Satisfactory progress is the Key nolo of a brief communique issued by the British Headquarters in Cairo yesterday afternoon. Eastwatds of Keren (Eritrea), the British advance ig progressing, while in Abyssinia the situation is continuing to develop satisfactorily, In Libya, there is nothing of importance {0 report.
"RAF, operations continued on Friday south of Keren, A motor trans. port and troops on the Asmara road Were heavily bombed and machinegunned. At least 50 vehicley were severely damaged and many casual ties inflicted among the troops. Teclesin, several hits were obtained military buildings. In the Asmara area, gun emplacements and a bridge were bombed.
'Three hundred Europeans and 50 'Afvieans have been taken prisoner ud ten heavy guns captured in the Marar area (Abyssinia) IL is officially' stated in Nairobi, The clearing up of irregulars is progressing and more prisoners are coming In.
Meanwhile, more successful attacks by the South African Air Force on trains, the track and stations on the Diredawa-Addis Ababa section the Djibouti-Addis Ababa railway were announced In a communique issued by the Air Force headquarters, in Nairobi yesterday afternoon, South African alreratt scored hits von thireo. trains between Diredawa and Awash, and a fourth train was for afire by a bomb falling near It. Station buildings al Micsso were left Diazing furiously, and the fre spread other buildings, while a large warehouse was hit The station of Arha wae also struck, An Ballan motor transport on the Diredawa-Awash and was heavily bombod, one salvo falling among a, park inthe bush, and a further column of the motor transport was straddled,
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