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  • MARCH ON TOKYO BEGINS SEQUEL TO LANDINGS BY ALLIED FORCES IN JAPAN Road From Melbourne Has Been Long and Hard, Says MacArthur ATSUGI AIRFIELD, NEAR TOKYO AIRBORNE TROOPS WHO EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING LANDED ON ATSUGI AIRFIELD ARE NOW MARCHING ON TOKYO, 18 MILES AWAY, WITH ORDERS TO CLEAR A THREE-MILE AREA AND TAKE POSSESSION OF THE EMPEROR'S PALACE. General Mac Arthur arrived on Atsugi field at 2pm, Tokyo time, and before leaving for his headquarters, which have been established at Yokohama, he said: "Well, we got here, didn't we? From Melbourne to Tokyo has been a long, hard road, but this looks like the pay-off." Meanwhile, a second group of airborne forces has entered Yokohama, and marine units which landed earlier in the day have occupied the naval base of Yokosuka, farther south.

    The sea and airborne landings, which were made under the cover of big guns of British and US warships anchored ... [ILLUSTRATED] [Article] (596 words)
  • BRITISH FLEET UNITS WAIT IN MALACCA STRAITS

    Two units of the British East Indies Fleet are waiting in Malacca Straits to hear that Singapore waters are clear of ... [Article] (61 words)
  • WARNING TO JAP COMMANDER BY MOUNTBATTEN

    Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten has broadcast a message over New Delhi Radio warning Field-Marshal Count ... [Article] (52 words)
  • US FLAG NOW FLYING OVER GREAT JAP BASE From Australian Associated Press, New York

    Admiral Halsey, Commander of the 3rd Fleet, has established US naval shore headquarters in Japan at ... [Article] (184 words)
  • GLOWING TRIBUTE TO AIF U S General Recalls New Guinea Campaign ATSUGI AIRFIELD

    High tribute to Australian troops was paid at Atsugi airfield yesterday by Lieut-General Robert Eichelberger, ... [Article] (132 words)
  • TOKYO RADIO NOW UNDER U S CONTROL

    General MacArthur's public relations staff has taken over Radio Tokyo, thereby ending one of Japan's most powerful ... [Article] (50 words)
  • 5,516 AUSTRALIAN POW's AT SINGAPORE Party of 55 Released Officers Arrives in Rangoon From Siam A SHORTWAVE broadcast from Singapore last evening reported that there were 5,516 Australian POW at Singapore. About 1,200 were hospital cases, and of the remainder about 80% were suffering from chronic malaria, or were otherwise in indifferent health.

    The Japanese commander of prisoners at Singapore said there were 30,500 Allied POW's at present on the island, 14,000 ... [Article] (320 words)
  • LIEUT-GENERAL WAINWRIGHT RETURNS TO MANILA

    Lieut-General Wainwright has arrived at Manila en route to Japan. He was visibly shaken by his return to ... [Article] (56 words)
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  • BRITISH NAVY REOCCUPIES HONG KONG Big Task Forc[?] In Harbour

    A strong British naval force commanded by Rear-Admira[?] C. H. J. Harcourt, CB, CBE[?] flying his flag in HMS Swift ... [Article] (192 words)

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