Daily Post - 17.04.1943, Blaðsíða 4

DAILY POSl’
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Air Blows At
Japs Continue
More Burma
Air Attacks
Dispatches from the South-
West Pacific to-day tell of
continuing air attacks against
the Japanese convoy’s attempts
to run gauntlet to New Gui-
nea. Flying Fortresses yester-
day hit three of the six mer-
chantships observed ir ’.ie ’ust
convoy, which had a nuval es-
cort.
The Australian War Minist-
er, Mr. Forde, has called on the
country to be ready for any
emergency, as the Japanese
were going to hit back. They
_must not be given any breath-
ing space to concentrate the
enormous resources and hitt-
ing power they still possessed.
War correspondents have
given more details of the pow-
erful Japanese naval force
concentrations north of New
Guinea. In the Rabaul area
alone, the enemy has concen-
trated more than a quarter of
a million tons of shipping. Ja-
panese aircraft also outnumber
ours greatly in this area, al-
though this is to some extent
counterbalanced by our super-
ior equipment and on the aver-
age more skilled pilots. Enemy
losses ean be replaced in a few
days, whereas all our replace-
menís have to be ferried across
the vast Pacific in slow-mov-
ing cargo vessels.
It was stated in London to-
day that Australia could no
longer guarantee the 95,000
tons of butter Britain had been
getting to help make up the
present 2 oz. a week ration.
London, April 16th.
In Burma, British and Indi-
an troops are consolidating
their for\#ard positions cover-
ing the approaches to the Mang
dor and Buthé areas. Active
patrolling on both sides con-
tinues, and two parties of Ja-
panese suffered heavy casual-
ties when ambushed yesterday
morning in the Mayju hills.
Blenheims, escorted by Hur-
ricanes, went out yesterday to
bomb and machine-gun enemy
road transports and river craft.
Among last night’s RAF t^rg-
ets were the Akyab and Ma-
gwe aerodromes, and again
the Japanese failed to bring
down a single aircraft.
“Desert íictory” In
Moscohi!
London, April 16th.
The film “Desert Victory” is
now showing at six Moscow
Cinemas. — The newspaper
“Pravda” comments that it
shows how the bravery of its
soldiers and the skill of its gen
erals will gain the 8th Army
final victory in Tunisia, and
open up new operations in
another theatre of war even
more vital towards the final
destruction of the enemy for-
ces.
S. .. O. .. S.
Save Our Secrets
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Outstanding Woman Athlete
Gloria Callen of Nyack, N.Y., not pnly looks good but has won
all these medals for swimming. She was selected by sports ex-
perts as outstanding woman athlete of 1942.
News Shorts
London, April 16th.
It was revealed yesterday
that it was Soviet airmen. who
were responsible for Wednes-
day night’s raid on Königsberg
in East Prussia, and simultan-
eously it was announced that
Danzig had also been bombed
the same night. Moscow states
that both raids were very suc-
cessful.
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Another indication of Axis
“invasion nerves” is shown in
reports just received, which
state that all non-essential ci-
vilians are to be evacuated
from Cherbourg and Dieppe.
And in Norway, Quisling has
been told that he must find
10,000 more Norwegian work-
ers to help build fortificati-
ons along the Norwegian coast.
* * *
British farming experts are
meeting in London to make
long term plans for feeding
Europe after the war. As one
farmer put it: “.. It is our du-
ty and privilege to grow seeds
and foods which must be good
and cheap for the looted coun-
tries.
Tom Harmon Mlssioo
Washington.
The War Department has
announced that- Tom Harmon,
of Gary, Ind., former Universi-
ty of Michigan All-American
half-back, was reported missing
in the South American area.
Harmon was a pilot in the U.S.
army air corps.
Mossoliai Disæisses
Police Chieís
London, April 16th.
Rome Radio last night an-
nounced that Mussolini had
dismissed his Chief and Vice
Chief of Police, as well as his
director of war production. —
Simultaneously a decree has
been issued, signed by Musso-
lini as the sommander of all It-
alian forces, declaring Sicily
and Sardinia, as well as some
nearby islands an operational
area.
Careless Talh
Costs Lives