British, forces in Burma nave retaken Shivegyin, 40 miles north-east of Bangpon. This was announced in Mandalay yesterday. An Indian sergeant, disguised as a coolie, penetrated the Japanese lines around Shivegyin and brought back ...
Article : 257 wordsTwo things stand out in Britain to-day. Increasing emphasis on the need for offensive setton and the awakening of the ordinary eitisen ...
Article : 843 wordsThe Air Ministry reveals that American-built Boston bombers, manned by South Africans, are now operating in Libya. They carried out an ...
Article : 150 words"The Dally Mall's" Stockholm correspondent says [?] Is perfecting her Far Fastern defences, some details of which she is ...
Article : 620 wordsNew lighting restrictions rules are expected to be issued to-morrow and come into operation on Wednesday. In announcing this to-night ...
Article : 133 wordsThe "Daily Telegraph's correspondent at Stockholm says Russians are steadily tightening the encirclement of Orel. Heavy fighting is proceeding at Chotynets, also at Olshanks, 12 miles to the south-west of Orel. Orel is defended ...
Article : 223 wordsOver 2000 Cxechoslovakian subjects in London attended a meeting convened by the Crechoslovak State Council to commemorate the ...
Article : 259 wordsA flotilla of Australian-built, Australian-manned.mine-sweepers arrived at an Australian port after a heroic adventure in the ...
Article : 390 wordsA Berlin radio message from Tokio says that Japanese entered the upper valley of the Sittang River, threatening Mandalay from the south. It added ...
Article : 59 wordsA Moscow message says that the Russians are reported to have broken through the German fortifications on the south-west front (Orel, Kursk and ...
Article : 47 wordsOn the invitation of General Auchinieck, the Emir Mansoor, sixth son of Ibn Saub, has arrived in Cairo for a visit of about 10 ...
Article : 82 wordsThe Tokio official radio says that Japanese planes bombed Nyaunglebin, 80 miles north of Rangoon, and claims to have destroyed 20 tanks, 60 ...
Article : 61 wordsA Moscow communique states: "There were no important changes yesterday. Twenty German planes were destroyed on Saturday. We lost nine. ...
Article : 184 wordsSeven members of the South African Air Force, three members of the R.A.F. and two civilians were killed when two military ...
Article : 90 wordsThe "Dagens Nyheter's" correspondent in Berlin says that a most violent battle is proceeding along a line between Rjev and Byeloi, where ...
Article : 123 wordsThe "Statesman's" Burma correspondent says considerable numbers of fresh Chinese troops are pouring into Burma. Their equipment is equal to ...
Article : 34 wordsThe "Central News" says that 2000 Japanese succeeded in penetrating Hsiangshtn, in the Chekiang Province, 28 miles south-east of Ningpo, after a ...
Article : 52 wordsThe crack Berlin "Bear" regiment from the 257th division is reported to have been routed on the southern front, where the Russians re-occupied ...
Article : 132 wordsThe War Production Chief (Mr. Donald Nelson) has ordered an investigation of the circumstance surrounding the sudden resignation of ...
Article : 184 wordsA Vnchy radio message from Tokio says that the Dutch East Indies troops are still fighting in the mountains in north and centre Sumatra. ...
Article : 29 wordsFive men were sentenced to death and eight others gaoled for 10 years for "pillaging socialistic property." ...
Article : 22 wordsThe Tokio radio, quoting a report from Bandoeng. says prisoners in Bandoeng and other parts of western and central Java number 50,000 including ...
Article : 36 wordsThe "Daily Telegraph's" Stockholm correspondent says that powerful infantry and tank forces are striking heavily against Taganrog from the ...
Article : 92 wordsSir Keith Murdock, in an article in the "Daily Mail," says: "Australia has worked hard in the last two years, but there are still substantial arms ...
Article : 496 wordsAir Marshal Sir Richard. Peirse at his first Press conference said that air reinforcements for Burma were coming faster. Plans were being ...
Article : 83 wordsHitler, after making a speech in Berlin commemorating the dead of the last war, placed a wreath on the war memorial. He took the salute when ...
Article : 256 wordsCommander Edgar P. Young. R.N., who is a Member of the House of Commons, and served on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief China ...
Article : 446 wordsThe "Daily Mail," in a leader, says: "The reticence of the Admiralty Java sea battle communique, regarding the size of the hostile fleet unintentionally ...
Article : 189 wordsThe "Washington Post", in an editorial says: "Mr. J. Curtin's radio address contained a reproach which America cannot afford to ignore. Mr. ...
Article : 197 wordsMr. W. S. Wasserman, leader of the American Lease-Lend Mission now in Australia, has been appointed to the Allied Supply Council, recently ...
Article : 324 wordsA grim tragedy of the inland, involving the death from thirst of a doctor and his wife, has been reported from Rockhampton Downs. They were ...
Article : 210 wordsA German' airman broadcasting from Berlin paid a tribute to the "unparalleled defences the British had built up in Malta. We meet everywhere ...
Article : 153 wordsAn appeal for the application of commonsense was made by Major General Gordon Bennett at the Millions Club luncheon to-day. "We want the ...
Article : 182 wordsMajor-General Lancelot Dennys, head of the British Military Mission, has been killed in a plane crash. The crash occurred on Saturday night ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Tokio official radio claims that 50,000 prisoners have been taken in the Bandoeng area, including many English, Americans and Australians. A further ...
Article : 164 wordsA Government statement on the Javanaval battle will probably be made at the next sitting of Parliament The Admiralty will be called on to answer ...
Article : 85 wordsSir Bertram. Stevens, the Australian representative on the Eastern Group Supply Council at Delhi, is to return to Australia. Announcing this to-day ...
Article : 62 wordsA private aged 19 attached to the Australian Armoured Division who, it is alleged, was seen in Adelaide in a captain's uniform last week, was ...
Article : 98 wordsTwo German E-boats were destroyed when a brief naval clash occurred in the English Channel before daylight on Saturday. High speed action took placa, ...
Article : 44 wordsBEVERLY HILLS (Cal), March 15. The death is announced of Rachel Field, novelist. Born In New York 48 years ago, Rachel Field wrote many ...
Article : 90 wordsUnder the "Pensions Act of 1940." the Commissioner was directed to determine. the maximum rate, of invalid and old age pensions ayable according to ...
Article : 71 wordsThe Navy Department has announced that a large United States tanker was torpedoed and sunk on the Atlantic coast There are no details. ...
Article : 48 wordsSpain and Argentina have reached an agreement for the exchange of £12,000,000 worth of products Spain is sending manufactured goods in return for wheat, ...
Article : 46 wordsA bomber off the Portuguese coast sank an unidentified 3000-ton freighter, which disappeared under five minutes. ...
Article : 29 wordsIt is understood that Squadron Leader Truscott, of Melbourne, has been awarded a bar to his D.F.C. ...
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