LONDON, January 13. --The Greeks continue their offensive along the front to the north and west of Klisura, tightening the noose around their next objective, Tepelena. The fierceness of the Greek artillery and aerial bombardment ...
Article : 428 wordsLONDON, January 13. --Gunners of the Australian artillery have joined in the bombardment of Tobruk, which was maintained fairly heavily all day, and slackening at night. This massed shelling is a certain prelude to an infantry attack ...
Article : 471 wordsSecond from the right in a smiling group of officers is Captain H. Marcus Ervine-Andrews, winner of the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest award for valor. For 10 hours, notwithstanding intense artillery and machine gun fire, he and his company held their position. From the top of a barn with a rifle he personally accounted for 17 Germans and many ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 69 wordsLONDON, January 13 . --Raiders to-night heavily attacked a southwestern town, dropping incendiaries, followed by explosives. The ...
Article : 679 wordsKHARTOUM, January 13. --Halle Selassie, in an interview, said: "The time is not far distant when I will cross the border and lead ...
Article : 235 wordsMELBOURNE, Tuesday. --Battle casualties reported to army headquarters so far total 290, of whom 17 were killed in action or died of ...
Article : 297 wordsLONDON, January 13. --Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Minister without portfolio, dealing in a broadcast speech with Hitler's recent ...
Article : 476 wordsWASHINGTON, January 13. --In the House of Representatives today, President Roosevelt's Lend or Lease Bill, which aims to give ...
Article : 590 wordsLONDON, January 13. --The Times diplomatic correspondent says that too much should not be ascribed to the Tass agency denial ...
Article : 451 wordsCANBERRA, Tuesday. --The National Security regulations gazetted last night to tighten Commonwealth control over subversive activities arc designed to ...
Article : 556 wordsTOWNSVILLE. Tuesday. --Interviewed at Townsvllle to-night on his return from the Middle East by flying boat, the Minister for the Army ...
Article : 360 wordsBRISBANE, Tuesday. --Abnormally heavy rains have drenched the dry pastoral areas of Western Queensland this month. In many centres the total ...
Article : 282 wordsBRISBANE, Tuesday. -- Fourteen bore education officers have been appointed to the Royal Australian Air Force. Five of them will work in ...
Article : 268 wordsHONGKONG, January 14. --A Tokio message says: Japan's national debt in the form of domestic foreign loan bonds at the end of lost year totalled ...
Article : 66 wordsTULLY, Tuesday. --When the car he was driving at 9.10 p.m, to-night met with an accident, Ronald Coyle (26), suffered severe head and chest injuries ...
Article : 68 wordsWASHINGTON, January 13. --The isolationist, Senator Wheeler, head of tho inter-State Commerce Committee, charged the film industry with ...
Article : 50 wordsNEW YORK, January 13. --A Paris message via Berlin says: Delayed Australian and South African women began to return to Paris from ...
Article : 85 wordsLONDON, January 13. --Describing the raid by the aircraft of the bomber command on Port Marghera, near Venice, where there is an ...
Article : 872 wordsBRISBANE, Tuesday. --Features of Labor nominations for pre-selection for the elections are that Mr. J. Mullan, member for Carpentaria, will ...
Article : 115 wordsSYDNEY, Tuesday. --When four men were charged at the Central Police Court yesterday with conspiracy involving an estate of £34,500, the police ...
Article : 221 wordsLONDON, January 13. --A Helsinki message states that Major Quisling is organising a regiment of Norwegians for Germany to fight against Britain. ...
Article : 156 wordsHONGKONG, Januafy 14. --Thai forces claimed continued advance against French Indo-Chlna forces. A communique stated: In the east- ...
Article : 57 wordsBRISBANE, Tuesday. --A rousing farewell was given to-day to 120 recruits for the R.A.A.F. ground staff who marched through the city before ...
Article : 90 wordsBRISBANE, Tuesday. --The Queensland branch secretary (Mr. E. V. Elliott) has a lead over two rivals in the progress count of the ballot for ...
Article : 94 wordsBRISBANE, Tuesday. --While numbers of youths were swimming in the vicinity, a tiger-shark, more than 6ft. long and nearly 2001b. in weight, was ...
Article : 67 wordsAUCKLAND (N.Z.), Monday. -- Straw hats will be worn by Territorials training in the warm climate of the North Auckland district. ...
Article : 69 wordsWASHINGTON, .January 13. --The Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Morgenthau) announced the British were negotiating with American investment ...
Article : 36 wordsNEW YORK, January 13. --A Montreal message states: Madame Tabouis predicted that American ships convoyed by the American Navy soon ...
Article : 32 wordsMIAMI, January 13. --Several hundred women were taken off the Manhattan by lifeboats, and then transferred by cutter to the shore. ...
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Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Wed 15 Jan 1941, Page 5
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