13 JUNE 1952, Page 12

be spectator, Yutte 12tb, 1852

The invading forces in Burmah are to pass the rainy season at Rangoon; possibly for the purpose of trying experimentally how well their constitutions can resist the miasma of the marshes in that unhealthy season. Preparations are making at all three Presidencies to forward considerable reinforcements as soon as the season for resuming active operations shall arrive. This may be from a conviction that the resistance of the Burmese is likely to be more obstinate than was at first anticipated; or of an apprehension that cholera will so thin the ranks of the force at Rangoon as to call for a large supply of recruits.