In a broadcast to the French nation yesterday Marshal Petain, who became Prime Minister of France on Sunday, declared that fighting must cease and revealed that on Sunday night be approached Hitler, through Spain, seeking means of putting an end to the hostilities. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 679 wordsIn the conflict with Italy, air operations, have continued over a wide area, but land operations appear to have been confined to frontier skirmishes during the past few days. Italian communiques mention increased reconnoitring on the ...
Article : 1,271 wordsLONDON, June 17.—The progress of the struggle in France prior to the French Prime Minister's announcement that fighting must cease is described in the ...
Article : 870 wordsLONDON, June 17.—It is learnt from semi-official sources that the statement issued authoritatively last night that Great Britain is firmly and resolutely ...
Article : 839 wordsLONDON, June 17.—German dive bombers yesterday launched two devastating raids on Tours, until recently the seat of the French Government, inflicting ...
Article : 458 wordsAn Admiralty communique on Sunday night stated: "As a result of our antisubmarine measures in the Mediterranean since the commencement of hostilities ...
Article : 235 wordsLONDON, June 17.—The Air Ministry early this morning announced enemy air activity over the south-east last night. One plane dropped a bomb, causing ...
Article : 29 wordsLONDON, June 16.—A neutral journalist who entered Paris after the German occupation describes Paris as a city of the dead. Germans are everywhere, he ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 373 wordsMELBOURNE, June 17.—The Minister for the Navy (Mr. Cameron) said tonight that an Australian destroyer sank an Italian submarine last week in the ...
Article : 169 wordsLONDON. June 17.—Today's German communique was as follows :—"German motorised forces have reached the Swiss frontier at Pontarlier. Thus the ring ...
Article : 217 wordsLONDON, June 17.—M. Reynaud's Government resigned in France yesterday, and a new Government has been formed, headed by Marshal Petain (the ...
Article : 426 wordsLONDON, June 16.—A news agency message from Beirut (Syria) strikingly illustrates the feeling of the Arab world towards the latest developments in the ...
Article : 161 wordsDUBLIN, June 16.—The Prime Minister (Mr. De Valera) and the Opposition leaders, Messrs. Cosgrave and Norton, stood on the same platform today and ...
Article : 86 wordsNEW YORK, June 15.—In the course of the exclusive interview given by Hitler to Mr. von Wiegand, an American journalist [extracts from which were ...
Article : 417 wordsGAZA, June 16.—At a gathering of local Arab notables which was held today to enable them to meet the commanding officer of the second A.I.F. ...
Article : 115 wordsBOMBAY. June 16.--The working committee of the All-India Moslem League has authorised the league's president (Mr. Jinnah) to communicate with ...
Article : 47 wordsLONDON, June 16.—The sailings of the British liner Monarch of Bermuda from the Clyde and of the Italian liner Conte Rosso from Ancona (Italy) to ...
Article : 65 wordsThe French Cabinet met several times at Bordeau yesterday. Between the morning meeting and later meetings, the following communique was issued: "The ...
Article : 347 wordsLONDON, June 16.—Sir Aldo Castellani, Harley-street specialist, who was Surgeon-General to the Italian forces during the Abyssinia war in 1935, left ...
Article : 156 wordsBORDEAUX, June 17.—M. Reynaud had a narrow escape from German bombers. He had just left a place in central France when the German planes ...
Article : 77 wordsLONDON, June 17.—A message from Berne today states that it is officially denied that Germany has invaded Switzerland. A Swiss spokesman said that ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Tue 18 Jun 1940, Page 7
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