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  2. BERBERA RETANKEN

    By a surprise landing, aided by the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force, British troops have recaptured Berbera, the capital of British Somaliland. Berbera has been in Italian hands since last since last August, when a small body of British defenders evacuated it in the face of superior ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. THE BREMEN ABLAZE

    LONDON, March 17.—It was announced officially in Berlin today that a fire of undisclosed origin broke out on the liner Bremen (51,731 tons) ...

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  4. NAZI AIR BLOWS

    LONDON, March 17.—The main enemy attack last night was made on a town in the west of England (subsequently stated to be Bristol). The raid was a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. YUGOSLAV POLICY.

    LONDON. March 17.—The stiffening of Yugoslav opinion is the most significant week-end development in the Balkan situation. The Ankara ...

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  6. ITALIAN DEFEAT

    LONDON, March 17.—"The fourth Italian commander-in-chief-this time the Italian empire's great Marshal Mussolini—has left Albania badly beaten by the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. SUPPLIES FOR FRANCE.

    WASHINGTON, March 17.—Plans are proceeding under which the Red Cross Society will supervise the distribution of increased shipments of food for ...

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  8. AID FOR BRITAIN.

    NEW YORK, March 17.—In editorial articles the Press of the United States hails President Roosevelt's speech on Saturday night with high praise. His ...

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  9. AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY.

    LONDON, March 16.—The Australian Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) on Thursday witnessed a demonstration of the latest British and American bombers and ...

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  10. SEIZURE OF MERCHANT SHIP.

    CAPE TOWN, March 15.—Questioned in Parliament about the case of the French merchant ship Ville de Majunga (4,972 tons), the Minister of Commerce ...

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  11. ENEMY LOSE MORE PLANES.

    LONDON, March 17.—The South African Air Force scored heavily at Diredawa (north-eastern Abyssinia) on Saturday morning, when eight Italian planes ...

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  12. COLONEL DONOVAN LEAVES.

    LISBON. March 16.—Colonel William Donovan (who has been touring Europe and the Middle East for some months. on behalf of the United States ...

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  13. BRITONS "GETTING SOFT."

    LONDON, March 14.—"I had a great friend named Lindbergh," said Mr. Godfrey Nicholson (Conservative) in the House of Commons this evening. ...

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  14. STRUGGLE FOR CHEREN.

    LONDON, March 17.—A communique issued today in Rome stated:—"The battle in the Cheren sector (Eritrea) flared up again violently. The enemy ...

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  15. HISTORIC FIREWOOD.

    LONDON, March 17.—Bits of London's Guildhall (which was wrecked by Nazi raiders some time ago) are burning in Bloomsbury grates. Historic timber, ...

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  16. EUROPE'S FOOD.

    LONDON, March 17.—A Doomesday, Book of British agriculture is being prepared to provide information to enable the country's production of foodstuffs to ...

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  17. AIR COMBATS.

    LONDON, March 17.—In the Middle East theatre of war up to March 14, a total of 48 enemy aircraft was destroyed, for the loss of three Royal Air ...

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  18. GERMAN STATEMENT.

    LONDON, March 17.—The Berlin radio stated today that German bombers attacked Bristol and Avonmouth last night and that large fires were seen at ...

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  19. CLYDESIDE HAVOC.

    LONDON, March 17.—Visitors to Clydeside after :the violent German attacks on Thursday night and Friday night say it is almost unbelievable that ...

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  20. FERRY PILOTS.

    LONDON, March 16.—The "News-Chronicle" says that the recent broadcast appeal by Lord Londonderry (a former Air Minister and now Chief ...

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  21. ISOLATIONIST VIEW.

    WASHINGTON, March 16.—That the isolationists do not recognise that they are beaten is evidenced by Senator Nye's comment on President Roosevelt's speech. ...

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  22. GERMAN AIR TACTICS.

    MELBOURNE, March 17.—Last week's violent German air raids on Britain, coming after a long period of comparative calm, were widely regarded as the ...

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  23. BRITISH TROOPS IN TURKEY.

    NEW YORK. March 17.—The National Broadcasting Corporation's representative at Istanbul reported this morning that British troops were entering Turkey. ...

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  24. DEMAND FOR SHIPS.

    LONDON, March 17.—The first stage in the drive for more workers for shipyards was reached today when men within specified categories registered at ...

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  25. A WEEK'S TOLL.

    LONDON, March 16.—During the week ended midnight March 15, 42 enemy aircraft were destroyed over Britain and the British coasts. Of these, 35 ...

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  26. GERMAN CLAIM.

    LONDON, March 17.—The "Berlin radio claims that torpedo-carrying planes made direct hits yesterday on two British battleships among a squadron off Crete ...

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  27. IMPROVED OUTLOOK.

    MELBOURNE, March 17.—The reports that Yugoslavia will resist the German demands have improved the Balkan outlook considerably. The heavy ...

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  28. A COURAGEOUS PILOT.

    LONDON, March 16.—Flight-Lieutenant M. T. St. John Pattle, a 27-year-old South African, who was awarded the D.F.C. last month, has now won a bar ...

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  29. LONDON ACCLAIM.

    LONDON, March. 17.—"President Roosevelt's speech will ring through every free country, its echoes will be heard in all lands deprived of their liberty." ...

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  30. SUBMARINE OVERDUE.

    LONDON, March 16.—The Admiralty has announced that the submarine Snapper (670 tons), commanded by Lieutenant G. V. Prowse, is overdue and must ...

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  31. ROME COMMUNIQUE.

    LONDON, March 17.—The following communique was issued in Rome yesterday:—"In the sector of the 11th Army on the Greek front, we took prisoners ...

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  32. DUTCH PILOTS FROM THE INDIES

    LONDON, March 15.—It is stated authoritatively that the first group of trained pilots from the Netherlands East Indies have arrived in Britain. They have ...

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  33. HOT TIME FOR SHIPPING.

    LONDON, March 15.—A Blenheim bomber of the Coastal Command (the Air Ministry has revealed) spent an adventurous half hour harassing German ...

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  34. SEARCH FOR LABOUR.

    LONDON, March 17.—Elaborating at a Press conference today the Government's intenion to carry out the industrial registration of men and women ...

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  35. A ROME REALIST.

    LONDON, March 16.—In a broadcast from Rome tonight a member of the Chamber of Fasci and Corporations declared that it would be well to put an ...

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  36. DUTCH OUTWIT CENSORS.

    LONDON, March 17.—The German censors of Dutch correspondence are being cunningly outwitted by ruses and the smuggling of letters from Holland. The ...

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  37. UNSUCCESSFUL RAID ON MALTA.

    LONDON, March 16.—A communique issued at Valletta today stated that several enemy planes carried' out individual attacks on Malta on Saturday night. ...

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  38. BALKANS IMPRESSED.

    LONDON, March 16.—President Roosevelt's speech made a deep impression in the Balkans. The Belgrade correspondent of the "Exchange Telegraph" bays that ...

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  39. GERMAN REPLACES ENGLISH.

    LONDON, March 17.1—The Copenhagen radio states that the Germans have substituted German as the second language taught in elementary schools in Norway, ...

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