BATTLE OF SINGAPORE
WORK OF SALVATION ARMY
The following cable has been received from the Salvation Army International Headquarters by Commissioner J. Evan Smith, Territorial Commander for the Salvation Army in New Zealand:—
"Salvationists rendered extensive air-raid relief during the battle for Singapore, twelve mobile canteens taking sustenance to victims and passive defence workers. Lady Shenton Thomas, wife of the Governor, gave regular service at a Red Shield Club, which supplied thousands of meals daily. Social homes carried on cheerfully and soul-saving meetings continued. British, Australian, Indian, and Malayan officers remained at their posts of duty after the Japanese occupation. Some are now presumed interned. The wives and children only were evacuated."
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19420221.2.98
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 44, 21 February 1942, Page 9
Word Count
112BATTLE OF SINGAPORE Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 44, 21 February 1942, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in