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  2. INDIA'S DANGER FROM THE AIR But Defences Grow Daily

    "India's immediate dangin is, an attack from the air, but it is not in the power of the Japanese to attack the cities of India on anything approaching the scale of intensity and continuity of the German attacks on Britain, or of our air attacks ...

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  3. PETAIN JUSTIFIED.

    "I hink Marshal Petals did right in firing power ta Laval," declared genor Saner, the Spanish Foreign Mildster, in an interview ...

    Article : 233 words
  4. POLISH ARMY.

    The American Pms correspondent at Cairo states that thousands of Polas recently arrived from Russia to swell the Allied armies in the ...

    Article : 116 words
  5. WALK OFF SHIP.

    The Defence Minister (Colonel J. L. Ralston) said that corrective action bad been, taken regarding an isolated incident in which 400 ...

    Article : 127 words
  6. COORDINATE PLANS.

    A White Paper on organisation for joint planning, presented by the Prime Minister (Mr. Winston Churchill) to Parliament. ...

    Article : 1,018 words
  7. MORE OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK Evident In Wasliinglon

    The "Herald Trbune's" Washington correspondent says that a feeling of restrained optimism concerning the progress of the war was strongly apparent ia official circles today after President Roosevelt had gassed many busy hours mapping ...

    Article : 252 words
  8. FATE OF NORMANDIE.

    The "New Yerk Times" correspeadent says that despite cnofflciat optimistic reports in naval shipping circles, the fate of the capaised ...

    Article : 220 words
  9. ALLIED INVASION.

    Hitler, fcering en invasion of Norway, has sent in several new divisions equipped with the most modern armaments, inelading ...

    Article : 387 words
  10. DARLAN'S BROADCAST.

    Broadcasting an order ot the day to the French forces, Admiral Darian said: "Marshal Petain, by appointing me Commander-in-Chief, has drawn ...

    Article : 92 words
  11. POINTS TO REMEMBER.

    "I assure you of these things: The Allied nations" realisation of India's danger and thc importance of India to the general war effort; the Allies ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  12. PACIFIC COUNCIL.

    The Pacific Council had a meeting lasting an hour and a half to-day, after which the British Ambassador (Viscount Halifax) and the Australian ...

    Article : 147 words
  13. NO REFERENCE TO U.S.

    The "Daily Telegraph's" special correspondent says that authoritative quarters in London emphasised that the most signifcant point of Laval's ...

    Article : 479 words
  14. R.A.A.F. ELEVEN

    An Australian Air Force XI plays against the Coldstream Guards at Lord's in May. This is the first time that an Aastralian service ...

    Article : 56 words
  15. HEAVY TOLL

    Five air raiders were destroyed and 12 damaged over Matta to-day, four so severely that it is doabtful whether they had ...

    Article : 47 words
  16. PRODUCTION POSITION.

    The Director of Production (Mr. Donald Nelson), tesifying before the Senate Investigating Committee to-day, gave the meat encouraging ...

    Article : 486 words
  17. RUSSIANS ADVANCE. WIDESPREAD SECTORS.

    "The Times" corresrpoent at kuibyshev savs the Soviet Army is attacking some enemy lines which remained unchanged throughout the winter, and is ...

    Article : 296 words
  18. DR. H. V. EVATT PLEASED.

    The Associated Press learns that the Australian Envoy to Washington (Dr. H. V. Evatt) conferred at length with President Roosevelt's personal adviser ...

    Article : 273 words
  19. BRITISH WITHDRAWAL

    A Burma communique states that fighting continues in and around Yenengyuang. The Japanese counter-attacked the Chinese, who were ...

    Article : 56 words
  20. NEW ZEALAND.

    New Zealand will be included in the new South Pacific command, under an American naval officer who will receive orders from Admiral Nimitz. ...

    Article : 225 words
  21. JAPANESE CRUISER.

    A navy communique says that during recent operations near Cebu, in the Philippines, a United States P.T. motor torpedo boat squadron made a ...

    Article : 221 words
  22. EXECUTION OF HOSTAGES.

    The Germans executed 20 more hostages at St. Nazaire "as a further reprisal for French activity" during the recent British raid. The Germans asked ...

    Article : 66 words
  23. CHINESE ON THREE FRONTS.

    A cnungking spokesman says that Chinese forces under Major-General Stilwell are holding Yenangyuang after liberating 7000 trapped Britons. The ...

    Article : 105 words
  24. VATICAN'S ATTITUDE.

    The Under-secretary of Foreign Affairs (Mr. R. K. Law) stated in reply to Sir William Davison (Conservative) in the House of Commons to-day, that ...

    Article : 210 words
  25. RELEASE OF A.I.F.

    A high Government authority discussing Britain's attitude towards Australia said that Britain will even go to the length of letting go the rest of the ...

    Article : 183 words
  26. FLOUNDER IN SWAMPS.

    Another Stockholm source states that according to Aids reports the Soviet army is attacking heavily on the Smolensk front under cover of ...

    Article : 145 words
  27. U.S.A. POLICY.

    The Secretary of State (Mr. Cordell Hull) told the Press to-day that the United States policy towards the new Vichy regime would remain on a ...

    Article : 154 words
  28. COMBINED WITH BRITISH.

    A Burma communique says considerable success attended action on the Irrawaddy front as the result of a joint attack in the Yenangyuang crea ...

    Article : 118 words
  29. MEDAL OF HONOUR

    President Roosevelt personally presented, the Congressional Medal of Honour to Lieut. Edward O'Hare who. alone and unaided, shot down five ...

    Article : 91 words
  30. SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS.

    The British Enviy to India (Sir Stafford Cripps) bas arrived at a West England airport. Sir Stafford saw Mr. Churchill after ...

    Article : 68 words
  31. SEIZURE OF MADAGASCAR.

    The immediate seizure of Madagascar was utced in the House to-day by Representative Hinshtw. He believed that the Free French would welcome ...

    Article : 58 words
  32. LONDON CHILDREN.

    So many evacuated children have returned to London that the available schools are overflowing. Two thousand were locked out to-day. It is estimated ...

    Article : 64 words
  33. AIR INFERIORTY.

    A Chinese military spokesmannia that the furious fighting ia Burma had not abated, but the morale of the Qiinese forces, who have fought for a ...

    Article : 80 words
  34. WIDOWS PEISSIONS.

    The Commonwealth decided that the staddard rata of widows' pensions in the scheme to be submitted to Parliament shall be 25/. The Treasurer (Mr. ...

    Article : 51 words
  35. MOTOR VEHICLES.

    Owing to a shortage ot petrol and rubber no motor cars and no taxi cabs are to be used throughout Eire without a permit, under penalties including ...

    Article : 59 words
  36. MEDICAL COMMITTEES

    The appointment of executive officers of the State Medical Co-ordination Committees was announced to-day The Queensland officer is Hon. ...

    Article : 32 words
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