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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

SINGAPORE AERODROME

... SINGAPORE AERODROME JAPANESE parachutists claim to have occupied a big British aerodrome on the western side of Singapore island—Tenga airfield, fifteen miles north-west of Singapore city. It is also stated that the invaders have penetrated several miles ...

Published: Tuesday 10 February 1942
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 111 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SINGAPORE BATTLE

... SINGAPORE BATTLE (Continued from Page One.) Strong unila of the Japanese Air Force, which had complete supremacy, bombed Singapore in great waves. • Big formations made intensive raids on the city, while others attacked the railway station and the harbour ...

Published: Thursday 12 February 1942
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 225 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SINGAPORE, ISLAND OF NO DESPAIR

... SINGAPORE, ISLAND OF NO DESPAIR fnm Spaial Correspondent SINGAPORE, Friday. POWERFI LLY reinforced artillery and planes, the Japanese pressed forward in the centre of Singaparr bland to-day to reach Ang Mo Kio vilk, only two miles north of the city. fighting ...

Published: Saturday 14 February 1942
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 208 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SINGAPORE BATTLE

... SINGAPORE BATTLE |ance centring on the reservoir in [the centre ot the island. Japanese troops yesterday penetrated deep into the enemy positions from the direction of Bukit Timah (six miles north-west of Singapore city), securing complete mastery over ...

Published: Friday 13 February 1942
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 334 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Japanese Singapore:

... Japanese Singapore: From W. T. KNOX N e ws Chronicle Correspondent with the Australian Forces SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. A SKY REEKING WITH THE SMOKE VOF BURNING OIL WELLS AND STORES, TROOPS BRITISH, AUSTRALIAN, oIAN AND CHINESE—TODAY FOUGHT geaMINEDLY AGAINST ...

Published: Wednesday 11 February 1942
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 488 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SINGAPORE CALM

... Press room window and can be heard without trouble from any street in Singapore. Singapore city remained calm when news of the invasion was given them this morning. The Chinese. particularly, are keeping up the morale of other sections of the Asiatic community ...

Published: Tuesday 10 February 1942
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 230 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SINGAPORE RAF HAS NEW BASES

... SINGAPORE RAF HAS NEW BASES the R A.F. are l ifbtinr from new IMM defend Singapore, being driven from the airfields b.v Japanese pal and air bombard- are operating from pints out range of Jap not easily attacked bca the air—possibly in or some smaller ...

Published: Monday 09 February 1942
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 212 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Raffles Place, Singapore

... Raffles Place, Singapore prays fervently, not only for her own sake but for the sake of the Empire and her gallant Allies, that the last ounce of effort will be directed to strengthen Java and support Australia. From what I know of Japanese driving power ...

Published: Friday 13 February 1942
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 179 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

JAPS POUR TROOPS TO SINGAPORE

... JAPS POUR TROOPS TO SINGAPORE yyiTH the Japanese claiming to be only five miles from the outskirts of Singapore city, weary Imperial troops fought back stubbornly last night against the invaders pouring in. hordes into the battle-torn island. This they ...

Published: Wednesday 11 February 1942
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 378 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

LAS TANI' FOR SINGAPORE CITY

... LAS TANI' FOR SINGAPORE CITY They aren't there to release. Well, maybe buckets are sca r c e, admitted Home Security. People must use their ingenuity to find other containers. . . No, we cannot suggest what. That's not our job. Whoever is responsible ...

Published: Thursday 12 February 1942
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 862 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

JAPS SAY 10 MILES TO SINGAPORE CITY

... JAPS SAY 10 MILES TO SINGAPORE CITY HE pine* Sine* than Urate can*'- air away] miles: mites: East an come rely MI Singapore far their protection. With Singapore menaced they have already keen can* palled to revise their defence strategies. If Singapare ...

Published: Tuesday 10 February 1942
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 281 | Page: 1 | Tags: none