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* — JAPANESE WARSHIP BUNK A iO.OOO-tou Japanese cruiser was Mink by British deatroyera and naval aircraft in the Malacca Strait, between Malaya and Sumatra. The cruiser was first seen by Avenger aircraft from H.M.S. Shark, and they probably scored one hit. The destroyers attacked with torpedoes at night and soon afterwards the cruises was seen sinking. There were some casualties on H.M.S. Saumarez, but none on the other four destroyers. The Saumarez played a prominent part in the destruction of the Schamhorat off Norway in IMS. —London, May 18. ATTACK ON KYUSHU American carrier aircraft have made m attack on targets on Kyushu, according to reports from N-_-w York.-—London, May 18. RUSSIANS ON BORNHOLM •’The- Russians, assisted by Danish freedom fighters, an; still rounding up Germans on the Danish island of Bornholm and transporting them to "Germany,” says the Copenhagen correspondent of ‘‘The Times.” ‘‘The Russian commander is again quoted as saying that the Russians intend to leave the island as soon as all the German* are out."— London, May 18.
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Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24570, 19 May 1945, Page 1
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