ADOWA AVENGED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22357, 2 March 1936, Page 9

ADOWA AVENGED

ITALIAN SUCCESS MOUNT ALAGI CAPTURED REJOICING IN ROME By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ROME. Feb. 28 A communique from Marshal Badoglio announces that the Italians have occupied Mount Alagi. With the capture of this mountain and the planting of the Italian flag on the summit of the plateau where Major Pietro Toselli met with disaster in 1896, all the territory occupied by the Italians before their defeat at Adowa in that year has been regained. Home has given itself up to rejoicing and torchlight processions. Tlio newspapers announced the victory in enormous type. The citizens believe the gateway to Abyssinia is now in Italian hands. The possession of Mount Alagi and the Antalo heights should enable the invaders to cope with flank attacks from the west. They hope to capture Ashangi, where Pas Mulugeta is now re-forming his forces, before the rains begin. Prior to the news of the victory Marshal Badoglio's postponement of liis further attack in North Abyssinia was causing much anxious speculation. People were uneasily wondering what obstacles were confronting him. The Italian commander's activity was confined to sporadic and not very successful bombardments- of Pas Kassa's forces, to which the Abyssinians replied vigorously with anti-aircraft guns. USE OF MUSTARD GAS ANTIDOTES REQUIRED APPEAL FROM ETHIOPIANS ADDIS ABABA. Feb. 28 Red Cross units on the northern front are urgently required with antidotes for mustard gas, which the Italians are reported to be using on a considerable scale. The Abyssinian Government's spokesman denied as grotesque reports from Pome and Jibouti that the Emperor, flaili Selassie, was ill. OIL EMBARGO GENEVA TO CONSIDER EVE OF THE MEETING British Wireless RUGBY. Feb. 2:3 The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Kden, will leave London on Sunday to attend Monday's meeting in Geneva of the League of Nations' Committee of Eighteen. The main purpose of the meeting is to consider tho question of adding oil to the list of sanctions against Italy.