IN ABYSSINIA

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 187, 22 May 1941, Page 6

IN ABYSSINIA

PRISONERS AT AMBA ALAGA.

OVER 18,000 SURRENDER.

CLOSING IN IN LAKES AREA. (United Press Association —Copyright' (Rec. 10.30) LONDON, May 21. General Headquarters at Cairo- in a communique states: “At Tobruk,, Libya., there is no change in the situation. In the Solium area our mechanised patrols again vigorously harassed the enemy. . . x l, ln Abyssinia the Duke of Aosta, accompanied by five generals and a number of senior staff officers, formally surrendered yesterday, following the handing over of all equipment in the Aruba Alnga area. The total number of prisoners taken during and since the battle in this area is between 18,000 and 19,000. In the battle of the lakes south of Addis Ababa,' which is proceeding, our troops are rapidly closing in on the enemy force consisting of remnants of two divisions. Yesterday, our forward troops, advancing from the south after a sharp engagement with the enemy rearguard, captured an Italian brigadier and a number of other prisoners. . “In the north-east corner of Somaliland some hundreds of Italians who had taken refuge in a town have been captured.”—British Official Wireless.