FURTHER ADVANCE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 88, Issue 126, 29 May 1944, Page 5

FURTHER ADVANCE

ALLIES AT MYITKYINA CAMPAIGNS IN BURMA AND ’CHINA Recd. 8 p.m. Chungking, May 27. Overcoming strenuous enemy automatic weapons and mortar fire, General Stilwell's Chinese and Americans advanced a mile and a-half south of Myitkyina, reports the Chinese communique. Troops of the 38th Division captured Warong and killed 100 Japanese. Another Cninese unit captured a huge supply dump east of Mogaung Valley. Cninese forces counter-attacking in the Loyang sector further progressed on all routes, particularly in the area east of Luchin, in western Yunnan. We recaptured all heights north and. south of Lengshuikow,” General Stilwell’s communique states. "Chinese and American aircraft yesterday inflicted many casualties on Japanese in the vicinity of Loyang. At least 30 trucks were destroyed. A small vessel south-east of Hongkong was damaged. Six troop-laden Yangtse river boats were set on fire and many casualties inflicted on enemy troops near Shansi. Planes also set fire to a supply dump at Shanhsien, and strafed installations at Pinglu. One aircraft is missing from these operations. Recd. 6 p.m. Rugby, May 27. A Burma communique states: “Our troops, near Bishenpur, continue to oust the enemy from positions in the foothills in this neighbourhood. One Japanese battalion has now been practically annihilated, and the commander killed. “In local actions further south we inflicted many casualties and repulsed a Japanese counter-attack 12 miles south of Bishenpur. On the PalelTamu road, the Japanese made unsuccessful attacks.

“South-east of Kohima, we occupied more enemy positions on ridges during Thursday night. South of Kohima. where the enemy has shown increased activity, we repulsed a raiding party. Elsewhere, in the Imphal area patrols were active. In upper Kaladan, west of Labawa, we repulsed determined enemy attacks. In the Arakan patrols and artillery were active.

“Allied air forces maintained widespread bombing and 'strafing attacks without loss.”—B.O.W.