Repeating the tacties that were so successful of sidi Barrani and Bardia, the British forces advancing in Libya have taken up positions west of Tobruk, thus virtually cutting off the garrison. ...
Article : 652 wordsLONDON, Jan. 8.—The official view in London of President Roosevelt's message to the United States Congress on Monday is that it is an inspiration to the people ...
Article : 673 words(The acting official war correspondent with the A.I.F. in the Middle East describes in the dispatch below, which was written in Bardia last ...
Article : 1,210 wordsLONDON, Jan. 8.—Detailed reports of enemy aerial activity over Great Britain In the daylight hours of yesterday show that it was on the largest scale for ...
Article : 667 wordsLONDON, Jan. 8.—Out of the welter of rumours and conflicting reports on Balkan affairs it can only be said that the position remains confused except for ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 623 wordsLONDON, Jan. 8.—There is little fresh news of the fighting on the Albanian fronts. Last night's Greek communique briefly reported, "limited patrol action ...
Article : 265 wordsLONDON,—Jan. 8.—Marshal Graziani may stand before Tobruk, but Italy's North African power is smashed, in the opinion of a majority of authoritative ...
Article : 594 wordsATHENS, Jan. 7.—The Ministry of Marine announced today that a flotilla of Greek destroyers un Sunday night entered unmolested the roadstead at Valona ...
Article : 100 wordsCAIRO, Jan. 7.—The following communique was issued today by R.A.F. headquarters:—Yesterday we carried out further ...
Article : 250 wordsLONDON, Jan. 8.—The following communique was issued by the Rome High Command today:—There has been local action on the Greek front in which ...
Article : 82 wordsLONDON, —Jan. 7,—special correspondent of the "Daly Express" in Tangier states that desroyers, torpedoboats and other Small units of the French Navy ...
Article : 386 wordsLONDON, Jan. 8.—It was officially announced in Rome yesterday evening that a Cabinet meeting presided over by Mussolini reaffirmed Italy's fidelity to the ...
Article : 297 wordsLONDON —Jan. 8—The Rome radio Last' night admitted. that the Italians might possibly be forced to abandon further Libyan territory. New defence ...
Article : 201 wordsTOKIO, Jan. 8.—Al the Tokio newspapers today bitterly attack President Roosevelt's message to Congress, which they call "a virtual declaration of 'war ...
Article : 170 wordsThe main square of Tobruk, Italy's naval base on the Libyan coast. It is accessible to large vessels. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 18 wordsLONDON, Jan. 7.—In a communique issued today In Berlin, the German Government said that it was prepared to apologise and pay compensation if an ...
Article : 304 wordsLONDON, Jan. 7.—Military commentators are now discussing the prospects and extent of the British advance beyond Bardia. ...
Article : 457 wordsWASHINGTON, Jan, 7.—President Roosevelt today formally created the new super-board to control the rearmaments drive which he foreshadowed in a ...
Article : 410 wordsLONDON, Jan. 7.—A commentary on the fall of Bardia was transmitted today by the Rome wireless for the benefit of Italians living abroad. The Fascist ...
Article : 306 wordsMELBOURNE, Jan. 8.—Military experts are confident that the fall of Tobruk. is imminent. This is attributed to General Wavell's careful preparations ...
Article : 434 wordsLONDON, Jan. 7.—The Bagdad correspondent of "The Times" says that in the Senate today the Prime Minister of Irak (Seyyid Rashid el Gallani) denied ...
Article : 65 wordsLONDON, Jan. 7.—Despite the extensive damage caused to Broadcasting House, the London headquarters of the B.B.C., in air raids, the corporation has ...
Article : 181 wordsLONDON, Jan. 8.—Some idea of how, the people of Czechoslovakia were hampering Germany's war effort was given in London today by Dr. Benes, head of ...
Article : 105 wordsVICHY, Jan. 8.—Admiral Leahy. the new United States Ambassador to the Vichy Government, in the first statement he has issued since his arrival denied ...
Article : 169 wordsANKARA, Jan. 7.—At its meeting today the Assembly agreed to the Defence Minister's request for the extension of service for another year of all classes ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 53 wordsLONDON, Jan. 8.—Lifeboats rescued the record number of 2,052 .people around the English coast last year, including 26 airmen from aircraft which crashed or ...
Article : 33 wordsLONDON, Jan. 7.—In a communique issued today, the Air Ministry said that Blenheim bombers of the Coastal Command had attacked three enemy ...
Article : 63 wordsLONDON, Jan, 7.—The prisoner situation in the Western Desert is providing the British Commander-in-Chief and is staff with a problem almost as difficult ...
Article : 136 wordsWASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—The value of exports of United States war material to Britain in November totalled £4,500.000 sterling, including £2,000,000 for aircraft ...
Article : 65 wordsLONDON, Jan. 8.—The Italian War Ministry announced in Rome this morning that it had called the 1922 class to the colours for army and aviation service. ...
Article : 89 wordsLONDON, Jan. 7.—A communique issued in Berlin today stated that German planes bombed London yesterday and shot down seven balloons. Others ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Thu 9 Jan 1941, Page 7
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