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  2. CONFUSED FIGHTING.

    SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Aug. 30.—Patrol activity has increased around Kokoda and our troops throughout the New Guinea ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. COMBAT STORIES.

    NEW YORK, Aug 30.—Robert Miller, United Press correspondent, in a dispatch from Guadalcanal Island, dated August 8, says that ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 700 words
  4. PAPUAN BATTLE

    SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Aug. 30.—Terrific fighting now taking place between Australian troops and Japanese shack troops in the jungled morasses of Milne Bay, at the south-eastern tip of Papua, indicates that the vital battle for control of New Guinea has begun. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,745 words
  5. GRIP ON SOLOMONS

    WASHINGTON, Aug 30.—The Navy Department announced last night that forces of marines were holding 6 islands in the Solomons group and had annihilated or captured all Japanese troops who had landed in attempts to recapture the islands. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. AIR BASES REOCCUPIED

    CHUNGKING, Aug 30.—Chinese forces have recaptured Chuhsien and Lishui, the important air-base towns in Chekiang Province but it ...

    Article : 307 words
  7. STALINGRAD STAND

    LONDON, Aug 30.—On the vital Stalingrad front the Russians have launched strong local counter-attacks and apparently continue to hold the heavy enemy pressure, though Berlin claimed early this morning that the Russian defence system had been deeply penetrated at I point. ...

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  8. RJEV STRUGGLE.

    Moscow radio said today that Russian infantry have crossed to the south bank of the Volga at Rjev and consolidated their position ...

    Article : 290 words
  9. JAPAN'S STRATEGY.

    LONDON, Aug. 30.—Reviewing the position in the Pacific "The Times" says that Japan cannot call a halt in the Pacific islands and hold her ...

    Article : 291 words
  10. NO MAJOR VICTORY.

    WASHINGTON, Aug 30.—The Associated Press reported on Friday an admonition against the current operations in the Solomons being ...

    Article : 260 words
  11. LENINGRAD AREA.

    From Moscow and Stockholm come reports of considerable activity on the Leningrad front. Stockholm reported from Berlin on ...

    Article : 254 words
  12. MOVE ON SIBERIA.

    CAPE TOWN, Aug. 30.—Mr George Gorman, a journalist who has been in the Far East for 16 years, is a passenger on the ...

    Article : 189 words
  13. GHQ COMMUNIQUES.

    SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Aug 30.—Following is the full text of the Allied GHQ communiques issued during the weekend: ...

    Article : 386 words
  14. SECOND FRONT.

    WASHINGTON, Aug 30.—Prior to an important conference held yesterday between President Roosevelt and his fighting service and ...

    Article : 112 words
  15. RAIDERS OVER DARWIN

    DARWIN, Aug 28.—A brief and ineffective hit-run raid was made by a small formation of Japanese planes shortly before dawn this ...

    Article : 193 words
  16. WAR POSITION.

    MELBOURNE, Aug 30.—A conference between the Minister for the Army (Mr Forde) and the Commander of the Allied Land Forces in ...

    Article : 133 words
  17. ENEMY'S CLAIMS.

    The Berlin radio claimed on Friday that the Germans had occupied Lineinoie, a village inlet of the Caspian Sea 40 miles from Astrakhan; ...

    Article : 130 words
  18. NZ AIR STRENGTH.

    AUCKLAND, Aug 30.—"We are looking considerably beyond our own shores. We realise that to beat the enemy we must carry this attack to ...

    Article : 124 words
  19. USA FORCES.

    NEW YORK, Aug 30.—The Washington correspondent of the "Wall-street Journal" says that the projected Army and Navy combat ...

    Article : 147 words
  20. CHILEAN STAND.

    NEW YORK, Aug 30.—Senhor Eduardo Grove, first Chilean Minister to Canada, who is en route to Ottawa, told the Press here that the ...

    Article : 105 words
  21. CAUCASUS BATTLES.

    "The situation in the Caucasus continues to develop critically." the Stockholm correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" said in a ...

    Article : 263 words
  22. ICELAND INCIDENTS.

    REYKJAVIK (Iceland), Aug. 29.—A court martial has sentenced 2 United States soldiers to 5 years' imprisonment with hard labour and ...

    Article : 78 words
  23. HELSINKI BOMBED.

    A dispatch from Helsinki yesterday quoted an official announcement that 60 planes on Friday night bombed the Finnish capital, causing ...

    Article : 26 words
  24. FORESIGHT ABOUT EGGS.

    Don't go short later on. Preserve eggs with KE-PEG now. Just rub it on. Costs less than 1d per dozen. All grocers. ...

    Article : 25 words
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