WHOLE COUNTRY UNDER ARMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 302, 4 October 1935, Page 5

WHOLE COUNTRY UNDER ARMS.

WOMEN AND CHILDREN KILLED.

CAPITAL LIKE A VOLCANO

(Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) ADDIS ABABA, October 3

The “Sun-Herald" correspondent (Mr Noel Monks), reports that war has started. The Emperor was officially informed that the Italians bombarded Adowa this morning. When ihe communicated that- to 20,000 natives in the palace grounds they went howling and yielling toward town, and now Addis Ababa is like a volcano just erupted; There are four hundred thousand Abyssinian along the Adowa frontier. The Emperor said that many women and children had been killed by the Italian bombardment.

A special train has been ordered to he ready for the Italian Minister' and the members of the Legation. Every man in Addis Ababa was put under arms immediately.

Ji. message from Addis -Ababa says that the Emperor has proclaimed a

with three generals and 50,000 troops, is hastening to Maussaali, where the Italians have established an advance base.

THE EMPEROR WARNS CHIEFS “MARCH AT MOMENT’S' NOTICE” ADDISi ABABA, October 2. The special correspondent of the “Sun-Herald” news service, says that by means of portable wireless sets the Emperor to-day had a message flashed to all his provincial governors: “Be ready to march at a moment’s notice.” Then !he issued a communique stating that Italian troops had definitely commenced an invasion of Abyssinia on the southern frontier, and had clashed with waiting Abyssinians. The last Italian consuls from outlying Abyssinian centres, who were recalled three weeks ago, reached Addis Ababa this afternoon. They said. “We are waiting now for the Emperor to give Count Vinci (Italian Ambassador) and his staff their passports. Then we will dash when zero hour comes.”