UNIONS

(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH")

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages 1804. Received, Mar, 0, 7.30 am)

Ordinance,

London, March 5.-

The Parliamentary Labour Party to-day approved the terms of an amendment which will be moved in the House of Commons next week in opposition to the Government's defence proposals, contained in the White Paper issued earlier this week.

The decision followed a meeting of the National Council of Labour, which unanimously agreed to this

course.

It is understood that assuming the rearmament proposals are adopted, the Trades Union Congress and the General Council will subsequently have many problems to consider in connection with the application of the defence scheme, apart altogether from its political aspect.

The Trades Union Council will probably eventually agree, to co-operate but will certainly require safeguards and guarantees, and a good deal more information from the Government regarding the details of proposals. It seems that Labour fears the Government is hinting at the dilution of labour and the bringing in to industry of apprentices and trainees.

-QUORAM BOMBING

Labour Amendment

The Labour amendment favours an international understanding, general disarmament and international economic co-operation and condemns any policy intensifying an arme race, which would inevitably lead to war.

“ACCIDENT” Labour also views with alarm the

ITALIAN VERSION OF ATTACK

NO BRITISH ACTION

After lunch, with officials of John During the sitting, which insted an

Brown and Company, the King visited hour and forty minutes, Mr. Cront

half a dozen tenement fints near the Johnston, C., for the accused, pre-

centre of the city. He knock int viously examined Lieut-Col. Cook,

each door, seeking entrance. One attached to the General Stair Direc

Ohura. torate of Military Operations and

little boy, aged five and a half years, front.

Intelligence at the War Office, on

The Investiture of the Prime Minis asked shyly: "Are you the The Government states that since knowledge of a German cook who had tor will take place at the Imperial King? His Majesty replied: "Yes,

Palace to-morrow.

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Rome, March . man, I am," patting the boy's the beginning of the war the Imperial stated that he was an interpreter to Vatican City, March 5.

General Jinzaburo Mazaki, former head.

The bombing of the British Am- L'Osservatore Romana, the organ of edict against risking a massed battle Mr. Lloyd George, then Prime afinis

member of the Supreme War Council, Afterwards, the King Look,tea with bulance Unit with the Ethiopian army the Holy See, in a front page editorial, has been obeyed and now that Marshal ter, and other members of the Cabinet and General Hayashi, former War the first Labour Lord Provost of was to-day described as an unfor to-day urged an immediate just Badoglio has thrown five arniy corps at the Spa Conference in 1920-

Minister, both of whom have rerignel, Glasgow, Mr. John Stewart, and mem-tunate accident by an Italian spokes- perco in Ethiopia becnues "the an- into the northern front it would be Router.

are placed on the retired list-Reuter, bors of the City Counell-Reuter's (man. nounced losses of human life in the folly for the Ethiopians to stand their

POLICY UNCHANGED Bulletin Service," present battles is frightening." Tound. The Emperor's forces are

retrenting according to a pre-arranged the British unit United Praza.

plan.

Within the Covenant

The Government has issued a state- ment with respect to the latest bomb- The League of Nations has received ing of a British ambulanco unit. It

Genova, March 5.

says the British Red Cross section was

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Were wounded.

HEAVY RAINS SET IN

Harrar, March 5. Heavy rains are falling in this Emperor Haile Selassie's acceptance about a mile and three-quarters from vicinity and throughout Ogaden.--- of the Committee of Thirteen's plea the nearest military camp when it Router. for peace negotiations.

The Ethiopian Emperor has speci- was bombed. It asserts the bombing

fled, however, that any agreement must be within the framework of the League Covenant.-United Press.

Lift Strike Continues

BUT VIOLENCE IS -DIMINISHED

Now, York, Mar, 5.

The liftmen's strike is still un- settled, but violence has diminished and New Yorkers ato no longer seriously inconveulenced, because the substitute liftmon are funt as good

and

other

was deliberate.

CLOSE PURSUIT

Home, March 5. After bombing Queram, killing ten The Second Army Corps is reported pearants, including two woman and to have reached Takkage to-day, four children, the attacking planes

fleeing flow very low in the direction of the pursuing ambulance camp. Three orderlies in Router's Bulletin Service.

the

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WOOL AND COTTON FROM

RAYON STAPLE FIBRE

London, Mar. 5.

The production of "fibro", (rayon staple fibre which can be apun to yarns resembling cotton or wool) is a new and most

Moscow, March .

The Japanese Ambassador to-day assured M. Litvinoff, the Commissar for Foreign Affairs, that recent eventi

proposals of the Government to reorganise industry on a war basis, to an extent that vested intoresta may be able to menace seriously organised Inbour and trade union standards.

The Government's motion will be moved by Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister. who will insrely. move:

"The House approves the defence proposals of the Government which "are-outlined" to the White Paper."--

Reuter Special.

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Defence And Finance

London, March 5, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor He pointed out that the British of the Exchequer, replying to Oppo Embassy had only notified the Italiansition questions * THOROUGH TOUR

concerning authorities to-day that the ambulance financing of the Government's defence London, Mar. 5. had been moved to Quoram. The programmo, told the House of Com- tour Italians believed it was still at Deamons this afternoon that it would be In the exceedingly thorough in Tokyo would not affect Japan's which the King made of the great slyn

more appropriate to consider the coat foreign policy, particularly with reliner Queen Mary at Clydebank to- No representations have been made of these activities during the badget gard to her relations with the Soviet day His Majesty is said to have to the Italian Government up to now statement.

M. Litvinoff, in reply expressed covered seven miles. Ile inspected with regard to the bombing, satisfaction and intimatod Soviet's almost every part of the ship, from Ethiopian sources state that there is readincs to settle all outstanding the boiler rooms, which he climbed no doubt but that the attack was questions amicably, but added that down steel ladders to reach; to the deliberate and that three orderlies tranquillity on the Soviet, Manchukuo (Continued on Page 7)

(Continued on Page 7.) Mongolian and Manchukuoan frontiers was a pre-requsite for the success of any negotiations.-Reuter,

Nip Revolt In Porto Rico

U.S. AUTHORITIES SEIZE LEADER

GUARDSMAN'S MOUSTACHE

COSTS COURT-MARTIAL

but

He had not yet decided, he said, how the money would be raised and Parliament could not have this in- formation during the coming debate. on the defence programme.

Owing to the flexible variable tato of execution it was impracticable to state even approximately the total cost

the additional cost of upkoop.. or the

Mr. Clement Attice, the

leader, and Mr. Herbert Mor

Labour, had strongly urged that Parliament and the country should not be asked to approve a programme before knowing its cost, Mr. Stanley, Baldwin, the Prime Minister, promis- London, March 5. ed to consider the mattor.-euter. Guardsman Bursell's moustache has cost him 28 days' de-

Suggests Conference tention, by court-martial..

London, Mar, 5 Sentence was not for refusing to, Labour members appeared specially shave his meitstache, said Bir Victor amused. Mr. Tomi Williams asked Commander Robert Bower, Govethe Warrender, informite a curious House

...

important, venture of Courtauld's, Mr. Samuel Courtauld told arrested Podru. Albizu Campos, proof Commons of the matter this aftor/Sir Victor to illustrate how a soldier's ment supporter, inquired in the House

that A

San Juan, Porto Rico, March G.. The United States authorities have as the strikers.

Up to now police have made ninety the annual meeting of the Company to-day.

sident, and six other members of the noon, but for refusing to "fall, in" moustache should be grown and an- of Commons to-day whether, in view arrests for assault.

Nationalist Party

Imperial defence, Mr. Stanley Baldwin' Mr. Courtauld announced

on a charge of when ordered to do so by his com- other member wanted to know whether of the Government's programme of offences.

Mr. Courtauld said the only con recruiting soldiers in a conspiracy to manding officer, after he had been "Old Bill's" walrus moustache was would call a conference of Dominions President Bambrick, leader of the now factory which would produce 20,- siderable disappointment during the overthrow the United States Govern sentenced to tam days' confinement to strictly in accordance with the King's and Indian Forcantile, w Union of Building Employees, has 900,000 lbs, annually was just coming past year was in regard to weaving, ement In the leland by force.

barracks for declining to remove the Regulations. Another member pug the Indian Princos, with a view to ordered preparations for further ex- into operation.

Bail was fixed at £2,000 each. appendage.

good that the moustache ionton having the Dominions and India con tousion of the strike to Middle Town "Fibro is undoubtedly exciting Ho added that the dyeing industry

The House chuckled when Sir might be included as an addendum 16 tribute more materially to the defence and Grand Central Terminus district, interest in Lancashire and Yorkshire, was in a procarious state. Regarding murder of America, lucione Victor added that it was obviously the defence White Papers Bathing of hold common lefarense clos

numerous sic since it can be used on the spindles Japanese competition, he believed that mor of an American, the chief within the discretion of the command- An unidentified questioner brought Mr. Baldwin repiled that the closest scrapers. The boroughs of Queen's of exleting machinery, enabling the the danger to the whole textile or unte in San Juan have thing olleet to order the removal of down the House by asking what wan ch was being vixinal:) between and Brooklyn will shortly be without employment of spindles which could industry-of Europe, and possibly 1rtamen, too, if the plans of the union barvily hope to find profitable bustless America, was as great as aver mobilised in case of emergency.--mustad bean previously ordered, tomosistaches. It is understood this was the Governments of the Domindent, moustache of unsoldierly appearance, the colour of the Guardsman's the United Kingdom Government andÁ bear the fruit expected-Router; on cotton alone.

frontove it or grow it' properly. the crux of the question, Reuter.

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