Show JAPS' JAPS SEA WAR LOSSES MOUNT Continued from Page One kyo broadcast asserted without confirmation elsewhere that Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese troops had captured Balanga chief hief town on the east coast of Batan Ratan aa tan peninsula facing Manila I bay Admit Jap Landing Four Four In In the Dutch East Indies the N NEI E I command acknowledged tha ha Japanese sea-borne sea troops apparently apparently apparently ap ap- had succeeded in occupyIng occupying occupy- occupy Ing ng new points in southeast Celebes island in the section Five Five On On the Malayan front British headquarters reported that Japans Japan's invasion hordes had effected effected ef- ef another landing near Endau Endau Endau En- En dau on the east coast 80 miles north of Singapore A British buletin bulletin bulletin bul- bul letin etin said the landing was executed executed executed exe exe- despite heavy assault by byR byR R RAF A F bombers which scored a direct direct di- di hit on a Japanese cruiser and 12 2 direct hits on troop-laden troop trans- trans ports orts Six Six Six-R R A F fighting planes battled battled bat- bat led Japanese bomber formations in n prolonged action over the I Singapore island stronghold stronghold strong strong- hold Tuesday morning Bombs fellon fell fellon fellon on several districts and a few fires ires were started Japs Laps Claim Air Victory Seven Seven Imperial Imperial Tokyo headquarters headquarters head- head quarters said 50 British planes were shot down Monday Monday 39 39 in air ir battles in which R RAF A F bombers bomb bomb- ers rs and torpedo planes Attacked Japanese transports off Endau 10 0 shot down over Rangoon Burma Burma Burma Bur Bur- ma and one at Singapore Eight Eight Eight-A A Tokyo broadcast said Japanese forces were advancing according to plan upon Moui- Moui mein across the bay from Rangoon Rangoon Rangoon Ran Ran- goon but admitted terrific re- re istance Nine Nine Nine-fn in central Malaya frontine frontline front- front frontline line ine dispatches Indicated that the hard-fighting hard British Australian and nd Imperial Indian troops were still till holding positions below 50 miles mUe nor north h of Singapore Singapore Singa- Singa pore ore but said the Japanese were attacking steadily with the support support sup sup- port of Incessant dive bombing and nd machine gunning attacks Jap ap Carrier Blasted The only aircraft carrier believed believed be- be to have been assigned to the Japanese armada was torpedoed by y a U. U S. S submarine and it was officially reported that the carrier is is believed to have sunk Even Event if t she survived navy men said her disabled condition would immobilize immobilize immo- immo the planes aboard |