The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-06
BRITISH OFFICER
 KILLED BY BOMB
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Continued from Page 1.) patients, and several native boys of Kenya Colony, who are British sub- jects and under the protection of the British Flag.
 The United Press London corre- spondent said 1t was indicated that there would be strong British pro- test against this bonbardment, des- pite Italian assertions that the bombing plane was fired on and that there was ar ammunition dump near the camp. As soon as the bombardment was announced, au- thoritatiye British quarters remind- ed newspaper correspondents that the government kept Italy continu- ally advised of all movements of its Red Cross units.
 Retreating at Time
 At the time of his death, the Ethiopian communique said, Major Burgoyne was retreating with his units, along with Kabada's men.
 Major (Burgoyne was well known fox hunter in England and Ireland. He leaves Q widow and three chile dren. He was 61. A British army officer for 25 years, he served in ths South African war in the third Dragons and in the World War with the Royal Irish Rifles. He went to Addis Ababa last November and offered his services to the emperor. He went to take command of tho Waidia unit of the Ethiopian Red Cross, in the north.
 Foreign Oflice to Act
 London, March 6-(U.P0 - The foreign office urgently considered action today when 1t was officially advised by Sir Sidney Barton, min. ister at Addis Ababa, of the bomb- ing of Q British Red Cross unit at Koran, Ethiopia, by an Italian plane.
 A strong protest to Italy was be- lieved likely.
 The foreign office had not yet been officially advised of the death of Major Achilles Burgoyne, British head of the Ethiopian Red Cross killed in another bombing attack on Ethiopian forces on the northern front.
 Bartons report did not list any casualties in the Koran bombing contrary to the Addis Ababa an- nouncement that three Kenya "boys" employed as dressers with the Red Cross unit had been killed The latter would be significant be- cause the KenyaiteS are British sub- jects.
 Selassle Is Bitter
 Geneva, March 6-(U.P.) - Em- peror Halle Selassie of Ethiopia tele- graphed the League of Nations to- day bitterly protesting against the deliberate, barbarous" lombard ment of British Red Cross unit by Italian airplanes.
 Britain Makes Protest
 London, March 6-(UP)-The gov- ernment Aastructed Sir Eric Drum mond, ambassador at Rome, to make an immediate protest to the Italian government against the bombing of a British Red Cross unit in Ethiopia. The government was gravely con- cerned over the incident, in which the Red Cross unit, stationed at Koran, Ethiopia, was bombed by an Italian airplane. The British gov- ernment was informed officially of the bombing by Sir Sidney Barton. minister to Addis Ababa, who did not mention any casualties. It was announced in Addig Ababa, however, that three Kenya colony natives at- tached to the unit, who are British subjects, were killed.
 In addition to the Koran bomb- ing. dispatches from Addis Ababa said that Maj. Gerald Achilles Bur- goyne, British head of the Ethiopian Red Cross, was killed in a second bombing on the northern front. northwest of Dessye. Sir Eric was instructed to ask Italy for Q full inc vestigation and the issuance of inc structions to the Italian military command to avoid a repetition of such bombings. Tn the Koran inci- dent, Italy claimed tho plane was fired on; that ammunition deposits were in or adjacent to the Red Cross camp. and that Britain had not notified Italy in time that the unit had moved to Koran from Dessye.