German Soldiers in Desperate Plight
London report summarises Allied and Axis claims on Narvik and northern Norway. Swedish and Norwegian dispatches describe shelling from land and sea. German air forces claim success while Italian and Stockholm reports cite Norwegian surrender and ongoing resistance north of Trondheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Leeda
Narvik
War Ministry
Norway
Stefan
Stockholm
Namaos
Namaecy
Berlin
Trondheim
Borns
Berlin Claims Success In Attack On Warship
The German news agency claimed a British battleship of the Warspite type was sunk off Trondheim after air attacks and direct hits. The report was later revised, with Berlin asserting further sinkings of a heavy cruiser and a destroyer off Namasos, while the British Admiralty dismissed the claims as fantastical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trondheim
Cecaine
Namson
Namasos
Narvik
Cabinet to press for action on Communist subversives
Commonwealth Attorney General Hughes proposes empowering unions to veto Communist nominations and remove elected Communists. He argues public acquiescence and active cooperation are needed for effective action. He cites a Communist Sunday School incident and favors a U.S. style inquiry committee, though risks delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth Cabinet
Mr. Hughes
Grants announced for marginal wheat areas in Commonwealth plan
The Commonwealth Government allocated 500000 pounds to marginal wheat regions with New South Wales receiving 195000, South Australia 190000, and Western Australia 115000. Victoria is excluded from the distribution. The plan aims to evacuate surplus settlers and rehabilitate remaining farmers by relocating them to viable areas to stabilize the wheat industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Victor
New South Wales
South Australia
Western Australia
Goevern- Metta
Planes Attack Trawlers Near Scottish Port
Reported from London that German aircraft attacked a flotilla of trawlers arriving at a Scottish port. One crew of 27 was machine gunned for three days before the trawler sank, with other vessels escaping. Nearby Thames area activity included 20 minutes of heavy fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thames Batuary
May Day March in Sydney Ends Calm After Police Move
About 3000 people including 300 from the South Coast and others from the North Coast took part in the Communist Party May Day march through Sydney to the Domain. Police signaled to end speeches at 4:30 p.m. Most crowds dispersed after a brief stand, except one Communist League speaker who was stopped and removed. Inspector Roser said officers acted when the speaker refused to stop as planned. Less than 100 officers were on duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
South Coast
North Coast
Communist Party
Communist League
Roser
Bombs Rain on Naval Sloop in Air Attack
An eye witness says the sloop H.M.S. Bittern of 1190 tons continued firing after being hit by a Nazi bomb. German planes attacked from 10 000 ft and one aircraft dived to drop a bomb on deck near depth charges, causing a violent explosion that toppled a bomb ruined church at Namsos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
H.M.5
Bittern
Saya
Paris
Soir
St Namsos
Bittern battle reports heavy shelling and near-misses
The Bittern endured intense fire as clouds of yellow smoke filled the area. Eighteen times more guns thundered while crewmen, shaken by a nearby dynamite blast twenty minutes earlier, kept their posts. Miraculously only eight were wounded and no fatalities occurred as bombs wounded the surrounding area. Rear-Admiral B A Fraser, in London, said about 150 bombs were dropped but only one hit the Bittern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fierd
B. A. Fraser
London
Bittern
Labour Breakaway Comment From McKell Speech
Mr McKell, leader of the Labour Party, spoke at the annual dinner of the Australian Society of Peers. He said a man who disagrees with a union majority should not form a new union and that those who break away from their political party deserve the same qualification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Labour Party
Mr. McKell
Australian Society of Peers
Morrison
Chamberlain
Samuel Hoare
Major Atlee
House of Commoner
Union Recommends Strike Continuance At Coalfields Meeting
A union leaders state the Mining Union recommends continuing the coal strike with meetings in the coalfields this week. Mr Nelson and Mr Orr spoke at a May 2 gathering in the Domain, saying officials will push the recommendation but final decision rests with the rank and file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Mining Union
Nelson
Secreces
Me Orr
Domain
Balkans May Be Next War Front
Reports from the East Mediterranean note rising tension as Italian troops and warships mass on Dodeanese Island near Turkey. An allied squadron arrives at Alexandria and Egyptian air defenses prepare for instant action amid the unsettled regional crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkans
London
East Mediterranean
Dodeanese Island
Turkey
Alexandria
Egypt
Drastic Penalty Clauses Amid Miners Work Return Talk
The Attorney General expressed confidence miners would return after aggregate meetings while warning of strict penalties under the National Security Act. Regulations allow indictments with unlimited fines and long jail terms, and camera proceedings may limit disclosure. Police may arrest without warrants for suspected offences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Growing criticism of British war policy
The Daily Mail editorial urges Britain to rethink war conduct and cabinet control. It calls Norway a bitter lesson and criticizes ministers for complacency and self delusion. The Guardian echoes concern that Parliament must act and Chamberlain reassess leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Mail
Norway
Guardian
Mr. Chamberlain
Mussolini
Hitler
Peri
Nation Awaits Tuesday Debate in Wartime Observer
The Observer warns the government faces a crisis deeper than any since the war began. Labour figures like Herbert Morrison urge morale and action, urging a stronger national effort and cabinet reconstructions, with calls for a national government including Lloyd George and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Observer
Garvin
Archibald Binclair
Lloyd George
Recasting of Cabinet Demanded in Sunday Portrait
The Sunday pictorial carries Lloyd George accusing democracies of not hiding a string of blunders. He blames the cabinet for failures in handling a grave crisis and urges Parliament to act immediately or be guilty of treason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday Pictorial
Lloyd George
Dion
Kip Ealbatitey
Fight at Darwin soldiers attacked during weekend clash
A street fight broke out in Darwin between North Australian Workers' Union members and soldiers. Union officials had attacked the army in the union newspaper, accusing soldiers of helping break a strike. The dispute escalated when the union condemned a restaurant frequented by Defence members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin
North Australian Workers’ Union
Defence
Landabury MP Reported In London Hospital
In London Mr George Landabury Member of Parliament appeared in person at the Manor House Hospital for reasons not disclosed in the fragmentary notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George Landabury
Manor House Hospital
Wolcott Forbes Seen at Irish Race Meeting
The hunt for Wolcott Forbes notes how easily spice could move in and out of England via Ireland. Forbes was seen attending a race meeting, highlighting his presence at a social event in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wolcott Forbes
England
Ireland
Forbes
Military action report on Moselle raid on wide front
A French official Coppesuniand reports night artillery action in the Moselle region. The large raid extended along a broad front. troops under heavy artillery fire held their position and the enemy retreated in orderly fashion.
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London
Coppesuniand
Moselle
Aes
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Hungary
Ries
F. Bu
WR. Hughes
Partia
Hlatery
Gow
Harrison
Ties Committee of America
Victoria
Police
Labour
Yugoslavia
New York
Wilmington Company
Carney
Mile
Italy
Belgrade
Italiin Legation
Rome
Vlavia
Bucharest
Herbert Morrison
Southampton
MA. & Lanogbury, Mp, IN
Woolcott Forbes
France
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