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  2. ZERO HOUR FOR GRAF SPEE

    The German pocket battleship Graf Spee, appears to have missed an excellent opportunity, to attempt to run the gauntlet, of the British warship awaiting her outside Monte Video harbor. Rain this morning reduced visibility to less than a mile, but when the ...

    Article : 1,730 words
  3. ITALY AND THE WAR

    The war was due to encirclement not the Polish curslion. Raly had warned Britain against guaranteeing Poland. Italy would stay out of the war by agreement with Germany to prevent the war spreading. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 627 words
  4. AIRCRAFT PATROL

    The following account of a spell of duty with an R.A.F. coastal command aeroplane providing protection for a merchant vessel convoy against ...

    Article : 568 words
  5. MR. CHAMBERLAIN

    Thousands of British troops lined vantage points as the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, attired in plus fours and a thin raincoat and canvas ...

    Article : 291 words
  6. 1939 DIGGERS

    "It won't be long before the first division of the Diggers is in line alongside Tommy Atkins," declared the Australian Minister for Air, Mr. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 212 words
  7. NEUTRAL SHIPS

    While several further neutral ships have been lost another German vessel has been accounted for. The German ship, Teneriffe, of 2436 tons, was ...

    Article : 315 words
  8. FINLAND

    A night communique set out: "All the Russian advances were repulsed except in the Petsamo district, from where the Finnish troops are ...

    Article : 289 words
  9. FIGHTING PLANES

    The latest Anglo-French orders for aeroplanes increase the European orders in the last 18 months to 3800. valued at over £50,000,000 ...

    Article : 211 words
  10. OIL TANK FIRE

    M. Nathan, engineer, of Greenwich, was blown to pieces when an explosion occurred and caused a huge fire in one of the oil tanks of the C.O.R. ...

    Article : 203 words
  11. GIANT BOMBERS

    The army is seeking 4,000,000 dollars to build five bombers, twice the size of the flying fortresses. It is understood that they will weigh 31 tons 5 ...

    Article : 69 words
  12. SILVER BULLETS.

    In three weeks more than 21,000,000 national savings certificates have been taken up, the cash invested being £16,000,000, as well as defence ...

    Article : 54 words
  13. TYRES AND TUBES

    From to-morrow the maximum prices of motor tyres and tubes will be increased by 7½ per cent, over the prices charged on August 31. The increase was ...

    Article : 119 words
  14. STOCK MARKETS

    The "Investors' Chronicle." comparing the stock markets position with a similar period last year, said the showing was not only satisfactory but ...

    Article : 98 words
  15. ANTI-SPY CAMPAIGN

    The Federal Grand Jury indicted the Vookniga Corporation, of New York and Moscow, publishers' agents, on charges of violating the Foreign Agents' ...

    Article : 65 words
  16. DEATH IN LONDON

    The death is announced of Rear Admiral Custance. who was commander of the Australian squadron until a few months ago. when he retired owing ...

    Article : 34 words
  17. U.S. PRESIDENCY

    A Democratic member of the House of Representatives. Mr. Garner announce that he is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. ...

    Article : 27 words
  18. FLOUR TAX

    In a special issue of The Commonwealth Gazette to-night the Acting Federal Treasurer. Mr. Spender, notified a reduction of £13 per ton in the ...

    Article : 100 words
  19. BRITISH LABOR

    "We are not supporting the national Government, but only its attitude against aggression."declared the leader of the Labor party. Major Attlee, ...

    Article : 77 words
  20. NAZI MESSAGE

    According to a German radio message a plot by young Polish radicals to blow up the University at Vilna was frustrated at the last moment. ...

    Article : 64 words
  21. HUNGARIAN RUNNER.

    According to the Berlin correspondent of the British Associate Press the Hungarian Szabo created a world's record for a three thousand metres ...

    Article : 48 words
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