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  2. AID TO CHINA.

    The United Prees correspondent at Chungking says that Mr. Kung Ksui, who is head of the Chinese National Transportation Board, ...

    Article : 123 words
  3. BRITISH RETIRE FROM PROME After Fierce Engagements

    A New Delhi communique states that British forces in Burma have withdrawn from Prome, on the Irrawaddy front, after a fierce battle with the Japanese which lasted all night. The communique states that large Japanese forces attacked ...

    Article : 255 words
  4. PRUSSIANISM ALLEGED.

    The Minister for Home security (Mr. Herbert Morrison) bes termlasted Sir Warren Fisher's appointment as special Commissioner for ...

    Article : 651 words
  5. IN PHILIPPINES THEATRE.

    A communique issued at 9.30 a.m. states: "In the Philippine theatre there was aggreasive patrol activity on both sides of Batan ...

    Article : 415 words
  6. PACIFIC COAST.

    An official spokesman, amplifying a Canadian Press report that Canada would be represented on the Munitions Assignment Board, ...

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  7. DIFFICULT PROBLEM OF INDIA

    The President of the Indian Congress (Dr. M. Azad) and the President of the National Congress (Pandit Nehru) conferred with Sir Stafford Cripps for over an hour this afternoon, and handed over the draft of the Congress Work ...

    Article : 258 words
  8. GERMAN TARGETS. ATTACKED BY R.A.F.

    An Air Ministry communique states: "Last night aircraft of the Bomber Command bombed industrial objectives and ...

    Article : 230 words
  9. VALUABLE CARGOES.

    lt is known at the Ministry for Economic Warfare that among the valuable cargoes which have Istely reached Germany fram French ter ...

    Article : 490 words
  10. OPERATING NEAR TOUNGOO.

    It is authoritatively stated that the Chinese are operating in the Sittang River to the north of Toungoo. British forces around Prome are guarding ...

    Article : 48 words
  11. CONGRESS RESOLUTION.

    It was unofficially stated, that the Congress resolution is: Firstly, it reiterates the Congress views about the war, emphasising that it favours the ...

    Article : 335 words
  12. BRITISH CONVOY.

    Another large convey of tanks, aircraft and other war meterial has reached Murmansk, after four attacks from the German navy in ...

    Article : 78 words
  13. SINISTER GATHERING

    The leading Chinese vernacular newspaper, "Ta Kana Pao," reports a sinister gathering of Japanese diplomatists from all near ...

    Article : 65 words
  14. WASHINGTON TALKS.

    The Agent-General for India (Sir Girja Shankar Bajpai) had a 100 minute conference with President Roosevelt, but refused to disclose to the ...

    Article : 236 words
  15. BRITISH GENERAL.

    The United Press correspondent at Chungking reported that the British General (General Harold Alexander) is taking supreme command of all the ...

    Article : 63 words
  16. READY FOR FINAL ASSAULT.

    A communique states that the 33rd Japanese division, which recently landed from transports at Rangoon and joined with another, have united for ...

    Article : 73 words
  17. COMMISSION FORMED.

    National Security Regulations issued to-night establish a Stevedoring Industry Commission to ensure that ships are speedily loaded and unloaded, and ...

    Article : 296 words
  18. RANDOM BOMBING.

    The United Press correspondent on the Toungoo front says that the Japanese resumed the bombing of Chinese frontal positions after a week's respite. ...

    Article : 165 words
  19. TRAITORS LOCATED.

    A Burma communique states: "There were no changes of importance on the Irrawaddy front. A large British reconnaissance patrol destroyed an ...

    Article : 104 words
  20. WEIGHTY BLOWS ON LUBECK.

    A 10001b. bomb wag dropped every 15 seconds during the R.A.F.s threehour raid against Lubeck, all falling within the target area. ...

    Article : 68 words
  21. DEFENCE PORTFOLIO.

    The British United Press correspondent in New Delhi says that Sir, ...

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  22. CRITICAL POSITION.

    A Chinese spokesman stated to-day that Japanese, covered by cruisers and destroyers, landed at Akyab, thus placing the British forces at Prome in ...

    Article : 86 words
  23. UNITED FORCES.

    Senator Connally, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, interviewed by Press representatives, said: "On the basis of information ...

    Article : 159 words
  24. LT.-GENERAL BENNETT APPOINTED TO PERTH.

    The appointment of Lieut-General Gordon Bennett as Corps Commander at Perth is one of the most significant developments in the recent army ...

    Article : 246 words
  25. RAIDS ON BRITAIN.

    Flying across the moonlit Strait of Dover, a considerable number of German raiders heavily attacked a southeast coastal area early this morning. ...

    Article : 76 words
  26. NAZI "INTENTIONS." UNUSUAL FRANKNESS.

    "The Times" correspondent in Stockholm says that the Germans to-day allowed an unusual amount of information from Berlin in reference to ...

    Article : 160 words
  27. SPITFIRE SQUADRON.

    "The magnificent material which I am confident will develop into an even more formidable fighting unit than the 452nd" is the Commander's considered ...

    Article : 424 words
  28. A.R.P. WORK.

    Under an order issued to-day the principal executive officer of the State Civil. Defence Organisations is authorised to direct any male between 18 and ...

    Article : 226 words
  29. COMMONWEALTH COMB.

    The Commonwealth Public Service is being combed to find men of military age who can be released for active service. Official estimates show ...

    Article : 155 words
  30. WOOLLEN MATERIALS.

    The rationing and standardisation of civilian clothing is foreshadowed in a woven and woollen materials' order gazetted last night The order pro ...

    Article : 138 words
  31. OIL WELLS DESTROYED.

    Mr. W. S. Farish, president of the Standard Oil Co., continued his testimony to-day. He said that all Standard oil wells, pipelines and refineries ...

    Article : 68 words
  32. HEAVY MATERIAL LOSSES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 53 words
  33. NORWEGIAN SHIPS

    Fishermen's reports about ten Norwegian ships indicate that two were sunk and one set on fire. One was grounded on the Norwegian coast, two ...

    Article : 126 words
  34. KING INSPECTS.

    The King was shown a battery of recret anti-tank guns during a tour of the Southern Command. Black-faced commandos staged a mock night attack ...

    Article : 61 words
  35. O.P.M. RESPONSIBLE.

    The Senate Committee investigating the war programme declared to-day that the lack of over-all planning by the armed services and the mistakes ...

    Article : 97 words
  36. FIVE COLLIERIES.

    Five New South Wales collieries were idle on Thursday. Most of the men at Bulli resumed work, but a number of surface bands refused, and mine ...

    Article : 118 words
  37. JAPANESE PREPARED.

    The International Red Cross Committee at Geneva has received in formation from the Japanese Red Cross that the Japanese are prepared ...

    Article : 108 words
  38. TWO ARMY LEADERS.

    The only, two army leaders in Australla who have led their men against the Japanese met in Melbourne, for the first time on Thursday. They were ...

    Article : 220 words
  39. COMMISSION PROPOSED.

    The Swiss radio says that a message from Buenos Aires states that the Japanese Ambassador, after a conference with the Argentine Government ...

    Article : 57 words
  40. THE YANK"

    A new United States army newspaper, similar to the "Star and Stripes" in the first great War, will be published soon, and will be named "The Yank." Spacial ...

    Article : 50 words
  41. R.A.A.F. BASES

    Australian and United States cooperation is no longer a high sounding aspiration, but a cold, hard fact, said the Minister for Air (Mr. A. S. Drake ...

    Article : 123 words
  42. AMERICAN TRIBUTE.

    The "New York Times," under the title "A Guest we Would Like to Keep," bids carewell to Mr. R. G. Casey, and says: "He made himself singularly liked here. ...

    Article : 109 words
  43. SUGAR EXPORTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 80 words
  44. WAR-TIME CURTAILMENTS.

    The Mayor of New York (Mr. F. La Guardia) has disclosed that drastic financial war-time curtailments had slashed five million dollars from the ...

    Article : 55 words
  45. AMBASSADOR RESIGNS.

    President Roossvelt has accepted the resignation of Mr. Alexander Weddell, Ambassador to Spain. Mr. Weddell is at present hare, on leave preparing to ...

    Article : 50 words
  46. IDENTITY CARDS.

    Millions of civilian identity cards win be posted this week-end. The cards will impose on the postal service the largest single load in history, and ...

    Article : 46 words
  47. CREDENTIALS PRESSENTED.

    Mr. Daniel Steen, the ftnt Norwegian Ambanador to Canada, has presented his credentials to the Governor-General (Lord Athlone). ...

    Article : 22 words
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