DENIAL OF ROUT
RETREAT OF ETHIOPIANS SELASSIE GIVES VERSION iTALI AN 'TA BR 1 CATION'' PLOT TO DIVERT LEAGUE (Elcc. Tel. Copyright —United Press Assn.) (Reed. Mar. 4. 3 p.m.) LONDON. Mar. 3. A copyright message to The Times from Addis Ababa says the Emperor, telephoning to the Palace from the front, declared that the Italian story of the second purge of the Tcmbien area had been fabricated in order to divert the attention of Geneva towards conciliation instead of a strengthening of sanctions. He added that Has Kassa and Has Seyonm broke up their joint camp Jast week on Imperial orders to retire whenever the Italians advanced' in force, but to fight rearguard actions in difficult country first. Ras'Seyoum and (hen Ras Kassa realised that they were confronting two armv corps ami fell back towards the Tak'kaze River, which a portion ol the armies crossed in order to secure .supplies. The remainder had not left the western Tcmbien area. Their retreat is described as orderly, dogged and cunning, aiming to draw ouF the Italians ns far as possible alonp a single line of communications before the rains. The Abyssinian losses were not heavy.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18955, 4 March 1936, Page 15
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