ABYSSINIAN SURVEY.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13089, 24 October 1935, Page 6

ABYSSINIAN SURVEY.

AIRMAN'S ROUND TRIP.

FKENOH SUPPORT LIMITED. (Received 10 a.m.) United rreas A.ssn.—±i> Electric Telegraph—Copyright. DJ IB OUT I, October 23. The British airman, Charles Drench, completed a round trip, Djibouti to Addis Ababa, in a day. He states that the rugged topography is less unfavourable to Italian airmen than supposed. The mountains consist of scattered peaks enabling the pilots to by between them and although there are few good landing places, forced landings are possible. Addis Ababa offers a. poor target for bombers. Similarly the mountain slopes show few' signs of habitation and bombing will indict little dam-

EiencL had difficulty in taking aff at Addis Ababa owing to the rarity of tire air. COLLI SION IN SUEZ. PORT SAID, October 23. r l lie tanker, British Workman, collided with the Italian troopship Belvedere in the Suez Canal. Both were damaged but were able to proceed. () N E DIVISI OX WI THI )R AW X. (Received 10.45 a.m A PARIS October 23. M. Laval announced that Italy will withdraw one of her three divisions in Libya. VER Y RE3TR 1C TED. TRENCH SUPPORT. (Received 11.30 a.m.) PARIS, October 23. Several newspapers attribute what is described a,*. Britain’s change of policy to the French Note - which well-informed circles declare give only most restricted promises of support to Britain in the Mediterranean. It did not offer to allow Britain the use of Toulon or Bizerta and implied unwillingness to support a blockade. The Note emphasises that France will give Britain assistance in tlie event of an attack only after such sanctions decided bv the League. TRI BE S MEN REST! YE. EM PE ROIU S A 1) V ISER S URGE BATTLE. ADDIS ABABA. October 23. The Abys-inians are most disappointed as they hoped Britain would devise semi-military sanctions a.ud consider that economic sanctions will prove ineffective. Tribesmen are becoming restive at the inactivity especially as tlic-ir faith in the League is dissipated. It i.-> generally considered that if a battle i.s long delayed it will be impossible to hold the armies together. The Emperor’s advisers are urging him to order an advance.