ALLIED OFFENSIVE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 94, 23 April 1942, Page 5

ALLIED OFFENSIVE

IN NEW GUINEA AREA “ON BRINK OF GREAT ADVENTURE” (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.) (Reed. 11.10 p.m.) Sydney, April 22. “All indications suggest that the Allied offensive in New Guinea area may soon take a more direct form than continuance of the present heavy air attacks,” says the S dney Sun's correspondent at an advanced Allied hire.” The early defenders of this region, he adds, once felt like a neglected garrison. but. to-day they feel they are standing on the brink of a great adventure. What form that adventure

ill take it is unwise to forecast, but t is certain that the Allies, having /rested the initiative from the Japanse, will make every effort to exact he lull fruits 01 initial victory. The correspondent expresses the ►pinion that the Japanese may find loth Salamaua and L,ae not worth tne ontinuea sacrifice ol aircraft and nalerials. indeed, evidence is acumulating that the Japanese are novi ng back on Ha haul, li the enemy ould oe compelled io quit those bases he Allied task in l\ew Guinea would e eased, although the actual recapure of Kabaul would still remain lornidable, perhaps costly, at the present uncture.