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六拜禮辦七月三英港香

SATURDAY,

1936. MARCH 7.

Telephona 59101.

TERRIFIC

THOUSANDS OF

CASUALTIES

DESPERATE CLASH IN TEMBIEN

ALL RESERVES THROWN INTO ACTION

Addis Ababa, March 6.

The fiercest battle of the whole war is now raging in the Tembien area, where Italians and Ethiopians have thrown all their reserves of man power into action, according to reports received here to-day.

The forces are approximately of equal strength and the tide of battle flows in alternating directions, first favouring one side, then the other.

Thousands of dead and wounded of both sides litter the area laxazze Kiver bed.-Neuter.

NO SURRENDER

Addis Ababa, March 6.

BATTLE

日四十月二

Consular representatives in Addis Ababu fear that italian planes may bomb the capital, soen above, at any

Women, children nd aped persons have been ordered to leave the city immediately.

Movient.

HITLER TO RE-ARM RHINELAND ZONE

Paris, March 7.

The German Chancellor, Herr Adolf Hitler, is announcing A spokesman of the Ethiopian Government to-day that the German Government is denouncing clauses of the Treaty of Versailles and the Pact of Locarno concerning the declared to-day that the country was "still un-delitarisation of the Rhineland zone, according to a message

from Berlin. shaken, and can fight for years."

"We shall not cede our autonomy to Italy as the price of peace," he announced.-United Press.

Legations Anxious

Addis Ababa, Mar. 6. Italian war planes' reconnaissance fights over this city, the capital of Ethiopin, have armused apprehension "in" many quarters. Tho-diplomatic corps meets to-morrow to discuss the possibility of an immediato bombard- ment.

ATTACK ON RED INVADERS

Certain legations have already 20,000 MASSED WEST]

cubled their Governments asking that urgent representations be made to Rome asking whether such a step is intended,

It was believed formerly that Addin Ababa and Diredawa were regarded by the Italians as open towns and no longer as military bases, but it is now aerial recon- felt that the recent naissance was for the purpose securing photographs proparatory to a bombing expedition.---Reuter,

-Evacuation Ordered

of

Addis Ababa, Mar. 6. The municipal authorities have ordered all women and children and aged persons to evacuate the city at dawn to-morrow. Meanwhile, able-bodied inhabitants are busily constructing dug-outs.

all

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OF FENGCHOW

SHARP FIGHT

FOR TOWN

Nanking, Mar. 7. Replying to inquiries from privata the Com- sources here concerning munist altuation in Yenhsishan, it is denied that the Red invaders have penetrated as far as Linsheh, south of Fengchow.

The main body of the Ileds, num- bering about 20,000, is located be-1 tween Chungyang and Shihlou, a con- siderable distance weat of Fengehow.

ANXIETY FELT FOR EARL BEATTY

Health Causes Fresh Apprehension

London, Mar. 6. Eart Beatty's health is causing renewed anxiety..

Lord Horder was sum- moned this afternoon and stayed with the patient for an hour and a quarter.

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An earlier bulletin report- a slight improvement. but stared there was still cause for anxiety. It is understood that at 4.30 p.m. the patient's condition was unchanged.-Reuter,

EVEREST PARTY MOVING

Gurmany is prepared to offer guarantees regarding the western) frontiers both to France and Belgium. It is not believed Herr Hitler wishes to issue an ultimatum or to present a fait decompti, but the denunciation is considered to be symbolic gesture.

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London, Mar. .

At the resumption of the care against Hermann Geertz, the Ger- man doctor who is being tried at the Old Bailey for ninking a plan of a Following a hastily-convened con- Royal Air Force station at Manston, ference of German Army Generals, It near roadstairs, calculated to be is understand that the German High useful

cuemy, the accused Command expressed the view that a underwent a stiff cross-examination dezision-fó—re-accupy the thing at the hands of Mr. James Casals,

K.C., prosecuting for the Cronen.

nilitarily would lead to risks which the German Army was-mil in a posi- tion to assume, but it is stated that Hiller imposed his decision on them?? --Reuter.

EARLY WARNING

Berlin, March 6,

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The hearing was unfinished when the Court adjourned until Monday.

Replying to Mr. Cassels, Accused and his detailed sketch of the Mun- ston aerodrome was for use in connec- tlon with a novel in which aviation wo largely centred. He did not take the sketch with him when he visited

DRAMATIC MOMENT There was a dramatic

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SHARP PROTEST TO ITALY

BRITAIN DEMANDS BOMBING PROBE

TWO MORE EUROPEANS FOUND KILLED

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

(By_ Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphis Messages Ordinance, 1822. Received March 7, 8 am)

London, March 6.

His Majesty's Government has instructed the British Ambassador at Rome, Sir Eric Drummond, to protest to Italy against the bombing of the British Red Cross unit at Quoram.

The Ambassador has been instructed to ask fór a full investigation and that full instructions be given to the Italian military authorities to avoid a repetition of this outrage.

The protest covered the Quoram incident only, since the death of Major Burgoyne has not yet been officially reported.-UnitedPress

Dessiye, March 6.- The Union Jack still floats dejectedly over a scene of utter desolation at Quoram. The flag was found by Reuter's correspondent visiting the remains of the British Red Cross encampment destroyed by Italian bombs.

DEMANDS POSITIVE POLICY

JAPANESE ARMY'S

INSISTENCE

A throng of peasants, including sick and wounded women and children, stood forlornly about, mourning, their dead or hoping for medical attention. Some are suffering with horrible wounds and gas burns,

There is a forly foot hole gaping In the middle of the camp's "Ied Cross emblem.

Atom tent flaps over the wrecked oporating table, which was In tIsC when the first bombs crashed upon bhe camp-Beuter:

Starving Woman

According

Rome, Mar. 6. to despatches fram Asmara, Italian troops advancing up the Amba Alagi ridge, found a pretty, alghteen-year-old Ethiopian girl hid-

ing in a cave. She said she was Ras Bulu Gela's typist.

Tho, troops were attracted by a

Paris.

Tokyo, March 7. The Japanese Army is taking Is the Treaty of Locarno Germany immediately before his hand in polities to a greater extent about to be denounced? There rest, and had destroyed the skeleton than ever.

An Army spokesman said to-day are whispers in the diplomatic of his novel.

Accused was closely questioned with that the Army wants a Cabinet able offices of Berlin, for the Chan-regard to the visits he paid to several to pursue a positive policy and not one faint cry from the cave, and found cellor. Herr Adolf Hitler, is to aerodromes, as recorded in his diary, which

the the girl' prostrated on the ground, will merely maintain.

half starved, with her typewriter still make an important specch

status quo. during the week-end and will

The Army, apparently, particularly beside her. She was given bread and

head moment objects to Mr. Shigeru Yoshida as milk which she ate ravenously. probably disclose to the Am- when necured declined to say who Foreign Minister, because he is the Later, she was taken to

speaking flbert bassadors of foreign powers the was Colonel Dressler, thought to be son-in-law of Count Making, former quarters, where amended German foreign policy. of the German Air Force, whom he Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal, and French, she told her story. She had No-one knows what he will say; vialted on his trip to Berlin, on the one of those whose life the rebellous been without food for four days, sho She is a girl of considerable re- ground that it might lead him and Army officers attempted in the recent Bald. and even the subicct of his pro- the Colonel into serious trouble with Tokyo "purge." nouncement is only guessed at the Gorman authorities. Neverthe It is understood that the Navy also finement, having been educated by APPROACH SCENE

as yet. But it is authoritative-less, accused asserted that the Colonel criticises the selection of Mr. Koki missionaries and having once lived in ly learned

aecret Hirota's Cabinet. OF ENDEAVOUR

that it concerna was not an Intelligence

Dead White Men General Count Terauchi, the War Locarno,

Accused also declined to describe Minister, is interviewing Mr. Hirota | The Italian troops also found the Darjeeling, Mar. 6.

It is possible Herr Hitler will another unnamed friend whom he to-morrow morning to endeavour to corpses of two white men, stripped Mr. Noel Humphreys, a member of

met in Berlin. “I cannot” dare to arrive at an understanding-Rouler of their clothing and partly devoured over, and left many dead and wound-the Mount Everest Expedition, loft arrange for a simultaneous demon answer; it would be impossible for

HIROTA HELPLESS

by animals. A Government communique statened.

A notebook was found near one Darjeeling with his wife for Kalam-stration by leaders of politics, the

Tokyo, March 7. that bloody fighting is occurring in-

Accused admitted receiving :£102) A general offensive was ordered pong today. The party will go in Army and the Fleet, similar to that me he said,

Mr. Koki Hirota has not indicated body, in which was the beginning of an unspecified locality and declares against the invaders on Bfarch 3 and batches, and Mr. Hugh Ruttledge, the held on January 3 of last year, in from Germany, whereas

the per- whether he thinks he can form a a letter in French addressed to the in leader, will be the last to leave. order to show to all states the soll missible amount was only ten marks. Cabinet which will be satisfactory to Swedish Rod Cross mission at Des- that the troops, under Ras Kassa and serious fighting has since been

It is understood that the Indian arity of the German nation

The case is exposted to finlah late the Army and Navy elements.

Biye. Ras Seyoum are actually attacking progress, with Government troops at-

Oficial circles are ́silent and it is!

The letter said: "Thank you for on Monday-Router, and south Government has allowed one com Lacking from

He is meeting the War Minister, the medicine which arrived, but we the cast

missioned and two non-commissioned impossible to discover even upon what

General Count Terauchi, this morning, regret the excellent brandy you pro- officers to accompany the expedition. ubject the Chancellor is to make his

Meanwhile, Mr. Hirola is helpless, and mised as has not yet turned up."--- The coumissioned officer will stay at pronouncement-Router Special

cannot make any progress whatsoever Reuter. the base camp and the other-two

REICHSTAG SUMMONED will accompany the climbers.

Berlin, March 6. The Reichstag has been ordered to convene at noon on Saturday to hear the Government's declaration.

A body of 2,000 Reds for a time occupied the town of Sanchuenchen, within the jurisdiction of Fengchow, the having attacked the place on night of March 2. The invaders were dislodged at noon of March 4, how-

the Italian positions. Their armies, and slowly converging on the main it in disclosed, had been moved pro- viously to a great distance from the body of the enemy, Reuter front line, owing to the stench of putrefying bodion of soldiers of both siden lying in no-man's-land.

Marching North

It is further stated that Rus Mulu Getn's army is again marching north ward from the Waldia region.

The communique declares that the Ethiopian troops' morale is splendid and remains unbroken by the Inces- sant Italian bombing attacks and the use of poison gas, outlawed though this form of warfaro remains.

The Government gives as an in- stomen of Italian ferocity the bombard- ment of the open and undefended town of Debra Markos, capital of Gojjam, where bombing planes "de stroyed many houses and three churches, Incluiling the cathedral con- taining the tombs of former Ethiopian rulers.

FRENCH ELECTIONS

In connection with the blessing of the porters by a lama, he used a red Paris, Mar, G. cord on his stoll, instead of the usual The General Election has been white, as he firmly believes that the axed for April 20 and the second expedition will rench the summit ballot for May 3.--Reuter,

Reuter's Bulletin Service.

DOMINIONS ANXIOUS FOR IMMIGRANTS

Wellington, Mür. 6. The Premier of New Zealand, commenting on Imperal de- fence, said the Empire's first line of defence should be ita

population,

It is being peralatantly reported that Chancellor Hitler is preparing! 'or an announcement of foreign and domestic Intercal-United Press,

WORKING ON SPEECH

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Berlin, March 0.

The Reichstag has been summoned for noon to-morrow and it is expected that the Chancellor, Herr Hitler, wil make a long and Important speech, upon which he has been working throughout the day. Reuter.

service officer.

-IA.F--FLIGHT TO CANTON-

In his difficult task.

The Emperor has agreed to remove

Foreign Office Acts Two of the Royal Air Force flying from the Supreme War Council, at

London, Mar, 0, - Stops arising out of the bombing boats left Hongkong this morning for the request of the Army, General a brief visit to the Canton Air Force. Jinzaburo Mazaki, General Sanao of the British Red Cross unit at they will return to Hongkong this Araki and General Hayashi-United Quoram are under the active conside

afternoon.

Pross.

"WE MUST MAKE OUR

COUNTRY SAFE"

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ation the Foreign Offee, which has received an official report from Dr. Melly, head of the unit, confirming the details already published..

The Italian Government was in- formed in January that the unit was proceeding from Deasiya to Wadia and thence towards Quoram, although the unit's actual position at Queram was not made known to the Italians until ofter the bombing yesterday Router's Bulletin Service.

Task Completed

Rome, Mar. 6. Marshal Badoglio has issued a com Neville.munique which states that the Third Army Corps has completed. Its special task in the Tomblen and has turned anuthwards, aiming to capture Foneroa and Samre.

The rounding up of bodies of enemy. troops continues without reapito,

The Ethlonians are anld to be cut:

London, Mar. 6. "We cannot shut our eyes to what is going on elsewhere, AMBASSADORS CALLED

and we must make our country safe," declared Mr. Barlin, March 6 Chamberlain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a speech to It is understood the German Gov-his constituents at Edgbaston, Birmingham, to-night. ernment has requested the British,

The Chancellor and the Govern- that anyone would think a very long

"We are not expecting war," Mr.

This did not mean indiscriminato Tho. Premier - auggested around migration to the Domin ons, but the table conference of the Dominions to This report adds that the loss Dominions were anxious to have im- study defence policy and I develop Makamba matatan Ambament were determined to build up an time before they start hostilities." civilian lte was high, since the

were ready to invest ment, Italians chose market day at Dobra migrants who

pioneering, The Dominions did not Behindoes, and Thetata din

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