MAKALE NEXT OBJECTIVE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22240, 15 October 1935, Page 9

MAKALE NEXT OBJECTIVE

BOMBING AIRCRAFT ACTIVE CASUALTIES IN VILLAGES LONDON. Oct. 13 A message from Asmara, capital of Eritrea, states that according to Abyssinians who have deserted with Degiac Haili Selassie Gugsa, Makale, the centre of the Tigre province, which is believed to bo Italy's next big objective, now lacks communication with Addis Ababa. The Italian line on the northern front now stretches straight from a point 12 miles east of Adigrafc to eight miles north of Aksuin. It is manned by about 60,000 troops. It is recognised in Asmara that the main Abyssinian resistance so far has barely been felt. The Italians meanwhile are endeavouring to improve the position by political methods such as those employed in winning over Gugsa. It is reported from Harrar, however, that Somalia are daily deserting to Abyssinia. A Harrar messago states that 11 aeroplanes bombed Gerlogubi, in Ogaden, and 36 Abyssinian infantrymen, who wero taking refuge in a dug-out, were buried alive when the detonations caused the shelter to collapse.

Aircraft oporating in the Danakil area, near the eastern frontier of Eritrea, bombed many villages, causing a large number of casualties.