| Evidence: | '"The Syonan Times" reports that Eden, the Foreign Secretary, has spoken of the prisoners in Hong Kong and of their "wonderful treatment" by the Japanese. There is no mention of Singapore ... According to the "Syonan Times" our and the Allies' naval losses are astronomical and the Nipponese microscopic' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 18 Mar 1942 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Singapore specific address: Changi other location: prisoner of war camp |
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| Reader: | Thomas Kitching |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1 Mar 1890 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Chief surveyor in Colonial Service |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | Malaysia |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [n/a] |
| Title: | Syonan Times |
| Genre: | Politics, propaganda |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 25253 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Tom Kitching | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Life and Death in Changi | |
| Place of Publication: | Perth | |
| Date of Publication: | 1998 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 63 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Tom Kitching, Life and Death in Changi (Perth, 1998), p. 63, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25253, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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