AFRICAN WAR

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22391, 11 April 1936, Page 11

AFRICAN WAR

APPEAL TO PARTIES HONOUR CONVENTIONS ROME STILL OBDUEATE BAN ON DISCUSSION By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received April 10. 0.45 p.m.) GENEVA) April 9 The Committee of Thirteen adopted a suggestion made by the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, that an appeal to honour conventions and to respect the emotion of the public caused by recent events should be sent to Borne and Addis Ababa to-night. The chairman, Senor Madariaga, announced that Abyssinia was prepared to talk peace with him and the'Secretary-General of the League, M. Avenol, in the presence of the Italians, within the framework of the League, Italy first to state her terms.

Senor Madariaga will see Baron Aloisi in this connection to-night, and the committee will resume its sittings tO-morrow at 10 a.m. It is understood that Mr. Eden this afternoon announced that in caso of future aggression on the part of any nation Britain would advocate sanctions.

M. Flandin is reported to have expressed satisfaction at this. Earlier he had stated that Franco was not prepared to negotiate on the European situation untii international law had been re-established.

A message from Rome says the Government spokesman is of the opinion that in view of her recent successes in Abyssinia Italy expects to bo able tb conclude peace in a few weeks. The Rome correspondent of the British United Press states that Signor Mussolini has instructed Baron Aloisi not to discuss the ltalo-Abyssinian question at Geneva.

ITALIAN CLAIM BIG AREA OCCUPIED 38,000 SQUARE MILES (Received April 10. 5.5 p.m.) ROME. April 9 The Italian commander-in-chief in East Africa, Marshal Badoglio, claims that his victory at Lake Ashangi has enabled the Italians to occupy 23,100 additional square miles, bringing the total now in Italian hands to 38,000 square miles. The farthest penetration from Eritrea is 186 miles.

MUST BE CRUSHED \ ABYSSINIAN ARMIES MUSSOLINI DETERMINED ~~LONDON. April ? While the Committee of Thirteen was meeting at Geneva, the Italian Cabinet assembled unexpectedly to hear Signor Mussolini review the African and European situations. The Rome correspondent of the British United Press says that after the meeting it was learned that Signor Mussolini had told the Ministers that the Abyssinian armies must be completely crushed without delay in order to assure security for the Italian colonies. He lauded the Ashangi victory because, ho said, it was gained at the expense of the Emperor's specially trained guards. U Duce also paid a tribute to Italians for their determined resistance of tbe effects of sanctions. .ITALIANS' LOSSES ' LATEST CASUALTY LIST ROME. April 8 A bulletin states that the Italian casualties in Abyssinia to March 30 were as follows:—Killed 984, missing 49, died of illness 589. The natives fighting with the Italians had 979 killed.