MELBOURNE, Feb. 23.—The Minister for Customs (Mr. Lawson) tendered his resignation from the Ministry to the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) in ...
Article : 1,289 wordsThe British cruiser Achilles, which figures conspicuously with the cruisers Ajax and Exeter in the successful action against the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee off the River Plate last December, returned in triumph to Auckland, her home station, yesterday. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,379 wordsLONDON, Feb. 22.—From the olive groves of Greece to the Rumanian wheat-fields hundreds of thousands of men are leaving their daily toil and answering ...
Article : 497 wordsLONDON, Feb. 23.--The Air Ministry announced today that Royal Air Force machines last night made a successful reconnaissance flight over Austria and ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 671 wordsDespite the snow which is falling in Finland the Russians are reported to be maintaining the offensive against the western flank of the Mannerheim Line on the Karelian Isthmus and to be menacing Viipuri. It is in this area that the Finns have lost most ...
Article : 598 wordsLONDON, Feb. 23.—Nazi propagandists on the affair of the Altmarck—the Admiral Graf Spee's supply and prison ship, from which a British destroyer removed ...
Article : 383 wordsLONDON, Feb. 23.—London, as well as Berlin and Moscow, expects events to move quickly in the Scandinavian area. Although there is no official confirmation ...
Article : 465 wordsOSLO, Feb. 23.—A Court of Inquiry into the Altmarck affair has been opened, the British and German Consuls being present. It will be recalled that a British ...
Article : 123 wordsAUCKLAND, Feb. 23.—The fact that the Achilles, Ajax and Exeter actually practised Commodore Harwood's intended method of attacking a pocket ...
Article : 932 wordsLONDON, Feb. 23.—According to information reaching London, Russia Is sending crack troops to Finland but many are trying to avoid transfer to the ...
Article : 215 wordsLONDON, Feb. 23.—Australia has airmen in addition to land troops in the Middle East. The Under-Secretary for Air (Captain Balfour), who has returned ...
Article : 172 wordsRIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 22.—The German liner Antonio Delfino (13,589 tons), which was earlier reported to have left Bahia (Brazil) camouflaged, has cleared ...
Article : 46 wordsLONDON, Feb. 23.—It is officially stated that Royal Air Force planes bombed German warships at Heligoland on Tuesday night and met with ...
Article : 125 wordsLONDON, Feb. 23.—The Stockholm correspondent of "The Times" says that the Swedish Press affirms that a number of British warships are undoubtedly ...
Article : 148 wordsPARIS, Feb. 23.—The French Navy has convoyed 2,000 ships since the war began with the loss of only three. ...
Article : 29 wordsLONDON, Feb. 23.—Last night's Paris communique said that there had been artillery action on the western front on both sides, especially west of the Saar ...
Article : 281 wordsWASHINGTON. Feb. 22.—Reports concerning the manner in which Britain censored mails from Pan-American Airways American Clipper at Bermuda on ...
Article : 286 wordsLONDON. Feb. 22.—The British volunteers for service in Finland against the Russians are expected to form a division of 10,000 men, about 7,000 of whom have ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 98 wordsLONDON, Feb. 23.—Nazi bombers yesterday attacked two Norwegian steamers off the east coast of Britain and sunk one whose name is not known. They ...
Article : 50 wordsLONDON, Feb. 22.—It was officially announced today that His Majesty's trawler Fifeshire, of 535 tons, had been sunk by enemy aircraft, and that two ...
Article : 37 wordsSINGAPORE, Feb. 23.—The "Straits Times," in a leading article today, suggests that Malaya should raise as a gift to the Imperial War Treasury a 3 per cent ...
Article : 124 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 23.—When informed tonight of Mr. Lawson's resignation from the Federal Cabinet the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Curtin) showed little ...
Article : 101 wordsAMSTERDAM, Feb. 22.—The police have discovered a widespread espionage plot, and have arrested six suspects, one being a foreigner, after seizing two ...
Article : 129 wordsOTTAWA. Feb. 22.—The Minister for Justice (Mr. Lapointe), in a broadcast in the French language over the national network today, said the Government was ...
Article : 116 wordsOSLO, Feb. 22.—It is officially stated that agreement has been reached in the trade negotiations between Norway and Germany and Norway and Britain. The ...
Article : 94 wordsBy special arrangement, Reuter's world service, in addition to other special sources of information, is used in the compilation of the overseas intelligence ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Sat 24 Feb 1940, Page 15
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