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  2. BURMA RECOVERY

    RANGOON, Feb. 13.—After heavy fighting the Japanese attack on British positions in the Paan area of Burma (about 40 miles north of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. U.S. PACIFIC RAID.

    WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—The United States Navy revealed today that when United States warships and planes attacked the Marshall ...

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  4. SOVIET PUSH.

    LONDON, Feb. 13.—Today's mid-day communique from Moscow reported that the Red Army had re-entered White Russia and was ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. DUTCH REACTIONS

    BATAVIA, Feb. 12.—The Dutch are concerned at American reports indicating that if Singapore falls the Allies in the South-West Pacific ...

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  6. RAID ON CELEBES.

    BATAVIA, Feb. 12.—It is officially stated that Allied aircraft carried out a moonlight raid on a Japanese aircraft carrier in the Gulf of Bone, ...

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  7. FATE OF SINGAPORE

    LONDON, Feb. 13.—The latest news of the desperate struggle for Singapore indicates that though a successful British counter-attack was launched against the enemy's left flank yesterday, he has maintained heavy pressure, and fighting today has been on a line closer to the city ...

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  8. CHANNEL BATTLE

    LONDON, Feb. 13.—The 26,000-ton German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, which had been sheltering at the French port of Brest since last March, and the 10,000-ton cruiser Prinz Eugen, which had been there since the destruction of the Bismarck last May, were attacked ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  9. LIBYAN QUIET.

    LONDON, Feb. 13.—Today's communique from British General Headquarters, Cairo, said that there was no change to report in the general ...

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  10. INDIAN TROOPS.

    NEW DELHI, Feb. 12.—In the Legislative Assembly today Mr. M. S. Aney, denying a rumour that Indian troops had turned against the ...

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  11. AS AMERICANS SEE IT.

    NEW YORK, Feb 12.—The Washington bureau of the "New York Times" reports that the danger of an eventual junction of German and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  12. WHO IS TO BLAME?

    LONDON, Feb. 12.—"The Government can be assured that the loss of Singapore will not affect Britain's morale," says the "Daily Mail" in a ...

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  13. RECENT REVERSES.

    LONDON, Feb. 13.—In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. B. Riley asked if the Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill) would have an ...

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  14. BRAVERY RECOGNISED.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 13.—For outstanding bravery and initiative, Flying-Officer Andrew William Barr, of Victoria, an R.A.A.F. pilot ...

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  15. AMERICAN FLEET.

    OTTAWA, Feb. 12.—The statement made by the Premier of Ontario (Mr. Hepburn) on Tuesday that the proud United States Fleet ...

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  16. ENEMY CLAIMS.

    In contrast to the highly-coloured, triumphant accounts of "the capture of Singapore" broadcast from Axis sources yesterday, the versions given ...

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  17. "A BAD PATCH."

    NEW YORK, Feb. 12.—In an interview given to the Press at Springfield (Illinois), the British Ambassador (Viscount Halifax) said today ...

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  18. PHILIPPINES LULL.

    WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—A communique issued here this morning states:—"There has been very little ground or air fighting on Bataan ...

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  19. REFUGEES REACH BATAVIA.

    BATAVIA, Feb. 13.—Thousands of refugees from Singapore arrived at Batavia today. Many said that they had not seen the sky over ...

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  20. CHILEAN CONCERN.

    NEW YORK, Feb. 12.—The Santiago correspondent of the "New York Times" says that the situation at Singapore has immensely impressed ...

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  21. MESSAGE TO AUSTRALIA.

    CANBERRA, Feb. 13.—Communications between Australia and the island of Singapore were still functioning yesterday. A message from ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  22. GENERAL CHIANG IN INDIA.

    NEW DELHI, Feb. 12.—General Chiang Kai-shek, who is on a visit to India, interviewed members of the Viceroy's Executive Council this ...

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  23. MORE BOMBING OF MALTA.

    LONDON, Feb. 13.—A communique from Valetta today stated that considerable numbers of enemy planes on Thursday afternoon ...

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  24. N.E.I. PREPARED.

    NEW YORK, Feb. 12.—The Netherlands Foreign Minister (Dr. van Kleffens) asserted today that the fall of Singapore would not ...

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  25. FRENCH HOSTAGES.

    LONDON, Feb. 12.—A Vichy report states that the Germans have ordered the execution of 20 French hostages at Tours unless a German ...

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  26. SOLOMONS BOMBED.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 13.—Tulagi, in the Solomon Islands, was again the target for Japanese bombs today, according to a Department of ...

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  27. ODESSA GUERILLAS.

    LONDON, Feb. 13.—A Stockholm message quoting a Berlin report states that the Rumanians at Odessa are powerless to overcome the ...

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  28. "COMMUNISTS" SHOT.

    LONDON, Feb. 12.—The Berlin radio states that 42 "Communists" were executed by shooting at Kaunas, capital of Lithuania, after a trial ...

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  29. AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS.

    Except where otherwise designated the overseas intelligence published in "The West Australian" is transmitted to Australia by the Australian Associated Press ...

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