RAGING IN SINGAPORE

... RAGING IN SINGAPORE JAPAN CLAIMED LAST NIGHT THAT AFTER A TERRIFIC BATTLE JAPANESE TROOPS. WITH TANKS, HAD FORCED THEIR WAY INTO SINGAPORE CITY AND THAT FIERCE HAND-TOHAND FIGHTING WAS RAGING IN THE STREETS. The British communique, issued many hours later ...

Published: Thursday 12 February 1942
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 419 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

PREMIER & SINGAPORE

... PREMIER & SINGAPORE Full Account To Be Given To M.P.s CHANNEL ACTION INQUIRY From Our Political Correspondent WESTMINSTER, Monday Mr. Churchill is expected to announce an inquiry into the escape of the German warships when he speaks to the House of Commons ...

Published: Tuesday 17 February 1942
Newspaper: Liverpool Daily Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 941 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Singapore Raids

... Singapore Raids Today's SINGAPORE COMMUNIQUE states: Enemy air activity over Singapore has been considerable during the past 24 hours. high level and 1 dive-bomb attacks being carried out, causing some fires. Military casualties have been slight. There ...

Published: Tuesday 03 February 1942
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 74 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE SINGAPORE SHOCK

... THE SINGAPORE SHOCK News that the Japanese had landed in force ON SINGAPORE ISLAND JOLTED THE SEEMlNGLYimpenetrable complacency of many army and POLITICAL EXPERTS WHO BELIEVED THAT, BY WITHDRAWING OUR FORCES FRO m THE MALAYAN MAINLAND TO THE ISLAND, ...

Published: Tuesday 10 February 1942
Newspaper: Gloucester Citizen
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 597 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SPEAK ON SINGAPORE

... SPEAK ON SINGAPORE SKED Mr. Clement Davies, in the Commons to-day, if there would be an early statement in the House on the serious news from Singapore.” Mr. Attlee said that the Prime Minister would make a statement as soon as he thought it right and ...

Published: Thursday 12 February 1942
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 96 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SALVAGE FOR SINGAPORE

... SALVAGE FOR SINGAPORE Sunbury Couhcil have issued the following appeal in connection with the salvage of waste paper:— *“ In the near future an awful lot of munitions of war will be used around Singapore. A small shell can account for a large number of ...

Published: Saturday 07 February 1942
Newspaper: Middlesex Chronicle
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 422 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Singapore

... Singapore TITHE fall of Singapore opens up J- grave possibilities like the breach In a mighty dam. It makes easier the Japanese possession of all the Far Eastern islands. It brings the threat to Australia closer than ever. Thus, also, it opens the way ...

Published: Monday 16 February 1942
Newspaper: Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
County: Durham, England
Type: Article | Words: 392 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Singapore?

... Japanese onslaught are the members of the Singapore Boys' Brigade. And the Singapore E.B. battalion owes its origin to Mr J. M. Fraser, a former officer of the Aberdeen battalion, who is now an architect with the Singapore Improvement Trust. Mostly Chinese rpHE ...

Published: Thursday 05 February 1942
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 653 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SINGAPORE

... SINGAPORE Berlin. Saturday.—The German News Agency reports; Japanese Imperial Heao-quarters announce (Continued Foot of Next Col.) that the Japanese forces have taken prisone’- mc.e than 73,000 British soldiers The bootv captured by the Japanese consisted ...

Published: Saturday 21 February 1942
Newspaper: Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
County: Durham, England
Type: Article | Words: 114 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Singapore

... Singapore. E\'ENTS in the Far East have moved grimly and inexorably towards their crisis, and the island fortress of Singapore is now beleaguered. Having fought a valiant delaying action the British forces have had to surrender Malaya to the enemy, and ...

The Fall Of Singapore

... The Fall Of Singapore FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1942 THE war during the last few days has filled the columns of newspapers with drama. Singapore has fallen. That news, though not unexpected after the Jap sweep through Malaya, has created an entirely new situation ...

Published: Friday 20 February 1942
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 265 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

SINGAPORE

... SINGAPORE Well., I'll . Be- An army unit stationed near Halifax, Nova Scotia, decided to fine its members a ha:fpenny a word for profanity. the proceeds to be given to the Queen's Canadian Fund. Although the idea was originated to cut down swearing ...

Published: Monday 16 February 1942
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 66 | Page: 8 | Tags: none