The "New York Times'' Washington correspondent says that United States forces sufficiently strong to combat the Japanese in the South-western Pacific are now pouring into that region. This is apparent from information which it is now ...
Article : 234 wordsConsiderable German and Italian military preparations are being made in the Greek Archipelago. Many guns and large quantities of ...
Article : 130 wordsAustralia's commitment to the Empire Supply Council at Delhi are likely immediately to be areathr curtailed, or cancelled altogether, as ...
Article : 130 wordsHaving revealed in the House of Cemmens to-nlght the revolting atresities committed by Japanese in Hong Kong, the Foreign ...
Article : 592 wordsAuthoritative quarters in London ray that the withdrawal from rangoon was precipitated by the temporary isolation of part of our ...
Article : 507 words"The Times" correspondent in Stockholm points ont that one of the most important, and also one of the least detailed, Russian thrusts is the southward drive towards the region of the Dnieper elbow. The Germans are believed to have sent ...
Article : 233 wordsAustralia's fighting Kittyhawk squadron, which shot down enemy aircraft on Sunday, has already earned itself fame In the Middle ...
Article : 348 wordsLast night another large force of British bombers went to the Ruhr, that narrow strip of black country not more than twice the area of ...
Article : 382 wordsReports from the South-western Pacific, compiled in Washington, indicate that the combined British, American and Netherland operations were ...
Article : 370 wordsThe position of the Germans, in the Rjev area is critical, because the sole remaining railway is cut, and there is meagre chance of relief from anywhere ...
Article : 92 wordsMr. Leon Henderson, the Price Administrator, warned to-day against, Inflationary, trends. Mr. Henderson said the U.S.A. was ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Under-Secretary for War informed the House of Commons that the number of Italian prisioners of war in India was about ...
Article : 77 wordsA Moscow night communique says: "Our troops to-day continued the offensive and in battles dislodged the enemy from several inhabited places, ...
Article : 95 wordsA Moscow communique stated: "Our troops last night continued their offensive against the enemy. During one day's fighting on one sector of the ...
Article : 60 wordsThe "Sun" correspondent (George Sokolsky) says that no better news could have been released to cheer the news-starved people than the report ...
Article : 129 wordsThe "Dagens Nyleter's" Moscow correspondent says that Soviet forces continue operations against Schlusselburg. A Russian-force on the Orel front, after ...
Article : 63 words"The Times" Moscow correspondent' says that after three months the Russian non-stop offensive shows no signs of flagging in intensity. On the ...
Article : 265 wordsIt was announced in Chungking that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has appointed Lieut-General Stilwell to be his Chief-of-Staff in the Chinese theatre. ...
Article : 185 wordsThe Berlin radio states that after five enemy attacks on Volkov, in the Lake Ladoga sector of the Leningrad front, the Russians penetrated the German ...
Article : 88 wordsJapanese ill-treatment of British prisoners at Singapore is unlikely in the opinion of Mrs. J. C. Proud, Melbourne Red Cross superintendent, who ...
Article : 91 wordsThe "Post"s" correspondent (Glenn Bebb) says that the logic of events is propelling the Japanese armies and fleets to Australia, and there alone can ...
Article : 175 wordsLieutenant-General Knudsen, formerly General Motors Chief, and now Production Accelerator, after an inspection of Pittsburgh war production ...
Article : 119 wordsIn the House of Commons discussion of the supplementary estimate for Colonial and Middle Eastern services, Mr. A. Creech Jones said that it would ...
Article : 290 wordsThe Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Kingsley Wood), in the House of Commons, introducing a supplementary vote for a credit of £250,000,000 for war ...
Article : 387 wordsThe American Associated Press, comnenting on Japan's probable next move, says: "The logic ot events is propelling Japan's armies and fleet towards ...
Article : 249 words"The Times'' correspondent at Singapore, and lately ot Batavia, cabling, says that as soon as one sets foot in Australia one is conscious of the ...
Article : 275 wordsVaughan Meisling, the American Press correspondent, and two other Americans captured at Hong Kong, have been transferred to the Stanley ...
Article : 89 wordsThe Berlin radio, quoting the "Nichi Nich," states that the conquest of the East Indies means that Australia has been robbed of the last shield which ...
Article : 90 wordsThe "Daily News" has been informed that all French warships in North African ports have been ordered to the naval base at. Toulon to take on ...
Article : 108 wordsThe journal "American," in a full page 18 point body type editorial, surrounded by a coloured decoration of the Stars and Stripes and other ...
Article : 164 wordsMr. Philip Murray, President of the C.L.O., has appealed to all affiliated unions and councils to help establish joint labour management committees to ...
Article : 44 wordsThe "Daily Express," in a leader, says: "On the peoples of Britain and the Empire rests a terrible responsibility— to avenge Hong Kong. The Japanese ...
Article : 266 wordsThe Tokio radio announced that the Minister for War (Lieut-General Tojo) was addressing a special session of Parliament to-day for the celebration of ...
Article : 38 wordsGrim warnings that the Japanese atrocities perpetrated in Hong Kong would be repeated here if Australia were overwhelmed were given by ...
Article : 270 wordsA communique issued at 9.30 a.m. from the Philippine theatre says there was no ground or air activity at Batan. A light Japanese cruiser appeared off ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Under-secretary of State (Mr.Sumner Welles) said to the Press that he had not received any official information regarding the Russian report ...
Article : 105 wordsThe Tokio official radio and Domei Agency said that Dutch resistance in Eastern Java had gradually ceased to-day as enemy troops, in large numbers, ...
Article : 46 wordsDr. Joyal. family physician to the Dionne family, has accepted the appointment as physician to the Dionne quintuplets, succeeding Dr. Dafoe. He ...
Article : 50 wordsA member of the Swedish Legation in London denied that Swedish and Finnish economic relations had been broken off and added that negotiations ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Brazilian Government is transferring to the United States the Italian luxury liner, Conte Grande, which has been tied up in a Brazilian port since ...
Article : 57 wordsFifty-five thousand Indians have been evacuated from Burma to the middle of February. ...
Article : 21 wordsUnder the liquor regulation, the Premier (Mr. W. J. McKell) issued an order to take immediate effect to suppress night clubs and sly grog shops. A ...
Article : 68 wordsThe State Department has announced that the United States mission to India to explore the possibilities of American aid to India's war will be headed ...
Article : 47 wordsSir Stafford Cripps informed the House of Commons that the Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill), would, in the near future, make a statement on India, ...
Article : 42 wordsThe Conservative Leader (Mr. Hanson) said to-day that the Japanese atrocities, as revealed in the House o Commons in London, would shock the ...
Article : 70 wordsThe House of Commons is going into Easter racess from March 27 to April 30 to enable members to participate in tte conscription plebiscite campaign ...
Article : 36 wordsUnder the direction of Major Andrews, a Dunkirk V.C. picked mambers of the V.D.C. are being put through a special course of training in gusrrhia warfare. ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Price Administration(Mr. Leon Henderson) has ordered the freezing of wholesale prices virtually on all park products in an effort io halt the swiftly ...
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