Shonan Times (Syonan Shimbun), 22 February 1942

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  • 13 1 THE SYONAN TIMES i\o. 3 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2602, SYOWA 17 5 cents
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  • 611 1 Air Force Deals Death Blow To Port Darwin Loss Of Bases Puts Allies On Verge Of Total Collapse Tokyo, Feb. 21. COLLOWING the capture of Hong Kong, Manila and Syonan and the severe Nipponese air raid on Port Darwin, the enemy has been deprived of important bases.
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  • 71 1 Berlin, Feb. 21. THE German Foreign Office spokesman at a Press conference observed that it was quite unthinkable that opposition to Churchill would be quelled down by a Cabinet reshuffle. A possible successor to Churchill would be Stafford Cripps, chief opponent to Churchill and foremost leader of
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  • 69 1 Shanghai, Feb. 21. A REPORT from Canberra says that both Houses of the Australian Parliament met In joint session to deliberate on measures to cope with the defence of the Commonwealth. Meanwhile, it is said in a broadcast by Batavia Radio that van Mook, deputy Governor-General of the
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  • 84 1 Berlin, Feb. 21. THE secret of Nipponese successes ever since the oatbreak of the war in East Asia is the spiritual strength of the Nipponese people, comments a leading German newspaper published here. Quite apart from up-to-date equipment of the Nipponese forces, the paper says that the invincibility
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  • 61 1 Buenos Aires, Feb. 21. A WASHINGTON report on Friday says that there is growing war hysteria in the United States. The White House on Friday released an executive order giving Henry L.*Stimson, Secretary for War, power to take control of certain areas of the United
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  • 75 1 Berlin, Feb. 21. THE loss of a 1,780 ton. British destroyer of the Tribal class was admitted by the British Admiralty on Thursday, says a German newagency report from Stockholm Details of the sinking were not revealed. The United States Navy Department admitted to-day that two
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  • 46 1 Berlin, Feb. 21. THE German High Command announced that during two days of war beginning from Feb. 18, the Germans destroyed 79 enemy tanks in battle, and, on Feb. 20, enemy forces lost 59 planes while the Germans lost four planes only.
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  • 63 1 Tokyo. Feb. 21. •THE Dutch East Indies Govern- ment had evacuated 1,402 Nipponese nationals residing In the Dutch East Indies to Adelaide in southern Australia, according to a report reaching the Nipponese Foreign Office. Included in the transfer were 334 women and 247 children as well as 300
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  • 58 1 Lisbon, Feb. 21. THE U.S. Secretary of State, Cordell Hull, left Washington on Thursday for a certain health resort in Florida. It is reported that he has b«»en suffering ever since the outbreak of hostilities between Nippon and the United States, as well as ever since the adoption
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  • 81 1 AUSTRALIAN CIRCLES SHOCKED Lisbon, Feb. 21. BOTH official circles and the civilian population in Australia are shocked at the news that the Nipponese forces have landed on Timor Island on Friday and that the Nipponese air forces have raided Port Darwin. The anxiety of the Australians is
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  • 148 1 British Command Admission Lisbon. Feb. 21. A REPORT from Rangoon says that the British High Command in Burma has admitted that the Nipponese forces have arrived at a certain point west of the Gulf of Martaban after seizing positions west of Pegu. Reports from Saigon reaching Shanghai
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  • 70 1 Hong Kong, Feb. 21. 'THE new Nipponese Governor- General of Hong Kong, Gen. Isogai, at a Press conference stated that it was the desire of the Nipponese Government to reconstruct Hong Kong and begin the construction of Greater East Asia. Saigon, Feb. 21. rO thousand women
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  • 506 2  -  Tomoyuki Yamashita, SINGAPORE is not only the connective P|vo* th« "hnt^he pire to control British India, Australia bu^J strong base to invade and squeeie them and Britain has boasted of ite implegnable features for many years and it is generally accepted as
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  • 539 2 EXPERIENCE OF FORMER ACTING DIRECTOR OF PROPAGANDA ONE of the most interesting incidents during that battle for Singapore was the arrest, ot Mr W A. Wilson, acting Direc-tor-General of and Publicity of the former British Government in Malaya, by a nartv of British army officers
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  • 257 2 Impressions of Peace And Fellowship rERE was an air of peace &nd quiet in Syonan this morning, the first Sunday since the victorious Nipponese troops took over the administration of the island. During a short tour of the city and one of the suburban districts, thousands of
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  • Article, Illustration
    182 2 I The above is a symbolical sketch of Syonan drawn by a Nipponese artist, Mr. S. Kurihara who came to Malaya with the Nippon Army and though he did not take part in the actual fighting was nevertheless in the front line throughout the campaign Mr. Kurihara joined the Army
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  • 57 2 Berlin, Feb. 21. TFHE 4,570-ton merchantshlp Orlanda was sunk by gunfire on Feb. 19, says a report from an American source. Although the report gives no details about the gunfire, it states that the crew of the ship was rescued and landed at an undisclosed port on
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