London, Feb. 23.
Operations in Africa are developing to, the advantage of the British, an, official statement released here today announces.
Ale activity "in Somaliland and Abyssinia continues unabated, At Buld Bods, near Tarba. a num~ ber of Italian troops indicated to British aircraft their wish to surrender, the statement adds—Reuter.
The submarine Rover sank an enemy oil-tanker, and an Italian supply ship, which was almost cer-{tainly the Citta di Messina, of 2,742 tons, was sunk by the Regent.
An oscared convoy was attacked by the submarine Utmost, and a hit was scoreé with a torpedo on a supply ship of about 8,000 tons. This ship Was later seen to be in sinking con~ dition with her stern a wash, having been deserted by the convoy escort.
'H, M. submarine Truant attacked an enemy convoy with gunfire and obtained shell hits on one of the enemy supply ships, Tu another attack the Truant torpedoed and sank the largest ship ina convoy, of about 3,500 tons displacement.
Te has now been established that the submarine Triton, the loss of which was announced January 23, previously accounted for two Tialian Supply. ships, of which one was about 8,000 ions.—Reuter, African Patrol Ship Sunk Capetown, Feb. 22.
The Department of Defence ennounced today that the patrol ship Southern Flow had been sunk by enemy action—Havas Telemondiat-
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