The Archive · 1935

War Brevities

France is drafting troops from Morocco for services in Tunlsi The 2nd Royal Sussex Regiment has left Karachi for the Sudan, The Halians are buying camels in British Somaliland for use as beasts fof burden in Abyssinia.

All Italian Air Force non-commissioned officers of the class of 1008 have been called to the colours, Senator Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of wireless telegraphy, {to join the Italian troops in Africa within a fortnight, Two pet lions found in the deserted palace of Ras Seyoum, the Governor fof Tigre province, of Adowa, are being sent to Signor Mussolini Rubber has been added to the list of commodities on which League of Nations members will be asked to forbid shipments to Italy.

A boycott of all British goods isos been voted by members of the Sons of aly, an American fraternal descent. organization for citizens of Italian Mr. Shoichi Nakayama, Counsellor! fof the Japanese Embassy in Italy, is Jeaving for Addis Ababa to open a Legation, of which he will be the: first Minister.

An ultra-short-wave wireless device has been perfected by the celebrated inventor, the Marchese Marconi, and shortly Will be put into use on the Rome-Asmara radio service, Seven thousand Italian nationals, who were born in Egypt and have been resident there ever since, have applied for naturalization papers Cairo, according to "La. Liberté' orders and medals back to the British Government as a protest aguinst Great Britain's present policy.

For the first time in their history, the holy city of Aksum, also Adowa, and Adigrat, were illuminated by electric light on Friday, the Italians having completed the installation of an electric plant.

Mr, Walter C. Teagle, President of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey has stated that there is no Feason at present for his company to discontinue its regular shipman's of petroleum to its Italian subsidiary.

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