TANK ATTACK

Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 January 1942, Page 4

TANK ATTACK

AGAINST BRITISH LINES IN PERAK RETIREMENT SOUTH OF KLIM RIVER. NO NEWS OF FURTHER LANDINGS. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day. 11.35 a.m.) RUGBY, January 8. Today's communique from Singapore states that enemy infantry and tanks maintained heavy pressure throughout yesterday on the Lower Perak front. At one point enemy tanks succeeded in penetrating our defences. Our forces have been withdrawn to the south of the Klim River. We have suffered some losses of guns and transport. In the Selangor area there are indications of some enemy infiltration eastwards. Otherwise the situation remains unchanged. There is nothing to add to yesterday's report from the Penang area. Further reports from Klang state that there were a few casualties from an enemy air raid on Tuesday. Early this morning our aircraft carried out an atack on an aerodrome at Kong Kedak. A number of high-explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped on the target but accurate observation of the results was prevented by low clouds.

There is still no news in London of any Japanese landings south of Kuala Selangor and the situation in Perak appears to be about the same. Neither is there any news of a Japanese advance further south than Kuantan.