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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24525, 6 February 1941, Page 8

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HEAVY BOMBING RAIDS ENEMY BASES ATTACKED (By Wireless) LONDON, Feb. 8. (Received Feb. 6,*at 1 a m.) Last night the British attacks over Germany and occupied France were the heaviest during the past fortnight. Naval bases, ammunition dumps and other military objectives were heavily bombed. MR WILLKIE’S DEPARTURE “ KEEP UP YOUR CHINS ” LONDON, Feb. 5. (Received Feb. 6, at 2 a.m.) Mr Wendel Willkic left a West of England airport for Lisbon. He said: “Anything I can do to persuade America to help Britain in her fight for freedom I certainly shall. The people’s courage is magnificent. Keep up your chins.” AUSTRALIANS IN LIBYA INCREDIBLE AGILITY LONDON, Feb. 8. (Received Feb. 6, at 2 a.m.) Richard McMillan, the United Press representative, who Is en route to El Gubba says: “Pursuit of the retreating Italians in the Djebel mountains progresses with clocklike precision. Forts like Greek temples are attempting to hold up the Australian infantry, but the troops storm rocky crags with incredible agility and dislodge the Italians, who are streaming back on foot. The British keep biting into the Italian rearguard by daring peak-climbing exploits, patrols cutting off the enemy. For example, to-day I 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 eating spaghetti, believing that the enemy were miles away. When the war-whoopmg Australians swooped down white flags were raised instantaneously.”