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  2. BATTLE FOR JAVA

    Bandoeng, Feb. 25.—With news of attacks on Tandjong Priok (Batavia's port) having been broken up, transports sunk off Macassar (Celebes seaport) and Japanese aircraft shot down in various parts of Java, to-day's Indies communique is the brightest far several days. The ...

    Article : 236 words
  3. FIGHTING IN BURMA

    London, Feb. 25.—The Governor of Burma, Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith, broadcasting to-day, said that Rangoon would be held at all costs. If ...

    Article : 190 words
  4. SUBMARINE'S FEAT

    London, Feb. 26.—The Admiralty states:—"The submarine Trident successfully attacked a German cruiser of the Prinz Eugen class off the coast of ...

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  5. LULL IN LIBYA

    Cairo, Feb. 25.—A G.H.Q. communique states:—"Severe standstorms hampered all land and air operations on Tuesday. Although intensive patrolling ...

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  6. Bomb Explosion in Turkey

    Ankara, Feb. 25.—The police reveal that German Embassy letterheads were found among scraps of clothing from the man who was carrying the bomb ...

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  7. STARAYA RUSSA BATTLE

    London, Feb. 25.—The smashing of the 16th German army at Staraya Russa is a personal defeat for Hitler. A captured order-of-the-day issued by ...

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  8. R.A.F. COMMUNIQUE

    Cairo, Feb. 25.—An R.A.F. communique states:—"Bombers on Monday night attacked Martuba, Derna and Tripoli. Fires broke out at Derna and ...

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  9. German Naval Squadron

    Stockholm, Feb. 26.—The Berlin correspondent of the Copenhagen newspaper "Berlinske Tidende" says that Berlin newspapers published a report ...

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  10. FURTHER DETAILS

    Ankara, Feb. 25.—German propaganda is making the most of the bomb outrage, representing it as an attempt against Herr von Papen's life, but at ...

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  11. Enemy Convoy Attacked

    London, Feb. 26.—The Admiralty states:—"One of our submarines in the Mediterranean successfully attacked an enemy convoy of three supply ships. ...

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  12. Escape From France

    London, Feb. 25.—General Spears, in a speech, has revealed the story, of General de Gaulle's escape from France. ...

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  13. Allied Air Forces

    Rangoon, Feb. 25.—An R.A.F. communique states:—"We, without loss, shot down two planes and probably two more in an enemy raid on Rangoon ...

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  14. DEFENCE OF JAVA

    Bandoeng, Feb. 26.—Answering the question, "Why has not the United States been more active?" the Deputy Governor-General, Dr. J. H. van Mook ...

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  15. Major-General Bennett

    London, Feb. 26.—The Delhi radio states that Major-General Gordon Bennett has arrived- in Batavia. ...

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  16. The Middle East

    Cairo, Feb. 25.—Captain Oliver Lyttelton, who is returning to London to join the War Cabinet, in a farewell interview, said a common plan had ...

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  17. THE B.B.C. STORY

    London, Feb. 26.—According to the B.B.C., Major-General H. Gordon Bennett, who was general officer commanding the A.I.F. in Malaya, arrived in ...

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  18. German Industry

    London, Feb. 25—The diplomatic correspondent of the "Times" says that Germany is engaged in a drive for manpower on a grand scale. It extends ...

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  19. JApanese Reinforcements

    London, Feb. 26.—The Berlin radio states that a convoy of 60 Japanese ships recently arrived at Martaban, carrying troops previously operating ...

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  20. New Dominions Secretary

    London, Feb. 25—The hew Dominions Secretary, Mr. C. R. Attlee, has sent the following message to the Governments of Australia and New ...

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  21. Advance on Rangoon

    London, Feb. 26.—The Paris radio quotes a report from Singapore that the Japanese are within six miles of Rangoon. British troops are stated to ...

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  22. New Merlin Aero Engine

    London, Feb. 26.—The aeronautical correspondent of the "Times" says that the latest Rolls Royce Merlin engine in full-scale production is the "Mark ...

    Article : 138 words
  23. U.S. Pilot's Report

    London, Feb. 26.—A United States pilot after his arrival at Kunming said:—"When I left Rangoon it was an inferno of flames and looters were ...

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  24. Attack on Transports

    Bandoeng Feb. 25.—It is stated officially that Allied aircraft attacked a concentration of enemy ships off Macassar and sank two transports. A ...

    Article : 80 words
  25. War Material for China

    London, Feb. 26.—The British United Press correspondent at Mandalay states that all lease-lend material delivered during the past three months ...

    Article : 116 words
  26. NO NEWS AT CANBERRA

    Canberra, Feb. 26.—Mr. Forde, Che Army Minister, said to-night that he had not recived any news concerning the whereabouts of Major-General H. ...

    Article : 147 words
  27. Tribute to Mr. Churchill

    London, Feb. 25.—Mr. Averell Harriman, President Roosevelt's special envoy, speaking for the first time in Britain, paid a remarkable tribute to Mr. ...

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  28. U-Boat Activity

    London, Feb. 25.—It is stated authoritatively that the extension of the war to the Far East has been chiefly responsible for the serious increase in ...

    Article : 143 words
  29. Refugees for Palestine

    London, Feb, 25.—The Jewish Agency for Palestine (in London) in a statement, says that every effort was made to persuade the Palestine ...

    Article : 126 words
  30. Air Raid on Java

    Bandoeng, Feb. 25.—During an anxious three minutes in a bomb-crater in the Kaldjati airfield to-day I was straddled by 45 bombs dropped by a ...

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  31. Refugee Train Bombed

    Mandalay, Feb. 25.—Fifty persons were killed during a five-minute low-level air raid on a refugee train which was at Pyinmana station, midway ...

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  32. Japanese Admiral Killed

    Zurich, Feb. 26.—According to an official report from Tokio, Admiral Shusaku Shibuya was killed in action on Tuesday in Borneo waters while ...

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  33. Advance Continues

    Moscow, Feb. 26.—A Soviet communique states:—"Our troops on Tuesday continued to advance, occupying a number of populated places. The ...

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  34. R.A.F. Planes in Singapore

    London, Feb. 25.—In the House of Commons to-day Sir Archibald Sinclair said that information was necessarily incomplete, but all serviceable aircraft ...

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  35. Sabotage in South Africa

    Cape Town, Feb. 26—Special police raided a building in Pretoria yesterday and found cases of dynamite, several dozen hand grenades ...

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  36. Atlantic Sinkings

    London, Feb. 26.—A special Berlin communique states:—"After arduous fighting for many days in the Atlantic, U-boats sank seven ships, totalling ...

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  37. South African Budget

    Cape Town, Feb. 25.—The Minister of Education. Mr. Hofmeyr, introducing the Budget to the Assembly, estimated that the surplus for the year ending ...

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  38. Railway Mishap

    London, Feb. 25.—A wheel on the leading coach of the Royal Scot express train from Euston became detached approaching Crewe. The coach ...

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  39. Canteen Goods Stolen

    London, Feb. 25.—The "Evening Standard" states:—"Black market dealers have been 'planting' their own men in N.A.A.F.I. jobs, resulting in ...

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  40. Britain's Merchant Navy

    London, Feb. 26.—Mr. Philip Runici[?]man, in his presidential address at the annual meeting of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom ...

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  41. Shortage of Radio Valves

    London, Feb. 25.—A thousand radio sets in Britain are not working because of the almost complete disappearance of valves from the retail market. The ...

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  42. Evacuation of Women and Children

    London, Feb. 25.—The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Eden, stated in She House of Commons that, in accordance with the plans made some time ago, the British ...

    Article : 114 words
  43. A MANAGER SENTENCED

    London, Feb. 25.—Howard Adams (37), N.A.A.P.I. district manager, has been sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment at the London sessions for ...

    Article : 129 words
  44. Supplies From Russia

    Stockholm, Feb. 25.—The Berlin correspondent of the "Svenska Dagbladet" reports that the German press has-warned the people against ...

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  45. Mines Laid in Enemy Waters

    London, Feb. 25.—The Air Ministry reports that the bomber command last night laid mines in enemy waters. Two bombers are missing. A coastal ...

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  46. R.A.F. Raid on Germany

    London, Feb. 26.—The Air Ministry reports that the bomber command last night attacked Kiel and other objectives in the North-West of Germany. ...

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  47. AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS

    Except where otherwise designated, the overseas intelligence published in the "Kalgoorlie Miner" is transmitted to Australia by the Australian A[?] press from its ...

    Article : 35 words
  48. Axis Reports

    London, Feb. 25.—A Berlin communique states:—"German, Rumanian and Hungarian troops on a southern sector repulsed a Russian attack. Fighting ...

    Article : 117 words
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