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  2. MORE MUST BE DONE

    THE authorities at Canberra were satisfied with the air raids precautions in Tasmania, but they made the reservation that a good deal more must be done immediately to restrict lighting in Hobart, Launceston, and the other principal towns, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. PREMIERS TOLD

    "Despite the gravity of the situation, the State Premiers left the meeting with the conviction that in some important respects ...

    Article : 157 words
  4. UNIONIST'S CHARGE

    DETROIT, Sunday.—Mr. R. J. Thomas, president of United Automobile Workers, accuses Mr. Knudsen of having represented the ...

    Article : 194 words
  5. Advertising

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  6. Less Money For State Works

    THE Premier (Mr. Cosgrove) stated at Hobart last night that the public works programme in ...

    Article : 177 words
  7. OFFENSIVE IN CHINA

    CHUNGKING, Sunday. — Chungking Radio announced this communique: "Chinese troops turned back a Japanese offensive in Kiangsi ...

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  8. ATTACK ON INDIES

    THE Dutch High Command has acknowledged that the Japanese have won virtual control of most of Amboina Island. It also announced that the Japanese had occupied Samarinda, 60 miles north of Balik Papan. ...

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  9. CANTEENS INQUIRY

    SYDNEY, Sunday. — A board of inquiry into allegations concerning the purchase of supplies for military canteens held a preliminary Sitting ...

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  10. WAR CASUALTIES

    LONDON, Friday.—Official figures of casualties suffered by British land forces from all parts of the Empire up to the end of 1941 are: ...

    Article : 102 words
  11. INVASION OF MALTA

    THE "Daily Mail's" Madrid correspondent says that preparations are still being made for an invasion of ...

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  12. BOMBER'S CREW

    CANBERRA, Sunday. — Although three members of its crew were casualties, an R.A.A.F. bomber, after beating a ...

    Article : 192 words
  13. STEEL WORKS DISPUTE

    CANBERRA, Sunday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) announced tonight that there had been a resumption of work at the Australian Iron ...

    Article : 197 words
  14. VICHY AIDS AXIS

    LONDON, Sunday.—There is every reason to accept the reports that the Vichy Government is now party to the supply ...

    Article : 204 words
  15. WITHDRAWAL DANGEROUS

    RANGOON, Sunday. — Further withdrawal in Burma would be dangerous, said the Burmese Home Minister (Maung Aye), in a ...

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  16. SHOT ON BEACH

    SYDNEY, Sunday.—A shot fired hy a sentry on a beach early on Saturday wounded two men, one seriously, and a ...

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  17. ANXIETY IN CHINA

    CHUNGKING, Sunday.—Increasing anxiety in Chungking over the outcome of the Battle of the Burma Road is reflected ...

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  18. COMMONER CRITICAL

    LONDON, Sunday.—Commander R. T. Bower, a member of the House of Commons, in a speech said: "We were told we could not provide ...

    Article : 185 words
  19. FAMILIES WHO ESCAPED JAPANESE BLITZ

    Troubled, but safe, British women evacuees, with their children, sort out their baggage in an Australian port. Some of them were bombed all the way down from Northern Malaya and spent night after night in shelters in Singapore, waiting to be taken out. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  20. ARTILLERY SUCCESS

    WASHINGTON, Sunday.—Dealing with the defence of the Batan Peninsula in the Philippines, a United States War Department, ...

    Article : 249 words
  21. BASES IN EIRE

    LONDON, Sunday.—A meeting of the Imperial Irish Association will be held in London tomorrow with the object of trying to rally Irish ...

    Article : 216 words
  22. More (Bombs On Solomons And Papua

    "THERE was slight Japanese air activity today in the Solomon Islands and New Guinea areas," the Minister ...

    Article : 113 words
  23. Famine In Greece "Grimmest

    WASHINGTON, Sunday. — Experimental food shipments to Greece are expected soon, but these will alleviate only ...

    Article : 108 words
  24. U.S. Consulate At Darwin

    WASHINGTON, Sunday. — The State Department has announced the establishment of a United States Consulate at Darwin. Messrs. Percy ...

    Article : 54 words
  25. Australia's Role

    A VAST stream of shipping. would reach Australia in 1942 and 1943, said the Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. ...

    Article : 152 words
  26. VIGOROUS ACTION

    WASHINGTON, Sunday. — The Navy announces that vigorous United States counter-measures against Uboat activity on the Atlantic coast ...

    Article : 151 words
  27. Nazi Attack On Sweden

    LONDON, Sunday.—"The Times" correspondent at Stockholm says the question of Sweden's de jure recognition of the Quisling ...

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  28. SHOT FIRED

    Albert Henry Bennett (24) and his wife, Eileen Alice Bennett (23), of Strickland Ave., Hobart, received treatment at the Royal Hobart ...

    Article : 82 words
  29. New Parliament For Egypt

    CAIRO, Sunday.—Nahas Pasha, the new Prime Minister, announces that the new Ministry would not govern dictatorially but through a ...

    Article : 41 words
  30. U.S. Submarine Lost In Collision

    WASHINGTON, Sunday. — The Navy has announced that the submarine S26 collided with another vessel during surface operations and ...

    Article : 38 words
  31. Advertising

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  32. PARLIAMENT TOMORROW

    The first sitting of the Tasmanian Parliament since the State election will be held tomorrow, when the Legislative Council and the House ...

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  33. ARMS SOON AVAILABLE

    SYDNEY, Sunday. — Arms and equipment for the Volunteer Defence Corps would soon be available in great quantities, said the Minister ...

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  34. PENSION PLAN

    "The Mercury" Special Service CANBERRA, Sunday.—Whether the Government's promise to increase invalid and old-age pensions ...

    Article : 75 words
  35. Army Effectiveness In America Impaired By Disease

    WASHINGTON, Sunday.—Surgeon-General Parran, testifying to the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, said ...

    Article : 78 words
  36. AIR MAIL TO SINGAPORE.

    CANBERRA, Sunday.—In a joint statement the Minister for Air (Mr. Drakeford) and the PostmasterGeneral (Senator Ashley) said ...

    Article : 110 words
  37. Labour Leaders Confer With President

    WASHINGTON, Sunday. — President Roosevelt, after conducting the first meeting of the War Labour Council today with Mr. William ...

    Article : 69 words
  38. Raids On Malta

    LONDON, Sunday.—Malta had seven air raids on Thursday night and six alerts on Friday. Bombs caused casualties and damage to ...

    Article : 46 words
  39. Advertising

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  40. A.A.P. News Service

    Oversea news in this issue (unless otherwise stated) is from the Australian Associated Press, of which "The Mercury" is a member. All rights are ...

    Article : 41 words
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