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  3. R.A.A.F. WILL HAVE FLEET OF "MERCY BOATS"

    "Mercy boats" being built for the R.A.A.F. in an Australian yard. They are shown in all stages of construction, from the bulls to vessels ready for launching. Each is 37ft. 6in. long, will have a powerful engine and will be used to rescue shot down near the coast. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. Coming Centre of Conflict

    Many reports indicate that the Bay of Bengal may become the scene of a naval conflict between Japan and the United Nations and that the Japanese may attempt landings in Bengal north of Burma. The British station at Trincomali in Ceylon is also preparing ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. NO DAMAGE OR CASUALTIES IN 19th MORESBY RAID

    CANBERRA, Wednesday—"The 19th raid by Japanese bombers was made at Port Moresby to-day," stated a war communique issued to-night by the Prime Minister (Mr.Curtin). "No damage was caused and there were ...

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  6. SIGNS OF GERMAN OFFENSIVE ON RUSSIAN FRONT

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The Germans have flung more than 38 reserve divisions into the fighting along the Russian front. This, and reports that the Germans are now using full divisions in a series of counter-attacks, may ...

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  7. HONOLULU RUMOURS BASELESS

    NEW YORK, Wednesday. — Official reports of limited damage to U.S. defence installations in Hawaii are substantiated by ...

    Article : 158 words
  8. CHINESE IN HEAVY BURMA FIGHTING

    LONDON. Tuesday.—Heavy fighting, with intense air activity, is now in progress in the Toungoo area in Burma where the Japanese are reported is have cut the main road eight miles north of Toungoo. ...

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  9. Not Sending Men Under 20 to War Stations

    CANBERRA, Wednesday—Instructions that men aged less than 20 should not be sent to war operational stations have ...

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  10. AMERICAN AIRCRAFT BATTER JAPANESE PLANES

    LONDON, Tuesday.—Heavy fighting, with intense air activity, is now in progress ill the Toungoo area in Burma where the Japanese are reported to have cut the main road eight miles north of Toungoo. ...

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  11. CALL-UP IN CANADA

    OTTAWA, Tuesday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Mackenzie King) has introduced a proclamation providing for compulsory military training and home ...

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  12. ATTACKS BY MINDANAO DEFENDERS

    WASHINGTON, Tuesday. —General Wainwright. U.S. Commander in the Philippines, reports a successful ...

    Article : 186 words
  13. TWO MORE U.S. SHIPS LOST

    WASHINGTON, Tuesday. —Two more U.S. destroyers are reported missing in the Java area. ...

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  14. Doctors for U.S. Forces

    NEW YORK, Tuesday.—All United States doctors, dentists and veterinary surgeons will, receive questionnaires next week to determine their place in ...

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  15. HITLER USES PRESSGANG METHODS IN THE BALKANS

    LONDON, Wednesday.—Signs are accumulating that Hitler is doing his utmost to bring the countries of South-Eastern Europe into his plans for a spring offensive against Russia. ...

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  16. Japanese Brutality to Survivors

    LONDON, Tuesday — Survivors from the Chinese-owned British steamer Kwangtung, which was sunk ...

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  17. French Morale Was at Low Ebb

    VICHY, Tuesday—The inadequate training and wavering morale of the French troops, and the mental rigidity of the older officers, were ...

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  18. PARATROOPS IN MIDDLE EAST

    In the Middle East the R.A.F. is co-operating with a volunteer branch of the army known as the Special Air Service whose training is similar to that of home paratroops. Members of the S.A.S. are photographed entering a plane. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  19. VAIN SEARCH FOR JAP. PILOT

    DARWIN, Wednesday.—When a Japanese plane was shot down near Darwin on Sunday one of the crew bailed out and was seen by the pilot of an ...

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  20. CIVILIANS' ROLE IN INVASION

    LONDON, Tuesday—Sir John Anderson, Lord President of the council, told the Commons that invasion committees had been established in many parts of ...

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  21. Britain Trains Many Glider Pilots

    LONDON. Tuesday.—Announcing the formation of an Army Air Corps, the War Office discloses that the newest unit of Britain's striking forces is a ...

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  22. MEXICO SEIZES FRENCH SHIP

    MEXICO CITY, Tuesday.—The Mexican Navy Department to-day said that the navy had escorted a French. tanker into Tampico, but declined to ...

    Article : 62 words
  23. Hurricanes Excel in Russia

    MOSCOW, Tuesday.—British Hurricanes are operating in many sectors of the Russian front against an increasingly ...

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  24. ITALIAN BATTLESHIP LITTORIO

    LONDON, Wednesday.—Italy's newest battleship, the Littorio (35,000 tons), is believed to have been hit with a torpedo during a Mediterranean naval action. The action, which developed from ...

    Article : 362 words
  25. GENERAL STAFF TO CONTROL PRODUCTION

    LONDON, Tuesday.—The new Minister of Production (Captain Lyttelton) to-day announced the establishment of a General Staff of Production to place Empire war output in step With military plans. ...

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  26. Pacific War Strategy Australasian Demands to be Settled This Week

    WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—The New Zealand Minister in Washington (Mr. Nash), after a conference with President Roosevelt, said to-day that he felt sure Australia and New Zealand's demands for a Pacific war council in ...

    Article : 236 words
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