FAR EAST WAR

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 July 1942, Page 5

FAR EAST WAR

CHINESE CLAIMS.

LONDON, July 17. A Chungking communique states that the Chinese have reoccupied Tsingtien in the Chekiang Province, killing and wounding more than 500 Japanese. The remainder fled to Wenchow. Chinese attacked Japanese barracks at Singyang in the southern part of the Honan province and killed and wounded numerous Japanese. The Chinese have recaptured Tuaotou in the eastern part of the Kiangsi Province. More than 2000 Japanese were killed and wounded in the central part of the Shansi Province, where the Chinese held their positions in spite of the destruction of defences by very heavy artillery fire and the arrival of Japanese reinforcements.

BOMBINGS IN BURMA.

RUGBY, July 17

An air communique from New Delhi states: R.A.F. bombers attacked Kalewa, upper Burma, on Wednesday, and dropped bombs on the centre of the town. A low-flying attack was made on barges at Kolimyo. Yesterday, Blenheims bombed the dockyard and attacked huts on Oyster Island, with machine-gun fire. All our planes returned.

MARCH ACROSS MOUNTAINS

KUNMING, July 16.

Exhausted and near starvation, two elderly American Presbyterian missionaries (Mr. and Mrs. Hanna) and 90 British commandos have arrived after an epic 62-day march of 430 miles through mountain country infested with malaria and bandits. The hazardous journey began at Kentung 12 hours before the Japanese occupation. The party travelled across an ancient salt trail, crossing 15 separate mountain ranges. For many days they were without food; Half the party was stricken .with malaria and the other half with’dysentry.