LONDON, Feb. 26.—A United States pilot who arrived at Kunming (the Chinese terminal of the Burma Road) today said: "When I left Rangoon, it was an inferno of flames. Looters were at work and water was unobtainable. The British were destroying everything important." ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 896 wordsLONDON, Feb. 26.—Today's communique from the Netherlands East Indies fighting forces in Batavia says that in the past two days ...
Article : 878 wordsLONDON, Feb. 26.—The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. A. V. Alexander), presenting the Navy Estimates in the House of Commons ...
Article : 575 wordsLONDON, Feb. 26.—The smashing of the German 16th Army in the Staraya Russa district (on the north-western front, about 15 miles south ...
Article : 1,038 wordsLONDON, Feb. 26.—The Delhi radio announced today that Major- General H. Gordon Bennett, who was General Officer Commanding the ...
Article : 233 wordsLONDON, Feb. 26.—While land and air operations in North Africa continue to be hampered by bad weather, the Admiralty announced ...
Article : 321 wordsLONDON, Feb. 25.—Replying today, as Leader of the House of Commons, to the debate which the Prime Minister opened yesterday on the conduct of the war, the Lord Privy Seal (Sir Stafford Cripps) took up a reference by Mr. Pethick-Lawrence (Labour) to "Blimpery." ...
Article : 1,383 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 26.—The Army Minister (Mr. Forde) said tonight that he had not received any news concerning the whereabouts of ...
Article : 140 wordsBefore Sir Stafford Cripps's reply a number of members took part in the debate when it was resumed this morning and further criticisms of ...
Article : 1,017 wordsLONDON, Feb. 25.—Today's Middle East R.A.F. communique reported that the enemy continued to raid Malta yesterday. Some military ...
Article : 91 wordsBANDOENG, Feb. 26.—A bridal party in Bandoeng, en route to the Registrar for Marriage, were caught by an alert today and rushed ...
Article : 135 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 26.—When Major- General Gordon Bennett's wife was told today of her husband's reported escape, she said that she felt sure ...
Article : 327 wordsLONDON, Feb. 25.—It is authoritatively stated that the extension of the war to the Far East is chiefly responsible for the serious increase ...
Article : 153 wordsLONDON, Feb. 26.—The Admiralty announced this afternoon that the submarine Trident (1,090 tons) successfully attacked a German ...
Article : 196 wordsSAN JUAN (Puerto Rico), Feb. 25.—The British tanker La Carriere (5,685 tons) was torpedoed and sunk early today, 75 miles from Puerto ...
Article : 34 wordsWASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—The Navy Department has announced that it has abandoned plans to build new-type freighters of the Sea ...
Article : 157 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 26.—The estimate of 73,000 Allied prisoners, including 17,000 Australians taken by the Japanese in the fall of ...
Article : 97 wordsWASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—A communique issued here today on the position in the Philippines stated that there had been sharp ...
Article : 155 wordsLONDON, Feb. 26.—A special Berlin communique claimed today that after arduous fighting for many days in the Atlantic U-boats sank seven ...
Article : 62 wordsBANDOENG, Feb. 26.—Broadcasting today on the results of his visit to the United States, the Lieutenant- Governor-General of the ...
Article : 358 wordsLONDON, Feb. 25.—Mr. Gammans (Conservative) asked the Minister of Information (Mr. Bracken) in the House of Commons ...
Article : 177 wordsWASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—The Secretary of the Navy (Colonel Frank Knox) issued today what he called an "extremely conservative" ...
Article : 293 wordsLONDON, Feb. 26.—The Berlin radio stated today that it was reported from Ankara that only 60 of the 750 Jewish emigrants aboard the ...
Article : 43 wordsLONDON, Feb. 26.—Mr. Philip Runciman, in his presidential address to the annual meeting of the Chamber of Shipping of the United ...
Article : 126 wordsBANDOENG, Feb. 26.—A correspondent states that he learnt today of the amazing story of 17 American aviators, who escaped from the ...
Article : 74 wordsNEW YORK, Feb. 25.—Mr. Joseph Davies, a former American Ambassador to Moscow, addressing the Council for Democracy at the ...
Article : 165 wordsLONDON, Feb. 25.—The newly- appointed Dominions Secretary (Mr. C. R. Attlee), who is also Deputy-Prime Minister, has sent the ...
Article : 138 wordsCANBERRA, Feb. 26.—The Post- master-General (Senator Ashley) said today that he had not received any requests for the jamming ...
Article : 69 wordsLONDON, Feb. 26.—The aeronautical correspondent of "The Times" states that Rolls Royce's latest Merlin engine in full-scale ...
Article : 138 wordsCHUNGKING, Feb. 25.—Chinese forces are continually assaulting Yochow outposts in the vicinity of Pallochi in North Hunan Province. ...
Article : 256 wordsOTTAWA, Feb. 25.—A reference to the fate of Canadian soldiers who took part in the battle of Hong Kong was made in the House of ...
Article : 62 wordsLONDON, Feb. 25.—The Foreign Secretary (Mr. Eden) said in the House of Commons today that in accordance with plans made some ...
Article : 84 wordsNEW YORK, Feb. 25.—The Tokio official radio broadcast a Japanese navy announcement today that Rear-Admiral Shusaku Shibuya was ...
Article : 36 wordsWASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—The Norwegian Legation has told the "New York Times" that the Nazis in Norway are fearful of a British ...
Article : 49 wordsLONDON, Feb. 25.—It is reported in Berlin from Helsinki that six Finnish Parliamentarians described as Communists have been sentenced to ...
Article : 38 wordsExcept where otherwise designated the overseas intelligence published in "The West Australian" is transmitted to Australia by the Australian Associated Press ...
Article : 32 wordsMEXICO CITY, Feb. 25.—Japanese residing in the Pacific coast area have been ordered to move at least 100 miles inland immediately. ...
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