... All Quiet On Singapore Front ...

... towards the heart of Singapore! town. In the town itself the Civil Defence services are making every . leffort to deal with the damage and civilian casualties caused by hostile 'shelling and bombing. The reservoirs on Singapore,' 'island are still in ...

... ::ARLY to-day everything was _ quiet on the Singapore front. Major-General Gordon Bennett. in command of the Australians, in art interview at his island headquarters said he was surprised at Inc sate with which the withdrawal from the mainland had been ...

... Singapore Awaits .• Attack FORTRESS TO HOLD OUT TILL HELP COMES rums morning British and Japanese troops From Jap- I faced one another across the narrow strip of water that divides the mainland of Malaya from Invasion Singapore Island. The Battle of Malaya ...

... 11 War Diary 1 I NM. 14-21116th DAY OP WAR I Tokio admitted counter-attacks and, 'intense artillery fire at Singapore. I I Allied troops arrived to reinforce Dutch :Bast Indies. where Jap offensive commenced with paraohute attack on Palembang, important ...

... A.F. AND NAVAL AID The Singapore offic:al cornun:que was 'br:ef. It stated : Last night. in accordance with prearranged plan, our forces . . h.ch had been operating in Southern Johore were withdrawn into the !Cand of Singapore. The enemy made little ...

... man with the British forces. Singapore Is more closely manned than the most dangerous points on the British coast. All we want is more aircraft.* MORE PLANES NEEDED Hurricanes are most in evidence In the skies over Singapore, but obviously more are requiM ...

... Minister, told the Nati o n a I Singapore.) , Assembly last night that Portugal has launched an energetic pro- Japan claimed that her losses in ' killed and wounded since the land- test ,. to oto T th 1 e ing on Singapore were only about Japanese occupation ...

... British line in Singapore from naval base it. the north to be western suburbs of the city was held grimly. Jap left Bank successfully counted-attacked. NM. DAY OP WAN 4 , Germans announced that their warships had reached port Singapore guns held up Jape ...

... War Diary M. DAY OF WAR Jape heayi:y shelled Singapore. where defenders stood ready for an assault. King Farouk dissolted Egyptian Parliament. New Premier. Nahas Pasha.' and Ambassador cheered by Cairo, crowds 7 - in - Lib7a claimed they had resehr : ...

... Australians, are pouring into the islands in preparation for the expected Japanese offensive. SINGAPORE.—Heavy new attacks on the British lines In Singapore have been repulsed. BURMA.—After heavy fighting in the vital Pain the Salween River, the situation ...

... fire-power of British tanks and guns. A fact which overrides all others is that all our lost land campaigns from Norway to Singapore were lost years before ...