SUCCESSFUL DEFENCE OF THE PALACE.
(Received Feb. 13, 0.55 a.m.) Addis Ababa, Feb. 12
The refusal of an old chief guarding King Monelik to relinquish the command led to a pitched battle which laflt-
Ed for two hours. v The .defenders used cannon, and machine guns, and prevented th© assailants entering the palace.
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Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13648, 13 February 1913, Page 5
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53SUCCESSFUL DEFENCE OF THE PALACE. Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13648, 13 February 1913, Page 5
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