... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... British G.0.C., and Lieutenant-General Yamashita, Japanese Commander-in-Chief, when the of Singapore was agreed, lasted forty-nhie minutes, says Domei. The agency gives the* following account: : Lieut.-Gencral Yamashita.—l want your replies to be brief and ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...