ADVANCE TO CHINDWIN

Grey River Argus, 29 November 1944, Page 5

ADVANCE TO CHINDWIN

ALLIES FIVE MILES FROM KALEWA. (Rec. 11.11). NEW YORK, Nov. 28. A S'outh-east Asia communique states: East African troops, with tank support, have reached a village five miles from Kalewa in their advance to Chindwin from the west. On the Arakan front West Africans pushing southwards in the Pi C’haung Valley dispersed an enemy group seven miles north-west of Kaladan village. There were minor skirmishes in the Bhamo area in Northern Burma, with slight Allied gains. MALARIA PREVENTION. (Rec. 11.11). MYTITKYINA, Nov. 28. Aeroplanes are being used to fight the malarial mosquito in Burma, reports the Australian Associated Presscorrespondent. Flying at 100 feet at 180 miles an hour, Mitchells in North Burma and Hurricanes in the Chindwin area are spraying danger areas with an oil solution of deaaiy D.D.T. powder. Aircraft can s-pray. eight hundred acres in ten minutes. The result of the first experimental tests has been that 95 out of every 100 larvae were killed. Planes go on regular sorties as if on operations. They are dusting fighting areas ahead of in-going troops. COMING RAIDS ON JAPAN. (Rec .11.11). NEW YORK, Nov. 28. The Herald-Tribune’s correspondent at Washington says: Air Force officers predict as- a distinct possibility raids on Tokio and .other large Japanese cities every few days, as Superfortresses are now being delivered in such numbers as to ’ make frequent heavy raids- possible. Asked why strict instructions had been given to Superfortress crews to avoid bombing Emperor Hirohito’s Palace, a War Department spokesman said it was the Government’s policy s-ince the outbreak, to avoid such an incident. Although Emperor Hirohito was technically Japan's Comma’nder-in-Chief, it was felt that he entered the war against America most reluctantly. If anything happened to the Emperor, it would only serve to whip up Japanese fanaticism.