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  2. BRITISH LOSS.

    LONDON, Aug. 12.—The Admiralty today announced that the aircraft carrier Eagle has been sunk by a U-boat in the Mediterranean. ...

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  3. INDIAN DISORDER

    LONDON, Aug 12.—Disorders continued yesterday in several Indian cities, following the launching of the civil disobedience campaign by the Congress Party and the arrest of Mr M. K. Gandhi and other leading members of the party. ...

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  4. RAF OFFENSIVE.

    LONDON, Aug. 12.—It is authoritatively stated that a strong force of bombers last night attacked Mainz. Preliminary reports indicate ...

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  5. TULAGI BATTLE

    GENERAL MACARTHUR'S HQ, Aug 12.—This morning the battle for Tulagi, in the Solomon Islands, entered its 6th day and Allied headquarters have given no information that throws any light on the position. Only fragments of information released in Australia and ...

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  6. KOKODA STRUGGLE.

    SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA. Aug 12.—Hard and confused fighting is still in progress among the rubber plantations on the high plateau of ...

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  7. DON BEND BATTLES

    Aug 12.—Although there is no indication of further German progress towards Stalingrad, Berlin is making prodigious claims regarding the annihilation of Russian armies in the battles of the Don bend, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. GERMAN REPORT.

    LONDON, Aug. 12.—The Berlin radio stated last night that strong German and Italian air formations and submarine forces were fighting ...

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  9. RAIDERS OVER BRITAIN.

    LONDON, Aug. 12.—There was a brief alert in London this morning but it was without incident. The Luftwaffe last night attacked ...

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  10. ALEUTIANS BLOW.

    WASHINGTON, Aug 11.—The Navy Department issued the following communique here this evening: "Information has been received of ...

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  11. IN MEDITERRANEAN.

    LONDON, Aug. 12.—A Rome communique says that the RAF last night raided Catania in Sicily and several localities in the province of ...

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  12. CHINESE REACTION.

    CHUNGKING, Aug 12.—A spokes man of the Chinese Government, when asked today whether China was willing to mediate in the India ...

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  13. STILL INCONCLUSIVE.

    MELBOURNE, Aug 12.The Advisory War Council will discuss the operations in the Solomons this afternoon. Preparations for the ...

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  14. EGYPTIAN FRONT.

    LONDON, Aug 12.—Today's communique from British HQ in Cairo states: "Our patrols were active along the front on Monday night and ...

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  15. JUNGLE ADVENTURES.

    SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA. Aug 12.—New Guinea natives have been fleeing from their villages and taking their food into dense jungle ...

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  16. ALLIED AIR AID.

    GENERAL MACARTHUR'S HQ. Aug 12.—Aircraft from General MacArthur's command have executed a brilliant and well-timed ...

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  17. A PUNJAB COMMENT.

    CAIRO, Aug 12.—Sir Sikandar Hyat, Kham, Premier of the Punjab, who is visiting Indian troops in the Western Desert, said today: "The ...

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  18. AIF IN THE DESERT.

    ALAMEIN, Aug. 9.—It can now be revealed that the commander of the Australia troops now engaged on the desert front is Lt-General Sir ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  19. JAPANESE PLANS.

    CHUNGKING, Aug. 12.—A Government spokesman disclosed today that Chinese intelligence indicated that Japan was preparing to attack ...

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  20. "INSPIRING EXAMPLE."

    LONDON, Aug 11.—In a leading article referring to the Battle of the Solomons, the "Daily Express" comments: "This is the first time the ...

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  21. STEEL OUTPUT.

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—Mr Henry Landahl, representative of the Pacific American Steel and Iron Corporation, testified before the ...

    Article : 261 words
  22. AVRO-LANGASTER.

    LONDON, Aug 12.—The latest British heavy bombers, the Avro- Lancasters, with a maximum range of about 3.000 miles can carry the ...

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  23. CHUNGKING PLEASED.

    CHUNGKING, Aug 1.—An official spokesman today described the Allied attack on the Solomons as "a very significant and very timely ...

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  24. JAPAN'S SHIPS.

    RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 11—Max Hill, formerly chief of the Associated Press staff in Tokio, says that Japanese shipping is taxed to the ...

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  25. FRENCH PRISONERS.

    LONDON. Aug. 12.—Addressing 1,000 French prisoners of war yesterday at Compiegne where they were exchanged for workers for ...

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  26. TARGETS OFF TIMOR

    SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Aug. 12.—The Hudson bombers which probably destroyed 2 Japanese transports off the south-west coast ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  27. AMERICA PREPARES

    NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—The Red Cross has announced that 3,000,000 war-conscious Americans have completed the first-aid course since ...

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  28. AXIS RAIDER.

    NEW YORK. Aug 11.—An Associated Press message from Rio De Janeiro says that the Brazilian Department of Press propaganda has ...

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  29. USA AND VICHY.

    WASHINGTON, Aug 11.—The French Ambassador (M Henry-Haye) conferred with the Under-Secretary of State (Mr Sumner ...

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  30. PREPARED TO LOOK IT UP.

    NEW YORK, Aug 12.—The Tokio official radio stated today that Admiral Nomura. ex-Ambassador in Washington, who is returning to ...

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  31. DE GAULLE IN SYRIA.

    BEIRUT, Aug 12.—General de Gaulle, leader of the Fighting French, who has been inspecting his forces in the Middle East, has ...

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  32. 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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