FAR EAST WARFARE

Grey River Argus, 31 October 1942, Page 5

FAR EAST WARFARE

Allied Air Raids

CHUNGKING. Oct. 29. A communique issued by General Stilwell states that American bombers and fiohters raided the aerodrome It Lashio on October 27. They hit the runway, a small hangar in the dispersal area, and an anti-aircraft bat" terv All returned. / rery. RUGBY. Oct. 29. The sign-ficance of the United States air raids on Hong Kong this week is the fact disclosed by the Chinese official spokesman m London, that Hong Kong .is used by the Japanese as the Fouator for operations south of the Equator Chinese' air attack a't Lms are directed to reducing the P™^ l^ 1 . 1 ? of the important Kaigung coalfields, and the big power plant tnere. The British people look upon China as a valuable ally in war and a par - Ki pt in nonce Swid the Chinese Aid hlssador* to London (Dr Wellington Koo) in Chungking yesterday. More supplies would have been sent to China bv the British but for the demand from other theatres of war. The Chinese front was regard as no less important than the ous mg °'d? the liberation of Burma was vital 'to China. Burma must and would be re-taken. He sa that every effort was being made on both sides to achieve this end.