Evening star., 1942-01-04

in 1871. The British controlled it from
October, 1852, to February, l763. SAM
tary control instituted by the United
States authorities have turned Manila
into one of the worlds healthiest cities,
despite the fact that 1t is in the hot
tropics.
Ranging far over the Pacific Ocean, the
japanese revisited last week the scene
OF their first blow in the war, the Ha-
waiians. A War Department commu-
nique said that the Hilo on the island
of Hawaii, the harbor of Kahului on the
island OF Maui and the shoreline near
Lihue on the island of Kauai had been
fired on from Japanese submarines. The
damage was partial destruction Of q
wharf and the firing of a sugar cane
field
Its relatively safe and simple for
q submarine to arise to the surface near
q port and throw few shells into CITY,"
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, commander
Of the United States Pacific Fleet, warned
In Hawaii 1T is not beyond the bounds
of possibility that Japanese submarines
operating of the West Coast of the
United States may attempt to lay their
shells into cities before they leave"
Where is the feet that Admiral Nimitz
commands? That is a general question
which the American popu-
Fleet lace asks now, but it gets
Mystery no answer. The Dutch
high command in Batavia,
Java Netherlands Indies, disclosed in
its communique Friday that units Of
the United States fleet had joined the
Dutch Navy in defense of the spread
ing Indies archipelago. The report said
that one of our ships had been attacked
by Japanese planes without suffering
serious damage" The Navy IN Wash
ington said It had no information about
any damage, but 1t confirmed the Dutch
report of cooperation.
In their carefully planned progress to-
ward Singapore, the japanese pushed
very slowly forward down the Straits
Settlements and tried to establish posi-
tions on the Indies islands that would
enable them to surround roughly, the
goal they seek at the southern tip Of
Straits Settlements. Their bombing
planes for the first time visited Sumatra,
great East Indian island across which
roam tigers, orang-utangs and elephants.
Sumatra is across the Straits of Malacca
from Singapore and extends westward
from Singapore.
Bad news from Singapore heralded
the week. The British there on Monday
acknowledged that japanese troops had
swept south Of Ipoh. Malaga tin mining
city and communications center 290
miles north of Singapore. At the same
time the Allied powers announced the
fall OF Kuching, Sarawak capital, to the
japanese, a port on the island of Borneo
looking toward Singapore ATS miles
across South China Sea. The japanese
were pleased over their capture of Ipoh,
which is one of the major stations on
the west coast railway system connect
ing Prai-on the mainland opposite
Japanese-taken Penang Island - with
Singapore.
The fall OF Ipoh," the TOXIC radio
announced, "opens to the japanese ad-
vance for the first time modern roads
and methods OF transportation for q
power drive toward Singapore"
The power drive did not develop so
quickly as Toxic wished. Martial law
was declared in Singa-
Singapore pore Tuesday night aft
Resistance er Japanese bombers,
kept high by anti-air-
craft fire and searchlights, visited the
stronghold and dropped few bombs.
North of Singapore on Tuesday the
japanese tried to rush British lines in
The Perak area but they paid heavily.