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  2. SURPRISE IN AMERICA.

    WASHINGTON, March 17.—The news of General MacArthur's arrival in Australia is published under banner lines in the heaviest type across ...

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  3. UNDER FIRE.

    Lieutenant Douglas MacArthur was fresh out of West Point in 1903 on assignment in the Philippines, and the first hostile bullets of his ...

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  4. AIR REINFORCEMENTS.

    CANBERRA, March 18.—The Air Minister (Mr. Drakeford) said today that he felt sure that the people of Australia would share his pleasure ...

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  5. DEPUTY COMMANDER.

    Lieut.-General Brett, new Deputy Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in the Anzac area, sat on a swivel chair at the United States ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. AT U.S. HEADQUARTERS

    General MacArthur's assumption of the Supreme Command of the Allied Forces in the Anzac area was formally announced at the United ...

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  7. NEW LEADER

    WASHINGTON, March 17.—General Douglas MacArthur, United States commander in the Philippines, has been appointed Allied Supreme Commander in the Australian theatre. The appointment is announced in the following special communique:— ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. NORTHERN OPERATIONS

    CANBERRA, March 18.—Allied aircraft raided Koepang, Timor, yesterday, when hits were scored on the aerodrome. Darwin had two air raid ...

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  9. NEAR KHARKOV.

    LONDON, March 18.—After weeks of hammering in the Donets Basin the advancing Red Army now directly threatens Kharkov, key ...

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  10. PORT MORESBY AREA.

    LONDON, March 17.—The Tokio radio stated tonight that Japanese pilots had reported that American reinforcements had arrived at Port ...

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  11. IN THE SOLOMONS.

    CANBERRA, March 18.—"Japanese aircraft twice raided Tulagi (Solomon Islands) today," states a war communique issued by the Prime ...

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  12. "MAGNIFICENT GESTURE."

    CANBERRA, March 18.—The Navy Minister (Mr. Makin) said today that General MacArthur's appointment was a magnificent gesture ...

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  13. OPPOSITION GREETING.

    CANBERRA, March 18.—"The announcement that General MacArthur is to assume the Supreme Command and that large American ...

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  14. FLOW OF SUPPLIES

    CANBERRA, March 18.—It is now possible to state that during the last two months a number of highly-important organisations have been ...

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  15. BROOME CASUALTIES.

    SYDNEY, March 16.—Qantas operations manager, Captain L. Brain, believes that the Japanese air attack on Broome was concentrated ...

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  16. NEW ZEALAND BASE

    NEW YORK, March 17.—The New Zealand Minister to the United States (Mr. Nash) said at a Press conference today that General ...

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  17. "BLOOD BROTHERS."

    CANBERRA, March 18.—"Australians and Americans today are blood brothers under the leadership of the hero of the Philippines, General ...

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  18. PRESS ACCLAIM.

    NEW YORK, March 18.—The Press reflects the universal jubilation over General MacArthur's appointment, which provided a much-needed ...

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  19. ARMY ORGANISATION.

    CANBERRA, March 18.—A definition was given tonight of the relationship of the Australian forces to General MacArthur and ...

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  20. A PERSONAL TRIBUTE.

    "No conception of military strategy, however great or small its significance would have escaped the attention of the General, and ...

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  21. LEASE-LEND MISSION.

    WASHINGTON, March 17.—The Associated Press says that it has been disclosed in informed circles that the United States Lease-Lend ...

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  22. BRITISH VIEWS.

    LONDON, March 18.—All the morning newspapers give prominence to General MacArthur's appointment, some with page-wide ...

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  23. "A MAN OF GRIT."

    SYDNEY, March 18.—Major-General Gordon Bennett, former commander of the A.I.F. in Malaya, said today that General ...

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  24. APPOINTMENT WELCOMED.

    AUCKLAND, March 18.—The Prime Minister of New Zealand (Mr. Fraser) in welcoming the appointment of General MacArthur paid a ...

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  25. "HERE TO DO THE JOB."

    SYDNEY, March 18.—"We are here to do the job and the sooner we start the better," was the theme of interviews given by Amercan ...

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  26. RAID IN LUZON.

    WASHINGTON, March 17.—Tonight's communique on the Philippine theatre states that after several days of inactivity the enemy ...

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  27. "A WISE MOVE."

    CHUNGKING, March 18.—Chinese military quarters today welcomed General MacArthur's appointment and in paying a tribute to him said ...

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  28. SUMATRA FIGHTING

    NEW YORK, March 17.— According to the Tokio official radio the "Asahi" admits that Dutch resistance is continuing in Sumatra. ...

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  29. SEA POWER.

    LONDON, March 17.—Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes, in a speech today, said that the Royal Navy was under the control of a ...

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  30. THE NEW COMMANDER.

    LONDON, March 17.—It is stated in Washington that Major-General Wainwright will remain at Bataan and carry on the battle which ...

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  31. DUTCH SHIPPING.

    WASHINGTON, March 17.—The Aneta (Dutch) newsagency reports that several hundred thousand tons of ocean-going Dutch merchantmen ...

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  32. JAVA NAVAL BATTLE.

    LONDON, March 17.—In the House of Lords today, Lord Strabol[?]l asked when the Government would amplify the Admiralty communique ...

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  33. SUBMARINES' ATTACKS.

    NEW YORK, March 17.—Numerous victims for Japanese submarines are claimed by the official Tokio radio. It is stated that Japanese ...

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  34. ARMY APPRECIATION.

    CANBERRA, March 18.—"The Government is of the considered opinion that there could be no better choice of a Supreme Commander ...

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  35. COMMISSIONER TO REPORT

    WASHINGTON, March 17.—At his Press conference tonight President Roosevelt revealed that Mr. Francis B. Sayre, United States High ...

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  36. INDIAN CONGRESS LEADER.

    CALCUTTA, March 17.—Addressing the Indian Congress Workers today at Wardha Mr. Manlana Abul Kelam Azad, one of the Indian ...

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  37. WAR COUNCIL MEETING.

    CANBERRA, March 18.—The War Council today discussed many subjects concerned with the announcements of American aid and ...

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  38. SIAM AND AXIS.

    LONDON, March 17.—Rome radio broadcast a Bangkok report today that the Siamese National Assembly had agreed to strengthen relations ...

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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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