GG] MITS of the Allied fleets Cairo, June 15. have been at sea since the outbreak of the wa carrying out sweeping operations in the Mediterranean with the object of protecting shipping and destroying any enemy ships which might be encountered," says a naval) communique issued here last night.
It is understood no enemy ships have been sighted.
"While the R.A.F. bombed Tobruk harbour today, British naval units, ce-operating in the vicinity, were engaged by shore] batteries.
No Allied ship was hit during the operation.
"The Italian ships referred to in the R.A.F, communique as having been hit were the 9,000 ton Italian cruiser San Giorgio and two submarines, All were set on fire.
'A Netherlands steamer has been sunk by Italians in the Mediterranean, with the loss four lives."
The communique adds that British aircraft bombed Fort Capruzzo on the Egyptian-Libyan border and. extensively damaged two defence posts.
Assab, in Mahan East Africa, was algo raided and considerable damage done to buildings hangars and lorries. One biplane on the ground was destroyed and three others were seen burning—Reuter.
Anti-Fascist Hallans Join Up Bordeaux, June 15, Anti-Paselst Italians in France today completed organization of a new Garibaldi Legion to ght by the Allied armies against Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, the local unit of the Ballan Popular Union announced this evening. The Legion, it added. is under the command of General Santo Garibaldi, descendant of Italy's na~ tional hero—Havas.
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