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ITALIAN DEFENCE OF GENOA NO ENEMY WARSHIPS SEEN. AND ONLY A FEW PLANES. (By Telegraph—Press Association—CopyrightLONDON. February 12. Reuter's special correspondent on board H.M.S. Malaya stated that during the bombardment of Genoa he saw neither Italian ships nor Italian aircraft. Planes attached to the squadron acted as spotters and there were no signs from the shore that the arrival of the ships had been detected. H.M.S. Malaya flew the same flan ’hat she sailed under at the Battle of \ Jutland. Even when the Italian shore bailor- ’ i< ?; replied after the British bombard- ; ment they were so inaccurate that the ■ escorting destroyers abandoned the i smoke screens they had started to lay ’ It was not till the afternoon that twri Italian planes got through the barrage.' They dropped two bomb-. which ex- ■ plodcd in the sea about half a mile i away Another correspondent rated that . took the Italian shore haltere-; 15; minutes; reply m the Bn l -, h '-helis ; The attempt'- of th - Italian plum.-, t . ' attack he licet were « nlv half-h'-arter; ■ and w.-re totally .:. -ms ■ --.Nd
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 February 1941, Page 5
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