'A report received here to-day from Marshal Badoglio,—Commander-in-JChiet of the Italian forces in East Africa, states -that the—Abyssinians left ye dead and six wounded on the field when "a body of - armed Ethiopians tried to descend on salt_plain.
The report adds that "Italian air-Jeratt from Matian Somaliland bombed Abyssinian concentrations between the Dauaparma and Ganaledoria Rivers, on the frontier of Kenya and, Mahan Somalitand—Reuter, Confirmation has been received in Rome of an attack upon an Ethiopian salt caravan of 200 camels by 100 armed Danakils under the Italian tag. The camels were routed and many casualties reported.
War Wounded Untended Addis Ababa, Dec. 29.
The Mercest fighting since the ott-break of Tale-Ethiopian hostilities was witnessed during Christmas week Jand it is believed here that the fight Ing will be intensified mext week.
'A sad feature of the campaign on the northern front is the thousands jof untended wounded lying on the attlefelds and dying lingering deaths, A. despatch received from Dessie stales that the British Red Cross ambulance detachment arrived there! safely yesterday after trekking over a very dangerous route, The detachment intends to proceed to the front immediately to establish forward dressing stations. "We will be attending the wounded before the lend of the year," one of the British doctors declared yesterday,—Reuter, Loss of Two Planes Admitted Rome, Dec, 29.
The Joss of two Italian aeroplanes fin the Tukkaze sector on Christmas [Day is oMeially admitted here, fs stated that, lille dying over this sector, a squadron of Italian [machines were fired on by Ethiopian machine-gunners. The petrol tank lof one of the planes was hit and the machine forced down thirteen miles beyond the Italian lires.
Another plane, in landing to help! the first, was badly damaged.
The other planes "flew back to JAksum and reported the incident, Jand a detectment of Spahis, who were! Jordered to the scene, brought back the pilots safely, No mention of the Ethiopian claim.
have recaptured Addi Abbi Is made in a cotmun.qué issued "here lvesterday.
The sole reference to Addi Abbi is statement that, in an action there on December 22, an Eritrean Lattalion The Italian attitude appears to be distinguished itself. The communique] tone of marking time, waiting to see also refers to a brush with the enemy west of Afgaga Pass, and also bombings in the Takkaze region and
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