AVOIDING CONTACT

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 260, 31 July 1944, Page 6

AVOIDING CONTACT

Japanese Near Imp Hal (British Ofllcial Wireless.) (Received July 30. 9.30 p.m.) RUGBY, July 29. A South-east Asia communique says: "Japanese resistance on the Palel-Tamu Road is weakening after six days’ continuous fighting. An advance of 10 miles put more than 30 miles of the road into our hands and our troops are within nine miles of 'Tamil. "On the Tiddira Road, where the enemy is still avoiding contact, we are approaching Churaachandpur, -10 miles from Irnpbal. “In north Burma, Americans ami Chinese advanced on all sectors of Myitkyina. Indians continued patrol activity north and north-west of Taungi. “Two Allied aircraft are missing in widespread air operations in Burma.”

JAPANESE SHIPPING LOSSES (Received July 30, 8.50 pan.) LONDON, July 29. A Washington message states that United States submarines have sunk 17 more Japanese ships in the Pacific and J-’ar Eastern waters, states a navy communique. They comprised an escort vessel, a large cargo transport, <i medium tanker, a medium transport, three medium cargo transports, six medium cargo ships, and four small cargo vessels. An Admiralty communique reports that, in the course of intensified operations against Japanese shipping British submarines recently destroyed 21 supply vessels and other craft in Far Eastern waters. Two supply ships were hit by torpedoes, a small tanker was.severely damaged by gunfire, and other ships were damaged. In addition to these operations among islands in the Pacific, our submarines have sailed close in shore and shelled oil tanks on the northern coast of Sumatra and targets on the northern part of Ross Island.