THREE SUNK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 215, 10 September 1940, Page 8

THREE SUNK.

ITALIAN SHIPS. Carrying Supplies To Troops In v Africa. (Reed. 11.30 a.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 9. The recent snccessfnl activities of British submarines are mentioned in an Admiralty communique which states: British submarines operating in Mediterranean waters are adding considerably to the Italian High Command's difficulties in keeping its army in Libya supplied. "The submarine Osiris has sunk an Italian supply ship of about 3000 tone. The submarine Rorqual attacked a convoy of two supply ships, escorted by one destroyer, and torpedoed and sank both the Italian supply ships." Another Admiralty communique announces that the submarine Phoenix is considerably overdue and must be considered lost. A Cairo communique states that some damage and casualties were caused by an enemy air raid on Mersa Matruh. There was little damage and no casualties - when the enemy bombed Bura (Kenya). , One of the Kenya patrols advanced to the Coral (Abyssinia) where it engaged a strong force of irregulars, inflicting casualties. A.cable message from Alexandria says anti-aircraft fire drove v off Italian bombers attempting to attack British warships. Avfew bombs were dropped and one jwrsoh was killed and another injured. No '■ military objective was Int. A Rome communique states: "Our 'planes started large fires at the oil refinery at Haifa, hit ships and dock-yards-at Alexandria and also the 1 Alex-undria-Mersa Matruh railway. Our 'planes attacked Bomba, in the Sudan, the railway, station and oil dumps at Port Sudan. All our 'planes returned. "The enemy bombed Mogadishu, Massawa arid Berbera. There were no casualties and only slight damage. An enemy 'plane was shot down over Moggio." POPE'S EFFORTS, Vatican Working To Halt War In Europe. LITTLE GROUND FOR HOPE. (Reed. 2 p.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 9. The Pope has informed President Roosevelt in a message carried by Mr. Myron Taylor, United States Ambassador to the Vatican, who has just returned to America, that the Vatican is doing everything in its power to halt the war in Europe and to establish a just and enduring world peace. li i* pointed out that the nature of the statement extends little basis for hope that collaboration between Mr. Roosevelt and the Pope could produce any prospect of immediate peace.