LONDON, July 21.—The War Office announced the appointment of Lieut.-General Sir Alan Brooke as Commander-in-Chief ot the Home Forces, with ...
Article : 335 wordsLONDON, July 21.—The Ministry for Food has listed cheese, bread, butter, milk, herrings, fruit, and vegetables as essential foodstuffs for Britain in the event of ...
Article : 407 wordsThe disused river steamer s.s. Star, owned by the Huon Transport Pty. Ltd., of Hobart, which has been tied up for five years, sank at its berth at Victoria Dock on Saturday. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 121 wordsSYDNEY, July 21.—Victor Moulos, or Mallos (39), of Manly, a wealthy Greek, whose body was found on the roadside near Roseville on Friday, is ...
Article : 90 words"THE Main Line Railway Company of Tasmania has agreed to transfer its railway to the Tasmanian ...
Article : 121 wordsCHIEF changes in the Tasmanian taxation system which come into operation this year were explained yesterday by the Leader ot the Opposition (Mr. Baker) ...
Article : 792 wordsGAZA, July 21.—A divisional order that all troops in the A.I.F. are to wear their colour patches on their hatbands is a departure regarding uniform. The change ...
Article : 76 wordsFollowing is a copy of a message sent from the French Department of the University of Tasmania and thc Alliance Francaise of Hobart to the French National Committee in ...
Article : 206 wordsDisapproval has been expressed publicly by Col. L. M. Mullen, chairman of the Tasmanian executive of the Australian Comforts Fund, and others, of the activities of bodies ...
Article : 354 wordsThe Rev. David Provan, or Ormond (v.). who was connected with the Methodist Church tn Tasmania some years ago, died last week at the age of 77. He was ...
Article : 94 wordsCANBERRA, July 21.—From private houses he inspected today the American Minister to Australia (Mr. Gauss) will select two—one for a temporary legation and the ...
Article : 186 wordsEnthusiastic win-the-war rallies have been held at Nubeena, Koonya, and Port Arthur, and at Nubeena and Koonya committees have been formed. At Port Arthur £301 was ...
Article : 61 wordsSYDNEY, July 21.—Hundreds of persons watched detectives chase a man over rooftops in Paddington on Saturday. Several shots were fired by detectives during the ...
Article : 110 wordsThe annual Scottish fair held at Ryan's Hall, Campbell Town, was a success. The proceeds—£51—were devoted to Home and Foreign Missions. The fair was arranged ...
Article : 240 wordsSYDNEY, July 21.—The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) said tonight that the Federal Government was making inquiries about Jehovah's Witnesses to ...
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Advertising : 107 wordsLONDON, July 21.—The registrations yesterday tor military services of men in the 1907 class totalled 312,641, of whom 1,558, or 5, were conscientious objectors. ...
Article : 55 wordsLONDON, July 21.—The number of marriages in England and Wales last year was the highest on record. Most of them occurred in the last six months. Deaths ...
Article : 43 wordsJohn Rainbird (3) and Margaret Rainbird (2), of 22 Runnymede St., Battery Pt., were admitted to the Royal Hobart Hospital yesterday with extensive burns to their faces ...
Article : 71 wordsLONDON, July 21.—The Air Ministry has released Capt. D. C. T. Bennett, of Brisbane, and Capts. J. C. Kelly-Rogers and A. C. Lorraine from war duties to ...
Article : 54 wordsCAIRO, July 21.—An R.A.F. communique says that Morsa Matruh and neighbourhood were raided by Italian planes on Thursdny and Friday. One ...
Article : 178 wordsVICHY, July 21.—The French Cabinet has decided to inaugurate reconstruction in France by rebuilding thousands of destroyed bridges, tunnels, railways, and ...
Article : 70 wordsSHANGHAI, July 21.—Two gunmen entered the apartment of the "New York Times" representative, Mr. Hallett Abend, covered him, beat him, and forced him ...
Article : 154 wordsMELBOURNE, July 21.—Early this morning the Minister for Air (Mr. Fairbairn) left Melbourne with one passenger on his round-Australia flight, in which ...
Article : 59 wordsFred Crosby (56), of 162 Liverpool St., Hobart, who was admitted to the Royal Hobart Hospital about 1 p.m. on Saturday, died shortly after admittance. According to ...
Article : 65 wordsLONDON, July 21.—It was stated authoritatively in Rome that Italy had sent delegations on behalt of the Franco-Italian Armistice Commission ...
Article : 81 wordsAUCKLAND, July 21.—On its return flight to San Francisco the American Clipper flew to Noumea (New Caledonia) on Saturday in 7h. 12m. More than ...
Article : 54 wordsRANELAGH,—An American tea organised by the Ranelagh Parents and Friends' Association was held at the Ranelagh School on Saturday. More than £10 was raised for ...
Article : 213 wordsBERLIN, July 21.—Seven members of the Reichstag have been killed in action since the outbreak of war. Laurel wreaths were placed in their seats at the ...
Article : 38 wordsLA LINEA (Spain), July 21.—Gunfire was heard yesterday off Estepona (south-east Spain), from British warships which are manoeuvring in the ...
Article : 35 wordsLONDON, July 21.—The 28th War Office casualty list, which is the sixth since July 14, gives the names of 82 officers and 901 men, of whom 16 officers and 46 men were ...
Article : 49 wordsLONDON, July 21.—"The Times" Moscow correspondent stales that it can be assumed that the new Latvian Parliament will take notice ot the popular demand for ...
Article : 68 wordsREVEALING its adaptability in lighter vein the Hobart Symphony Orchestra at the Town Hall on Saturday pleased an audience warmly appreciative of the melodic quality ...
Article : 446 wordsDUBLIN, July 21.—The police intercepted and seized a lorry near Dublin containing about four tons of ammunition. They arrested six occupants. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 202 wordsMarie Western will speak at the Hobart Town Hall tonight on "The Value of Suggestion." and on Wednesday on "Make Your Own Life." ...
Article : 26 wordsSYDNEY, July 21.—More than 2,000 persons at a meeting conducted by the Ex-Servicemen's War Emergency Association on the Domain today ...
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Advertising : 69 wordsLONDON, July 21.—The French newspaper "Populaire," for which M. Blum, the former Socialist Premier, wrote a daily article, has ceased publication. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 22 Jul 1940, Page 5
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