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  2. BRITAIN PLANS GREATER WAR EFFORT

    LONDON, Friday.—A more austere war effort by Britain, which the Leader of the House of Commons ...

    Article : 163 words
  3. GENERAL BENNETT TELLS OF ESCAPE

    BANDOENG, Friday.—“One of my officers was in tears of rage at the surrender of Singapore, believing he could fight a way through, but it was not possible,” Wajor-General Gordon Bennett, General Officer commanding the A.I.F. in ...

    Article : 380 words
  4. AMERICA’S FIRST WAR HERO.

    Aged 26, Captain Colin Kelly Jnr., stored three direct bomb hits on the Japanese battleship, Haruna, sinking her but losing his own ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 60 words
  5. JAPAN’S MIDGET SUBS.

    —One of the two-[?]n [?]nes launched by the Japanese against the warships in Pearl Harbor. Three of them were ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 22 words
  6. Big Nazi Warships Spiked

    LONDON, Friday. — The danger of a sortie by the German battle fleet has been eliminated for the present, ...

    Article : 162 words
  7. Britain Faces Complicated India Problem

    LONDON, Friday, AAP. — India welcomed the announcement of the Leader of the House of Commons ...

    Article : 122 words
  8. Veil May Be Lifted

    LONDON, Friday. — Major-General Gordon Bennett's dramatic escape from Singapore is given great prominence in the London newspapers, which describe the adventure as one of the most colorful of the Malayan campaign. ...

    Article : 283 words
  9. Lord Londonderry Fined £50

    LONDON, Friday. — Lord Londonderry was fined £50 at Newtown (Ulster) on a charge of having reconstructed a house on ...

    Article : 104 words
  10. No Word Of General Reaches Australia

    ALTHOUGH two days have elapsed since Major-General Gordon Bennett, G.O.C. A.I.F. in Malaya, was first reported safe in ...

    Article : 116 words
  11. Lord Halifax Urges Decision Soon

    PHILADELPHIA, Friday, AAP. — The British Ambassador (Lord Halifax) told reporters today he completely agreed with the views ...

    Article : 54 words
  12. BIG SANDSTORM HALTS OPERATIONS IN LIBYA

    LONDON, Friday.—The Associated Press correspondent in the Western Desert reports that one of the worst sandstorms since the start of the desert war has almost brought operations to a standstill in Libya. ...

    Article : 183 words
  13. Wife Of Major Moses “Overjoyed”

    SYDNEY, Friday.—"I had a feeling he could not have been a prisoner for long; I am overjoyed. said Mrs. C. J. A. Moses tonight, referring ...

    Article : 86 words
  14. British General Seeks Offensive

    LONDON, Friday, AAP.—The General Officer Commanding British troops in Northern Ireland (Lieut.-General H. E. Franklyn), in a speech ...

    Article : 78 words
  15. Two Women Gaoled For Hiding Internee

    LONDON, Friday AAP. — At the Chester Assizes Mrs. Edith Holleley was sentenced to three years’ hard labor for harboring an escaped ...

    Article : 65 words
  16. Under-Secrataries of State For War

    LONDON, Friday, AAP.—Sir Frederick Bovenschem, Deputy Under-Secretary of State for War since 1936, and Mr. Eric Speed, M.C., have been ...

    Article : 59 words
  17. Australians For Albert Hall Concert

    LONDON, Friday.—Richard Tauber will be the conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra at a concert in the Albert Hall on March ...

    Article : 50 words
  18. Royal Cottage For Dr. Cosmo Lang

    LONDON, Friday AAP.—The King has granted Dr. Cosmo Lang. who is retiring as Archbishop of Canterbury, the use of the King’s cottage ...

    Article : 41 words
  19. Nazi Reinforcements For Norway

    STOCKHOLM, Friday, AAP.—German reinforcements are being sent to Norway through Denmark, The Germans are reported to be ...

    Article : 76 words
  20. Commons Inquiry Into Battleships

    LONDON, Friday, AAP.—It was announced in the House of Commons that the. Government would appoint a committee to consider the ...

    Article : 32 words
  21. LAND SHIPS.

    —Reminiscent of a squadron at sea, a column of British tanks goes into action in a battle in the Libyan desert. Each armored unit is in radio communication with the others, and all are under one command. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 39 words
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