U.S. RING TIGHTENS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21753, 30 June 1945, Page 5

U.S. RING TIGHTENS

ENEMY ON LUZON FORMOSA HEAVILY HIT (10 a.m.) WASHINGTON. June 29. Pressure is continuing from all sides on the remaining enemy forces confined in the central highlands of Luzon, says General MacArthur’s communique. Near Bolog'. elements of the Sixth Division made further gains against stubborn local resistance. Guerrilla units from the north captured positions on high ground in the vicinity of Mankayan,. . (

On Mindanao, further territory was occupied towards the head of the Davao River, and large supply dumps were captured.

Heavy bombers and fighters continued ’ the destruction of enenry sources of emergency fuel on Formosa, and hit sugar refineries at Karenko and Loyoliara. The fires were visible 100 miles from the Ensuiko refinery. Heavy bombers attacked fuel stores at Nanking and the Canton river front. Other aircraft attacked Indo-China and enemy shipping on the east coast of Malaya. Heavy and medium bombers carrying 286 tons of bombs struck at Borneo from Balikpapan to Pontianak. Surface craft, in the Macassar Strait shot down three enemy planes. Light naval units strafed enemy areas near Jesseltown. Other aircraft attacked the Celebes, Java, Moluccas and Lesser Sundas.

Australian units captured a large quantity of weapons and heavy equipment two miles south-east of Brand’s plantation in New Guinea. Fighters supported ground operations there and on Bougainville and also attacked Kavieng and Rabaul.