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EDEN ANSWERS

ATTACK

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change of vlows might be valuable. He agreed that the League should be brought into the discussions at the first opportunity.

Herr Hitler's proposals contained matters affecting powers outside the Western European states, and it was essential that these proposals should be co-ordinated by the League.

Hope Of Security

"If" declared Mr. Eden, "we can assure by the end of the summer that the European membership in the League will be structure

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in Western Europe replacing the Locarno Treaty and strengthening security elsewhere by arrangements directly supervised and controlled by the League, we shall have gained very much more security for Europe, "Then it will be possible.io enter into the larger scheme, relating to economics, arrnaments, and so on," | he concluded.—Reuter,

Inept Leadership

London. April 6 Foreign affairs, were debated in the House of Commons this evening, along with other matters, on the Prime Minister's motion of procedure arising out of the defeat of the Government last Wednesday on the question of equal pay for men and women in the Civil Service,

A question of confidence has been posed to secure a reversal of the Commons

previous decision, and the Leader of the Opposition took occasion to attack the Government's policy both at Home and abroad. He contended that the menace of war had grown through years of inept leadership of the Government, which

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AIRSHIP HEADS FOR GERMANY

HINDENBURG SAILS FROM RIO

Rio de Janeiro, April 0. von Hindenburg, started on her re- The glant airship, Field Marshal turn voyage this morning.

Dr. Eckener, the veteran com- mander, in aboard, thus disposing the rumours that he was not returning lo Germany.

will arrive home on Friday-Reuters It is anticipated that the airship Bulletin Service,

S. E. C. LOSES APPEAL

JONES NOT FORCED;

TO TESTIFY

Washington, Apr. d.

NEGUS RALLIES

TROOPS

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at Endajesus when ho granted an Interview to Reuter's correspondent.

"Tho Negus scaled his own fate," he pointed out, "by crossing the which proved perhaps the bloodiest of Agumberta pass and forcing a battle the whole campaign."—Router.

́Further Advance

Rome, Apr. 6. that Italian

A communique issued to-day states troops havo occupied Alamata, nine miles south of Quoram, on the road to Dossiye.

Italian planes bombed, Sasabansh In Southern Ethiopia, another report states United Press.

Italian Protest

Geneva, Apr, 8. Italy surprised League of Nations circles to-day by lodging a protest that Ethiopians were bombing Italian' Red Cross units-United Press.

It is not clear whether the Italians The Securities Exchange Commis-chargo the Ethiopians with bombing its long struggle to compel Mr. Ed. sion in the Supreme Court to-day lost

Red Cross unite from the air or the ward Jones, a Now York dealer in

ground. Since the Ethioplans have no air force it is something of a old stocks, to testify concerning a mystery how they would be able to statentent of proposed securities reach the Italian Red Cross camps.

issues.

However, the Supreme Court did not rule on the constitutionality of the Securities Act of 1936.

Mr. Jonos Securities Act.

had challenged the after a lower court had upheld it, and ruled that Mr. Jones should be forced to testify-Renter.

48 unconstitutional

S'HAI RESIDENT DIES IN CAIRO

Cairo, Apr. 6 The denth has occurred, here of a well-known American resident

ok

had allowed the initiative to

pass from the Great Western democracies Into the hands of dictators. He argued that for

for resistance to aggression, Locarno

was too narrow basis. The whole strength of the League should be organised for the preservation of law and order.

the Sir Archibald Sinclair, for Liberals, and Mr. Winston Churchill took up Mr. Attlee's criticism of the Government's polley in the Italo- Mr. Heald arrived here on March Abyssinian dispute, and the former 20 and was immediately taken ill spoke in favour of more resolute with meningitis. He was buried in action on behalf of the victim of the American cemetery in Old Cairo. aggression.

-Renter.

Churchill's Criticism

of

Shanghai, Mr. W. S. Heald, General Manager of the Shanghai

Power Company,

KIPLING LEFT £155,000

London; Apr. 0. The gross value of Rudyard Kip-

| ling's estate is £155,000,

Mr. Churchill thought the Govern- ment's policy had fallen between two stools and had managed to secure the disadvantages of alienating Italy und! encouraging Germany to illegal action,

without the advantages of helping Abyssinia or vindicating the League. The jesson

this melancholy chapter was that they should not intervene in such matters The author directed that the in: unless they were in carnest and were come derived from his hooks should prepared to carry intervention to all be accumulated for a period of twenty- necessary lengths,

one years from his death and be ficiaries under his will are his wife, added to capital. The chief bang-

daughter nud Special

Mr. Churchill also raised the ques- tions of the Colonies and German re- armament and apoke of the effects in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe which would follow re-fortification by Germany of her western frontier.

Ethiopian War

-son-in-law-Reuter

PASSION PLAY

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DISCUSSION AT Y.M.C.A.

To Be Led By Rev. McClean

The Y.M.CA. Literary and Debat- ing Society's series of discussions on the subject "Is the World All Right?" will conclude to-morrow

evening when the Rev. W. McCloan will pre- sent the "Religious and Social Point of view."

All members are heartily invited to attend the reading o'clock to participate in this discus- room at D sion which promises to be one of the most interesting of the series.

Other angles to the subject which have, been previously debated are "Educational", "Finance and Econo- mics", and a general survey, which furnished the introduction

to the series. There have been encouraging attendances at all meetings but it is hoped that even more will be present to assist in a successful winding up of an interesting season.

MAHARAJAH OF AGE

WILL RULE GREAT KOLHAPUR. PROVINCE

Calcutta, Apr. 6.

The Maharajah of Kolhapur cele- brated his coming-of-age, when Sir John Anderson, on behalf of the British Government, presented him with ruling powers.

The Maharajah announced his loyalty to the King-Emperor in an address to his people.

J

NEW DICTATOR

the

Mr. Eden referred to the meeting

AT CATHEDRAL AND on Wednesday of the Committee of Thirteen in the course of replies to S. & S. HOME Commons questions to-day on the war in Abyssinia. He said recent

-The Garden," a Passion Play in events had made it clearly desirable Five Scenes by Father Andrew,

The Viceroy sent congratulations- that the Committee should be called S.D.C., will be performed in the and expressed the hope that together without delay, and the Sailors and Soldiers' Home on Maharajah would have peaceful rule Government had made known this Wednesday, April 8-at-9-p.mand and long life.-Neuter's.Bulletin Ser- At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. was their view to the Chairman, in St. John's Cathedral on Thursday ulee.

Senor Madariaga, who was actively and Good Friday, April 9 and 10 at engaged on the task he had under-10 p.m. There will be no reservation taken at the request of the Committee of seats, but in order to ensure ad- of bringing the parties to the war mission, programmes may be obtain- together, and, within the frameworked at the Sailors and Soldiers' Home of the League and in the spirit of the for the performance there, or at the Covenant, securing ย prompt

Cathedral Office for the performancea Cessation

of hostilities and a final in the Cathedral.

The action of the play takes place restoration of peace.

Replying to a suggestion, that a in part of the Garden of Gethsemane commission should be appointed to between the Thursday in Holy week recommend a settlement, the Foreign and dawn of the first Easter Day. Secretary recalled that in September Suitable hynms have been chosen to last the League's Committee of Five be sung by choir and congregation made a careful and thorough investi- between the scenes, and it is hoped and issues that many will make the witnessing Halion Into the origin involved in the dispute betwen Italy of this play part of their Haly Week

observance and preparation and Ethiopia, and worked out in Easter. great detail a plan for a just and equitable settlement,

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Questioned as to the Government's action regarding the use of gas and attacks by aircraft un Red Cross units and open towns in Abyssinia, Mr. Eden retalled the action already announced in relation to the first two matters and said, as to the bombing of open towns, in view of the import ance of guarding against violation c the laws and customs of war relating

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protection of non-combatants, the Government were making urgent representations that the complaints of the Ethiopian Government should re- ceive immediate attention from the appropriate organ of the League, British Wireless.

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DOIHARA'S SUCCESSOR IN NORTH CHINA

Pelping, April 6, Major General Takayoshi Mat- sumure is succeeding Lieut. General Kenji Dolhara as Chief of the Ja- Political Section of the nanese Kwantung Army hero. Ho arrived at 1.30 p.m. to-day,

The Chinese predict that he will | be virtual dictator of the Hopel Char- har Political Council.

Major General Matsumuro told the Japanese preas that, "North China is facing a most critical and dangerous altuation owing to Communist forces, which had already penetrated into Shansi Province,

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always intriguing, is Imperiling everything. I hope that the members of the Northern Government will realise that any policy except that of co-operation with Japan will ruin

the country.”

The Student Union sent an open latter to General Sung Choh-yuan, urging him to fight, and reminding him of the fate of the Manchurian generals aftor the Japanese had taken over the country.---United Press.

Position Explained

Peiping, April 6, Major General Matsumoto, tha successor here of Lieut. General Doihara, arrived and explained that the Kwantung Army will now have no connection with North China. He will carry on

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