PATROLS PRESS ON

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLXII, Issue 15242, 7 January 1943, Page 3

PATROLS PRESS ON

“THE YOUNG EIGHTH ARMY.” (Received 12 noon.) United Press Assi».—l3y Electric Telegiaph-r-Ccuv right, , DON DON, Jan r. r Eighth Army patrols pressing on irom B uerat are jlow -actively testing Rommel's defeuce positions eovruig a double approach, to Misti rata winch is divided by the K.uvga salt marsh. Wadi. Zonizem, where Rommel. it is believed, intends to stand, runs into the salt marsh 2(! miles westward of line-rat. Renter's C-Vro co iiresjHjmde lit says the* enemy destroyed bridges belli ud a point where General Montgomery’ s forces are iegrouping but they have been repaired, the telegraph wire restored and petrol dumps and water supples organised every 30 miles along the road.

“The Young Eighth Army” was tile theme of a broadcast by C ommoner Mr Quinton Hogg who lias just returned from the Middle East. He said there were mein under AO commanding battalions, also battalions wherein, all the companies commanded by men of 23 or 24. while there were brigadiers of 35 and 30. Some infantry battalions, a,lso regiments of armoured forces, ol tanks and artillery had fought continuously for ‘more than two and ahalf years. Eighth Arim officers and men for periods had ouTy half a gallon of water daily wherewith to wash themselves and their clothes, to cook, to (ill radiators or h:vw I>eSk. One gallon of water was r-uite 'usual and two gallons a luxury