LONDON, March 15.—The Russians issued a special communique early yesterday morning announcing that between February 22 and March ...
Article : 1,277 wordsMELBOURNE, March 15.—Islands near Thursday Island, which is about 30 miles off the northern tip of Queensland, were attacked by Japanese planes yesterday. On the some day Port Moresby experienced its 13th raid by enemy aircraft. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 421 wordsNEW DELHI, March 14.—The Commander-in-Chief in India (General Sir Archibald Wavell) said at a Press conference yesterday that ...
Article : 561 wordsLONDON, March 15.—A communique issued in New Delhi today with reference to operations in Burma said the Royal Air Force ...
Article : 344 wordsLONDON, March 15.—In the sea fighting off Java, the Allies lost 13 worships—five cruisers, seven destroyers and one sloop. The Japanese losses are not known. Communiques issued in London and Washington mention seven enemy ships—three crusiers and four ...
Article : 1,231 wordsCANBERRA, March 15.—In a stirring speech delivered by radio directly to the people of America, the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) told them that Australians were fighting mad, organised and determined to purse total warfare. ...
Article : 2,064 wordsCANBERRA, March 15.-The Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) has sent the following message to the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin):— ...
Article : 68 wordsLONDON, March 15.—The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Alexander) said in a speech last night that the war in the Far East had ...
Article : 72 wordsLONDON, March 14.—The Berlin radio declared yesterday that the Japanese had sunk two British transports evacuating troops from ...
Article : 30 wordsLONDON, March 14.—A Vichy news agency dispatch from Berne quotes a Berlin message to the "Neue Zuercher Zeitung" in which the ...
Article : 282 wordsNEW YORK, March 14.—The Tokio radio states that Japanese army units are reported to have carried out successful landing ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 254 wordsLONDON, March 15.—The "Sunday Times" says that southwards from Japan and eastwards from Ceylon Sydney is the only base for ...
Article : 195 wordsLONDON, March 15.—It is understood that the Lord Privy Seal (Sir Stafford Cripps), who is to visit India on behalf of the British ...
Article : 37 wordsNEW YORK, March 14.—The Chinese Ambassador (Dr. Hu Shih) appealed today to the people of India to fight at the side of the Chinese for ...
Article : 71 wordsWASHINGTON, March 14.—The War Department issued the following communique yesterday:—"New Guinea: Five American ...
Article : 84 wordsLONDON, March 15.—The first man to reach England after escaping from Hong Kong following the capitulation has just arrived in ...
Article : 363 wordsLONDON, March 14.—The Berlin radio states that the Japanese Lieutenant-Governor of Malaya has issued a statement that Malaya will ...
Article : 72 wordsPORT MORESBY, March 15.—It is believed unofficially that yesterday's air fighting north of the Cape York Peninsula, in which Japanese ...
Article : 469 wordsCANBERRA, March 25.—Mr. Curtin's broadcast was put over the widest network and was directed at the largest potential audience ever ...
Article : 221 wordsWASHINGTON, March 13.—A War Department communique issued today stated that the situation in the Bataan Peninsula, in the ...
Article : 31 wordsLONDON, March 13.—Sir Earle Page, Australian Envoy in London, in a speech at a Navy Week function at Macclesfield, said: "The ...
Article : 143 wordsLONDON, March 13.—The political correspondent of the "Evening News" stated today that, despite the Vichy Government's assurance ...
Article : 55 wordsNEW YORK, March 13.—The Tokio radio today stated that Mr. Tomokazu Hori, a Government spokesman told a Press conference ...
Article : 185 wordsNEW YORK, March 14.—Mr. Curtin's sterling radio speech from Canberra came in with forceful clarity despite seasonal static, which, ...
Article : 191 wordsLONDON, March 14.—The "Sunday Express" states that Dr. C. R. Paravicini, who was Minister for Switzerland in Great Britain from ...
Article : 106 wordsBOMBAY, March 14.—Eight persons were killed and 20 seriously injured when the police fired on strikers attempting to wreck the ...
Article : 33 wordsWASHINGTON, March 14.—A Navy Department communique giving a full account of the sea battle ...
Article : 60 wordsLONDON, March 15.—The Berlin radio quotes the Tokio "Asahi ...
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