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And so, what with the comings & goings, Major Wilde's commander, Lieut. General Arthur Ernest Percival, had less than an hour in which to make his decision.
Britain's spindling Army commander, Lieut. General Arthur Ernest Percival, mindful of the hazard of trying to defend southern Johore with no avenue of escape but the Causeway, had decided to run for it, to get across the Causeway before Japanese bombers blew it up.
This done, General Percival issued a proclamation to all concerned:
Established by the will of the late Governor Percival Clement Wood of Vermont, the essay contest is to be judged by a board consisting of the presidents of the University of Vermont, Yale University, and Williams College.
In accordance with the provisions of the will, the Percival Clement prize is to be competed for in the years 1941-42 and 1942-43. If a majority of the board of judges should fail to agree on the victor, the prize is to be awarded by the President of...