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  2. LOSSES OF BRITISH SHIPPING

    Increasing concern at British shipping losses to-day found voice in the House ot Commons, which, according to the "Daily Mail," was the most restive since Mr. Churchill went to Downing-street, and was not lessened by Mr. Arthur ...

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  3. FIGHTING IN ALBANIA.

    Latest reports treat Greece suggest that the Italians are new making a desperate effort to held a limited area of Northern Albania. ...

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  4. AID TO BRITAIN.

    The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has decided to postpone until next year the consideration of legislation permitting United States ...

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  5. IRON GUARD VENGEANCE PURGE

    The massacre of political prisoners in Rumania by members of the Fascist Iron Guard has met with the disapproval of the Rumanian Government, which, in a communique, states that it is taking measures against those responsible; and, in future, ...

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  6. BORDER FIGHTING.

    It is officially announced that hostilities between Thailand (Siam) and French Indo-China began on November 23 along the Cambodia ...

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  7. DEVASTATING RAIDS.

    The main strength of the British bomber attack last night was on armaments factories and other targets, according to the Air Ministry ...

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  8. DANGER TO ITALIANS.

    The Greek attempts te capture Argyrokastron are the principal operations of the Italo-Greek war. If the town falls, the affect will be as ...

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  9. NEAR EAST ELATED.

    "The Times" Cairo correspondent says that Greek successes have had tremendous repercussions from the tremendous repercussions in the ...

    Article : 255 words
  10. CONSCRIPTS DESERT.

    Over 1000 Italians and Albanian conscripts to-day deserted into Yugoslavia, near Debar. Ten Italian tanks surrendered near Lake Ohridsko. ...

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  11. ITALIAN RETREAT CONTINUES.

    Harried by the Greek army and British and Greek air forces the Italians to-day continued their hasty retreat in the northern and central sectors, but ...

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  12. STATEMENT BY MR. GREENWOOD.

    In the Home of Commons to-day Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Minister without Portfolio, made a statement on war production and referred to the effects ...

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  13. OTHER EXECUTIONS.

    Others executed included M. Morozow and M. Stefanescu, former chief of police. Telephonic communications between ...

    Article : 287 words
  14. BORROW U.S. GOLD.

    Mr. James G. Turgeon. Liberal member for Vancouver, asked the Government to consider a plan for borowing gold from the United ...

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  15. PATROL SHIPS.

    The naval patrol ships to be built in Australia will be completed towards the end of next year and one of three Tribal class ...

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  16. COMMUNICATIONS RESTRICTED.

    A Belgrade message says that telephonic and telegraphic communication from Bucharest are still severely restricted, but it is learned that the ...

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  17. COLOGNE HEAVILY BOMBED.

    The Air Ministry states: "Our bombers carried out a heavy and successful attack on Cologne. They also attacked the invasion ports of Le Havre, ...

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  18. SURGICAL PROGRESS.

    Dr. Dickson Wright, in a speech before the Royal Society of Arts, said that surgeons were satisfied with their efforts in the last war, but now know ...

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  19. TRAGEDY ON CUTTER.

    The log tells of the grim tragedy on the American cutter Wing On, from Seattle, which was found wrecked on a reef at a remote part of the island ...

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  20. CHIAPPE'S PLANE LOST.

    It is reliably stated that a plane carrying M. Chiappe, the French politician, to Syria, was shot down over the Northern Mediterranean. He was ...

    Article : 48 words
  21. TERRITORIAL CLAIMS.

    Bulgaria's claims on her neighbours were raised in the National Assembly, but M. Kiosseivanov, a former Prime Minister, said he regretted the statement ...

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  22. STRANDED R.A.F. MEN.

    An R.A.F. communique states: "Enemy fighters intercepted our bombers, when they were going to raid Harat Island (off Eritrea). One of ours ...

    Article : 211 words
  23. CONTROL TOWER.

    Fifteen tenders ranging in price from just under £15,000 to almost £13,000 have been received for the erection of the Archerfield control tower. Eleven ...

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  24. GERMANS IN DENMARK.

    The "Daily Telegraph's" Lisbon correspondent says that travellers from Denmark state that the Danes believe that the Germans are planning to use Jutland ...

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  25. ITALIAN SHIPS.

    Despite the fact that the British fleet in the Mediterranean was only able to engage the fleeing Italian ships at extreme range, a Rome communique to-day ...

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  26. DENUDING HOLLAND.

    The Ministry of Economic Warfare states that 50,000 Dutch workers have already gone to Germany, and the number is steadily increasing. Latest ...

    Article : 82 words
  27. OUT OF AXIS PACT.

    The Spanish News Agency's Berlin correspondent states that Yugoslavia and Bulgaria will not sign the tripartite pact at present. The Bulgarians' abstention, ...

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  28. COPPER AND GOLD.

    Queensland producers of lower grade copper and gold may receive assistance from, the Commonwealth Government as part of the plan to increase ...

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  29. GENERAL CATROUX.

    Genera] Catroux has announced that General de Gaulle has appointed him head of the Free French movement in the Red Sea, the Middle East and the ...

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  30. ALLEGED INSULTS.

    William Blanchard, a retired public servant and former employee of the State Printing Office, was fined £5 by Mr. Knyvett to-day for having printed ...

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  31. WAR LOAN.

    Over £6,000,000 was subscribed to the £28,000,000 loan to-day, which was the opening date. The largest subscriptions were from the life insurance ...

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  32. ROAD TO VICTORY.

    Air-Marshal Sir Cyril Newall, in a speech before the Royal Empire Society, said: "Without a pang I am leaving my native land in its hour of danger ...

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  33. FRENCH FACTORIES.

    The Washington correspondent of the Chicago "Daily News," in a copyright message, says that the British bombing of Marseilles is likely to be the first of ...

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  34. COTTON CROP.

    The general manager of the Cotton Board (Mr. J. Young) stated last night, that the Queensland cotton crop for 1940 would be only 8370 bales, about ...

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  35. BRITAIN'S FIGHT.

    The Nazi party newt sheet, in an article under the title "Crazy British," complains that the British are continuing the war contrary to all ...

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  36. MONEY FOR BASES.

    The Secretary for the Navy (Col. Knox) has announced that President Roosevelt had allotted £10,000,000 for immediate development of bases ...

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  37. VICTIM OF RAIDER.

    "The Times" Stockholm correspondent says it is revealed that the Killoran, the largest sailing ship in the world, which disappeared some few months ...

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  38. EGYPTIAN MINISTER.

    Yunis Pasha Salen. Minister for Defence, appointed on November 16, died on the train when travelling to meet King Farouk in connection with the ...

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  39. PUBLIC SERVICE.

    Applications have been invited by the Government from people eligible for appointment as Chief Police Magistrate at Brisbane and as Police Magistrate at ...

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  40. ARRESTS IN INDIA.

    Mavlankar, Speaker of the Bombay Assembly, and Krishna Sinha, former Premier of Bihar, have been arrested. ...

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  41. NAVAL BOARD.

    The second member of the Naval Board (Commodore M. W. Boucher) will return to England shortly and it is expected he will be replaced by ...

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  42. MEXICAN PRESIDENCY.

    General Almazon, after hie voluntary return from the United States, to which place he fled after the presidential elections last July, announced that he ...

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  43. LOAN FOR CHINA.

    Mr. Jesse Jones, discussing the new loan to China based on United States purchases of metals useful to the defence programme, said, "While the ...

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  44. COMMUNISTS BANNED.

    A Swiss radio decree bans Communist organisations and prohibits the employment of members of the Communists and anarchists' organisations at ...

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  45. AIR RAID SHELTERS.

    The Minister for Home Secretary (Mr. H. Morrison) has announced that his department is preparing plans for tunnel extensions from the tube ...

    Article : 37 words
  46. LABOUR LEADERS [?]E-ELECTED.

    Mr. C. R. Attlee and other office bearers in the Parliamentary Labour Party have been re-elected. ...

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