LONDON, Aug. 12.—The Admiralty today announced that the aircraft carrier Eagle has been sunk by a U-boat in the Mediterranean. ...
Article : 135 wordsLONDON, 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. ...
Article : 1,409 wordsLONDON, Aug. 12.—It is authoritatively stated that a strong force of bombers last night attacked Mainz. Preliminary reports indicate ...
Article : 146 wordsGENERAL 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 ...
Article : 415 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA. Aug 12.—Hard and confused fighting is still in progress among the rubber plantations on the high plateau of ...
Article : 1,040 wordsAug 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]
Article : 1,287 wordsLONDON, Aug. 12.—The Berlin radio stated last night that strong German and Italian air formations and submarine forces were fighting ...
Article : 67 wordsLONDON, Aug. 12.—There was a brief alert in London this morning but it was without incident. The Luftwaffe last night attacked ...
Article : 204 wordsWASHINGTON, Aug 11.—The Navy Department issued the following communique here this evening: "Information has been received of ...
Article : 265 wordsLONDON, Aug. 12.—A Rome communique says that the RAF last night raided Catania in Sicily and several localities in the province of ...
Article : 65 wordsCHUNGKING, Aug 12.—A spokes man of the Chinese Government, when asked today whether China was willing to mediate in the India ...
Article : 233 wordsMELBOURNE, Aug 12.The Advisory War Council will discuss the operations in the Solomons this afternoon. Preparations for the ...
Article : 189 wordsLONDON, Aug 12.—Today's communique from British HQ in Cairo states: "Our patrols were active along the front on Monday night and ...
Article : 210 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA. Aug 12.—New Guinea natives have been fleeing from their villages and taking their food into dense jungle ...
Article : 501 wordsGENERAL MACARTHUR'S HQ. Aug 12.—Aircraft from General MacArthur's command have executed a brilliant and well-timed ...
Article : 397 wordsCAIRO, Aug 12.—Sir Sikandar Hyat, Kham, Premier of the Punjab, who is visiting Indian troops in the Western Desert, said today: "The ...
Article : 117 wordsALAMEIN, 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]
Article : 310 wordsCHUNGKING, Aug. 12.—A Government spokesman disclosed today that Chinese intelligence indicated that Japan was preparing to attack ...
Article : 94 wordsLONDON, Aug 11.—In a leading article referring to the Battle of the Solomons, the "Daily Express" comments: "This is the first time the ...
Article : 138 wordsWASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—Mr Henry Landahl, representative of the Pacific American Steel and Iron Corporation, testified before the ...
Article : 261 wordsLONDON, Aug 12.—The latest British heavy bombers, the Avro- Lancasters, with a maximum range of about 3.000 miles can carry the ...
Article : 337 wordsCHUNGKING, Aug 1.—An official spokesman today described the Allied attack on the Solomons as "a very significant and very timely ...
Article : 37 wordsRIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 11—Max Hill, formerly chief of the Associated Press staff in Tokio, says that Japanese shipping is taxed to the ...
Article : 129 wordsLONDON. Aug. 12.—Addressing 1,000 French prisoners of war yesterday at Compiegne where they were exchanged for workers for ...
Article : 146 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Aug. 12.—The Hudson bombers which probably destroyed 2 Japanese transports off the south-west coast ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 620 wordsNEW YORK, Aug. 12.—The Red Cross has announced that 3,000,000 war-conscious Americans have completed the first-aid course since ...
Article : 43 wordsNEW YORK. Aug 11.—An Associated Press message from Rio De Janeiro says that the Brazilian Department of Press propaganda has ...
Article : 69 wordsWASHINGTON, Aug 11.—The French Ambassador (M Henry-Haye) conferred with the Under-Secretary of State (Mr Sumner ...
Article : 58 wordsNEW YORK, Aug 12.—The Tokio official radio stated today that Admiral Nomura. ex-Ambassador in Washington, who is returning to ...
Article : 67 wordsBEIRUT, Aug 12.—General de Gaulle, leader of the Fighting French, who has been inspecting his forces in the Middle East, has ...
Article : 30 wordsExcept where otherwise designated the overseas intelligence published in "The West Australian" is transmitted to Australia by the Australian Associated Press ...
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