01 Apr 1941
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 01, 1941
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes reveal a continuing dispute involving Reilly and Geeond, with references to an eighth encounter and ongoing tensions. The readable fragments hint at repeated clashes without clear resolution or context.
Italian forces suffer heavy reverses as British fleet engagement off Sicily and Crete results in the loss of three medium cruisers and two destroyers. Italian commander Jai Canteni is missing while Greek naval involvement is noted. British ships reportedly incur no casualties.
A New York report notes President Roosevelt approves extending aid for Greece via a train carrier. The advisory details are incomplete but indicate continued American support.
Air Ministry reports small scale enemy activity overnight with three German bombers crossing British skies. All bombs were secured with no reported casualties. a Junkers bomber was shot down by a Spitfire near a town, its crew scattered and one pilot found dead.
U S authorities seized 26 Italian freighters in American ports and one in Puerto Rico and the Canal Zone under Treasury orders. Crews were briefly detained as investigators alleged sabotage to impede the ships. Several ports reported damaged engines and wiring as guards secured vessels and prepared possible charges in federal court.
Yugo Slovian reservists are mobilized and depart for the frontier near Bulgaria. Vienna reports border closures with Bulgaria and evacuation of German and Italian subjects from Yugoslavia. German legation staff and archives are sent from Belgrade as officials’ families are ordered to depart. The Yugoslav ambassador to Ankara, M Kogenitch, is summoned to Belgrade.
Vatican City radio appealed to Catholics in Germany to awaken against pagan tendencies as the Nazi regime spreads in occupied territories. The announcer warned of state religion under the Fuehrer and a state church in Alsace, Austria, and Baden Germany, calling it a model for others and criticizing the church’s suppression.
Commander Rimington says HM Submarine Parthian attacked a ragged Italian convoy off the mainland. Torpedo salvos hit a escort vessel, two Italian ships and a submarine later. anti submarine boats joined the hunt and depth charges followed for six hours.
In London on Sunday a meeting of about 1,000 Glasgow dock workers rejected the Government's scheme for a guaranteed week.
London dispatch reports that French shore batteries opened fire on four British merchant ships escorting a convoy off Nemours in Algerian waters. The exchange followed a British assertion of right to search ships for contraband amid wartime blockade, drawing criticism of French timing and policy.
Military officials in Cairo report heavy fighting in East Africa with 6 000 killed and 6 000 wounded, including one third Europeans and Eritreans. Civilian exodus to Addis Ababa. 38 000 women and children in camps near the capital. RAF and Free French air actions target Asmara area and surrounding motor transport and posts, with rail and coastal bombings near Dire Dawa and Tripoli harbour raids in Libya. General de Gaulle recently visited Free French forces on the Maren front.
The Minister for the Army Mr Spender told the Stary Club in Sydney Monday that Hitler and his staff faced a period of lower hopes for ultimate victory than ever before. He said British attitude had been cold headed and daring, taking great risks justified by brilliant results.
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