London, May 11, A German merchant vessel. which has been acting as a supply ship for a raider and 9 Norwegian tanker captured by a raider have been tereepted in the Indian ocean by the Australian cruiser Canberra and the [New Zealand cruiser Leander, states an Admiralty communique.
The German ship is the Coburg and the Norwegian is the Kelty Brogriv, both of about 7,000 tons. A. number of Norwegians and Chinese were rescued and 17 German affeers and 47 ratings were captured, Two days ago it was announced that a raider had been destroyed in the Indian ocean by the British enemy fighters were within roach of all British aerodromes, but British fighters could not reach the main enemy bases, Even so the R.A.P. wol striking successes in driving off large concentrated attacks by German fighters and_diver-bombers and the number of Germans made prisoners subsequently testified to the accuracy and deadly effectiveness of the R.A.F. strafing their columns.
Finally "in a vitai_perlod the weather turned against Britain. Cold land fog came down like a blanket for five days during which the Germans were able to get mechanized and other forces in position, Even during that period RAF. bombers flew, although no enemy aircraft left the Jground. But for those five days' bad Weather it is believed that the British bombers would have stopped the German getting round" to Monastir Gap when they did.
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