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  2. GREAT NAVAL BATTLE IN CORAL SEA TEN JAPANESE VESSELS SUNK

    Allied and Japanese naval forces are fighting a grim battle in the Coral Sea. The engagement began on Monday, when task forces of both sides met. So far, according to Allied communiques, the Japanese losses are one ...

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  3. CHINESE PLIGHT IN BURMA

    LONDON, May 8.—China's 5th and 6th Armies in Burma, which are fighting behind Mandalay, are facing the threat of encirclement by Japanese forces which swung east from the Chindwin River through ...

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  4. CLOTHES RATIONING SOON Immediate Cut in Sales

    CANBERRA, Friday.—A coupon system of clothes rationing will soon be introduced into Australia. Until the necessary organisation is completed and coupons printed, sales of clothing and materials ...

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  5. LATE NEWS BOMBERS CAUGHT ENEMY SHIPS

    AN ADVANCED ALLIED BASE, Friday.—The Japanese Navy has suffered its greatest defeat of the Pacific war in waters close to ...

    Article : 150 words
  6. Q-BOATS AGAIN IN USE

    LONDON, May 8 (A.A.P.).— The first mention that the Allies are using Q-ships to combat U-boats was made in a U-boat ...

    Article : 243 words
  7. AFRICAN TROOPS FOR CEYLON

    LONDON, May 8.—Reinforcements recently landed in Ceylon from East Africa. They are seasoned troops who had a great deal of experience ...

    Article : 57 words
  8. JAPANESE STRETCH OUT

    Little news of the actual hostilities in north-eastern Australian waters will come out of the battle of the Solomon Islands ...

    Article : 167 words
  9. MINISTER'S STATEMENT

    CANBERRA, Friday—The Minister for War Organisation of Industry, Mr. Dedman, said in the House of Representatives ...

    Article : 202 words
  10. PEOPLE'S RESOLVE

    CANBERRA, Friday.—"The people of Australia will await the outcome of the battle hoping and praying that victory may crown the Allied forces. ...

    Article : 107 words
  11. ATROCITIES IN HUNGARY

    LONDON, May 8 ([?]A.A.P.).— A Yugoslav Government memorandum describes the Hungarian atrocities as the greatest the ...

    Article : 197 words
  12. ENEMY TERMS ON CORREGIDOR

    WASHINGTON, May 8 (A.A.P.). —A special communique says that the U.S. War Department has been unofficially informed ...

    Article : 131 words
  13. U.S. OFFICERS HOME

    SAN FRANCISCO, May 8. (A.A.P.).—Lieutenant John Bulkeley and three other torpedo-boat officers, who ...

    Article : 135 words
  14. ANXIETY ABOUT CENSORSHIP

    LONDON, May 8 (A.A.P.).— Fresh interference with the liberties of the Press might occur next week if information he had ...

    Article : 204 words
  15. CONDUCTOR DEAD

    LONDON, May 8.—Dr. Weingartner, famous conductor, has died in Switzerland, says the B.B.C. ...

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  16. JAPANESE CLAIMS ON SEA BATTLE

    LONDON, May 8 (A.A.P.).—Berlin Radio says: "Tokyo naval circles declare that the Japanese victory in the Coral Sea makes possible the ...

    Article : 57 words
  17. OVERSEA NEWS

    Such of the oversea news in this issue as [?] [?] "From Our Own Correspondent" [?] "Herald Exclusive Service." is from a service owned and controlled entirely by "The Sydney ...

    Article : 171 words
  18. TRADE SURPRISED

    Executives of the large retail stores in Sydney said last night that they were surprised that sales had been restricted. ...

    Article : 297 words
  19. FRENCH GENERAL ARRESTED

    LONDON, May 8. (A.A.P.).—Paris Radio says that General de la Laurencie, commander of the French forces at Dunkirk, has been arrested ...

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  20. CRUISER EXETER DAMAGED

    LONDON, May 8 (A.A.P.).—The "Evening Standard" reveals that the British cruiser Exeter (8,390 tons, 8-inch guns) was considerably ...

    Article : 25 words
  21. SAVING METALS

    NEW YORK, May 8 (A.A.P.).—The War Production Board, with a view to saving vital metals, has banned the production of bulbs for Christmas ...

    Article : 34 words
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