Rangoon, Sept. 6 'A further remittance of £20.80 has cet song rom Rangoon othe Mieka of Rircrate Production, mea (tat of £19200, British, Italian Batlle Rome, Sept. 5.
British naval and alr counter-ae~ tion againat Italian planes is described by. an Tlallan. war communique.
"An enemy convoy escorted by warships was spotted in the Aegean Sea and followed by Mahan recon oltring planes during the day of September 3.
"With the object of defending thi convoy, the British attempted an tack with sea and air forces Ballan bases in the Aegean. starting at dawn yesterday. The attack was: carried out by two alr formations on the airfields of Dadurra and Mariza, where two Tallan planes were hit the ground, and by a naval formation Which shelled Scarpanto (in the Dodecanese Islands), slightly damazing. buildings and inflicting some civilian casualties.
"the. British air attack was repelled and seven of their planes were: brought down, after which the Taallans launched a 10%4-hour counte: attack in which British vessels were Ottawa, Sept. 5.
Canada today made her first con-rote move since the Ogdensburg Agreement with the United States for ward her part in strengthening North Mr. C.D. Howe, Minister of Munitions and Supply, announced that the Government was awarding a contract for $955,000 for the erection of hangars and buildings for the new Royal Canadian Air Force port at Newfoundiand. Nine ether contracts have been awarded, mostly for gunnery and air schools, he also announced United Press.
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