OFF THE PHILIPPINES
JAPANESE SHELL ISLAND Rugby, March 10. The United States War Department i reports that a Japanese light cruiser appeared off Cebu in the Philippines and tired several shells into the city. Only slight damage was inflicted.— 8.0.W. JAPANESE COMMANDER London, March 9. General Oiloshi Imamura has heen [appointed commander of the Japanese I forces in the Dutch indies and also j possesses the power ol Governor-Gen-eral.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 60, 12 March 1942, Page 5
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