LONDON, May 16.—A Norwegian communique issued yesterday morning confirms the report that tanks were successfully employed in support of the landing ...
Article : 237 wordsWASHINGTON, May 16.—The Naval Affairs Committee of the Senate, in a statement urging the passage of the Vinson Bill authorising a 11 per cent ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 408 wordsSYDNEY. May 16.—Aggregate meetings of the mine-workers on the northern, western and southern fields in New South Wales will be held tomorrow to decide ...
Article : 213 wordsLONDON, May 15.—A further list of Ministers and parliamentary secretaries and under-secretaries in the new all-party Ministry formed by Mr. Winston ...
Article : 325 wordsApplications for enlistment in the 7th Division, A.I.F, are being received at a rapidly increasing rate, having risen from 25 a day last week to 136 on ...
Article : 143 wordsWASHINGTON, May 16.—The defence position of the United States continues to dominate the official scene. President Roosevelt, who will personally deliver a ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 862 wordsCANBERRA. May 16.—Announcing the terms of settlement of the coal strike in the House of Representatives today, the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) said ...
Article : 298 wordsLONDON, May 16.—The Admiralty announced yesterday evening that the British destroyer Valentine (a 23-year-old ship which has latterly been used as ...
Article : 327 wordsBandsmen are required to form a band for the 2/16th Battalion, A.I.F., the formation of which is now in progress. Men desirous of enlisting for this purpose ...
Article : 61 wordsCANBERRA, May 16.—The Common- wealth Government has decided to provide immediately a hospital ship for use by the Defence Department. One of the ...
Article : 73 wordsLONDON, May 16.—Mobilisation of industry throughout Britain is being urged as imperative if the nation is to do its utmost to secure victory. It is ...
Article : 354 wordsMELBOURNE, May: 16.—The vice- president of the Wonthaggi Miners' Federation (Mr. A. Gibb) said today that an aggregate meeting of men employed at ...
Article : 167 wordsLONDON, May 15.—Because almost no neutral ships are entering the North Sea and no Dutch vessels are passing through the Downs, the contraband ...
Article : 63 wordsThe cabled news of the successes scored In their first actions over Holland and Belgium by the new British Boulton Paul Deflant two-seater fighter planes, which ...
Article : 636 wordsCANBERRA, May 16.—A number of administrative decisions relating mainly to pay allowances and concession in the forces were announced today by the War ...
Article : 270 wordsCANBERRA, May 16.—The Minister for External Affair (Mr. McEwen), in a review of the war situation today, said that heavy losses, of armoured fighting ...
Article : 232 wordsTOKIO, May 16.—The naval spokes-man (Rear-Admiral Kanazawa) said to-day that the 11 per cent expansion plan for the United States Navy was "open to ...
Article : 109 wordsLONDON, May 15.—The Minister for Food (Lord Woolton) stated in a broadcast talk tonight that it was proposed to reduce the sugar ration from 12 to ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 129 wordsWASHINGTON, May 15.—The Australian Minister (Mr. It. G. Casey), in a speech before. the American International Law Society today, in the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 187 wordsCANBERRA, May 16.—An order promulgated by the Minister for Air (Mr. Fairbairn) today empowers an air officer commanding an area of the Royal ...
Article : 56 wordsNEW YORK, May 15.—The Scripps Howard newspapers propose editorially today that the United States alone, or co-operating with the Latin American ...
Article : 59 wordsAUCKLAND, May 16.—Eighty to 90 per cent of the army recruits in New Zealand required dental treatment and half required artificial dentures. ...
Article : 91 wordsLONDON, May 15.—Exports of United Kingdom goods in April were valued at £48,300,000, compared with £35,149,000 in April, 1939. This is the highest figure ...
Article : 129 wordsNEW YORK, May 15.—Hectic selling continued on the Stock Exchange this morning, but shortly before noon dispatches indicating that the Allies were ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Fri 17 May 1940, Page 18
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