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  2. BITTER GUAM BATTLE.

    WASHINGTON, July 29.—At Pearl Harbour Admiral Nimitz has announced the capture of the Orote Peninsula, on Guam Island, by the ...

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  3. MUKDEN TARGETS.

    WASHINGTON, July 29.—A 20th Air Force headquarters communique announces that US Super-Fortresses, carrying out their third raid against ...

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  4. CLOSING ON FLORENCE.

    LONDON. July 30.—The British United Press correspondent with the Eighth Army in Italy states that New Zealanders yesterday broke up ...

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  5. BATTLE OF FRANCE.

    WASHINGTON, July 29.—The United Press states that competent military observers look on the current Normandy fighting as the "real ...

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  6. NORMANDY DRIVES

    LONDON, July 30.—The American armoured advance south and south-west from St. Lo continues. Coutances fell on Saturday and Allied tanks have already reached Brehal, 11 miles southward. Linking of American columns near Lengronne, 2½ miles north-west of Gavray, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. NEW OBJECTIVE.

    SOMEWHERE IN SW PACIFIC AREA, July 30.—The first large-scale assault on Halmahera Island, in the northern Moluccas, the main ...

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  8. WARSAW SHELLED

    LONDON, July 30.—ln the Warsaw region, after a rapid 15-mile advance from Garwolin, Marshal Rokossovsky's tanks, cavalry and mobile artillery have reached the outskirts of the city, the defences of which are being shelled. German resistance, according to Reuters correspondent ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  9. PRELUDE OF GUNS.

    LONDON July 30.—Reuters correspondent at Caumont says: "The new British push south of Caumont began with a terrific ...

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  10. SOVIET COMMUNIQUES.

    LONDON, July 30.—The Moscow communique issued this morning just after midnight stated: "The Russians yesterday north-west and ...

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  11. REINFORCEMENTS

    LONDON, July "30.—Avenger planes from the Fleet Air Arm, operating with Coastal Command, without loss, bombed and machine ...

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  12. N.E.I. AND R.A.A.F.

    SOMEWHERE IN SW PACIFIC AREA, July 30.—Dutch and Australian airmen early on Saturday took part in a successful co-operative ...

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  13. "GOING WELL."

    LONDON. July 30.—Today a high ranking military spokesman told a correspondent of the Combined Press that Lt-General ...

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  14. BURMA CAMPAIGN

    KANDY (Ceylon), July 30.—There is every indication that Japanese resistance along the Palel-Tamu road has cracked. Our attack has been ...

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  15. GAINS ON TINIAN.

    WASHINGTON, July 29.—A Pacific Fleet communique issued today states: "Marines continued to advance yesterday, compressing the ...

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  16. KING'S VISIT.

    LONDON July 30.—King George VI spent the sixth day of his visit to the Italian front at the HQ of the Fifth Army, reports Reuters ...

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  17. FOUR POINTS.

    NEW YORK, July 29.—Yesterday Tokio official radio stated that the War Minister (General Sugiyama) and the Navy Minister (Admiral ...

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  18. STRAFED.

    LONDON, July 30.—Typhoons of the RAF and Thunderbolts of the Ninth United States Air Force were responsible for one of the most ...

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  19. CHERBOURG TOLL.

    LONDON, July 30.—Approximately 75 civilians were killed and 400 wounded in the fighting for Cherbourg, stated the Mayor of Cherbourg ...

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  20. PUSHING SOUTH.

    LONDON, July 30.—Supreme Allied HQ issued this communique (No 109) just before noon today: "Allied forces pushing south from ...

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  21. NORMANDY FRENCH

    NEW YORK, July 30.—In a dispatch to the "New York Times" from Bayeux, Drew Middleton states: "The French people have changed ...

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  22. AMERICAN OBJECTIVE IN NORMANDY.

    A view of the town of Avranches, Normandy, towards which American troops are advancing. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  23. OPPOSING HOSTS.

    LONDON. July 30.—It is stated at Supreme Allied HQ that about 25 German divisions are in Normandy divided approximately equally in the ...

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  24. JAPAN'S SHIPS.

    LONDON, July 30.—An Admiralty communique states: "Our submarines, in the course of intensified operations against Japanese, ...

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  25. TURKISH TREND.

    NEW YORK, July 30.—The Cairo correspondent of the Blue Network (radio) reports that the German Embassy at Ankara has ordered all ...

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  26. YUGOSLAV SUCCESS

    LONDON, July 30.—A special Yugoslav communique yesterday stated that 5,000 German troops, supported by tanks and planes, ...

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  27. U.S.A. AIR ACE.

    WASHINGTON, July 29.—The US War Department announced today that Lt-Col Francis Gabreski, top scoring ace of the American Air ...

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  28. YUNNAN FIGHTING.

    CHUNGKING, July 30.—The Chinese communique today states: "After capturing Laifengshan on July 26 the Chinese are now ...

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  29. GERMAN DEFENCE LINE

    LONDON, July 30.—From Estonia to the Czech border there seems to be nothing the Germans can do to stem the Russian avalanche, say ...

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  30. MONTGOMERY'S STRATEGY

    LONDON, July 30.—General Montgomery's strategy in Normandy is becoming clearer. He opened his drive last Friday with a menacing ...

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  31. ROMMEL RUMOURS.

    LONDON, July 30.—A German officer made prisoner by the Americans stated that Marshal Rommel was wounded, ...

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  32. WAR MATERIAL.

    LONDON, July 30.—Giant Messer schmitt 323 transport planes are rushing war material, including even heavy artillery and anti-tank guns, ...

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  33. BITTER BATTLES.

    LONDON, July 30.—A "Daily Express" correspondent, Alan Wood (who visited New Guinea) states in a dispatch from the Caen front: "I ...

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  34. ARGENTINA.

    NEW YORK, July 29.—Brazil and Nicaragua officially approve the United States refusal to recognise the present Government in ...

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  35. 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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