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  2. TIENTSIN BLOCKADE.

    LONDON, July 5.—Dispatches from Tokio state the British Ambassador (Sir Robert Craigie) visited the Japanese Foreign Minister (Mr. Arita) yesterday ...

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  3. U.S. ARMS EMBARGO

    NEW YORK, July 4.—President Roosevelt gave a further indication of his views on the neutrality question to a Press conference this afternoon on the lawn of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 408 words
  4. RUSSIA'S REPLY.

    LONDON, July 5.—It became known last night that the Soviet Government's reply to the latest Anglo-French proposals for a three-Power anti-aggression pact ...

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  5. AUSTRALIA'S SAFETY.

    MELBOURNE, July 5.—Progress made in the defence works involved in Australia's £78,000,000 three-year defence programme and in the increased activities ...

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  6. BRITISH CABINET.

    LONDON, July 5.—A group of Conservative members of the House of Commons, consistent supporters of the Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain), whose ...

    Article : 238 words
  7. ANGLO-FRENCH UNITY.

    PARIS, July 4.—The British Secretary for War (Mr. Hore-Belisha) made a striking declaration on the unity between Britain and France in the course of a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. DANZIG SITUATION.

    LONDON, July 5.—The situation in Danzig remains quiet but there is no cessation of the disturbing military activity and the surreptitious accumulation of ...

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  9. THETIS INQUIRY.

    LONDON, July 5.—Lieut. H. G. Woods, one of the four men who escaped from the submarine Thetis when she was lost off Birkenhead on June 1, was further ...

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  10. MANCHUKUO FIGHTING

    LONDON, July 5.—The Tokio correspondent of "The Times" says the Japanese claim their forces in Manchukuo have annihilated 4,000 of the Mongol invaders ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  11. PUBLIC DISQUIET.

    LONDON, July 5.—The extent to which apprehension of war is gripping the British public is reflected in a widespread cancellation of holiday bookings. ...

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  12. WENCHOW AND FOOCHOW.

    SHANGHAI, July 5.—With the opening of the Tokio talks still delayed, the spotlight in China is likely to be switched from Tientsin towards South China. ...

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  13. THE AIR ARM.

    MELBOURNE, July 5.—The first batch of Australian-built Wirraway war planes to be allotted for permanent duty with a Royal Australian Air Force unit will ...

    Article : 544 words
  14. BRITAIN'S NAVY.

    LONDON, July 5.—The slow rate at which Britain's battleship building programme is progressing is indicated by the announcement that the 40,000-ton ...

    Article : 205 words
  15. SUPPORTING CHINESE DOLLAR.

    LONDON, July 4.—Asked in the House of Commons today whether it was still the policy of the Government to support the exchange value of the ...

    Article : 89 words
  16. TERRITORIAL AUXILIARY.

    LONDON, July 4.—The War Office announces Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan has been appointed Director of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, Army Branch, ...

    Article : 165 words
  17. GERMAN ECONOMICS.

    LONDON, July 5.—The Berlin correspondent of "The Times," analysing the' half-yearly report of the Reich-Kredit Gesellschaft (a banking organisation ...

    Article : 216 words
  18. AGAINST AGGRESSION.

    ZURICH. July 5.—In his presidential address today to the International Trade Union Congress, Sir Walter Citrine (general secretary of the British Trades ...

    Article : 104 words
  19. NEW ZEALAND STORMS

    AUCKLAND, July 5.—Stormy weather is sweeping New Zealand, with the barometer very low. A sensational incident occurred at ...

    Article : 116 words
  20. ALEXANDRIA BASE.

    LONDON. July 5.—The Alexandria correspondent of the Associated Press says that several British warships have gone to Greek waters and are not expected to ...

    Article : 79 words
  21. GERMANS IN ITALY.

    LONDON, July 5.—The significance which diplomatic circles attach to the negotiations now progressing satisfactorily between the German and Italian ...

    Article : 282 words
  22. WOMAN'S BODY IN HARBOUR.

    SYDNEY, July 5.—The body of Mrs. Enid Face (32), of George-street, Rose Bay, was recovered from the harbour off Dobroyd Point by the water police today ...

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  23. DELINQUENT BOYS.

    AUCKLAND, July 5.—Residents of Levin are very. indignant over the proximity of the Weraroa training farm for delinquent boys. Frequently inmates ...

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  24. TRANSPORT IN WAR.

    LONDON, July 4.—Further progress has been made with the organisation of transport in time of war. A scheme for the control of road passenger services ...

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  25. FLYING BOATS FOR TASMAN.

    LONDON, July 5.—Two New Zealanders-Captain J. W. Burgess and First-Officer Oscar Garden-will set off tomorrow to take out the flying boat ...

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  26. SALVAGE EFFORTS DELAYED.

    LONDON, July 5.—A report today on the attempts to salvage the Thetis said strong south-east winds in Liverpool Bay had prevented the placing of lifting wires ...

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  27. SHOT IN BELGRAVE-SQUARE.

    CANBERRA, July 5.—Vincent Ledgwedge Lawlor, who was arrested in London recently for firing a shot near the Duchess of Kent in Belgrave-square, is ...

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  28. FIRE AT CONSUL'S HOME.

    SYDNEY, July 5—Police who have been investigating a small fire at the home of the Japanese Consul-General (Mr. Akiyama) in Wolseley-road, Point ...

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  29. A TRAGIC FOURTH.

    NEW YORK, July 5.—Despite a wide- spread campaign for a safe and sane Fourth of July holiday, violent deaths totalled approximately 600. ...

    Article : 69 words
  30. BALLOON ADRIFT.

    LONDON, July 5.—Thirty villages were plunged into darkness when the mooring wire of a runaway Royal Air Force observation balloon, which had drifted 200 ...

    Article : 49 words
  31. COMMONWEALTH ARMS FACTORY

    MELBOURNE, July 5.—The Minister for Supply (Mr. Casey) said today that heavy increases in the output from the Commonwealth small arms ammunition ...

    Article : 76 words
  32. FINNISH ELECTIONS.

    HELSINKI, July 5.—In the general elections the Fascist-minded Patriotic National League lost seven of its 14 seats in the Diet. The Government bloc ...

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  33. 14 AIRMEN KILLED.

    ROME, July 4.—Italy lost 14 airmen today; nine were killed in a collision between military planes over Viterbo and the five occupants of a naval seaplane ...

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  34. PALESTINE VIOLENCE.

    JERUSALEM, July 4.—A collective fine of £1,000 has been imposed on the Jewish quarters in the north-western section of the city in respect of recent outrages ...

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  35. NATIVE PROTECTORATES.

    LONDON, July 4.—The Dominions Secretary (Sir Thomas Inskip) told the House of Commons today he had recently received from the South African ...

    Article : 219 words
  36. N.S.W. GAS DISPUTE.

    SYDNEY, July 5.—Mr. Justice Cantor, of the Industrial Commission, has called a compulsory conference of parties to the dispute between the Australian Gas Light ...

    Article : 91 words
  37. FUEL OIL SUPPLIES.

    SYDNEY, July 5.—Plans to make primary industry independent of supplies of fuel oil in the event of a national emergency have been discussed between ...

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  38. RADIO SERVICE FOR AIRCRAFT

    AUCKLAND, July 5.—Although permanent buildings will not be available for some time, the Musick memorial radio centre at Bucklands Beach, Auckland, ...

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  39. "THAT TAKE THE SWORD"

    PARIS. July 4.—The United States Ambassador (Mr. William C. Bullitt), speaking today at Chalons-sur-Marne at a ceremony in commemoration of the ...

    Article : 129 words
  40. FRENCH WARPLANES.

    PARIS. July 4.—General Vuillemin (Chief of the Army Air Force) said to-day that war planes were now being turned out from French factories at the ...

    Article : 61 words
  41. RELATIONS WITH TURKEY.

    ANKARA, July 4.—The President (General Inonu) received today Brigadier Lund, leader of the British military mission. which will be engaged for several ...

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  42. DEANNA DURBIN.

    LONDON, July 5.—Deanna Durbin, the young film star, who recently signed a £200,000 Hollywood contract is coming to London early in 1940 to sing at ...

    Article : 88 words
  43. MAN'S BODY FOUND IN SNOW.

    AUCKLAND, July 5.—When David Armstrong (30), of Auckland. who was staying at Mt. Tongariro and had gone tramping alone, failed to return, search ...

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  44. LABOUR RETAINS SEAT.

    LONDON, July 5.—Mr. Ness Edwards (Labour) today won the by-election for the Caerphilly seat in the House of Commons. He received 19,847 votes, as ...

    Article : 58 words
  45. LONG-RANGE BOMBER.

    LONDON, July 5.—It is revealed that a Vickers-Wellington twin-engined bomber which is now being extensively produced could, when specially equipped, ...

    Article : 30 words
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