A French radio announced that Marshal Petain has succeeded M. Lebrun as Chief of State, Marshal Petain, broadcasting from Vichy, announced that he was seeking Germany's permission to transfer the seat of Government to occupied ...
Article : 206 wordsAlthough German communiques claimed to have sunk the new British aircraft carrier Ark Royal, which claims were subsequently denied by ...
Article : 124 wordsGermany's raiding force has now been definitely reduced by 59 machines in six days, and a total of 98 since the first mass raid on June 18. Scores also were damaged, many of which probably will not reach their bases. ...
Article : 747 wordsThe Foreign Secretary (Viscount Halifax) in a statement in the House at Lords this afternoon on the position in the Eastern ...
Article : 572 wordsThe biggest excitement in the lives of the Australian solders in Britain at present is London leave, 48 hours of it, doled out by roster, ...
Article : 888 wordsThe Minister for Aircraft Production (Lord Beaverbrook), in the House of Lords, referring to aircraft imports from America, said "Our ...
Article : 128 wordsA high placed official, interviewed by the Anstralian Associated Press, highly praised the work ef the R.A.A.F. Sanderland ...
Article : 208 wordsIn the House of Commons to-day the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr. R. L. Butter) said he hoped that the discussions in ...
Article : 272 wordsAccording to a Zurich message, the recent report of unrest and sabotage in C[?]echoslovakia is confirmed by an official German ...
Article : 94 wordsA Vichy messags says M. Lebrun has concurred with Marshal Petain's decisions to take over the Presidency, combining it with the Premiership as Chief ...
Article : 308 wordsThe Duke of Sutherland in a speech at the Empire Air League annual meeting, said that the air attack on the enemy's soft spots ...
Article : 105 wordsThe German High Command states: "Our bombers yesterday effectively attacked an air field in south-eastern England, harbour installations on the ...
Article : 336 wordsWireless in German-occupied France is continuing violent attacks against Jews. All crimes and weaknesses leading to the French collapse are blamed ...
Article : 37 wordsThe new constitution empowers Marshal Petain to promulgate laws and assure their executing to appoint and dismiss Ministers and all civilian and military officials, ...
Article : 75 wordsThe Ministry of Economic Warfare says while Japan is neutral Britain has no intention of interferring with her legitimate trade. Reports wrongly ...
Article : 138 wordsSeventeen classes of cavalry are being called up on July 15. All soldiers given leave because of ill-health are being recalled on July 12. A communique, issued ...
Article : 262 wordsIt was announced to-day that 12 inspecters had been dispatched to the French leased territory of Kwang Chau War, near the South China coast, to ...
Article : 194 wordsAn Order-in-Council amends and extends the emergency powers regulations, and gives the Ministers authority to enforce the new measures. It ...
Article : 144 wordsThe "New York Herald Tribune" correspondent at Hendaye says that rumours are circulating that 50,000 Germans in plain clothes have entered ...
Article : 59 wordsIt is reliably reported that the number of German tourists in Galicia. north-east Spain approaches 150,000. Many Spaniards believe that this ...
Article : 61 wordsGeneral Francesco Pricolo, Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force, issued an order of the day regarding the air battle on Monday and Tuesday in which he ...
Article : 91 wordsThe Secretary for State (Mr. Cordell Hull), at a Press conference, said he had heard reports of German warnings to certain Latin American nations ...
Article : 99 wordsTWO Hundred and twenty refugees went aboard the steamer Mnnhatten after arriving in a sealed train from Bilbao. They declared that they saw ...
Article : 71 wordsThe latest reports state that four German planes were brought down in a raid on a south-east town. Two others were shot down in the sea by a ...
Article : 141 wordsA further large draft of New Zealand airmen, mostly pilots, arrived in England. They will be further trained before joining the units. ...
Article : 35 wordsA Royal Air Force communique, issued to-day, said that enemy planes bombed Sidi Barrani yesterday, causing slight damage, but there were no casualties. A ...
Article : 92 wordsA message from Rome states that Mussolini, in an order of the day, praising the Italian navy for the results obtained in the Italo-British navel ...
Article : 134 wordsThe American Clipper leaves at noon Pacific time on July 12, carrying 125,000 letters, commanded by Captain J. H. Tilton, chief pilot of the Pacific division, ...
Article : 183 wordsThe Air Ministry states that enemy aircraft crossed the eastern and south-western coasts of England during the night. Bombs ...
Article : 230 wordsThe House of Representatives accepted the Senate amendments to the £1,000,000,000 Fleet Expansion Bill. it is now being sent to White House. The ...
Article : 153 wordsAt a cost of £5/5/ each over 100 Australian servicemen, mostly from the A.I.F., have registered at a West End marriage bureau with a view to ...
Article : 241 wordsThe Moscow radio has denied that the Soviet sent an ultimatum to Turkey or was massing Russian troops on the Iran frontier. ...
Article : 27 wordsTwenty survivors of the Athellaird, which was torpedoed off the south-west coast on July 2, landed at an Irish port last night. ...
Article : 112 wordsAlthough it was expected that the prearranged dumps would not be filled for a week after Lord Beaverbrook's appeal for aluminium kitchen ware, ...
Article : 75 wordsThe Premier of Hungary (Count Teleki). broadcasting on his return from the Munich conference, said: "We return with the best impressions. The ...
Article : 132 wordsA complete denial if the italian claims that British warships had been sunk or damaged in the Mediterranean is contained in a British Admiralty ...
Article : 169 wordsWith 250 aliens, Lady Ribbelsdale renounced her European citizenship and then renounced her title, becoming Ida Ribbelsdale She was formerly the wife ...
Article : 46 wordsRepresentatives J. J. Smith, Fadis and Byrns, who were memebers of the House Military Committee, after sarveying the north-east coast defences ...
Article : 56 wordsThe Prime Minister (Mr. Churehill) to-day toured the south-east coastal defences for miled. He inspected d[?]gouts and shelters, acknowled[?] the ...
Article : 27 wordsA Budapest message says political circles state that Germany and Italy have guaranteed that all Hungarian claims against Rumania will be fulfilled ...
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