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The Sunday Times, Feb 15, 1942. •Defence Stubbornly Maintained •VOLUNTEERS IN ACTION BRITISH, Australian, Indian and Malay troops, and including now men of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, are disputing every attempt by the Japanese to advance further towards the heart of Singapore town. There was a strange diminution of activity during last night, with little shelling and no bombing of the city area. Reasons for this were still unapparent when we went to Press at 7 am. British guns had been heard again from 6 am and after a while there was another lull. The official communique issued at 5.30 pm yesterday (Saturday) stated: "During yesterday afternoon, enemy attacks developed in the Paya Lebar area, and in the West. Both were in considerable strength. "Today, the enemy has maintained his pressure, supporting his attacks with a number of high level bombing raids by large formation of aircraft, continual shelling by his artillery, and low diver-bombing attacks. His artillery have also shelled the town intermittently throughout the night and this morning. "Our troops - British, Australian, Indian and Malay - are disputing every attempt to advance further towards the heart of Singapore town. "In the town itself, the civil defence services are making every effort to deal with the damage and civil casualties caused by hostile shelling and bombing." It is understood that our artillery engaged some of the enemy forces with considerable success inflicting about 100 casualties. Moses' start page Chee Beng's start page Nura's start page Leslie's start page Previous Copyright © 1998 Singapore Press Holdings. All Rights Reserved.