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  2. RAIDERS DEFEATED

    Large-scale daylight air attacks on Britain were resumed on Sunday afternoon, when at least 600 German planes made a series of raids on the south and south-east of England. The Germans lost 141 planes—a remarkably high proportion of those engaged—and ...

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  3. U.S. AND CANADA.

    WASHINGTON. Aug. 18.—President Roosevelt concluded his conference with the Canadian Prime Minister (Mr. Mackenzie King) at Ogdensburg (on the ...

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  4. GERMAN ACCOUNT.

    LONDON, Aug. 19.—The German High Command asserts that the total British losses yesterday were 147 planes and 33 balloons. "We lost 36 planes," ...

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  5. MINISTER TO JAPAN

    CANBERRA, Aug. 19.—The Minister for External Affairs (Mr. McEwen) announced today that Mr. Keith Officer, the Australian Counsellor at Washington. ...

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  6. BALKAN PROBLEMS.

    LONDON, Aug. 19.—Vital decisions affecting the Balkans are expected this week. Apparently some degree of understanding has already been reached on the ...

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  7. HARBOUR BOMBED.

    LONDON, Aug. 19.—The Air Ministry announced yesterday that seaplanes and shipping in Boulogne harbour were heavily and successfully attacked by ...

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  8. STUBBORN DEFENCE.

    LONDON, Aug. 19.—The latest news of the Somaliland situation from British sources is a communique issued yesterday by headquarters in Cairo, as follows:— ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  9. TOKIO RECEPTION.

    TOKIO. Aug. 18.—The Foreign Office announced today that the appointment of Sir John Latham as Australian Minister to Japan had been accepted and ...

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  10. LYING WITH A PURPOSE.

    LONDON, Aug. 18.—The diplomatic correspondent of "The Times" states:— "The Germans clearly put out picturesque lies over the week-end in order mainly ...

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  11. LONDON COMMENT.

    LONDON, Aug. 19.—There has been no official comment' in London on the appointment of Sir John Latham as the first Australian Minister 'o Japan. It ...

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  12. UNFOUNDED REPORT.

    LONDON, Aug. 19.—The Air Ministry states:—"There is no foundation for a Press agency report that the Royal Air Force saw, or bombed, German troop ...

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  13. GRAECO-GERMAN RELATIONS.

    LONDON, Aug. 19.—The Athens correspondent of the British United Press reports that the Greek Prime Minister (General Metaxes) talked on the ...

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  14. "Trembling Londoners."

    LONDON, Aug. 18.—After the German raid on Croydon on Thursday the Bremen radio declared that "8,000,000 Londoners are trembling day by day in ...

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  15. LONDON PENETRATION

    LONDON, Aug. 19.—The air raids on London yesterday reached proportions comparable with the attacks launched last week against coastal towns. Several large ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  16. EUROPE'S FOOD.

    LONDON, Aug. 18.—The question of the food situation in Europe during the coming winter and the possibility of widespread starvation has provoked much ...

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  17. NAVAL BOMBARDMENT

    LONDON, Aug. 18.—A Royal Air Force communique issued in Cairo today reveals that the 11 Italian planes shot down on Saturday morning by the R.A.F. fighter ...

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  18. PARACHUTE HOAX.

    LONDON, Aug. 18.—The dropping of parachutes in the Midlands and the north of England and in Scotland last week has brought forth the fact that ...

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  19. APPOINTMENT SEQUEL.

    CANBERRA, Aug. 19.—Amendments of the Judiciary Act will be introduced in the Federal Parliament as a sequel to the appointment of Sir John Latham to ...

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  20. AMERICA'S PERIL.

    PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 18.—The United States Ambassador to Prance (Mr. W. C. Bullitt) said in a speech here today that the United States stood in ...

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  21. Premier's Commendation.

    Asked yesterday to comment on the appointment of Sir John Latham as Australian Minister to Japan, the Premier (Mr. J. C. Willcock) expressed ...

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  22. TREATMENT OF PARACHUTISTS.

    LONDON, Aug. 19.—The German Government has sent a Note to Britain through the Swiss Government stating that parachutists must be treated in ...

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  23. U.S. SHIP'S SAFETY.

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—The United States, in a tersely worded Note, has formally notified Germany it expects that the United States army transport ...

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  24. END OF SHORT LULL.

    After the quiet day on Saturday no German day raiders appeared over England until noon yesterday. Flying conditions were perfect for the whole time, ...

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  25. "WE ARE UNCONQUERABLE."

    LONDON, Aug. 18.—The following letter has been received by the Minister for Aircraft Production (Lord Beaverbrook) from Mr. H. H. Merrett:—"On ...

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  26. HARVESTING SPEEDED UP.

    LONDON, Aug. 19.—Farmers are speeding up harvesting with the object of getting in crops before German planes attempt to burn them with incendiary ...

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  27. AMERICAN IN R.A.F. KILLED.

    LONDON, Aug. 19.—Pilot-Officer W. L. M. Fiske is the first American serving as an R.A.F. officer to lose his life in action. He died on Saturday from wounds ...

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  28. BOMBS ON ITALY.

    LONDON, Aug. 19.—An Italian communique admits that Milan, Turin and Cuneo (which is about 50 miles south-west of Turin) were bombed last night. ...

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  29. BREAKING GERMAN POWER

    LONDON, Aug. 19.—"Fundamentally this is a workers' war." declared Mr. J. W. Stephenson, in his presidential address today to the annual conference of ...

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  30. THE VICE-PRESIDENCY.

    NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—President Roosevelt has accepted the resignation of the Secretary of Agriculture (Mr. H. A. Wallace) as from September 5 in order ...

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  31. SWISS AIR ALARMS.

    LONDON, Aug. 19.—Messages from Switzerland state that anti-aircraft guns went into action at Berne after an alarm at 11.15 o'clock last night. Berne had a ...

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  32. ITALIAN CASUALTY LISTS.

    LONDON, Aug. 19.—The Berlin radio states that a new Italian casualty list contains the names of 115 officers and other ranks killed in action in North ...

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  33. CANADIAN WAR LOAN.

    OTTAWA, Aug. 18—The Minister for Finance (Mr. J. L. Ilsley) announced to-day that the terms of the second Canadian war loan of between 250,000,000 and ...

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  34. THE KING'S CONGRATULATIONS

    LONDON, Aug. 16.—The King has sent the following message to the Secretary for Air (Sir Archibald Sinclair):— "Please convey my warmest ...

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  35. EXPELLED FROM YUGOSLAVIA.

    LONDON. Aug. 18.—The Belgrade correspondent of the Italian newsagency reports that Mr. Ralph Parker, who is described as British Consul at Skoplje, ...

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  36. HITLER LEAVES BERLIN.

    ZURICH, Aug. 19.—The Berlin correspondent of the newspaper "Basler Nachrichten" states today that Hitler has left Berlin for the general headquarters ...

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  37. NEWFOUNDLAND ARTILLERY.

    LONDON, Aug. 19.—It was announced this afternoon that a fifth Newfoundland artillery contingent had arrived at a British port. ...

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  38. PARIS AIR RAID SIRENS.

    LONDON, Aug. 19.—Air raid sirens are to be tested in Paris on Wednesday. It will be the first time since the last German mass raid. ...

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