London, May 24, REPORTS reaching London fron! the Sollum area state that there has been slight activity in the desert south of Sollum., Enemy armoured cars approached a post at Shegga, on the Egyptian side of the frontier opposite Fort Maddalena, but; withdrew, when Imperial troops opened fire.
In Abyssini the Imperial forces advancing from the north in the direction of Galle, have now occupied a post some fifteen miles nearer to that point, The main Oghting In Abyssinia is now in the lake district. Generally. speaking, the areas south and south= east of the lakes have been cleared of the enemy. and Empire troops are, ow getting in between the lakes into the country stil occupied by. fyfe attack on Hula on May 0, over 90 Italians and 1.300. Africans. 'a5 well as a brigade commander were captured.
Tu Somaliland, a patrol captured 00 enemy troops at Tohem, near lake Guardaful. It is understood that there is no organized enemy resist~ Jance in Somaliland. although there may be. small pockets of the enemy be cleared up.
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