FLIGHT FROM THE ARMY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 299, 1 October 1935, Page 5

FLIGHT FROM THE ARMY.

THREE FOOTBALLERS IN ITALY.

THEIR FORTUNES CONFISCATED.

LONDON, September 30. The Ventimiglia correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” says that though the Argentmo-Italian footballers, Guaita, Beopelli and Stagnate, fled to France to avoid conscription, their fortunes Yvere confiscated, much to the delight of Italians, who resented the lack of sportsmanship they shoYved in compelling their team to find substitutes rather than their absence of patriotism.

Frontier guards halted Mesdames Guaiti and Scopelli, Yvho Yvere trying to rejoin their husbands, found their passports correct, and Yvere about to pass them, when they detected a suitcase under the seat of their taxi containing bundles of banknotes totalling £46,500 hidden in clothing. The women were charged with a breach of the decree forbidding the taking of more than £33 sterling per capita from Italy.

GANNOT DELAY FURTHER.

EMPEROR WARNS THE COUNCIL.

ADDIS ABABA, September 29. The Emperor has telegraphed to tho League Council a warning that he can not much longer delay mobilisation in the face of rapid, continuous reinforcements from Italy, and urging the Council speedily to take precautions against aggression. The time has come when he Yvould be failing in his duty if he longer delayed the call to the army.

PURPOSE OF THE APPEAL.

GENEVA, (September 29,

M. Litvinoff circulated the Emperor’s telegram to members of the Council, which will probably consider it tomorroYV.

The opinion is expressed that the appeal is intended) to emphasise the Emperor’s earlier request to dispatch League observers to Abyssinia.

PROTESTS! BY BELGIUM.

ITALIAN BAN ON PAYMENTS

LONDON, September 29

“The Times” says Brussels is protesting against Italy’s obstruction to payments for Belgian coal. The director of commercial agreements is going to Borne to attempt to reach a settlement.

NEUTRAL OBSERVERS.

DIFFICULTIES OF THE TERRAIN

LONDON,, September 29

The Associated Press special correspondent at Geneva says that owing to the necessity of considering the adverse expert information regarding the difficulties of the terrain the committee will not reach until Thursday a decision in reference to the dispatch of neutral observers to Abyssinia. Therefore the League will mark time for four days while, Mr Eden goes to London. The British delegation cites categorical dates, beginning in February, in support of the rebuttal of Italy’s assertion that she was not warned; regarding her Abyssinian adventure.