CALL TO THE COLOURS
Great Enthusiasm in Italy TROOPS FOR AFRICA By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright ROME, Feb. 18. There were scenes of tremendous enthusiasm throughout the day at Rome when the 1911 class recruits were called up. Parents and friends accompanied each batch of arrivals to the railway station. Signor Mussolini informed the Fascist Grand Council that 70.000 Blackshirts had volunteered for service in Africa. He also revealed that a Blackshirt battalion had sailed from Naples and will reinforce the garrison in Eritrea.
When thousands of young volunteers arrived at Messina in response to the call to the colours General Vaoari, commanding Messina, realised that rations and clothing were insufficient, and telegraphed to the War Office pointing out the unwisdom of crowding tho seaport with troops before adequately preparing for them. Signor Mussolini's reply as War Minister was to place General Vaean on the retired list. Nevertheless, the difficulty is not solved. Youngsters- are flocking in without uniforms anil unequipped except for small bundles brought from home. They will be drafted to Syracuse and Palermo before sailing. General Boseardi replaces General A'aeari. On December 16 Abyssinia protested to the League of Nations regarding the fighting in Somaliland on December 5, alleging Italian aggression. The Abyssinian Note complained that an Italian force on November 23 prevented the Anglo-Abyssinian Mission from demarking pasture lands at Ualual, ICD kilometres within the frontier. Italian tanks and aeroplanes attacked the commission’s escort on December 5. Italian aeroplanes
bombed Adon Gerlogubi on December d, and tlie Italian Charge d’Attaires disregarded an Abyssinian protest, refused arbitration and demanded indemnity. Italy, replying to the Abyssinian Note, declined to submit to arbitration the Ualual incident. She alleged that tho Abyssinian Army committed unprovoked aggression and insisted on immediate reparations, including an apology by the Provincial Governor, the punishment oi offenders and indemnity for tho killing and wounding of Italian native troops. Official circles insisted that the Abyssinians should pav £20,000 and do homage to the Italian flag in recognition of Italian.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 57, 19 February 1935, Page 7
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