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BRITISH DECISION

GUNNERS AND ALHAMBRA

PLEASES AIRMEN

ITALIANS

CONSULATE-GENERAL

FOR ADDIS ABABA - FRANCE TAKES SAME ACTION

London, Dec, 21.

DUEL

Spanish Loyalists

Lose Two Machines.

The British Government has BUT REBEL ARMS PLANT

notified the Italian Government that it has decided to convert the Legation at Addis Ababa into a Consulate-General.

It is pointed out that this decision is quite independent of Anglo-Italian negotiations in the Mediterranean, nor has it any bearing on the question of recognition of the conquest of Ethiopia by Italian arms. Reuter.

PARIS FOLLOWS SUIT

Paris, Dec. 21. The French Charge d'Affaires in Rome has been instructed to inform

the Italian Government that France has decided to transform the French Ababa Into ก Legation at Addia Consulute-General.

Ometal quarters state thin step does recognition of the Hallon empire hi Ethiopia.-Reuter.

DESTROYED BY SHELLS

London, Dec. 21.

A Spanish insurgent radio broadcast from Seville! claims that two Government aircraft were brought down in the course of a raid over Badajoz.

A Government message from Madrid reports that loyal artillery, during a bombardment in the San Sebastian sector, set fire to the insurgent arms factory at Vega, which was totally destroyed.-Reuter Bulletin Service.

ARTILLERY DUELLING-

Madrid, Dec. 21. El Socialista's Oviedo correspondent says that not raise the question of Government guns have blown up the arms factory at La Vega, which has been manufacturing weapons for the insurgents since the outbreak of the civil war... The telephone building has also been set afire there, he adds.

DE FACTO RECOGNITION?

London, Dec. 21. Britain has decided to convert her Addis Ababa Legation into a Con- suinte-General, and Sir Eric Drum-

mond, the Brush Minister to Rome, has so informed the Italian Govern- ment.

The action does not constitute

de jure recognition of the Italian

conquest of Ethiopia, it is officially stated, but it is not explained whether

United Press.

it entails de facto recognition

DECISIONS WELCOMED

Rome, Dec. 21.

The British and French decisions

Meanwhile, the rebels have commenced a long-range bombardment of Madrid, firing intermittently upon selected targets. A shell bursting near the Telephone Exchange Building hurled shrapnel through the press room windows within three feet of the heads of a handful of sleeping newspaper correspondents.

The Government is prepared to take the offensive for the first time since the inception of the siege of Madrid in order to thwart the ut- tempt of the rebels to make и June- to convert their Addis Ababa Legation of three powerful armies, tions Into Consulates-General Have including those commanded by been warmly welcomed as tantamount Generals Molu and Varcios.

de facto recognition of Italian sovereignty in Ethiopia.

It is considered that this move on the part of London paves the way for an Anglo-Italian gentlemen's agreement in the Mediterranean. It Is also reported as a situation de- iving the League of Nations of an excuse for allowing Ethiopian repre- sentatives to continue to sit in the Assembly at Geneva.

Nevertheless, It is explained, British,

French and

and Italian relations cannot return to full normality unill Britain France grant de jure recognition to Italy in Ethiopia, As it is admitted that such recognition would necessitate a profound versal of British and French policy, there is no tendency in italy to press this point as yet.Reuter.

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- BULGARIAN RECOGNITION.

Rome, Dec. 21, The Bulgarian Minister has in- Italian formed Count Ciano, the Foreign Minister, that the Bulgarian Government has decided to create a Consulate at Addis Ababa. Recogni- tion of Italian sovereignty follows automatically.-Reuter.

Step Toward

Settlement Of Strike

San Francisco, Dec. 21. Ship-owners and the Pacific Water- Murine Firemen's, Ollers', 'tenders' and Wipers' Association have reached a tentative agreement on all disputed

come points, and have. closer to a settlement of the strike than at any time during the pasi few weeks crisis. Their representa tives met in secret.

The agreement is subject only to the ratification of the full union

membership.

"These important achievements are

It is reliably stated in military quarter that "This will be an important week" in the siege, with Monday or Tuesday the date of a "decisive battle."-United Presa.

Exchanging Hostages

St. Jean de Luz, Dec. 23. The Basque Minister of Justice a British des- has arrived

to Bayonne troyer with a view to insurgents for a large-scale exchange of hostages for Christmas.

and with the

will also open tentative discussions It is possible that the delegatés

vice.

MYSTERY AVIATRIX "WANTED"

ALLEGEDLY SHOT YOUNG PILOT THEN STOLE HIS PLANE

Versailles, Dec. 21.

The examining magistrate is summons to for some kind of an armistice on the despatching ma Basque front-Reuter Bulletin Ser-Madame Schmeder Chapelut, beautiful young French woman, who crashed whilst landing a plane_on_a__farm at Selsey, England.

Earthquake Destroyed

San Vicente

San Salvador, Dec. 21. San Vicente, a town in the in- terior of the republie of Salvador, was completely destroyed by two earthquake shocks during the week-end.

The Arsi occurred Saturday night and The second Sunday morning. Both were fell over a wide area,

The death roll is now estimated at 100. No foreigners were among the victims-Reuter,

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Lallemant was able to land the plane in a feld, but he states that the woman, flourishing a revolver, jump- ed into the cockpit and took off with R.

The summons is being despatched through the British Foreign Office, the charge against the woman being that she caused injury to Lallemant.- Router Special.

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