Japs Say Rabaul Is A Holiday Resort
NEW YORK, March 15
Allied bombers have converted Rabaul, New Britain, into a holiday resort—according to Tokio radio.
“Rabaul is still what it was,” said the radio “Japanese military officers and correspondents are struck by Rabaul’s impregnability. Our airmen and ground troops are shooting down all kinds of enemy raiders daily with the greatest of ease.
“Our airmen are enjoying baseball, pingpong. lovely and graceful tennis, music and reading, and are also spending their time tending to nice little vegetable and garden plots.” Actually, in the past week Rabaul has been hit with more than 500 tons of bombs, with severe damage to aerodromes, port and supply installations, and to shipping. Only in the latest attack has there been any Japanese fighter opposition.
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Northern Advocate, 16 March 1944, Page 5
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