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LONDON further reinforcements for canadian army have arrived safely in britain announced canadian military headquarters fstp almost every branch of army is represented dash infantry ordnance Engineers artillery forestory corps medical corps armoured corps alinea.

HK/LV/MEH

ANKARA responsiblɛ quarters ankara categorically deny axis reports that turkish foreignminister s ara joglu going sofia meet gɛrmana nd italian forɛignministers von ribbentrop and count ciano alinɛa

HK/LV/MEH

LONDON although total ordinary revenue last week decreased by Eight millions to fivɛfouronɛthrɛɛonɛninɛninɛtwo sterling thɛrɛ etary prospect that Estimated total revenuɛ for years will bE EXCEEdɛd by substantially more than twohundrɛdmillions anticipated in recent WEEKS fstp todays Exchequer rɛturns show that total ordinary revenue to date is onmuzzɛrotwoonɛsixsixsixonefour stɛrling

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BYLINE gerard herlihy reuters lobby correspondent fstp london government has decidɛd british peoplɛ must lead more spartan lifɛ and announɛɛɛnt will be made shortly which will have farrɛaching Effects on every man woman child