COLONISATION BY ITALIANS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 273, 31 August 1935, Page 5

COLONISATION BY ITALIANS.

MILITARY ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL. MUSSOLINI’S DETERMINATION. SANCTIONS NOT POSSIBLE!. United Press Association —Copyright) '(Received This Day, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, August 30. Mr G. Ward Price, the “Daily Mail’s” correspondent, waiting from Bolzano, says that after close repeated contacts, Signor Mussolini that his view is that the League of Nations is an association of states, not a superstate ; therefore it cannot impose sanctions. He is completely' confident that when Italy’s argument against Abyssinia is heard the League will teach a decision enabling it to be mad© effective. , Signor Mussolini does not intend to conquer the whole of Abyssinia, but only the fertile northern highlands for Italian colonisation and development, in which he is determined to establish full military administrative control.

BRITISH NATIONALS’ POSITION.

NOT YET ADVISED TO LEAVE.

(Received This Day, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, August 30

The British Legation at Addis Ababa lias denied the report that instructions have been, issued to British subjects to leave Abyssinia. The British Minister (Sir Sydney Barton) has for some time been authorised if, and when ho might think it necessary, to advise those'British subjects in Abyssinia who could conveniently do so to leave,, but no such action has yet been taken . Several weeks ago missionaries were advsed to send their wives and children on furlough or to concentrate them in Addis Ababa, while plans have been formulated for concentrating missionaries at various provincial capitals, with the co-operation of the Abyssinian Government, if the need for such concentration should ever arise. In this cfiise also no action has so fxu been deemed necessary. British Official Wireless.

ENGLISHMEN OFFER SERVICES.

2500 FROM COLONELS DOWNWARD

(Received This Day, 1.20 p.m.) LONDON, August 30. The Ethiopian Legation in London in a statement says that the Government, while appreciating the sympathetic offer of Europeans desiring to serve in the army, is obliged to decline. as it fears that lack of knowledge of the language would prevent them being of use in the direction of soldiers. . , An official of the Embassy discloses that 2500 Englishmen, ranging from colonels to privates, offer to fight. All wanted salaries and expenses.

FOREIGN ENLISTMENTS ACT.

ITS PROVISIONS RECOUNTED. (Received This Day, 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, August 30; The Foreign Office 'lias issued a statement drawing attention to the terms of the Foreign Enlistments Act of 1870, which makes it an offence for any British subject to accept, without the King’s license, “any commission or engagement in military or naval service of any, foreign State at peace with his 'Majesty,” and to the fact that an Ethiopian Order-in-Councill of 1934 madte it an offence for any British subject to take part in hostilities - in Ethiopia, whether in the service of the Ethiopian Government or against it. The statement has been made in view of the possibility that British subjects may be contemplating enlistment in the forces of Italy or Ethiopia.—British Official Wireless.