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  2. BURMA SUCCESSES.

    LONDON, April 26.—The South-East Asia communique today stated: "Yesterday we captured Mapao Hill, a feature north of the Imphal Plain, ...

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  3. THE AIR WAR

    LONDON, April 26.—The massive pre-invasion air offensive which is pulverising Hitler's "Western Wall" defences and smashing the war potential of the Reich continues with undiminished ferocity. The Press Association considers it probable that about 3,000 planes were sent ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. LULL BREAKS.

    LONDON, April 26.—The Russians have begun a big offensive on the lower reaches of the Dniester. Today's Rumanian communique ...

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  5. AID TO GERMANY.

    LONDON, April 26.—Referring to neutral supplies to Germany the Foreign Secretary (Mr Anthony Eden) in the House of Commons ...

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  6. PRESIDENT'S GUESTS.

    WASHINGTON, April 25.—The White House announced today that President and Mrs Roosevelt entertained the Australian Prime Minister ...

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  7. BRITISH BUDGET.

    LONDON, April 26.—In the course of his speech of which a lengthy summary appeared in "The West Australian" yesterday] when ...

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  8. HOLLANDIA AIRFIELDS

    WITH GENERAL MacARTHUR'S HQ, April 26.—The fall of Hollandia aerodrome is believed to be imminent. Closing in on the three airfields from north, east and west the American forces are now dose to their objectives, having seized Japan's most vital New Guinea air and sea ...

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  9. SPANISH WOLFRAM.

    LONDON, April 26.—The political correspondent of the "'Daily Express says that Spain is believed to be on the verge of agreeing to limit ...

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  10. AIRFIELDS IN FRANCE.

    LONDON, April 26.—About 500 Flying Fortresses and Liberators with nearly 750 escorting planes patterned three important French airfields at ...

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  11. "SECONDARY FRONT."

    KARACHI, April 22.—India I quiet. The great bulk of her people are content and, for them, prosperous. I do not think they take much ...

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  12. BALL-BEARINGS.

    LONDON, April 26.—The Swedish Government refused to accede to the Allied request that ball-bearing exports to Germany should be ...

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  13. SYSTEMATIC BOMBING.

    WITH GENERAL MacARTHUR'S HQ April 26.—With the fighter strip at Aitape in use and two American forces at Hollandia virtually in ...

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  14. NO MAJOR CHANGES

    LONDON, April 25.—Last night's, Moscow communique stated that no major changes had occurred on any sector of the front. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  15. FIRST MILESTONE.

    MELBOURNE, April 26.—"The successful landings in the region of Hollandia are the first milestone on the long road which must be ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  16. NEW WAY TO MUNICH.

    LONDON, April 26.—Unusual RAF tactics defeated fighter packs over South Germany last night. There is no reason to think the fighter were ...

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  17. WORLD STRATEGY

    NEW YORK, April 25.—Admiral King, C-In-C of the US Navy, in an address at a Lotus Club dinner today, declared that the combined ...

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  18. BEACHHEAD ATTACKS.

    LONDON, April 26.—United States troops improved their positions In the Anzio beachhead on Monday for the second time in four days by ...

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  19. ATOLL CAPTURED.

    WASHINGTON, April 25.—A Pacific Fleet communique announces that US forces occupied Ujelang atoll, the westernmost of the ...

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  20. "A FIELD DAY."

    LONDON, April 26.—A Mustang group escorting the bomber mission over south-west Germany on Tuesday had what returning pilots ...

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  21. AMERICAN PLANES.

    LONDON, April 25.—The Geneva correspondent of "The Times" reports that 12 American bombers (not eight as stated previously) landed on ...

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  22. DRINK AND TOBACCO.

    LONDON, April 26.—The people of Britain spent £56,000,000 sterling less on food last year than in 1942 and £38,000,000 less on clothes. says ...

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  23. THE ALEUTIANS.

    WASHINGTON, April 25.—The United Press reports from Alaskan headquarters that the secret occupation and fortification of Shemya ...

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  24. TRAGIC CRASH.

    MONTREAL, April 25.—The Canadian Press Agency states that an RAF Liberator transport crashed into a group of old brick houses in ...

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  25. SEBASTOPOL.

    LONDON, April 25.—The German Overseas Newsagency quotes a Berlin military spokesman as saying: "According to a last-minute report from ...

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  26. YUGOSLAV COMMUNIQUE.

    LONDON, April 26.—The Yugoslav communique today states: "Partisans, supported by Allied naval and air forces, disembarked on Mljet ...

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  27. PRISON ESCAPE.

    LONDON, April 26.—French circles in London learn that a colonial administrator. M Edouard Jean Louveau, has reached Algiers ...

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  28. "GREAT INDIGNATION."

    LONDON, April 26.—Berlin radio, referring to the raid on Munich on Monday night, said: "There is great indignation because cultural ...

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  29. CHANNEL CLASHES.

    LONDON, April 26.—An Admiralty communique yesterday was as follows: "Light coastal forces of the Royal Navy on an offensive patrol ...

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  30. CANADA'S WAR LOSSES.

    OTTAWA, April 26.—Official figures for Canadian war casualties to February 29 last are: Dead, 14,999: wounded, 7,889; missing, 2,647. Air ...

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  31. RULES FOR CENSORS

    NEW YORK, April 25.—The "Herald-Tribune's" Washington bureau states: "The Navy Department has instructed its public relations ...

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  32. BOMBS ON BRITAIN.

    LONDON, April 26.—A small number of enemy planes crossed the south and south-east coasts of England late last night. Some flew ...

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  33. R.A.N. SHIPS IN ACTION

    April 26.—It can now be revealed that RAN vessels played a conspicuous part in the operations against Hollandia and Tanahmerah Bay. ...

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  34. WARTIME STRIKES

    LONDON, April 26.—A warning that participants in unofficial strikes might be opening the door to Fascism was given by Mr James ...

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  35. ACHIEVEMENT.

    LONDON, April 25.—In a broad-cast today from Moscow M. Manuilsky, a member of the executive committee of the Communist Party, said: ...

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  36. BOMBING OF ROME.

    NEW YORK, April 25.—The "New York Times" bureau at Washington says that Mr De Valera, President; of Eire, has not only refused to ...

    Article : 98 words
  37. 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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