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  2. RUSSIANS TURN AT KHARKOV Press Vigorous Offensive

    Reuter's Moscow correspondent states that a German pilot, who flew to the Bussian lines and gave himself and his plane up, declared the Germans in Kharkov already have made preparations for evacuating the city, if necessary. There is ...

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  3. AMERICAN OUTPUT. Speed-up in Armaments.

    Mr. William Green, addressing the executive council of the American Federation of Labour, disclosed, under the special authorisation of ...

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  4. FRENCH POSSESSIONS. REPORTED TERMS.

    The "New York Times" correspondent at Washington says that the latest advices Indicate that the chances ara more than even for a ...

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  5. DESTROYER JERVIS.

    Commander Jellicoe, a nephew of Admiral Jellicoe, was among the survivers of the three British destroyers last an May 12. ...

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  6. HUGE DIRIGIBLES.

    Huge plane-carrying dirigibles as weapons against enemy submarines are envisaged by Congressmen, following the House of ...

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  7. GRIM STRUGGLE TO FRONTIER General Alexander's Forces

    In Burma General Alexander's troops are about 50 miles from the Indian frontier. Japanese planes are heavily bombing the rear lines, but these gallant men are holding on grimly to assist the forward forces. The Commander-in-Chief, India ...

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  8. GAS WARFARE.

    While the nations of Europe are widely debating the possibility of Germany's use of gas warfare it is officially announced that the ...

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  9. PLEA BY POPE.

    Broadcasting on the eve of the Episcopal Jubilee the Pope appealed for peace "with greater insistence In view of the menace of the ...

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  10. SABOTAGE OF RAILWAY.

    More attempts were made to sabotage the railway near Parthenay, which is used by the Germans stationed on the Atlantic coast. Earlier this week a ...

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  11. HITS AT SUPPLY LINES.

    A Chungking communique says Chinese units are attacking Japanese supply lines in Northern Burma and are disrupting the enemy's communications ...

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  12. "FIGHT BLINDLY."

    The correspondent added: The first factor decided the campaign, and the second turned the reserve into complete evacuation, because the Allied ...

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  13. KERCH CLAIMED TAKEN.

    The Vichy radio, quoting a message from Bucharest. stated that German and Rumanian troops occupied Kerch at dawn. ...

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  14. EQUATORIAL AFRICA.

    General Adolphe Sice, the Free French High Commissioner to French Equatorial Africa, has arrived en route to London to report to General ...

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  15. ROYAL MARINES.

    It was authoritatively stated that after the landing at Madagascar a detachment of about 50 Royal Marines carried out an extremely gallant night ...

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  16. FORMIDABLE GENERAL.

    It is authoritatively stated there is still [?] information in London to suggest what the main German attack for the spring offensive started on the ...

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  17. OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE.

    The Moscow communique says: "Fierce fighting continued last night at Kerch. Nothing important occurred on other sectors of the front." ...

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  18. WAVELL'S STORY.

    General Sir Archibald Wavell, interviewed, said: "The first bombings of Burma caused the wholesale desertions of railway workers and public services, ...

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  19. VICHY CABINET UPSET.

    A Vichy communique says that the United States note of May 10 made demands regarding Antilles, necessitating grave decisions by the French ...

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  20. BREAK-THROUGH CLAIMED.

    The "Red Star" declares the Russians in their drive against Kharkov have broken through the German first-line of defence'and are steadily widening ...

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  21. INJUNCTION SOUGHT.

    Mr. W. R. Hipwell, Independent candidate for the Salisbury by election, applied for an injonction against Mr. Winston Churchill ...

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  22. PRESIDENT QUEZON.

    President Manuel Quezon arrived by train, and was personally welcomed at the Union station by President Roosevelt. President ...

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  23. POST ROUTED.

    The "Red Star" says that the Russians captured an important German position on the central front and routed a strong German counter-attack, ...

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  24. DRAW FRANCE INTO FIGHT.

    The former French Air Minister (M. Pierre Cot) predicted to the Press that M. Laval will soon draw France into a combat war against the Allies, unless ...

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    General Sir Archibald Wavell. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  26. TOKIO CLAIM.

    The Berlin radio quotes a message from Tokio that the Japanese in the last two days completely routed two large group of Chinese of the 200th ...

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  27. THRUST ON ISTHMUS.

    Reports from German sources say that Axis troops are thrusting far beyond the Russian positions on the Isthmus. It is claimed that three ...

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  28. AUSTRALIAN DIGGERS.

    Seventeen months of unbroken service in the Western Desert has added almost unprecedented laurels to the battle honours of the Northumberland ...

    Article : 162 words
  29. ECONOMIC RELATIONS.

    The Secretary of State (Mr. Cordell Hull), on the occasion of the opening of the National Foreign Trade Week, stated that one of the principal things ...

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  30. STUBBORN STRUGGLE.

    Jespite German claims that the battle had ended, reports from Moscow declare that the Kerch Peninsula is still the scene of a stubborn struggle ...

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  31. I IMPORTANT POINT RECAPTURED.

    Russians recaptured an important height on the Southern Front, and routed a battalion of the 257th German infantry division. ...

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  32. WAR CORRESPONDENTS.

    Mr. A A Calwell (Labour) asked the Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. F. M. Forde) in the House of Representatives to-day if he had read an article in ...

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  33. RUSSIANS RETREAT.

    A Moscow communique says, that the Russians on the Kerch Peninsula- on May 12 retreated to new positions in the face of superior forces. ...

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  34. MILITIA FORCES

    Members of the militia forces serving in the home army who, since the entry of Japan into the war, have been debarred from transferring to their ...

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  35. ARTILLERY ACTIVITY. ON CYRENAICA FRONT.

    A Rome communique says there was lively artillery activity on both sides in. several sectors of the Cyrenaica front. Air bases in Malta were ...

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  36. FUEL RATIONING.

    The Lord Privy Seal. (Sir Stafford Cripps), in the House of Commons, announced the postponement of the fuel ration scheme originally planned to ...

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  37. ENEMY LOSSES AT HANOI.

    A communique says that American Volunteer Group pilots flying Tigers bombed the Japanese drome at Hanoi yesterday, destroying 15, damaging 25 ...

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  38. POOR VISIBILITY.

    A General Headquarters communique says our patrols went out as usual on May 12, but owing to bad visibility there was nothing of interest to report. ...

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  39. "LOOSE TALK."

    Speaking at the Pacific War Council meeting today, the Chinese representative (Dr. Soong) said that President Roosevelt had urgently stressed a ...

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  40. U.S. MERCHANTMEN.

    The Navy announced to-day that a medium sized American merchantman was torpedoed off the Atlantic coast. A small Norwegian vessel was ...

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  41. SECOND FRONT.

    The "New York Times," in an editorial, for the first time openly and emphatically suggests a second front in Europe. It says: "Allied hopes are ...

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  42. R.A.A,F. BOARDS.

    The Minister for Air (Mr. A. S. Drakeford) said to-day that selection boards of the R.A.A.F. were at present visiting all millitia camps interviewing applicants ...

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  43. TAX EXEMPTIONS:

    The House Ways and Means Committee voted to-day to lower personal income tax exemptions from 750 dollars to 500 dollars for single persons, and ...

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  44. SEVEN BELGIANS.

    The Berlin radio says a court-martial at Ghent sentenced to death seven Belgians. Two have already been executed. One was regarded as ...

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  45. EMERGENCY CONTROL.

    To meet a war emergency the National Security (Emergency Control) Regulations were extended to-day to apply to the Northern Territory and ...

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  46. CLOTHING BUNGLE.

    The motion of the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. A. W. Fadden), in the House of Representatives yesterday dealing with the clothing bungle, was ...

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  47. KING'S DOUBLE.

    The King has had a remarkable winning double at Newmarket Following the win of his horse Big Game in the Two Thousand'Guineas yesterday, ...

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  48. SPITFIRE ACE.

    Squadron Leader Keith Truscott D.F.C ace of the Australian Spitfire Squadron in England, is bade in Australia. Squadron Leader Truscott looks ...

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  49. CANADIAN SHIP.

    The Navy Minister (Mr. McDonald) announced in the House of Commons that an enemy submarine sank a second vessel in the St Lawrence River. Mr. ...

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  50. MALAYAN RUBBER.

    The Tokio official radio quoted the "Nichi Nichi that six representatives of Japanese rubber factories are now in Singapore organising the supply of ...

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  51. EMINENT POET.

    William Charles Baylebridge, Australia's most eminent philosophical poet, has died in Sydney at the age of 59. Just 30 years ago he took the name of ...

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  52. SUBMARINE FLEET.

    President Roosevelt to-day- signed legislation authorising a 200,000 ton increase in the submarine fleet, involving the construction of mort than 100 ...

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  53. AMENDMENT BILLS.

    Bills to amend the Maternity Allowance Act and Child Endowment Act passed an stages without amendment in the Senate to-day. Both Billa were ...

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