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  2. SCORCHED EARTH

    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]

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  3. INDIES OPERATIONS.

    LONDON, Feb. 26.—Today's communique from the Netherlands East Indies fighting forces in Batavia says that in the past two days ...

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  4. THE ROYAL NAVY.

    LONDON, Feb. 26.—The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. A. V. Alexander), presenting the Navy Estimates in the House of Commons ...

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  5. NAZI DEFEAT.

    LONDON, Feb. 26.—The smashing of the German 16th Army in the Staraya Russa district (on the north-western front, about 15 miles south ...

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  6. A.I.F. LEADER.

    LONDON, Feb. 26.—The Delhi radio announced today that Major- General H. Gordon Bennett, who was General Officer Commanding the ...

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  7. THE MEDITERRANEAN.

    LONDON, Feb. 26.—While land and air operations in North Africa continue to be hampered by bad weather, the Admiralty announced ...

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  8. BRITAIN AND THE WAR

    LONDON, 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." ...

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  9. NO NEWS IN CANBERRA.

    CANBERRA, Feb. 26.—The Army Minister (Mr. Forde) said tonight that he had not received any news concerning the whereabouts of ...

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  10. THE DEBATE.

    Before Sir Stafford Cripps's reply a number of members took part in the debate when it was resumed this morning and further criticisms of ...

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  11. POUNDING MALTA.

    LONDON, Feb. 25.—Today's Middle East R.A.F. communique reported that the enemy continued to raid Malta yesterday. Some military ...

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  12. MARRIAGE IN A RAID.

    BANDOENG, Feb. 26.—A bridal party in Bandoeng, en route to the Registrar for Marriage, were caught by an alert today and rushed ...

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  13. MRS. BENNETT'S COMMENTS

    SYDNEY, Feb. 26.—When Major- General Gordon Bennett's wife was told today of her husband's reported escape, she said that she felt sure ...

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  14. SHIPPING LOSSES.

    LONDON, Feb. 25.—It is authoritatively stated that the extension of the war to the Far East is chiefly responsible for the serious increase ...

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  15. GERMAN WARSHIP HIT.

    LONDON, Feb. 26.—The Admiralty announced this afternoon that the submarine Trident (1,090 tons) successfully attacked a German ...

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  16. BRITISH TANKER SUNK.

    SAN JUAN (Puerto Rico), Feb. 25.—The British tanker La Carriere (5,685 tons) was torpedoed and sunk early today, 75 miles from Puerto ...

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  17. SEA OTTER FREIGHTERS.

    WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—The Navy Department has announced that it has abandoned plans to build new-type freighters of the Sea ...

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  18. SINGAPORE TROOPS.

    CANBERRA, Feb. 26.—The estimate of 73,000 Allied prisoners, including 17,000 Australians taken by the Japanese in the fall of ...

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  19. IN THE PHILIPPINES.

    WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—A communique issued here today on the position in the Philippines stated that there had been sharp ...

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  20. ATLANTIC CONVOY.

    LONDON, Feb. 26.—A special Berlin communique claimed today that after arduous fighting for many days in the Atlantic U-boats sank seven ...

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  21. AMERICAN HELP.

    BANDOENG, Feb. 26.—Broadcasting today on the results of his visit to the United States, the Lieutenant- Governor-General of the ...

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  22. COMMONS QUESTIONS.

    LONDON, Feb. 25.—Mr. Gammans (Conservative) asked the Minister of Information (Mr. Bracken) in the House of Commons ...

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  23. U.S. NAVY'S BLOWS.

    WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—The Secretary of the Navy (Colonel Frank Knox) issued today what he called an "extremely conservative" ...

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  24. STROUMA'S LOSS.

    LONDON, Feb. 26.—The Berlin radio stated today that it was reported from Ankara that only 60 of the 750 Jewish emigrants aboard the ...

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  25. "FIRST ESSENTIAL NEED."

    LONDON, Feb. 26.—Mr. Philip Runciman, in his presidential address to the annual meeting of the Chamber of Shipping of the United ...

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  26. AVIATORS' EXPLOIT.

    BANDOENG, Feb. 26.—A correspondent states that he learnt today of the amazing story of 17 American aviators, who escaped from the ...

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  27. RUSSIA AS ALLY.

    NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—Mr. Joseph Davies, a former American Ambassador to Moscow, addressing the Council for Democracy at the ...

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  28. AID FROM BRITAIN.

    LONDON, Feb. 25.—The newly- appointed Dominions Secretary (Mr. C. R. Attlee), who is also Deputy-Prime Minister, has sent the ...

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  29. JAPANESE PROPAGANDA.

    CANBERRA, Feb. 26.—The Post- master-General (Senator Ashley) said today that he had not received any requests for the jamming ...

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  30. MERLIN ENGINE.

    LONDON, Feb. 26.—The aeronautical correspondent of "The Times" states that Rolls Royce's latest Merlin engine in full-scale ...

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  31. CHINA BATTLE.

    CHUNGKING, Feb. 25.—Chinese forces are continually assaulting Yochow outposts in the vicinity of Pallochi in North Hunan Province. ...

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  32. HONG KONG BATTLE.

    OTTAWA, 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 ...

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  33. EVACUATION OF BRITONS.

    LONDON, Feb. 25.—The Foreign Secretary (Mr. Eden) said in the House of Commons today that in accordance with plans made some ...

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  34. JAPAN LOSES AN ADMIRAL.

    NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—The Tokio official radio broadcast a Japanese navy announcement today that Rear-Admiral Shusaku Shibuya was ...

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  35. NAZIS IN NORWAY.

    WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—The Norwegian Legation has told the "New York Times" that the Nazis in Norway are fearful of a British ...

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  36. FINNISH "COMMUNISTS."

    LONDON, Feb. 25.—It is reported in Berlin from Helsinki that six Finnish Parliamentarians described as Communists have been sentenced to ...

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  37. 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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  38. MEXICAN PRECAUTION.

    MEXICO 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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