ISTORIC Adowa, scene of Italy's disastrous defeat in 1896, fell on Sunday, Oct. 6 before the steady advance of the Italian forces into northern Ethiopia. For some 48 hours, Ethiopian forces al have put up a stubborn resistance to the advance of their enemies, May 31) though showing little inclination to throw any great concentration Sune 28! of their men into combat as yet.
Adigrat and surrounding vil-uly 2! lages fell the day before, and al dawn next day Ras Seyoum's forces moved out of Adowa, allowing the Italians quickly to invest the city.
Italy's attack continues from three general directions. Little progress seems to have been made in the vicinity of Int. Musso Alli, near the French Somaliland border.
In the sotith the penetra~ tion appears to be the quickest of the three, Ogaden being invaded Lev, over a large stretch of frontier.
On the extreme south-west limit of Italian Somaliland, contiguous to Kenya Colony, the drive has Succeeded in the capture of the town of Dole, and bombing raids have been carried out over 100 miles inland.
No air raid is as yet reported on Addis Ababa, though generally expected, especi lly as Dessie, 155 miles north of the capital, received the attention of raiders on Saturday.
French troops have been sent to the Ethiopian railway junction of Diredawa, on the French-owned Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railwé fay, to protect the proerty of foreigners in the thriving city.
The Mi official admission in Rome that invasion of Abyssinia. has. also aris Soir" on Sunday night, Hay een started from Italian Somaliland, telegrams from Paris say. the colony contiguous with south-'Robinson was returning to Addis ale ce a east Ethiopia, was contained in a Ababa after having completed communique issued von Saturday, important "mission. with Abyssinian Seay ornate a Reuter reports military chiefs when the encounter See soo a ate The statement says that the Italians took place. have occupied Dole, a point. near rie hi of, rez the north-eastern frontier of Kenys
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