Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-11 | Page 1 | British, Dutch Vessels Begin Evacuation of Women, Children from Singapore City

British Dutch Vessels Begin Evacuation of Women Children From Singapore City Eye Witness Tells of Heroism as Jap Planes Strike at Apparently Doomed Island by a aE Editor member o I note note of the Following United f. f Press irem probably b staff ra In Ic the who la Indicated t 1 new neni I that ta he was from J going Singapore II arr to play May flied filed In Inthe the tim beleaguered city It w as a sent after the evacuation by tea ea of Bureau Manager Harold Guard and other United Press Pren taft staff members membern and due to extreme difficulties of t trans transmission D mission was aa ae received In fragments fragment of which still are missing By W. W K WEE Copyright 1942 by United Press I SINGAPORE 9 A A. M. M Feb 11 11 UP UP The battle is moving moving moving ing ever closer to Singapore Overhead hour after hour are the enemy planes striking planes striking at the railroad station and harbor where men and nd women an and even children are showing that they can be heroes even in the darkest hour Other dispatches hes said that evacuation of women and children and apparently of some troops was being carried out by British and Dutch ships in defiance of the most terrific Japanese aerial onslaughts and the danger of submarine at at- tack The fighting outside the city apparently in the western suburbs suburbs sub sub- orbs is reported by returning soldiers soldiers soldiers sol sol- sol sol- diers as unusually severe and often at close quarters Enemy j Planes lanes are over the forward forward forward for for- ward lines in la large ge numbers and emphasize the repeated plea of imperials for air support It was evident last night that the decision could not be put off long The tempo of the enemy planes overhead and of the sounds of battle increased steadily But even at dawn when black clouds of sm smoke ke possibly from burning oil at the naval base drifted along the northern horizon the city of Singapore itself was not tremendously confused Many people went about their business apparently resigned to remaining but the activities in the harbor were intensified