STRONG POSITIONS
JAPANESE ON MAYU PENINSULA. HOLDING ON TO RATHEDAUNG. TWO ALLIED AIR ATTACKS. . (N.Z. Press Association —Copyright). (Rec 2.5 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 22. An agency correspondent reports that the Japanese have established strong positions on the Bengal Bay side of Mayu Peninsula (Burma). The wooded nature of the country would hide an army, but large forces could not operate without utter confusion. The correspondent says that the position has hardened since his last visit, just before Christmas, when the Japanese had made a sudden withdrawal in the face of a powerful British advance which was carried to Maundgaw and Buthedaung, and well on the way to Rathedaung. Now the enemy has been counter-attacking Temple Hill, which lias been in British hands for seven days. The Japanese have also shown signs of holding ion grimly to Rathedaung.—British Official Wireless.
Blenheims yesterday twice raided targets between Akyab and Rathedaung, in Burma. Low-level machinegun attacks were made by Allied fighters. A few enemy fighters came up, but they showed no fight. No Allied aircraft were lost:. This is the eighth day since any Allied plane has been shot down in this area. .
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 63, Issue 88, 23 January 1943, Page 3
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