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  2. INO SCORCHED EARTH POLICY AT PENANG

    Messages from London declaring that a "scorched earth" policy was followed in Penang have been greeted with mixed feelings here, ...

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  3. CHURCHILL IN WASHINGTON

    Mr. Churchill's dramatic journey to Washington was made by air, and he was met at an airport near Washington ...

    Article : 398 words
  4. SOVIET PRESSURE TO FREE LENINGRAD

    Threat to the German forces besieging Leningrad and to the Finnish forces on the northern front is increasing, to that, unless, as the Stockholm correspondent of "The Times" reports, the enemy evacuates ...

    Article : 762 words
  5. HIGHER SCALE OF TAX DEDUCTIONS

    An increased scale of weekly deductions from wages and salaries for Federal and State tax will become operative on the first pay day in 1942. These deductions are designed to ...

    Article : 706 words
  6. DAMAGE AT MANILA 'TREMENDOUS'

    "The Japanese dropped 12 bombs and scored direct hits on 2 vessels in their first attempt," said a witness of the first Japanese air raids on ...

    Article : 599 words
  7. UAP LEADER APPLIES TO JOIN RAAF

    Mr Hollway, MLA, for Ballarat and leader of the State Parliamentary UAP, yesterday applied for enlistment in the RAAF. He is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 557 words
  8. DAILY DIGEST

    The U-S Navy has devised a new test for prospective air pilots, based on changes in the pulse rate. It is supposed to measure a man's ...

    Article : 490 words
  9. GOVERNMENT TAKES CONTROL OF NEWNES OILFIELD

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.— Completion of arrangements for Commonwealth control of the National Oil Co., which is developing the Newnes ...

    Article : 187 words
  10. US BOMBER'S QUICK RESPONSE TO SOS

    A message from Eureka, California, states the U-S bombers answered an SOS from the tanker Emidio (6,900 tons) on Saturday, ...

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  11. "INEXCUSABLE SLACKNESS AND INEPTITUDE"

    In a leader Daily Mail says that the more we read of Malaya the greater must be our uneasiness. It is a serial story of inexcusable ...

    Article : 250 words
  12. "SOONER DIE STANDING THAN LIVE ON OUR KNEES"

    Lt.-Gen. ter Poorten, C-in-C of the NEI Army, delivered a dramatic address to his troops yesterday. "We knew with undeniable certainty," he ...

    Article : 406 words
  13. REVERSING THE NAZI POLICY

    "The war will last just as long as it takes the democratic nations to put all their power into a common strategy. They must begin that total ...

    Article : 240 words
  14. BRANBAGS RESERVE SCHEME ANNOUNCED

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—A reserve of branbags is to be established in Australia for use if replacement purchases should be insufficient to cover ...

    Article : 208 words
  15. NEW STAGE ENTERED IN LIBYA

    Today the battle of Cyrenaica is drawing to a close, and the battle of Tripoliania has begun, says the Daily Mail's correspondent at Giovanni ...

    Article : 386 words
  16. WHY HITLER BECAME ARMY C-in-C

    London's anti-Nazi newspaper Die Zeltung offers an interesting explanation of Hitler's assumption of the High Command. Greatest ...

    Article : 280 words
  17. SERVICES PLAN SUPPLY OF STEEL HELMETS

    CANBERRA, Tuesday. — A steel helmet for every fighting man and more to cater for wastage is the object of an arrangement made by ...

    Article : 139 words
  18. "MORE MUNITIONS" —CHRISTMAS PLEA

    "Australia needs—and needs most urgently—more and more munitions," declared Mr. Makin, Munitions Minister, in a recorded ...

    Article : 226 words
  19. DARWIN HOTELS CLOSE EARLIER

    SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Mr. Ward, Minister for Labour, said today that during his visit to Darwin he had ordered that hotels should close 3 ...

    Article : 87 words
  20. COMFORTS FOR SEAMEN

    For l8 months the people of Victoria have been able to help seamen of the Merchant Navy by making cash donations and gifts of warm ...

    Article : 119 words
  21. EUROPEAN OFFICIALS TO STAY WITH NATIVES

    Henceforth if it becomes necessary to yield any district in Malaya to Japan. European Government officers will remain with the native peoples ...

    Article : 200 words
  22. SHIP DELAYS THREATENED

    SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Departures of vessels may be delayed because of the refusal of employees in cold stores of the NSW Fresh Food and ...

    Article : 105 words
  23. AIR SUCCESSES IN LIBYA

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—More than 100 enemy aircraft have been destroyed by a British fighter wing controlling operations of the RAF, ...

    Article : 157 words
  24. CHRISTMAS DAY THEATRES

    Several theatres will open for evening performances on Christmas Day. These include the Regent, Capitol, State, St. James, Savoy, and Palais ...

    Article : 44 words
  25. BOOM IN WAR SAVINGS

    The Christmas boom in sales of war savings certificates shows no sign of diminishing. On the contrary, figures for the last 7 days were ...

    Article : 83 words
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  27. WAR PRISONER'S MESSAGE

    Mr. R. D. Elliott has received a postcard from Stalag 18A, Germany, from Garth Payne, of Melbourne, saying that he is safe and well, ...

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  29. RACV ADVICE TO MOTORISTS

    The RACV issues the following hints to motorists who may be using their cars during the holidays:- Undertake no long journeys. Obey ...

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  30. KUANTAN HAS BEEN REINFORCED

    A Scottish trader named Reade, who has lived for many years on the east coast of Malaya, has told to a representative of the Associated ...

    Article : 272 words
  31. 2 MEN DIE IN STREET

    Two men died yesterday after collapsing in the street. Alan McNee, about 40, of Orchard st., Malvern, died at the corner of ...

    Article : 65 words
  32. BRITISH PRAISE OF RUSSIA

    The Red Cross "Aid to Russia" Fund has passed £1,000,000. Mrs. winston Churchill in a broadcast today explained the success of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 179 words
  33. BBC's NATIVITY PLAY AROUSES CONTROVERSY

    Bitter controversy is raging after the first instalment of the new Nativity Play, by Dorothy Sayers, in the BBC children's hour. The ...

    Article : 228 words
  34. BAG THIEVES' TECHNIQUE

    Handbag thieves, who usually operate in suburban streets, have developed a new technique. With adept use of razor blades in congested ...

    Article : 72 words
  35. AVERTING LABOUR DISPUTES

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Mr. Ward, Labour Minister, will preside at a conference on labour problems at Canberia on Saturday. It will be ...

    Article : 79 words
  36. US ARMY SERVICE

    President Roosevelt has signed an act making men between the ages of 20 and 44 inclusive subject to service on a selective basis. ...

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  37. HOLLAND AT WAR WITH ITALY

    The Dutch Government in London has declared war against Italy on the ground that Italy is allied with Holland's enemies, Germany and ...

    Article : 35 words
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