London, Feb. 10.
Royal Navy yesterday unleashed at dawn the war's most tremendous naval bombardment of a port when heavy and light units of the Mediterranean Fleet sent over 300 tons of shells crashing into the great port of Genoa, important historic fourth city of Italy.
Naval aircraft at the same time aimed high-explosive and incen diary bombs on military objectives in Piso, famous for its leaning tower, and attacked one of the largest oil plants in Ttaly in Leghorn—t the front door of the Italian Fleet.
All this was achieved for the loss of only one Swordfish aircraft, while two Italian planes were shot down, The bombardment was ever more successful than was at first thought, states an Admiralty communique giving these further details.
The forces which participated in the daring raid were under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir James Somerville and consisted of the $2,000- ton battle cruiser Renown, the 31,100- ton battleship Malaya, thie airerattcarrier Ark Royal and the 9,100-ten, cruiser Shemeld, with light forces in company.
The following results were served, states the communique:
"The carnous Ansaldo electric works and Ansaldo boiler works were heavily hit and large Ares started.
The main power station of the port, which also supplies power for rail-ays, was heavily damaged and set on
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