London, Dec. 8.
Charges and counter-charges con tinue to fly thick and fast in connec-Yon with the recent clash at Ualual between Mahan Somaliland troops land a strong body of Abyssinians.
Following the Italian Government Jdemand for satisfaction, the Abyssinian Charge d'Affaires in Rome has been instructed to lodge a vigorous protest with the Italian Government with reference to the "unprovoked attack by native troops from Italian Somaliland on an Abyssinian escort of a British and Ethiopian Commis-
Tels stated that when the British officials with the Commission arrived at Unlual, they were confronted by a fore of 800 men under an captain who, it is alleged, Fefused 10 allow the Commission to establish a camp on Abyssinian terri tory and sent for troops, tanks and aeroplanes. from Tatian "Somalitand prevent the Commission continu ing its work.
A British om cial, the Abyssinian version of the story adds, unsuccessfully sought to. smooth matters over. The situation grew worse and Snaliy culminated in an attack.
Omelat Party Involved Whitehall confirms that an official party from British Somaliland was effected, but that the preliminary report from H. M. Minister at Addis Ababa contains no details.
The Commission was engaged in discussing the grazing rights of the natives, who occasionally cross the frontiers, but it is not in any way connected with the territorial dispute between Italy and Abyssinia.
More than 60 Italian subjects were killed and 400 wounded in the clash, Dut it is believed that the losses sustained by the Abyssinians were very heavy.
"The latter were dispersed only after reinforcements had been brows!
and two Italian bombing planes had arrived on the scene—Reuter.
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