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  2. CORREGIDOR, GIBRALTAR OF THE PACIFlC

    Corregidor, the chief of the four Island forts of Manila Bay. In this picture, taken from the regular ship channel into Manila, no sign, is visible of the heavy defences buried in the solid rock and hidden under the luxuriant tropical vegetation. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. BRITISH WAR BUDGET

    LONDON, April 14.—Buovant revenue, an expenditure of £4,776,000,000, inflation being held in check, and an extension of the present margins of ...

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  4. THE PHILIPPINES

    Operating from a secret Island base, a strong force of American Flying Fortress and Liberator bombers dealt a smashing blow at Japanese shipping, ...

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  5. THE BURMA FRONT

    CHUNGKING, April 14.—A Chinese army spokesman said to-day the Japanese were attempting to surround Chinese positions at yedashe from ...

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  6. UNOCCUPIED FRANCE

    LONDON, April 14.—The American Press Vichy correspondent says it is officially announced that M. Laval is entering the Vichy Government. ...

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  7. NEW WAR SONG

    A war song, written on a troopship carrying United States soldiers to Australia, has already swept through the U.S. Army and is now reaching ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. NEW GUINEA AREA

    News from the New Guinea area on Wednesday reported an attack by aircraft that day on Rabaul. Although weather conditions were ...

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  9. OFFENSIVE ON KOEPAHG

    CANBERRA, April 15.—Australian aircraft raided the aerodrome at Koepang yesterday morning. Mr. Curtin announced this in a war ...

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  10. A.I.F. CASUALTIES

    BRISBANE, April 15.—Two Queensland casualty lists of the A.I.F. were issued to-day as follows: First list.—Wounded in action, but ...

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  11. SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC COMMAND

    WASHINGTON, April 14.—At a Press Conference, Mr. Roosevelt reiterated in clear-cut terms that General MacArthur was in supreme ...

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  12. “FIT FOR LABOR BATTALIONS”

    BRISBANE, April 15.—A new medical classification—Class 3. “Fit for Labor Battalions”—has been introduced for the military forces. Previously ...

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  13. PACIFIC HIGH COMMAND

    MELBOURNE, April 15.—In addition to General MacArthur the Council of War to direct operations of land, sea and air forces from U.S. ...

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  14. U.S. NOTE ON BRAZZAVILLE

    LONDON, April 14.—The Vichy News Agency, commenting acidly on the American note in reference to the appointment of a council to ...

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  15. THE NEW WORLD ORDER

    Both German and Italian spokesmen have, in their day, said things about the colored” races which are rather awkward to explain ...

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  16. AUSTRALIAN GUERILLAS

    CANBERRA, April 15.—The number of guerilla units in Australia is being steadily increased, the Army Minister (Mr. Forde) said to-day. ...

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  17. U.S. SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION

    WASHINGTON, April 14.—The Chairman of the House Naval Committee, intimated he was introducing a Bill for the construction of an ...

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  18. AIR FORCE TRAINEES KILLED

    SYDNEY, April 15.—Two Queensland, and two New South Wales members of the Air Force were killed yesterday when a plane on a training ...

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  19. FATHER COUGHLIN

    WASHINGTON, April 14.—The Post Office Department has revoked the mailing privileges of Father Coughlin’s “Social Justice” magazine. ...

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  20. BRITISH POLITICS

    LONDON, April 13.—Mr. Churchill stated in the House of Commons he would seek an opportunity shortly, in secret session, to make a statement ...

    Article : 363 words
  21. HAWAIIAN NAVAL COMMANDANT RECALLED

    WASHINGTON, April 14.—The commandant of the 14th Naval District at honolulu (Read-Admiral Claude C. Block) has been ordered to report for ...

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  22. LITHGOW SMALL ARMS

    SYDNEY, April 15.—The strikes at the Lithgow small arms factory have decided to defy the Commonwealth decision to invoke Regulation 77 to ...

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  23. R.A.F. BOMBER SWEEPS

    LONDON, April 14.—A power station near Caen, was bombed, and a fourth enemy fighter later destroyed over the Calais—Boulogne area. It is ...

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  24. AUSTRALIAN ARMY AWARD

    CANBERRA, April 15.—It was learned officially to-day the Government does not propose to adopt the recent suggestion for creating a ...

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  25. BRANDY FOR OPERATIONS

    LONDON, April 14.—Because of the shortage of anesthetics, German wounded on the Russian front are often made dead drunk with neat ...

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  26. N.S.W. COAL STRIKES

    BRISBANE, April 15.—The general president of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. H. Wells) said to-night he was very disappointed that Mr. Curtin, in ...

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  27. RAIDS ON MALTA

    VALETTA, April 14.—Three raiders were destroyed and four damaged in to-day’s raid which consisted of three heavy attacks. ...

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  28. EARTH MOVING PLANT

    CANBERRA, April 15.—All owners of earth moving plant and equipment, including State and Municipal authorities, are required, under ...

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  29. PERSONAL

    Sir Raphael Cilento, Director-General of Health for Queensland, leaves by the mail train to-night for Rockhampton. ...

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  30. 10,000 RUSSIANS MASSACRED

    LONDON, April 14.—The Moscow radio says the Germans massacred 10,000 inhabitants at Mariupol. They were ordered to undress to their ...

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  31. R.A.F. DAMAGE TO COLOGNE

    LONDON, April 14.—A further survey of the damage done to Cologne emphasises the serious dislocation of the municipal and industrial life of ...

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  32. VEGETABLE SEEDS

    CANBERRA, April 15.—The vegetable Seeds Committee has been established under National Security Regulations to ensure an adequate supply ...

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  33. NATIONAL SAVINGS

    CANBERRA, April 15.—Launching the national savings campaign in a national broadcast to-night, Mr. Curtin said: “We Australians are ...

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  34. SEAMEN’S OVERTIME

    CANBERRA, April 15.—Maritime employees will in future be paid overtime at rates calculated on the usual rates of payment, plus the bonus ...

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  35. DEATH SENTENCE FOR BELGIANS

    STOCKHOLM, April 14.—A Ghent message says a German military court has sentenced to death 14 Belgians accused of murder, sabotage, ...

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  36. NORTH AFRICA

    LONDON, April 14.—A Cairo communique states: “Our forces yesterday engaged enemy artillery and tanks. The results were difficult to observe, ...

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