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Greymouth Evening Star, 20 January 1944, Page 5

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OPERATIONS IN BURMA

RUGBY, January 19. R.A.F. divebombers continued the attacks on enemy positions near Buthidaung, while fighters made machinegun attacks, states the Southeast Asia Headquarters at New Delhi. Sweeps along the Kaladan and Mayu Peninsula continued and rivercraft were successfully attacked. In Northern Burma large formations of the United States heavy and medium bombers attacked Japanese troops in camp in the hills north-west of Pantha. Nearly twenty tons of explosives blanketed the entire target. R.A.F. fighters in sweeps from Sagaing to Yeu damaged rivercraft and warehouses, while dive-bombers and fighter-bombers raided positions on the Upper Chindwin. On Monday R A.F. medium bombers attacked objectives at Mandalay, Sagaing and Mogaung. No Allied aircraft is missing from these operations. Sixteen enemy aircraft were destroyed in Saturday’s battle over Mayu Peninsula.

JAPANESE TAXATION

(Rec. noon). , n NEW YORK, January 19. The Finance Ministry hopes for a two and a-half million yen increase in Government revenue by the end of the year from new levies on liquors, ' non-alcoholic beverages, sugar, textiles, playing cards, stamps, entertainments, and restauran. charges, says the Tokio official racuo. Il stated that while 1944 will be a decisive year of the war that is not to say it will be ended this year. “The war will continue next year also, ,r the broadcaster continued. “As long as the other side keeps at it we must do so, no matter for how many years/’ ________—