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JAPANESE TN RETREAT SYDNEY. April 11 The major portion of New Britain is now under Allied control and the Japanese are in full retreat from Central New Britain to Gazelle Peninsula. Here the final positions are being prepared, with Rabaul as a citadel. This announcement is made by General MacArthur’s communique today. The communique adds: “The Japanese installations it Cape H6skihs, Gasmata, have been abandoned. Since the inception of this campaign, which began with the landings at Arawe and Cape Gloucester, the enemy has lost 232 prisoners of war and abandoned 4679 dead. His losses from wounds, starvation and disease would be more than double this figure.” Punishing air attacks ate again reported on Rabaul and Kavieng, but the main weight of General MacArthur’s Easter aerial offensive was directed against enemy bases in Northern New Guinea. About 350 tons of bombs were dropped in attacks cn Wake, Aitape, Wewak and Hansa Bay. CAMBRIDGE BOWLING TOURNEY The second round of post-section play at the Cambridge Easter Bowling Tourney resulted:—Anchor 19 v. Pilkington 13. Thomson 26 v. Birse 14, Krictovich 21 v. Fred Livingstone 17. Hawkins 17 v. Finch 16. The semifinals are being played this afternoon, Hawkins meeting Thomson and Anchor meeting Kristovich.
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Waikato Times, Volume 194, Issue 22320, 11 April 1944, Page 3
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