ITALY DISLIKED

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 76, 11 January 1936, Page 5

ITALY DISLIKED

FEELING IN SOUTH TY^OL.

REFUGEES REPORT INTENSITY.

POLICE PATROLS FIRED UPON.

(United Press Association— Copyright.) (Received This Day, 9.55 a.m.) LONDON, January 10. A British United Press correspondent at Munich interviewed a number or Italian refugees, who insist, despite official denials, that there is strong antiItalian feeling in South Tyrol. Police patrols are forced to march in groups of four as smaller groups have been fired upon. ITALY DENIES MUTINY. BROADCASTS IN 17 LANGUAGES. (Received This Day, 0.5 F a.m.) LONDON, January 10. British listeners last night heard at frequent intervals all Italians stations broadcasting in 17 languages denials of the mutiny of troops and, desertions at Merano. DESERTERS FROM ITALY. TWO THOUSAND IN YUGOSLAVIA. BELGRADE, January 9. It is understood that 2000 deserters from Italy are accommodated in various barracks. One hundred and twenty Italian officers are interned at Bistritsa.

ITALY'S INCREASING TROUBLES.

EFFECT OF POOR STRATEGY.

TROOPS' PRECARIOUS SUPPLIES.

LONDON, Jan. 10. Major-General A. C. Temperley, in the "Daily Telegraph," emphasising Italy's growing difficulties, expresses the opinion that Marshal Badoglio, when he assumed command, found the army a prisoner of the decision, in which he probably had a. great share, to employ overwhelming numbers and armament, which produced an impasse. The Italians, .. with thousands, to feed, are probably hanging on to Makale by their eyelids until they have built at least two metalled roads and reinforced the railways. Their gamble on dirt tracks to Makale from Adowa caused frightful losses in lorries. It is understood that no wheeled traffic arrived for three weeks, arid camels and mules failed, making it necessary to feed the troops by air transport. There are similar difficulties in supplying the troops holding the flanks with small posts, precariously supported by mobile columns, where the Abyssinians are successfully raiding the Italians. In three months the Italians have covered 70 miles, and will be longer covering the next 70, and Addis Ababa, is 500 miles away. The Ogaden offensive is also delayed. Meanwhile, the Abyssinians have demonstrated their ability in attack, and their lack of munitions is disappearing.

Certainly, Mussolini, when the campaigning ends, will be confronted with most difficult decisions, as he is not likely to have achieved "important results.

POWERS!' DESIRE FOR PEACE.

GERMAN ARMING A FACTOR. PARIS, January 9. Mademoiselle Genevieve Tabouis, the singularly well-informed diplomatic correspondent of the newspaper "L'Oeuvre," asserting that England and France realise the inconvenience attached to oil sanctions, says that growing anxiety caused by German armaments makes Britain and France sure that the Italo-Abyssinian war will be finished as quickly as possible. They will encourage the League Committee of Thirteen to find a new basis for peace.

Mdlfe. Tabouis also states that Paris and London are convinced that Signor Mussolini now regrets he did not accept the Laval-Hoare plan and the tripartite proposal of August 15. The Duce made a mistake in thinking he could momentarily win over the Ethiopian chiefs and conquer the country in a few weeks.