The line of battle is virtually unchanged since yesterday. The Meuse front is approximately the same as yesterday. German armoured units pushed on in many places, but were mostly wiped out or forced back before the main forces ...
Article : 315 wordsA Norwegian communique says:—"The Germans have now been pushed back to the mountain region east of Bjerkivk. There is intense ...
Article : 118 wordsItaly's "press warfare" against the Allies has not relaxed, but Reuters states that it is felt in Rome that the present state of ...
Article : 228 wordsIt is authoritatively stated that Mr. Churchill's visit to Paris (reported elsewhere) had a very encouraging effect. The military ...
Article : 110 wordsThe Air Ministry announcement issued late this evening describes the operations last night by the largest force of R.A.F. bombers yet ...
Article : 705 wordsSwitzerland's tears of a German invasion are epitomised in an editorial article in the "Neue Zuricher Zeitung," which says:—"The 11th ...
Article : 183 wordsThe correspondent of the British United Press with the B.E.F. in Belgium says that three British counter-attacks have driven the ...
Article : 40 wordsIt is now revealed that the landing of a battalion of British troops, also marines and bluejackets in Holland, formed part of the very ...
Article : 539 wordsA general headquarters night communique says: "The B.E.F. is in contact with the enemy and fighting is in progress. Attacks against ...
Article : 32 wordsThe League of Nations began closing down to-night. Only 69 out of 329 employees will go to Vichy in the event of Switzerland being ...
Article : 82 wordsBelgian military authorities told the Associated Press:—"While the forts at Liege and Namur are holding out, although isolated, thus ...
Article : 84 wordsThe Balgrave correspondent of the "Times" says that the Italian Ministers at Belgrade and Athens gave assurances to the Jugoslav and ...
Article : 84 wordsRegardless of the cost in men and materials, the Germans are pouring in new forces in fierce attacks from Zeeland to Luxemburg, and in ...
Article : 138 wordsMr. Kyujiro Hayashi, a former Japanese Ambassador to Brazil and Minister to Thailand (Siam), who is at present chairman of the board of ...
Article : 221 wordsA French official evening communique states: "The battle on the whole continues with the same intensity. Very sharp encounters have ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Government has cancelled its plans to move Government departments to Alexandria for the summer because of the possible spread of ...
Article : 45 wordsThe Belgian Foreign Minister, M. Spaak, declared that the heavy concentration of material allowed the Germans to gain territory, but the ...
Article : 54 wordsThe line of battle is virtually unchanged since yesterday. The Germans attempted a frontal attack against Brussels, encountering ...
Article : 228 wordsThe Germans, by the ruthless bombing of open towns and civilians, are driving back across the French border hopeless hordes of ...
Article : 245 wordsThe Brussels radio reports that the forts at Liege are still holding out. ...
Article : 19 wordsThe Ministry of Information spokesman says that "a very marked improvement" has occurred regarding the penetration of the ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Belgian Governent has moved to Ostend, from which city the latest communique was issued. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe newsagency at Cologne reports that enemy 'planes bombed Cologne on Wednesday night, one man being killed and another ...
Article : 42 wordsThe German-controlled Hilversum radio warns the population of the danger of typhoid fever, and states that milk must not be used unless it ...
Article : 37 wordsThe War Ministry spokesman announced that German motorised columns penetrated from the Sedan sector, but French 'planes are ...
Article : 111 wordsThe French military spokesman stated to-day that the Allies had surrounded the German salient running from the south of Sedan to a ...
Article : 120 wordsDefence headquarters announce that a, minefield has been located off Cape Agulhas, and that the necessary steps are being taken. ...
Article : 65 wordsNo important change in the military situation on hand has been officially reported since the French' communique this morning. A note ...
Article : 429 wordsRefugees from Holland and Belgium are expected to arrive in London in large numbers to-morrow and on the subsequent day. The ...
Article : 172 wordsThe Air Ministry discloses that a Davis Cup player shared in an R.A.F. bag of seven Heinkels and Dorniers before breakfast in ...
Article : 62 wordsThe Agence radio carries the following version of an important part of M. Reynaud's speech:—"We may have to take measures which ...
Article : 66 wordsTwo generals commanding in the' Sedan sector reported to head-quarters that they were "masters of the situation" and would have ...
Article : 41 wordsA Belgian communique states:—Enemy patrols are in contact with our positions north-north-east of Antwerp. ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Air Ministry reports that during last night the E.A.F. made further successful bombing attacks against military objectives in ...
Article : 58 wordsA South Australian, Acting Squadron-Leader D. Good, has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was engaged in a special ...
Article : 75 wordsMr. Churchill, together with a delegation of experts, visited Paris and conferred with M. Reynaud, M. Daladier and General Gamelin. ...
Article : 30 wordsIt is authoritatively stated that French long-range guns shelled the undefended town of Rastatt, where there are no military objectives. The ...
Article : 37 wordsA day communique states that the battle continued last night on the Sambre and in the region of Rethel, as well as south of Sedan. The ...
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Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1954), Sat 18 May 1940, Page 7
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