THE SEA BATTLE
Big Enemy Forces reported mobilising far OUT. (Special to N.Z. Press Assn.) (Rec 1218 > • SYDNEY. Oct. 30. The latest U.S. Navy communique dpelares' that no. fresh news has been received of the sea fighting This report is accepted here as disposing of the Columbia Coy’s broadcast, cabled earlier, which credited the Americans with new victories in sea ba The S U.S. War Information Chief, Mr Elmer Davis, savs that all of the American naval losses up to noon on Wednesday had .been announced. East of Solomons JAP WARSHIPS ATTACKED ■QY U.S. NAVY AND AIRCRAFT SYDNEY, Oct. 30. The Columbia Broadcasting Company of New York, reports American air operations against Japanese warships hundred of miles to the Cast and north-east of the Solomons.
It stated that off the Stewart Islands, United States warships and planes have heavily damaged a Japanese battleship, aircraft-carrier, cruiser and destroyer. The Stewart Islands are due east of the Solomons, and north-west of the Santa Cruz Islands (which are due north of the New Hebrides). The Columbia B.C. report also stated thati. other United States torpedocarrying aircraft operating 600 miles north of the Stewart Islands, damaged a Japanese aircraft-carrier and a cruiser.
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Grey River Argus, 31 October 1942, Page 5
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198THE SEA BATTLE Grey River Argus, 31 October 1942, Page 5
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