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  4. Evacuation of Mainland of Malaya

    British troops withdrew from the Malayan mainland on Friday night and are now concen­trated on the Island of Singapore. The Johore causeway, 1155 yards long, which links the ...

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  5. War's Death Toll

    NEW YORK, Saturday (A.A.P.) — Military losses in the present war are much less than those in the corresponding period of the Great ...

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  6. LANDING ON AMBON ISLAND

    MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The latest point of attack by Japanese forces in the Pacific is at the Dutch naval base, Ambon Island, against which the enemy launched an invasion attempt yesterday morning from troopships ...

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  7. IN PHILIPPINES

    NEW YORK, Saturday.—Clark Lee, a correspondent of the Associated Press, reports from Batan Peninsula (Philippines) that the equipment of ...

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  8. BENGHAZI BATTLE

    A communique issued in Cairo to-day states: "There is no change in the situation around Benghazi (the fall of which was earlier ...

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  9. RUSSIAN PROGRESS

    MOSCOW, Sunday. (A.A.P.)—Important advances are being made by the Soviet forces on the north of central fronts. The Red Army is now ...

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  10. DUTCH STORY OF ATTACK

    BATAVTA, Sunday.—A communique issued by the N.E.I. fighting services says: "It became clear in the course of Thursday that Japan would attack ...

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  11. HAWAII AREA

    Admiral Nimitz told the press to-day that Japanese operations in his area in recent weeks have been limited to submarine activity. He believed that, ...

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  12. WAR BREVITIES

    LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.).—It is announced in Tokyo that the Emperor Hirohito has conferred the Meru order, with the Grand Cross of the ...

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  13. 500,000 MODEL PLANES

    —The Navy Department to-day announced plans to train 30,000 pilots a year in the greatest aviation training programme in naval history. ...

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  14. RABAUL EVACUEES

    TOWNSVILLE, Sunday—Civil evacuees from Rabaul, now in Australia, have made remarkable statements that up to the time the civilian population ...

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  15. FILMLAND DIVORCE SUIT

    NEW YORK, Saturday. — The film actress Anne Shirley has filed a suit for divorce from the actor, John Payne, charging cruelty. She suggests ...

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  16. HONG KONG PRISONERS

    LONDON, Saturday.—Information has been received from British officers who escaped from Hong Kong on January 9, from which there is cause ...

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  17. WAR RISK INSURANCE

    NEW YORK, Saturday (A.A.P.).—The marine underwriters have decided to reduce the war risk insurance rates on shipments from the United ...

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  18. GAOL FOR RED TAPE

    LONDON, Sunday.—The Moscow radio states that social welfare officials have been sentenced to terms of Imprisonment from one to five ...

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  19. GERMAN CONVOY BOMBED

    LONDON, Saturday (A.A.P.).—A Hudson aircraft of the Coastal Com­mand sighted an enemy convoy of eight ships this morning and attacked ...

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  20. HEAVY PENALTIES FOR BLACKOUT CRIMES

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Minister of Justice (Mr. Downing) yesterday announced that crimes committed under the cover of blackout conditions would ...

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  21. RAIL SMASH IN ENGLAND

    LONDON, Saturday (A.A.P.).—It is officially stated that 11 were killed and 25 injured when an express train crashed into the rear of a light ...

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  22. DNEPROPETROVSK

    LONDON, Sunday.—The vanguard of General Timoshenko's army marching through the Ukraine southward of Kharkov, is only 37 miles from ...

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  23. "UMBRELLA" OF FIGHTERS OVER ISLAND

    LONDON, Sunday.—The "Dally Mail" says that even if the air base on the north side of Singapore Island becomes unusable, air experts believe ...

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  24. ANOTHER SINKING OFF COAST OF CANADA

    OTTAWA, Saturday (A.A.P.)—The torpedoeing of another ship off the Canadian coast was revealed with the arrival at an East Canadian port of ...

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  26. BURMA FIGHTING

    LONDON, Saturday.—Moulmein, 30 miles from Rangoon, the capital of Burma, was evacuated by the British forces to-day. The communique ...

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  27. NEW U.S. BATTLESHIP

    NORFOLK (Virginia), Saturday.—Thee Navy to-day announced the completion a month ahead of schedule of the 35,000 ton battleship ...

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  28. A.I.F. IN SINGAPORE

    For the second time within a year, the A.I.F. forms part of a beleaguered garrison. The withdrawal to Singapore Island was carried out according ...

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  29. AUSTRALIAN AIRMAN DECORATED

    Awarded the M.B.E. for conspicuous bravery in rescuing an airman and three other people in a raging sea, R.A.A.F. Sergeant J. J. Plunkett, a ...

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