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SURRENDER OF SINGAPORE

... SURRENDER OF SINGAPORE Announcement by the Prime Minister HARD, ADVERSE WAR FOR MANY MONTHS AHEAD But There is Great Assurance in Our Alliance with the U.S. JAPANESE LAND IN FORCE ON SUMATRA Announcing the fall of Singapore in world broadcast last night ...

WRENS LEAVE SINGAPORE

... WRENS LEAVE SINGAPORE The Wrens who were stationed at Singapore have been evacuated, it was learned London. They volunteered for service overseas, and have been working as telegraphists. Their leader is Second-Officer Betty Archdale. captain of the women's ...

Published: Saturday 07 February 1942
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 104 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

JAPANESE BOMBARD SINGAPORE ISLAND

... JAPANESE BOMBARD SINGAPORE ISLAND BRITISH POUR OIL ON SAYS TOKYO * Japanese have intensified their shelling of Kin » according to the British com%ti? issue d to-day. Some shells fell in resi- a eas the citvitself ' our own inactive, and an enemy battery ...

Published: Saturday 07 February 1942
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 793 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Japanese Re-name Singapore

... Japanese Re-name Singapore JAPANESE Imperial Headquarters announce that the island and port of Singapore will henceforth be called Shonan, which means Light of the South. , —Reuter. ...

Published: Tuesday 17 February 1942
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 28 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

MORE LANDINGS ON SINGAPORE ISLAND

... MORE LANDINGS ON SINGAPORE ISLAND j further Withdrawals Follow Heavy Enemy Pressure EXTRAVAGANT JAP CLAIMS DENIED MORE Japanese landings on Singapore Island, together with continuous dive-bombing and machine-gunning of our forward areas in the western ...

Published: Tuesday 10 February 1942
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1383 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Safe From Singapore

... Safe From Singapore A cable received at his home, Ellerburn House, Westwood, Scurl>orough, states that Chief Officer Leonard King who has been for nine years with the China Navigation Company, baa reached safety from Singapore- ...

RUSHED FROM SINGAPORE

... The Addison family, evacuated Singapore Leeds, having their mid-day meal to-day at Salem under the 1 charge Mrs. Aspinall. Mrs Addison (who is the wife of a sergeant in the Argyll anu Sutherland Highlanders) left Singapore lews than 24 Hours notice, leaving ...

Published: Saturday 21 February 1942
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 311 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

CRITICAL HOURS AT SINGAPORE

... will broadcast a message t-h - Singapore garrison I o'clock to-day in the Eastern service The -cal time at Singapore will p m. Mopping-up, Says Tokyo TOKYO. Wednesday The entry of Japanese troops into the town Singapore announced in Imperial Japanese ...

SINGAPORE RAID TOLL

... SINGAPORE RAID TOLL Civilian casualties 'n yesterday's air raids were about 34 killed and Injured the Singapore area.— Router. 'More than that, we Intend with men and machines, which will continue how through our great port, attack the enemy wherever ...

Published: Monday 09 February 1942
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 108 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SINGAPORE INFORMATION ASSURANCE

... SINGAPORE INFORMATION ASSURANCE. Capt. Margesson, War Minister, moving the Army estimates. gave an assurance that as soon as information was received concerning our casualties at Singapore, it would be handed on without delay to those here passing through ...

Published: Thursday 19 February 1942
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 49 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

COMMENT ON THE FALL OF SINGAPORE

... COMMENT ON THE FALL OF SINGAPORE Americans and WASHINGTON, Monday The loss of Singapore la regarded here less as a British defeat than as mutual defeat for, as one radio commentator has pointed out. It occurred because what America allowed happen at Pearl ...