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  2. AIR OFFENSIVE

    LONDON, June 2.—Speaking in the House of Commons today the Prime Minister (Mr Churchill) gave news which will enhearten the whole free world. In a statement he disclosed that for the, second time in 48 hours more than 1,000 British planes raided Germany's war industries in ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. CHINA DRIVE.

    CHUNGKING, June 2.—The Chinese High Command announced last night that heavy fighting was in progress in the Kwangtung ...

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  4. MORESBY VICTORY

    SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA. June 2.—The Japanese returned in considerable strength to the attack at Port Moresby yesterday but ...

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  5. WOUNDED SAILORS.

    SYDNEY, June 2.—The Governor- General (Lord Gowrie) accompanied by Rear-Admiral Gould met some of the wounded sailors when they ...

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  6. SYDNEY ATTACK

    CANBERRA, June 2.—A patrol vessel outside Sydney Harbour had given the first indication of the presence of the Japanese vessel; within half on hour a submarine had been destroyed. This statement was made in the House of Representatives today by the Navy Minister (Mr ...

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  7. LIBYAN BATTLE

    LONDON, June 2.—The Prime Minister (Mr Churchill) reported favourably on the battle in Libya in the House of Commons today. He revealed that the enemy had attempted a landing on the Mediterranean coast. In breaking up this attempt the Royal Navy played ...

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  8. THE COMMUNIQUE.

    MELBOURNE, June 2.—The following communique was issued from GHQ, South-West Pacific Area to-day:— ...

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  9. ENEMY CHALLENGED.

    MELBOURNE, June 2.—A stirring speech in which he defied the enemy to land in force in Australia was made by the Prime Minister (Mr ...

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  10. HELP FROM BRITAIN.

    LONDON. June 2.—The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr Attlee) told the House of Commons today that the Government was determined to do ...

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  11. MINISTER'S COMMENTS.

    LONDON, June 2.—The Minister of Aircraft Production (Col J. J. Llewellin) has been on a short visit to North Eire, Ireland, and at the ...

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  12. JAPANESE AIR FORCE.

    NEW YORK, June 2.—The Tokio official radio says that the War Office has announced that the Emperor has appointed U-General Takeo Yassda ...

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  13. BOMBS ON BURMA.

    NEW DELHI, June 2.—Yesterday's American communique said that heavy bombers during the past few days attacked the north and south ...

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  14. RAF FIGHTERS ACTIVE.

    LONDON. June 2.—It was learnt in London that British fighters made 4 sweeps over occupied France and Belgium yesterday morning and ...

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  15. ATLANTIC LOSSES.

    WASHINGTON. June 1.—The Navy Department announced today that a medium-sized United States merchant vessel had been torpedoed ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  16. NZ MINISTER'S COMMENT.

    AUCKLAND, June 2.—"Who will say that New Zealand is safe and that it cannot happen here," asked the Minister for National Service ...

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  17. BOMBS ON ENGLAND.

    LONDON. June 2.—The Air Ministry stated today that a few enemy raiders bombed the east and south- east of England last night. There ...

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  18. CAPTIVE GENERAL.

    LONDON. June 2.—General Ludwig Cruewell, commander of the Afrika Korps, who has been taken prisoner in Libya is the second ...

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  19. MALTA'S TOLL.

    LONDON, June 2.—During May 116 enemy raiders were brought down over Malta, making a total of 569 since the outbreak of war. ...

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  20. MEXICO AT WAR.

    MEXICO CITY, June 1.—The President of Mexico (General Avila Camacho) today signed a declaration placing Mexico at war against ...

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  21. REVENGEFUL NAZIS.

    LONDON, June 2.—The Prague radio announces the execution in Prague and Brno of another 27 Czechs, including 4 women. 1 of ...

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  22. SALVAGE WORK.

    SYDNEY, June 2.—Naval authorities at Garden Island expected to-night that the midget Japanese submarine located in Taylor Bay ...

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  23. ENEMY SUPPLY SHIPS.

    LONDON. June 2.—An Admiralty communique states: " Four of our submarines in the Mediterranean sank another 12.000 tons of enemy ...

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  24. NORWEGIAN WORKERS.

    LONDON. June 2.—A total of 70,000 Norwegian workers is shortly to be transferred compulsorily from industries and trades thought ...

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  25. EXHIBITION OF SUBMARINE.

    SYDNEY, June 2.—The Lord Mayors of Sydney and Melbourne have joined in an appeal to the Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) to ...

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  26. NAVAL STRATEGY.

    NEW YORK. June 2.—The Tokio official radio yesterday quoted a 'Nichi Nichi"' report that a military council of the Axis powers will be ...

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  27. BRAZILIAN SHIP SUNK.

    WASHINGTON. June 1.—The Navy Department, announced that a medium-sized Brazilian merchantman was torpedoed in the ...

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  28. LAVAL'S CONVERSATIONS

    LONDON. June 2.—The Berlin radio quoting a Paris message says that the Chief of the Vichy Government (M Laval) conversed with the' ...

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  29. PART OF THE RAF.

    Enemy tanks in Libya now have fighter umbrellas and the RAF is reluctantly avoiding the umbrellas and concentrating on vulnerable ...

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  30. MOTOR TRANSPORT.

    WASHINGTON, June. 1.—The Secretary of Commerce (Mr Jesse H. Jones) announced that all 48 States bad agreed to uniform standards and ...

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  31. BRITISH CRUISER LOST.

    LONDON. June 2.—The Admiralty announced yesterday that the cruiser Trinidad had been sunk and that there were some casualties. ...

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  32. SIOUX INDIANS FAIL.

    NEW YORK. June 2.—The Court has dismissed the claim of the Sioux Indians for 739.000,000 dollars (£184.750.000 sterling) against the ...

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  33. 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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