SHIPS IN MEDITERRANEAN

Northern Advocate, 26 October 1935, Page 9

SHIPS IN MEDITERRANEAN

BRITAIN’S STAND NONE TO BE WITHDRAWN EXCHANGE NOT GOOD ENOUGH. UJnited Press Association.-By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.! (Received 10 a.m.) , LONDON, October 24. The “Daily Herald’s” diplomatic correspondent discounts’ 1 the suggestion that Britain withdraw two battleships from the Mediterranean. He says Britain does not consider the withdrawal of one division of Italian troops from Libya a sufficient exchange for one battleship. On the contrary, she wants three divisions withdrawn. The Cairo correspondent of “The Times” says the withdrawal of the Italians probably was largely due to difficulties of maintenance, as water is limited to a supply from the sea, which is hazardous in winter. The Rome correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” says the decision not to transfer troops from Libya to East Africa is regarded as significant. TO CALL A HALT MUSSOLINI'S READINESS WHILE BRITAIN CONSIDERS HIS PROPOSALS. ABYSSINIANS OPPOSED, (Received 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, October 25. The Paris “L’Oeuvre” discloses that Mussolini has intimated that he is willing to halt hostilities in Abyssinia and not to despatch more troops to East Africa until Britain has considered his peace proposals. If these are acceptable to Britain,, they should be forwarded to the Committee of Thirteen. Haile Selassie, however, is not likely to be conciliatory. He hopes that time and the terrain will work against Italy. % An official stated that if the Italians attempted to hold what they had already gained, Abyssinia would attack the minute their armies were ready. SANCTIONS LAW N.Z. PROCLAMATION. [Per Press Association. — Copyright .] WELLINGTON, This Day. The League of Nations sanctions against Italy will come into force in New Zealand today, according to a proclamation by the Governor-Gen-eral, 1 which is published in a Supplementary Gazette issued this morning. They provide for financial sanctions, the prohibition of exportation of goods, and the prohibition of the export of arms, munitions and implements of War. The list of arms to which the prohibition applies includes in Category 1, the following: ■' Rifles and carbines and their barrels; machine-guns, automatic rifles and machine pistols: guns, howitzers, and mortars of all calibres; ammunition Jor the arms', enumerated; grenades, bombSj torpedoes and mines; tanks, armoured vehicles and armoured trains.

Category 2 includes vessels of war of all kinds, including aircraft carriers and submarines.

Category 3 includes: Aircraft, aerial gun mounts, etc; aircraft engines. Category 4: Revolvers and automatic pistols. Category 5: Flame-throwers and all other projectors used for chemicals for ingendiary war; mustard gas, Lewisite, and all other products designed for chemical or incendiary warfare; powder for war purposes and explosives.