Chinese Still Hold Chuhsien Despite Biller Assaults

Northern Advocate, 11 June 1942, Page 3

Chinese Still Hold Chuhsien Despite Biller Assaults

<Rec. 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, June 10. A Chungking communique says Chuhsien is still in Chinese hands. The Japanese have lest 7000 dead and wounded in three days’ bitter and futile assaults. The total Japanese casualties are at least 18.000. The battle of Chuhsien is now in its second week. The Chinese frustrated a Japanese attempted new landing on Chuansh'in Island at the mouth of the Min River. The Japanese used tear gas when attempting to push southward frejm Paotow. where successive j Japanese attacks were beaten back with heavy enemy losses. Heavily reinforced Japanese recaptured Tungsiang.

The Chungking “Central News” says Chinese guerrillas and regulars launched strong counter-attacks near Nanchang. A Chinese column operating behind the Japanese lines advanced 12 miles westward of Nanchang, recapturing strategic points near Wenshoukung. The Chinese drive in central Anhwei province is developing. The Chinese captured Motien, eastward of Hopei and another Chinese column is only 10 miles to the north-westward of Hopei. Allied Air Forces in China

Commenting on the Reuter despatch that Anglo-American air force units had arrived in China, authoritative quarters explained that a separate American or British air force was not yet operating in China. Concerning some new American-built planes flown to China recently, officials said that these did not signify the arrival of units of the United States Air Force as the machines were consigned (o the Chinese Air Force. U.S. Attack on Lashio

A United States war communique states that the Commander of the U.S. Air Force in India (General Brereton) in a detailed report, advised that heavy American bombers attacked enemy installations at Lashio on June 3. Hbs were made on an aerodrome and grounded planes as well as on railway equipment and supplies. .. Our planes encountered extremely difficult weather en route, including typical Burmese monsoons which forced them to fly entirely by instruments.

Despite all this, all planes reached their objective and delivered the attack. However, extremely adverse weather conditions resulted in the loss of four of our planes in the mountainous region. Enemy fighters attacked our planes, but none w;as lost from enemy action. A large flight of Japanese fighters attacked one of our bombers for 35 minutes. This plane returned without serious damage. On The Ground

Some R.A.F. personnel who escaped from Burma to China have accepted ground jobs with the American Volunteer Group which is being absorbed by the American Air Corps next month.