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NEW ENEMY LANDINGS ON THE ISLAND

... encircled: occupation of Tenga Aerodrome; landing of Japanese troops a point east of Johore Causeway; and that General Yamashita. Japanese Commander, had called on General Percival to surrender, thousands of leaflets demanding surrender having been dropped ...

Published: Tuesday 10 February 1942
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 533 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

MALAYA

... MALAYA The Japanese Expeditionary Forces in Malaya arc commanded by -Lieut.- General Tomoyuki Yamashita. He went to China on the outbreak of the Japancse war. and was later appointed Chief of Staff of the Expeditionary Forces in China. , . In December ...

Published: Tuesday 10 February 1942
Newspaper: Liverpool Daily Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 466 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

enemy CLAIM FURTHER ADVANCES

... over the island by Japanese aircraft this morning, states a Domei despatch. The leaflet, signed Lieut.-General Tomoynki Yamashita, Japanese Commanderin-Chief in Malaya, reads I advise the immediate surrender of the British forces in Singapore from the ...

Published: Wednesday 11 February 1942
Newspaper: Liverpool Daily Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1607 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

DEMAND REJECTED

... DEMAND REJECTED “Lieutenant-General Yamashita. Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese forces in Malaya, baa sent ultimatum, expiring 10 o’clock this morning, to the British forces encircled in the northern part of the City of Singapore calling on them to ...

Published: Thursday 12 February 1942
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 496 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Nemy attacks in GREAT FORCE

... British, Australian and Indian troops were disarmed and taken off in large groyps. Jap Demand Rejected Lieut. - General Yamashita, Japanese Commander-in-Chief in Malaya, has sent an ultimatum, which expired at 10 o'clock this morning, to the British forces ...

Published: Thursday 12 February 1942
Newspaper: Liverpool Evening Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1171 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

CONTINUOUS PRESSURE

... morning continuing their advance “in successive waves on the city of Singapore. Ihe German News Agency stated that General Yamashita, Japanese Commander-in-Chief, sent an ultimatum, expiring at 10 a.m to-day, to the British forces encircled in the northern ...

Published: Thursday 12 February 1942
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 500 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TOKIO STORY OF LAST DAY

... themselves against bombs and shells. The British and Japanese Commanders-in-Chief, Lieut.-General Percival and Lieut.-General Yamashita, met in the Ford Motor plant at the foot of Bukit Timah hill,” he adds, and signed the surrender documents.” Thus ” the last ...

Published: Monday 16 February 1942
Newspaper: Liverpool Daily Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 257 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

TANKS ENTER CITY

... newspaper accou of the surrender conferen says that General Percival at General Yamashita met in sm&ll room in a factory fro which burning Singapore cou be seen. General Yamashita, aft ...

Published: Monday 16 February 1942
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 288 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

H HAD 55,000 MEN IN MALAYA

... conference began at 6.40 p.m. in a small room of factory building, from which burning Singapore could be seen. “General Yamashita shook hands with the British officers and said: the Japanese conditions are accepted, we shall accept the British proposals ...

Published: Monday 16 February 1942
Newspaper: Liverpool Evening Express
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1165 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

“ I Cannot Wait ”

... the Japanese forces will have to resume attacks until then. Will you say yes or no? Lieut.-General Percival made no reply. Yamashita.—l want to hear a decisive answer and I insist an unconditional surrender. What do you say?—Yes. All right then, the order ...

Published: Tuesday 17 February 1942
Newspaper: Liverpool Daily Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 137 | Page: 1 | Tags: none