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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 25 January 1944, Page 6

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CLOCK TOWERS TO GO WELLINGTON, This Day.—Following a recent survey clock towers are to be removed from a large number ol post offices throughout the Dominion. In a statement setting out the position the Director-General of -the P. G T. Department states that clocks and bells are being handed back to citizens concerned. The statement! notes that in recent earthquakes' towers have aggravated damage to buildings. The following towers are listed lor removal; Ashburton, .Blenheim, Bluff Gore, Greymouth.; Hawera, Invercargill, Kaiapoi, New Plymouth, Nelson, Ponsonby, Remuera. Oamaru, Stratford, Taihape and Wal-! mate. The clocks in nearly all cases were provided by local bodies out of public subscription, subsidised by the Government. Tii one or two instances thro- were donated by individuals • CAPTURE Of'iJTTORIA LONDON, Jau. 24.—The Allies have captured Littoria, at which is situated one of the main aerodromes in the Rome area, east of which the Germans hold a strong defensive line, says Rome radio, which added that only minor German forces were engaged so fax. The German riewg agency’s corresppn- • . u couts reached A pi.via, which is ten miles inland, four miles from the Appian Way and about 23 miles from Rome. The correspondent claimed that the scouts were engaged Germans and thrown put of the town He added that the Allies in Italy had started an offensive on a. wide front to tie down the Germans. Gen. Maitland Wilson in a statement on the landing said: “All that will happen in the next few days will be of Urn utmost importance. The landings were a total surprise to the Germans, who . ■<. ii: 11 k e m cl elect the enormous armada which left Naples and sailed All b« so U ivt 11. Now we must thin kof our dec:tc< IC tin enemy attacks tin beach* ; ad m accordance with hit. practice we shall know how to cope with such [»n eventuality.”