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DAILY POST
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Monday. December 8, 1941
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Japan and U. S. A. at war
Nippon ‘Blitzes’ Hawaii and Manila: Great
Naval Battle off Honolnln
U. S. ARMY MOBILISED
amamam > ■ ■—■'
Chnrehill Talks wlth Winant
150 Bombers Raid PearlHarbour as
Jap. Envoys Confer with Cordell Hnll
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A S THE DAILY POST was going to press last night, news came from London that
President Eoosevelt had just announced tiiat an air fleet of 150 Japanese bombers
had attacked the “Pacific Gibraltar”, the U.S .A-, Hawaian naval base at Pearl Harbour,
Qahu. The U.S. Cabinet was already in session.'
A few minutes later the President announced that Manila, the capital of the Philippines,
had also been attackted by the Japanese. Then came the first news of a naval battle off Honoluhi.
Honolulu is the capital of the Hawaian Islands, and Pearl Harbour a few miles outside the town
itself.
Japan taas 130,000 Troops in Indo~Chlna
f^ondon, Sunday night, Dec. 7.
A naval and air battle is
in progress off both
Honolulu and the Philipp-
iöes. The U.S. Army has
l^en mobilised, and orders
ío the U.S. Army and Navy,
Previously prepared for the
•lefence of U.S., have been
Put into immediate execut-
ion.
PRIME MINISTER CONFERS
WITH U.S. AMBASSADOR
The Prime Minister of Great
■^ritain, Mr. Churchill is con-
ferring with Mr. Winant, U.S.
Ambassador to Britain. Mr.
Churchill’s statement, that in
f®86 of Japan attacking the
■S.A., Britain’s declaration of
^ar Would follow within the
our. is now being recalled here
London.
®URNING documents
Washington has just reported
that the Japanese Enabassy
staff in Washington had been
busy burning documents this
afternoon.
IN CONFERENCE
Admiral Nomura, Japanese
Ambassador to U.S.A., and Mr.
Kurusu, Japan’s spfecial envoy
to Washington, were in con-
ference with Mr. Cordell Hull
to-day, and Mr. Kurusu was
handing over his Government’s
reply to President Roosevelt’s
notle when the raid on the Phil-
ippines was already in progress.
It is now very clear what was
behind the orders that Messrs.
Nomura and Kurusu received
from therr Gcvernment, as
stated by the Japanese Press
yesterday, that they should
“carry on the negctiations up
to the last minute”.
FROM AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
The first news of the treach-
erous Japanese attacks reached
Washington from Pearl Har-
bour. The Japanese airfleet had
attacked from plane carriers.
and fires had started on Hono-
lulu’s famous flying field at
Waikiki. Fires had also started
on the flying field on Ford
Island.
7 P.M. ZERO HOUR
The attack took place at 7
o’clock to-night, English time.
Amongst the first news coming
in, was the torpedoing of an
American lumber ship, 1300
miles west of San Francisco,
and of another American ship
torpedoed just off San Franc-
isco.
R.A.F. OBSERVED JAP
MOVEMENTS
Earlier to-day news had
reached here from Singapore
that British Catalinas and
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Libya
BIG NEW
BATTLE
JOINED
Bulk of Rommel’s
Forces Involved
London, Dec. 7th.
According to thte land and
air communiques from Cairo
to-day there are indications
that a new important battle has
started between Bir el Gobi and
Tobruk. From all over the area
many succtessful minor operat-
ions are reported.
In the main battle already
joined, the bulk of General
Rommel’s forces, mainly in-
fantry, is said to be involved.
During the last 24 hours our
operations have met with con-
sideraible success, particularly
those of our mobile columns.
Four miles east of Bir el Gobi
our forces attackéd and dis-
persed an enemy column of
100 vehicles and two tanks.
South of E1 Douda the enemy
w'as also engaged. Fifteen ve-
hicles were destrcyed; three
A.A. guns and 25 prisoners
Were captured. Near Sidi
Rezegh South African forces
captured supply and petrol
dumps, and destroyed 62 enemy
vehicles. In the frontier area
clearing-up opérations are
proceeding successfully. With
the exception of a few isolated
pockets, few enemy positions
remain. Between Sidi Rezegh
and El. Adem 23 Italian tanks
and a complete Italian battery
were wiped out.