 Complete the following phrase:  The club continued to grow throughout the following decades, and it became a major hub of British social life in Bangkok. Activities were mainly centred around the bar, especially at lunchtime on Saturdays. A monthly cinema club was also held. However, operations were disrupted when World War II reached Thailand in 1941. On 9 December, Japanese forces, following the countrys declaration of war against the British Empire and its invasion of Malaya and 