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Show ANGOLA IMD BY GERMAN SOLDIERS LISBON;, via Paris, "Dec. 23, 6:25 a. tn. The GerrnauH again have invaded ADpola, Portuguese iiiast Africa. The fact was anuounced in the charohcr of deputies by the miuister of colonies, who said tlie Germane had marlo a fresh attack, on the military poet at .Naulita, in tho provinco of Angola. The commander, Colonel Rocadas, the ministor stated, had only ft small force at his disposal and retreat ed in order to obtain reinforceineuts with which to , drive out the Germans. I Further details of tho affair, the mlii if tor said, -were lackinp. The first invasion of Anpola occurred oc-curred late in October, accord up; to reports re-ports from Laurenco Marques, Kast Africa, when a small partv of German Ger-man cavalry arrived at Na'tilila and asked for an interview with tho commander. com-mander. A fight occurred, ac cording to reportn, during which three Germans were killed before the party retired. Berlin, however, has demod that such an incident occurred. Reports from Lisbon show that. 3000 men were sent from ' Portugal to its West African colony in September and October and that in November the country was preparing to send -1000 additional ad-ditional troops there. The Portuguese activity was caused by reports that Germany had armed great numbers of the natives and had placed them under un-der the training of German officers for an invasion of Angola. |