Selassie Returns as a King in Ethiopian Tale Unfolds
Daily Telegraph Cairo correspondent recounts a dramatic return of Haile Selassie to Abyssinia’s borders in disguise as an emperor. Smuggled ashore near Alexamitia, he travels by planned stages from Malta to Alexandria, then to Abyssinia, with British hosts providing cover and intrigue. The report notes rising unrest among Haile Selassie’s followers and Egyptian belief in imminent action to end Italian rule.
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Thalie Sete
Frank Oxted Se
Daily Telegraph
Cairo
Abyssinia
France
England
Alexamitia
Malta
Alesandria
Ain
Egypt
Haile Selassie
Howitt
Pig values higher at Sydney sales Tuesday
Winchcombe Carson Ltd report pig supplies at Tuesday Sydney sales reached 1100 head with a marked price rise. Back fatters advanced 20/- to 0 per head, baconers and porkers up 4/-. backfaters, extra prime and heavy to 140/ good 105/ others 70/ to 76/. baconers 76/ to 86/, 110lb to 120lb 68/ to 76/. porkers 70lb to 90lb 47/ to 4/, 50lb to 70lb 34/ to 47/, 20% to 50lb 18/ to 84/.
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Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
Sydney
Churchill Line of Forts Audacious Defenses Draw Attention
London July 24 1918 Britain boasts a strong army and vast defensive works but a correspondent warns against complacency noting lessons from the French and comparing the Churchill Line of Fortifications to the Maginot approach. The piece also advertises an opticians visit by Webster Jack & McDonald in Sydney and Gloucester on August 17th.
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London
Britain
Masinot
Churchill
Optometrise
WISE
McDonald
Henuur Fsm
Webster, Jack & McDonald
Sydney
Hy, Limited
Commercial
Gloucester
RAF and Allies Fight Over England and Europe in Night Raids
British and German fighters clashed as 60 planes fought over eastern England this afternoon. RAF pilots shot down several German machines while anti-aircraft guns claimed more. Night raids by British bombers targeted Bremen, Hamburg, Essen and other aims in northwest Germany and neighboring regions, with fires and explosions reported. two British aircraft failed to return.
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London
East
England
R.F
Eternoon
Getanan
Fahvers
Thames
Royal
Germany
Holland
France
Focke-Wulf
Bremen
Tau
Paderborn
Lange
Aerdromes Wer
Birlefeld
Gelsensirchen
Hamburg
Krupp
Essen
Amsterdam
Dunkirk
Rabbit skins rise in Sydney market amid steady prices
Winchcombe Carson Lt reports rabbit skins sold on Wednesday in Sydney totaling 7 tons with stable prices. Notable items include Winters at 78d per th, various pelts and damaged skins showing modest shifts, and several grades for racks and fawns with minor fluctuations.
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Winchcombe
Carson
Sydney
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Rusaher
Garner
Powlins
MEN
Comfort
Ier
J. Bennett
Connelly
Thomas Coman & CO
Tudor
Newcastle, Ly
O'Connell
J. Bowen
Lor
Tarelowa
Street & Parish, Pty., Ltd
W. T. Howard
Paones
Taree
Dungog
Gloucester Electric Supply CO. Ltd
Army
Tru
Garden of Roses
Jack Moutzouris
Rabbit Skins Firm
FELY
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LINO
CHEAI
Capper’s Pty.ltd
West Maitland
Iloucester
Carsons Northern Timber Co., Ltd
Carsonville
Beerioo Creek
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