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... Commander-in-Chief. and Lieut.-General Yamashita, Japanese Commander-in-Chief, when the surrender of Singapore was arranged. The meeting lasted 49 minutes. - I will only accept an unconditional surrender. said General Yamashita at the outset. Have any Japanese ...

Published: Tuesday 17 February 1942
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 304 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DAPS. SAY SINGAPORE GARRISON 60,000 THE JAPANESE ENTER SINGAPORE

... Tokio timc (3-30 p.m. 8.5. T.). Yamashita—lf that is the case the Japanese forces will have to resume attacks until then. Will you say Yes or No? General Percival eventually said Yes. Among other questions Yamashita asked: What about the Japanese ...

Published: Monday 16 February 1942
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1068 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SINGAPORE JAP. TANKS PRESSING ON SINGAPORE

... on the City this morning, thus confounding Berlin and Vichy reports of a Jap. entry into the town. NO SURRENDER. General Yamashita, Japanese C.-In-C., sent an ultimatum e xpiring at 10 a.m. to-day to the British forces encircled in the northern part of ...

Published: Thursday 12 February 1942
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 195 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE JAPANESE

... terms for the surrender Singapore were signed by the British Commander, Lieut.-Gen. Percivai, and the Japanese Commander, Yamashita, Hostilities were to cease at 10 p.m. Later it was stated by Domei War correspondent that the British sued for peace when ...

Published: Monday 16 February 1942
Newspaper: Derry Journal
County: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 184 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

AMBITIOUS JAPANESE CLAIMS

... showered tens of thousands of leaflets over Singapore demanding surrender. The demand was made by Lieut-General Obufumi Yamashita, Commander-In-Chief of the Japanese resumption of large-scale operations against the Dutch East Indies is indicated by the ...

Published: Tuesday 10 February 1942
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 290 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

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... at 2.30 (local time) on Sunday afternoon Following a meeting between him and the Japanese commander-in-chief, Lieut.-Gen. Yamashita. documents of surrender were signed in the Ford motor plant at the foot of Bukit Timah Hill at 7 p.m. Hostilities ceased ...

Published: Saturday 21 February 1942
Newspaper: Irish Weekly and Ulster Examiner
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 301 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FALL OF SINGAPORE HEAVY MILITARY DEFEAT- Singapore, Britain's great naval base constructed at a cost of £20.000 ..

... upon the defenders to surrender, but these demands were ignored. According to a Japanese official statement, Lieut.-General Yamashita, Commander-in-Chief in Malaya, presented the terms of surrender to Lieut.- General PercivaL Earlier a party of British officers ...

Published: Saturday 21 February 1942
Newspaper: Mid-Ulster Mail
County: Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 420 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FROM SINGAPORE Commanders To Sign Met in Factory Surrender

... (8.5. T.) yesterday afternoon. Three hours earlier General Percival, commanding the Imperial forces, and Lieut- General Yamashita, the Japanese C.-in-C., met to discuss the terms of surrender, which were signed in the Ford motor plant at 7 p.m. (Singapore ...

Published: Monday 16 February 1942
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 425 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Grave Turn In Battle

... thousands of leaflets scattered per the island by Japanese aircraft ' , este:day. The leaflets were shoed by Lieut.-Gen. Yamashita, Javanese Commander-In-Chief in Ifstr.a. lotto amens that Japanese sw•immeta. who swam up to the island's Moms and explored ...

Published: Wednesday 11 February 1942
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 713 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

NEW PERIL IN SUMATRA

... 2-30 (local time) yesterday afternoon. After a meeting between him and the Japanese commander-in-chief, 1 ieut.-General Yamashita, docurMcnts of surrender were signed the Ford motor plant at the foot of Bukit Timah Hill at 7 p.m. Hostilities ceased three ...

Published: Monday 16 February 1942
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 821 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE LONDONDERRY SENTINEL. TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 17. 1942

... Safety of British Prisoners. The Domei New® Agency correspondent in Singapore yesterday stated that Lieut.-Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, dictating Japanese terms for the surrender of Singapore at the 49 minutes’ meeting with Lieut.-Gen. A; E. Percival, Com ...

Published: Tuesday 17 February 1942
Newspaper: Londonderry Sentinel
County: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 801 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CAMPAIGN IN MALAYA ENDS

... peace at 2.30 (local time) yesterday. Following a meeting between him and the Japanese Commander-in-Chief. Lieut-General Yamashita, documents of surrender were signed in the Ford motor plant at the foot of Bukit Timah hill at 7 p.m. (12.30 p.m. Irish time) ...

Published: Monday 16 February 1942
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 800 | Page: 3 | Tags: none