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  3. TRICKED THE JAPS.

    Ingenious wireless sets made in Changi camp by Australians. They were concealed in table legs and a broom and could be tuned in on worldwide radio. although the Japs. handled the broom and looked at the table they never discovered them. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. FRANCE DECLARES FOR DE GAULLE

    PARIS (A.A.P.)—Results of the French general election indicate an overwhelming swing to the left and strong support for Gen. de Gaulle, head of the ...

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  5. THE GAOL THAT WAS

    The main entrance to Changi prison which was built in peacetime to house 600 civil prisoners. The Japs. put 7000 Allied prisoners there. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. HOLIDAY IN TAS.

    CANBERRA.—It was learned yesterday that their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, plan to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. BUNNERONG MEN MAY STOP AGAIN TO-DAY

    SYDNEY.—The 600 strikers who have resumed work at Bunnerong power house may hold a stop work meeting ...

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  8. Italian Ps.O.W. to be Repatriated

    SYDNEY.—Italian Ps.O.W, who have been engaged by farmers and other primary producers because of manpower shortage, are to be withdrawn ...

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  9. LAND OF FREEDOM — FOR SOME!

    BUCHAREST (A.A.P.).—The Rumanian Propaganda Minister, answering charges that the Grozea Government had suppressed public liberties, ...

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  10. Anglo-U.S. Protest on Balkans Pact

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—Britain and America have jointly protested to Moscow against the terms of the economic agreement between Russia and Hungary. It is understood that the new pact gives Russia half-share in ...

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  11. BENNETT ENQUIRY BEGINS FRIDAY

    SYDNEY.—The Board of Enquiry into Gen. Gordon Bennett's escape from Singapore is expected to begin its sittings on Friday. Yesterday, the Army issued a statement admitting that the enquiry was to be held. ...

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  12. R.S.L. MAY BE OPEN TO MORE

    PERTH.—There will be a great increase in the membership of the Returned Soldiers' League if motions aimed at widening the qualifications ...

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  13. Dreams of Sinking Nearly Dives 50ft.

    SYDNEY.—Dreaming he was abandoning a torpedoed ship, a Norwegian merchant seaman thrust his head and shoulders ...

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  14. CHINESE PICKET DOCKS

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—Well-organised pickets, mostly young Chinese, prevented Singapore dock coolies from going to work yesterday morning. ...

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  15. Thousands Homeless After Cyclone

    MADRAS (A.A.P.).—Many thousands are homeless as a result of a cyclonic storm which swept the east coast of India. Thousands of thatched ...

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  16. Javanese Kidnappers Warned

    BATAVIA (A.A.P.).—British forces will take action against the Indonesians who kidnapped nine Dutchmen from a concentration camp at Buitenzorg if the victims are not delivered up, says the "Daily Express" correspondent at Batavia. ...

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  17. Turkish Census Empties Streets

    ISTANBUL (A.A.P.).—The streets of Turkey's towns and villages were deserted on Sunday, except for patrolling soldiers and policemen, while a ...

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  18. FIGHTING IN CHINA

    CHUNGKING (A.A.P.).—A. Yenan (Communist) communique reports that Government forces, sometimes with the co-operation of Japanese troops, are ...

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  19. TREASON CHARGE

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—Lieut. Norman Baillie-Stewart, the "Officer in the Tower," was remanded till November 1 at Bow St. yesterday morning after he ...

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  20. DOCK STRIKE CRISIS TO-DAY

    LONDON.—The dockers' strike may spread to every port in the United Kingdom. The crisis will come to-day when union officials communicate to ...

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  21. BRIDES COME BACK FROM AMERICA

    BRISBANE.—More than 50 Australian brides of American servicemen returned to Australia on the Matsonia, which arrived at Brisbane yesterday. They included divorcees, widows and those who were "fed up with America." Mrs. Betty Schultz, of ...

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  22. GIRDLED GLOBE IN 74 DAYS

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—The liner Orion arrived at Southampton on Sunday with three new world records to her credit, including that for the ...

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  23. U-BOAT PENS WRECKED

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—The German U-boat pens at Hamburg have been blasted into a useless mess. Thirty-two tons of German bombs distributed ...

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  24. D-DAY AWARD

    SYDNEY.—For his services on D-Day in Europe, Vice-Admiral Sir Philip Vian has been awarded by the U.S. the Legion of Merit degree of commander. ...

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  25. "TYRANNICAL AND OPPRESSIVE"

    SYDNEY.—Certain rules of the Federated Iron Workers' Association were disallowed as "tyrannical and oppressive by Judge O'Mara in the ...

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  26. UNAMNIMOUS!

    MOSCOW (A.A.P.)—Election returns from Outer Mongolia show that the citizens of Ulanbator, the capital city, voted by ...

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  27. REBEL JUNTA CLAIMS CONTROL OF VENEZUELA: PRESIDENT ARRESSTED

    CARACAS (A.A.P.).—The revolutionary junta on Sunday broadcast a proclamation that it controlled the whole of Venezuela, including the huge oilfields area. ASSOCIATED PRESS reports, however, that skirmishes still continue ...

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  28. QUISLING SEEKS PARDON

    OSLO (A.A.P.).—Vidkun Quisling, who was sentenced to death on September 10 and whose appeal to the High Court failed, has now petitioned ...

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  29. DIGEST OF THE LEADERS

    BY their power to fix tariffs and taxation, and in innumerable other ways, governments are in a position to dominate business. It ...

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  30. Americans Unearth Nazi Hoards in Switzerland

    GENEVA (A.A.P.).—American investigators searching for hidden Nazi capital have found that 214 German firms salted away enormous sums in camouflaged Swiss companies to await the day of their return to Germany. ...

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  31. PAGE 1 AWARDS

    NEW, YORK (A.A.P.).—Gen. Eisenhower, for his overall leadership of the Allied forces in Europe, Mrs. Roosevelt as the leading lady of the land, Joe ...

    Article : 70 words
  32. CHINESE PIRATES' DARING HOLD-UP NEAR HONG KONG

    HONG KONG.—Three hundred passengers aboard a Chinese coastal steamer were robbed by Chinese pirates almost within sight and gun range of British warships lying in Victoria Harbour at Hong Kong on Saturday. ...

    Article : 151 words
  33. LUXEMBOURG POLL

    LUXEMBOURG (A.A.P.).—The existing Government, consisting of a Catholic-Socialist coalition, scored a sweeping victory in the national ...

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