"DEVILISH CHEEK"
CONTEMPT FOR ITALIAN CRUISERS "Devilish clicek" on the part of the Australians—l wonder what is the Italian for "devilish cheek" —is, according to the. English Press, the reason assigned by the commander of the Italian cruiser Bortolomea Colleoni sunk by the Australian cruiser Sydney. Now a prisoner in Egypt he said that the Italian cruisers were technically superior and were expecting an Italian victory. What they were not expecting was the "devilish cheek" of the Australians who rushed into the fight with the utmost contempt for the Italian . cruiser's long range and hit the Bortolomea Colleoni in a vital'spot. This tribute to British naval intrei pidity resembles that of the comt mander of the German Graf Spee ) regarding the more lightly armed Aj.ax and Achilles, which rushed in close enough to cripple his ship. It is satisfactory to know that the 1 sailors of both enemy countries have 1 been surprised by our sailors, Britons, Australians and New Zealand--2 ers, and it may be hoped more simii lar surprises are in store for them.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 234, 6 November 1940, Page 7
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