While all detailed reports concerning operations in Ethiopia have to be taken cum grano salis, there is) suflclent evidence in the latest messages to indicate that the attitude of She "Abyssinians is stiffening in the manner which it was expected it wotild. Reports from either side giving specific numbers of casualties [ced not be accepted as in any way accurate, for obviously Italian aeroplanes do not stop to count their dead, and the Ethiopians have very Uitte' time in their lightning raids "he to ascertain with any degree of accuracy exactly what loss they have inflicted on" the enemy. And, naturally, the important ingredient of propaganda used freely by both sides has always to be taken into consideration. What can be discovered from the communiques is mainly in the innocent confession of positional indications. In Ogaden it would seem that while at one time the Italian offensive made considerable progress, driving a salient in: o the country "from Gorahel Sassabaneh and thence to the vicinity of Damot, that has been considerbly reduced by Ethiopian counterattack under conditions definitely unfavourably to the Invaders. In the north the necessity of consolidating positions and the construction of Suflelent roads to maintain adequate communications for the large forces involved hold up operations. But as Talian lines of communication lenge then into" Abyssinia their vulnerability increases, and there are inications that comparatively small dociles of Al are penetrating behind Tialian lines and creating fust that type of diversion whicit tends to make the lot of the invaders tone of no little ditteulty.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.