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  2. DIGGERS' VALIANT RESISTANCE To Japanese Pressure

    The Japanese are still maintaining heavy pressure on the entire western front of Malaya. The most dangerous movement is in the Muar River area, about 70 miles north-west of Singapore. Latest official reports show that the Japanese are ...

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  3. MORE PRODUCTION.

    Touring Clydeside to-day with the general secretary of the Trade Union Congress (Sir Walter Citrine) the delegation of Soviet ...

    Article : 157 words
  4. DUTY OF UNIONS.

    Individual shop production, efficiency, and continuity of output ware the main points of the war-time plan for unions broadcast to-night, by ...

    Article : 145 words
  5. TiTAL BATTLE WOW.

    Yesterday's action near Muar was one of the most vital battles of the whole campaign. The enemy had offected a landing in some strength ...

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  6. PATROL ACTIVITY.

    A Cairo communique says that apart from patrol activity by both sides, there has been no change in the situation east ef El Agnella. ...

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  7. BATTERING NAZI RESISTANCE Red Army's Steady Progress

    "The Times" correspondent in Stockholm says that although the German abandonment of Mojaisk can be expected any day, unofficial reports of fighting in Mojaisk streets appear to be premature. No advances, either from the north ...

    Article : 258 words
  8. FIVE COLLIERIES.

    Five New South Wales collieries were idle to-day, two on the South Coast and three in the north. Both the management and men at the ...

    Article : 307 words
  9. SWEEPING CHANGES.

    Sweeping recommendations presented to the War Cabinet to-day for an extension of military hospital accommodation in Australia will ...

    Article : 251 words
  10. MUAR RIVER SITUATION:

    Major-General Gordon Bennett's prediction on Saturday that the Muar River situation would probably be cleared up soon, is believedly now ...

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  11. ATTACKS ON JAVA.

    A Vichy news agency, quoting the Saigon radio, said the Japanese were launching violent attacks against Java. ...

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  12. RUSSIANS IN MOJAISK.

    In a fierce, frontal attack, Russian troops smashed their way into Mojaisk where a fierce battle is raging in flaming streets. Before, entering ...

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  13. LONE RAIDERS.

    An enemy raider dropped two bombs on an East Anglican coast town after dark to-day. Four houses were demolished and there ...

    Article : 71 words
  14. MALTA DEFENCES.

    A senior army officer who has arrived from Malta described it as a beleaguered fortress, Liaison between the services was first class. ...

    Article : 69 words
  15. OFFICIAL SINGAPORE REPORT.

    A communique issued at 5.30 p.m. states: The enemy maintained heavy pressure on both the Muar and Segama fronts in the Muar areas. ...

    Article : 160 words
  16. AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE.

    In a farewell message to the Russians people through "Izvestia," Sir Stafford Cripps referred to his 18 months among them as British Ambassador, witnessing ...

    Article : 137 words
  17. TAVOY OCCUPIED.

    lt is officially announced that the Japanese occupied the town, and aerodrome of Tavoy. The British forces were withdrawn in the face of superior ...

    Article : 225 words
  18. THEODOSIA RETAKEN?

    Berlin semi-official comment on the German claim that Theodosia was recaptured, says: "A major landing near Theodosia, brought the Russians ...

    Article : 133 words
  19. WAR'S UGLY SIDE.

    "The war is beginning to snow, its ugly side in Berlin and in other areas of the Reich," writes George Axelsson, Stockholm correspondent of the "New ...

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  20. BURMESE PREMIER. DETAINED IN U.S.A.

    The "Evening News" political correspondent, says it is understood that the Premier of Burma (Mr. U. Saw) was detained in the United States as the ...

    Article : 58 words
  21. CARRY ON CAMPAIGN.

    The Berlin radio declares that Stalin apparently intends to carry on "this very hard winter campaign.'' Russian attacks now extend along the ...

    Article : 62 words
  22. JAPANESE RAIDS.

    According to a Batavia communique, nine enemy bombers, escorted by six fighters, carried out an air raid in the vicinity of Balik Papan, in Borneo, ...

    Article : 72 words
  23. MEDICAL RELIEF PARTS.

    The first medical relief party for Burma from abroad has left Calcutta under the leadership of an American doctor. The party includes mostly ...

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  24. BEQUEST TO REPORTERS.

    San Francisco newspapers reveal that Mr. Saw passed through San Francisco en route to Honolulu on December 6 by Clipper, but after several days ...

    Article : 91 words
  25. NAZI PRESS BOASTS.

    An article in the German Press under the heading, "The Defensive Battle in the East," says: "The onrushing enemy must be stopped, no matter where or ...

    Article : 135 words
  26. QUIET IN PHILIPPINES.

    A communique issued at "9.30 a.m. states that in the Philippine theatre ground operations in the past 24 hours have been desultory. Enemy patrols ...

    Article : 93 words
  27. HELP CHINA.

    Mr. H. Gong, Canadian Consul-General for China, interviewed to-day, urged the Allies to give China, aeroplanes, tanks and artillery and they ...

    Article : 88 words
  28. FIRST CONSEQUENCE.

    The "Herald Tribune," in a leader on the occasion of Mr. Churchill's return, says: "It is necessary to remember now the great achievements reached in the ...

    Article : 108 words
  29. NEW GOVERNMENT FOR BURMA.

    The Governor has called on Sir Paw Tun, Minister for Lands and Revenue, to form a Government. The arrest of Mr. U. Saw did not bring any ...

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  30. GENERAL WAVELL

    It can now be disclosed that-General Sir Archibald Wavell's arrival in the Netherlands East Indies took place on Batavia's new aerodrome at Kemajoran. ...

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  31. ENEMY REPORTS.

    The Tokio official radio announces that prisoners from Wake Island included 30 officers, 423 non-commissioned officers and men and 782 civilians. ...

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  32. BRITISH AND RUSSIAN TROOPS FRATERNISE IN IRAN

    In their advance across Iran from the west and south the British troops met the Kassian troops at two places, both in the northern half of the country, to shake bands. The first rendervous wsa at Sehneh, 50 miles from the Iraqi frontier, and the second at Kasvin, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  33. BATTLE OF BATAAN.

    The first-eye witness account of General MacArthur's epic battle at Bataan was cabled from the American Associated Press correspondent. Clark Lee. ...

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  34. AUSTRALIA DAY.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. J. Curtin) has directed that all Government and private factories engaged in war production will work on Australia Day. ...

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  35. INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL

    A statement will probably be issued in Sydney to-morrow, after a meeting of the eight employers representatives on the Commonwealth Industrial ...

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  36. MOVE COMMONS ADJOURNMENT.

    Mr. Edgar Granville notified the Speaker of the House of Commons that instead of his motion of which he gave notice, he will move the adjournment of ...

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  37. SUGAR SHORTAGE.

    The Agriculture Secretary (Mr. Wickard) warned that the United States faced a sugar shortage by the end of 1942 to the extent that the usual ...

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  38. BRAUCHITSCH OPERATED ON.

    The Berlin news agency announced to-day that Field-Marshal Brauchitsch, who was recently superseded as Chief of the German Armed Forces, under ...

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  39. REPAIRS AT HAWAll.

    At the Hawaiian delegates congress Samuel King declared that the damage inflicted on military and naval establishments in Hawaii by the Japanese ...

    Article : 175 words
  40. BATTLE ROUND SEGAMAT.

    The B.B.C stated to-day that the main battle in Malaya was raging round Segamat. It also stated that British bombers were attacking Japanese ...

    Article : 45 words
  41. U.S. TANKER DAMAGED.

    The Navy announced that the United States tanker Malay was damaged by a submarine off the Atlantic coast. ...

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