HARASSING THE ENEMY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 13 February 1942, Page 5

HARASSING THE ENEMY

Gl ERRILLAS IN BORNEO ‘ London, Feb. 11. j » Guerrilla fighting in Borneo, where \ the Japanese are infiltration down both «.oasts to attack Banjermassin. has provided the tough Dutch jungle : fighter with a grim sense of humour. I say? a Batavia correspondent. "We give them nc rest. Night and dav we swarm round their camps, fire ; a few shots, then disappear ghostlike in the jungle. ” said an informant. 'An Indonesian sergeant with a pas- j sion for shooting officers always waits to sec which look the best fed and I shout the loudest because he reckons j they are probably the most senior. j s “He bagged three in one house. The c first man who stood at the window to look out was shot. The second came i ll

lilt 'unuun gv) mg on and was shot. | "Yet a third appeared. He went the same way and the remainder hurj riedly left by the back door." A small patrol of Punjabis had the j good fortune to find Japanese bathing. ! They opened fire and two officers ! standing on the riverbank took to ; iheir heels. The Punjabis killed 26 1 Japanese. Large forces of Japanese apparently have landed at Banjermassin and communication with the garrison there has :ceased CHINESE TROOPS IN ACTION j 'Rec.. 12.20 p.m.) Chungking, Feb.. 12 Chinese troops in Burma were not ! put into action earlier because of food. ! water, clothing and medical problems, said Major-General Denys, head of the British Military Mission to China. He ; added that the existence of two Allied ; armies talking different languages, ' eating different foods, and using differ- ' ent arms created complicated problems i and caused delays, but these would i soon be straightened out.—P.A