Show Jap Units Press Malaya Invasion British Sink 5 Enemy Ships SINGAPORE Jan 3 UP Japanese UP Japanese raiders flew fiew over Singapore in force Saturday but met a tremendous barrage of fire A few bombs were dropped on the out out- skirts By HAROLD GUARD SINGAPORE Jan 3 UP UP- UP Dispatches from the front Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day night Indicated a strong Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese attack against British positions positions positions in th the direction of of- the Bernam Bernam Ber- Ber nam siam river despite the sinking of an enemy transport and four troop-filled troop invasion barges on the west Malaya coast Official references to operations on the lower river front seemed to confirm that the scene of battle still was moving southward southward south south- ward although the enemy suffered an estimated dead in attempts to land reinforcements Some Japs Get Ashore Some landing attempts were turned back but others succeeded it was believed and Japanese troops In in small boats and fishing craft probably craft probably coming from Pe- Pe nang Island went island went ashore in the lower sector The next strong stand against the enemy was believed likely to be along the Bernam river about 2 O miles north of Singapore re On the east coast the Japanese still were held in the sector about the the- same distance from Singapore In blasting one enemy landing attempt on the west coast British Brit Brit- ish artillery set fire Ir to a a. small i v transport in addition to sinking four barges Convoy Withdraws The Japanese convoy withdrew In defeat the said It was attempting to land men menon menon menon on the coast of lower province province pray pray- ince where a a. successful landing of r reinforcements had been effected effected ef of- previously On the river front British British Brit Brit- ish imperials fought off three heavy Japanese attacks marking the start of a new offensive the said The admitted the Japanese had made some progress in the zone on the east coast coast miles above Singapore and that Japanese troops had filtered filtered fil fil- fil- fil into the outskirts of Kuan- Kuan I tan in an attempt to capture the i airdrome Japan Jalan had claimed the capture I of Japanese planes raided Singapore Singapore Singapore Singa Singa- pore during the night the com com- said but caused only seven casualties and little damage Otherwise Japanese aerial activity activity ac ac- ac- ac slackened it was noted while British planes engaged in normal reconnaissance fligh flights ts Reports ts indicated the Japanese I drive on the west coast was savage savage sav say age and threatened the encirclement encircle ment mont of the Imperial defense line in the district 50 miles north of Singapore |