Communications Left Exposed

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 65, 18 March 1936, Page 5

Communications Left Exposed

Abyssinians Getting In Behind Italians

HEAVY FIGHTING AND SEVERE LOSSES

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Tuesday, 7 p.m. ADDiy ABABA, Mar. IG.

Heavy lighting is reported north of Seelicot and Amulo, where au attempt is being made to encircle the Italian troops. There are heavy casualties on both sides. The Italian advance is stated to have been so reckless that communications are exposed to the Abyssinian raiders. Not Speaking With Italy ABYSSINIA AS STRONG AS EVER. Tuesday, 7 p.m. I’ARIS, Mar. IG. Abyssinia refuses direct negotiation with Italy and insists that any peace pourparler shall take place through the League from which it expects full help without delay uuder Article 1G of the Covenant. The Ethiopian Legation insists that the Abyssinian fighting power and resistance is as strong as ever and declares that the Italian communiques have been issued coincidentally with tho League mcetiug in order to induce the world to believe further help for Abyssinia is useless. Peace is impossible while Italy occupies a foot of Abyssinan territory. Nearly All International Laws Broken ITALIANS NOT ABYSSINIANS NEED CIVILISING. MELBOURNE, Mar. 17. Dr. 0. J, Rolls, Home Director for Australia and New Zealand for the Soudan interior and Nubian Frontier Mission, has arrived at Melbourne after spending six: months in Abyssinia supervising Red Cross units -t the front. He was convinced that Italy would never conquer the Abyssinians and that Italians and not Abyssinians need civilising. Dr. Rolls, who left Addis Ababa last month, said that the reports of crushing Italian victories in northern Abyssinia were ridiculous. Italy’s position was now almost tho same as at the beginning of the war. Italy had broken almost every international law. lie states: “Women and children in Abyssinia arc being mangled by Italian air raids on native villages. In one native village I saw a mother and her three children mangled after an air raid.”