FINE SPIRIT.

Auckland Star, 10 March 1941, Page 7

FINE SPIRIT.

Gold Coast Troops In Somali Fighting. BRITISH FURTHER ADVANCE. British Official Wireless. (Reed. 2 p.m.) RUGBY, Mar. 9. The spirit of the Gold Coast troope fighting in Somaliland, men, who at the beginning of the war, had never seen a train or motor car but were prepared to face anything, was described by one of their officers in a cable from Nairobi. "We put one of them throughvbush with an anti-tank gun. About dawn an Italian armoured car came out of the bush only 100 yards away. Although this .monster came crashing directly towards his hideout the African did not open fire until the enemy was within 30 yards. Then he shot the driver dead. "The driverlees car careered towards him and he had to roll over to get out of its way. It actually ran over part of the gun and crashed against a tree before its crew surrendered." A Cairo headquarters communique states: "In Libya and Eritrea there is nothing of importance to report. The vigorous pursuit by patriot forces in Abyssinia of the retreating Burye garrison is continuing. British troops in Italian Somaliland occupied Gabre Darra on the main road from Mogadishio to Harar. On other fronts the extension of British areas of occupation is proceeding with many additions to the number of prisoners already taken."