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  2. PROSPECTS IN LIBYA. IMPEOVED FOR BRITISH.

    "The Times" military correspondent says that the Libyan decision is drawing near. The Germans are certain to continue to ...

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  3. DUTCH BOMBERS RAID JAPANESE BORNEO INVASION ATTEMPTED

    A message from Singapore says that Dutch Indies naval bombers attacked the Japanese while they were landing at British Borneo. A bomb hit a Japanese destroyer. Latest reports indicate that the Japanese have overrun Kedah province ...

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  4. NAZIS TO U.S.

    Doctor G. H. Gallup, founder of the Gallup polls, in a speech by radio to a luncheon of the Institute of Public Opinion, said although ...

    Article : 128 words
  5. INDIA'S POSITION.

    The great military importance of India in the new war situation was the subject of a speech by the Secretary of State for India (Mr. L. C. M. ...

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  6. FUTURE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE War Council Discussion

    The "Daily Mail's" correspondent at Stockholm says that Stalin presided over the War Council, to which Marshals Timoshenko and Voroshilov flew from Kuznetsov. General Loktinov (head of the Air Force), M. Molotov and M. Kaganovich ...

    Article : 222 words
  7. MANILA COMMUNIQUE.

    An army communique issued at 11.10 a.m. states: "No major activity by any land forces. A British army officer, Major H. Wilkinson, has been assigned ...

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  8. ATLANTIC WARFARE.

    The "Journal of Commerce" to-day said that two shipping developments yesterday, although apparently not related, may, nevertheless, ...

    Article : 219 words
  9. MENACE TO SINGAPORE.

    "The Times," in a leader, says: "There is no doubt oar forces in Malaya are operating under considerable difficulties. If it were ...

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  10. ALLIED ADVANCE CONTINUED.

    "Allied troops west and south-west of Gazala yesterday continued their steady advance in the face of resolute opposition and repeated German and ...

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  11. HAWAH DAMAGE NOT SO SERIOUS.

    The Republican Leader (Mr. Wendell Wilkie) after luncheon with President Roosevelt at White House to-day said he had been relieved to learn that the ...

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  12. 900 COMMUNISTS.

    A Vichy message from Belgrade says that over 900 Communists, "including women,'" were shot when German occupation troops ...

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  13. JAPAN AND SOVIET.

    The Premier (General Tojo) told the Diet that Japan's attitude was unchanged towards the Soviet, and the Soviet had repeatedly ...

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  14. MAY INVADE GERMANY.

    After a meeting of the Russian War Council it was announced that the Red Army had decided to invade Germany if the Red Army's advance made ...

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  15. SINGAPORE COMMUNIQUE.

    A communiue issued this morning states that south of Kedah fighting continues roughly in the line of the River Muda. On the Kelantan front, ...

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  16. CAVALRY PIERCES LINE.

    The Finns have intimated that they have two divisions on the Svir front, where the Russians are on the offensive, plus two German regiments. ...

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  17. DIVISIONS WIPED OUT.

    A special communique to-night says that Kalinin was recaptured yesterday, after fierce fighting. The Ninth German Army, under General Strauss, was ...

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  18. JAPANESE WARNED.

    The Tokio radio states that the army and navy headquarters issued a joint statement warning the nation against the lurking danger of enemy ...

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  19. JAPANESE USE BUSES.

    The United Press correspondent at Manila states that Filipino artillery, "raining fire," yesterday repulsed invaders driving in buses inland from ...

    Article : 83 words
  20. CHINA'S GREAT STRENGTH.

    Ninety per cent. of China's war strength remains to be thrown into the conflict, the Kuomintang central executive committee declared to-day in ...

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  21. ON LADOGA FRONT.

    The Russians are exerting great pressure on the Ladoga front, and are also threatening the Germans at the Neva River eastwards of Leningrad. ...

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  22. ENEMY TRANSPORT DAMAGED

    A War Department communique says Army bombers renewed the attacks on Japanese vessels off Legespi (Philippines), seriously damaging an enemy ...

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  23. U.S. SUPPLIES BEAT SCHEDULE.

    General Maxwell, head of the United States military mission, said to-day that supplies of American equipment to North Africa were so far ahead of ...

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  24. SURRENDER REJECTED.

    A Hong Kong communique states that the Governor on December 13 rejected the Japanese proposal to start negotiations for the colony's surrender. ...

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  25. FRENCH STEAMSHIP.

    An Admiralty communique states that the French Admiralty has issued a communique that on December 8 the steamship St. Denis, carrying ...

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  26. AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION. PLANS TO SPEED UP.

    It is unlikely that plans for Government control of aircraft production will be as drastic as was at first indicated. Adjustments are likely to take the ...

    Article : 191 words
  27. PRIMARY INDUSTRIES. REVIEW OF CONDITIONS.

    In subordinating civil administration to the defence of the Commonwealth it was inevitable that there should be some confusion and very great losses ...

    Article : 205 words
  28. OCCUPATION OF GUAM.

    A Tokio naval commxinique says that the Japanese forces at dawn on December 10 landed at Apra (western Guam) and attacked a number of ...

    Article : 94 words
  29. DECISIVE BATTLE IN KEDAH.

    The first decisive battle of the new war in the Pacific is being fought now in South Kedah. It would be wrong to attach too great importance to it, ...

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  30. SUPPLIES FOR AXIS TROOPS.

    A message received in Stockholm from Berlin states that a large convoy reached a Libyan port with supplies for General Rommel's forces. Axis ...

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  31. CUT OFF GIBRALTAR.

    The "Daily Express" political correspondent says signs are accumulating that Hitler may try a surprise in Spain or French North Africa, ...

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  32. NEW DEFENCE LINE.

    According to the Berlin military spokesman, General Bommel reported to Berlin that he has concluded building west of Tobruk a new strong ...

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  33. 3000 JAPANESE WOUNDED.

    The "Central News" says that 3000 Japanese were wounded at Kowloon and sent to hospital at Shumchum and Tamshui. ...

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  34. KOWLOON EVACUATED.

    It is authoritatively stated that the evacuation of Kowloon has been completed. ...

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  35. ALARM AT MACASSAR.

    On Tuesday morning Macassar had an air raid alarm. This was given when it was reported that listening posts on the islands off the south coast of the ...

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  36. PRESSURE ON CANADIANS.

    The Defence Minister (Colonel J. L. Ralston) in a statement to-day, said the position of Canadian troops at Hong Kong was undoubtedly, at ...

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  37. ADVANCE SLOWED DOWN.

    A General Headquarters communique states that bad weather with heavy sandstorms temporarily slowed down the rate of advance of the British forces ...

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  38. CONFESSED TO SABOTAGE.

    The American Press correspondent says the Philippines Secret Service announced to-day that Remon Mantile, leader of the anti-American Ganap ...

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  39. DIRECTOR'S WARNING.

    A warning of the serious effect of the war position on overseas trade, was given to-day by the Director of the Customs Department's division of ...

    Article : 131 words
  40. AIRCRAFT OUTPUT.

    The Minister for Aircraft Production (Senator D. Cameron) said to-day that he was thoroughly satisfied with the aircraft output to date, but he hoped ...

    Article : 153 words
  41. FEDERAL HOUSES.

    Because of the changed situation in the Pacific, the House of Representatives and the Senate, which adjourned to-night, after a two-day emergency ...

    Article : 201 words
  42. JAPANESE PLANE TYPES.

    It is officially stated that the Japanese are using two types of low-wing monoplane fighter aircraft—the navy type "Zero," a single seater armed with ...

    Article : 191 words
  43. RAID ON WAKE ISLAND.

    The Tokio radio says that the Japanese landing on Wake Island was followed by repeated Japanese aerial attacks. Barracks and warehouses were ...

    Article : 255 words
  44. D.F.C. AND BAR.

    Flight-Lieutenant C. R. Caldwell, of Sydney, who is serving with the R.A.A.F. in Libya, has been simultaneously awarded the D.F.C. and bar for ...

    Article : 159 words
  45. TWO-MEN SUBMARINES.

    The Navy disclosed to-day that the Japanese two-men submarine captured at Hawaii apparently had traveled 100 miles. The length is 41 feet, beam five ...

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  46. SEVEN-HOUR ATTACK.

    The Associated Press correspondent aboard a British cruiser off Cyrenaica on December 16 cables: "Firing one of the heaviest barrages of the war, a ...

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  47. RESERVED OCCUPATIONS.

    A drastic revision of the reserved occupations' list may be expected shortly, to enable the Commonwealth to meet the new man-power demands ...

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  48. FIRST TIME BOMB.

    The first experience here of a time bomb was when a Japanese bomb which was dropped several days ago, exploded to-day. There were no ...

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  49. QUESTION OF AIR SUPPORT.

    Asked in the House of Commons whether the Prince of Wales and Repulse bad adequate sea or land-based fighter escort the Lord Privy Seal (Mr. ...

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  50. ISLANDS SHELLED.

    The Navy announced that the Japanese shelled the Hawaiian Islands of Johnston and Maui during the last 24 hours. ...

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  51. FASC[?]ST COMMANDEE KIL[?]D.

    The Rome radio says thrt General Hugo Detorelli. Commander of the Fascist Torino Division on the southern Russian front has been killed in action. ...

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  52. PEARL HARBOUR. JUDGE TO INVESTIGATE.

    President Roosevelt announced that Supreme Court Justice Owen Roberts will be chairman of the board to investigate the Pearl Harbour incidents. ...

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  53. GERMANS NOT ENGAGED.

    The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. A. V. Alexander), replying to Mr. Morris Jones in the House of Commons, said the Admiralty had no ...

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  54. STOP PRESS!

    American army headquarters at Manila to-night announced that 26 Japanese aircraft had been destroyed in an attack on a Japanese ...

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  55. BOMB KILLS SIX.

    A bomb killed six occupants of the Gestapo headquarters in a suburb of Paris A German, believed to be a lieutenant, also was killed in Paris. ...

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  56. ENSIGNS MAN SHIP.

    It is [?]vealed that in the Pearl Harbour attack seven young naval reserve ensigns, who were the only surviving officers aboard one destroyer, took the ...

    Article : 52 words
  57. LINER REPORTED CAPTURED.

    The radio announced a Domei dispatch from Shanghai, stating that the Japanese fleet captured on Monday the United States liner President Harrison, ...

    Article : 77 words
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