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fight from landing places in the
Lamon and Lingayen Bay areas and
near Batangas, directly south OF
Manila.
A note of moderation. however,
was sounded in New Year messages
to the japanese people by Premier
Gen. Hideki TOTO and Admiral
Shigetaro Shimada, minister OF
navy. Each declared that the war
might be long.
Protracted War Seen.
Asserting that japanese victories
up to the New Year have placed
important regions under Japan's
control" Gen. TOTO said it was In
evitable that the war would be pro-
tracted.
Admiral Shimada urged modera-
ton in receiving news Of Japanese
victories. Full dress war" he said,
has yet to come. Britain and the
United States are backed by both
wealth and power. We must be pre-
pared for a fight just as hard on
the home front as on the front
lines"
Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
declared, however. that ''lt would
not be long before the evils of Anglo
American 'imperialism would be
hquidated from East Asia
He said factors favoring Japan
were her initial successes, the growth
and contributions of Manchukuo,
collaboration of the Nanking Chinese
regime and of Thailand. and sup
port of the Axis. which has SOL
emnly pledged to cooperate with
Japanese in realization OF a new
Asiatic order
The navy section Of imperial
headquarters asserted that one de-
stroyer, two small vessels and three
large ships were sunk Monday in
Manila Bay when japanese naval
aircraft attacked Corregidor Fort
ress at the entrance to the bay.
CA previous japanese claim
that a United States destroyer
and two submarines were sunk
in the period, December 1928,
was denied as without foundation
yesterday by the Navy Depart
ment in WashingtonD
Huge fires also broke out in the
fortress barracks and other import
ant military objectives." the an
nouncement said. "All japanese
planes returned safely to their
bases"
Repeated Hawaiian Attacks.
The Navy also announced that
japanese warships had repeatedly
attacked United States islands
within and below the Hawaiian
group since December II.
The announcement said hangers,
wireless stations and other military
installations on Maui. Johnston,
Sand and Palmyra Islands had been
destroyed
A japanese Army communique
claimed that 900 British and Amer
lean troops were killed and 5000
captured from the start Of the war
in the Far East to December 26.
japanese casualties were 743 killed
and 1,799 wounded, the communique
said
1t reported that during that time
the Japanese had shot down or
destroyed on the ground SAL air
planes-135 Of them bombers-with
a loss of 40 Japanese planes.
80 Vessels Claimed.
The army report said the Japa-
nese had sunk or damaged 80
large type vessels" which it did not
otherwise identify, and four smaller
ships. The army said four Japa-
nese ships had been sunk and II
damaged.
| Including the booty from the
seizure of Hong Kong, the COM
munique claimed the capture OF
mechanized units including 70
armored cars, 1889 automobiles, 30l
railway cars, 106 pieces Of artillery
and large quantities of smaller arms
and ammunition.
The naval section Of imperia
headquarters said that Britain's Fal
Eastern military headquarters ano
other military and naval establish
ments were severely damaged in 6
mass raid on Singapore Monday
night.
Not until dawn Tuesday did Jap
anese naval flyers cease pounding
the British base at the tip O.
Malaga, a communique declared.
Huge fires we're said to have beer
caused. The communique said th'
Seleta and Kran air fields wer'
demolished.
"All planes returned safely de
spite heavy enemy anti-aircraf
fire." the japanese reported.