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  2. AXIS DECLARATION

    LONDON, Dec. 11.—Germany and Italy are now at war with the United States. At noon today the German Goreign Minister (Herr van Ribbentrop) handed a Note to the United States Charge d'Affaires in Berlin declaring that Germany was at war with the United States. At ...

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  3. DARWIN ALARM.

    DARWIN, Dec. 12.—Darwin had its first air raid warning last night. The sirens walled at 10.45 pm. and the "all clear" was not given until ...

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  4. COURSE OF WAR.

    LONDON, Dec. 11.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Winston Churchill) in the House of Commons this afternoon reviewed the course of the war ...

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  5. INVASION ATTEMPT

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—The first phase of an attempted major Japanese invasion of Luzon, the main island of the Philippines, has been defeated with heavy losses to the Japanese. Assaults were made on the western and northern coasts with strong naval and air support. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. U.S. RAID ALARMS.

    NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—The United States army and navy authorities in San Francisco said yesterday that they believed that a Japanese ...

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  7. LOST WARSHIPS

    SINGAPORE, Dec. 11.—The British combined headquarters announced this morning that over 2,000 survivors had reached Singapore from the battleship Prince of Wales (35,000 tons) and battle-cruiser Repulse (32,000 tons), which were sunk by enemy air action off the Malayan ...

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  8. THE FIRST ASSAULTS.

    SINGAPORE, Dec. 11.—The Japanese attempted to land 5.000 men at Kota Bharu, but only 2,000 got ashore, Of these only 200 survived. ...

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  9. TOKIO LOSS.

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—The Japanese battleship Haruna (29,330 tons) has been sunk by United States bombers. ...

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  10. IN MALAYA.

    LONDON, Dec. 10.—The following communique was issued last night in Singapore:—In the Kelantan area the day ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  11. PACIFIC CABLE CUT.

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—It was announced officially last night that the Japanese had cut the cable connecting America and Hong Kong. ...

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  12. AMERICAN REPUBLICS.

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—The State Department announced yesterday that at the suggestion of Chile a conference would be arranged at ...

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  13. AMERICAN PLANNING.

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—President Roosevelt summoned a War Cabinet meeting this morning. Those present included the Secretary of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  14. MANPOWER BILL.

    LONDON, Dec. 10.—When the Committee debate on the National Service Bill was resumed in the House of Commons today Mr. Rhys ...

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  15. WEIGHT OF ATTACK.

    LONDON, Dec. 11.—A British United Press dispatch from Singapore states:—"A British journalist survivor who was aboard the Repulse ...

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  16. DETAINED ALIENS.

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—The Tokio radio says that 1,270 Americans and British subjects (including Canadians and Australians) have ...

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  17. "SEARCHING QUESTIONS."

    LONDON, Dec. 11.—"The Times" in a leading article says:—"The British naval losses off Malaya will doubtless be replaced in good time, ...

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  18. ENEMY ACCOUNTS.

    LONDON, Dec. 11.—The Tokio correspondent of the Berlin news-agency says that the Prince of Wales and the Repulse were sunk in a ...

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  19. DIPLOMATIC WATCH.

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—The Swiss Legation in Toiko has undertaken to care for United States interests in Japan, while the Argentine ...

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  20. EAST INDIES LOYALTY.

    BATAVIA, Dec. 11.—The Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (Jonkheer A. W. L. Tjarda van Stakenborgh Stachouwer) has sent ...

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  21. HEAVY BOMBERS.

    LONDON, Dec. 10.—The British decision to develop large, heavily-armed types of bomber aircraft is regarded officially as having been ...

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  22. FRENCH WARSHIPS.

    LONDON, Dec. 10.—A British United Press dispatch from Berne states that Admiral Darlan (Vichy Vice-Premier and Foreign Minister) ...

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  23. JAPAN'S "WORST MISTAKE."

    CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—The British Ambassador (Viscount Halifax), addressing the annual convention of the Farm Federation, declared: ...

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  24. HONG KONG FRONT.

    LONDON, Dec. 11.—The Hong Kong situation was reported last night to be stabilised, following the repulsion of two attacks from ...

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  25. JAPAN AND THAILAND.

    LONDON, Dec. 11.—The Berlin radio announces that the main provisions of the new Japanese-Thai agreement are:— ...

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  26. REASON FOR BLITZKRIEG.

    LONDON, Dec. 11.—The Zurich correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph says Japanese military circles in Berlin have expressed the opinion ...

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  27. GUAM OCCUPATION

    LONDON, Dec. 11.—The Berlin radio, quoting the Imperial headquarters in Tokio, said today that Japanese forces had captured Agana, ...

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  28. TURKISH OPINION.

    ISTANBUL, Dec. 10.—M. Yaltchin, the well-known publicist, writing in "Yeni Sabah," declares: "If the result of the Pacific conflict is ...

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  29. ALLIED SHIPPING.

    LONDON, Dec. 10.—Information about the British and American shipbuilding programme was given in the House of Commons by the ...

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  30. FRANCE NEUTRAL IN PACIFIC

    LONDON, Dec. 10.—It is officially announced in Vichy that a Franco- Japanese agreement has been reached in Hainoi confirming French ...

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  31. CANADIAN CORVETTE LOST.

    OTTAWA, Dec. 10.—It is officially announced that the Canadian corvette Wildflower has been sunk in' a collision and that 23 officers and ...

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  32. AMERICANS ARRESTED.

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—The State Department announced today that Mr. Edmund Clubb, American Consul in Hanoi (Indo-China) had ...

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  33. HAWAII ON ALERT.

    HONOLULU, Dec. 10.—Martial law has been proclaimed in Hawaii. Wartime regulations, including a black-out, are working smoothly. No ...

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  34. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.

    LONDON, Dec. 10.—The Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements has approved a resolution that "at this moment of entry into active ...

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  35. DEFENCE OF AERODROMES.

    LONDON, Dec. 10.—The Under-Secretary for Air (Captain Balfour), answering a question in the House of Commons today, affirmed ...

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  36. N.Z. HIGH COMMISSIONER.

    LONDON, Dec. 11.—The New Zealand High Commissioner in London (Mr. W. J. Jordan) has returned to London from a visit to New Zealand ...

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  37. MALAYAN FOOD CONTROL.

    SINGAPORE, Dec. 10.—A food control order issued today forbids abnormal purchases or sales by importers or dealers. Consumers are ...

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  38. "NOTHING TO REPORT."

    LONDON, Dec. 11.—This morning's communique from the Ministry of Home Security merely said:—"There is nothing to report." ...

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  39. AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS.

    Except where otherwise designated the overseas intelligence published in "The West Australian" is transmitted to Australia by the Australian Associated Press ...

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  40. INDIA DECLARES WAR.

    NEW DELHI, Dec. 11.—A Vice-regal proclamation announces that a state of war exists between India and Japan. ...

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