Week’s News Highlighfs
Corregidor Falls
Washington, Tues. (iP)—Th(
War department announced the
Japs assaulted Corregidor fort
ress in a landing attack. in pro'
gress there at midnight Tuesday,
Manilla time The imminence ol
collapse of this center of heroic
American-Philippine 'esistance
to invasion was disclosed in a
brief report from Wainwright.
The landing attack started across
the narrow stretch of water sep
arating the fortified islands from
Bataan peninsula. There was no
estimate of rhe number of troops
holding out against the continu
ous aerial artillery bombardment
since fighting ceased on Bataan
a month ago.
Wednesday— From the Allied
Headquarters in Australia—Cor
regidor and other fortified islands
on Manila Bay surrendered to
day it was officially announced.
Besides the fortified rock of Cor
regidor, other forts lost included
Mdls, Hughs, Brum and Frank
Naval Engagement
Washington (.-P)—The Navy
announces that 8 Japanese ships,
including 7 warships, were sunk
in a naval engagement in the vic
inity of the Solomon islands.
Four other enemy vessels were
badly damaged The action was
carried out with the loss of but
three American planes, the com
munique said.
No details were given of the
apparently great battle involving
Japanese forces striking at the
American supply line to Austra
lia, except the results and the
fact that it occured May 4.
Naval authoritiesdeclaied that
the employment of the term
“naval engagement” left no
donbt that this actiofi involved
American and Jap surface units
as well as airplanes in the first
battle of any considerable scale
since the battle of Java sea, in
which the Japanese emerged vic
torious.
Enemy ships sunk as listed by
the Navy were a light cruiser, 2
destroyers, 4 gunboats and a
supply vessel. Those damaged
include a 9000-ton seaplane ten
der. a ciuiser, cargo vessel and
transport.
Madagascar
(/P)—Bitter fighting is report
raging on the north end of 1000
mi e long French Madagascar,
world's fourth largest island.
British sea borne forces attacked
towaidsthe Diego Suarez naval
base after a surprise landing.
France’s 86-year-old chief of
state Petain and Admiral Dar
lan, anti-British chief of the
French armed forces, reportedly
sent a message to the commander
in chief of Madagascar, urging
his troops to ‘‘resist the ati.ack
and defend the honor of the
French flag.”
■ London military quarters said
the British were striking to fore
stall threatened Axis attempt to
sieze the strategic territory.
A German broadcast said there
had been French casualities and
that the fighting continued more
than 36 hours after the British
troops landed early yesterday at
Courier bay, 10 miles across the
Isthmus from Diego Suarez. The
broadcast said it is not known
whether the British landing op
erations succeeded.
There w'as ho immediately in
dication whether Japanese units,
the nearest Axis striking force,
were en route. A Jap Armada of
3 battleships, 5 aircraft carriers
and flotillas of destroyers as well
as cruisers was recently reported
operating near the bay of Ben
gal.
Gov. Gen. Annet rejected a
seventh hour ultimatum and the
British attack then started.
I.anding was executed about 6 p.
m Monday, Pacific time.
Ex-Governor Dies
Juneau—John Weir Troy, 72,
former Governor of Alaska, died
this week in a hospital after a
year’s illness. He was a former
collector of customs, and at his
death was owner of the Juneau
Empire.
His survivors include the widow
in Hollywood, a sister in Long
Beach, California, two daughters,
Mrs. A. Munson and Mrs.
George Lingo, both Juneau, and
a granddaughter, Joan Lingo,
Seattle.
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