SAVAGE FIGHTING
CONTINUES ON BATAN PENINSULA SOME GAINS MADE BY ENEMY. AT HEAVY COST IN CASUALTIES. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 1.25 p.m.) RUGBY, April 6. A Washington communique states: “Savage fighting has continued on the Batan Peninsula, where General Wainwright’s troops are resisting stubbornly repeated attacks by Japanese assault troops. The enemy made some gains during the day, but at a heavy cost in casualties. The attacks were supported by artillery and dive-bomb-ers. One enemy plane was shot down. “On the east coast, hostile artillery firing from barges harassed our beach defences. Most of the shells fell short of their targets. There was no air attack on Corregidor today.
MANILA BAY FORTS ABORTIVE ENEMY BOMBING. (Received This Day, 10.55 a.m.) WASHINGTON, April 6. A communique states: “Corregidor was again free from hostile air raids, but two enemy dive-bombers attacked Fort Frank yesterday morning and Fort Drum yesterday afternoon, with light bombs. No damage was done and there were no casualties.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 April 1942, Page 4
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