Scenes of the wildest enthusiasm marked the process of embarkation which took up most of the day, the transport not sailing until the evening.
The troops were fully equipped for Colonial warfare, each man carrying a sun helmet as part of his accoutrements. The arms consisted of regular infantry rifles but minus the trench tools usually attached to Italian infantry equipment.- The men were in high spirits, waving and cheering as the transport departed.
Meanwhile, a report from Rome stated that two additional battalions, afler having been reviewed by 1 Duce, were proceeding by train to this city where they too will embark for East Afric During the course of the review at the famous" Grenadier Parade Grounds, Signor Mussolini made a stirring ' speech to the departing troops, reminding them that they were going in defence of the tather-land and expressing full confidence that they will merit the trust that the country has placed in them—United Press, tions sent by Ethiopia and Italy to the League of Nations on Jan. 19.
No Advance by aly According to still further information, there had not only been no advance on the part of the Italian forces from the line they had long occupied in the disputed. ar the Italian Minister at Addis Ababa had been given instructions to nego-tate with the Abyssinian Government, The British Minister at Addis Ababa Sir Sidney Barton, formerly Con-
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