CLASH WITH ITALIANS
BRITISH TROOPS SUPERIOR ABYSSINIANS IN REVOLT (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.) - . Received June 14, 10.25 a.m. LONDON, June 13. It is officially stated that Italian and British troops clashed last night on the Libyan frontier. Two Italian officers and sixty men were captured, also two machine-guns. There were no British casualties. Reports from Port Sudan say tlie Abyssinian tribes are growing in revolt and recently routed an entire Italian 'division. The Abyssinians are well-armed with rifles and bombs. , Tlie enemy carried out air raids on Aden last night and early to-day. No material damage was caused. Five Arabs were killed and six wounded. One enemy ’plane was shot down. " ■-
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 167, 14 June 1940, Page 7
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