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  2. THE DAKAR FAILURE

    LONDON, Oct. 9.—Replying, in the House of Lords yesterday, to criticism regarding the recent unsuccessful attempt by an expedition led by General de ...

    Article : 759 words
  3. R.A.A.F. MAN KILLED.

    SYDNEY, Oct. 9.—Leading-Aircraftsman William Moore Aspinall (24). of Sydney, was killed when a Tiger Moth training plane which he was flying solo ...

    Article : 293 words
  4. EAST AFRICAN WAR.

    LONDON, Oct. 9.—"Quiet on all land fronts," was the brief communique issued from the British military general head-quarters in Cairo this morning, but there ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 446 words
  5. CANBERRA AIR DISASTER.

    MELBOURNE, Oct. 9.—The probable cause of the Canberra air disaster on August 13 was the stalling of the aircraft and consequent loss of control by the ...

    Article : 593 words
  6. ENGINEERS' CLAIMS.

    SYDNEY, Oct. 9.—The case of the engineers whose demands for higher pay are delaying the sailing of the hospital ship Manunda and the food ship ...

    Article : 582 words
  7. PATRIOTIC SHOW.

    Taking the place of the Royal Show, which was abandoned this year, a two-day Patriotic Show, organised by the W.A. Sportsmen's Organising Council ...

    Article : 424 words
  8. FREE FRENCHMEN.

    The fact that Great Britain recognised General de Gaulle as the leader of a powerful organisation and of all the free Frenchmen fighting alongside the ...

    Article : 483 words
  9. TODAY'S PROGRAMME.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 153 words
  10. ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB.

    "In spite of the difficult conditions which have prevailed during the year, the club has progressed both in regard to increased membership and extended ...

    Article : 641 words
  11. CURE FOR TRENCH MOUTH.

    During the last war a common ailment was trench mouth, or Vincent's angina, a painftull and sometimes fatal disease, spread by germs which first invade the ...

    Article : 306 words
  12. AIR GUNNERS.

    Two aeroplanes each manoeuvring at speeds up to 300 miles an hour and moving in two planes, horizontal and vertical—and a man crouching behind the ...

    Article : 619 words
  13. ROYAL FLOWER SHOW.

    Visitors to the Royal flower Show in the Perth Town Hall, which closed last night with a sale of blooms, were most appreciative of the great pains taken ...

    Article : 123 words
  14. EVENTS IN THE ARENA.

    A number of entertaining and spectacular events were included in the big programme presented in the arena at Gloucester Park yesterday. Hunting and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 987 words
  15. IN CENTRAL AFRICA.

    LEOPOLDVILLE (Belgian Congo), Oct. 8.—After his arrival here. General de Larimat (who was recently appointed Governor-General of French Equatorial ...

    Article : 79 words
  16. EGYPTIAN PRISONERS.

    LONDON, Oct. 8.—A Rome radio broadcast today stated that Egyptians taken prisoner by the Italian forces will be released. ...

    Article : 25 words
  17. AMERICAN DEFENCE.

    WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.—President Roosevelt today signed the Defence Bill providing 1,482,000,000 dollars (about £370,500,000) for the equipping and ...

    Article : 118 words
  18. IDENTITY OF SUPPORTERS.

    CANBERRA, Oct. 9.—Precautions are being taken by Commonwealth authorities to prevent information from reaching the enemy of the identity of Frenchmen in ...

    Article : 144 words
  19. SEIZURE OF SUPPLY SHIP.

    VICHY, Oct. 8.—It is semi-officially stated that, as a result of a British warship seizing the supply ship Esperance, the French garrison at Djibuti is facing ...

    Article : 72 words
  20. SPAIN AND THE AXIS.

    MADRID, Oct. 8.—Herr Himmler (the Nazi police chief) and Marshall de Bono are expected to arrive in Spain on a visit in a few days. [The Spanish ...

    Article : 60 words
  21. THE DUKE OF WINDSOR.

    Editorial comment on the arrival of the Duke of Windsor to take up his appointment as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahama Islands appeared ...

    Article : 439 words
  22. AXIS ECONOMIES.

    LONDON, Oct. 8.—According to reports from Berlin and Rome the Axis Powers are taking steps to establish an economic system for Europe. The Rome ...

    Article : 155 words
  23. SCRAP IRON FOR JAPAN.

    SYDNEY, Oct. 9.—The Premier (Mr. Mair) said in the Legislative Assembly today that he believed that the export of scrap iron from Australia was quite ...

    Article : 122 words
  24. AIR RAID RELIEF.

    Subscriptions to the Lord Mayor's fund for the relief of distress among bombed British civilians rose by £158/9/7 to £17,763/16/9 yesterday morning. The ...

    Article : 174 words
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    One of the guns of the coastal batteries of the Southern Command in Great Britain. The batteries maintain a ceaseless watch for money activity and carry out frequent exercises to maintains a high pitch of efficiency. For this gun a screen of trees provides effective comoufloge. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 46 words
  26. TIENTSIN FUR TRADE.

    HONG KONG, Oct. 9.—Following the cablegram sent yesterday by American fur exporters at Tientsin to Washington urging that every possible assistance be ...

    Article : 192 words
  27. "LORD HAW-HAW."

    LONDON, Oct. 9.—The Associated Press (American) in Berlin today interviewed William Joyce, the announcer on the German radio who is known as ...

    Article : 115 words
  28. POWER PROJECT.

    With much of its equipment to be installed in the open air, Glendale (California) is erecting the world's first completely earthquake-proof electric lighting ...

    Article : 138 words
  29. SYDNEY TOTAL NOW £126,445.

    SYDNEY, Oct. 9.—Donations to the bomb victims' fund received today amounted to nearly £10,000, bringing the amount received to £126,445. ...

    Article : 24 words
  30. CONVICTED OF CORRUPTION.

    SINGAPORE, Oct. 8.—Captain Robert Charles Loveday, Surveyor of Works. Royal Engineers, has lodged an appeal against his conviction and sentence on ...

    Article : 105 words
  31. AN HONOUR RESTORED.

    LONDON, Oct. 9.—It is reported from Vichy that Marshal Petain has restored to King Leopold of Belgium the order of the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour ...

    Article : 46 words
  32. BRITISH PURCHASE TAX.

    LONDON, Oct. 8.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Kingsley Wood) announced in the House of Commons today that the new purchase tax would come ...

    Article : 33 words
  33. Advertising

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    Advertising : 143 words
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