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  2. ANZACS DEFY BOMBS IN CRETE

    Assailed by swarms of dive-bombers, and heavily reinforced German troops, Anzacs and British troops with their Greek allies are fighting on fiercely in Crete. In spite of the Allies' glorious resistance their situation ...

    Article : 239 words
  3. JERSEY CITY FIRE.

    A fire, possibly incendiary, swept the Jersey City terminal of the Erie railroad, engulfing 35 acres on the waterfront and destroying an ...

    Article : 101 words
  4. END OF BISMARCK.

    Between 2000 and 3000 German naval men are believed to have perished when the new 35,000-ton battleship Bismarck was sunk by a ...

    Article : 1,091 words
  5. HEAVY NAZI RAID ON DUBLIN

    Between 30 and 40 persons were killed and more than 100 injured by bombs which were dropped on Dublin shortly after 1 o'clock this morning. The raid on Dublin was comparable with some raids on front-line British towns. The damage was ...

    Article : 213 words
  6. ARMISTICE SOUGHT.

    It is authoritatively reported that Iraq has requested an armistice. Other messages received to-day stated: British troops are now in the ...

    Article : 460 words
  7. FOOD SUPPLIES.

    The first shipload of food sent to Britain under the Lease and Lend Act has reached port. President Roosevelt's representative (Mr. ...

    Article : 122 words
  8. FIERCE FIGHTING.

    The Battle of the Lakes, in Abyssinia, which, in a fortnight, has resalted in the clearing of the Italians from 10,000 square miles of ...

    Article : 436 words
  9. NAZI CAPITULATION.

    Stating that this was the twentyfifth anniversary of the Battle of Jutland, the First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. A. V. Alexander), in ...

    Article : 386 words
  10. GESTURE FROM BELFAST.

    While the raid was at its height, the Dublin fire brigade received an offer of assistance from the Belfast fire brigade, reciprocating Eire's previous ...

    Article : 158 words
  11. CONVOY AT GIBRALTAR.

    The German radio declared that a message from Algeciras (Spain) states that a British convoy carrying troops from Crete has arrived at Gibraltar. ...

    Article : 40 words
  12. HEROIC DEEDS.

    A pilot who had never flown a Hurricane took one up and helped to bring down five Messerschmitts before he was killed. Another pilot of a ...

    Article : 883 words
  13. NAZI ALLEGATIONS!

    Following up yesterday's allegations of the maiming of German soldiers in Crete, it is officially alleged that British troops captured a number of points in ...

    Article : 117 words
  14. THREE PLANES DESTROYED.

    The Air Ministry states that there was some enemy activity over Britain last night, but it was not heavy. Bombs were dropped on the Merseyside and ...

    Article : 88 words
  15. DOUBT IN BERLIN.

    The British United Press correspondent in Berlin says that officials declared there was no confirmation of the reports that Dublin had been ...

    Article : 234 words
  16. BACK TO NORMAL.

    The Beirut radio states that a communique from Baghdad declares the armistice, which was effective at 6 p.m. on Saturday, safeguards the country's ...

    Article : 244 words
  17. HEINKELS DOWNED.

    An R.A.F. communique states: "A large force of our fighters patrolling the Eastern Mediterranean made contact with a big formation of enemy ...

    Article : 126 words
  18. DEFENCE EFFORTS.

    Important plans for accelerating Australia's defence efforts will be discussed by the Prime Minister (Mr.. Menzies) and members of the Federal Cabinet in ...

    Article : 445 words
  19. MARY RIVER FLOOD.

    The Maxy River is still in flood and food supplies are being ferried across the stream. Motor traffic with the Mary Valley is suspended, owing to the ...

    Article : 116 words
  20. DARLAN BITTER.

    The Vice-Premier of the Vichy Government (Admiral Darlan), in a statement in the Press of occupied France, bitterly attacked Britain. "After the ...

    Article : 256 words
  21. ITALIAN PARTICIPATION.

    An Italian communique states that the movement of Italian troops in Crete continues in close co-operation with the Germans. The R.A.F., bombed several ...

    Article : 37 words
  22. RAID ON SFAX.

    According to the Vichy Government, there was a second British raid on Sfax (Tunis) yesterday. The report says that three planes tried to hit the Italian ...

    Article : 45 words
  23. GERMAN CLAIMS.

    A Berlin communique indicates that the "cleaning-up" in Crete is being accomplished as speedily as expected. It says that the Germans continue to ...

    Article : 123 words
  24. CLOTHING RATIONED.

    The clothing of every man, woman and child in Britain, will be rationed under a coupon scheme secretly prepared and now announced. It will ...

    Article : 415 words
  25. EXPERIENCES RELATED.

    A wounded New Zealander from Crete, in an interview, said: "I was in a tent in a hospital camp on May 20 when 50 planes bombed and ...

    Article : 196 words
  26. NEGOTIATIONS WITH GERMANS.

    The Moscow radio says a message from Vichy declares that Admiral Darlan is at present in Paris with several Ministers participating in negotiations with the ...

    Article : 33 words
  27. HEAD FIRST INTO BATTLE

    Nazi parachute troops, thousands of whom have been used in the aerial invasion of Crete, leaving their transport plane. This new technique in warfare was first put into practice a the invasions of Norway and the Low Countries. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 44 words
  28. GENERAL FREYBERG.

    The War Office announces that MajorGeneral Freyberg, V.C. the Imperial leader in Crete, is alive and with his troops. The German radio claimed that ...

    Article : 52 words
  29. NIGHT FIGHTER RETURNS FOR REFUELLING

    Back at its base refuelling is a British Hurricane night fighter. Soon it will be flying through the night again, searching for German bombers.—Commonwrealth Department of Information photo. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 35 words
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  31. BOXING CHAMPION MISSING.

    Acting Commander Edward H. G. Gregson, believed killed aboard E.M.S. Hood, was repined to be the best officer heavyweight champion the navy has ...

    Article : 80 words
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