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Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 August 1943, Page 3

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MAIN RAILWAYS IN SOUTH ITALY REINFORCEMENTS RUSHED BY GERMANS. IN ANTICIPATION OF ALLIED LANDING. LONDON, August 30. The North-West African' Air Force yesterday struck at a new link in the chain of Axis communications in Southern Italy, when they attained a railway centre 40 miles north of Rome on the main line to Florence. Flying Fortresses found the marshalling yards crowded with railway trucks and lorries and much damage was done. Mitchell medium bombers attacked marshalling yards in the Bay of Naples and other Mitchells and Bostons went for railway targets in the toe of Italy. The Algiers radio says it is officially reported that all the main railways in southern Italy are now cut. According to the Stockholm newspaper “Allehanda” the German High Command is rushing strong reinforcements to the toe of Italy, in anticipation of Allied landings. t MAINLAND SHELLED * BY BRITISH NAVAL UNITS. INEFFECTIVE RETURN FIRE. LONDON, August 30. A communique from North Africa says that British naval units shelled enemy batteries on the tip of the tde of Italy. The return fire was ineffective, NAVAL PATROLLING WARSHIPS BOMBARD BATTERY. (British Official Wireless.) • (Received This Day, 9.55 a.m.J RUGBY, August 30. A North African naval communique says: “Naval patrol activity continues off the coast of the Calabrian Peninsula. On Saturday afternoon a British cruiser and a destroyer bombarded a battery near Cap Pellaro. The enemy s return fire was ineffective.” ITALY CAPITULATING ACCORDING TO ISTANBUL / CORRESPONDENT. rS’ORT NOT YET CONFIRMED. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 10.40 a.m.) LONDON, August 30. IT IS REPORTED WITHOUT CONFIRMATION THAT ITALY IS SIGNING CAPITULATION TERMS TODAY, SAYS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OF GREAT BRITAIN CORRESPONDENT AT ISTANBUL. It is also reported that Mr Churchill postponed his broadcast for two days . in order to announce victory over Italy tomorrow.