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  3. BIG BATTLE OVER CHANNEL

    Germany launched her greatest and most determined attacks by sea and air against Channel shipping over a period of nine hours to-day. Over 300 Navi fighters and dive-bombers carried out the air attacks. They attacked in in groups of about 80, culminating in a final ...

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  4. H.M.A.S. SYDNEY AFTER HER VICTORY

    The picture on the left shows the Sydney returning to Alexandra after accounting for the Italian cruiser ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 51 words
  5. The War News in Brief

    German motor torpedo-boats and dive-bombers protected by fighters launched a series of fierce attacks against a convoy ...

    Article : 246 words
  6. INFORMATION TO ENEMY: CARE WITH PUBLICITY

    CANBERRA, Friday. Brigadier Street, Minister for the Army, said to-day that cases had been revealed where ...

    Article : 88 words
  7. DEMAND FOR WAR BY JAPANESE

    The rightist East Asia Association has sent a resolution to the Premier (Prince Konoye), the Foreign ...

    Article : 173 words
  8. BRITISH FORCES WITHDRAW FROM SHANGHAI

    British troops stationed at Shanghai, North China, will be withdrawn for service elsewhere, the War Office ...

    Article : 95 words
  9. Workmen Die in Italian Factory Blast

    An explosion in the shell loading department of a powder factory at Piacenza killed 39 workmen and injured ...

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  10. RUMANIA PREPARES TO SATISFY TERRITORY CLAIMS

    Twenty-two leaders of the anti-revisionist faction organised by the former Peasant Party Leader (M. Maniu) were taken to a concentration camp to-day. The Prime Minister (M. Gigurtu) issued a statement that ...

    Article : 416 words
  11. BRITISH TROOPS GET A RISE

    The Chancellor of the Ex-chequer (Sir Kingsley Wood) announced in the House of Commons to-day that the pay ...

    Article : 76 words
  12. Fifteen Italian Planes Down in African Fight

    CAIRO, Aug, 9.—An R.A.F. communique announces that 15 Italian 'planes were destroyed over Sidiomar in the biggest Middle-Eastern air battle ...

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  13. London's Biggest Fire Since Outbreak of War

    Five hundred firemen, operating 100 appliances, and seven fire-boats were engaged for several hours to-day extinguishing one of the ...

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  14. INVASION THREAT

    Hitler has apparently decided that an invasion of Britain is the only course which could yield the rapid victory ...

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  15. HIGHER PRICES FOR TAS. MERINOS

    MELBOURNE, Friday.—The annual Melbourne sheep sales were concluded to-day, when the Tasmanian Merinos were sold. There was a good ...

    Article : 189 words
  16. CALL-UP IN U.S.A. AUTHORISED

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 8—The Senate to-day passed and sent to the House of Representatives a bill empowering President Roosevelt to mobilise 360,000 ...

    Article : 114 words
  17. GERMAN BOAST HOLLOW

    LONDON, Aug. 8.—Although it is not pretended that the German success against shipping is slight, so far the highest tonnage sunk in any four ...

    Article : 147 words
  18. Ajax Takes to Sea Again

    LONDON, Aug. 9—H.M.S. Ajax, one of the British cruisers which took part in the successful action against the pocket battleship Graf Spec, has been ...

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  19. HAIFA RAID CLAIM

    ROME, Aug. 8.—It is claimed that Italy's third bombardment of Haifa on Wednesday destroyed 100,000 tons of oil and wrecked the wharves, ...

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  20. Migration Figures

    CANBERRA, Friday.—Migration figures released to-day show that during June this year—the month in which Italy declared war on the Allies— ...

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  21. ARMS SPEED-UP IN U.S.A.

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 7—The Secretary of War (Mr. Stimson) has ordered the army's six ordnance manufacturing arsenals on a three-shift six-day week ...

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  22. SUBMARINE OVERDUE

    LONDON, Aug. 8.—The Admiralty announces that the submarine Oswald, which had been operating in the Mediterranean, is overdue, and must ...

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  23. CANADIAN BOMBER TESTED

    ST. HUBERT, Aug. 8.—The first Canadian-built Hampden bomber, a product of six firms' co-operation, has been successfully tested. ...

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  24. Indians to Take Bigger Part in Ruling Country

    The Viceroy (Lord Linlithgow) is inviting a number of representative Indians to join his Council and is establishing a War Advisory Council representing the States and other interests of India as a whole, the Secretary for India ...

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  25. Naval Fight Unconfirmed

    RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 8.—Officials lack confirmation of the naval engagement reported yesterday, and suggest that It is "just another rumour." ...

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  26. FOUR NATIONS TO SPLIT UP WORLD

    Senator King to-day charged Italy, Japan, Russia and Germany with having "a working agreement to divide the spoils of war" if China and British were defeated. ...

    Article : 127 words
  27. SABOTAGE PROBE FOLLOWS FIRE ON STEAMER

    NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—G-men are conducting an investigation to determine whether sabotage caused the fire which broke out ...

    Article : 71 words
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