London, Apr, 2.
'The taking of Asmara means the conquest of Eritrea, and may, lead to the quick collapse' or surrender of Holy's East African" Empire, writes the "Manchester Guardiat Badoglio, before the Wor, always referred to the "central redoubt" of How did it come to fall $0 soon? asks the newspaper.
The probable explanation is that the Talian Army is thoroughly exhausted by six weeks hammering at /Keren, and we have not allowed it time, "pursuing it vigorously with Jarmoured columns, to reform inside what defences Asmara might have Addis Ababa is all that is left to the Halions for refuge and resistance, surrounded capital of a crumbling As the planes circled the town. before Heaving. the fires could seen increasing in fury. The effectiveness of the bombs impressed the Germans, who made an unusual admission in their official communique of "comparatively large damage to buildings."
Two Planes Shot Down Two enemy aircraft were des. toyed during a certain amount activity "over Britain during yesterday, Bombs were dropped by single Sireraft ata number of points on the South and East coasts, according to an official communique.
The attacks generally were effective but at two points on the South coast some damage and casualties were caused. A fow persons were killed. London had" no alert last night.
Two bombers were destroyed by RAF. fighter patrols off the Welsh coast on Tuesday afternoon, accord-Ing to an official communique which states that the patrols were engaged In protecting shipping.
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