Rangoon, Oct. 18.
'The Chinese Consilate' announced! here this morning that the frst convoy of supply tick to enter China, over the Burma Road in three! months tad got away sifel The convoy eft Lashio se minutes after Britain reopened the! Burma Mighway at midnight last hight. The Chinese Consulate here} said the convoy, which carried 3 mixed cargo including munitions. lea that. the Customs, aficints to, hold up the Chinese and British have not beet Gays!"
Chinese tle during the three months the high: {ice ager he ace ae eae hod not been attacked by Japanese lanes after leaving Lashio, Meanwhile, hundreds of new? closed. Shipments of supplies "for China continued to enter Burma throughout the three months I now are concentrated near the 2pm. today so that every-jut be in. readiness byt for the first tru Thousands of coolies and scores of repairman have been concentrated. along the China side of the Burma Highway to repair whatever damage may be done by Japanese bombs. Numerous eaves into which the con veys may' dodge for shelter have been constructed along the highway, it was understood—United Press, mediately.
5300 Trucks Yesterday Fittcen hundred tons of supplies in 500 trucks, divided into sixteen cottvoss, departed today for" Kunming after the Burma Road was opened fat midnight last night, Seven convoys, spread a mile apart to avoid forming a concentra: tion and thus prove n easy target for Japanese bombers, were des patched from here during the night, Other trucks followed in steady: streams throughout the day.
The British Customs. official in charge here, Mr. E. D. Tate, was exhausted at 3 pam. today when he took time off to chat with this corres:
American trveks left here for Leshio by train and highway throughout the night." The trucks will aid in moving into Chins huge stares of materials accumulated in Burma during the three mantis the vital supply route was closed—United Press
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