Shonan Times (Syonan Shimbun), 6 May 1942
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Title Section21 1942-05-06 1 THE SYONAN TIMES I 140 Cecil Street, Syonan-to Telephone 5471. ISo. 65 WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, KOKI 2602, SYOWA 17 5 Cents21 words
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164 1942-05-06 1 Enemy Sustains Heavy Losses In New Guinea AKYAB RECEIVES ANOTHER SEVERE POUNDING From in undisclosed base in the South Pacific. May 5. By Radio. AUR nava! air units, operating in New Guinea area, either shot or destroyed on the ground 30 enemy planes164 words
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Article54 1942-05-06 1 Mindanao Island, May 5, By Radio. DANS ALAN, an important city on the northern shore of Lake Lanow, has been captured by our forces. Thus within only five days, since the beginning of our landing operations at Paran, the whote of Mindanao Island has been54 words
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166 1942-05-06 1 Stockholm, May 5, Domei. IT is reported from New York that Rear-Admiral (retired) Yates Stirling pointing out that the Allies lacked r>ower to attack Nippon in her Home waters declared that all indications in London and Washington pointed to the Anglo-American decision to166 words
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106 1942-05-06 1 Tokyo, May 5. Domei. ADDRESSING 450 officials connected A with the munition industries as well as high Government officials. Premier Tozyo at the third general meeting of the Munitions Industry Association which was held at the Soldiers' Hall at Kudan, urged munition industries to106 words
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96 1942-05-06 1 Medan. Sumatra. May 5. By R»«»o CLEAN-UP operations m Mentawel Islands lying south-west of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean we* successfully completed on May 2. Following our landing on Sipora Is_ land on Apr. 16. the Islands of North Pagi South Pagl and Slberut96 words
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Article47 1942-05-06 1 Lisbon, May 5. By Radio. THE U.S. Navy Department admitted in its communique issued on Monday afternoon that as a result of Nippon bombing attacks during the past few days, the 560-ton gunboat U.S.S. Mindanao, has been sunk in the vicinity of Corregidor Wand.47 words
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Article40 1942-05-06 1 STOP PRESS Lisbon, May 6, Domel. IT is reported from 1 Washington that the War Department has announced that a Nippon landing attack on Corregidor is now in progress. It said that the attack began at midnight.40 words
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Article177 1942-05-06 1 Tokyo, May 5. By Radio. ACCORDING to the San Francisco radio, the State Department in Washington announced that President Roosevelt has received word that British forces have occupied Madagascar Island, a French possession off the east coast of Africa. It should be recalled in this connection that177 words
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108 1942-05-06 1 Rome. May 4. Domei. CIGNOR Virginio Gayda, writing a three-column article in the Giornnle D'Ltalia on the recent slanderous Anglo American propaganda spread through the press and radio declared that London and Washington propaganda was "too stupid to be taken seriously." Asserting that "evidently108 words
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Article66 1942-05-06 1 Lisbon May 5, By Radio. THE British military authorities j in Burma announced that Akyab. only remaining port for the anti-Axis Allied forces on the i western coast ol Burma, was heavily bombed by Nippon warplanes on Monday, according to a New Delhi report. The Nippon planes released66 words
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Article82 1942-05-06 1 (From a certain air base) May 5. By Radio. A POWERFUL formation of our aircraft staged a surprise raid on Monday on Yongchang in Yunnan Province, and shot down two enemy planes and destroyed seven others on the ground. As a result of intensive bombings, the strategic town82 words
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52 1942-05-06 1 Tokyo, May 5, Domei. TENNO-HEIKA (His Imperial Majesty the Emperor) today conferred the First Class Order of Merit of the Sacred Treasure on Mr. Zyun Noguti, President of the Nippon Nitrogenous Fertilizer Company, in recognition of services rendered by him towards the industrial development of52 words
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Article173 1942-05-06 1 Stockholm, May 5, By Radio. A SENSATIONAL disclosure that the high command of the Royal Air Force has said that the British air fleet was unequal to the present task confronting it was made by a certain American air officer arriving in Lisbon173 words
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Article81 1942-05-06 1 Tokyo, May 4. lsomei. PLENARY sessions of the extraordinary session of the Imperial Diet, which will convene on May 25, will be held on May 27 and 28 for two days following the formation on May 26 of the New House of Representatives. The new Speaker and81 words
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233 1942-05-06 1 Burma Front, May 5. Domel. IN the series of battles whlcli finally led to the fall of Mandalay. keypoint for Allied operations as well as for the transportation of war supplies to Chungking, our troops smashed their way forward by British. Indian233 words
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351 1942-05-06 2 Portuguese "More Than Willing To Co-Operate" With Nippon Army Tokyo, May 5, Domei. THE wanton destruction of Nippon property and interests by Australian and Netherlands East Indies troops was disclosed by Mr. Tokitaro Kuroki, the Nippon Consul in Dilli, Portuguese Timor, who was351 words
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Article109 1942-05-06 2 Buenob Aires, May 4. Domei. IIT is reported fit>m Rio de Janeiro that the Brazilian merchant-ship, Paranahyaba, was sunk on May 1 by euemy submarines rear Trinidad. The Paranahyaba (6,692 tons) was the first Brazilian camouflaged ship. and was armed with 120-millimetre Kirns. It was109 words
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Article85 1942-05-06 2 Rome, May 4. Domei. THE Nippon Minister to the Vatican, Mr. Ken Harada, will be received by His Holiness the Pope on May 7 when he will present his credentials. Buenos Aires. May 5. By Radio. A REPORT from Washington states that the U.S.85 words
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186 1942-05-06 2 Mandalay, May 5, By Radio. FIVE days alter the entry of our forces, the historic city of Mandalay is raoidly recovering from the ravages of war. Fires, which had been burning fiercely on account of the scorched earth Lactics of the fleeing Anglo-186 words
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Article98 1942-05-06 2 Tokyo, May 5. Domei. THE Society for International Cultural 1 Relations yesterday announced that it was launching'tin essay contest with Yen 1,000 for the first prize and two Yen 500 second prizes for the best three articles written on the subject. "Cultural Co-Prosperity of Greater Bast98 words
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Article53 1942-05-06 2 Rome, May 4. Domei. A NEW international train service linking Italy with the Balkans was started last night. The train leaves Turin after connecting with the train irotn Lyons, and, at Milan, connects with the train from Switzerland con tinuing In the direction of Venice. Belgrade,53 words
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134 1942-05-06 2 Tokyo, May 5. Domei. AIMING at self-sufficiency of cotton n in East Asia, the Overseas Ministry has decided to send to the southern regions a number of leading industrial organizers and technicians for the expansion of the cotton acreage. These men will be selected134 words
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Article161 1942-05-06 2 Berne, May 5. Domei. |T Is reported from New York that America's high-powered propaganda machine has shifted into high gear with its universities and leading schools offering courses In Chinese. Nippon-go. Arabic. Turkish. Persian Malay. Mongolian. Siamese. Burmese and Hindustani to prepare men for propaganda work.161 words
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Miscellaneous141 1942-05-06 2 LEARN NIPPON-GO! (NIPPON-GO O MANABE!) We are all now Tenno-Heika's subjects! (Warera wa subete Tenno-Heika no Umi da!) LESSON No. 63. English Nippon-Go Pronunciation man; room otoko; heya ohtohkoh; hehyah cat; do; neko; inu nehkoh; eenoo is there a man otoko jja orimasu ohtohkoh rah ohreemahs (or men)? ka? kah?141 words
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78 1942-05-06 3 Lisbon, May 5. Domei. IT is reported from Washington that feeling the acute pinch of material shortage, large daily newspapers throughout the United States will undergo restriction In publication beginning from May 18. The report added that due to Phortoge of autotnotoiie tyres78 words
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Article726 1942-05-06 3 OUR TACTICS BAFFLE THE ANGLO-CHUNGKING TROOPS From a Nippon Base. May 3. Domei. THE mountainous character of the Burmese terrain coupled with the blazing equatorial heat and danger 01 tropical diseases which nam jered the execution of our military operations in Burma was greater than the726 words
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Article155 1942-05-06 3 Berne, May 5. Domei. ,II is reported from New York that a hinting the possibility of American i army having in future "suicide squads" made up of convicted desperadoes, who have "nothing to lose." fifty convicts of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary offered their services in155 words
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76 1942-05-06 3 Lisbon. May 5. Domei. !IT is reported from Washington that the Government lias announced that the s.s. Drottningholm is expected ;to sail from New York on May 7. witii Axis officials and nations cnroute to Lisbon. It is learned that arrangements are being made76 words
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Article42 1942-05-06 3 Lisbon, May 5. Domti. GAN Francisco Radio reported that <• 10.000 ton British cruiser has beet: sunk by the Germans in Arctic waters It is said that the British cruiser vu one of the British warships escorting a 1 convoy.42 words
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38 1942-05-06 3 Berlin, May 4. Domei. nURING the week from Apr. 25 to May 2. the Soviet Union lost 285 aircraft and the British 126, according Ito DNB reports, quoting military sources.38 words
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Article87 1942-05-06 3 Berlin. May 4. Domel. THE German Navy and the Luftwaffe sank 79 Soviet warships and 145 merchantmen since the beginnine of the war to the end of April. These figures include immobilized ships. Sourabaya. May 5. By Radio. THIRTY -SEVEN Indonesians in ea.st Java who have been87 words
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Advertisement343 1942-05-06 3 NOTIFICATION REGISTRATION OF VESSELS 1. Owners or supervisors of ships who have already applied for registration are hereby required to call immediately at the Marine Dept. of the Gunseibu, the former Asiatic Petroleum Co. Building, and pay their fees be lore obtaining their registration licences. Notice is hereby given that343 words
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Advertisement395 1942-05-06 3 NOTICE. OWNERS OF PUBLIC JINRICKSHAS. PRIVATE JINRICKSHAS, TRICYCLES. PONY CARTS, HAND CARTS AND CATTLE CARTS Please note that the date for registration of the abovementioned vehicles at the office of the Registrar of Vehicles. Middle Road, has been extended to May 15th, 2602. OWNERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES Owners of Motor395 words
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Article88 1942-05-06 4 Berlin, May 4, Domei. THE Reich Navy High Command announced to-day that since the beginning of the Second Great War to date at least 18 first class British battle cruisers have been sent to the bottom of the sea by the Reich Navy. They88 words
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179 1942-05-06 4 Stockholm. May 5. By Radio. RUMOURS are rife in London that President Roosevelt will visit the British capital in the near future. It Is recalled that in this connection in August last year, Prime Minister. Winston Churchill, met President Roosevelt and implored America's179 words
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Article60 1942-05-06 4 Lisbon. M*y 5. Domei. IT is reported from New York that the San Francisco Bay area, had its eighth black-out since the beginning of the war last night, when the Fourth Army Interceptor Command «P°«^ that unidentified planes were •M*°"?aing the city. The black-out60 words
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Article106 1942-05-06 4 Buenos Aires, May 5, By Radio. A CHUNGKING dispatch states that Nippon fighter planes are far superior to those of the Allied nations, and that Nippon bombers are exceedingly accurate in dropping projectiles even from high altitudes, according to an admission by the commander106 words
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Article130 1942-05-06 4 Prom the Burma front. May 5. By Radio SURPRISED over the fall of Rangoon, the Shan States, a kingdom under British supervision, on March 10 held a meeting of princes at Namsan, where many princes stressed the advisability of joining the Burmese new regime.130 words
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Article, Illustration138 1942-05-06 4 OMNIBUS SERVICE No. 19. As from 6th May, 2602, an Omnibus Service will operate between Finlayson Green to Johore Market, via Padanf, Beach Road Market, Rochore Road, Sunjcri Road and Bukit Timah Road. Buses will leave Finlayson Green, Seleste Road or Bukit Timah Road and Johore Market as138 words
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342 1942-05-06 4 Significance Of President Wang's Manchukuo Trip Dairen, May 5, By Radio. CONCERNING President Wang Ching-Wei's formal visit to Manchukuo, the Publicity Minister of the National Government of Manchukuo in an interview with the Press at the Yamamoto Hotel here declared that President Wang's visit342 words
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Article34 1942-05-06 4 Berne, May 4. Domei. THE British Minister for the Middle 1 East, Richard O. Casey, former: Australian Minister to the United States, has arrived In Cairo, the British news service reported.34 words
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Article84 1942-05-06 4 Shanghai, May 5, Domei. Imaged with the desperate situation following the fall of Mandalay which completely severed Chungking's communications with Britain and th-.> United States. Chungking dispatcher reaching here revealed that the Chiang Kai-shek regime enforced, beginning from to day. a general mobilization law. Chiang Kai-shek,84 words
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Article384 1942-05-06 4 IN September last year a statement was made by Robert Brooke-Popham, then Comman-der-in-chief, Far East, to the effect that the British Navy could break any blockade of Malaya without American naval intervention, and that Malaya with her vast reserves of food and ammunition could stand a blockade of six384 words
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Article34 1942-05-06 4 Stockholm, May 4. Dotnei. SHORTAGE of rice and lack of trucks for transportation constitute two of the main difficulties of Chiang Kaishek's troops, a British correspondent reported from Burma.34 words
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57 1942-05-06 4 Mandalay. May 5. By Radio. WITH the fall of Mandalay, 19 male missionaries and 29 nuns were rescued by the Nippon forces. They are now under the warm protection of the Nippon authorities. They include four Germans, 15 Italians, three Spaniards, one Slovaklan. 16 French,57 words
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278 1942-05-06 4 Tokyo, May 5 Domel. •THE Japen Times and Advertiser In discussing the future course of the British Empire, declared that all indicatioas pointed toward its disintegration, regardless of what happened, especially in view of the obvious American intention to take over India and278 words