USEFUL HELP

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 October 1943, Page 3

USEFUL HELP

GIVEN BY DESTROYERS ON EIGHTH ARMY RIGHT FLANK. DAMAGING ATTACKS BY ALLIED AIRCRAFT. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10.35 a.m.) RUGBY, October 7. A naval communique states that there has been considerable naval activity on the right flank of the Eighth Army, on the Adriatic coast. Yesterday two British destroyers bombarded a railway and military targets northwest of Termoli, to dislocate enemy attacks in that area. An Air communique states: . “Heavy bombers of the North-West African Air Forces attacked Mestre, near Venice, hitting marshalling yards, warehouses and engine shops. Medium bombers attacked highways and road junctions at Mignano, Formia and Isernia, while fighters and fighter-bombers attacked motor transport in the battle area. During these and other operations, six enemy aircraft were destroyed. Three of ours are missing.” AGAIN REPORTED CROSSING OF VOLTURNO RIVER (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10.35 a.m. RUGBY, October 7. Correspondents report that a crossing of the Volturno River has been forced. From Capua to the Sea the river is some 400 feet wide. The speed of its flow is influenced by the amount of snow flooding from the mountains. GERMAN REPORT BOMBING ATTACK ON ALLIED CONVOY. OFF THE ALGERIAN COAST. LONDON, October 7. The German news agency states that German torpedo-planes off the Algeiian coast made a low-level attack on .an Allied convoy of 80 ships which were sailing in an easterly direction. “One ship after another was hit and left damaged or burning,” it stated. "A fully-laden 10,000-ton transport, which was also carrying munitions, blew up and sank before lifeboats could .be lowered. A second transport of similar tonnage received a direct hit.”