AIR RAID ALARMS
CONDITIONS IN SINGAPORE
BUSINESS AS USUAL SIXTY PEOPLE KILLED iL'aKed Press Aim.—Elec. TeL Copyright; SINGAPORE, Dec. 9 In spite of ideal weather for bombers, Singapore had a quiet night. There were two raid alarms, but no actual raids. The city has adopted London’s slogan of business as usual, except for some native shopkeepers wno have evacuated to rural areas. There are few signs of Singapore’s first raid beyond broken windows and half a dozen ruined small buildings. Taxis have been commandeered by the Army and rickshaws are reaping a fine harvest. tighter aeroplanes are continually overhead patrolling, and reconnaissance machines cover a wide area far at sea, seeking naval units and enemy aircraft which are believed to be endeavouring to operate from air-craft-carriers in the China Sea. There were intermittent alarms during yesterday, when odd Japanese bombers attempted to reach Singapore but were driven off. Air raid casualties up to yesterday were 60 dead and 135 in hospital.
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Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21600, 10 December 1941, Page 5
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