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El ITALIAN DESTROYER SUNK RUNNING FIGHT IN MEDI-, TERRANEAN c ~ R.A.F.'s CONTINUED PRESSURE t Italian naval losses were furr ther increased by the loss of a destroyer in a running battle ? with light British units in the ? Mediterranean. The battle was r fought at long range. ' Two more Italian submarines have been sunk and the total disposed of in less than three ' weeks of warfare is nine. m m m m It is reported that Marshal Bal* bo, Governor-General of Libya and creator of the Italian Air Force, has been killed. It was at first thought that he was shot down in combat with a 'plane ! of the Royal Air Force but the 1 British Official. News this morning denied this and suggested; that there was a parellel in the ; case of General von Fritself former Chief of the German! General Staff, who was "acci-« dentally" shot in Poland. Marshal Balbo, who was 42 years of age, was virtually banished from Italy when, he was appointed Governor of Libya. He disagreed with Murfolini on) many policy matters. m » « « The Royal Air Force is carrying on an unceasing attack against Italian and German military objectives. Chemical factories, marshalling yards, air craft factories and petrol dumps were attacked in the Rhineland) and- North Western Germany^ The Germans were again over England last night, crossing the South and East coasts. No dam-< "age was caused, the raiders meet ing spirited opposition Xrom! British fighters and anti-aircraft defences. Casualties were one( civilian killed, one died of shock and eight-were injured. ® 9 • 9 A Rumanian General Staff report states that the Russian troops are occupying Besserabfa and Northern Bukovina speedily. Rumanian forces have retired to the Rumanian frontier proper, where they have taken up positions. Mobilisation in the country is proceeding calmly. The diplomatic correspondent of the Rome Stefani News - Agency says that Bulgaria and! Hungary have been advised to put the brake on their revisionist policies. m * at « Broadcasting this morning, the Lord President of the Coun ciJ, Mr Neville Chamberlain, said that all members of the War Council were working together in complete agreement. The people were united and intended to defend Britain at all costs. Should the enemy break throiigh at all the fight would! be carried on in every village and house.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 180, 1 July 1940, Page 5
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