NO ARMS FROM BRITAIN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 242, 26 July 1935, Page 5

NO ARMS FROM BRITAIN.

NEITHER ITALY NOR ETHIOPIA.

STATEMENT IN THE 1 COMMONS.

TRANSIT UNDER TREATY RIGHTS

(United Press Association—Copyright) (Received! This Day, 11.35 a.m.) LONDON, July 25.

The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Samuel Hoare), referring in the House of Commons to the supply of arms to Italy and Abyssinia, said that the transit of arms destined for the Government of Ethiopia across British territory, or British-protected territory adjacent to Ethiopia, would be permitted in accordance with Article 9of the Treaty of 1930. The French Government would interpret in the same manner its obligations as to the issue of export licenses. His Majesty’s Government was doing its best to make possible a peaceful outcome to the present unhappy dispute. It would not wish to do anything that might prejudice the situation • and therefore for the present it would not issue licenses for the export of arms from Britain, neither to Italy or to Abyssinia.—British Official Wireless.

CREDIT SOUGHT TO BUY ARMS.

AFRICAN CONCESSIONS FOR SALE. LONDON, July 25. The Abyssinian Ambassador (Di. Ajaz Martin, inter-viewed by the “News-Chronicle,” says he is endeavouring to raise between £2,OOO,UGU and £5,000,000 on mining and oil concessions, in order to purchase munitions. Similar attempts have been launched in America. He hopes Britain will grant Abyssinia credit to buy aims, particularly ammunition for . Mausers, of which Abyssinians possess 200,000, besides guns captured from the - Italians m loJo, some machine-guns, and a number of aeroplanes. Dr. Martin said that women accompanied the Abyssinian army, to cook and wash.