LEAGUE AT CROSS ROADS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 108, 8 May 1936, Page 7

LEAGUE AT CROSS ROADS

SANCTIONS WILL DECIDE ITS FATE GENERAL HERTZOG’S VIEW [By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright] i Received May 7, 8.40 p.m. CAPETOWN, May 7. (i Sanctions should be continued against Italy for years if necessary in order to re-establish a reign of Jaw,” declared Hertzog in a speech in the Assembly. lie was replying to Republican Opposition members’ statements that the League had failed. He declared, “The League has not failed, l_>ut it will indeed have failed if, next week, it decides to remove the sanctions. In that case the League will be dead.” BRITISH LEGATION FINE WORK AT ADDIS ABABA REGRET AT DEATH OF DE. MELLY [ British Official Wireless. J RUGBY, May G. News of the death of Dr. Meliy has Deen received with profound regret. Dr. Meliy was a distinguished surgeon, who left his practice in London iu November to proceed to Abyssinia for work among the wounded. He was in charge of a unit, of live doctors, 21 orderlies, and J 6 native orderlies. Ou one occasion when the unit was bombed, some patients were killed and three orderlies were injured. The Belgian Ambassador called at the Foreign Oliice to express on behalf of King Leopold and the Belgian Government and people appreciation of the services rendered by the British to the Belgian Legation in Abyssinia on Monday. The Foreign Secretary, in the House of Commons, -expressed the regret of all at the death of Dr. Meliy. Mr. Eden said that the House would share the great satisfaction of the Government with the splendid work performed during a grave emergency by the British Legation guard of Indian in-fantry These troops had saved a large numbtr of foreign lives. In no single case w.U' an appeal addressed to them in vain. Not onlv did they protect some 2000 refugees of 23 different nationalities in iihe Legation compound itself, repelling at least one attack by rioting tribesmen, but they were able to send de* tachmcnts to foreign missions and help individuals threatened by the mob. “1 am confident that, when the full story is known, Major Chartcris and the officers and men under him will be found worthily to have upheld the highest traditions of the Indian Army.” OUTSTANDING WORK PROTECTION OF EUROPEANS LONDON, May G. The Associated Press says that one of the outstanding things in the recent tense clays at Addis Ababa was the (sterling work of Sir Sidnev Barton and the British Legation staff, who not only gathered in their own nationals, but warded off an attack on ihe Belgian Legation and succoured the Americans. Indeed they were virtually the protectors of the European population. Britain had not appealed to Signor Mussolini to save the Europeans. The only overture camo from the French. An Addis Albaba message states that Dr. Junod had been rescued. Benjamin and Joseph Martin, sons of the Ethiopian Minister ;n London, are safe at Wallega. The two daughters are staying with Sir Sidney Barton in Addis Ababa. Three babies were born in the French Legation since the r : ots be eon.