“COMPLETELY FALSE”

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 100, 22 January 1936, Page 7

“COMPLETELY FALSE”

Italian Claims of Big Advances ABYSSINIAN VIEW London, January 20. Supplementing the Abyssinian disparagement of the Italian version of the Ganale Dorya battle, the Ethiopian headquarters, without reference to the Emperor, issued a special communique declaring that the Italian claims are ' completely false and merely designed to impress the League Council. It recalls that the Abyssinians announced on January 13 that Has Desta was withdrawing his troops up the Ganale Dorya River in order to solve, supply difficulties. STILL IN PURSUIT Marshal Badoglio’s Forces Rome, January 20. A communique issued by Marshal Badoglio, commander-in-chief of the Italian forces in Abyssinia, says that he is still relentlessly pursuing Ras Desta’s troops, many of whom; in deplorable condition, have surrendered, begging for food. RED CROSS BOMBING Undertaking by Mussolini Geneva, January 30. Signor Mussolini has addressed a letter to the President of the International Red Cross promising that Italy will do her utmost to prevent further bombing of Red Cross units, and requesting that a delegation be sent to the front to see how the Red Cross regulations are beiug applied on both sides. ’ EMPEROR PLAYS PART Dessie, January 20. Emperor Haile Selassie personally machine-gunned an Italian bomber which circled over the palace at a high altitude. , MORE REINFORCEMENTS Addis Ababa, January 20. Large reinforcements are reported to be en route to join Ras Desta. BRITISH AMBULANCE (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, January 20. The British Charge d'Affaires in Rome has informed, the Italian Foreign Office that a British Red Cross ambulance originally intended for service on the Ogaden front has been diverted to Dessie, where it is now established The Charge d’Affaires explained that the Italian Government was being notified of this change of plan, on the assumption that, following on the recent unfortunate incidents. the Italian Government would be glad to know the exact location of this Red Cross unit in case such information was not already in the possession of Italian military authorities.