WAR IN FAR EAST

Grey River Argus, 8 June 1943, Page 5

WAR IN FAR EAST

NEW ALLIED PLANS To Grapple with Enemy [Aust. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] (Rec. 9.10) LONDON, June 7. “The Times” referring to the return of Mr. Churchill, says: The presence in Washington of Allied commanders from the Asiatic front, and a direct public reference to that theatre in Mr. Churchill’s address to Congress, made it plain that the conference was particularly intended to bring the war with Japan into its true perspective, after the period in which the apparent inaction of the United Nations, under their series of setbacks, had caused some to. fear that the dangers in the Far East were being underestimated. Enough has been divulged of the general purport of proceedings at Washington to reassure doubters. There has been the tendency in the United States, as well, as in China, to raise the is■sue of priority, as between the two great halves of the war. The answer given has been that the United Nations are, now, makipg ready to grapple with both of the enemies simultaneously. While at Algiers; Mr. Churchill, at a press conference, discussed the Far Eastern war. He said that the Japanese did not have power to make up l their losses in merchant shipping. The Japanese Air Force was “just treading water.”

ENEMY'RAIDS WAU

20 Planes Take Part

(Rec. 9.20) SYDNEY, June 7. Wau, the Allied base in Northern New Guinea, was raided by Japanese aircraft, for the eleventh time, on Sunday morning. The attack was made by sixteen dive-bombers. They were escorted by four lighters. The aerodrome was the target, but the raiders caused only negligible damage. There were no casualties. One enemy plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire. It was last seen smoking and losing height. „ communique rrom General MacArthur’s Headquarters does not record any attempted interception by Allied fighters at Wau.

RAID ON KOEPANG

LIBERATORS CAUSE FIRES. (Rec. 9 p.m.) SYDNEY, June 7. Australia-based Liberators bombed Koepang, on Timor Island, and tne nearby Penfoei aerodrome on Sunday. They shot down three of eight intercepting Zeros, without loss to themselves, and started widespread fires and explosions in barracks ano the town area. The waterfront was soon completely? obscured by smoxe from the fires. This is the only Allied offensive activity reported throughout the South-west Pacific orSunday. ______ _