NATIVES HIT BACK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 44, 22 February 1937, Page 7

NATIVES HIT BACK.

GRENADES THROWN.

Italian Leaders Injured in

Abyssinia

CENSORS IN ADDIS ABABA.

l°nit<-(l l'rws A dKiiciii I inn. <'<>i>\ rljtlit. (Ilweiveil J p.lll » l!(l.MK, February -1. The Viceroy r> i Ft lii<i|'in. Marshal Ora/iani, whs seriously u minded in one hand, and (ieneral Liottu was jjraxely wounded in the abdomen tuid one le;r when several hand grenades were thrown at them during distribution of {riftii t«i churches and mor><|iie.s in Addis Ababa.

Several others were iinrt. including the native bishop of (lie ( optic t'hnreh, Bishop Cireillo.

It is believed that the natives who were rounded-up after the affair will be given a spectacular trial to impress the Abyssinian* and that those found guilty will be shot.

A censorship lias banned news from Addis Ababa, thus further details about the outrage are lacking. It is believed that the grenades were home-made. Italians are perturbed by the news as they are continually told that Abyssinia welcomed Italian rule.

The Rome correspondent of the British United Press says an eminent surgeon has pone to Addis Ababa bv

air. It is believed that expert aid is essential for Genera 1 Liotta and there is anxiety about Bishop Circillo.

Latest dispatches add that General Liotta's leg was amputated. His condition is satisfactory.

Professor Cesare Antonucci, who flew from Koine with Dr. Giovanni Barbera, performed the operation.

Others who were slightly wounded are improving rapidly.

Two thousand Abyssinia lis wore arrested, and u coinmuni<|iie declares that tra (Kjiiillit y lias been restored throughout Abyssinia.

ANGRY ITALIANS.

WAR FILM IN SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI, February 21

Because a Soviet film depicting incidents in the Abyssinian war was shown at a cinema in Shanghai, ten Italian sailors fired revolvers and raided the projecting loom. They broke the apparatus and thrashed two Russian operators, who were sent to hospital.