The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-27
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 It was noted, in the Monday night attack, that the Japanese planes dropped flares in a vain attempt to find good target for their bombs.
 Tuesday nights raid was the 55th against Port Moresby.
 The enemy had paid dearly for series of attacks on the base, and apparently had decided that night sneak attacks would be less costly
 In the last big daylight raid on Port Moresby, May IS, one heavy bomber was downed, three were so badly damaged that they probably crashed, others were damaged and three Zero fighters were heavily damaegd out of a fleet of 34 bomb- CTS and IS fighters.
 Two days later, the Japanese sent 12 Zeros against Port Moresby and at least four were heavily damaged.
 Australian sources quoted United States army pilot that Martin B-26 marauder medium bombers, rated as the fastest bombers of their class in the world, were now doing most effective work.
 Describing the marauders as "aerodynamic honeys," he said that when group of Japanese Zeros at- tackled out of them it left them be- hind so rapidly that the marauder,s rear gunner asked the pilot to slow down so he could pot one.
 Despite the success of the Allied air force, Australians insisted with increasing emphasis on a need for more planes, because they believe that new big enemy invasion thrust is imminent.
 Chinese Battle On Chungking, May 27.-(UP)-Out- numbered Chinese troops are holding off the Japanese outside the gates of Kinhwa, Chekiang provisional capital 1855 miles south of Shanghai, in fighting that has been raging around the city for 24 hours, it was stated tonight.
 Chinese military quarters said the defenders of the city were inflicting large casualties on the enemy, which silaS lost between 5000 and 5000 men in the last 10 days.
 Earlier reports told of the hurl- ing back of the invaders from two to nine miles from Kinhwa's out skirts on three sides.
 Meanwhile, the Japanese were said by American volunteer pilots to be concentrating large mechan- ized forces on the Burma China border for a possible lightning drive along the Burma road toward Running, simultaneous with the enemy'S Chekiang and Fukien of- fensives.
 This warning followed official dis closure that these Flying Tigers" have silenced at least six more enemy artillery batteries along the west bank of the Salween river SO miles inside China in Yunnan province.
 Returning from 6 reconnaissance flight over the enemy occupied por- ton of Yunman, the American air men said they sighted Large me- chanized units" at Wanting, Bur- mese border town.
 An AVG communique said the Flying Tigers" bombed and ma chine-gunned supply bases in the Burma China frontier area yester- day. No resistance was encounter ed and all raids returned. The communique said two flights of AVG flyers saw their bombs cause "con- siderable damage"
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 Nineteen enemy bombers yester- day attacked Chinese positions | along the Salween's east bank while artillery, firing across the river, heavily stelled Chinese troops, the communique revealed.
 Five hundred miles to the east, the Japanese were pouring nechan- ized endorsements into French In- do- China, stirring speculation of an imminent northward drive into Yunnan province along the Haipo- hong Running railway. Another strong enemy force was said to be massing on FormoSa Island, only 80 miles across the straight from Fuk- fen province.
 At the eastern end of the 1,500- mile Chinese front, Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shek's defenders of strategic Kinhwa, capital of Che kiang province, were credited with new successes against a Japanese invasion force of 100000 men.
 The Chinese killed 5000 more Japanese in hurling the invaders back from two to nine miles in three directions from Kinhwa's out skirts. One thousand casualties were inflicted by Chinese flying column attacking northeast of Lan- chi, 10 miles northeast of Kinhwa.
 The fierce resistance included att tacks by guerrilla units on Japan. csc communications and rear out- posts near the border between Che- kiang and Kingsu province to the north.
 The Chinese conceded that their forces were being harasSed con- stantly from the air.
 Dispatches from Central Hupeh province, west of Hankow, said Chi. nese forces there repulsed Japanese attacks along the Kingshan high way last Sunday. New defensive successes were reported in western Shantung province.
 Continued land fighting was re- ported from southwestern Yunnan. Here the Chinese were said to have forced their way within two and a half miles of Tengyueh, Japanese base north of the Burma road. A colnmunique said Japanese in Yum nan around Kalanchai were "fac- ing imminent annihilation" and that the Chinese were infiict!ng "consid- | erable losses" on enemy forces northwest and southwest from Myitkyina, northern Burma rail terminus, in the direction of Lonk- ing and Pokancha.
 
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