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THE BATTLE OF THE

JAVA SEA

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movement, however, represented an been with Doorman's striking force. early threat to Sourabaya and Tjilat Sixty bomba fell near and around- inp, so he

ordered Rear-Admiral | the Hobart and her tanker, and the Karel Doorman with his three cruiser suffered Netherlands

some damage ard cruisers, De Ruyter casun}tics. (flagship), Java and Tromp. six Admiral Doorman's plan was lo a swift descent on the the fire stick reduced the splendidly to make a night attack against the those which had been so successful In American and one Dutch destroyers bring off another night attack like Netherlands Enat

refuertes Indies,quipped

and costly uponese schiorce covering the Ball Maccasar Strait and in the Battle those enormously wealthy and work. It was the greatest oil con-

machinery to masses of twisted steel-anding.

of Lombok Strait. It involved productive islands richest flagration in the whole Pucile War.Adihiral Boornian planned the at- the utmost daring and called for the prize of all-Japanese plans had.

It was at this point that the battle" | jagkin thries; waves-(1) his own

taking of great, risks. been matured late in December, weary Hoyal Australlin Air Force aquadron from Tuntjap, (2)

veterans of Malaya again took up the Netherlands light cruiser Tronip and 1941. While Yamashita's forces truggle against the invaders. They four United States destroyers from swept down on Singapore, the operated from Palembang Two, Soursbaya, and (3) a wave of Dutch new Japanese Army of the In- dies was already on the move south.

Again the perfect integra- tion of land, sea and air forces had been achieved and the Japanese command approach- ed its task with the same drivo and resolution as were shown in Malaya.

An authentic account of how a small but gallant force of Allied warships tried to stem the Japanese invasion of Java

...By HUGH BUGGY

But before the enemy, was to set foot in Java his convoys became. involved in n wild whirl of sea and air battles the like of which had not up to then bien teen in the Pacific Wir In

in breaking Into

secret aerodrome Malaya, the Japanese encountered

that the hidden little Aitted naval opposition, but the not find it until the Allied Forces story was vastly different around

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At most, Doorman could hope only of the enemy and buy time for the

Interfere

erfere with the concentration Netherlands Army. Ilia force ateam- cd from Sourabaya after dark and moved along the heavily mined north coust of Madura. A landing on this island was expected, but the invn- alon fleet moved further west along the coast of

coast of Borneo., Enemy

fighters made strength reconnaissance almost Impressible, but Doorman managed to locate the Japanese naval units and transports (Copyright 1947, by Ely Culbertson)

southward of the Island of #teaming

The average "social" player can- wasan, 480 miles north

of Soura, not get greatly upset over the loss in the Java Stn. Heim-` mediately resolved to attack. The

of 20 points on a hand. At dupli-

however, thức,

even What small Japanese had fully informed them- selves of Doorman's movement, and

matter may mean the difference sending their 45. transports north-

between a good and a very bad wards they concentrated their nival match-point care. That was the

case in to-day's deal. squadrons and steamed at full speed to the soullienst.

AL 4.14 p.m. on. February 27, the

ed fire at long range.

Borneo, Bali, the Celebes and Java, and moved out. There, they had high speed became popularly itnown forces sighted each other and open-

Naval escorts of their troop convoys mainly by Australian pilots and alr were fought tooth and nail.

Night crews.

nd day they were battered and harassed by numerically weaker forces of British. Dutch, American and Australian' warships.

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well torpedo boals from Sourabaya. The Japanese did ensuing night engagement faught at

is the Battle of Lombok Stralt.

Steaming at 30 knots under a Ball To support their paratroops, the nese sky that was sown with stars,

Doorman's squadron dashed straight | my, on February 15, brought in towards the dark mountain mass THE Japanese force was much fantry in boats and barges up the that was Bell. The De Ruyter. icad- stronger-elght cruisers, includ- Muni and Telang Rivers. Grouping the line sighted the shadowying two Nat!' class of 10,000 tons,

www Captain J. P. McCaylay, of the room of enemy ships

nrmid with 8-inch guns, and six Japs Lose 26 Ships RAAF, who commanded at the secret abend. An

to port and the searchlights of the Mogami class cruisers attended by aerodrome, sent .nix striking forces Dutch cruisers stabbed the daricness

14 destroyers, From bases in Davao, Fr

on Minda- against the larger ships off the river the Java epened fire. The destroyers

Adm. Doorman tried to close in hao, and at Jolo.

the Sulu estuarica which were feeding in there bringing up the rear steamed head on the enemy, and at about ten mile Archipelago, the enemy moved south reinforcements. Two motor vessels on into a hornet's nest that had been range an enemy unit was hit and to nilack Menido, on the northern and a merchant ship were set on tip of the Celebes, Tarakan in north-fire, and diving sleeply the bombers very much stirred up. The Ameri- set on fire. Soon afterwards shells can destroyer Ford fired three tor- from HMAS Perth struck an enemy cast Borneo and inter Kema in open let loose a storm of machine-gun fire pedoes and

blinding Bash sent destroyer,

yer. But the Japanese shoot- the way down Molucca Strait to on the packed barges and the crowd-

un a sulphurous plume of flame from ing became more intense and each of Ambon and Kendari. Unilled decks of the transporta,

Over the February, all British and Dutch sur-

the side of an enemy cruiser of the Doorman's larger ships came under confusion of wrecked Katori class, Five more were fred concentrated fire from two or three and face ships had to be used to escort barres

bullet-riddled bodies by USS Pope, and in the confusion opponents. troop convoys into Malaya. It was floating in the Musi, fighters roared

the Japanese ships began to fire at Hit badly in the boiler room, atsemble any down and spread further death and not easy, therefore, to

'Yelling survivors

one another and two of their den HMS Exeter fell out of the battle very formidable Ailled deet to slow destruction.

burst into flame. The line, leaving USS Houston as the this struck out for the river banks and troyers really down and

challenge

raced into the jungle. More bombs cruiser Java was struck astern by only 8-inch gun cruiser. Dorman movement

not important churned the estuary beach and river an 8-in shell, but it did not affect her sought to cover the Exeter, but as Taratan was the drst

capacity. banks into a wild medley of blazing | Achting

Two other the Allied Ine turned to port to do good heart sult to bid 10 Dutch

into Japanese hands, on January 10, 1942. barges, exploding ammunition and Japanese shells stopped dead the this it ran into an enemy subraarine

Torpedoes shattered bodies. One pilot said that Dutch destroyer Piet Hein. She red line.

thrashed

hearts for

a rebld. but this About January 20, a much larger

littered the river her guns to the last, but went down several ships, and then hit the Dutch did not make the spade call cor invasion feet of up to 100 ships with Japanese bodies

and were piled high on Its bank. As enveloped in flames in a storm of destroyer Kortenaer. sinking her rect-it merely had a lucky re- strong naval escort steered down

a macabre backdrop to this scene of

within a minute. Japanese des- sull. North passed, Eart raised to Macassar Stralt between Borneo and carriage, rose pillars of black smoke

Doorman now had no doubt about troyers launched an attack as the two spades in preference to no the Colebes with Balikpapan on the shot through with flames from the the Japanese naval strength, having Dutch destroyer Witte de With be immediate and Java the long range burning relineries.

no trump) and South sighted at, least six cruisers. To gan to escort the disabled

Exeter

with three diamonds. Everyone objectives. Dutch bombers began to

wards dawn the second part of his back to Sourabaya. A furious des passed. hammer the spearhead of this fleet

force, led by the cruiser Tromp on January 23, and sank a Japanese

tacked the mass of enemy ships, thyer action developed at very short British destroyer Eloc- cruiser and damaged other warships

range. The Tromp was hit by several 8-inch tra went

down transports. Fighter planes

shells. but the four American des- and two Japaned heavy shellfire, sight of the long sult in dummy, them- from an enemy carrier hurled

dozen torpedoes, over and sunk, selves into a spirited defence of the

hitting a cruiser which, disappeared disengaged in a blast of flame and smoke, three destroyers and several transports. Great Risks Taken

Convoy.

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In a furious air-sea and underses attack at Balikpapan, eight enemy ships were sunk in a torpedo attack by Commander Binford's America destroyer division, consisting of four "four stacker" 1918 destroyers-Pau Jones, Pope, Parrot and John Ford.

Counting submarines

And destroyers, the enemy lost at least 20 ships in this heclic

engagement.

tering by Dutch and American bom- bers, the Japanese landed troops, tanks and artillery at Balikpapan. They faced a surge of fires and ex- plosions, and a blanket of oil smoke

Inevitable Stage

Doving further afield over Banka

Strait the striking forces

first bombed and then raked the decks of a 10,000 ton transport with machine

In gun bullets from mast height. low sweeps they mercilessly strafed destroyers whose small decks were shocked with infantry in full flag kit. So this relentless attack want on with planes returning to their secret drome, refuelling, reloading, rebombing and then racing back to the attack.

troyers launched

*

these

It is only fair to say that South was more ΟΙ lesa ixed by *the extremely fancy opening bid that Went decided to make hetually, of course. West had no bid at all,

but conventionally speaking,

only opened-ho ignored hia spadel obvious he was

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came

Dur

in.

Jupiter was torpedoed and sunk, and spades,

after sunset, HMS clarer then anessed to the ten of

took ace

last this

und now, wi

with sumplete

clarer laid

West led the heart king and, on destroyers rolled shifted to the club eight. Before both forces my's king was put up, and do- West gratefully won with the enemy Mogami class cruiser was the Jack and returned his burning fiercely.

Declarer'a Doorman's striking fores had been trick. whittled down to four cruisers. His (f misplaced) confidence, destroyers had red all their torpe-

down the spúdo, aco was estimated that in

the and led the the and

spade queen through alt-mn operations off Bali, the does and lacked fuel to join Japanese lost another 18 to 20 ships. With a full moon painting cruisers In the westward

West, South

expected to ruff away ver West's king (if he had it) but this But the unfortunately inevitable Bali for an attack on Java by land cal night was almost as bright as

including a cruiser. So the use of track across the sea, the clear trapi- would have done усту little good in sloge was reached when only six

forces was

any case, since South's fourth spade denied the enemy, of day. Nevertheless, the Dutch com- could, not be cashed and club dis- "We can't leave them here, the the three great tentacles was pilots told each other.

of mander decided to make one final carded from dummy until trumps ed them into the bomb rack and let sible to deal with the other two- Flares

So they load but unfortunately it proved impos- force and reach the transport fleet. too late. When West falled to cover them drop over the scene of destruc-

dropped by tlon and confusion on the river.

shadowing the spade queen-for the best of the move. It reasons-leciarer threw of ·

East won the

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Despite the heroic effort and the bat bombs remained at Palembang Two least temporarily. One, at least ut effort to clude the enemy covering were drown-and then it would be

es Bornco's most modern refineries

Van

thase reaching out from Macassar Japanese aircraft revelaron, and at dummy's club, and

Stralt and the Banka Island rements of the Allied glon. As events turned out they midnight the sufficed for the enemy's task.

contract was

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In this amazing foray by Austra and groups of oil tanks went up in lan pilots and aircrew working with

trick. flames. Calculated destruction of all a sprinkling of RAF men, twa enemy wealth by the Dutch here greatly ex- troop carriers were sunk, three were

more clashed posing forces once violently. Fire began at a range of five miles,

It would not seen that the one ceeded that at Tapkan.

heavily damaged and 22 infantry Inden barges were destroyed,

Admiral Helfrich sent his small and after the Dutch cruiser Do Ruy-trick South "threw away was very with striking force Battle for Sumatra

under

since his Doorman ter had taken several shells about important great loss of life. For 24 hours, against the largest enemy flect that ber hull and superstructure she was only three diamonds, but it this-handful of Australian and IAF moving south from Macassar torpedoed and sank after a terrine-important enough to get him a nea Aied ale strength in the area

bomber and fighter pilots had fought Strait. Under his command Door- explosion. Admiral Doorman went "bottom" on the board. Was diminishing after the the Battle for Sumatra hlone,

man had Ave cruisers De Ruyter, down with his ship. Within a few westate of Macassor Strait and the

As their first step towards the con- 0.450 tons, and Java 6,670 tons minutes the other Dutch cruiser Java enemy was able to seize Amboina quest of Java, the Japanese sent (Dutch); Houston, 0,050 tons (United was rent by two heavy blasts and

ន. edpaloudam.s in the south of the strongly-escorted convoy against the States) and HMAS

HMS. Exeter, 8,390 tion beautiful island of Bali. Control of

tons quickly sunk by the Celches. They were now in position

stern. This left only the US3 Houston Perth, 7,000 to open up large scale bombing of Ball would have enabled them to tons (Australian), commanded by and HMAS Perth. As he American Java and these persistent raids referry forces across Ball Strait down the fighter force of General Java under Aghter cover based on destroyers comprised four British fuck, the cruisers broke off the action to Captain H. M. L. Waller. Ils eloven destroyers had retired to port to re- Oyen, the Dutch Alr Den Pasar aerodrome on Ball, Large Electra, Encounter, Stronghold and and made for Tanjong Priok, the Furce commander. He was invasion fleets were massing In Jupiter three Dutch-Witte de barbour of Batavin, where they pick- Inst Macassar. Strait and between Banka With, Evertsen and Kortenaer; and cd up fuel and ammunition. But pady, however, to send his bomber against the oncoming in-Island and the west coast of Borneo, four American-Edwards, Alden, the way through Sunda Strait inio vaders if he could see a single oppor-These were obviously intended for Ford and Janes. But for the fact the Indian Ocean was already block- tunity to weaken the enemy. That Java.

that her refuelling at Tandjong ed. by Japanese cruisers, and enemy was the spirit also of Vice-Admiral Admiral Helfrich had no opulent Priok had been delayed by heavy torpedo planes were operating from Conrad Helfrich who, on February naval resources with which to meet Jap bombing attacks, the Australian Palembang and a carrier. 11, was appointed Allled Naval Com-

these three feels head on. The Ball cruiser HMAS Hobart would have (To Be Continued To-morrow) mander-in-Chief in the Southwest Pacific. He was prepared to sacrifce alt to hit the enemy's warships, transports and supply ships, and he fought on until he had no fleet left.

On the day of the Singapore capi- C. SUET, ESQ., restored to Ta wedding the other day Lady tulation, the Japanese made their

his equilibrium, after Cabstanleigh said to a friend: that one day there would be most dramatic move of the new cam-taking counsel's advice in and I do adore the old custom of the

mouse-races. Next month, la Bath, paign. From nearly 100 planes 口 force of heavily armed parachute out of chambers, has decided to threshold of their home." "I bet you this item of

the first mouse-speedway will husband carrying his wife ncross the opened. The only thing I miss in. be troops was dropped at Palembang, apply to the Ministry of Bubble- were hauled across by a Metropolitan choose with they. Sumatra, an effort to capture in-

Is the electric tact the all Eldorado of the Indies, blowing for a licence to manu Pollee tug-of-war team," said

try. ought t-to-chase. This oilfield nt Fladjoe, 90 miles backfacture foghorn containers,

"The pedigrees of the mice," says my in the jungle, produced 4,300,000 tons

clergyman "standing near. "Or lifted paper; "will be

in a registered a slud of oil a year and its great fabric of

across by a crane," said a diplomat nay day now,

boolt kept by a halidresser." Observatory now

"There must be a large market for

on the CECIL B. DeMILLE'S measures time to an accuracy of one per les turned out high octane such exposis in the foggier parts of

of the old school. "Or pushed across Bath, you may see a trainer timing

the outskirts petrol from the oil carried by pipe- the part in 100 million by means of the lines to the banks of the Musi River. Mrs Rompound, of the Bottleneck "Anyhow," said a circus proprietor, behind hedges. May I be there when

world," sald Suet

by a crowd," vouchsafed a doctor, his mice over a stripped hundred ouartz crystal clock, developed in GREATEST SPECTACLE Britain. The public have been able attacked the oil

Two groups of parachute troops

yards, while alaister faces peer from installations and Board. "Indeed, yes, replied Mrs "I wouldn't like to ask one of my the favourite is walked round the to examine this new wonder "time-

a third group made for the airport. A Rampound, to whom one sentence a horses to balance you on its chest." tiny paddock, London's Science Museum in South wiped out more than half of the in-like hot? enkes, or rather priorlly days. And your husband called piece" at a special exhibition at force of Dutch and Indonesian troops as good as another. But Suet, with "Gentlemen, gentlemen," said Lady. a vision of feghorn containers selling Cabstarleigh. "I was smaller in those Kersington where three complete vaders after a day of savage

Song quartz crystal oscillator clocks are on show, together with devices for losses were

costly Bghting in which their own bolllect mashed potato cubes, to the you baby doll a year ags, sneered a comparing their rates with one on-

heavy. Then the oli fog-bound Aleutian Islanders, was stockbroker. Whereat the big lady tanks were fired. Scores of them already designing in his mind, taste- strode away in higher dudgeon than other.

burned for days, and explosives and ful containers in Ave colours.

usual.

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resulting electrical oscillations can be main- tained and magnified by valve am- plider circuits. The oscillations are even more regular than those of pendulum clocks; by means of clec- trical gearing they can be counted and recorded on a dial just as mechanical clocic records the swings of a pendulum.

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