London, July 4.—The melancholy of a funeral service gripped the House of Commons as Mr. Churchill unfolded his terrible story of the battle of Oran. His face was unusually flushed and he seemed to have difficulty in forcing the words from his lips. ...
Article : 212 wordsGeneva, July 4.—A French communique declares: "British warships arrived yesterday morning off Mere El Kebir and gave Admiral ...
Article : 133 wordsNew York, July 4.—The British Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, need have no qualms if he leaves judgment of the British action with ...
Article : 1,182 wordsLondon, July 4.—The news that a seventh German bomber was brought down during the enemy raids over Britain yesterday, and ...
Article : 179 wordsLondon, July 4.—It is officially stated that the R.A.F. yesterday and last night bombed concentrations of barges on the Dutch sea ...
Article : 50 wordsLondon, July 4.—The Cairo correspondent of the "Daily Mail" reveals that General Massiet has replaced General Mittelhauser as ...
Article : 159 wordsLondon, July 4.—The Air Ministry states: "During the R.A.F. raids our bombers attacked oil plants, communications, aircraft ...
Article : 152 wordsLondon, July 4.—The German press and wireless violently abuse Britain and Mr. Churchill for the action against the French fleet. ...
Article : 69 wordsCairo, July 4.—A British army communique says: "The enemy advanced against Sollum yesterday but subsequently withdrew. ...
Article : 48 wordsLondon, July 5.—Hurricanes patrolling on the south-east coast last night intercepted six Messer-schmitts. While they were attacking ...
Article : 67 wordsLondon, July 4.—In concluding his account in the House of Commons of the action of the British fleet at Oran, Mr. Churchill said ...
Article : 590 wordsLondon, July 4.—The German wireless, referring to Hitler's permission to scuttle the French fleet, said:—"This proves that Germany ...
Article : 116 wordsCairo, July 5.—An R.A.F. communique states:—"Yesterday morning a flight of our fighters attacked enemy 'planes, resulting in one ...
Article : 146 wordsLondon, July 4.—The "Times," in a leading article, says:—"The battle of Oran was an action against Germany, not France. Not Admiral ...
Article : 302 wordsLondon, July 5.—It is officially reported that coastal command 'planes, including Royal Australian Air Force Sunderlands, attacked ...
Article : 214 wordsLondon, July 4.—It is officially stated that a naval auxiliary vessel was hit and set on fire in an enemy daylight raid on Portland. One ...
Article : 124 wordsBerlin, July 4.—The official newsagency says that the British squadron in the Oran battle comprised three dreadnoughts, one aircraft ...
Article : 98 wordsLondon, July 5.—Enemy 'planes dropped bombs in the north-east of England last night. British fighters immediately went up and the ...
Article : 33 wordsCairo, July 4.—A naval communique states: "Enemy 'planes raided Alexandria between 7.45 a.m. and 8.46 a.m. to-day and ...
Article : 61 wordsLondon, July 4. — Thirty-two enemy 'planes, including Messerschmitt 109's, Heinkels, Junkers, Dornier "flying pencils," and ...
Article : 64 wordsLondon, July 5.—Groups of British and French sailors walked arm in arm in the streets in a Scottish port last night, singing the ...
Article : 40 wordsCairo, July 4.—According to the Wafdist newspaper "Al Misri," France, Germany and Italy have come to a secret agreement ...
Article : 32 wordsLondon, July 5.—The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, broadcasting a tribute to Admiral Somerville's forces, said ...
Article : 46 wordsGeneva, July 5.—A French Admiralty communique was published in the press of the unoccupied French territory. It confirms that ...
Article : 271 wordsLondon, July 5.—It has been disclosed that 11 civilians were killed in the raid on Portland yesterday. ...
Article : 22 wordsLondon, July 5—The British United Press correspondent at Beirut states that the French authorities in Syria have ...
Article : 37 wordsLondon, July 5.—The Air Ministry reports than an R.A.F. fighter command shot down an enemy bomber off the south-east coast of ...
Article : 31 wordsLondon, July 4.—The "Daily Telegraph" points out that two of the largest and most modern French battleships, the Richelieu and the ...
Article : 54 wordsLondon, July 5.—The Air Ministry reports that enemy bombers attacked a few districts in the north-east, south-east and south-west of ...
Article : 70 wordsBucharest, July 5.—The new Cabinet, in a declaration to the country, describes the Government's foreign policy as one of "sincere ...
Article : 166 wordsAlexandria, July 4.—No information has yet been given out regarding the future of the French fleet here. Meanwhile, the British and ...
Article : 39 wordsLondon, July 5.—Gibraltar has had its first air attack. Enemy 'planes attacked three times. Several bombs were dropped but ...
Article : 37 wordsAlexandria, July 5. — British sources here described the position in regard to the French fleet as "in abeyance." The French ...
Article : 116 wordsLondon, July 5.—It was revealed last night that the first French ship arrived at Plymouth on June 19, two days after France's ...
Article : 63 wordsLondon, July 4.—Lord Halifax, in the House of Lords, after making a statement similarly to Mr Churchill's, concluded:—"It is in ...
Article : 190 wordsLondon, July 5.—Mr. de Valera, in a statement, said that the Eirean Government had no intention of departing from its policy of ...
Article : 60 wordsLondon, July 5.—The Press Association understands that more French war vessels have anchored in Scottish waters. ...
Article : 71 wordsLondon, July 5.—These are a few expressions used by the Italo-German press describing Mr. Churchill's speech:—"Whisky and ...
Article : 47 wordsBucharest, July 5.—In connection with the expulsion of British oil representatives, there has been the usual charges by the Rumanian ...
Article : 44 wordsLondon, duly 5.—The Mouse of Commons rose at 11 p.m., after a secret session lasting six and a half hours. ...
Article : 32 wordsLondon, July 5.—The Rome radio stated that the Italian navy did not intervene at Oran because it could not get there in time. ...
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