"PAINFUL BLOW”

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 January 1941, Page 5

"PAINFUL BLOW”

ADMITTED BY ITALIAN BROADCASTER. ROME January 27. The publicist Signor Ansaldo, in a broadcast declared that the fall of Tobruk had resulted in a delicate situation in Libya. He added: "We must face the facts. Its fall is a painful blow, but Italy must fight and hold on fast. If they lost the war all Italians in Italy would be kept as in a concentration camp. We must light to win or lose forever." R.A.F. ACTIVITIES ATTACKS ON AERODROMES IN LIBYA. (British Official Wireless.' 'Received This Day. 11.5 ami ! RUGBY. January 27, | A R.A.F. Middle East communique 1 states: — "Raids were carried out by R.A.F.: bombers yesterday on the aerodromeat Barce, in Libya. Bombs fell near! hangars and dispersed air craft. Direct) hits were also registered on adjacent' buildings. A number of enemy ground-) ed aircraft were damaged. An attack) was also made on the landing ground ct Derna. "Our lighters maintained patrols throughout the day. and an engagement took place with enemy fighters. Three CR 42's were shot down near Mekhile, south of Derna, and two sO’s| attacking our troops near Derna were! sent down in flames, although they, were protected by a number of enemy i fighters. "On a landing ground near Mekhile,! one S 79 was destroyed on the ground > One of our planes is missing." ' i GOING TO ENGLAND ! ITALIAN PRISONERS TO WORK ON FARMS. LONDON. January 27. The “Daily Telegraph" says th:it Ilal-j i.in prisoners from Libya are going to) England for land work, for which there: is an acute shortage of labourers. ing the arrival of the bulk of the Im-i pcrial Army. Encounters between the Briti h ar-; injured forces and Italians are only) skirmishes, usually occurring when convoys eff Italians are found making! for The vigilant the ILA E and armoured forces in trapping; groups of Italians will mean the <.-<>!- lapse of resistance over a distance iff! nearly 100 mile', west of Tobruk within! four days of its fa)) British armoured units an- probing Cyrcnaica in various! directions.