FRONTIER BROKEN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22231, 4 October 1935, Page 11

FRONTIER BROKEN

ITALIAN TROOPS NEW BASE ESTABLISHED AIR ATTACK ON ADOWA REPORT FROM ERITREA (Received October 4, 12.5 a.m.) LONDON. Oct. 8 The British United Press correspondent, in an earlier message, reported from the Italian front in Eritrea that the Italians had crossed the frontier and that aeroplanes were reported to have bombed Adowa. The Addis Ababa correspondent of the Times says it is now confirmed lrom two. independent sources, one of which is French, that the Abyssinian frontier east of Mount Mussa Ali was broken last week, when Italian troops were hurriedly pushed forward from Assab, Eritrea. Without encountering opposition, they occupied a good forward base for aeroplanes in the western foothills, 56 miles from the sea. The French authorities immediately •ent a detachme-i of native troops to their northern fronti(.\ The Italians are said to have already run a supply track to their new baso. where there are large numbers of native troops with a few white oflicers, Wr-oiired cars and aeroplanes oi: the latest colonial type. There are reported to be 60,009 Italian trooj > in the Assab area,, but owing to the water difficulty it is improbable that more than a quarter can established at the new base. The Port S~id correspondent of the Times savs six Italian transports carrying 14,(a)0 troops have entered the iiuez Canal in the past 24 hours. ACTION BY GREECE ORDERS TO SHIPPING NO ITALIAN CARGOES (Keceived October 4. 1.6 a.m.) ATHENS. Oct. a Greek shipowners have instructed captains not to accept cargoes, either to or from Italy. Ships are not to enter the Suez Canal but must proceed via the Cape if they are in the East.