BOMBERS ACTIVE

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 76, 26 September 1942, Page 7

BOMBERS ACTIVE

JAP BASES ATTACKED

(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.) (Special Australian Correspondent.)

SYDNEY, Sept. 25. In an attack on Rabaul harbour early yesterday morning, Flying Fortresses scored a direct hit amidships on an 8000-ton enemy cargo vessel, which was left burning and probably sank.

Raids were also made on Dili in Timor, Buka in the Solomons, Mubo, an advanced base from Salamaua, and points on the Port Moresby trail over the Owen Stanley Range.

It is reported that there was considerable recent Japanese shipping activity in Rabaui Harbour, and the bombers encountered heavy A.A. fire from warships and shore batteries Several ships are stated to nave been in the harbour when the attack was made.

PATROLS IN CONTACT,

The situation in the Owen Stanley front-line area is reported to be un changed, with patrols in contact'but with the main forces still unengaged Unofficial reports describe these patrol classes as fierce, but !"hey are not referred lo in General Mac Arthur's latest communique.

Enemy concentrations which were attacked at Mubo. 16 miles south of Salamaua, are officially stated to have been relatively small bodies ot troops No new enemy move is reported in that sector, where the situation is generally static, and the presence of enemy troops there cannot yet be regarded as evidence of the Japanese creating another prong in their drive on Port Moresby.

The Japanese occupation of Mubo was announced some weeks ago, and