SINGAPORE ECLIPSE
FINAL TRAGIC SCENES DESOLATION OF ISLAND (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Cocyrlght) (Received Feb. 16, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 15 Describing the last phase of the Singapore battle the Tokio radio says that the blue sky was visible over Singapore for the first time for a week after the huge oil tanks had burned out, but the tropical foliage of the landscape was still black with soot which settled down. Huge shell and bomb craters dotting the island and shattered and dwarfed stumps were the only remants of the flourishing orchards and plantations. The radio commentator says the Japanese struck decisive blows only on Saturday, when they occupieu the water reservoirs and Pyalebar radio station, where the British defenders, fiercely desperate, fought until the last moment.
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Waikato Times, Volume 130, Issue 21655, 16 February 1942, Page 6
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