A STALEMATE?

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIX, 29 January 1936, Page 6

A STALEMATE?

WAR IN ABYSSINIA ITALIAN REPORT IN RECENT FIGHTING GUERILLA TACTICS AND NIGHT RAIDS (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 20th .Jamiavy, 12.10 p.m.) ROME, 28th .January. Though Mussolini enthusiastically congratulated Marshal Badoglio and his troops Marshal Badoglio's own summary of the situation seems to indicate a stalemate. A communication from Harrar says that the Italians arc still striving to recover lost positions. Gerazmatch Tahiti, pursuing guerilla tactics, made a night raid on an Italian post at Akehela, and killed ten and wounded live, but was compelled to abandon two wounded warriors, whom he alleges Italian reinforcements burnt alive. Abegaz Nagatche's warriors captured Jive Italians in a surprise attack near Adowa. Dedjazmatch Salie ambushed MOO Eritreans in Tem’ilen and killed an Italian captain and 50 Askaris. The remainder lied. Dedjazmatch Slialie killed the leader and 800 Askaris.

All these raids preceded the four day battle in Tembien, after which Bus Kassu's and Has Seyoiiin's troops divided into hundreds of small groups and resumed harassing the invaders, who ineffectually retorted with mountain guns. *

ON SOUTHERN FRONT

RED CROSS HOSPITAL CAPTURED ('Received 20th Jammrv, 12.10 p.m.) ROME, 28th January. A communique from Marshal Eadoglio announces that in a reconnaissance from Wadari on the southern front the entire Swedish Red. Cross cam]) and hospital was captured, including live lorries, one of which contained 27 eases of ammunition and other booty. Wadari included large enemy depots of grain and coffee. NEW PEACE MOVES REPORT FROM VATICAN CITY VATICAN CITY, 27tli January. The “Osservatore Romano’’ suggests that the time is again favourable for conciliation efforts owing to the success of Italian military operations in Abyssinia, also because of the danger that controversy in connection with Locarno may spread beyond the Mediterranean and because M. Flandiii, as French Foreign Minister, may be able to mollify British opposition aroused by the failure of the Laval-Ifoare proposals. The article is understood to express the personal view of the Pope.