Moscow, Nov, 3, Soviet Russia's gold output during last year wag more than that of the United States and Canada, and by 1940 will reach £80,000,000 annual ous new gold strata had been recently discovered in the Castcasus, Kazakstan and Aretie—Reuter, half the Italian advance towai Siliga. Harar, and Diredawa, The Ethiopian troops admirably withstood the assaults of the Italian tanks, armoured cars, and aeroplanes, The Ttalians have occupied the mountainous regions to the north and west of Makale and continued their advance as far as Abearl, Outposts ere left at the latter point, and the troops then returned to their frontier base at Tokule, Reuter quotes an Ttalian report that the Abyssinians suffered heavy losses in an encounter neat Omager, fon the Setit River, in northwest Abyssinia, between troops under Ras Ailu Bern and a fore commanded, by Gen, Cuturl, The fort of Shillave, on the right wing of the Italian troops advancing up the Webbe Shibell River, was captured in a surprise attack, follow= ing which the victors pursued the Abyssinians as far as Gorohal, the nerve centre of Ogaden.
Havas reports that serious resistance being encountered by Gen, Grazian's Jcolumn in its march along the Webbe-/Shibeli River, his men being daily [harassed by Abyssinian warriors well fused to guerilla tactics,
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