MELBOURNE, May 12.—While the lull in naval operations off the north-east of Australia continues, there is no evidence of a lessening of air activity in the northern area. Today's communique from the Allied General Headquarters reports raids by Allied and Japanese ...
Article : 545 wordsMELBOURNE, May 12.—In separate reviews of Australia's growing land and air strength the Minister for the Army (Mr Forde) and the ...
Article : 661 wordsLONDON, May 12.—On the Burma Road into China the Japanese have been driven back 40 miles, according to a Chungking spokesman. Strong ...
Article : 601 wordsLONDON, May 12.—A message from Vichy last night said that the British advance in Madagascar had been confined to the territory ...
Article : 256 wordsLONDON, May 12.—The Moscow communique issued last night reported that Soviet troops on the Kerch Peninsula in the Crimea yesterday fought stubborn battles with the Germans who had taken the offensive. The German newsagency announced today that German and Romanian ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,390 wordsThe reading of a statement averred to have been made by one of the male accused that he was in complete agreement with his ...
Article : 2,218 wordsLONDON, May 12.—With the arrival of RAP fighter reinforcements Malta gained its greatest successes to date against enemy raiders during ...
Article : 615 wordsWASHINGTON, May 12.—The Vichy Ambassador to Washington (M Henry-Haye) conferred with the Secretary of State (Mr Cordell Hull) ...
Article : 129 wordsCALCUTTA, May 12.—India's 3 military commands have been, reorganised with a view to relieving them of administrative ...
Article : 151 wordsAN OPERATIONAL BASE SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, May 12.—It is now revealed that not only did Australian bombers attack ...
Article : 168 wordsLONDON, May 12.—It is stated in London that if Germany uses gas British retaliation will be immediate and with the deadliest gases yet ...
Article : 517 wordsNEW DELHI, May 12.—Interviewed on his arrival in India yesterday, the Governor of Burma (Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith) declared ...
Article : 397 wordsWASHINGTON, May 11.—The sinking of 3 more Japanese ships, including a destroyer, was announced in a Navy Department ...
Article : 175 wordsWASHINGTON, May 12.—Mr Graham Spry, who was sent from Washington to act as personal assistant to Sir Stafford Cripps in the ...
Article : 132 wordsAN OPERATIONAL BASE SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, May 12.—Big army manoeuvres have just been completed. The ...
Article : 168 wordsLONDON, May 12.—Malta has sent the following telegrams in reply to messages recently received from the fortresses of Kronstadt ...
Article : 138 wordsNEW YORK, May 12.—The Tokio official radio yesterday quoted a Domei report claiming that the conquest of all the Philippines had been ...
Article : 131 wordsLONDON, May 12.—The weather restricted the RAP Fighter Command's activity yesterday morning, but Spitfires on offensive patrols ...
Article : 312 wordsMELBOURNE, May 12.—The Australian Minister to USA (Sir Owen Dixon) described as one of the mysteries of history the enemy's ...
Article : 243 wordsAN OPERATIONAL BASE SOME- WHERE IN AUSTRALIA.—May 12.—For the moment the Battle of the Coral Sea has ended ...
Article : 850 wordsLONDON, May 12.—A Stockholm message states that saboteurs blew up the Brodshaug power station which supplies power to the ...
Article : 110 wordsWASHINGTON, May 11.—The Hawaiian delegate to Congress (Mr Samuel W. King) returned from Hawaii today. He said that the ...
Article : 70 wordsCHUNGKING, May 12.—According to the Associated Press correspondent the Chinese claimed yesterday that they had turned into a ...
Article : 102 wordsLONDON, May 11.—The Australian Minister for External Affairs (Dr Evatt) and Mr W. S. Robinson (Dr Evatt's technical adviser on ...
Article : 123 wordsNEW YORK, May 12.—The Navy Department has announced the torpedoing of 3 medium-sized ships— two US owned and the other British ...
Article : 117 wordsOTTAWA, May 11.—The Prime Minister (Mr Mackenzie King) introduced into the House of Commons today a Bill to amend the National ...
Article : 171 wordsLONDON, May 12.—Twenty French hostages were shot near Rouen because two German sailors were killed. Five hostages were shot ...
Article : 31 wordsLONDON, May 12.—Referring to the dynamiting of the Radio Paris broadcasting station the "Daily Mail" says: "Radio Paris has not ...
Article : 91 wordsLONDON, May 12.—It was officially stated in London that yesterday afternoon enemy aircraft dropped bombs at a point on the ...
Article : 64 wordsMELBOURNE, May 12.—An RAAF officer and 2 trainees were killed yesterday afternoon when an aircraft in which they were on a ...
Article : 85 wordsOTTAWA, May 11.—The Navy Minister (Mr Angus MacDonald) told the House of Commons today that the keels of two destroyers ...
Article : 62 wordsLONDON, May 12.—A Stockholm message quoting the "Svenska Dagbladets" says that Rome and Britain are sending "very great" land, sea ...
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