TWO DAYS’ NOTICE

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19891, 21 May 1936, Page 9

TWO DAYS’ NOTICE

EXPULSION OF FOREIGNERSI | MANY INTIH same" Llall'l-lou. l l CHARGES AGAINST JOURN;\LI-ST.I I —o\—‘—United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON. May 19. a A Times correspondent. .\lr Georacl fleet telegraphing from Jlbouti,. trench Somaliiand, graphically de-: scrihcs the circumstances of the ex-l puismn of foreigners from Addis Ababa. ‘ The writer states that. in spite oi‘ hiarshal Badoslio‘s assurances to Sift btdney Barton, British Minister, thati diplomatic. privileges would be re-i spected, a train load of expelled i’or-i eigners who had received two days“ notice to quit arrived at Jibouti. 1 The party included )lau’or Moscho—poulos, iiaili seiassie's director oft counter-espionage, the correspondents‘ of the ilavas News'Agency, and Mon-i SLBUI' and Madame de Robillard, the. sexagenarian conductors of the re-l centiy suppressed newspaper Ethiopia.‘ l Largo Fortune Lost. 1 M. de Rohillard, who was suffering from heart trouble, had been forced to abandon 1.000.000 francs, the aroumulation o! a quarter of a century's savmgs. Mr Steer, who accompanied those who were expelled, was the guest of Sir Sidney Barton on May 13, when he noticed two Askaris lurking near the gates of the litigation. An oillclal ascertained that they wanted to take him for examination. Sir Sidney told the correspondent to stay where he. was, and sought an explanation from kit-iO, son of Marshal Badoglio. who professed utter ignorv‘ nnce, but sent an order next day tolling .\!r Steer and his newly—married wife to depart by train. ‘ Mr Steer’s companions on the train journey were taken before a major oi‘ the military police and exhaustively examined before being expelled. Retusod to Answer Questions. ‘ The majority refused to answer questions. .\lr Steer was accused of being the chief intelligence otlleer for lluili Selassie, a seller of armaments a dynamitcl' of roads and a carrier of gas. lie lel‘t Addis Ahaha on May iii with a small box containing such personal possessions as the looters had‘ overlooked. 1 Mario Badoglio‘s permit allowing him to take too Maria Theresa dollars was annulled at iJiredawa en route tot Jibouti, the authorities forcing .\ir Steer to exchange the coins for valueless notes. Two grooms from the British Legatlon Joined the Sikhs in refusing to give the Fascist salute to the ialians. it Is expected that the Italianwlll demand the removal at tho ' Sikh guard and that thereupon they will enter the lrltlah Logo- ; tion as already they have entered ‘ other Locations. . l i ITALIAN PERFIDY. i DU.\i-DU.\i BULLETS EPISODE. 1 l QUESTIONS 1N PAHLiAMIfiN'I‘. 1 (omclai Wireless.) ‘ (Received May 21, 11.30 am.) RUGBY, May 20. Questions were addressed to the Foreign Secretary, Mr Anthony Eden. in the House of Commons regarding the recent activities of the Italian Military Attache in London, and suggested that representations be made: in Rome for nis recall. t In reply Mr Eden referred to the statement he made in the House on Monday describing the manner in which the evidence purporting to es—tablish the supply or illegal ammunition to the Ethiopian military forces from Britain had been fabricated. lie said he was confident his statement would effectively protect the British Government and British industry froth i'urther allegations of this kind. and he added that in the circumstances he did not contemplate any turthcr action.