The U-S "bridge or ships to Britain" programme was carried a stage further yesterday when Congress approved of two far-reaching ...
Article : 376 wordsSpread across a page, the "News Chronicle" today published a leader appealing to the U-S to enter the war to hasten victory. ...
Article : 291 wordsshowing army trucks on route from Palestine to Habbaniyah. As far as the eye can see in every direction, the country is a flat expanse of sandy grovel. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 34 wordswhich are America's latest addition to the RAF. They are single-seat aircraft with a speed approximate to that of a Spitfire, and are powered by a single Allison engine. RAF pilots who have used them in Syria have expressed delight at their fine power. (By ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 50 wordsMr. Alex. Duncan, Police Commissioner, told members of the Carry-on Club yesterday that the ARP communications system which links Melbourne's ...
Article : 248 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—It is expected that the new State Government will take early action to remove anomalies in liquor laws. It may decide to permit the sale ...
Article : 128 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—Disposal of this year's vintage and 3,000,000 gallons of wine which is still stored in Australia but which normally would have been ...
Article : 73 wordscaptured by the British when they took Agordat during the campaign in Eritreo. (By airmail.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 18 wordsRAF pilots are delighted with the firepower of American fighters which have just been used for the first time over Syria. ...
Article : 418 wordsRussia and Germany are believed to be beginning negotiations for a complete military alliance, states the "Daily Express" political ...
Article : 204 wordsHeadquarters of the State Emergency Council were transferred yesterday from 61 Spring st. to Burke House, 340 Collins st., where the council's new offices ...
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Advertising : 596 words"The movement of U-S public opinion in the next few days will definitely be important in deciding America's fate," declares "Yomfuri Shimbun" in a leader ...
Article : 90 wordsSeveral weeks ago terrible stories of mass executions of the old and "unfit" in Germany began to reach Britain. Many people thought ...
Article : 347 wordsAlthough Crete is an important objective in itself and of great strategical value in a German drive to Suez, it is believed that Hitler ...
Article : 467 wordsTo reduce consumption of imported goods and so give further help to Britain in the Battle of the Atlantic, the Arm, has begun an economy campaign, ...
Article : 123 wordsWhen the court-martial on Acting RSM Charles Albert Bowles and Sgt. Arthur Helliwell on charges arising from the escorting of Italian and German ...
Article : 178 wordsMr. Churchill is not yet able to make a statement about Rudolf Hess. He told the Commons that the whole thing was entertaining and important. ...
Article : 103 wordsSofia reports that the President of the Bulgarian Parliament has resigned owing to differences between Bulgarians and Italians over the carving up of ...
Article : 144 wordsFor the first time in the North African campaign American-made planes were used in attacks on the enemy near Fort Capuzzo on Sunday. Heavy bombs were ...
Article : 223 wordsIt is not expected that U-S will formally protest against the sinking of the, Zamzam, but the attack has led to speculation that the German raider—which ...
Article : 151 wordsExports of Australian goods to Dutch East Indies and other Eastern countries may be stimulated as a result of a publicity campaign which the Federal ...
Article : 74 wordsThe first execution in Germany for listening to foreign broadcasts was, states "The Times" German frontier correspondent, carried out at Nuremberg on May ...
Article : 66 wordsIt has been announced by Mr. W. J. Waterman, governing director of Philips Lamps (A'sla) Pty. Ltd., that tomorrow marks the golden jubilee of his company, ...
Article : 136 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Police Department has been notified by Dr. F. Brown Craig, of Edgecliff road, Woolahra, that he will extend for another six months ...
Article : 84 wordsEnemy activity over Britain last night was on a small scale, the main effort being directed against the south-east. Bombs were dropped on other places. ...
Article : 106 wordsPolice authorities announced today that they had found evidence that Vanguardists, formerly known as Nazis, had planned a "putsch" against the Chilcan ...
Article : 39 wordsDoctors were not exempt from liability to enrol for military service, Mr. Spender. Army Minister, said yesterday. "While persons may not necessarily be ...
Article : 68 wordsWELLINGTON, Wednesday.—The impending retirement of Maj.—Gen. Duigan, Chief of the General Staff, is announced. The British Government, which was asked ...
Article : 69 wordsOn Friday a drive will be made by the Empire Day Committee for funds for the ACF. Throughout Australia it is hoped to raise £250,000, of which ...
Article : 53 wordsLONDON. Wednesday.—Acceptances of Australia's offer to renew the 3% 1939-41 loan amount to more than £stg.8,000,000, leaving about ...
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Advertising : 10 wordsA memorandum which the National Executive is submitting to the Labour party conference on June 2 states: "Even now, when the Axis Powers have revealed ...
Article : 95 wordsThe system of inter-Empire communication between the heads of the Governments of Britain, Canada, Australia, and South Africa was so speedy that it seemed ...
Article : 101 wordsA message from Helsinki states that the Finnish Foreign Ministry has announced that the Finnish steamer Josefina Thorden (6,549 tons) was bombed ...
Article : 47 wordsNorthern Ireland Cabinet meets today to consider the question of applying conscription in Northern Ireland. It is understood that the Cabinet is ...
Article : 47 wordsMr. F. L. Leathers, who became Minister of Wartime Communications in the Cabinet changes on May 10, and was elevated to the peerage, has taken the ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Anzac Club, on the spacious first floor and verandah of the Victoria Memorial Hall, was opened last night by Group-capt. R. J. Brownell. The club ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 22 May 1941, Page 3
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