Abyssinia opens peace talks under League framework
Emperor Haile Selassie accepts the League peace plan while demanding no sanctions lift as a condition of armistice. Paris notes cautious optimism. Mussolini seeks guarantees of Abyssinian demobilization and rearmament limits amid Italian victory. London reports high 1923 level army estimates and new weapons programs.
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Abyssinia
League
Italy
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Timen
Committee of 13
Committee of Five
Geneva
Italian Estimate Of Casualties In Abyssinia
The Italian general staff reports about 30 000 Abyssinians killed and wounded and 2000 Italians killed through March 3 in Temalon region battles. Marshal Badoglio praises Italian troops crushing Abyssinian resistance and says the struggle is now a man hunt with remnants of four armies. Ras Nasibi’s southern army remains intact as General Grignana plans a drive toward Ras Nasibu and Jijiga.
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Temalon Regen
Badoglio
Abyssinia
Tt In
Ras Nasibi
Gragiana
Ras Nasibu
Jijiga
Italian aerial attack shocks Addis Ababa camp
An Italian bomber dropped 42 hazardous devices on a British ambulance encampment near Quoram, fatally injuring seven, destroying three tents, including an operating theatre. Dr. Molly reported the incident to the British Government as Addis Ababa officials and The Times cited heightened tensions over peace talks amid wartime warnings.
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Addis Ababa
Quorum
Molly
the Times
Quoram
Deasye
Salamata
British Cabinet Member to Tour the Dominions This Year
Mr Baldwin announced in the House of Commons he will not tour. Officials avoid naming the minister. Malcolm MacDonald unlikely due to recent trip. The visit may relate to defense plans or Ottawa Agreement renewal.
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London
Dominions
Baldwin
House of Commons
Malcolm MacDonald
Ottawa
Sabotage Suspected On British Warships
The House of Commons was informed today of two suspected sabotage cases on British warships, the battle cruiser Hepalae at Portsmouth and the submarine HIS iv Portland. Investigations are proceeding.
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London
House of Commons
Hepalae
Portsmouth
Mediterranean
Startling British road casualties revealed in Commons
The House of Commons was startled tonight when the Minister for Transport disclosed that road casualties in Britain during the reign of the late King George exceeded 2 500 000 killed and injured, compared with 2 661 811 killed and wounded in the Great War.
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London
House of Commons
L. Hore-Belisha
Britain
George
Naval Treaty Way Opens For Japan And Italy
The Naval Conference nears drafting a treaty. France signals acceptance of a 35 000 ton limit with 14 inch guns as a key provision in the proposed agreement involving Japan and Italy.
Diphtheria Immunisation Plan Considered by Officials
A state wide plan to immunise children against diphtheria was decided upon by the Hospital Commission. The Australian Medical Association attended and pledged support for core proposals. The Minister for Health and the Director-General of Public Health were asked to draft a memorandum for a future conference with the BMA.
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Bydney
Hospital Commission
B.M.A
Dr. Morris
Britain Ready to Sign Tripartite Pact With U S and France
The British Government is prepared to sign a tri partite agreement with the United States and France that could be opened to Japan and Italy for signature at a later date.
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United States
France
Japan
Italy
London funds tariff action might be necessary
Melbourne reports Mr. G. D. Healy, Superintendent of the Bank of Australasia, testifying before the Bank ing Commission. He said London funds depletion could make tariff action preferable to stabilize the exchange rate and that Australia might ship gold to London, risking temporary resource depletion and possible restrictions on advances.
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Melbourne
Banking Commission
G. D. Healy
Bank of Australogia
London
King Visits Queen Mary in Quiet Ceremony at Clydebank
The King arrived by train at Clydebank and rode to the Queen Mary shipyards through cheering lines of workers in rain. He toured selected areas including state rooms and engine room with the Royal party, using the gangway in a plain, workaday setting.
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London
Clydebank
Firat Elas
Stalin warns Japan against Mongolian invasion
Stalin told Roy Howard in Moscow that Japan must stay out of Mongolia or face Soviet action. He cited two danger points in the world with Europe and the Far East, called the Franco Soviet Pact an obstacle to peace, and blamed capitalism for driving global conflict.
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Mr. Stalin
Far East
Japan
Europe
Germany
Stalin
Deposit Rates Unemployment Still Unsolved
Sir Frederick Stewart told the Waitara UAP branch he was disturbed by the bank rate rise after the Commonwealth Bank Treasury Bill issue. He urged prioritizing industrial recovery and noted 260,000 potential wage careers remain unemployed despite improvements since 1822.
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Sydney
Frederick Stewart
Waitara
U.A.P
Commonwealth Bank
Treasury
Sir Roger Casement Body Not to Be Moved
Dublin reports that De Valera announced the British government will not move the body of Sir Roger Casement who was executed for treason. Mr Norton said to protest the vengeance toward the dead and uphold graves rights.
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Dublin
de Valera
Roger Coarement
Norton
New Legislation Urged To Control Poisons
Mr. 8 5 Berry of the Pharmacy Board urged new legislation to control poisons in New South Wales. He cited annual deaths from strychnine and cyanide as proof the current act is weak and permits dangerous substances to escape proper regulation. He noted Victoria has stricter controls and fewer deaths.
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Sydney
Berry
Pharmacy Board
Paiania
New South Wales
Victoria
Peace Negotiations Shadow Sanctions Implicit Delay Claim
The text notes discussions on new sanctions under the cover of peace talks meant to create delay. It highlights Marshal Radoglin’s statement that his next move hinges on a political consideration.
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Marshal Radoglin
Baby Poisoned In Creek Tragedy Near Girraween
Nancy Wallace of Girraween drowned in a creek near her home yesterday afternoon after attending a bamboo lessons incident days before. Police and locals found her body around midnight after an extensive search of the shallow water.
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Sydney
Nancy Wallace
Girraween
Mual Lessions
Young Statesmen for New Cabinet in Japan
Tokio, Thursday. The Minister for War will preside over a special tribunal to try the Tokio mutineers. Five young officers are still at large, Second Lieutenant Mata Yamoto has surrendered, Hirota announced a cabinet of young able statesmen with patriotic policy.
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Tokio
Mata Yamoto
Hirota
Rapid Recovery in Factories in Australia
The Minister for Customs Mr White announced official statistics showing tariff policy and the Ottawa Agreement benefited Australia. Factory employment rose from 387000 in 1932 to 451000 in 1935 and exports to Great Britain fell from 90.67 to 56.20 percent as Australia moved from seventh to second place behind the United States in 1935.
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Thuraday
White
Australia
Great Britain
United States
Health Minister comments on New Guinea split back to Germany
Brisbane reports Minister for Health Mr. Hannan said Australians would not feel apprehensive about the return of the New Guinea mandate to Germany. He added they would feel less isolated if a strong European power with which they shared much could reoccupy the territory in the north.
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Hanlan
New Guinea
Germany
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