The Domei News Agency says that Japan has decided to protest against the action of a British cruiser in stopping the Japanese ship Asama Maru ...
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Article : 156 wordsA call-up for employment announced to-day. Details will be found on page 1[?] column 5. ...
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Article : 236 wordsAn opinion that regulation 107 (A) of the Theatres and Public Halls Act, which prohibits the taking of intoxicating liquor into a public hall, was ultra vires the Act was given ...
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Article : 162 wordsSeyyid Rustam Haidar, the Iraqi Minster for Finance, who was shot in his office last week by a disgruntied former inspector of police, has died from his wounds. ...
Article : 39 wordsCommenting on the use in the price of foodstuffs in England since the outbreak of war, the Minister for Customs Mr. Lawson, said yesterday that, up to ...
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Article : 61 wordsThe Duke of Windsor has arrived in London on leave from the Western Front. He is staying at a West End hotel. The Duchess of Windsor has remained in France. ...
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Article : 36 wordsProgrammes of Suburban and Country [?] Theatres will be found in the Amusement Advertising section. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 23 Jan 1940, Page 12
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