ITALY’S CAMPAIGN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22831, 16 March 1936, Page 10

ITALY’S CAMPAIGN

CONFIDENCE IN SUCCESS _ * NO MOVE FOR PEACE (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) ROME, March 14. (Received March 15, at 7.5 p.m.) Confident of shattering the remaining Abyssinian defences, Signor Mussolini will not meanwhile launch peace negotiations. Prince Umberto of Piedmont has been promoted to the command of the Naples Army Corps. Lieutenant Vittorio and Sergeant Bruno, Signor Mussolini’s sons, have been awarded silver medals for gallantry. Italy has called up the 1915 class of 200,000 conscripts, the total under arms being 1,250,000. SUBMISSIVE TRIBESMEN ITALIAN ADVANCE UNHINDERED LONDON, March 14. (Received March 15, at 7.5 p.m.) Telegrams from Asmara confirm the reports of an unresisted Italian advance through submissive tribesmen on a 230mile front across Northern Abyssinia, The First Corps on the left is moving from Amba Alagi towards Lake Ashangi, the Third Corps is in the centre towards Socota, and mixed columns are on the. right along the Sudan border towards Nogara, 30 miles south of the Setit River, flanking the advance of the Fourth Corps through Woldebba, west of Takazze. The Second Corps is in Tscllemti, north of the Semien Ranges. ARMY REORGANISATION ADDIS ABABA, March 14. (Received March 15, at 7.5 p.m.) Ras Ebada, an ex-Governor of Dessye, has taken over command and reorganisation of Ras Mulugheta’s army northeast of Amba Alagi. M. Jesus Afewerk, after a conference with the Emperor Sellassie, has gone to Geneva on a secret mission. ATTACKS FROM THE AIR ROME, March 13. Marshal Badoglio’s communique reports that the troops are advancing on the northern front and have reached the Alkadra region. The Air Force bombed important concentrations of the Abyssinians south of Quoram. Air activity also continues on the Somali front. QUORAM TWICE BOMBED DESSYE, March 13. Italian planes have twice bombed Quoram in the last 24 hours.