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DUN LOP

SO VIAKE OF GROWTH?

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The Tyre with 2,000 Tooth

Troop Movements Reported Near French Somaliland FRANCO-ITALIAN TENSION FLARES AT

ROME'S WARLIKE

PARIS JITTERY AT RUMOURS

PARIS, DEC. 27.

REPORT THAT THE ITALIAN AUTHORI- TIES IN ABYSSINIA ARE THREATENING TO MARCH ON DJIBOUTI, IS PUBLISHED BY "PERTINAX" IN THE NEWSPAPER "ORDRE".

The article says that the Italian authorities are proclaiming that it is only a question of time before they march there, and the French are thrown into the sea.

Italian

troop movements arc reported. For example, the Askaris are being sent to West Abyssinia relieving contingents of Gallas who are being sent eastwo.rd.

Roads, seemingly intended for military transport, have been built from Ausub towards the French frontier.

The French have only numerically weak detachments at Djibouti, whereas the Italians have 90.000 soldiers. 130,000 white labourers, and 150.000 native labourers, though, 185 miles of desert separate them from the French colony, with hostile populations around,

"Pertinax" says that it is hy' maritime power that the Italians in Abyssinia must be kept in check. The Babel Mandel Strails can be defended as a result of Anglo-French co-opera- tion at Djibouti and Aden, and it is stated that measures for such co-operation were taken in December, 1935,

Madame Tabouin, writing in "L'Oeuvre" says the idea seems to be to take. French Somaliland from the rear, while Djibouti is attacked from the air,

She mentions the reported suggestion that France should submit to the Hingue Court, the question of 700 Halian troops, six months ago, occupying posts in what is claimed to be French territory 50 miles from Djibouti-Reuter.

(Continued on Paye 7.)

French Socialist Party Drops Pacifist Policy

PARIS, Dec. 27.

BY 4,322 VOTES to 2,837, the French Socialist Party has agreed upon a radical departure from its former policy of pacifism in foreign affairs.

In a vote on three resolutions on foreign policy submitted to the plenary session of the extraordinary național party congress by M. Leon, the pacifist group secured only 60 votes, while an amendment to M. Blum's motion was defeated 4,822 to 2,887, with 1,014 abstentions.

M. Bluny's motion denounced the policy of appeasement as initiated by the Munich Agreement, supported the efforts of the Daladier Gavernment to re-arm France at every cost, denounced pacifism (previously the Party's strongest plank) as a policy for peace, and pledged its co-operation to the fullest extent in any war in which France may become involved in defending the integrity of its soil.

"If". Bald M. Blum, "It is a ques- tlon of war or servitude, the Socfallst Party will choose war."

The valo was taken after a lengthy debate during which representatives of the various groups presented i their viewpoints.

The representative of the Integral Pacidst Group declared himself to be

opposed to rearmament efforts of any

and demanded

disarma-

PREPARATIONS

JAPANESE SHIPPING on the Yangtse River near Anking is still being harassed by Chinese guerilla sharpshooters on the banks of the river. The photograph shows a Japanese Army supply ship, proceeding up-river with supplies, heavily guarded by armed soldiers.

New Refugee Shelter

Chungking, Dec. 27.

A Shanghai despatch re- ceived here states that the newly constructed refugee shelter in the western district of Shanghai will shortly be opened for the accommodation of war vielims,

With

capacity for 5,000 people, the shelter is equipped water with electricity and supplies and is expected to re lleve to some extent the con- gestion in other camps.

Despite energgile efforts by the authorities to move them to the interior places, there still remain about 190,000 re- fugees in Shanghai, It is learned.-Central Neies.

New Chinese Offensive Gaining Momentum

SHIUKWAN, Dec. 28.

THE CHINESE COUNTER-OFFENSIVE against} Tsengshing, 35 miles north-east of Canton, is proceeding]

apace.

kind, meni gesture instead.

Several delegates made a last at-

It is revealed that on one occa- | latter are strengthening their defence tempt to find a compromise between the Blum and Faure resolutions.

sion Chinese vanguards succeed-works and enlarging the aerodrome M. Faure declared that he would continue to defend his ideas. within in forcing their way into the at Samshul.

The number of Japanese warships

Island auth

the purly even in the event-of the city and challenged the Japanese

to street fighting. They with-around Welchow defeat of his resolution.

Ile emphasised that friendship bedrew after inflicting about 200 ahol has now been increased tween himself ond M. Blum was not affected by the fact that they did not casualties upon the Japanese.

Japanese Since then, the

of

to

They frequently cruise off elght. the const of Pakhol and molest About 200 fishing have Chinese boats. Ben eye to eye in matters of foreign tightened their vigilance and have and salt boats are reported to have polley.

been Intermittently skelling the been set on fire by them. M. Faure then pointed out that the Chinese positions outside the city lo

Japanese bluejackets have also Munich agreement had not been suurevent the Chinese from approach-

landed on Welchow Island and seized ficiently exploited for the purposes

pence, He

against an ing the elty gates.

Chinese troops staged "mopping provisions and valuables from armement race, in which the Tatali- tarien States were bound to emerge up" operations in the areas around islanders-Central News.

of

warned

|day

Yuanku. Dec. 27.

the

FRANCO'S DRIVE BROUGHT TO HALT

BARCELONA, Dec. 27.

ALL REPORTS FROM ARMY MEN in the Gogull sector state that the Loyalists have halted the Insurgent attacks, and are holding firm around Gogull, where Italians are concentrating the spearhead of the attack.

Chamberlain

To Visit Vatican

as

Further north, the Insurgents continued to pound the salients} at Montsech and the line of with Sierray along the river heavy losses.

Air bombardments are very MILAN, Dec. 27.

frequent, extending 30 to 35) MR. NEVILLE CHAMBER-miles behind the lines. LAIN and Viscount Halifax will

Sunlight, breaking through the be received in private audience morning mist, made targets clear all by Is Holiness the Pope on the along the route from Cebera to the day following their arrival intron, obliging the civilian population).

to take retuge every few minutes. Rome,

Australians Seek Pact

LONDON, Dec. 27. A DEPUTATION of Australian trade experts have begun negotiations in Washing. ton for a new » trade ́ agree. ment.

Similar negotiations will later be conducted in Ottawa. The deputation is headed by the Australian High Com- missioner in London, Mr. Stanley M. Bruce.

It is intimated here that the new trade negotiations have been rendered necessary by the Anglo-American trade agreement, signed recently Trans-Ocean.

AVALANCHE KILLS 93

After their audience with the Pope, Five Savola bombers caused an un-! they will attend a luncheon given by known number of victims and Mr. Francis D'Arcy Osborne, the Bri-damage in two raids on Barcciona

TOKYO, Dec. 27. tish Minister-Plenipotentiary to the this morning. Vatican.

NINETY-THREE WORKERS In the first raid the sundron at- Special Interest is attached to this visit of the British statesmen British ship Stuncroft, whose

tacked the port aren and sunk the were entombed in an avalanche; crew which swept the water-power to the Vallenn, In view of the fact that Viscount Halifax's father took was rescued and taken ashore. The station under construction at a prominent part in the movement Planes returned flying in which alms at reuniting the Angil-to the north, but anti-aircraft fre ean and Roman Catholic churches, disturbed the formation, and forced one plane to flee towards the sc, while the others bombed the area and an Inland segment.

-Tratis-Ocean.

ENGLAND BEGINS

TO THAW

of

formation

port

Shindai on Saturday morning.

Up to 4 p.m. 39 bodies were recovered and 11 were found

JAPAN'S BOMBERS AGAIN ACTIVE

JAPANESE NAVAL AND ARMY BOM- BERS, which on Sunday and Monday, carried out widespread raids on cities and towns throughout China, re- peated their rain of death yesterday..

Eighteen planes bombed Liucnow, an important city in central Kwangsi, where jover fifty bombs were [dropped.

Tüngyumen, in eastern Shan- si, was also bombed by Japanese machines which firstly re- connoitered over a wide area in the province, visiting the cities of Hancheng, Pucheng, Tahi and Weinun.

Chinese anti-aircraft Kuns wnet into action against a lone Japanese bomber which flew over Nanchang, the impregnable city at the terminus of the railway with Kiukiang.

No bombs were dropped. Tsungia, 30 miles north-cust Canton, which was recently na Japanese objective but is now firmly in Chinese hands, was bombed by several invading planes,

and

On Sunday and Monday, Japanese planes carried out A devastating series of raids on China, bombing five provincial capitals as well as u large number of smaller elties towns. They appeared over Chung- king for the fifth time since the out- break of hostilities, and bombed ichabodie Changsha, Slan, und Kweilin.

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AIR MAIL DELAYED

NO MORE AIR mails will Berlously injured. The fate of arrive in Hongkong until Satur- 43 was still unknown.

day. A Valencia message says that five Savolas dropped 50 bombs on

Led by local police forces, the Valencia port and the suburti

This is a result of the wild

of rescue parties including some 300 spell of cold weather that has Nazaret at 12.15 p.m. to-day, but they members of fire-brigades and swept Europe during the past caused no dimage. The plan: few young men's associations rushed fortnight.

very high, and a curtain of anti-air-

During one stage it completely dis- organised trans-Continental air ser-

crait Ore prevented them from reach-to the scene and were continuing ing their objective, most of the bomb efforts to extricate the remain-vices, including the Imperial Airways

der.—Domei.

(Continued on Page 7.)

CLYDE HAS BEST YEAR

London, Dec. 27. A steady and rapid thaw set in yesterday afternoon and traces inst week's revere weather are quick- ly diangmearing.

Nevertheless many isolated villages remain snowlsound, and in Lincoin- e're gengs of labourers, fifty to hundred strong, are working to cut

way through to stranded country 1930. people, with whom there has been no

LONDON, Dec. 27.

best year since

as winners, since Germany's "poten-Samshul on the West Tilver yeater-HEAVY FIGHTting near LinfEN

A Japanese unit of about 60

CLYDE SHIPBUILDING has just had its Het wierre" was for greater than men was found at Tachelkong and France's.

Heavy fighting between 3,000 He therefore recommended con- immediately dispersed.

Since December 24, many Japanese Japanese troops and strong Chinese

No lean than 117 vessels, oggregating 443,615 tons were floated, tinuation of endeavours for appease. ment, and a pençe gesture by the troops have been withdrawn from units is rog gewest of Linfen communication owing to interruption and engineering firms produced marine machinery of a total of

subalituted by Tumen, two villages west of Linfen of the telephone service.-British 914,000 indleated horse-power.—British Wirelcas. Samehul, being

(Continued on Page 7.) Hi amendment was rejected. Japanese-employed Irregulars.

French.

The

Wireless.

Empire services.

Outward Imperial Airways planes were held up at Southampton, Inward planes at Marseilles.

no mail at

As a result, there is Singapore for the Hongkong feeder service planes to collect.

und

Australian mail which will arrive there before the end of the week will be held until Friday, when planes will kring both Austenlan Home mail to Hongkong.

Delay until Saturday wil that Hongkong will without mail.

mean

be nine days.