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SURUENUER DEMAND

... SURUENUER DEMAND General Obufuml Yamashita, Japanese Commander-in-Chief, sent an ultimatum expiring at 4 a.m. «F. y-day. to British forces encircled in the Northern part of the city of Singapore, calling on them to surrender, says the German news agency ...

Published: Thursday 12 February 1942
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 134 | 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

Singapore Prisoners

... Japanese territory, according to the corespondent at Singapore of the newspaper Nicht \ichi’ Lieut. - Generali Tomoyukj Yamashita, commande of the Japanese forces in Malaya, will be head of the new military administrtion of the whole peninsui. GEN. WAVELL ...

Published: Friday 20 February 1942
Newspaper: Liverpool Daily Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 163 | Page: 1 | 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

El

... El ONCE more Goering played upon General Yamashita's weakness for flattery, and his obSession that Jap-German relations were necessary for the success of both sides, and promised to send to Japan several training officers of the highest quality. He kept ...

Published: Wednesday 11 February 1942
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 517 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

GERMAN CLAIM

... private. Japanese C-in-C. In Malaya The Japanese Expeditionary Forces in Malaya are com;nanded bv Lieut. - General Tomoyuki Yamashita. He went to China on the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War and was later appointed Chief of Staff of the Expeditionary Forces ...

Published: Tuesday 10 February 1942
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 542 | Page: 1 | 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

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

JAPANESE CLAIM TO HAVE TAKEN AERODROME

... revealed in Tokio yesterday that the commander of the Japanese expeditionary force in Malaya is Lieut-. General Tomoyuki Yamashita. a former member of the Supreme War Council and former Inspector- General of military and air forces. It was he who headed ...

Published: Tuesday 10 February 1942
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 232 | Page: 1 | 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

Hack

... in SiSngapo: > newspaper accou irrender conferen General Percival amashita met in i in a factory fro] ling Singapore cou Yamashita, aft nds with the Britii nanded a clear “Ye the Japanese tent il Percival accept* al surrender/ T.P., A.P. VIASH INQUIR il ...

Published: Tuesday 17 February 1942
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 157 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

R.A.F. “WIPE Dutch Wreck OUT” DESERT Oil Plant as BOMBERS Japs Enter Sumatra Singapore ‘Cease Fire’ at 3.30 p.m ..

... at 2.30 (local time) yesterday afternoon. Following a meeting between him and the Japanese commander-inchief (Lieut.-gen. Yamashita) documents of surrender were signed in the Ford motor plant at the foot of Bukit Timah hill at 7.0 p.m At about the time ...

Published: Monday 16 February 1942
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 178 | Page: 1 | Tags: none