Rome, Apr. 28.
Greatly aided by their bombing squadrons, the Italians are rapidly: Cunverging on Addis Ababa from the north, east and south.
Preparations are now being rushed at Dessie where the Italian head quarters was recently established, for the concluding thrust of the campaign, which is imminent.
tevies of gigantic caravans totaling 3.000 trucks is bringing up the Jast Toads of mon, munitions and sup-
Military resistance capable of preventing the Italians from reaching] pected, or entering the capital is not ex retagest was made o° all fronts While the Second Askari Division is said. to be encountering no resist tance in. their advance southward from Dessie, a column of White and motive troops from Gendar is r¢- ported to have occupied Bahrdar, at the confluence of Lake Tana and the Blue Nile.
"qtindenburg Line" Pierced In the southern sector, the fall of Haror, centre of Emperor Haile) Selassie's own province, and Jijign nother strategic point, is said to imminent following the capture of Sasa Bandi and Daggah Bur yester day, "The Abyssinian "Hindenburg Line defending the two cities is reported to have been penetrated.
The first stage of the battle at Sasa Baneh yesterday, according to dewpatsane om Mogadisclo, was notable for Soahern front te Mercest. fighting hitherto the Ethiopians made heroic but unavailing efforts to stem the Italian Advance, which was preceded by on intensive aerial bombardment, during: which forty aeroplanes are estimated te have dropped sixteen tons of high explosive bombs on Sasa Baneh and Daggah Bur—Reuter,
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