Simla, May 16, Amba Alagi is now practically encircled' by Indian, British, South African. Sudanese' and Abyssinian troops and its fall can only be a matter of days, states cable received hhere from an official eye-witness with the Indian Army in Abyssinia, Indian veterans of Keren (Eritrea) have executed a brilliant night operation against the flank of the enemy, the eye-witness reports, Un+ der cover of darkness, they sueceedfed in silently occupying a ridge in the enemy's rear without arousing suspicion." They pushed on until they bumped against an enemy patrol and later contacted a'strong force of "Malta: enemy aircraft raided Malta on the night of May 19/14 causing slight damage to R.A.P, property, bul no. casualties, civilian' or military, were caused, There was another small raid on Wednesday, British Aghters intercepted and drove off these plan From all these operations two aircraft were lost but the pilot of one of them escaped safely by para-the fighting which followed. seven Italian ofoers and 100 other Tanks were taken prisoner, The Duke of Aosta and General Frusei, commanding the remainder of the Italian army in East Africa, who hurriedly "escaped from Asmara (capital of Eritrea), are believed to have their headquarters on an 11.000- foot height at Amba Alagi, The height has been heavily plastered by artillery—Reuter,
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