SINGAPORE SIEGE
CHINESE JOIN DEFENCE
UNEVENTFUL PERIOD
LONDON, February 2. . In Malaya, the third day of the siege of Singapore has passed without any major development. An observer says that the lull is not expected to last long, however.
Several stragglers from the main forces which were withdrawn before the causeway was blown up are now coming in. Two Australians who had been cut off from a unit got back by swimming the strait. ... I? *,-.i. '.r.-.:, : ;-r--. ;-, ■■,*...,.-..-,-/. Chinese are now taking part In the defence of the island, and 1000 of them are in position along the front. Many more Chinese* are anxious to fight the Japanese. The "Singapore Free Press" says that there is now reason for optimism, as for the first time. since the outbreak of hostilities, the Imperial forces have a clearly-defined perimeter to defend.
"Our line is one where the enemy cannot afford a frontal attack," the paper says. "It is our duty to hold out until the assistance we have received is such as to make possible the launching of offensive operations."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 28, 3 February 1942, Page 5
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