LITTLE is reported in the progress of the phantom war in Europe. Soviet Russia is annoyed with Britain regarding contraband rights, maintaining that her ships are owned by the State and should not be subjected to the same treatment as privately-owned neutral ships. There have been several more sinkings at sea and it is reported that two German pocket ...
Article : 90 wordsIT is stated that it was a German pocket battleship which sank the 5000-ton British ship Stonegate in mid-Atlantic, and took the crew to Norway. There have been several more British losses. ...
Article : 284 wordsTHERE is much consolation to the Allies in the. stiffening. attitude of neutral countries, both in the Baltic areas, and in the Balkans. Many of them are quite friendly to Britain. Finland is determined to maintain her ...
Article : 156 wordsBERLIN, Oct, 25.--"Germany's next step should be to shower bombs on England," declares the German newspaper 'National Zeitung,' which ...
Article : 135 wordsLONDON, Oct. 25.--Germany is now effectively cut off from nearly all her overseas sources of supply. That in general is the position as ...
Article : 268 wordsMELBOURNE, Oct. 26.--The Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty. Ltd. has contracted to sell to the British Government for the period of the war ...
Article : 158 wordsHELSINKI, Oct. 25.--The Foreign Minister (M. Erkko) issued a statement that Finland daily was contacting with Nordic powers since the ...
Article : 89 wordsLONDON, Oct. 25.--The correspondent of the American Press at Rome says it is reported that representatives of Iran, Irak, and Afghanistan ...
Article : 56 wordsBRISBANE, Oct. 26.--Ber Grunberg (22), a young Pole, who arrived in Australia in August, wants to join the A.J.F. to fight against Germany ...
Article : 107 wordsLONDON, Oct. 25.--The coming of ago of the Crown Prince. Michael of Roumanla, is the subject of cordial notice in London where like his ...
Article : 121 wordsPARIS, Oct. 26.--Further eyewitnesses' accounts of conditions in Warsaw reveal the greatest misery arid destruction. The cost of living is ...
Article : 84 wordsBERLIN, Oct. 25.--The Press to-day generally suggests that yesterday's speech by Kerr Von Ribbentrop means war to the death with England. The ...
Article : 111 wordsPARIS, Oct. 25. -- French troops, worked steadily all day long, strengthening lines. Activity was confined to normal skirmishes and ...
Article : 193 wordsHOBART, Oct. 26.--Grocers may declare sugar black as the result of the decision of the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner to fix the ...
Article : 120 wordsLONDON, Oct. 15. -- Sitting in the home ol his widowed motner at Blackpool, wearing a French sailor's clothes, the 15-year-old John Taylor, ...
Article : 254 wordsCANBERRA, Oct. 26.--One week's contracts for defence works and equipment involving an expenditure of £240,750 were announced by the ...
Article : 86 wordsBRISBANE, Oct, 26.--The State prison farm at Palen Creek is to have as officer in charge, Mr. J. Roche, at present superintendent at ...
Article : 119 wordsLONDON, Oct. 25.--It is semiofficially stated that Dominion Ministers are expected to arrive,shortly, accompanied by military and economic ...
Article : 126 wordsSYDNEY, Oct. 26.--In the Central Police Court to-day prosecutions were instituted against two Sydney timber companies, A. C. Saxton and Sons ...
Article : 250 wordsLONDON, Oct. 25.--Lord Camrose, British newspaper proprietor, announced in the House of Lords that he was relinquishing his official ...
Article : 77 wordsLONDON, Oct.26.--A Moscow message says the Soviet Government sent a Note to Great Britain declaring that the British contraband list ...
Article : 219 wordsAUCKLAND, Oct. 26.--The President of the Auckland Returned Soldiers' Association says there is every reason to expect that wet canteens ...
Article : 121 wordsLONDON. Oct. 25.--Declaring that nobody to the Empire had any doubt as to the outcome of the war, the Dominions Secretary (Mr. Anthony ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 250 wordsLONDON, Oct. 25. -- The Associated Press learns that an Australian pilot attached to the R.A.F. was a member of a fighter squadron which ...
Article : 180 wordsLONDON, Oct. 25.--Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, replying to questions in the House of Commons, said that other battleships ...
Article : 101 wordsBRISBANE, Oct. 26.--Despite suggestions by counsel that at the relevant time Robert Stanley White, of Eskdale, was in a city ...
Article : 384 wordsLONDON, Oct. 25. -- The 'Times' Blomfontein correspondent says Dr. Viljoen. Secretary of Agriculture, in a speech, said: "Britain is willing to ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 118 wordsBRISBANE, Oct. 26.--The agreement under which the British Government will purchase the whole of Australia's meat surplus is now almost completed. ...
Article : 117 wordsBERLIN. Oct. 25. -- The United States Charge d' Affaires has been informed that Germany is consulting Russia concerning the U.S. steamer ...
Article : 405 wordsLONDON, Oct. 25.--The American Press Bombay correspondent says the President of Congress instructed the provincial committees to refrain from ...
Article : 182 wordsNEW YORK. Oct. 25.--The speech in the Senate has snailpaced, causing the Administration to doubt passage before late on October 28 or 27; ...
Article : 233 wordsLONDON, Oct. 25.--Pilot Officer L. H. Edwards, who was captured by Germans on September 5, writing to a friend in London from a prisoners' ...
Article : 199 wordsLONDON, Oct. 25.--Since the outbreak of war British newspapers have given increased space to reports of Press opinion in neutral countries. ...
Article : 289 wordsLONDON, Oct. 25.--The Nazis continue loud-speaker propaganda through the rain, booming out, "French friends, we are not at war with you." ...
Article : 102 wordsCOPENHAGEN. Oct. 26.--Von Cramm has joined the German Army, Max Schmeling is reported to have offered his services and will be called ...
Article : 35 wordsLONDON, Oct. 14 (by Air Mall).-- England's oldest farmer this week celebrated his 101st birthday-- by drinking his own health in milk and ...
Article : 192 wordsROME, Oct. 26. -- The newspaper 'Tribuna' declares that Italy, while taking no military initiative, at least for the present, will continue to make ...
Article : 93 wordsTOKIO, Oct. 25. -- The Liberal newspaper, 'Miyako Shimbun,' commenting editorially on a speech by Mr. Grew, U.S.A. ...
Article : 62 wordsLONDON, Oct. 25.--The British and French trade unions, representing, 10,000,000 workers, have decided to form an allied committee to defend ...
Article : 70 wordsLONDON, Oct. 25.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Neville Chamberlain) instructed all Government departments to cooperate fully with Trade ...
Article : 116 wordsBRISBANE. Oct. 26.--Mr. R. P. Short became Under-Secretary for Agriculture to-day, and the Director of Labor (Mr. T. Lyons) was appointed ...
Article : 119 wordsVIENNA, Oct 26.--An anti-Nazi radio is broadcasting throughout Austria from- an undisclosed position. In last night's broadcast it was ...
Article : 72 wordsLONDON, Oct. 25.--Speaking in the House of Commons, Lady Astor said with the lull on the West Front, the pen would be mightier than the sword. ...
Article : 149 wordsNEW YORK, Oct. 26. -- Scores of police and watchmen, also coastguard and police boats are constantly ringing the liners Queen Mary and ...
Article : 77 wordsTOKIO, Oct. 25.--Mr. Saburo Duruso, Japanese Ambassador to Belgium, bus been transferred to Germany, replacing Lieut.-General ...
Article : 33 wordsLONDON, Oct. 25.--Recruiting is being invited from men between 35 and 50 for the Auxiliary Pioneer Corps to ensure continuity of supplies for ...
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Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954), Fri 27 Oct 1939, Page 7
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