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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 29, 1941
Page
6
News report notes Yugoslav troops mobilising near frontiers as Germany seeks explanations. UK and Allied officials respond amid tension, with تشير Troop movements near Belgrade and warning signals from Berlin. Reports mention a stalled sequence of ultimatums and mobilisations affecting Bulgaria and surrounding areas, highlighting fragile stability in the Balkans.
Local editorials discuss Germs linked to a Belgrade health scare and police measures. The piece notes political tensions, medical concerns, and reference to public safety actions as authorities investigate a suspected outbreak.
London reports Yugoslavia's political pivot as Belgrade declares a home policy shift following the coup. Crowds gather near the Greek Legation and royal palace while King Peter appeals for calm and the new cabinet seeks to maintain order and national unity amid Allied and Axis tensions.
Australian news dispatch reports oil supply fears bolstering Allied resolve as rumors claim limited petroleum production could curb Nazi offensives. Officials warn that any disruption in fuel could hinder German military operations and prolong the war.
Washington sources report mediation ordered by the Labour Board amid strikes at major plants including International Harvester and Cylope Steel. Police clashed with 100 picketing workers in Richmond Indiana as the National Metalworkers union-backed actions unfolded. Secretary Frances Perkins coordinated the mediation after criticism over strike handling and plant reopenings in a tense nationwide labor dispute.
An Australian Prime Minister addressed a committee in London and announced arrests amid a melee at a plant. Police clashed with workers as a strike action and a later bequest dispute unfolded.
The Brith submarine Parthian conducted a successful attack south of Hal y An Admiralty announces a supply ship and a tanker were hit by Vrpednes There were no sightings of the Parthian as it evaded enemies and then vanished after the engagement with an able round.
A Cairo and London front dispatches claim the Keren area is captured with German forces beleaguered in Libya. Nairobi reports South African air strikes disrupting rail and communications toward Dire Dawa and Abyssinia, while Allied patrols claim advances at Marda Pass and Harar.
Herr Hitler received Mr. Matsuoka in Berlin with von Bibbes present. They discussed all current questions and the two countries bind. Matsuoka visited the Unter den Linden memorial and paid homage to the fallen.
A German raider broke from low cloud off the southeast coast, escaping inland after dropping explosives. Casualties include five killed and several injured as children sheltered under tables during the attack. Rescue teams used acetylene burners to reach trapped workers amid twisted wreckage.
A German Embassy official says many German women and children have left the United States for the homeland since the war began. Families fled towns hit by bombing as raids struck southeast Europe and western Britain. Casualties were reported as British fighters pursued another raid to sea. Berlin states military targets on Britain’s coasts were successfully hit.
A soldier was killed and another seriously injured during live ammunition firing at the Puckapunyal artillery range yesterday. Lance-Sergeant J Hocking and Corporal R of Gueer were named among the injured, all attached to the Biechihy Field Regiment. A military inquiry will investigate the accident.
London reports that the Meshans asked the Groats for an armistice to bury their dead after the Albania offensive failed. The proposed pause is seen as a sign of the enormous casualties sustained.
Ottawa March 27 The net operating revenue of the Canadian National Railway for the calendar year 140 was over 4 000 000, an increase of 484 590 over 18S.
Fragmentary dispatch from London dated March 27 describes chaotic scenes as crowds react to news about King Peters and a Berlin coup. The report references General Simanich and a standoff at dawn with colorfully described reactions and emotive actions.
About 1000 men were accepted during the week for service in the ACTF and home defenses in Sydney. Officials stated this number meets the weekly draft requirement. Fears regional conscription could intensify as manpower plans continue.
Ottawa reports Navy Minister James MacDonald disclosed two Danish oil tankers were captured in West Indian waters and sent back without prize crews. The vessels are now part of the British merchant marine.
An abrupt dispatch from Nutrecht tas Wilesfurseen reports the fall of Kara. The dated message notes a failed operation and mentions a low bed and a warlike sequence. The communiqué ends with a timestamp of 328 pm on Wodnastas.
The American squadron led by the destroyer Clark left Brisbane amid waving crowds as cruisers and ships cleared the riverbanks. Admiral Newton sent a message to Prime Minister Fogarty expressing regret at departure and gratitude for the welcome, while missing sailors and ongoing police inquiries add a note of unresolved reports.
London March 27 British Prime Minister Churchill asserted the Atlantic battle will be decisively won, despite a long hard road ahead. He spoke at the National Union of Conservatives and Chinese Association meeting, praising national unity and Allied effort with the United States to safeguard supplies and oppose Hitler.
London reports reveal two payments linked to a defence contract with a Royal Air Force pilot heroically shooting down three German planes after a cockpit scare at an airfield. The episode prompts a review by the Contract Continental Board about contractor reliability and potential exclusions, amid broader defence contract concerns and security implications.
A garbled draft discusses capital and labour federation and the state of the world economy. It references wartime suspension measures, trade unions, and the aim to rebuild wealth, with mention of tensions between employers and workers and hopes for postwar recovery.
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