FURIOUS BATTLE
Addis Ababa Harried 260 MILES FRONT CRITICAL SITUATION [By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright] PORT SAID, Aug. -1. General Tekla Tawariat, who attained- prominence in the course of the Italo-Abyssinian War as Abyssinian Minister in Paris, is in command of a column entrenched to support an attack on the Italians near Addis Ababa, where the situation is reported to have become more critical. A furious battle continues on a front extending from Addis Ababa to Gondar, 25 miles north of Lake Tana. The fighting is mostly of a guerrilla nature, except where large forces face one another. It is expected that Addis Ababa will be harried by raiders throughout the rainy season. The distance between Addis Ababa and Gondar is about 260 miles.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 185, 6 August 1936, Page 7
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122FURIOUS BATTLE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 185, 6 August 1936, Page 7
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