STILL RESISTING
AUSTRALIAN & NATIVE TROOPS. ON AMBOINA ISLAND. CANBERRA, February 15. The Army Minister, Mr Forde, announced that A.I.F. and native troops were believed to be still holding out in strong points on Amboina Island. The military authorities believed that some A.I.F. units had escaped in native boats. No further information has been received about the beleaguered garrison at Rabaul. An R.A.A.F. communique issued in Melbourne states that R:.A.A.F. bombers raided grounded enemy aircraft and shipping at Gasmata, New Britain, late yesterday. They encountered enemy fighters, but pressed home their attacks, causing large fires. All the planes returned safely from their successful attack. The Australian Broadcasting Commission’s war correspondent in New Guinea reports that during a daylight reconnaissance R.A.A.F. planes saw a number of Japanese warships and supply ships off the south coast of New Britain. The planes fought off an attack by Japanese fighters and continued theii' reconnaissance.
FIGHTING IN LUZON ARTILLERY AND INFANTRY ENGAGEMENTS. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, February 14. Today’s Washington war communique states that operations in the Philippines in the past twenty-four hours included heavy artillery duelling and aggressive infantry skirmishes in the Batan peninsula. In some sectors of the front enemy troops were entrenching their positions. Enemy artillery fire from the Cavite shore was again directed against the harbour defences. No material damage resulted. The enemy was active in the air over all parts of the fronts.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 February 1942, Page 3
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