BRITISH and Chinese military co-operation in the Far East has been arranged by a meeting of the British Commander-in-Chief in India (Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell) and Chinese authorities ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,244 wordsAMERICAN troops in the Philippines, vastly outnumbered by the 200,000 or 300,000 Japanese invaders, are holding their lines, according to the latest reports from Manila. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,428 wordsMELBOURNE, Friday.—Reinforcements would be the finest Christmas gift the A.I.F. in Malaya could receive, said the Commander of the A.I.F. there (Major-General G. Bennett) in a cable message to the Army Minister (Mr. Forde) to-day. ...
Article : 161 wordsHONG KONG surrendered unconditionally at 5.50 p.m. on Christmas Day, according to Japanese sources. News of the surrender, after seven days' defence against superior forces, was revealed by the Colonial Office in London. ...
Article : 531 wordsCHRISTMAS in Australian brought £8 million more bank notes into circulation and lifted the country's note issue to a record ...
Article : 112 wordsTHE Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) gave to Australia in a national broadcast last night this WARNING: ...
Article : 164 wordsMELBOURNE, Friday.—The defence of Australia and disposition of the A.I.F. in Malaya and the Middle East were discussed during ...
Article : 130 wordsRoyal Australian Air Force planes have bombed the Japanese base at Greenwich Island, in the Caroline group, for the third time. ...
Article : 108 wordsLONDON, December 26.—The German General. Friederich Bergmann, lias been killed while leading an infantry division on the Moscow front ...
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Advertising : 100 wordsALTHOUGH information is not definite, it is generally believed that General Rommel has managed ro extricate only a "handful" of tanks from Cyrenaica. As these forces continue to retreat westwards they are being relentlessy bombed by British aircraft. ...
Article : 524 wordsNEW ZEALAND infantry, which played a gallant part in the reconquest of Cyrenaica, advancing toward enemy positions under cover of a smoke screen.—Department of Information photograph. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 60 wordsSAN FRANCISCO, December 26.—A "considerable number of casualties" arrived to-day from Hawaii and were taken to hospital, Naval Headquarters ...
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The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Sat 27 Dec 1941, Page 1
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