NEW BURMA CAMPAIGN

Grey River Argus, 17 May 1943, Page 1

NEW BURMA CAMPAIGN

TO SUPPORT PACIFIC MOVE. WASHINGTON, May 115. The Washington correspondent of the United Press states that Mr. Churchill and President Roosevelt are believed to be planning a bigautumn campaign in Burma to open the route to China and provide bases for an attack on the Japanese homeland. 'The campaign could not b<? started before the autumn because the summer monsoon has already begun. However, such an offensive does not preclude strong interim blows against. Japan, of which the landing at Attu is the first.

Buthidaung Fighting JAPS. ATTACKED BY AIR.

(Rec. 6.30.) RUGBY, May 15. An India communique states: There is nothing to report from the Arakan front. Yesterday, Royal Air Force Hurricanes machine-gunned Japanese troops and water transport in the Buthidaung area. Other fighters attacked shipping off Ramfee Island, and supply sampans on the Kalandan River. Last night our medium bombers attacked Kangaung aerodrome. Bombs were seen to burst in the target area. Fires were left burning from these' operations. All our ’planes have returned. JAP ADVANCE INTO INDIAN TERRITORY. (Rec. 8 p.m.) LONDON, May 15. Rome radio stated 'that two Japanese columns advancing from Maungdaw deeply penetrated Indian territory in the direction' of Cox’s Bazaar and Chakiria, a supply base forty-six miles south-west of Chittagong. .