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  2. JAPS. CONCENTRATE ON PENANG

    NEW YORK, December 13,— A Chungking message says Chinese 'planes are reported to have attacked Canton. This is a possible prelude to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. JAP. NAVAL PLANS

    LONDON, December 13,—A German news agency, says Captain Yokol, japanese naval attache in Berlin, said "Japan has been expecting war ...

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  4. BRILLIANT ACTION

    LONDON, December 13 — An Admiralty communique says: A brilliant night action was fought before dawn this morning in the Central ...

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  5. THE WAR IN RUSSIA

    LONDON, December 13,— The newspapers, in emphasising the importance of Russia's smashing defeat of the Germans in the Moscow sector, ...

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  6. THE MIDDLE EAST

    LONDON, December 12,—The British and Indian troops in Libya are now west of Gazala, which is 60 miles west of Tobruk. The latest Cairo ...

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  7. RUSSIA AND PACIFIC WAR

    LONDON, December 13, — Until Russia crushes Germany she will not enter a Pacific war, which would allow Allied planes to attack Japan from ...

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  8. A.I.F. DISCHARGES

    MELBOURNE, December 13 — Alteration of the form of discharge granted to members of the A.L.F. who gave false ages on enlistment is to ...

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  9. FLYING BOAT CRASH

    MELBOURNE, December 13.,—Two R.A.A.F. officers and six airmen were killed when a Catalina flying boat crashed early this week at Port ...

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  10. MOTOR VEHICLES

    BRISBANE, December 13 — Drastic rules for Use restriction of the use of motor vehicles, to conserve fuel, equipment and man power, are now ...

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  11. NEW WAR ASPECT

    VANCOUVER (B.C.), Dec. 18, — The Japanese aggression has given Canada and British Columbia a new aspect of the war. With more than 100,000 man ...

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  12. MELBOURNE THEATRES

    MELBOURNE, December 18, — Mr. Curtin's suggestion that all theatres should be closed at 6 p.m. will be discussed at a meeting of the ...

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  13. THE RAILWAYS

    BRISBANE, December 14, — The Railway Commissioner (Mr P. Wills) said to-night that from to-morrow no more special trains would be run for ...

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  14. THE BALKANS

    LONDON, December 13,— The "Dally Mail's" istanbul correspondent says that the Nazl Foreign Minister (Ribbentrop) will soon visit the ...

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  15. MILITIA MAN DROWNED

    MELBOURNE, December 13, — When an army transport crashed through an Iron panel of Morall Bridge, on Saturday night and plunged 40 feet into ...

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  16. MALAYA A.I.F. KEEN

    SINGAPORE, December 13,—"Never in the last war did I see such keenness to get at the enemy, or Australian morale higher," said ...

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  17. AIR SUPPORT

    SINGAPORE, December 3, — If an Inquiry is held into the loss of the Prince of wales and Repulse, it is expected to hinge largest on the ...

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  18. THE A.I.F. IN MALAYA.

    SINGAPORE, December 13, — With the first week of hostilities in Malaya drawing to a close, the members of the A.I F. are down more to a normal ...

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  19. AUSTRALIA

    LONDON, December 13,—The "Sunday Express" aeronautical correspondent. in an article under the heading. "ls Australian menaced [?] says ...

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  20. NAZI PEACE MOVES

    NEW YORK, December 11, — An official spokesman at Kuibyshow, the new Russian capital said Hitler, was seeking peace. Russia would grant this ...

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  21. 4,000 JAP LIVES LOST

    BATAVIA, December 13, — It is estimated 4000 Japanese lost their lives when Dutch submarines sank four Japanese transports off Patani, ...

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  22. W.A. COMPLAINT

    PERTH, December 14,—In the, West Australian Legislative Assembly on Friday Mr. Keenan (Nat, Nedlands) complained about lack of ...

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  23. ATTACK ON DERNA

    LONDON, December 13, — Captain H. M. A. Kelsey, commander of the cruiser attack on Dorna harbor on Friday, says: "We opened fire at ...

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  24. TASMANIAN ELECTIONS

    HOBART, December 18, — From progress results, it appears certain Labor will retain control of the Tasmanian Parliament The elections, which were ...

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  25. UNIFIED U. S. CONTROL

    NEW YORK, December 13, — The semi-official magazine. "The Army Register," to-day predicts the unification of the United states military and ...

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  26. ITALIAN CRUISER TORPEDOED

    LONDON, December 13, — Torpedoing or an Italian battle cruller in the central Mediterranean is reported in an Admiralty communique. The ...

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  27. REMOVAL OF CHILDREN

    SYDNEY, December 13, — Details to plans to evacuate 100,000 school children from the metropolitan area were given to-day by the National ...

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  28. SHIPPING HOLD-UP

    SYDNEY, December 13, — Officials of the seamen's Union were able to straighten out in the week-end all difficulties over five vessels held up by ...

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  29. EMPIRE FLYING BOATS

    LONDON, December 13,— The Association Press has been informed that, despite the spread of the war to the Far East Empire air communications ...

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  30. CONSERVE PETROL

    CANBERRA, December 13,— "I strongly advice motorists to keep every possible drop or petrol in their tanks, because what they have to-day ...

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  31. AMERICAN ITEMS

    WASHINGTON, December 10, — The Secretary for Commerce (Mr. Jease Jones) for the Senate Military Affairs Committee to-day that possible ...

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  32. DRIVE LATHES LIKE TANKS

    MELBOURNE, December 13, — An appeal to workers in the war industry to drive lathes like tanks in action, and to wield their hammers as ...

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  33. SPAIN AND FRANCE

    LONDON, December 13,— The Exchange Telegraph Company's Zurich correspondent says the closing of the frontiers between Spain and Vichy ...

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  34. LAND TRANSPORT.

    MELBOURNE, Dec, 14, — The Commonwealth has assumed complete control of all land transport in Australia. All State railways will operate ...

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  35. CUT IN SUNDAY TRAINS

    MELBOURNE, December 13,—The Railway Department has announced that all Sunday trains to country stations have been cancelled No special ...

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  36. HOLIDAY QUESTION

    MELBOURNE, December 13, — A minor modification of the decision that Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New years Day must be the only ...

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  37. W. J. SMITH

    SYDNEY, December 13, — Reports that Mr. W. J. Smith, bead of Australian Consolidated Industries, and Director of Gun Ammunition, had ...

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  38. LOST BATTLESHIPS

    LONDON, December 18, — The First Lord of the Admiralty has accepted Edinburgh's offer to purchase H.M.S. Howe, a sister ship of the Prince of ...

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  39. PREMIER'S APPEAL

    BRISBANE, December 13, — Mr. Forgan Smith, to-night appealed to all citizens to co-operate fully with the authorities in civil defence measures ...

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  40. RESERVE COAL STOCKS

    MELBOURNE, December 18, — Special coal stocks an being built on at all border railway yards at break of gauge points, so that it will be ...

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  41. INDIA ON THE ALERT

    BOMBAY, December 13,— Comprehensive fire watching and fire fighting plans are being drawn up. All person whose names appear on the ...

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  42. ENEMY DOCKS BOMBED

    LONDON, December 13,—The All Ministry states: "Aircraft of the Bomber Command attacks the docks, at Brest and Dunkirk. Coastal ...

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  43. BULGARIA DECLARES WAR

    LONDON, December 13, — The German News Agency raid, according to a message from Sofia, Professor Filoff, at a meeting of Parliament, ...

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  44. SPAIN'S POLICY STANDS

    BERLIN, December 13,— A message from Madrid says Senor Saner told the American Ambassador (Mr. Weddell) that Spain's policy is not ...

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