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  2. THE WAR CABINET.

    CANBERRA, Oct. 28.—Six Ministers will comprise the new War Cabinet, the formation of which was announced to-night. Previously, there were nine ...

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  3. EMPRESS OF BRITAIN SUNK.

    LONDON, Oct. 28.—The Admiralty announced today that the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s liner Empress of Britain (42,348 tons) had been sunk by enemy ...

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  4. CONQUEROR'S HEEL.

    LONDON, Oct. 27.—A special correspondent of "The Times," referring to a newspaper published secretly in Warsaw, says that foreign news fills most of its ...

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  5. PEACE IN CHINA.

    LONDON, Oct. 28.—A Chungking dispatch says that reports that Germany and Japan are launching a new peace move in the Far East and of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. CZECHS EXHORTED.

    LONDON, Oct. 27.—Broadcasting to his countrymen on the eve of the twenty-second anniversary of the foundation of the Czech Republic, the Czech ...

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  7. THE AFRICAN FRONTS.

    LONDON, Oct. 28.—Little activity was reported on the East African fronts yesterday. The main feature was contained in a communique from Nairobi ...

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  8. EUROPE "NEW ORDER."

    MELBOURNE, Oct. 28.—German attempts to convince America that a "new order" in Europe is inevitable and that further resistance by America is useless ...

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  9. SUBMARINE'S VICTIM.

    LONDON, Oct. 27.—A Lisbon message tells how an Italian submarine, after sinking a Belgian cargo ship by gunfire, rescued the crew. ...

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  10. ATLANTIC COLLISION.

    OTTAWA, Oct. 27.—The Navy Department today announced the loss of the destroyer Margree (1,375 tons) with 140 officers and men in a collision with a ...

    Article : 181 words
  11. ANGLO-CZECH CO-OPERATION.

    LONDON, Oct. 27.—Cordial messages were exchanged between the King and the Czech President (Dr. Benes) on the occasion of the recent signature of the ...

    Article : 224 words
  12. CONDUCT IN SHELTERS

    LONDON, Oct. 28.—Gangs of "shelter girls" are alarming the Liverpool authorities and social workers by spending the nights in public shelters in the company ...

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  13. TROOPS' COMFORTS.

    ALEXANDRIA, Oct. 27.—There have been complaints that the Australian Comforts Fund has neglected the A.I.F. in Egypt. Since the Australian troops ...

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  14. IN INDO-CHINA.

    HANOI, Oct. 27.—The French authorities announced today that on Saturday a force of 400 Chinese troops attacked a border post at Pho Bang, in ...

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  15. GREEKS IN AUSTRALIA

    SYDNEY, Oct. 28.—"Our Prime Minister (General Metaxas), before rejecting the Italian ultimatum, must have received some assurance of Turkish ...

    Article : 237 words
  16. THE COUNTRY PARTY.

    CANBERRA, Oct. 28.—The Acting- Leader of the Country Party (Mr. Fadden), who is the new Treasurer, said tonight that he had, received a letter ...

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  17. DUTCH PILOTS FOR R.A.F.

    BATAVIA, Oct. 28.—Pilots of the Netherlands air force will shortly leave for England. This decision has met with the greatest enthusiasm as among ...

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  18. SARCASM RESENTED.

    STOCKHOLM, Oct. 27.—"Tidenstegn," the largest morning newspaper in Oslo, has been suspended because it sarcastically commented upon the occupancy of ...

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  19. FORTUNES WON AND LOST.

    LONDON, Oct. 27.—A bomb has ended the picturesque career of Mr. Hugh Sewell Kingdon, who made and lost three fortunes. He once controlled property ...

    Article : 83 words
  20. U.S. AMBASSADOR.

    NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—The United States Ambassador in London (Mr. Joseph Kennedy) arrived here this evening by air from Britain. He left later ...

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  21. FREE FRENCH FORCES.

    LONDON, Oct. 27.—A message from Vichy states that the Free French forces are reported to have advanced 300 miles in Equatorial Africa through forest and ...

    Article : 150 words
  22. BELGIANS IN CANADA.

    OTTAWA, Oct. 25.—All Belgian nationals throughout Canada between the ages of 19 and 25 years were to be conscripted for active service overseas, ...

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  23. TIMBER FOR GERMANY.

    STOCKHOLM, Oct. 25.—The Government has requisitioned some small Norwegian ships, which have been laid up in Swedish harbours since April, for use ...

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  24. THE UNCERTAINTY ENDED.

    SYDNEY, Oct. 28.—Greeks in Sydney held parties tonight to express their relief that the uncertainty of the last month had ended. They were, however, ...

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  25. RAILWAY STATISTICS.

    Statistics just released for publication show that for the year ended June 30. 1940, net total weight of goods and livestock carried by the mainland State and ...

    Article : 151 words
  26. DEFENCE OF EIRE.

    LONDON, Oct. 27.—The Prime Minister of Eire (Mr. De Valera) in a speech today, said that the fact that Eire wished to remain at peace was not sufficient ...

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  27. AUSTRALIANS DECORATED.

    LONDON, Oct. 27.—The Distinguished Flying Cross has been awarded to Pilot-Officer J. Curchin, of Hawthorn, Victoria, and Squadron-Leader A- M. ...

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  28. GERMAN CABLE CUT.

    ZURICH, Oct. 26.—As a sequel to the cutting of the German military cable to Paris by persons whose identity is not known, military officers have arrested 50 ...

    Article : 63 words
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