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  2. PACIFIC STRATEGY

    CANBERRA, Jan. 4.—General Sir Archibald Wavell (now Commander- In-Chief in India) will command all Allied sea, land and air forces in the south-west Pacific area under the agreement reached at Washington for a policy of concerted Pacific strategy. He will have as Deputy Supreme ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. U.S. HOME FRONT.

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—The Secretary of the Treasury (Mr. Henry Morgenthau) announced today that the Treasury had sent to the ...

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  4. PERAK FRONT

    SINGAPORE, Jan. 4—The British forces in Perak, in north-western Malaya, have again withdrawn southwards. The Japanese landings ...

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  5. SOLIDARITY PACT

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—At the White House today representatives of 26 nations formally pledged their Governments to employ their full resources against the Axis Powers, and not to enter into a separate armistice or peace. ...

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  6. CHANGSHA BATTLE.

    CHUNGKING, Jan. 3.—A Chinese military spokesman said yesterday that it looked as if the Japanese were now launching a general ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. MANILA TAKEN

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—Japanese troops entered Manila, capital of the Philippines, on Friday afternoon. The city, having been declared open, offered no resistance. The naval base at Cavite, in Manila Bay 20 miles from the city, also was occupied. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. WELCOMED IN CHUNGKING.

    CHUNGKING. Jan. 3.—An official statement issued here today hailed the Washington unity pact as a definite step towards winning the war. ...

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  9. ENEMY'S NEW BASE.

    LONDON, Jan. 4.—"The fall of Manila," says "The Times" in a leading article, "does not mean that the battle of the Philippines has ended. ...

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  10. ITALIAN SNEERS.

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—The radio, commenting on the Washington pact, says:—"It is a piece of impudence, designed and mislead ...

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  11. DEFENCE OF BURMA.

    LONDON, Jan. 2.—It was announced officially in Chungking to- day that Chinese troops entered Burma at the Allies' request, and ...

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  12. INDIES RAIDS.

    BATAVIA, Jan. 3.—According to a communique issued this afternoon from the headquarters of the Nether- lands East Indies fighting forces. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  13. RABAUL BOMBED.

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 4.—Japanese bombers made two raids today on Rabaul, formerly capital of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea, ...

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  14. FRONTIER CLASH.

    LONDON, Jan. 4,—A communique issued in Rangoon on January 1 said:—"A small party of Japanese recently infiltrated into Burma in ...

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  15. A.I.F.'S PART.

    MELBOURNE, Jan. 4.—Two companies of A.I.F. men were doing special motor transport work for the British forces in Malaya and had ...

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  16. AUSTRALIAN VIEWS.

    CANBERRA, Jan. 4.—While the specific terms of the Allied declaration made at Washington do not commit Russia to active ...

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  17. AMERICAN COMMENT.

    NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—In a leading article the "New York Times" says that a General Sir Archibald Wavell has amply ...

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  18. PRISONERS' DIET.

    LONDON, Jan. 2.—Mr. Stanley Adams, chief of the Prisoner of War Department of the British Red Cross Society, said today that the society ...

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  19. HONG KONG PRISONERS.

    NEW YORK, Jan. 4.—The Tokio official radio says that 6,000 Australian, Canadian and Indian troops taken prisoner in Hong Kong have ...

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  20. British Naval Losses.

    LONDON, Jan. 4.—Describing as "quite irresponsible" the enemy claim that a large number of British warships were destroyed or fell ...

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  21. NAZI SPY RING.

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Mr. Edgar Hoover), in his annual report, discloses that ...

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  22. SARAWAK OIL.

    NEW YORK, Jan. 4.—The Tokio official radio quotes a claim in the "Yomiuri Shimbun" that the British failed to destroy the oilfields before ...

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  23. AERODROME POUNDED.

    SINGAPORE, Jan. 4—Australians, in both the R.A.A.F. and R.A.F., were among the members of the crews of aircraft which last ...

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  24. PREMATURE CELEBRATION.

    NEW YORK, Jan. 2.—According to the Tokio official radio, the Japanese Government has directed that the eighth day of every month shall ...

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  25. MEXICO ALERT.

    MEXICO CITY, Jan. 2.—It is reported from Ensenada (Lower California) that General Cardenas (a former President), who now ...

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  26. TOWARDS AUSTRALIA.

    NEW YORK, Jan. 4.—The Tokio official radio claimed on Friday that Japanese reconnaissance planes had returned safely from a flight in ...

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  27. TURKISH VIEW.

    ANKARA, Jan. 3.—A leading Turkish newspaper, editorially reviewing the German strategic position today, stated: "Turkey desires ...

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  28. NAVAL CO-OPERATION.

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—The Navy Department announced today that American warships are co-operating with the Dutch and British in the ...

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  29. SPANISH SHIP DAMAGED.

    LONDON, Jan 4.—The German official news agency says that a British bomber attacked the Spanish ship Jiame Girona (not listed by ...

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  30. TIMOR OCCUPATION SEQUEL

    LONDON, Jan. 2.—The "Daily Telegraph" states that the British Ambassador in Lisbon (Sir Ronald Campbell) is shortly returning to ...

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  31. GOOD WISHES EXCHANGED.

    LONDON, Jan. 3.—The chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R. (M. Kalinin) has sent the following message to the ...

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  32. SOVIET LOAN TO POLAND.

    LONDON, Jan 3.—Russia has agreed to lend the Polish Government 100,000,000 roubles. The loan will be devoted to the large-scale ...

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  33. BERLIN STORIES.

    LONDON, Jan. 3.—The German radio asserted today that Darwin had been "heavily raided for the second time, yesterday." ...

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  34. IRON CROSS AWARD.

    LONDON, Jan. 4.—Hitler has posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Captain Lindemann, commander ...

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  35. RUSSO-AMERICAN TRADE.

    OTTAWA, Jan. 2.—A Russian trade delegation consisting of 22 members arrived today by clipper and left subsequently for New York. ...

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  36. CUBA TO HAVE MILITIA.

    HAVANA, Jan. 3.—It was officially announced today that the Government was organising a Cuban militia with a view to the defence of the ...

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  37. MORE RAIDS ON MALTA.

    LONDON, Jan. 4.—A communique from Malta on Saturday reported that there had been six enemy air raids against the island in the ...

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  38. YUGOSLAV TRAIN SMASH.

    LONDON, Jan. 3.—The Berlin radio quotes a Zagreb report that seven people were killed and 35 injured at Banjaluka (Yugoslavia) ...

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  39. JAPANESE FISHING FLEET.

    VANCOUVER, Jan. 3.—A plan was announced today for the utilisation of the huge Japanese fishing fleet in British Columbia, which is ...

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  40. FAMOUS PILOT'S DEATH.

    NEW YORK, Jan. 4.—The Tokio radio reports that Masanki Iinuha, the famous pilot who flew to London in record time in 1937, was ...

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  41. ITALIAN LOSSES IN RUSSIA.

    LONDON, Jan. 3.—The Stefani (Italian) news agency states that in the last six months the Italians have lost 16,000 killed, wounded and ...

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