British Submarine Successes In Mediterranean

Manawatu Times, Volume 67, Issue 207, 31 August 1942, Page 5

British Submarine Successes In Mediterranean

(British Official Wireless.) Received Sunday, 9.20 p.m, RUGBY. Aug. 29. A fierce British artillery duel near xiuwe*i>at Ridge soon alter ei nset yesterday preceded Britisn inoonligut raiding excursions, reports Keutei a correspondent on tne xn Axaiuem lionu tme party engaged memoeis c*. a German paracfiut# xegnneut wno were ugnuug alongside '-.eimaii and xuti.au .mantry. uasuaiuta were mnicteu on tne paxairoops in *u*.uu-to-uuuu bayonet., tommy-gun and o.caaue fiouung. it is ouucveu tmti tne New Zeamnuers *n then- iuiu ogam**, tue xtanans killed or Wouuucu iue euuuy troop*, yufe t\ew *,cma*iuw.» c* upt *o» v» arn unuer me cover o* a ueavy artti.ery barrage wnicn opened a way Lhiougu tne enemy mipeaexd and wire anu tneu ato.meu tne enemy s slit *_rencues. a most suct.ess*.ui raid on Tobrua was made on x-nuay n.gfft oy j.t.A.F. medium unu neavy Uomners. Turee aau poss.oiy *.our mu weie scored on smps aiong tne *na*n jetty ana two snips were set on u*e. bourns nuisi. an aiong tne port *.awbi*ig a *aigo ure visible iroxu tool* uiu. ' Jwier bonus *cii on tne wauunout near uavai anu xuei msunutUoua. une oomoer oame down ana maemne-gunned vcn*ues on tne roau anu anotner attacked &ol*um. womb.ned Briusu, united biatea and ..avai Air atiu loives atiackeu a laud--i if* ground in tne r*i jjaua area. Tnere «.ao a v.o.ent anu several email *iavai numbers ...aue a raid in io.ee. -onus ou.bw auio..g ts and tanks x.mi-,uay u*gui our paums were active u.i tne “ uo.e xiout. i-aeuiy patrois and “Or.w.ng- part.es v*e*e en e ageu ana barusstu. Tnere were a. t...e.y exenanges in one sector, on i-r.uay tne.e was nouung to report irom our iana forces. gut *.o*.ve* -bomoers tunuiiueu tneir attack o*i enemy vemcies in tue central sector und uiere was increased enemy air acngliters near Aiexanuria ou rnday mgnL x’ unuer successes oy Britisn submarines in tne a*eu* lei. aneau are announced by tne Auxnnaiiy. one attacked a convoy consiStmg oi two laige supply sn*ps escorted oy ui.ee destroyers. The re~u.ta were not observed but it is conb.uereu uotu supp*y snips were hit. Another suoinai-.no sank a tanker wnile a tmrd sank a la. go supp*y ship. Anotner large supp.y smp was uit by a torpeuo irom a fourth submarine.