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... SINGAPORE 44 SITUATION WELL IN HAND” Major-General Gordon Bennett (Commander of the Australians in Singapore), said in an interview to-day: The situation is well in hand. have taken a stand on a strong line, and are organising a counter-attack which, ...

... SINGAPORE INFORMATION EXPECTED SHORTLY Mr. Eden told the House of Commons to-day that it was possible that between now and the reassembly of the House after the Easter recess the Government would have information from Major-General Gordon Bennett and ...

... Singapore 3 tuation at Singapore .vester-5j summarised in a British which said that enemy 'V]ty had been on a considerduring the previous ur honrs. Fires had been by high-level and dive-bomb Military casualties were it - lere was . further raid on area ...

... at Singapore Fleet-street, Wednesday Night LONG despatch in to-day s Times from its late correspondent in Singapore underlines the plea from Batavia that if Java is to be held reinforcements of aircraft and men must somehow be got there. But if it is ...

... AT SINGAPORE In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Attlee, Deputy Prime Minister, when asked whether any reports had been received from General Wavell on the loss of Malaya and Singapore, replied No, sir.” Mr, Stokes: As Mr. Churchill told us on April 13 ...

... Singapore Turning to the Japanese advance on Singapore he questioned the wisdom of the political machine which was directing and controlling the main strategy of the war. Was there really nothing we could have done to _ hold that vital country approaching ...

... IN SINGAPORE Robert Foster, described as of Moorhouse Road, W., told the London conscientious objectors’ tribunal to-day that he spent 98 days in prison at Singapore because he refused to obey army orders. Now employed at the National Children’s Home ...

... Singapore information soon—Eden MR. EDEN told the Commons to-day that it was possible that between now and the reassembly the House after the Easter Recess the Government would have information from Major-General Gordon Bennett, and, hoped, from other ...

... SINGAPORE Jap Advance tinue almost nightly, but they are mostly of the hit and run variety. Though R.A.F. planes constantly fly over Singapore, arrivals in Singapore from upcountry report that the sight British planes is a rare one. Th“ Chinese General ...

... SINGAPORE ENVISAGED AS EMPI^ ...

... Singapore Singapore has gone, as was expected, but in less time than was expected. ' Japan being in command temporarily of both sea and air, in possession, through Vichy treachery, of Indo-China, and of neighbouring Thailand, was able to pour troops into ...