BURMA OFFENSIVE

Timaru Herald, Volume CLIII, Issue 22477, 12 January 1943, Page 3

BURMA OFFENSIVE

Pressure Maintained (1145 p.m.) RUGBY, January 10. A joint communique from India states that in the Arakan district fighting continues on either side of the Mayu river, both in the Donbak area on Mayu Peninsula and around Rathedaung. The British troops are maintaining their pressure against the enemy defending Rathedaung. A formation of Roval Air Force Blenheims escorted by fighters bombed enemy occupied villages on Akyab Island. Elsewhere in Burma other aircraft on offensive patrols set fire to railway trucks and made low level machinegun attacks on Japanese supply sampans Last night heavy bombers went to Akyab Island and dropped several tons of heavy bombs on villages which the Blenheims had attacked during the day None of our aircraft is missing. A Chungking report states that American bombers and fighters raided Bhamo, in Burma, for the second day in succession, starting several fires and sinking at least one barge. Fighters machine-gunned Loiwing aerodrome and enemy trucks on the Burma Road. The Central News reports that American submarines torpedoed and sank two Japanese transports, the Tenchio Maru and Kobe Maru. 300 miles off Shanghai on November 16. Only 42 of 1000 troops were rescued.