The Daily Telegraph from London, Greater London, England • 17

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH TUESDAY MAY 5 1930 ON EVE OF ADDIS ABABA UPHEAVAL EMPEROR EMBARKS IN BRITISH CRUISER BRITISH AID FOR ATTACKED EUROPEANS FRANC FALLS ON ELECTION RESULT RESCUE PARTY SENT BY LORRY CONTROL UNABLE TO ABSORB SALES DEPARTURE WITH FAMILY FOR PALESTINE ATTACKS ON US FRENCH BELGIAN LEGATIONS OPPOSITION TO DEVALUATION BOURSE RECOVERS AFTER FALL AMERICAN MINISTER ORDERED TO ABANDON PLACE FIRST ASSAULT ON EVEREST GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE BUDGET LEAK RAIDERS ARMED WITH MACHINE-GUNS The following messages were received at the Foreign Office yesterday by wireless from the British Legation at Addis Ababa They were sent by the four British correspondents in the city representiny The Daily Telegraph Reuters and Erchange The latest message describes rescue work by the British military force After defending their Legation against an attack by men armed with rifles anil machine-guns the Turkish staff decided that their position was untenable A rescue party arrived from the Britisli Legation and found five dead The remaining staff was brought into the! British Legation compound An urgent demand has been received from the American legation which is unable to hold out any longer A rescue party composed of Sikhs has set off in lorries TW ENTY SHOT DEAD A young Belgian brought in by a rescue party states that his house was besieged by a large gang of looters armed with machine-guns With two corn-j paninns he fought till his ammunition was exhausted and then reached the rescue lorry He claims that 25 looters are dead Latest reports from the city state that many new fires have broken out and a great part of the centre of the town is destroyed It is estimated that at least ten Europeans have been killed in Addis Ababa in the last two days They are mostly Greeks and Armenians Tiie British ambulance has collected and attended to more than 300 Abyssinian FROM Ol OVt CORRESPONDENT PARIS Monday Apprehensions arising from the success of the Communists in the French elections unsettled the franc to-day In face of heavy selling the British Control Fund was unable to maintain the rate at its recent level of a round 75 to the pound and the value depreciated to 75 3-8 All home markets opened weak some French Government loans losing nearly 2 points The losses however were mostly regained in a subsequent rally The closing steadiness of the Bourse has given rise to the impression that the Popular Front is emphatically opposed to devaluation and is unlikely to doany thing deliberately which would depreciate the savings of its electorate It is also expected that though Sarraut will remain in office until the new Chamber meets he will lose no tune in consulting the chiefs of the majority as EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON MAY 17 Graphic photographs just received in London taken in Addis Ababa before the Might at a meeting at which appeals were made to defend the capital against the advancing Italians In Resolutions Parliament Prom HIGH RLTTLEDCE Leader ol the British Mount Lvereit Expedition By Wireless via CALCUTTA Monday The entire party reached Camp 1 on the East Rongbuk Glacier today are now engaged in stock-1 JUDICIAL TRIBUNAL TO BE SET UP NEXT MOVE AT GENEVA ing 2 which will he occupied BY OUR POLITICAI CORRESPONDENT be financial and economic policy whiuli on Wednesday i thf-v contemplate Assurances on this Mr Neville Chamberlain an- subject will it is hoped le obtained (od 1 lie weather is still exceptionally nounced in the House of Commons rmld Slight disturbances are no yesterday that resolutions will he moved in both Houses of Parliament to-dav for the appointment of a hindrance at present In view of the advanced acclimatise Impossible To Retain Sanctions Front tion the fitness of the party and the favourable condition of the mountain plans have been made for a first assault from North Col about May 17 if present conditions persist Weather forecasts from Calcutta arc encouraging (World Copyright) Political circles here this evening are discussing the immediate dissolution of the present Chandler and the convening of the new Chamber to deal with urgent financial problems BIG GOLD LOSSES As the British Equalisation Fund buys bullion with the francs it acquires in holding the exchange steady gold is leaving for London fait the greatest exodus is said to be to Brussels It is reported that £3000000 is being shipped to America on Wednesday The Council of the Bank of ranee met to-day and is meeting again to-morrow It is believed that a rise in the bank rate from the present level of 5 pc is being judicial tribunal to investigate the Budget leakage The Government is treating the matter as one of urgency Parliament will be asked to authorise the immediate appointment of the judge and the two barristers who are to constitute the tribunal Their names will probably be announced to-morrow It is the view in Ministerial circles that WASHINGTON-LONDON RELAY OF SOS TO BRITISH The Emperor of Abyssinia and his wife and six children left Djibouti last night in HMS Enterprise one of Britain's fastest cruisers As announced in The Daily legraph yesterday the vessel had been ordered to Djibouti to take him aboard The party are proceeding on a 1500 miles journey the Red Sea Suez Canal and eastern Mediterranean to Haifa (Palestine) and Jerusalem Haifa will be reached probably on Friday The Djibouti correspondent of The Daily Telegraph cabling this morning says that the Emperor may eventually proceed to London With the Enterprise is the destroyer Diana At Perim (Arabia) a further escort of two cruisers and four destroyers await the Emperor The Royal party numbers in all 45 persons ATTACKS () LEGATIONS American French and Relgian During yesterday attacks were made by the mob in Addis Ababa on the American French and Belgian Legations Early this morning news was received from Washington that Mr Cordell Hull Secretary of State had instructed Mr Van Engert the US Minister in Addis Ababa to abandon the Legation The decision followed shortly after an appeal had been sent to the British legation for a party of Sikhs and a Lew is gun to he sent The party as reported to have set out at once Although the British Legation is only two miles away the American minister was unable to get into direct touch with Sir Sidney Barton The radio message was sent to Washington from there to London and then back to Addis Ababa a distance of about 10000 miles Mr Baldwin last night replying to a deputation from The League of Nations Union led by Viscount Cecil said the Government would have to consider the position in the light of the apparent failure of collective action 17SOO FEET UP Camp 1 which the party has now reached is at an altitude of about 17800ft while Camp 2 is 2000ft higher At North Col the approximately 60001t climbers will be from the summit LOOT DECOY EH El) ATTEMPT TO SELL TO FORMER OWNERS Earlier messages were Looters were looted on Sunday morn- ing when a taxicab laden with stolen goods was driven into the British Legation grounds The goods were offered for sale! to the very people from whom they were taken The whole load was confiscated1 'and added to the common stores The fusillade bv looters trying out i ammunition stolen from the dumps still i continues There is considerable danger from falling bullets a number of which! have pierced tents in the Legation grounds Oar DIPLOM ATIC COR RESPON lEN I I)r Melly of the British Ambulanee 'Unit who was reported shot yesterday' 1 hf British Cabinet has not yet has been brought to the British Legation i had time to decide the policy which He stood the journey well but his condi-jit will advocate at Geneva next week fion is serious and will remain so for some days A bullet fired at close range passed i through the bottom of his right lung when the League Council will consider the situation in Abyssinia There to be the powers which the tribunal will possess under the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921 will ensure an investigation of considered 1 the most searching eharactc nd that this Final results are now known for 614 ot seats of the new Chamber of made in four stages will be conducted in an atmosphere com- i the Rf8 The Popular Front has secured against 342 in the last Chamber as is the success of the Communists it would be misleading to suppose there has been a great swing from to the other as lietween the parties into which the election has the Chamber the seats transferred number no more than 36 French Reds' inhibition I'age 15 The final climb will be 27800ft and i plctely free from jxmtical feeling a 1 The Socialist Opposition in the House of Commons would have preferred the appointment of a Select Committee on which it would have had substantial representation A SOCIALIST AMENDMENT Late last night a Socialist amendment to the motion was placed on the order paper projxising that the Director of Public Prosecutions should make the investigations and lay all material facts before the tribunal From Our Own Correspondent The powers of the tribunal under the ROME Monday Act are similar to those possessed by the Rome is disappointed People woke High Court The tribunal can enforce this morning expecting that Signor Musso-1 Hie attendance of witnesses and examine lmi would announce the capture of Addis them on can cornPel the prod ic-Ababa tion of documents and issue a commission In tiie Chamber of Deputies this after- or rf4fUpst to examine witnesses abroad noon the stage was set Intense enthu- Any default of a witness or refusal to siasm prevailed People grouped round produce documents or answer questions loud speakers in the street Five hundred Pan Be treated as contempt of court and Deputies 378 seats Striking that one side two divided TO By The German desjmtched BRITISH NOTE TO GERMANY BE SENT TO-MORROW are likely frequent meetings of Ministers during the coming days Probably it will not be found possible to make a full statement of policy during tomorrow's House of Commons debate The general conclusions however will be indicated It is already clear that it would not be possible to maintain the Sanctions front against Italy now that lie Emperor has admitted defeat and there remains no effective Abyssinian Government It is questionable indeed whether Abyssinia can expect to be invited to sit at the Council table as an independent sovereign State NO PRECEDENT This is a point which the Council will have to decide There is no precedent on which a ruling can be basd There is a belief that Signor Mussolini will set up regime similar to that in French Morocco and that Gen Graziani will be appointed Governor Marshal maraud-1 Badoglio will it is thought be recalled to Italy as soon as the present military operations end I believe that the French Government will strongly urge Signor Mussolini to withdraw a substantial body of his troops from both Abyssinia and from Libya I am informed authoritatively that Signor next aim having his object in Abyssinia is to between Italy and a British mis- achieved his object wounded in the remove the tension Bands of desperadoes mostly Gallas have entered the city from the surround-ing country They are roaming the streets endangering the lives of citizens and foreigners Mr Wright manager of the Bank of Ethiopia is now in the British Legation The servants are gallantly defending the bank of the British-protected people are now safe in the Legation or elsewhere Some Arabs have preferred to remain barricaded in their own MEN REMAIN Another message dealt with (he evacuation of women from the United States Legation Last night all women and children were safely evacuated from the American Legation the men remained to protect the building Much surprise was expressed that during the last three days only one Italian 'plane has been seen over the eitv Tilt absence of aeroplane mg bands to carry on turbid The whole town has been looted and the centre burned down Many inhabited houses in the town are now th ing white flags in expectation of the of the Italians A British rescue party evacuating Europeans was fired on night bv Shiftas Abyssinian bandit has allowed their work undis- last punished Cl IT TAX LEAK INQUIRY CLAIMS TO BE PAID Our Diplomatic Correspondent British memorandum on the peace proposals is expected to )e Berlin to-morrow This 2500 words document designed to obtain fuller information from the German Government on the interpretation of a number of the proposals was to have been finally approved by the Cabinet yesterday This I understand was not jmssible owing to tiie necessity to consider other urgent matters week-end developments in Abyssinia and the inquiry into the alleged Budget leakage The Cabinet has been primarily anxious to ensure that the memorandum should cover all points on which further information is sought but that this should lie done in such a manner as to show Britain's desire to clear the ground for actual negotiations in which Britain France Belgium and Germany might take (art The delay in despatching the British memorandum to Germany will make it difficult for a replv to be received in tune for any general discussion of European security at the League Council next week soldiers surrounded the British Embassy Expectation reached fever heat when an under-secretary entered the Chamber of Deputies and passed a piece of paper to Signor Mussolini Whispers of Addis is hissed along the benches and through the galleries The air was tense with excitement as the Duee rose Then came disapfointment 44 1 have said Mussolini 44 a rally of the people of Italy to whom I will make the announcement for which von arc all waiting To the Italian people I will He then left without giving the date of the rally The Chamber will meet again to-morrow at 4 pm and it is expected that the rally will Is held on Wednesday A politieaJ reason was given to-night for the delay Reports by foreign broad- SERVANTS DEFEND GATES WITH SPEARS CORRESPOXOET yoc Alfred Buxton sionarv was slightly leg Britain so far as lies within his power and in the casts are interpreted as meaning that the rs are not di do not believe that the failure of lne occupation of byssinia From a Special Correspondent General satisfaction the City yesterday at decision It had been realised that the efforts of the Committee of Lloyd's could scarcely suffice if the matter were to be thoroughly probed I learn that the Committee decided yesterday that payment or non-payment of insurance claims should be left to the discretion of individual underwriters The question had arisen whether payment should he withheld pending the findings of the tribunal The reason for the decision lies in the saerosanet nature of all obligations undertaken by underwriters where no means exist in law for enforcing payment Only in the very gravest of circumstances can an underwriter refuse to meet (the obligations of an policy I It is felt that a general recommendation from the Committee to withhold payment Ion settling day (May 8) would be inadvisable at this stage It is no secret however that the under-1 writers concerned would welcome such a 'recommendation from the Government a free hand in that FEET PASS ITALIANS DES PERIL Correspondent with Northern Army League to protect a weak victim against i an accomplished fact a powerful State will lead tan wholesale resignations by I' Governments refuse to recognise the right aggression by a powerful State will lead Yrrtn necessarily to wholesale resignations by pY i Messages from the British and French France sav that ti to have two Ethiopian women same lorry were killed Mr George Steer the 4 Times i correspondent filled in his time this morning to the accompaniment of intermittent firing by getting married to Miss Margaret de Haarreros the special correspondent of the Journal The honeymoon was spent driving round the British Legation park including the refugee ONE CAPTAIN FOR THE QUEEN MARY SURPRISE DECISION other small States members ot It is believed that most of or perhaps countlV all the European States will continue to regard League membership as worth while On the other hand it is thought possible that some of the South American States who for various reasons have become increasingly restive of late towards Geneva RECORD mfly fake this opportunity to withdraw 1 From ()()()() DELAYS LEGATION Gl LANDS LI a Special Italian FROM OIR Off WASHINGTON Monday American Legation in Addis Ababa was so fiercely attacked by ian looters and bandits this morning that Mr Engert the US Minister wirelessed to Washington for help He ippealed to the State Depart-' nieit to get into contact with the Dr i Minister in Addis Ababa Sir Barton through the Foreign Office in London Two native messengers whom Mr Kngert sent out to reach the British Leg tion two miles away were uu-i hie make their way through the street- The city as filled ith wild bar is of drunken looters and savage -men and the messengers had to return with their mission unaccomplished i State Department immediately telephoned to the American Ambassador in London Mr Bingham a-king him to request Mr Klen to warn Sir Sidney Barton of Mr Engert danger COURAGE Besieged Rtj Looters Meanwhile Mr Engert continued to 1 his terse graphic messages As -v arrived at the Navy wireless -1 1 1 it Arlington they were liur-i 1' coded and sent to officials eagerly waiting for news Mr Engert coolness in the face ii i i uen danger and his splendid ige during the crisis have iu-od admiration throughout A' erica His first message to-day -patched at 10 a in calm linen ho Mon il language stated that an i irg band ot MrSthi From Our Own Correspondent LIVERPOOL Monday Capt George Gibbons who it was officially announced in February was to lx additional captain of the Queen Mary has been appointed to command the Cunard-Whitc Star liner Britannic It is stated here in explanation that trials proved that the Queen Mary in spite of her size does not need an additional capt ain The usual practice is to be fol-' lowed of appointing a staff-captain to her Capt Davies at present staff-captain in the Aquitania has been selected to serve in that position in the this Queen Mary under Sir Edgar Bntten From Our Own Correspondent BOMBAY Monday The company of Indian infantry which forms the British Legation Guard at Addis Ababa belongs to one of the most historic regiments in the Indian Army The regiment which has three companies at Aden is the old 40th Pathans nicknamed the 44 Forty which on renumbering became the 5 14 Punjabis At one time the regiment was com- CHANNEL A FT ER SEA RCII SOS NEED TO REFORM COVENANT PR EM STATEMENT Replying to a deputation from the advance with 1000 lorries into League of Nations Union at the House of the capital Commons last night Mr Baldwin and Mr Ten lorries an hour arc struggling over Eden emphasised that the Government this last great barrier with its 1 in 5 would have to take stock of the League of gradients The road twists along the edge position in the light of the appa- of huge precipices and at one oint rent figure of collective action in DEBRA SINA near Addis Abaoa Monday 10000ft high be-Abnha is proving Marshal the I engineers had to construct a 30ft wall to THE ROUTE ol the British cruiser g-arrison was correspondingly depleted The American Vice-Consul Mr Cramp had gone to the hospital two miles away to see it he could be of assistance and he had CALL THEN SILENCE More than a dozen steamers early posed entirely of Pathans from across the frontier but after the war the recruitment 1 morning were making nn intensive search of these trilx-smen ceased The composi- 1 Itftlo-Abyssinian dispute protect the advancing column against I of the English Channel between tion now is Pathans from British territory nest ion of (lie reform of the Cove- landslides Punjabi Mohammedans Sikhs and nHnt' "as fl('f'pd would need very Once this pass has been negotiated Dogras careful consideration Marshal Badoglio expects no further diffi- An official communique issued after the I oultit-ts The rest of the road to Addis meeting stated that the deputation Ababa is mostly downhill pointed out that in view of the made- The nickname of Forty Thieves was gamed when the regiment was entirely Pathan and it fought in France as such Ushant for the Greek steamer 2578 tons The Katingo was bound for Italy from Rotterdam Just before 11 pm last night the Italian liner Assunzione 7531 tons wirelessed the Land's End radio station It lost heavily at the second battle of pres The commander of the Addis Ababa guard is Major Bill Charter He has 21 service taken with him the assistant pss officer Mr Anslo who was suffering from an infected hand Because of the dangers of the journey he also took with him the I chief wireless officer Mr Tanner my chauffeur my two native legation guards and five riflemen Two newspaper reporters and an airman had also left at six atn hoping to get into contact with the Italian forces Thus we were a depleted garrison and it is extremely likely that bandits had been watching people leaving since last night and had con-j eluded that the place was practically evacuated wire- ORGANISED RESISTANCE LEADERS FLEE that she had received an 8 call from the Katingo The wireless operator at I-and's End speaking by telephone this morning said 44 Since the message from the Italian steamer Assunzione we liave had no further information We have tried to get in touch with the Katingo hut without success It is a most mysterious The Daily Telegraph was informed a private wireless exjiert la- this morning that wireless messages had been picktxi up indicating that the Katingo was involved in a collusion TWO WOMEN FOR TELEVISION FIRST ANNOUNCERS The Daily Telegraph understands that Miss Jasmine Bligh a niece of the Earl of Dm nicy and Miss I) illiams are the two successful applicants for the (nations of BBC television announcers at the Alexandra Palace television studios Thousands of applications liave Ik'cii considered and more than 100 women interviewed Miss Bligfi is 23 years of age and is the sister of Miss Susan Bligh whose photograph was reproduced on the cover of the London Telephone Directory iss Williams also lives in Inndon Qualifications for the appointment were charm personality a 44 goMen voice and features which reproduce well 44 on the quacy of the action in the present case it was necessary to consider what could be done to make it a more efficient instrument to prevent war rather than to attempt to arrest hostilities after they SOUTHERN had begun Unless Italy were prevented by the economic pressure of the League from enjoying the fruits of her unjust victory it was doubtful whether the British people would be ready to come to the assistance of other members of the League who might be victims of aggression in the future END OF Has Nasibu Abyssinian Southern a stout resistance General Turkish military I Pasha arrived INTEREST DJIBOUTI Tuesday commander of the Army which put up two weeks ago to offensive and his adviser General Wehib here to-day from Diredawa Thus the last organised resistance of the i Abyssinians appears to have collapsed Reuter DESTROYERS LEAVE ADEN KEPT INFORMED OF DEVELOPMENTS The King is keeping in close touch with DEF'EXDERS PRAISED developments in Abyssinia When the Cabinet met yesterday to consider the May Hate to Ijeave matter one of the Royal cars from Buck- 44 Our conks armed onlv with a ingham Palace drove up to the Ambasaa- I i entrance to the Foreign Office tew revolvers spears and swords at i i i i i i i It conveyed a lush official ol the Kings mce rushed to defend the jrntes until' Hi)lwhiid who lntpr took the iateM (lie rest of us arrived on the scene information to the King who is still in the country where he sjient the week-end with pistols and shot-guns ENTICEMENT CLAIM hail tried to I) into tiie Legation 1 hey suddenly attacked our wo I lb ly separated back gates with title fire from behind trees his message stated! I 'I'Y peppered with bullets the 1 yard where Mrs Engert was a that moment REFLET El) GA RRISOX ooks With Su ords 4 I ntoi tunately as the early "ruing had been comparatively ot my staff had gone business and our 1 urgent THE EMPEROR SAILS From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent ADEN Monday The British destroyers Decoy and Dainty left Aden to-day Their destination is believed to be Djibouti French Somaliland An action for damages for alleged enticement of a wife was heard in the tt r'l i i iir i DJIBOUTI Monday Kin' Bcncl Dmaon vreU Tl I) AM A A HI Tl WILL rpnr ri Ssr It is rumoured that they are carrying left for Haifa and Jerusalem to-niht Sllrrfv anri tllp dpt(ndHnt Ml bank clerk of nri''to London I Mokeev Surrey and the defendant who left £39517 the Roval College The income from that sum is Norman Lee film director of Old to be used to help vocal students in Government After a brisk exchange ot shots in which at least one bandit was killed or wounded' some of the attackers were driven off (Continued on Page Eighteen Col Three) Marines who will entrain for Addis Ababa i The Emperor Although this is not confirmed in official I eventually if the British 1 and two cruisers Rcctorv-gardens hdgware Middlesex starting a career circles it is not denied The closest Four destroyers ON OTHER PAGES Mr Eden Statement French Decision World Comment 18 18 agrees 19) Case reported Page 22 are awaiting the party at Perim 15 secrecy is being maintained.