LARGE TANKER

Wairarapa Times-Age, 26 September 1942, Page 3

LARGE TANKER

DAMAGED IN AIR RAID ON TOBRUK

JUNKERS DESTROYED AT MALTA.

LAND PATROLS ACTIVE IN EGYPT.

(British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 9.35 a.m.) RUGBY, September 25

A Cairo communique states: “Our patrols were active on Wednesday night. Enemy working parties and patrols were attacked and dispersed. Yesterday there was nothing to report from our land forces.

“Our torpedo-carrying aircraft damaged a large tanker, escorted by destroyers, north-west of Tobruk, on Wednesday night. “There was a slight increase in enemy air activity at Malta on September 23 and 24. One Junkers was destroyed. “Air activity in the battle area yesterday was on a small scale. We lost one aircraft.” ROMMEL ILL SAID TO BE IN HOSPITAL AT STUTTGART. (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright) LONDON, September 25. Field Marshal Rommel is believed to be suffering from throat trouble. Reuter’s correspondent on the German frontier* says that he was unquestionably seen last week in Freudenstadt, a small town 30 miles from Stuttgart. The “New York Times” last week quoted a report from Europe that Rommel was a patient in the Stuttgart Tropical Diseases Clinic, and was suffering from malaria. FORTY AXIS SHIPS DESTROYED SINCE JUNE. IN EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN. (Received This Day, 10.20 a.m.) RUGBY, September 25. Forty Axis cargo vessels, totalling over 60,000 tons, have been sunk by the Allied air forces in the Middle East since June, and 80,000 tons damaged. Since Tobruk fell a hundred days ago, Allied bombers have raided it on 95 nights and dropped 4000 tons of bombs. On land, both sides are striving to build up their strength. It is the job of the Allied air forces to destroy Axis, convoys. Although, at the moment the Allies have air superiority, there are many unknown factors, and if, for instance, Stalingrad falls, the Axis might switch air forces to Egypt.