Britain Praises Naval Power as Germany Expands East
London reports Parliament debated Navy estimates amid Germany's eastward expansion. Parliamentary Secretary Shakespeare asserted Britain's fleet could meet any challenge with advanced anti aircraft devices and submarine hunting. The plan includes six new capital ships by 1943 and a total £149 million budget, while Duff Cooper attacked Hitler and the Anglo German naval pact.
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London
Navy
Mr. Shakespeare
House of Commons
Admiralty
Duff Cooper
Hitler
Australia and Germany Trade Tensions Over Wool and Policy
Australia rejects Germany’s view that political aims hinder trade with the Dominions. Prime Minister Lyons says Australia’s approach is economic, noting Germany enjoyed MFN treatment and favorable duties before Berlin’s 1994 policy shift that restricted imports. Germany seeks to balance its exports and imports but faces controls.
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Germany
Canada
South America
England
Dominions
Overshot Mascot Jet May Reflect Radio Bearings
In Sydney on Friday the Minister in Charge of Civil Aviation Mr. Thorby said the R.N.L.M. company reported no incorrect bearings were given to the Dutch airliner at Mascot on February 25. The pilot had claimed he received faulty bearings by radio.
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Sydney
Man Remanded on Interfering with Body Case at Wai Kametu Cemetery
James Talbot 34, a labourer, was remanded in Auckland Police Court until March 30 on a charge of improperly interfering with the body of Patrick Henry Shine at Wai Kametu cemetery about February 10. The case follows a Piha fire in which Gordon Robert McKay of Sydney died. Spectators included Shine's brother and sister.
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Wellington
James Talbot
Auckland
Patrick Henry Shine
Waikametu
Talbot
Per Hee
Piha
Gordon Tobert McKay
Sydney
Walsh
Shine
Britisher Kidnapped Near Tientsin Amid War Tensions
Reports say a British national was kidnapped in the former German concession near Tientsin, now held by Japanese forces. Three Chinese men and Mr. Guyatt, chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce, were also reportedly abducted. Guyatt was later said to be found bound and gagged about 30 miles from Tientsin.
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Llewelyn
Samuel Hoare
Tientbim
Guyatt
British Chamber of Commerce
Cuyatt
Tientsin
Australian German trade talks eyed for similar pacts
Mr. Lyons said Australia could pursue a trade agreement with Germany on a basis similar to other nations. If Germany agreed, political considerations would not block the deal, matching the current near pre-crisis import levels from Germany.
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Germany
Lyons
Australia
Plans For Ruthenia Invasion Warned By World Press
Reports describe long prepared expansion by Germany and Hungary into Ruthenia after Bohemia and Moravia. Proclamations claim Slovakia under Hitler, while Ruthenia faces occupation and fighting in Prague and surrounding areas with arrests and troop movements reported.
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Bohemia and Moravia
Herr Hitler
Slovakia
Germany’s Slovakia Take Stirs US Public Opinion
Amid shocks over Hitler’s Slovakia move the press debates Germany on a commercial black list and the US role. Welles says Germany is blocked financially. New York officials warn of Latin American and Mexican dealings while Washington lawmakers push Czech debt action and export caution.
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Slovakia
Mr. Welles
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la Guardia
Mexico
United States
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Rogers
House of Representatives
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Borah
Herr Hitler
Department of Commerce
Czechoslovakian
Ribbentrop Proclaims Bohemia Moravia Under German Protectorate
In Prague Herr von Ribbentrop announced from the castle balcony that Bohemia and Moravia would join Greater Germany as autonomous protectorates. Czechs would be German citizens under Nuremberg laws. Germany to control foreign affairs, transport, post, currency, and local governance via the protectorate, with Berlin directing policy and troop presence.
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Prague
Herr von Ribbentrop
Hitler
Germany
Bohemia
Moravia
Czechoslovakia
Bohemia and
Europe
Berlin
Aircraft production in Australia discussed by mission
Members of the British air mission and Commonwealth Ministers and industrial advisers met in Melbourne to discuss aircraft construction and production in Australia. A report will go to the Commonwealth and British Governments next week for Cabinet consideration in Canberra next month. the report is complete except for some finance aspects.
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Melbourne
British Air Mission
Commonwealth
Australia
Ordon
Canberra
Director A C Corbett Appointed Civil Aviation Chief
Melbourne reports Minister Thorby defended the cabinet choice of Mr. A s Corbett as director General of Civil Aviation citing his organising skill and broad Australian experience. Fishermans Bend factory to begin Wirraway plane production with 99 aircraft to follow for the Royal Australian Air Force.
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Sydney
A. “S. Corbett
Civil Aviation
Thorby
Hughes Wins £2500 Against Council Over Husband Electrocution
Mrs Hughes of Marrickville was awarded £2500 for herself and two children after suing Sydney County Council for negligence in not providing air protection during her husband’s electrocution on a building site in 1937. A stay of proceedings was granted.
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Sydney
Hughes
Marrickville
Sydney County Council
Mra. Hughes
Floods Hit Wagga, Junee and Lockhart Districts
Heavy rains caused widespread flooding in the Wagga Junee and Lockhart area. One man drowned while a truck overturned in floodwaters. Grain stores flooded and five families evacuated as buses and rail services were disrupted. Roads impassable amid rising creeks and washed approaches.
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Sydney
Trenvy Cain
Warefield
Southern Railway
Sydney Ia
Wagga
Lockhart
Junee
E. 0. Doyle
Palestine Talks Amid Jewish Delegation Departure
Fragmentary report notes Jewish delegation leaves as Arabs oppose Britain’s terms. The terse item hints at a growing rift over policy in the Middle East with tensions rising between communities.
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