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  2. SPEEDING UP THE WAR.

    LONDON, March 28.—The "Daily Mail" states that British and French Ministers including Mr. Chamberlain and M. Reynaud, will meet shortly to review possible ...

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  3. ALLIED BLOCKADE.

    LONDON, March 28.—The Allies' contraband control in Far Eastern waters has been the subject of discussion between the Soviet Ambassador in London (M. ...

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  4. SWEDISH ORE TRADE.

    STOCKHOLM, March 28.—In an endeavour to defeat the extension of the British blockade to cut off Germany's iron ore and other imports from Scandinavia ...

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  5. SECOND A.I.F.

    SYDNEY, March 28.—For the second time in three months Sydney today farewelled soldiers of the Second A.I.F. In warm sunshine more than 5,000 soldiers ...

    Article : 306 words
  6. FINLAND'S PROBLEMS.

    HELSINKI, March 27.—In a speech today, following the formation of the new Government, the Prime Minister (M. Ryti)—who held the same office in the ...

    Article : 248 words
  7. BRITISH AIR TRIUMPHS.

    In three battles over the western front at intervals on Tuesday. British planes triumphed over German Planes when heavily out-numbered. Altogether, seven Boyal Air Force pilots engaged 31 enemy machines, destroying five, and possibly seven, of them ...

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  8. DUTCH OPEN FIRE.

    LONDON, March 28.—According to a Rotterdam message, two Dutch fighter planes shot down a British Bristol ...

    Article : 234 words
  9. AMBASSADOR'S RECALL.

    LONDON, March 27.—News of the recall to Moscow of the Soviet Ambassador to France (M. Souritz), following an intimation by the French Government that ...

    Article : 307 words
  10. TIRADE AGAINST NEUTRALS.

    LONDON, March 28.—The German wireless has launched a new propaganda campaign against the neutrals. "Germany will not allow neutrals to become ...

    Article : 140 words
  11. BELGIAN GUNS IN ACTION.

    LONDON, March 28.—A Brussels message states that many foreign planes, the nationality of which has not been established, flew over Belgium last night and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  12. BRIDGETOWN PRESENTATION.

    BRIDGETOWN, March 28.—Seating accommodation was taxed to its utmost in the Town Hall last evening when the Soldiers' Welfare Committee tendered a ...

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  13. AUSTRALIAN STAFF CORPS.

    CANBERRA, March 28.—The Federal Government today announced the permanent appointment to the rank of colonel of a number of lieutenant-colonels ...

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  14. NORWEGIAN LOSS.

    BERGEN, March 27.—The Norwegian freighter Cometa (3,794 tons) has been torpedoed off the Orkneys. The crew was rescued. ...

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  15. U-BOAT AGROUND.

    LONDON, March 28.—A German submarine, the U-21, which ran ashore on the west coast of Norway In circumstances which indicated that it had been ...

    Article : 184 words
  16. EMPIRE AIR SCHEME.

    SYDNEY, March 28.—The Minister for Air (Mr. Fairbairn) today said that it is hoped to Increase the intake of members of air crews for the Royal Australian Air ...

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  17. IN A HERO'S HOME.

    AUCKLAND, March 28.— Flying Officer Kain is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Kain, of Wellington, who tonight were the proudest parents in New ...

    Article : 111 words
  18. AMERICAN PLANES.

    WASHINGTON, March 27.—After having heard evidence from heads of the War Department, the aviation sub-committee of the House of Representatives ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  19. PEACE OF THE SOUTH-EAST.

    ROME. March 27.—The Italian. Press emphasises that the talks between the Hungarian Foreign Minister (Count Teleki), who is now in Rome, and ...

    Article : 147 words
  20. NORTH SEA CLASHES.

    LONDON, March 27.—The Royal Air Force made extensive reconnaissance flights over the North Sea, Heligoland Bight and north-west Germany today ...

    Article : 195 words
  21. "GROSSLY INCOMPETENT."

    LONDON, March 28.—Addressing a students' conference at Leeds today, Mr. H. G. Wells, the famous author, said: "Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Halifax are ...

    Article : 70 words
  22. KALGOORLIE APPLICATIONS.

    KALGOORLIE, March 28.—Nearly 500 applications to join the Royal Australian Air Force have been received at the Kalgoorlie recruiting centre. The recruiting ...

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  23. FRENCH DISASTER.

    PARIS, March 28.—It was officially announced last night that seven men had been killed and several were missing as a result of an explosion on the destroyer ...

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  24. GREEK FORTIFICATIONS.

    ATHENS, March 27.—Newspapers reveal for the first time that since 1936 Greece has built an elaborate system of fortifications, known as the Metaxas Line ...

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  25. CONSULTING DIPLOMATS.

    LONDON, March 28.—The British Government has recalled its Minister at Budapest (Mr. Owen O'Malley) for consultations on economic and political ...

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  26. A REAR-ADMIRAL'S WARNING.

    SINGAPORE, March 28.—Rear-Admiral T. B. Drew, addressing the Rotary Club today, said that there was a possibility that enemy raiders, including ...

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  27. CONTRACTS FOR PARAVANES.

    CANBERRA, March 28.—Paravanes for mine-sweeping are being manufactured in Australia to Commonwealth Government orders for the Royal ...

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  28. RENEWING MERCHANT FLEETS.

    LONDON, March 28.—At the annual meeting of the Lamport and Holt Line. Ltd., today, the chairman (Sir Philip Haldin) said that the problem of how ...

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  29. CONTRABAND CONTROL.

    LONDON, March 27.—To avoid delay to neutral shipping the British Contraband Committee continued its daily meetings during the Easter holidays and ...

    Article : 87 words
  30. HUNGARY'S OPPORTUNITY.

    BELGRADE, March 27.—A Hungarian trade delegation is about to arrive in Belgrade for negotiations. Since the war began Hungary has partly supplanted ...

    Article : 53 words
  31. THE WESTERN FRONT

    LONDON, March 28.—This morning's French communique reported "a quiet night on the whole" on the western front. There was patrol activity on both ...

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  32. NAZI RAIDER SHOT DOWN.

    LONDON, March 28.—It was officially stated today that the Royal Air Force had shot down an enemy plane off the north-east coast of Scotland. ...

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  33. ECONOMIC PEACE COMMITTEE.

    THE HAGUE. March 27.—British, French and German representatives are among members of the International Chamber of Commerce attending a ...

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  34. NEUTRAL SEAMEN.

    LONDON, March 28.—The "Daily Express" gives prominence today to a report that all neutral seamen are being refused shore leave at Hull, Grimsby and ...

    Article : 81 words
  35. EMPIRE LIFE-LINE.

    LONDON, March 27.—A special correspondent of the "News-Chronicle" at Ismailia (Egypt) states that British troops are mounting guard in the Suez ...

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  36. THE ALTMARK HOME.

    LONDON, March 28.—It was officially announced in Berlin last night that the Altmark, the notorious supply and prison ship that operated in the South ...

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  37. BIG BERLIN FIRE.

    LONDON, March 28.—The Berlin correspondent of the United Press reports that a fire broke out at 10 o'clock last night in a munitions factory in northern ...

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  38. PROGRESS IN DESIGN.

    LONDON, March 28.—The publication in Germany of a picture of a new type of bomber is one piece of evidence which appears to bear out the opinion air ...

    Article : 397 words
  39. ECONOMY IN GERMAN HOMES.

    LONDON. March 28.—The Berlin radio is broadcasting appeals to women. to economise in soap by using gloves made of old pieces of cloth for housework, and ...

    Article : 79 words
  40. GERMAN MUTINY REPORTED.

    PARIS, March 27.—It is reliably reported that serious incidents have occurred in Bohemia and Moravia between German soldiers and officers and ...

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  41. GERMANS RESCUED IN GALE.

    LONDON. March 28.—An eye-witness in a vivid account of the scuttling of the German freighter Arauca (4,350 tons), homeward-bound from Vigo (Spain), ...

    Article : 187 words
  42. CRASH INTO RIVER.

    LONDON, March 27.—With a load of bombs under the wings of his plane, a Royal Air Force pilot was about to attempt a landing on an Ipswich park ...

    Article : 99 words
  43. ULSTER'S RESOURCES.

    LONDON, March 27.—Seeking a larger share of war work, Northern Ireland intends to urge greater use of her resources when the Minister of Supply (Dr. Burgin) ...

    Article : 165 words
  44. SPYING IN BRITAIN.

    LONDON. March 27.—Naval intelligence officers are perturbed over the difficulty of controlling enemy aliens throughout Britain and detecting possible ...

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  45. METALS FOR THE SOVIET.

    WASHINGTON, March 27.—Illustrating the rise of Russian purchases of metals in the United States, the Department of Commerce has revealed that the ...

    Article : 87 words
  46. THE AXIS AND RUSSIA.

    LONDON, March 27.—The Berlin correspondent of the Danish newspaper "Berlingske Tidende" says it is generally expected that a meeting will take place ...

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  47. BRITISH ARMY SUMMER DRESS.

    LONDON. March 27.—Contracts have been placed for 20,600,000 yards of denim as a first instalment of material for a new summer battledress for the British ...

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  48. High Dutch Officials Imprisoned.

    AMSTERDAM, March 28.—Two high Government officials have been imprisoned for espionage on behalf of Germany. ...

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