KING LEOPOLD of the Belgians, acting on his own initiative and against the advice of his Ministers, has surrendered to the Nazi invaders, and the whole of the Belgian army will be handed over to the Germans. This staggering news was announced over the radio last evening by ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 837 wordsThrusting back the sea into a white foaming wake, a British destroyer rushes forward. Britain successfully uses this speedy surface craft to combat the German under - water warfare. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 549 wordsThe States unanimously decided at a Loan Council meeting to-day to adopt the Commonwealth plan for the coordination of works under ...
Article : 551 wordsAuthorised by the Government to "recruit men without limit" the Director-General of Recruiting (Brigadier-General Lloyd) to-night announced details of a new enlistment scheme, implying the intention to raise an indefinite number ...
Article : 925 wordsAny attempt by the self-styled Sixth Column to constitute itself a semi-military body, or to adopt strong arm methods against ...
Article : 245 wordsTwo young women lawyers applied for admission to the Air Force to-day and much persuasion had to be ...
Article : 40 wordsThe German drive on the French Coast is being watched by the British public with anxious, steady gaze, and unflinching resolve. There is full ...
Article : 1,138 wordsThe Foreign Office spokesman, Mr. Suma, told the Associated Press that the Australian declaration on the East Indies was not clear from Press ...
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Article : 72 wordsThe German radio has announced that Prince Wilhelm was being buried at Potsdam on May 29. He is the second ...
Article : 41 wordsA War Loan of £20,000,000, opening to-morrow, was announced by the Treasurer (Mr. Spender) in the Sydney Town Hall to-night. ...
Article : 250 wordsThe woman charged at Dublin in connection with the parachute case on May 28 is Isuelt Gonne Stuart, of Laragh Castle, Wicklow, the wife of ...
Article : 58 wordsA salvage plan for turning waste into wealth has been adopted by the army. The appointment of salvage officers was announced to-day by the ...
Article : 131 wordsThe 'Herald-Tribune' has been informed that Hitler's new secret weapon is a fleet of aeroplanes, each of which is capable, of carrying a 30-ton tank. The planes are reported to have a wingspread of 200 feet and to have ...
Article : 125 wordsIt is authoritatively stated in London that German officers who are prisoners in Britain are given all rights and treated with every courtesy. ...
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Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Wed 29 May 1940, Page 7
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