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  3. POWERFUL GUNS

    Looking towards the forward gun turrets of H.M.S. Duke of York, sister ship of the Prince of Wales, lost off Malaya. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. NAVAL BATTLE CEASES AFTER REPULSE OF ENEMY

    Allied H.Q. in Australia.— There has been no resumption of the great Coral Sea Naval battle since it was officially announced at noon on Saturday that the action had temporarily ceased following the repulse of the ...

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  5. FIGHTING IS STILL GOING ON

    LONDON, Sunday.— Paris radio claims that fighting continues on all fronts in Madagascar. ...

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  6. MADAGASCAR CAPITAL

    Houses built on the steep hills of Antananarivo, capital of the Island of Madagascar, which has been taken over by a combined British naval and military force. Antananarivo is situated in the interior of the island and has a population of 98,000 of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. TABLES TURNED IN BURMA

    CHUNGKING, Sunday.—The Chinese force which was cut off at Taunggyi in Burma and left behind by the Japanese advance on Lashio and Mandalay has counter-attacked and captured the town of Maymyo, 25 miles north-east of Mandalay. The Chinese are also ...

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  8. AMERICA STIRRED BY NEWS OF BATTLE: PROMISE BY PRESIDENT FULFILLED

    WASHINGTON, Sunday.—Official circles are immensely stirred by the Battle of the Coral Sea and regard it as vivid proof of President Roosevelt's recent statement that enough men and materials have been poured into the ...

    Article : 532 words
  9. CABLES IN BRIEF

    An Admiralty communique says that six M.E. 109's bombed and machine-gunned the naval trawler Horatio, which immediately opened ...

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  10. Millfield Strike to Continue

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—The strike at Millfield is to continue. The miners' lodge considers that the Central Council of the Miners' ...

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  11. FRENCH ASKED TO SEND NEWS BY PIGEON POST

    LONDON, Saturday.— Vichy reports that the R.A.F. has dropped caged pigeons over Occupied France. Each pigeon ...

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  12. JAPS. BUILDING NAVAL BASE AT HONGKONG

    CHUNGKING, Saturday.— Reports smuggled from Hong-kong indicate, says the Associated Press of America's ...

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  13. APPALLING DISTRESS IN BELGIUM

    LONDON, Sunday.— On the occasion of the second anniversary to-day of the German invasion of Belgium ...

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  14. UNITED NATIONS FLAG DAY IN U.S.

    WASHINGTON, Saturday.—President Roosevelt has asked American citizens to honour the peoples of all the United National in the observance ...

    Article : 208 words
  15. CONSCRIPTION ISSUE IN CANADA

    NEW YORK, Saturday.—The Canadian Prime Minister (Mr. Mackenzie King) told the Commons that a bill amending the National Mobilisation ...

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  16. GUNS GET FOUR RAIDERS

    LONDON, Saturday.—Except perhaps in Malta, it is the lighter aircraft rather than the anti-aircraft guns which get most credit for the protection of the ...

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  17. GERMAN PORT GETS HEAVY POUNDING

    LONDON, Sunday.— Halifaxes, Stirlings, Lancasters, Manchestors and Wellingstons heavily raided the port of ...

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  18. U-BOAT SUNK BY ESCORT

    German officers and crew of a U-boat in the water after their vessel had been sunk by British destroyers of an Atlantic convoy. In this five-day battle against German longe-range bombers and U-boats the escort ships sank at least three and seriously damaged three aircarft. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  19. NO WORDS FOR MALTA DAMAGE

    LONDON, Sunday.— ''I have just toured the island of Malta and words do not exist to convey a picture of what has ...

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  20. SUPREME CRISIS OF WAR IN SUMMER AND AUTUMN

    NEW YORK, Saturday.—The Vice-President (Mr. Wallace) predicted to-day that the supreme crisis of the war would occur this summer and autumn, with the possibility of a Japanese attack on Alaska and the North-Western United States, ...

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  21. PITH OF THE LEADERS

    THE ALLIES have has a resounding victory in the Battle of the Coral Sea. But the Japanese will try again, and perhaps ...

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  22. BERLIN FEARS THAT RUSSIANS MAY FORESTALL GERMAN SUMMER ATTACK

    LONDON, Sunday.—The question still exercising Berlin is to what extent the Russians will be able to forestall the German summer offensive by launching one of their own, says "The Times" correspondent in Stockholm. That me Russian preparations are ...

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  23. YOUNG NORWEGIANS "KIDNAP" SHIP AND SAIL TO ENGLAND

    LONDON, Saturday.—A Norwegian ship with her crew and cargo were recently "kidnapped" by a group of young Norwegians and brought safely to a British port. THE Gallesund which was on a ...

    Article : 240 words
  24. Patrols in Western Desert

    CAIRO, Saturday—The latest communique says the patrols on both sides were active in the Western Desert yesterday. There was some exchange of ...

    Article : 59 words
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