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  2. TANKS IN BURMA.

    LONDON, March 6.—According S to the Rome radio the Japanese yesterday claimed to have captured Rangoon, capital of Burma, but the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 549 words
  3. BATAVIA EVACUATED

    LONDON, March 6.—A The communique issued in Java late today said that the Dutch troops had been compelled to evacuate Batavia, the capital, owing to Japanese superiority in men and planes, and in order to concentrate resistance in west Java. ...

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  4. BATTLE PRELUDE.

    PORT MORESBY, March 6.—After a series of daylight bombing raids against Port Moresby, the Japanese resumed night attacks on ...

    Article : 575 words
  5. MALAYAN CAMPAIGN

    SYDNEY, March 6.—Everywhere men of the A.I.F. met the Japanese in Malaya up to the time of the final overwhelming assault on the island of Singapore itself. They held them until their position had become untenable because of withdrawals elsewhere, or until they ...

    Article : 1,854 words
  6. ENCIRCLED NAZIS.

    LONDON, March 6.—The recapture of several inhabited localities, including Yukhnov, midway between Viazma and Kaluga and 110 miles ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. BALKAN UNREST.

    LONDON, March 6.—The Berlin correspondent of the Stockholm "Dagens Nyheter" reported today that the Germans claim to have ...

    Article : 160 words
  8. RENAULT WORKS RAID.

    LONDON, March 6.—This morning's London newspapers give prominence to R.A.F. photographs showing damage done in the raid on ...

    Article : 255 words
  9. REPRISAL IN WARSAW.

    LONDON, March 5.—The Polish Government announces that the Germans in Warsaw have shot 100 members of Polish patriotic ...

    Article : 70 words
  10. NAZI ATROCITIES.

    LONDON, March 6.—The British Government has published as a 20- page pamphlet the Notes on German atrocities sent by the Soviet ...

    Article : 277 words
  11. SUCCESSFUL BOMBING.

    LONDON, March 5.—The total of enemy planes destroyed by British forces in this war has passed the record of over 7,900 established in ...

    Article : 340 words
  12. ALLIED STRATEGY.

    WASHINGTON, March 5.—President Roosevelt had a three-hour conference today with representatives of the British and American Staff ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 327 words
  13. BRITAIN'S WOMEN.

    LONDON, March 5.—The Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Labour (Mr. M. S. McCorquodale), during a debate In the House of ...

    Article : 389 words
  14. HOW RUSSIA IS HELPED.

    LONDON, March 6.—Group-Captain Helmore, of the Royal Air Force, in a broadcast-talk last night, said that R.A.F. bombers operating ...

    Article : 83 words
  15. BOMBER'S CREW SAFE.

    PORT MORESBY, March 6.—After having been lost in wild jungle country in Papua for days, the crew of one of our bombers, which was ...

    Article : 148 words
  16. GENERAL BENNETT'S ESCAPE

    CANBERRA, March 6.—A court of inquiry should be convened to inquire into the circumstances of the escape of Major-General Bennett ...

    Article : 184 words
  17. WHIRLWIND PLANE.

    LONDON, March 6.—The aeronautical correspondent of "The Times" says that the Westland-Whirlwind, a twin-engine, ...

    Article : 122 words
  18. R.A.A.F. COMMUNIQUE.

    CANBERRA, March 6.—"Reconnaissances by the R.A.A.F. over the New Britain area and by enemy aircraft over New Guinea have ...

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  19. CHINESE WANT OFFENSIVE.

    CHUNGKING, March 5.—The Chinese Press declares that the United Nations are no longer able to wait to be attacked ...

    Article : 88 words
  20. INDIAN COMMAND.

    LONDON, March 5.—Air Marshal Sir Richard R. C. Peirse has been appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief in India in succession to ...

    Article : 49 words
  21. LABOUR AND WAR.

    NEW YORK, March 5.—Australia's wartime labour policy increasingly interests the leading American papers. For example, the ...

    Article : 205 words
  22. DARWIN RAIDS.

    KATHERINE, March 6.—It is now considered almost certain that the Japanese planes which have been attacking Darwin and those ...

    Article : 341 words
  23. Head of U.S. Mission Named.

    WASHINGTON, March 5.—A former Assistant-Secretary of State, Mr. Henry Grady, has been appointed head of the United States war ...

    Article : 45 words
  24. NO REPORT IN LONDON.

    LONDON, March 5.—The Lord Privy Seal (Sir Stafford Cripps) stated in the House of Commons today that "no report has been ...

    Article : 37 words
  25. GENERAL WAVELL.

    LONDON, March 5.—The New Delhi radio states that the Commander-in-Chief in India (General Sir Archibald Wavell) recently ...

    Article : 42 words
  26. "INTENSE SUPPORT"

    WASHINGTON, March 5.—The Secretary of War (Mr. H. L. Stimson) told the Press Today that material air reinforcements has been ...

    Article : 63 words
  27. DEFENCE OF CEYLON.

    COLOMBO, March 5.—British reinforcements have arrived at Ceylon, which is preparing to meet any possible aggression. The ...

    Article : 48 words
  28. TOKIO AIR ALARM.

    NEW YORK, March 6.—The Tokio radio said today that there was a Tokio air-raid alarm on Thursday when two squadrons of planes passed ...

    Article : 39 words
  29. ARMY REPORT.

    LONDON, March 5.—The "Daily Telegraph" stated today that the survey of officers' qualifications, which [as announced in yesterday's ...

    Article : 114 words
  30. AIR BATTLE REPORTED.

    LONDON, March 6.—The Paris radio reports that a big air battle is in progress over the Ladrome Islands, in the Pacific, east of the ...

    Article : 29 words
  31. MACARTHUR HONOURED.

    WASHINGTON, March 6.—President Roosevelt has signed a Bill changing the name of Conduit-road, Washington, to ...

    Article : 31 words
  32. N.Z. DELEGATION.

    CANBERRA, March 6.—After conferences lasting more than a week, complete agreement has been reached between Australia and New Zealand ...

    Article : 141 words
  33. ENEMY CLAIMS.

    LONDON, March 6.—The Tokio radio claimed today that Batavia had been completely occupied by the Japanese since yesterday afternoon, ...

    Article : 114 words
  34. JAPANESE DROWN.

    WASHINGTON, March 5.—A communique issued today gave further particulars of the successful surprise attack by General Douglas ...

    Article : 213 words
  35. LIBYA STILL QUIET.

    LONDON, March 6.—Today's communique from British General Headquarters, Cairo, reported that heavy rain had interfered with activities ...

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  36. AGE LIMIT RAISED.

    LONDON, March 5.—Under a proclamation issued today the age limit of men liable for national service is raised from 41 to 45 years. ...

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  37. GERMANS IN U.S.A.

    NEW YORK, March 5.—The Federal Investigation Bureau today raided 350 houses in the New York city district of Yorkville, which is ...

    Article : 55 words
  38. BRITISH GUARDS.

    LONDON, March 5.—Britain's famous Brigade of Guards has been formed into an armoured division which is described as a tremendous ...

    Article : 143 words
  39. NEW GERMAN DEFENCES.

    LONDON, March 5.—According to a statement today by the Berlin radio a new defence line, described as being like the Siegfried Line, is ...

    Article : 70 words
  40. OILFIELDS HAVOC.

    LONDON, March 5.—Mr. J. B. A. Kessler, managing director of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, writing in the "Vrij Nederland" ...

    Article : 172 words
  41. DELEGATE IN AMERICA.

    CANBERRA, March 6.—At least one senior Minister, and possibly two, will leave Australia very shortly for the United States to deal ...

    Article : 102 words
  42. SLAVERY UNDER THE NAZIS.

    LONDON, March 5.—The Norwegian Telegraph Agency reports that 2,000 Danish and Norwegian workers are employed in the ...

    Article : 98 words
  43. BROOME ATTACK.

    LONDON, March 6.—It was officially claimed in Tokio today that Japanese naval planes which raided Broome on Tuesday destroyed 28 ...

    Article : 55 words
  44. PRISONERS-OF-WAR.

    AUCKLAND, March 6.—It was announced today that the total number of New Zealand prisoners-of- war on the official files was 5,903, ...

    Article : 38 words
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