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  2. WIDE WITHDRAWAL MOVEMENT Imperial Forces In Malaya

    To-day's Singapore communique indicates that our forces in Malaya are making a general withdrawal from various areas in which operations are taking place. It is belived in London that the Japanese are endeavouring to accomplish an ...

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  3. HUNGARY'S PACT.

    The Ankara radio says it is reported from Budapest that General Keitel's visit has proved most important. Hungary would play an important ...

    Article : 111 words
  4. CANADIAN TROOPS.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Mackenzie King) told the House of Commons to-day that a committee will investigate the circumstances under ...

    Article : 109 words
  5. TRADE BARRIERS. ABOLITION PLANNED.

    A gigantic war production plan for the Western Hemisphere, including the abolition of all trade barriers and the establishment of a ...

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  6. CHINESE STRATEGY.

    The "Daily Mail's" special Chungking correspondent says that General Mo ying-chin, War Minister and Chief-of-Staff of the Chinese ...

    Article : 231 words
  7. NAZIS IN RUSSIAN PINCERS Viazma's Fall Predicted

    The "Daily Telegraph's" Moscow correspondent, stating he has every reason to believe that the Russians are already in Viazma, says that Mojaisk fell to the innermost of at least three pincer moves along the Moscow-Smolensk highway."I ...

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  8. ALLIED SHIPPING.

    Mr. E. S. Land (Chairman of the Maritime Commission), in a progress report to Congress, said that the construction of Allied shipping ...

    Article : 264 words
  9. BOMBER COMMAND.

    An Air Ministry communique says that Bomber Command aircraft went over north-west Germany in force last night an strongly ...

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  10. U.S. REINFORCEMENTS.

    A high Government official to-day said that vast emergency, steps, taken since December 7, have resulted in an unprecedented strengthening of the ...

    Article : 233 words
  11. NO SEPARATE PEACE

    The United Press correspondent says that best informed diplomatists here have finally abandoned the hope of a separate ...

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  12. FOYNES BASE.

    The "Daily Mail" says that Fire has given permission to Pan American Airways to use the Foynes flying-boat base for the ...

    Article : 65 words
  13. MEXICAN DEMAND.

    The American Associated Press correspondent in Buenos Aires states authorities declared to-day that certain further modifications must be made in the ...

    Article : 168 words
  14. EAST COAST FIGHTING.

    Major-General Bennet revealed this morning that fighting had begun on the east coast area, held by the A.L.F., to which the enemy is believed to have ...

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  15. LENINGRAD ACTIVITY.

    The accomplishment of the second operation would require such tremendous forces of men and material that the Germans appear to believe that the ...

    Article : 108 words
  16. BADLY BATTERED NAZIS.

    The Red Army's drive against the badly battered Nazi forces is in full swing from Leningrad in the north to Kharkov in the south Dispatches that ...

    Article : 240 words
  17. NAZIS LOSE OREL.

    "The Times" Stockholm correspondent says the Germans admit that further withdrawals on the central front may be expedient. They appear to ...

    Article : 175 words
  18. WARNING FROM GERMANY.

    Reports circulated to-day state that Germany has sent a new warning to Brazil and perhaps other South American Latin countries that a break of ...

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  19. BRITISH SUBJECTS.

    Very few particulars are available regarding individual British subjects in enemy occupied territory in the Far East, but it has been learned through ...

    Article : 172 words
  20. ARRESTED POLICE.

    The arrest of 60 non-commissioned police and 348 constables is without parallel, the Police Commission told a Press conference. Searches following ...

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  21. ENEMY COLUMNS. LIBYAN RECONNOITRING.

    A British communique says that in bad visibility three strong enemy columns, comprising between them the bulk of the remaining Axis tanks, reconnoitred ...

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  22. N.E.I. REPORT.

    According to a communique issued by the Netherlands East Indies fighting forces slight air activity has taken place over many points in the outer provinces ...

    Article : 67 words
  23. ENEMY REPORTS.

    The Tokio official radio, citing Imperial Headquarters, claimed the destruction of ten Netherlands Indies aircraft, including six flying boats, since ...

    Article : 98 words
  24. VIOLENT FIGHTING.

    The "Izvestia" says increasingly violent fighting ls going on "at an important populated point" as the Russians' advance from the Kalinin region ...

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  25. DRIVING GERMANS BACK.

    In a temperature 35 degrees below zero, the Red Army to-day is driving the Germans back along the route to Borodino, Viazma, Smolensk and Minsk. ...

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  26. BATAAN ATTACKS RENEWED.

    A war Department communique states that the Japanese renewed heavy attacks in Bataan Peninsula. The attacks were particularly fierce in the ...

    Article : 336 words
  27. HEAVY ENEMY CASUALTIES.

    A Rangoon communique says that British land and air forces inflicted heavy casualties on Japanese and Thailand troops driving westwards towards ...

    Article : 38 words
  28. CEASE COLLECTIONS.

    The immediate cessation of collections for all charitable and patriotic purposes was advocated by the vicepresident of the Executive Council ...

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  29. NO VENGEANCE.

    Drawing the distinction between retribution and vengeance, the Archbishop of York (Dr. Temple) in a presidential address at the Convocation of ...

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  30. BOMBS ON JAPANESE BASE.

    An official stated that Chinese bombers had dropped 20 tons of explosives on a Japanese air base in Indo-China to-day, causing, heavy ...

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  31. WAR PROFITEERS.

    The Senate to-day passed and sent to White House a 775 millon dollar authorisation for shipbuilding and repair facilities. ...

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  32. LONG CAR TRIPS.

    The Government is seeking to ascertain where the people who travelled long distances to the Wellington races got the petrol for their cars. There is ...

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  33. REINFORCEMENTS FOR ROMMEL.

    It is authoritatively stated that General Rommel's new move is not likely to prove a "counter offensive reconnaissance in force," which is a species ...

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  34. GOVERNMENT MOVING?

    The Stefani news agency from Saigon states that the Burmese Government is moving from Rangoon to Mandalay. ...

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  35. STRONG KOREAN ARMY.

    The unified Korean committee in the United States has disclosed that the Korean army fighting against Japan number 35,000, of whom 9259 officers ...

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  36. SINGAPORE COMMUNIQUE.

    A communique issued at 6.20 p.m. states: "In the north-west of Johore contact has occurred at North Mersing between enemy parties pushing south ...

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  37. HANGAR DESTROYED.

    A Rangoon communique says: "Our troops bold some positions east of Kawkareik. Ten Japanese bombers, escorted by 16 fighters, attacked ...

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  38. BRITISH TROOPS AT BATTLE EXERCISE IN IRELAND

    To meet the danger of invasion by Hitler's hordes which is no less present there than in other parts of the British Isles, an adequate Britsh garrieon is maintained in Ireland, whose members impart as much realism as possible into their training. Recently a battalion underwant a "toughning up"exercise and rigorous assault course to improve its fitness to meet possible incursion by the enemy... ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  39. ENEMY DROMES BOMBED.

    A R.A.F. communique reads:."We raided the Catania aerodrome for 10 hours on the night of January 19 and scored direct hits on aeroplanes, ...

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  40. RESERVE STOCKS.

    The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. F. W. Bulcock) stated to-day that inspections carried out by local supply officers indicated that some retailers and bakers ...

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  41. CHINESE TRAP.

    A Chungking communique states that 400 out of 1000 Japanese who besieged Hawakang on the Honan front were killed while attempting to ...

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  42. PLUMBER DISCHARGED.

    The City Coroner (Mr. Oram) to-day found that Bruce Edward Holden (17), a Cockatoo Island apprentice, died on January 4 as the result of a "very ...

    Article : 117 words
  43. STOP PRESS!

    A late communique from Singapore reports fighting in the Mersing area, on the east coast of Malaya. Australian forces are opposing the ...

    Article : 80 words
  44. JAPANESE PRECAUTION.

    The Government spokesman says that 40,000 Japanese and civilians have been evacuated from different parts of Japan to Shaghai for fear of Allied ...

    Article : 67 words
  45. RANGOON COMMUNIQUE.

    A Rangoon communique states: "Effectively suppported by the R.A.F. our troops have given a good account of themselves at Kawkaeik, causing the ...

    Article : 288 words
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