MISCHIEVOUS TALK

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 110, 13 May 1942, Page 5

MISCHIEVOUS TALK

I DEPRECATED BY GOVERNOR I “NO BURMESE QUISLINGS” (Reed. 9.45 p.m.) Now Delhi. May 11. “It is most mischievous to * say there was a lack of co-operation belt ween tne civil and Ini lit ary authorities in Burma,” said Sir Reginald Dorman Smith. Governor of Burma, in an interview on his arrival in India. “On the contrary the civil administration from the first set itself out to meet military needs. Ministers never stood in the way of th® war effort and did not hesitate to hand over to the military control of the public works ■ department, post and telegraphs, rail- ’ way. inland and water transport. : Plans for the evacuation of Rangoon i were arranged in three stages, ac- • cording to degrees of emergency. J The Army was entrusted with the giving of the word for each stage to • be carried out. The civil administraI tion. through a skeleton staff carried •|on the public services, including water, light and telephones, to the ■ lasi moment. 1 “Frequently. therefor®, people 1 could not blame the administration.” continued Sir Reginald. “I and mv Ministers had the utmost admiration for the epic fight made hv the Im- ’ nerial forces, while so far from there being any con iderahlo disloyalty among the Burmese, the Jananese had been unable to get anv Burmes® of , any weight to join their side. Since ! the invasion, indeed, there has not . been a single Burmese Quisling. Th® I number of persons who wont over tn , the enemv from political motives was , infinitesimal. SUNDAY AIR RUDS Rugby. May 11. ! A New Delhi communique states ! that Blenheim bombers again raided , Magwe, on the Irrawaddy, on Sunday. Bombs were seen to fall on the . runways. i On their return, the Blenheims . were intercepted by enemy planes, ’ one of which was damaged. All the • I Blenheims returned safely. J Reconnaissance of the enemy's for- » ward positions was also carried out. I An agency message says that there I was an air raid on a small town in J eastern Assam on Sunday. CasualJ ties wore moderate and material j damage was slight.—B.O.W. IMPERIAL FORCES AVOID JAPANESE TRAPS London. May 11. North-west of Mandalay, General Alexander’s men, retiring up the, ( hindwin Valley, ha\e si> far escaped every Japanese attempt to entrap them. It is officially announced from New Delhi that enemy planes yesterday raided a small country town in eastern Assam. Military and civilian casualties were moderate, and the material damage slight.