Canberra, May 10.
A trial of strength seems to be developing between the two wings of the Australian Federal Labour Party, one headed by the Federal Labour leader and journalist Mr. Curtin, and the other by Mr. Herbert Evatt. former judge of the High Court of Australia, and Mr. J. A. Beasley.
There are indications that the issue will be transferred to the secret crena of the Labour Party caucus: The possibility is being discussed of 5 a change of party leadership being brought about with an eventual move by the party, either to assume parliamentary power or enter the National Government. Labour has previously declined Mr. Menzies repeated in-Vitations to join the national administration, but agreed to participate in the advisory war council, of which Messrs Evait and Beasley' are members.—Reuter. by his drive in Africa.
German troops now in Libya have been variously estimated by British sources at three to four, and perhaps even more divisions which is to say, from 30,000 to 60,000 men, There is general agreement in the despatches that this force is backed by trucks, tanks, armoured cars and other heavy equipment, Whatever the preci: picture of Axis strength in the region may be, the plain fact is that a sizeable mechanized force has been transported safely across a 300-mile stretch of the Mediterranean, between Sicily and the African coast,
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