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  2. NORTH AFRICAN MOVES.

    LONDON, Feb. 28.—A message from Paris reporting the movement of French air units to North Africa in answer to Italy's reinforcement of her troops in ...

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  3. QUIET IN SHANGHAI

    LONDON, Feb. 28.—A message received from Shanghai this morning states that quiet now reigns inside the International Settlement there, while from ...

    Article : 419 words
  4. DEFENCE PLANS.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 28.—Although certain minor details which are still the subject of investigation remain to be settled, the Federal Cabinet this afternoon ...

    Article : 528 words
  5. BRITISH REARMING.

    LONDON, Feb. 28.—The Navy Estimates for the financial year 1939-40, which were published today, show a gross total expenditure of 153,666,681—a new ...

    Article : 760 words
  6. POLAND AND NAZIS.

    LONDON, Feb. 28.—It is reported from Warsaw that Poland has informed the Danzig Senate that she will take "such action as may be necessary" to protect ...

    Article : 369 words
  7. FRANCO'S REGIME.

    LONDON, Feb. 28.—Britain's recognition of the Spanish Nationalists (Franco) Government will be debated in the House of Commons tonight at the request of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. PALESTINE OUTRAGES.

    LONDON, Feb. 27.—The Colonial Secretary (Mr. Malcolm MacDonald), in a reply to the Leader of the Labour Opposition (Mr. Attlee) in the House of ...

    Article : 379 words
  9. AIR RAID PROTECTION.

    LONDON, Feb. 28.—A commencement has been made in Kent for the encirclement of London with batteries of the new 4.5in. anti-aircraft guns. The guns, ...

    Article : 278 words
  10. AIRPORT BLAZE.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 28.—Detectives have not yet found what caused a fire which destroyed a hangar and seven planes at Essendon early today, but they ...

    Article : 159 words
  11. EASTERN STATES RAINS.

    ADELAIDE, Feb. 28.—Extremely heavy rain fell in parts of' the middle and lower north last night. Clare received 345 points, but damage to the grape crops ...

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  12. INFORMAL MEETING ARRANGED.

    LONDON. Feb. 28.—It was announced today that the Jewish delegates to the Palestine conference had agreed to meet informally the Secretary for the ...

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  13. DISORDERS CONTINUE.

    JERUSALEM, Feb. 28.—The bombing and shooting outrages that occurred throughout Palestine during the week-end, following reports of a new British plan ...

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  14. AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 28.—Suggestions for a scheme of manufacture of war aircraft in Australia will be contained in the report of the British air mission on ...

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  15. AMERICAN LABOUR.

    WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.—The Supreme Court has finally ruled that a sit-down strike is illegal, Chief Justice Hughes expressing the opinion that it is a ...

    Article : 210 words
  16. THE SHIPPING POSITION.

    LONDON, Feb. 27.—Lord Craigmyle, a former chairman of the P. and O. Co, speaking at a national, service rally at Galashiels, declared that Britain's ...

    Article : 118 words
  17. NO SURRENDER.

    CHUNGKING, Feb. 27.—Intimates of General Chiang Kai-shek (the Chinese national and military leader) state that he will retreat to Tibet rather than ...

    Article : 71 words
  18. JAPANESE AIR LOSSES.

    CHUNGKING, Feb. 27.—A Chinese Air Force spokesman claims that the Japanese have lost 1,034 planes since the outbreak of hostilities. including 24 since ...

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  19. U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

    NEW YORK, Feb. 27.—In a review of the presidential elections next year the magazine "Fortune" expresses the opinion that President Roosevelt would have very ...

    Article : 146 words
  20. THE LOAN BILL.

    LONDON, Feb. 27.—The second reading of the Defence Loans Bill—giving effect to the financial resolution passed by the House of Commons last week for the ...

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  21. HONG KONG BOMBING.

    LONDON. Feb. 27.—The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Butler) informed the House of Commons at question time today that Japan had replied ...

    Article : 167 words
  22. STORAGE OF OIL.

    SYDNEY. Feb. 28.—Important plans for co-operation between the Commonwealth Government and several of the large Australian oil companies have been ...

    Article : 198 words
  23. CLOUDBURST IN N.S.W.

    SYDNEY. Feb. 28.—A cloudburst yesterday flooded the railway line between Illabo and Marinna, the water rising as high as the fences alongside the line. ...

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  24. SOVIET SABOTAGE.

    MOSCOW, Feb. 27.—Mikhall Vosnissensky, formerly the chief wireless operator at the northern station situated on the Tikhaya Bay, who was charged with ...

    Article : 57 words
  25. DUKE OF KENT.

    LONDON, Feb. 27.—The Duke and Duchess of Kent will travel to Australia, where His Royal Highness will succeed Lord Gowrie as Governor-General, on ...

    Article : 168 words
  26. OCCUPATION OF HAINAN.

    CANBERRA, Feb. 28.—The Japanese occupation of Hainan Island (off the coast of French Indo-China on the route between Singapore and Hong Kong) is ...

    Article : 159 words
  27. DISARMAMENT DIFFICULTIES.

    LONDON. Feb. 27.—A passage in a speech by the Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain) in the House of Commons last Tuesday, in which he dealt with ...

    Article : 219 words
  28. FRONTIER FIGHT.

    JERUSALEM, Feb. 28.—It is reported from Amman (in central Palestine) that Arabs kidnapped Mr. Head, the chief British forestry officer in Transjordan, ...

    Article : 81 words
  29. COALMINERS' SUPPORT.

    SYDNEY, Feb. 28.—"I have no hesitation in saying that the Miners' Federation will strongly support any movement for the defence of this country," ...

    Article : 146 words
  30. COLLECTIVE "NAMEGIVING."

    VIENNA, Feb. 27.—The Nazis have staged their first collective "name-giving" ceremony, which is intended to replace religious baptism and is considered an ...

    Article : 98 words
  31. EYES ON LONDON EMBASSY.

    LONDON, Feb. 27.—Captain Wiedemann, formerly aide-de-camp to Herr Hitler, who is on his way to San Francisco to take up his new post as ...

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  32. VICTORIAN FLOODS.

    MELBOURNE, Feb. 28.—Although flooding has occurred in many areas in Gippsland and the north-east, the country was saved from more serious ...

    Article : 125 words
  33. BACK TO THE HOMELAND.

    LONDON, Feb. 27.—Under the scheme for the repatriation of Italians from abroad 1,400 today reached Italy from France, says the Milan correspondent of ...

    Article : 94 words
  34. WRECKED FREIGHTER SINKS.

    NEW YORK, Feb. 27.—The American freighter Lillian 13,482 tons), which yesterday collided in a fog with the German liner Wiegand (5,869 tons), 70 miles ...

    Article : 78 words
  35. GERMAN LABOUR SHORTAGE.

    BERLIN, Feb. 28.—In order to meet the land labour shortage, to cope with which it is estimated that 300,000 workers are needed, Germany is employing 200,000 ...

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  36. THREE AIRMEN KILLED

    LONDON, Feb. 28.—Three airmen were burnt to death today at the Royal Air Force station at Wyton when a Bristol Blenheim bomber, after taking off, struck ...

    Article : 37 words
  37. INDIAN COTTON DUTY.

    NEW DELHI Feb. 28.—It was officially announced today that the duty on raw cotton would be doubled as from March 1. ...

    Article : 24 words
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