LATE MESSAGES

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 January 1941, Page 8

LATE MESSAGES

ABYSSINIAN REVOLT. LONDON, January 15. Almost the whole of Abyssinia is seething in revolt, according to the “Daily Telegraph’s” special report from the Abyssinian frontier. The spread of the rebellion is causing the Italians such anxiety that the Duke of Aosta visited Fascist troops at Goja, in order to ascertain the worst about the situation, and seek to stiffen the garrison’s morale, which is weakened by ambushes, constant guerrilla warfare, and surprise attacks against food convoys. General Nasi, who commanded the Italians occupying British Somaliland, is leading strong forces from Addis Ababa to Goja, in an attempt to quell, the revolt there. Costly ambushes for Italy have occurred. on the great main road from Gondar eastward of Lake Tsana. The Italians farther south have been forced to evacuate Sidamo. also a post; near Maji. " More trouble is beginning to boil up m the Shoa country.

INDIAN CASUALTIES. um. LONDON, January. 15. The Times’s” Delhi correspondent says: Sir Sikander Hyat Khan, Premier of the Punjab, has revealed that 28 Indians were killed and 80 wounded, at Sidi Barrani. New Zealanders who drove the Indians to the forward positions were so enthusiastic about the good Indian work that they abandoned the hand-shake, for the Indian embrace.