wei xiang is in charge of taking photo of information for people suffering under japanese rule.
wei xiang is in charge of taking video of information of how singapore people were treated.
kaiboon is in charge in editing video and picture.
eulo is to help out in making sound effect for the video.
zhi bing and wong hao help to take note of what the guy were explain of the cannon,how they work and place that were important to singapore when japanese invade.
meng hock is in charge of the presentation.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
The "Chop" of Life
This must have been the most treasured item during the Japanese Occupation. Without it, you might have to die.
Troops of the Japanese Imperial Army would conduct spot-checks. The people had no way of knowing whether they would be given security clearance. If they were cleared, they would get this rectangular mark.
If it had been a triangular mark, they would be taken away and killed.
Troops of the Japanese Imperial Army would conduct spot-checks. The people had no way of knowing whether they would be given security clearance. If they were cleared, they would get this rectangular mark.
If it had been a triangular mark, they would be taken away and killed.
Some had the mark printed on their clothes. The printed area would then be cut and carried around wherever they went.
Others had their arms or legs marked.
Some people would go for months without bathing for fear that the marks would be washed away.
Others had their arms or legs marked.
Some people would go for months without bathing for fear that the marks would be washed away.
Skyrocketing prices
The scarcity of goods sent prices sky-rocketing. The table below show how different prices were just before - and after the war broke out.
items -------------------------1941($) ------------------1945($)
Rice -
1 picul (about 60.5kg) ----------5- -----------------------5000
Egg - 1 dozen----------------- 0.24----------------------- 120
Quinine powder--------------- 1.50------------------------ 15
Shophouse---------------- 5000-6000------------- 160000-250000
items -------------------------1941($) ------------------1945($)
Rice -
1 picul (about 60.5kg) ----------5- -----------------------5000
Egg - 1 dozen----------------- 0.24----------------------- 120
Quinine powder--------------- 1.50------------------------ 15
Shophouse---------------- 5000-6000------------- 160000-250000
During the War
During the war , ration cards were often the only way to get food. However, the quality of food was not always good. Rice had weevils and stones in them.
One of the most serious problems during the Occupation was food shortage.
The people of Singapore were encouraged to grow their own vegetables.
In addition, the Japanese also issued ration cards to control supplies of rice and other essential items.
You could not get any provisions from shops if you did not have this ration card.
Each adult was given a ration of 4.8kg of rice per month and each child 2.4kg. This amount was subsequently reduced to 3.6kg per month for adults.
Even then, these ran out before long.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
some pictures of sook ching
this pictures are found in google of the japanese occupation in singapore(sook ching). this means that chinese were killed cruely without any reason .Sook Ching massacre
The Sook Ching massacre was a systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among the chinese in singapore by the japanese military during the japanese occupation of singapore, after the british colony surrendered in the battlefield of sinapore on 15 februay 1942 during world war 2. Sook Ching was later extended to include chinese and malayan. The massacre took place from february 18 to march 4 1942 at various places. The term Sook Ching is a Chinese word meaning "a purge through cleansing". At the time, the japanese also described the massacre as such (it was referred to as the Kakyoshukusei lit, or "purging of Chinese"). The Japanese also referred to it as the Shingapōru Daikensho. "great inspection of Singapore".
Although the term "Sook Ching" appeared as early as 1946, it was not commonly used in the Chinese press or other publications until the 1980s. It is not clear whether it was the Japanese or Chinese who first used Sook Ching/shukusei, which is in both languages.
The current Japanese term for the massacre is Shingapōru Kakyoshuyakusatsujiken lit. " Singapore Chinese massacre".
Although the term "Sook Ching" appeared as early as 1946, it was not commonly used in the Chinese press or other publications until the 1980s. It is not clear whether it was the Japanese or Chinese who first used Sook Ching/shukusei, which is in both languages.
The current Japanese term for the massacre is Shingapōru Kakyoshuyakusatsujiken lit. " Singapore Chinese massacre".
Japanese Occupation : Massacre of Chinese Populace
Having gained control over Singapore on February 15, 1942, General Tomoyuki Yamashita instructed the Japanese garrison commander to round up the anti-Japanese elements.
The plan, issued by the Imperial Headquarters, was to gather all Chinese males between the ages of 18 and 50 at various locations, screen them, and execute those identified as anti-Japanese.
Screening centres were set up all over Singapore. Most of them were situated in areas of large Chinese populous. Among them were Java Road, Arab Street, Telok Kurau English School, St. Joseph's Institution, and Chinatown.
At the Chinatown screening centre, lorries were parked nearby ready to take anti-Japanese suspects to remote locations such as Changi, Punggol and Bedok, where they were all massacred.
The lucky ones were stamped with an "examined" word on their faces, arms, clothing or just pieces of paper. They were free to return home to their families afterwards.
We do not know how many men were executed during the Sook Ching exercise.
When the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Appeal Committee for Singapore Chinese Victims Massacred by Japanese, attempted to investigate by urging people to report deaths of family members and relatives, only 8600 were reported.
Research have shown that there were many more.
Whatever the number is, Sook Ching will, remain a horrific and traumatic experience in the memory of the survivors.
The plan, issued by the Imperial Headquarters, was to gather all Chinese males between the ages of 18 and 50 at various locations, screen them, and execute those identified as anti-Japanese.
Screening centres were set up all over Singapore. Most of them were situated in areas of large Chinese populous. Among them were Java Road, Arab Street, Telok Kurau English School, St. Joseph's Institution, and Chinatown.
At the Chinatown screening centre, lorries were parked nearby ready to take anti-Japanese suspects to remote locations such as Changi, Punggol and Bedok, where they were all massacred.
The lucky ones were stamped with an "examined" word on their faces, arms, clothing or just pieces of paper. They were free to return home to their families afterwards.
We do not know how many men were executed during the Sook Ching exercise.
When the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Appeal Committee for Singapore Chinese Victims Massacred by Japanese, attempted to investigate by urging people to report deaths of family members and relatives, only 8600 were reported.
Research have shown that there were many more.
Whatever the number is, Sook Ching will, remain a horrific and traumatic experience in the memory of the survivors.
Defence of Malaya
Defence of Malaya
"British Defence Plans"
The "Main Fleet to Singapore" StrategyFrom the 1920s, Japan had begun to emerge as a serious threat to British outposts in the Far East. With drastic cuts in her defence budget after World War I, the British could no longer maintain a strong permanent naval presence in the area. Britain therefore decided to implement the "Main fleet to Singapore" strategy, to defend not only Singapore, but the rest of her empire in the Far East, and Australasia.Singapore's strategic location as the western gateway to the Far East prompted Britain's 'Overseas Defence Committee' to choose her, in 1921, as the site for a naval base. The Main Fleet would be based in Europe. It would sail to Singapore to protect Britain's Far East interests and possessions should they be threatened.The success of this strategy hinged on the swift dispatch of the Main Fleet, and on keeping Singapore secure until it arrived.To the British Overseas Defence Committee, it seemed clear that an attack could come from the sea and, or from Johore. They therefore devised a strategy that took these alternatives into account.By 1939, the main defences of Singapore consisted of a series of Guns Batteries. Contrary to popular belief, the guns were made to fire both landward and seaward.Certain that the Japanese would first attack from the sea, the British defence planners were confident that the Main Fleet and reinforcements would arrive in Singapore well before any landward attack.
Defence of Malaya
"Japanese Assault Plans"
Japanese StrategyMany years prior to their attack on Malaya in December 1941, the Japanese had studied the Malayan terrain and worked out their strategy, the troops and equipment needed to mount the campaign. Their immediate objective - the Capture of Singapore.Lieutenant-General Tomoyuki Yamashita, Commander-in-Chief of the 25th Japanese Army, had studied the science and technology of modern warfare. Before taking command, he had spent 6 months in Germany exchanging ideas with Adolf Hitler's military experts.The highly trained and battle hardened 25th Army led by the Imperial Guard Division, and elite troops of the 5th Division, were assigned to carry out the lightning offensive down the Malay Peninsula and capture Singapore, before the British could dispatch its reinforcements.
Monday, April 7, 2008
links on some pictures of japanese occupation
LINKS on Japanese occupation of Singapore
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