HITS SCORED

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 January 1943, Page 3

HITS SCORED

ON VESSEL IN ZUARA HARBOUR RAIDS ON AXIS SUPPLY LINES. ■ IN SICILY AND TUNISIA. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 9.35 a.m.) RUGBY, January 26. A Middle East communique states: “Yesterday local advances were made by our forward troops in the northern sector. We occupied Zavia, on the coast, 30 miles westward of Tripoli. Allied fighter-bombers continued their offensive against the retreating enemy near Zuara, where a hit was scored on a vessel in the harbour. The land-ing-ground also was successfully attacked. Our bombers scored hits on the same target on Sunday night. “Yesterday, enemy supply lines in Sicily and Tunisia were b'ombed and machine-gunned. All our aircraft returned.” SUPPORT FOR ALLIES URGED BY PEYROUTEN. ATTEMPTS TO DIVIDE PEOPLE DENOUNCED. ALGIERS, January 25. “We shall act against any attempts to divide the population of Algeria to the detriment of the Allies,” said M. Peyrouten, addressing, high French officials. “Such attempts,’ he said, “are an efficacious arm of collective suicide. The Allies have promised to respect French sovereignty. We in exchange must provide active collaboration. Passive adhesion is insufficient. The difficulties will increase, particularly with food. We must remember the silent courage of France under far greater sufferings.” GENERALS CONFER UNDERSTANDING SOUGHT. NEW YORK, January 24. The Washington correspondent of the “New-York Times” says that evidently the State Department has received reports on conferences between Generals de Gaulle and Giraud with the purpose of reaching an understanding enabling both groups jointly to support the Allies. These negotiations presumably have the blessing of Britain and America. The correspondent says that the Secretary of State indicated that something had been received on that subject, but he did not give details.