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DEVASTAING RAIDS
London, Aug. 10.—An Air Ministry communique states: "On Friday afternoon R.A.F. aircraft made bombing and machine-gun attacks on an enemy-occupied aerodrome at Guernsey and a seaplane base at Poulmice, near Brest. Damage was done to ...
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BRITAIN AND INDIA
London, Aug. 11.—The Secretary for India, Mr. L. S. Amery, in speech at Blackpool, after stating his conviction that a German ...
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BRITAIN AND JAPAN
London, Aug. 10.—A message from Tokio to-day states that 126 members of the Japanese House of Representatives have presented a ...
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ITALIAN CAMPAIGN
London, Aug. 10.—It is authoritatively stated that there is no fresh development in Somaliland. The enemy columns advancing ...
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EVENTS IN BRITAIN
London, Aug. 10.—The King this afternoon inspected some 4000 members of the Home Guard. This was the biggest parade of this citizen ...
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THE BALKANS
Bucharest, Aug. 10.—The conference between Bulgaria and Rumania on the cession of Southern Dob-rudja opened at the week-end in the ...
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R.A.F. Operations
Cairo, Aug. 10.—An R.A.F. communique states: "Yesterday we bombed shipping in Tobruk Harbour, setting fire to one ship. All ...
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French Indo-China
London, Aug. 10.—Chinese news, papers are publishing alleged Japanese demands for the right to establish naval, military and air ...
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Arms for Allied Troops
London, Aug. 10.—On a high, windswept down in the home counties, Czech, Norwegian, Dutch and Belgian officers were given a ...
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RAID ON GUERNSEY
London, Aug. 10.—The aerodrome at Guernsey Vas formerly used by holiday-make visiting the island, but is now occkupied by Nazi ...
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New Russian Canal
Moscow, Aug. 10.—The Dnieper-Bug canal, linking the Black Sea and the Baltic, has been completed and is open to navigation. ...
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Bombs Jettisoned in Field
London, Aug. 10.—A solitary German raider flew over a, south-east-ern town to-night and jettisoned five bombs in open fields to escape ...
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Ten Germans Shot Down
London, Aug. 11.—Ten German planes are now reported to have been shot down in to-day's actions over the south-east coast. ...
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R.A.F. Congratulated
London, Aug. 11.—Mr. Churchill, in a message to the Air Minister, Sir Archibald Sinclair, said:—"The War Cabinet desires to express its ...
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U.S. Ambassador Recalled
Washington, Aug. 10.—There are indications of further disciplinary action being taken against Mr. John Cudahy, United States ...
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Fierce Dogfights
London, Aug. 11.—There were fierce dogfights this morning over a south coast town and heavy anti-aircraft and machine-gun fire was heard. ...
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Tunnel Under the Channel
London, Aug. 10.—The German newsagency's "latest story of the British panic" says that the British fear that the architect who erected ...
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£100,000 Gift for 'Planes
London, Aug. 10.—Mr. Garfield Weston, M.P. for Macclesfield, has given the Ministry of Information £100,000. This money is "to replace ...
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Eight Nazis Shot Down
London, Aug. 11.—Eight German fighters are reported to have been shot down in battles over the south-east coask Several enemy flights ...
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Costly Air Raid
London, Aug. 10.—Well-informed circles in London now estimate that Germany lost 'planes valued at £768,000 in the raids on Thursday ...
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Exports Abroad
London, Aug. 10.—"Britain delivers the goods" is the motto of a Bradford textile firm, affixed to all exports. ...
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New Zealand Airmen
London, Aug. 10.—Since the war began New Zealand has sent over to the R.A.F. over 300 trained pilots and N.C.O.'s, and there are ...
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Air Raid on Chungking
Shanghai, Aug. 10.—Japanese army headquarters claim that a 'plane raid over Chungking wrecked and burned Generalissimo ...
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The Duke of Gloucester
London, Aug. 10.—The War Office announces that the Duke of Gloucester has been appointed chief liaison officer with the home forces. ...
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U.S. Destroyers for Britain
New York, Aug. 10.—According to the naval correspondent to the United Press, Rear-Admiral Yates Stirling, junr., in a widely ...
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Kenya Forces Advance
Nairobi, Aug. 10.—To-night's communique states:—"Our ground forces yesterday occupied Korindal without loss after slight opposition. ...
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Home Guard Killed
London, Aug. 11.—Ronald Nesbitt, aged 19, was the first member of the Home Guard to be killed in action. He was patrolling a ...
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Thursday's Air Battle
London, Aug. 11.—The Air Ministry announces that a photograph published on Friday and Saturday, apparently showing five enemy ...
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Prisoner in the Tower
London, Aug. 11.—Major A. D. Wintle, M.C., of the First Royal Dragoons, has been confined to the Tower of London since June 22 ...
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Japanese Warships
London, Aug. 11.—The Moscow radio says that 100 Japanese warships are manoeuvring almost along the coast of Indo-China and that ...
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More German Raids
London, Aug. 11.—An Air Ministry communique states:—"Our fighters engaged enemy 'planes which approached the south-east coast this ...
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British Sailors' Feat
London, Aug. 10.—The gallantry of five sailors brought an unnamed British tanker safely to port. A U-boat torpedoed the tanker ...
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The Libyan Frontier
Tel-aviv, Aug. 10.—A party of senior officers of the Sixth Division, A.I.F., have been under fire and came in contact with the Italian ...
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Evacuation of Shanghai
London, Aug. 10.—"There is no special reaction to the withdrawal of British troops from Shanghai," said the Japanese Embassy ...
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German Claims
Berlin, Aug. 10.—The High Command claims: "A German submarine sank an 8700-ton armoured British merchantman. Our ...
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RAIDS ON ENGLAND
London, Aug. 10.—A German raider machine-gunned workmen engaged on a building in a south-eastern village this morning and ...
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Carefree Cricket
London, Aug. 11.—Further signs of carefree wartime cricket were given in the match at Lords between London Counties and a ...
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Egypt's Preparations
Cairo, Aug. 10.—Abdel Rahman Azzam Bey, commander of Egypt's territorials, in a speech, said that 200,000 men were in training, and ...
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Spain's Attitude
Madrid, Aug. 10.—The Madrid radio says that the British control of shipping is tantamount to a blockade of Spain, thus causing ...
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DECISIVE HOUR APPROACHING
London, Aug. 10.—The Berlin newsagency claims that almost 1,000,000 tons of British shipping were sunk or damaged in the last ...
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Raid on Aden
Aden, Aug. 10.—Italian 'planes raided Aden this morning. One soldier and three natives were killed and five soldiers and 12 natives ...
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Town Bombed
London, Aug. 11.—An Air Ministry communique says:—"The enemy activity over Britain last night was slight and was almost entirely ...
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Retired Spanish Officers
Madrid, Aug. 11.—The Spanish War Office has issued a decree for the reincorporation of all officers who voluntarily retired during the ...
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