LONDON, Feb. 15.—The Tokio official radio announced tonight that the British forces in Singapore Island had surrendered unconditionally Hostilities would cease at 10 o'clock (Singapore time) tonight. The Tokio radio had earlier broadcast a Damei (official newsagency) ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,543 wordsLONDON, Feb. 15.—Yesterday's Rangoon communique on the Japanese offensive against Burma said:—"After two days' fighting, ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 382 wordsLONDON, Feb. 15.—The Russians are reported to have recaptured Krasnograd, 70 miles south-west of Kharkov in the eastern Ukraine. According to the "Daily Telegraph's" Stockholm correspondent they flung back a German counter-attack before taking the town and broke ...
Article : 1,479 wordsBATAVIA, Feb. 15.—The new naval arrangement in the South-West Pacific is that the Dutch Vice-Admiral C. E. L. Helfrich commands ...
Article : 281 wordsBATAVIA, Feb. 15.—Without waiting for Singapore to fall, the Japanese have struck at Sumatra. aiming to capture the important oil ...
Article : 461 wordsLONDON, Feb. 14.—Berlin claims that the 26,000-ton battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the 10,000-ton cruiser Prinz Eugen have reached the safety of home waters after passing through the English Channel on Thursday, and this is not contested in London. ...
Article : 1,598 wordsNEW YORK, Feb. 14.—The "New York Times" commenting editorially on the detailed description of the damage caused during the U.S.A. ...
Article : 255 wordsLONDON, Feb. 14.—A Berlin communique issued yesterday with reference to the Channel battle repeated the claim made earlier by the ...
Article : 515 wordsLONDON, Feb. 14.—The chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R. (M. Kalinin) is reported by the Moscow radio to ...
Article : 145 wordsHONOLULU, Feb. 14.—It was revealed here today that a U.S.A. destroyer rescued on January 31 six starving and almost naked men, ...
Article : 103 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 15.—The magnificent gallantry of the A.I.F. in Amboina (the Dutch naval base 650 miles to the north of Darwin) in ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 306 wordsNEW YORK, Feb. 14.—Speaking at a Republican rally at Lapeer, Michigan, Representative Jesse Paine Wolcott declared that eight ...
Article : 112 wordsWASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Reports of the fighting in the Philippines state that there has been sporadic action on the Bataan Peninsula ...
Article : 152 wordsLONDON, Feb. 13.—One Russian submarine has sunk seven enemy transports in northern waters. ...
Article : 20 wordsNEW YORK, Feb. 15.—The Stockholm correspondent of the "New York Times" says Hitler has unexpectedly summoned General von ...
Article : 108 wordsBATAVIA, Feb. 15.—A 20,000-ton transport, a former luxury liner, was dive-bombed seven miles off Singapore yesterday. Hit amidships three ...
Article : 111 wordsDARWIN, Feb. 15.—It is reported in official circles here that an Allied warship was attacked by a single twin-engine bomber on Friday. The ...
Article : 143 wordsWASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—President Roosevelt and the Soviet Ambassador (M. Litvinov), in the course of a private luncheon today, ...
Article : 196 wordsWASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—Bombing of enemy shipping was reported in tonight's communique dealing with operations in the Netherlands ...
Article : 65 wordsLONDON, Feb. 14.—An Exchange Telegraph correspondent cabled from Batavia today: "I have just arrived from Singapore, where the ...
Article : 70 wordsWASHINGTON. Feb. 14.—In a communique on the Philippine theatre tonight it was announced that General MacArthur had awarded ...
Article : 49 wordsNEW YORK, Feb. 15.—The Dutch Foreign Minister (Dr. van Kleffens), writing in the "New York Times," says that the Netherlands East ...
Article : 182 wordsPORT MORESBY, Feb. 15.—In preparation for any eventuality, the entire territory of Papua came under military control today. At noon ...
Article : 131 wordsLONDON, Feb. 14.—Information has been received from the Governor of the Straits Settlements (Sir Shenton Thomas) that, among women ...
Article : 164 wordsNEW YORK, Feb. 13.—Mr. Clark Lee, correspondent for the Associated Press, with a touch of grim humour, tells in a delayed ...
Article : 99 wordsLONDON, Feb. 14.—A national conference for a British-Soviet union was held today in London. Delegates representing every ...
Article : 134 wordsMELBOURNE, Feb. 15.—In the face of attacks by enemy fighters and anti-aircraft fire R.A.A.F. bombers made another attack on ...
Article : 114 wordsLONDON, Feb. 15.—The Berlin radio yesterday broadcast a report from Stockholm that Sweden was selling five old warships, including ...
Article : 34 wordsExcept where otherwise designated the overseas intelligence published in "The West Australian is transmitted to Australia by the Australian Associated Press ...
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