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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 06, 1940
Page
1
An official spokesman confirms 400000 German troops in Baltic ports. Germany fears Britain’s blockade of Narvik iron ore and expects Allied action to push war into Scandinavia.
Reports from Sydney and Brisbane indicate secret negotiations on curbing coal strike disturbances were denied by officials. Unions call propaganda while Queensland coal owners refuse offers to lure miners back to work. Ipswich meeting pushes submission to the Queens Employees' Union and its award with hearings to be set by authorities.
In Rome the Populo d Italia foresees a week of intensified air activity leading to mass attacks to decide air supremacy. London reports General Sir Ironsides inviting Germany to attack the Western Front in an exclusive Hearst interview. Paris notes no new developments while claiming enemy casualties.
Reports from Sydney and Melbourne indicate talks on wage changes and a 40 hour week amid ongoing strikes. The Australian government and ministers warned no conference was summoned, while Newcastle miners faced record benefit levels for a worker with nine children. Coal supply concerns prompted timetable adjustments and potential blackouts.
Railway commissioners decide to stand off 1000 permanent workers or week as dispute over coal supplies continues. Affidavit notes stand may affect steam services and regional depots.
Washington reports another cut in the war department appropriation bill as it shrinks the defense budget by about 786 million, leaving it 35 million below Roosevelt’s proposed figure after House reductions.
Government figures show March neutral ships in convoy total 1140, and Sept 3 to Feb 20 only 1075. Unescorted neutrals sunk exceed 161 with over 1200 lives lost, while escorted ships suffer just three losses for five lives.
Berlin reports a feature film titled Bombs Over England produced for the Reich Air Ministry. It uses photographs from the Polish air campaign described as a rehearsal for a decisive battle to be waged against Britain once orders are given to strike a deadly blow.
Mr Walter Elliot told the House of Commons that many parents desired evacuation under the new plan. Children billeted under December payments numbered 744000, total in March 347000, and 19500 mothers in the reception area in September.
London advertisers face higher costs as rates increase from five to six pounds per stage column inch starting May 1. Production expenses drive the rise affecting local agencies and businesses.
German bombers attacked the Aberdeen trawler Gorspen which was abandoned, then targeted trawlers Corenine and Delila. Two bombs and seven aerial torpedoes missed. trawlers fired with Lewis guns and claim one attacker was hit. A British fighter deterred the raid as the Germans fled. Grimsby trawler Russel mined a sea mine causing slight damage but no injuries.
The Domel News Agency reports Soviet troops crossed the Manchukuo border near Bulfendo and set fire to a village, then withdrew before Japanese forces arrived. No fighting occurred.
Governors of New South Wales Victoria Queensland and South Australia visited Ingleburn camp to view men from the air forces undergoing training.
The Prime Minister M. Reynaud agrees to a general debate in the Chamber of Deputies on government policy after a Radical Socialist deputation sought cooperation. The move follows a Radical Socialist deputies meeting not attended by leader M. Daladier and a secret Senate session on April 9.
The Reich Post Office reports wireless listeners rose by 1 250 000 in the first six months. The Frankfurter Zeitung notes that despite a ban on foreign stations tuning in, sales of wide range sets increased. It cites a presumed use of finer production from wide range sets.
Mass production of ships will outpace enemy losses as each shipyard concentrates on the vessel type best suited to rapid, efficient construction and quick deployment.
London reports the English Commercial Corporation Limited known as Enco will be fully financed by the Government through the Treasury to develop trade with neutral countries. The project, led by Sir John Simon, seeks to back British traders in barter deals and rebuild Balkans commerce, with a long term view and government consultation. The board includes A. C. Beatty, G. S. H. Beasley, C. P. Lister, and G. A. Mc-
Three Nazi financial records show a Reichsbank weekly return ending March 30 with note marks totaling 13,000,000,000 marks, quadruple the previous level. Rotterdam and Thuis are noted in the report as sources or references.
Ewan of the Co operative Wholesale Society and J H Ham bro of Hambro's Bank are listed with F H Nixon of the Export Credits Department as part of the prominent figures named in company and financial circles.
In the House of Commons the Unemployment Insurance Fund for the year ended December 31 showed a surplus of £16,601,578 with a net balance of £57,555,222. The committee notes debt under £77,000,000 and recommends using £3,700,000 of the balance to repay debt and maintain borrowing power. Proposals include higher benefits for children and agricultural contributions. The government supports the plan amid Labour calls for increased benefits and a peace transition strategy.
London authorities report that export value increases to neutral countries near Germany do not prove leaks in the British naval blockade. The minister says the figures compare peace-time imports with wartime totals and do not indicate new prewar materials entering via these states.
Zurich report says philosophy students passed exams meant to reveal British Empire weaknesses. Many passages from British and Irish writers were gathered for propaganda against Britain. Bulwer Lytton Galsworthy and Shaw singled out for fruitful material.
Following failed negotiations, the Executive Council of Unions in Darwin will weigh a general strike. The Defence Department unloading a collier triggered the move, with Mr Craig citing the action and Mr Abbott calling a conference of union representatives.
Senate appropriations subcommittee added 73 million dollars to the 203 million already approved for War Department civil functions. The package includes 15 million dollars for a third set of locks on the canal.
Paris reports the Cabinet submitted a decree for signature by President Le Brun to execute anyone found preparing or disseminating Communist propaganda or literature. The police department combating Communist activities is being strengthened.
Calcutta reports the death of Reverend Charles Freer Andrews at age 66. He served as vice president at Tagore's Santiniketan in Bengal and was a friend and biographer of Mahatma Gandhi.
Figures from the Turkish Ministry of Commerce show Allied nations have replaced Germany as a market for Turkish exports. Germany previously took 64 percent in the first months, while exports to Britain and France rose from 6 percent to 28 percent.
The AlMed blockade shows a sharp tightening in last month's figures. The British Contraband Control examined 408 ships, excluding East shipments, with one station signaling 6 ships and boarding 280 in two months.
The French Minister for Blockade M Bonnet arrived in London by aid to commence talks with the British Minister for Economic Warfare Mr Stanley Cross.
Flooding in Romania and along the Danube and Timis rivers disrupts Yugoslavian and Romanian wharves and delays oil shipments to Germany. Danube pilots resign adding to German delivery delays while the high river level renders parts of Budapest impassable. About twenty thousand Yugoslavs are homeless as Novi Grad faces submersion threats.
Frague by A Czech Vladimar Vostecek was executed for aiding Bite, a Czech student sought for shooting a member of the Gen apo. Smutrk is alleged to have killed a police sergeant at Kiadno.
A fragmented report notes a special arrangement surrounding Reutar's World Bee as well as added information used in overseas intelligence operations. The snippet indicates heightened activity and coordination across agencies.
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