RAID ON ITALY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 63, Issue 41, 27 November 1942, Page 3

RAID ON ITALY.

EFFECT UPON THE PEOPLE. LONDON, November 24. The Rome radio says that hundreds of Avorkmen are being rushed to Genoa, Milan, and Turin to cleat up. the Avreekage left by the Royal Air Force raids. This follows Mussolini’s conference s yesterday with the Mayors of Genoa, Milan, and Turin. The Berne correspondent of the / “Evening Standard” says: “The Mayors emphasised to Mussolini the seriousness of the dislocation of food distribution caused by the exodus of the populations of entire towns and also rising public discontent with the administration because of black market scandals. The Fascist Party secretary met a party of yesterday, and ordered them to tackle ‘the particularly delicate situation in the north." ” Reports confirm the opinion, that at present Genoa has been knocked out as an effective supply base for the Axis in North Africa. At Norfolk (Virginia) -the British Ambassador to the United States (Viscount Halifax) told a press conference that undoubtedly Italy would like to get out of the Avar, but Germany, would uot alloAV her. There was no love lost betAveen Italy and Germany, a fact which placed an added strain on Hitler’s war. machine. Italy was not a free country, and was as much an occupied country as Belgium and France. , ,• In answer to a question- whether Admiral Darlan could be. trusted, Yis- * count Halifax said Admiral Darlan. v must be judged by his achievements.