Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
British Admit
Nippon About
Effort in North
BY s. A. WYKES
init New. Service stan Correspondent

INIT News Service star Correspondent
( SINGAPORE, Dec. 9-Britisf
reinforcements were rushed tc
Northern Malaga today after the
japanese landed more forces there
for a renewed offensive against
Singapore.
The British Far Eastern high
command, admitting the japanese
had succeeded in landing add
tional troops, said the area still
was the scene of severe and CON
Z fused" fighting.
Japan is pouring planes and
other reinforcements into North
ern Malaya 10 cover her land
ings in South Thailand. MIC
reported from London today. A
string of Japanese battleships
was said TO have been detected
steaming south toward Thai
land.
"a Saigon radio broadcast
picked up by MIC said con
siderable concentrations OF Japa-
nese fleet units are now in
Indo-C Chinese waters.")
A war communique predicted an
About Japanese effort to gain
control of Northern Malaga but
said British military dispositions
were designed 10 meet this thrust.
lJapan's imperial headquar-
tiers said Nipponese troops have
launched an attack in the area
of Singapore itself)
A war bulletin. issued after
japanese planes subjected the
great Singapore naval base to an
other bombing said:
Fighting in North Malaga
has been severe and is still con-
fused.
MORE TROOPS
British achievements should
reach the area during today.
The japanese have succeeded
In making additional landings.
Fighting for control OF the
Kota Bshru airdrome was par
ticularly severe and lasted
throughout the night"
Announcing further japanese at.
tempts TO send reinforcements to
Northern Malaga, the conlmunique
added:
"The Japanese engaged con-
siderable number Of aircraft I'm
an endeayor TO obtain a measure
of air superiority In order to
cover their landings in Southern
Thailand and continued their
efforts to gain control of the
Kota Bahru airdr0me.
= ~Air reconnaissance yesterday
established that IS further
transports were proceeding down
the coast of Thailand, escorted
by warships, and apparently
were preparing to land addi-
tional troops In the Singaora
and Kota Bahru areas"
A iAter special communique said
there was absolutely no truth in
Japanese and German reports
that a japanese landing had been
effected further south in Malaga
or that a direct landing attempt
had been launched against Singa-
pore.
"a British radio broadcast
heard by CHS said fierce fight
ing" is in progress against Jap
anese troops who attempted a
new landing in North Borneo.
FIERCE FIGHTING
1.-THE British broadcaster said:
British troops are reported TO
be In fierce fighting with the
Japanese in North Borneo. The
Japanese attempted a new land
Ing, and have been heavily at
tackled by British and Australian
bombers.")
Early today a new japanese ali
raid hit Singapore while anti-air.
craft guns Numbered and search
lights stabbed the skies.
simultaneously British troops
and airInen battled fiercely against
japanese sea-borne attacks or
northern Malaga aimed against the
strategic Kota Bahru airdrome
and the narrow upper neck OF the
Malay Peninsula.
While the bombs rained down
on the famous crossroads" be-
tween Orient and Occident. waves
of British Raj bombers blasted al
japanese transports nosing up the
Gulf of Siam.
Other British planes pounded
enemy forces trying TO land in
northern Malaga 10 erinforce the
troops engaged in furious hsnd-to.
hand combats around the Kots
Bahru air base