EL ALAMEIN FRONT
LAND LULL CONTINUES
OPERATIONS CONFINED TO PATROL ACTIVITY (British Official Wireless.) (Rec. 9.35 a.m.) RUGBY, August 21. A Cairo communique states: “On the night of August 19-20 our patrol activity continued, and there was artillery exchange in the central and southern sectors. Yesterday our land forces had nothing to report. There were no air operations of importance.” NAZI PARATROOPS AT FRONT LONDON, August 20. Routers’ correspondent at Ei Alamein says that the New Zealanders who advanced after pounding an enemy outpost a few nights ago found it vacated, except for a wounded German wearing a Luftwaffe uniform. He claimed to belong to an enemy parachute regiment normally mustering about 2,000 men. . Ibis is the first occasion on which such a regiment has been reported from the North African front. Another of our patrols found some enemy interest in the routes leading to the oasis of Mogra, which is one of the desert’s most isolated spots. Fieldmarshal Rommel is apparently deter mined not to be outflanked even from the most unlikely direction. STOICAL HEW ZEALANDER FOUND WOUNDED BY COMRADES (N.Z.E.F. Official War Correspondent.) WESTERN DESERT, August 19. “Halt! Who goes there?” This challenge, spoken in a firm voice, came from the ground as a New Zealand patrol returned towards its lines two nights ago. “ Friend,” was the reply. It was then that the patrol saw him —a stoical New Zealander, terribly wounded, with rifle raised in menacing attitude. He had been one of a patrol which, returning earlier, had encountered field anti-personnel mines. Some had already been wounded when, after penetrating 500 yards within the enemy lines, they came under heavy machinegun fire. Tho mines inflicted further casualties, but the wounded helped the wounded, and the survivors reached our lines. So extensive were one man’s wounds that it was thought he must be dead. ■But the man lived, and had strength and determination enough to deliver the challenge when he heard the approach of the second patrol, which might easily have been an enemy one. This patrol brought him back to our positions, from whiph, after treatment, he was evacuated to hospital.
PRODUCTION IN BRITAIN PRE-WAR METHODS CRITICISED LONDON. August 20. Tho New Zealand Minister at Washington, Mr Nash, on the eve or leaving for America, paid a tribute to the spirit of the United Kingdom and also tho thoroughness of most of the administrators with whom he had consulted. He criticised what, he termed the policy of minimum interference with the pre-war channels and methods of production, distribution, and trade, and with’ custom and tradition. “I was struck byjthe apparent determination of some influential sections not to interfere unduly with ordinary business,” Mr Nash said. “This policy seems to be; ‘Don’t touch existing channels, or if it is essential to interfere with them, thon provide facilities for their maintenance and survival.’ We are probably paying a heavy price for this, and will pay a more dangerous price later unless the policy is altered.” Mr Nash said that the enemy was not spending his limited resources on maintaining old channels and methods. He was all out to win in the shortest time and by tho quickest route. We had to adopt the channels most likely to yield results, irrespective of tho effect on the old ways of life and business. Mr Nash added that Mr Churchill was the outstanding figure in the United Kingdom, but there were also others able and competent to guide, lead, and control this or any other country. They were as far-sighted and able as administrators elsewhere. Mr Nash also commented,: “ The thoroughness of the preparations will ensure effective offensive operations as soon as the time is ripe.” ‘The Times,’ in a leader, pays a tribute to Mr Nash and his work, and welcomes his friendly criticism, which, it says, will not be misunderstood; “ indeed, it is likely to be useful.” ‘ The- Times 1 admits that it does not seem likely that distributive trades, for instance, will resume after the war where they left off before tho war. The war effort must not he handicapped to maintain machinery which may or may not bo needed when peace is won, but few things would he more wasteful than to throw knowledge and experience on the scrap heap. MR NASH BACK IN U.S. (Rec. 11.45 a.m.) NEW YORK, August 21. Mr Walter Nash has arrived by Clipper from England. He told reporters that there was a tremendous agitation in England for a second front, but the British people did not consider the recent commando raids an indication of the opening of a second front.
U.S. FIGHTER PLANE AUSTRALIAN PILOT'S TRIBUTE (Rec. 8 a.m.) NEW YORK, August 21. R.A.A.F. Squadron-leader Clive Caldwell, who is proceeding home after 17 months in the Middle East, visited the Curtiss plane factory, where the P4O is produced. He told workmen that it was a fine job they were doing. He said he flew a P4O against everything the Germans and Italians had, and had brought down a good many. He said he had flown a P4O in almost all fighting circumstances. It had never failed him. BRITAIN'S FOOD RESOURCES (British Official Wireless.) (Rec. 10 a.m.) RUGBY, August 21. The British Minister of Food said he did not anticipate any food shortage, but there would have to be a tightening of belts. Ho was speaking at the opening of a British communal restaurant in the north. He said he was satisfied that whatever intense attack tho country might be subjected to it would have the local resources to feed l the public.
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