Late News CHASE IN LIBYAN MOUNTAINS

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 113, 6 February 1941, Page 8

Late News CHASE IN LIBYAN MOUNTAINS

Biting Into Rearguard DARING EXPLOIT BY AUSTRALIANS

(By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received February 6, 1.30 a.m.)

LONDON, February 5

The American United Press correspondent, Mr. Richard McMiiland, says that the pursuit of the retreating Italians in the Jebel Mountains progresses with clockworkprecision. Forts like Greek temples are attempting to hold up the Australian infantry, but the troops storm the rock}’ crags with incredible agility and dislodge the Italians, who are streaming back on foot.

The British keep biting into the Italian rearguard and the daring peakclimbing exploits by patrols are cutting off the enemy. An example today saw Australians with fixed bayonets and Bren guns perform an alpine-like hike and surround 400 Italians in an isolated fort. The Italians were sitting down to their spaghetti believing that the enemy were miles away, and when ■the warwhooping Australians swooped white flags were raised instantaneously.