RENEWED PRESSURE
JAPANESE IN BURMA LONDON, May 7. After four days' quiet, fighting in Arakan, Burma, has flared up again, says a Calcutta message. The Japanese are renewing their pressure against positions east of the Mayu hills and south-west of Buthidaung. The main attack is against high ground between Sinoh and Sunchiang. seven miles from Buthidaung. Facing superior enemy numbers, Allied artillery heavily shelled the new Japanese positions. The Royal Air Force continues its strafing activities. A New Delhi communique states that American heavy bombers without loss yesterday attacked railway tracks in Myingyan, west of Mandalay, when direct hits were registered. On Tuesday 30 tons of bombs were dropped in Taungup aerodrome in Central Burma. Fires were started, an oil dump was set on fire, and Japanese headquarters were hit.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 108, 8 May 1943, Page 5
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