VICTORS' MARCH

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22412, 7 May 1936, Page 11

VICTORS' MARCH

CITY OCCUPIED AEROPLANES OVERHEAD BELIEF IN LEGATIONS REIGN OF TERROR ENDS LONDON. May 5 The British Minister to Abyssinia, Sir Sidney Barton, in a wireless message to the Foreign Office, announces that a large force of Italian troops in lorries entered Addis Ababa'this afternoon. After an Italian native column had made junction with mechanised troops, amid ecstatic enthusiasm Marshal Badoglio entered the city on a white charger, while aeroplanes flew overhead. Grenadiers and Alpini, staff officers, wireless operators, journalists, field kitchens, additional regiments of the line, Engineers, and Black Shirt volunteers followed. The news of the arrival of the Italians flew in a score of different languages to the thousands of refugees. The Legation guards relaxed their vigilance for the first time since Sunday's reign of terror, which culminated in M. Bodart, French 'Minister, ordering a number of mutineers to be shot in order to ensure the safety of the Legations. The work of the staff and guards at the British Legation, many of whom had had no sleep for three days, is beyond praise. King Victor Emanuel telegraphed to Marshal Badoglio expressing his gratitude and his approval of the intrepid and victorious troops under his able and wise command. DEFEATED RULER WHY HE LEFT COUNTRY HOPELESSNESS OF STRUGGLE (Received May 6. 5.15 p.m.) LONDON. May 5 The Daily Telegraph's Jibouti correspondent states that Haili Selassie declared before his departure: "I have not deserted my people. It was not fear of continuing tho war. I saw tho impossibility of my unarmed, ~ brave warriors competing against modern weapons, especially gas. Therefore, I departed in order to avoid further bloodshed and the destruction of the Legations in Addis Ababa." STAY IN JERUSALEM PROBABLY SIX WEEKS JERUSALEM, May 5 Haili Selassie and his family are expected to remain in Jerusalem six weeks before going to London, after which tho kmperor will go to Geneva to observe the negotiations for the reconstruction of Abyssinia. Ihe Emperor will be the guest of tho High Commissioner, Sir Arthur Wauchope,'. for a few days and then will occupy an Abyssinia-owned building in the Street of tho Prophets. NEUTRAL POWERS NEW SITUATION MEETING TO DISCUSS (Received May 6. 5.5 p.m.) GENEVA. May 5 u The neutral Powers—sometimes called the League's conscience" —namely, enmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Holland and Spain, will discuss the Abyssinian situation and the reform of the League on May 9 j)rior to the openof the Council's meeting on May 11.