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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 02, 1940
Page
11
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Berlin reports the German High Command confirms a 604 ton patrol boat ran aground on December 29. Thirty five crew members were rescued. It notes continued naval reconnaissance and economic warfare operations in the North Sea and Baltic routes.
London reports on December 24 denial of a German charge that an RAF officer at Lozemberg broke parole by escaping. Luxemburg data say the officer withdrew parole 48 hours before escaping. Ministers Hoare and Hankey toured BEF HQ, praising troops and noting firm bonds with French civilians. Australian and New Zealand units featured in parades and deployments to coastal defense tasks, including Sunderland flying boats and anti tank batteries.
Paris dispatch reports German raiders threw hand grenades at a French outpost. French artillery and machine guns repelled the attack and drove off the raiders. A French patrol dispersed a German scouting party from Neidriver outpost and captured a wounded prisoner. Both sides issued recon flights.
The London Gazette records 207 naval promotions and 12 awards to AWARDED BEY KING and other fighting ships, with 2713 officer promotions across air and naval branches. Notably 274 naval heroes from small craft entries, including trawlers and drifters, receive swords and OBEs amid mine-laying and U-boat spotting duties. Air Ministry updates list temporary promotions from Captain to Air Commodore F B M Maynard of Waiuku, Wing Commanders to Group A Hassell and Cassidy, Flight Lieutenants to Squadron Leaders Lee Lovell-Gregg McQuire Bandit, across several regions.
New York Times reporter in Chungking notes China’s improved 1940 outlook after Nanking and North Kwangtung gains. Despite pressures, leaders vow to persevere, hoping for a favorable shift. China may recapture Nam King and threaten Japanese lines as Imai drives near.
Hong Kong reports that after four months of occupation Japanese forces completed their withdrawal from the Chinese territory on the border. An official Japanese statement says the withdrawal is out of friendliness toward Britain. It is believed the troops will reinforce the northern push from Canton toward the main Chinese army in Kwantong.
In a New Year Eve broadcast Archbishop Cosmo Lang quotes Lincoln asking if God is on our side. Lang warns against reprisals and urges restraint, saying the nation must stay on God’s side and not forget high war aims while facing temptation for unrestricted atrocity.
Sydney, January 1. Attorney General W M Hughes stated Australia will support the Allies to the end. He dismissed Hitler's peace offer as not credible, questioning German intelligence and noting Daladier has answered. He warned any peace terms must include substantial guarantees.
Brisbane December 31 Two killed and seven injured yesterday on Queensland roads as holiday toll reaches twenty dead and forty injured. A collision near Traveston hurt two. a Gin Gin crash killed Norman Weller and injured Kay, while a Coolangatta tragedy saw a 14 year old girl die. Vehicles swerved and occupants thrown from trucks, ambulance transport to Gympie Hospital, and authorities probing driver identity.
Cecilia Mary Thorley aged 14 died at Rainbow Bay Coolangatta after a heart attack while camping with her parents Mrs Arthur Ernest Thorley of Con dong sear Murwillumbah. The holiday period saw two more fatal accidents in Victoria bringing week toll to 35. A car collision near Melbourne killed Elizabeth Sheedon 30 and injured her husband Hugh 33, daughter Margaret 4, and friend Joanna Davia 58. Burney Loamom 35 died after a fall at Spencer Street station leaving three injured hospitalised.
Three killed and fourteen injured in Queensland road accidents over the weekend, lifting the holiday period toll to nine dead and fifty injured. A side-car passenger, unnamed, died when a motorcycle and sidecar overturned in Sandgate as the rider gave a ride home to an unfamiliar man, the passenger suffering a fatal head injury.
Queensland plans a second prison farm at Nerang near Southport modeled on Palen Creek started five years ago. A 500 acre forestry area is reserved for the farm and two farms will grow crops to supply Brisbane prisons, easing taxpayer burden. Experienced farmers along Boggo Road will be selected to work the new farm.
The Aberdeen Bow-Accord and Northern Pictorial notes how wartime blackouts create a brighter home life. It predicts youths stay indoors, families reconnect, indoor games rise, radio curtailed leading to musical instrument revival, and Gaelic cultural revival offering new entertainment.
A concise philosophical maxim attributed to Epictetus about leadership serving the state by elevating citizen souls rather than just constructing buildings.
London dispatch from January 1 reports on a pact with Japan as covered by the News Chronicle via Australian Associated Press. Details are limited in the excerpt.
Obituary note reports the death of Sir Frank Benson in London with brief dispatches noting he has died. Details are sparse as surviving lines mention the date December 3 and the confirmation of his death.
A concise quotation attributed to Lowell contends that true sincerity is shown when a person gives himself to a principle.
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