IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1802.—Battle of Copenhagen. 1865.—Death of Cobden; champion of freetrade. 1916.—Arrest of Rua. —April 3. 1864.—Garibaldi visited England. 1882.—Hanlan won the sculling championship of the world on the Tyne. 1941.—British forces evacuated Benghazi. Stage set for next act in Burma. British troops holding original positions south of Prome. Japanese penetrate U.S. advance posts in Philippines. Further progress barred. Australian planes again attack Koepang and also raid Salamaua. President Roosevelt presides over first meeting of Pacific War Council. British insistence on controlling Indian defence during the war a stumbling block to acceptance of general proposals. Germans preparing to assault Sebastopol. Royal Air Force raids Boulogne docks in daylight.
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Evening Star, Issue 24160, 2 April 1942, Page 1
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