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ITALY’S ; INTERVENTION. WILD DEMONSTRATION. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. ) Received June 13, 10.30 a.m. LONDON, June 12. A demonstration occurred at a Cairo cinema-full of New Zealand troops when the Italian declaration of war was announced. The New Zealanders rose and cheered wildly, stopping the show. A. New Zealand brigadier said the temperament of the troops had completely changed in the last few hours. Everybody was carrying out his duties in a most hilarious spirit. TURKISH FLEET SAILS. The British United Press Istanbul correspondent says it is reliably stated that the Turkish' Fleet is steaming down the Sea of Marmora en ' route to the Dardanelles, which connects the Sea of Marmora with the Aegean. • Athens reports that the ship Zinovia was mined and sunk near, Pantcllaria (an island south of Sicily).
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 166, 13 June 1940, Page 7
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133ANZACS PLEASED Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 166, 13 June 1940, Page 7
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