Russian Forces Fire on Finns to Spur Attack
Russian troops fire on Finnish defenders to pressure an assault as Finland maintains a firm line. Pope signals a Christmas truce proposal, urging restraint and prayers for peace.
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 04, 1939
Page
1
Barbarous Polish Treatment and Finnish Fronts Reported
The war in Finland stalls with fierce Finnish resistance and Soviet setbacks as losses mount. Reports cite Polish barbarity, Finnish tank traps with 35 destroyed, Petsamo recapture and rapid Russian movements near Salmi Servi and the Norwegian border. The Pope proposes a five day armistice, while shipping faces mine and U-boat threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karatian
Helsinki
Tulema
Petsamo
Salmi Servi
Tountry
Karelian
Finns Fight Invasion In Four Districts
The Finnish government appeals to the League of Nations amid a Russia Finn dispute while a Soviet puppet government signs a mutual aid pact. Sweden halts attacks near Lake Ladoga and bolsters the Karelian Isthmus as Finnish gunners blunt the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australian Associated Press
London
League of Nations
Sweden
Lake
Ladoga
Onil
Dave
Karelian
Copenhagen
Pope Urges Armistice As War News From Finland
The Pope proposes an armistice among Britain France and Germany from December 22 to 27 amid Russian losses blamed on the Finnish automatic rises. Russian forces bomb Port Hanko again as a Soviet puppet pact grants Russia lease rights to Port Hanko and adjacent lands. Russia to take 1,300 square miles for £600,000 compensation to the Finnish Republic, plus £1,500,000 for eight Gulf of Finland islands and northern Finnish peninsulas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
France
Germany
Hanko
Russia
Port Hanko
Finnish Republic
Gulf of Finland
Finns Sign Treaty Claim Red Government Sought
London reports a Soviet backed Finnish Red Government signing a treaty with Russia granting territorial and economic concessions. Frontline fighting continues as Finland falls back to defensive positions around five villages and Petsamo is retaken. Two hundred Russian prisoners taken as Soviet aims include Karelia and a free port near the Arctic Circle with low price arms. Paratroopers behind Finnish lines are shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Helsinki
Petsamo
Arctic
Red
No Man's Land
Arctic Circle
Vandiy Karelia
Lake
Ladoga
War news flash from Helsinki and Finnish capitulation threat
Reported by telephone at 2 15 this morning Helsinki braces as a massive air raid unfolds and Soviet demands for immediate capitulation escalate. Fifty Italian planes arrived signaling intensified pressure while battles around the capital intensify air raid alerts and strategic maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Helsinki
Sovier
Russian cruiser Kurov damaged in Tallinn rescue
The Russian cruiser Kurov has put into Tallinn after damage serious enough to require three igs. The incident occurred on a Sunday as reports detail the ship needing assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Kurov
Talinn
Italian Demonstration in Rome Protests Soviet Finland Invasion
Uniformed Fascists in Rome held a demonstration against the Russian invasion of Finland outside the Soviet Embassy. Police watched as they marched to the British legation shouting Long Live Finland and Resist, Resist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rome
Finland
Innish Legation
Two ships hit German mines off British coast
London reports a British tanker and a Norwegian vessel struck German mines off the coast. Two men were killed and several injured when the San Calisto, an 8,000 ton London tanker, was damaged and sent to port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
San Calisto
Princess Louise Dead Duchess of Argyll Dies at Kensington
The Princess Louise aged 91, last surviving daughter of Queen Victoria, has died at Kensington Palace. Her death leaves the royal line with only the late Queen’s daughter as a prominent survivor. Reports note 30 to 40 survivors in a southeastern landfall and 17 crew members of the Norwegian vessel Arcturus rescued by a Danish destroyer. the fates of others remain unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
Kensington Palace
Louise
Eist
Arcturus
Was It Murder? Man Found Dead at Memorial Hall Cobdogla
Eric William Bishop, 38, laborer of Cobdogla, was found dead beside Memorial Hall Colehogia after being seen near a parked motor tuck at 11 p.m. Saturday. Postmortem suggested rib injuries while detectives RL Leane W Gill and Flint investigate with James the Barmera case aide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobdogla
Eric William Bishop
Cobdogia
Bishop
Memorial Hall
Colehogia
Pirie News Roundup of Local Travels and hospital notes
Local railway and hospital news from Pirie includes visits of Messrs H B Chapman and D Chapman on a Western Australia trip, D Hancock leaving Pirie Hospital, and patients C Allen and F Dutton making progress. It notes Miss L Stanway visiting Pirie, joining BLAS Club, and returning home, plus Wes t ern Australian Main Roads Board chairman E Tindale heading to Melbourne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B
D. Chapman
Mount Barker
Western Australia
Pirie
C. Allen
Pirie Hospital
F. Dutton
J. J. Pryor
Pirie West
E. Tindale
Western Australian Main Roads Board
Melbourne
Adelaide
G. Doran
Port Augusta
Doran
Commonwealth Railways
Returned Sailors and Soldiers’ Imperial League
Mount Gambier Fatal Vehicle Crash Kills Two Soldiers
A Sunday crash near Mount Gambier injured four people and killed three. Cpl Eric R. Satchell and Cpl W P G Longbottom, both Penola, suffered fatal injuries. Cpl M S Butler of Adelaide broken leg. Miss Nance Haig of Mount Gambier in shock. All the men are from the 3rd Light Horse in camp at Mount Gambier. Satchell was the regiment’s second fatality at the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. R. McGillivray
Penola
Fae
Mount Gambier
Red Cross
Pleasant Park
W. P. G Longbottom
M.S. Butler
Adelaide
Nance Haig
Butler
Army Medical Corps
3Rd Light Horse
Satchel
Man Shot at Home as Son Is Charged With Murder
In Melbourne on Sunday Athol Vivian Yates Barker aged 44 was shot while in his kitchen at Hampton Park. Police arrested his son Geoffrey Keith Barker on a murder charge after a quarrel over a card game. Geoffrey borrowed a rifle from a neighbor after the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Hampton Park
Athol Vivian Yates Barker
Geoffrey Keith Barker
Geoffey Barker
Adelaide Officials Seek Approval For Local Loan Investments
Sunday report notes the Commonwealth Government advised Mr. T. Playford that interest offered by local governing bodies on loans falls under new Commonwealth control. Specific approval is sought from Adelaide authorities to proceed with such investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide
Commonwealth
T. Playford
Three U-boats Believed Sunk In Naval Reports
Reports indicate Germany has lost three more U boats as British forces strike from the air and sea. The master of the Stonepool recounts an attack by an underwater raider and claims the submarine was destroyed by a British aircraft. A Grimsby trawler crew believes they damaged two submarines with depth charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Nazi Merchantmen Captured In Allied Sweep
The capture of two German merchant ships and the scuttling of a third to avoid capture is reported. A South African patrol spotted a 9800 ton liner that fled Mozambique and ordered it to Simonstown. The German crew sank the ship. A 200 ton merchantman and a 200 ton trawler were seized by the Royal Navy and are now in British ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mozambique
Portuguese East Africa
Simonstown
Royal Navy
Government loan rates set under National Security Capital rules
The government outlines interest at 4 percent for guaranteed and non guaranteed issues. Rates are calculated on net proceeds after expenses, excluding legal costs. A telegram to Mr Playford shows the government aims to keep rates as low as possible. Commonwealth action governs loans under £25,000 require Commonwealth approval. smaller sums need State Treasurer consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Playford
Bombing Crisis Weighs on U.S. and Allies
Report from Washington circles says the Soviet Union is the intended target of recent Allied bombing and that the U.S. government under President Roosevelt has not named any country. The Helsinki embassy reported the bombardment’s indiscriminate impact on civilians and urged restraint while officials weigh responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Belsinki
Roosevelt
Washington
Coast skipper Captain Williamson dies at 73
CAPTAIN WILLIAMSON, a renowned South Australian coastal skipper aged 73, died in Adelaide Sunday. He commanded Coast Steanships units for 30 years and was buried at Cheltenham Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide
Gut Joseph Williamson
Albertans East
Cheltenham Cemetery
South Australia
Syrools
War will give new industries to the Commonwealth
Canberra reports economist Dr. F R E Maulden analysis on postwar employment effects. He predicts tinplate and textile expansion, more domestic production to reduce import reliance, and a need for skilled workers in defence industries. He warns policy must prevent private industry dislocation and plan reabsorption of men into civilian life after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Australia
Tinplate Petroleum
A.lf
Not Guilty of Murder in Port Warren Case
A seaman McKinnon faced a murder charge over the death of Targowski aboard a steamer at Port Warrenkom. He testified the fatal wound came during a fall while struggling over a sheath knife after a barroom dispute. He claimed the death was accidental and said he treated Targowski as a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinnon
Targowski
Argumnion
Brown
Targonsis
Caded McKinnon
Dewey Declares Candidacy for Republican Nomination
New York Sunday brief reports District Attorney Thomas Dewey will seek the Republican nomination for President. He attacks Roosevelt’s administration as incompetent and unstable, citing his wartime crackdown on gangsters in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australian Associated Press
New York
Thomas Dewey
United States
Roosevelt
Dewey
Underworld
Red Cross Appeal Totals Reported in The Recorder
The Recorder notes contributions to the Red Cross Fund bringing the total to £594, with previous acknowledgments at £503 50. The Greek community is listed with donors including E. Antonas and P. Anaste, each giving 50. The report summarizes the continued support and updated tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
the Recorder Great
E. Antonas
P. Anaste
Meat exporter upset over Australian export charges
A Sydney meat exporter complains about storage and insurance costs affecting delivery contracts. The Commonwealth council estimates producers would gain two cheques totaling £118,100, if 22,000 tons of Australian meat exported in the year ending September 30, 1940, proceed. Mr Cramsie cites delivery at cold stores as a safer option, implying current terms reduce producer profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Commonwealth
Council
Cramsie
Wheat prices rise on London Baltic market
South Australian wheat quotes on London Baltic market gained a quarterd and moved in from Vancouver, with Western Australian wheat showing a rise on the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Adelaide
Vancouver
Fragmented commodity quotes in a damaged financial page
A partial OCR of market listings shows commodity prices for lead silver gold and related forward rates. The text is garbled with incorrect symbols and broken numbers, making precise values and units unreadable.
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Poland
Cedes
Genoa
Belgium
W. J. Pimlott Ltd
the House of Good
Mary-Elie Street
Red Army
Karelia
Princess Louise
Queen Victoria
Sinclair
Mr. D. Hancock
M. Beerworth
J. Bowman
Pirie Junction
J. H. Badge
Williamstown
Victoria
F. Jenkins
Peter Larsen
Piriean
H.C. Plenty
Royal Australian Air Force
Warnertown
Iave
Plenty
Wil
Muscat
New South Wales
P. J. F. Rowe
Broken Hill
S. J. J. Davey
F. Fobister
Corporation Office
Barrier
Leonard William Rowe
T. E. Rowe
Revell Street
Pirie South
Pat
R.A.F. Coastal Command
Mas. Thurstay
Coastal Command
E. M. Garrett
Eric R. Satchell
Dominion
DR. T. Playford
U.S
Capt. Williamson
Munem
Wien Ley
Aeam
Air Force
Tron
Seaman
Jean Warrice
Port Warainkom
London Metal Market
Val
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