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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 09, 1941
Page
4
Mr Kawai says Australia has an enormous future and calls for more industries. He declines to discuss the overseas tour but stresses peaceful Pacific relations must be maintained and cultivated by leaders to bring two great nations closer in commerce and culture.
An analysis notes that teads being allowed would lead to heavier imports and an adverse trade balance that must be financed from overseas funds, creating urgent financial pressures and fiscal concern.
Singapore report states General L. V. Bond G.C.C. assigned to Britain for a new post. Major-General A. Q. B. Percival succeeds him, bringing extensive experience from 1936 onward and service with the D.E.F. in France at the war’s start.
Her Excellency the Lady Gowrie joined Misa Ivie Price at a Red Cross Bear Drive meeting in Goulburn last evening.
Reported barometer 34 inches and temperatures 53 at 9 am and 63 at 3 pm. Sparse readable data show wind speeds around 8 to 12 mph and confusing fragments mentioning times and names without clear context.
Japan's Foreign Minister Matsuoka travels to Moscow amid mixed signals on Tripartite Pact goals. Tokyo seeks world peace while aligning with Germany and Italy, but Russia's resistance and Western aid to Britain cloud expectations. Matsuoka's Moscow visit raises questions about future commitments and regional strategies.
American aid to Yugoslavia begins with a shipment moving toward its coast. Authorities withhold cargo details, but a well informed source says the cargo likely includes 75 mm guns. Yugoslav minister arranged for seven ships in American waters to carry the supplies.
Queanbeyan P and A Association forms a strong committee led by Mr. T Woodger to stage a patriotic sports carnival for King’s Birthday on Monday June 16 at the Queanbeyan Showground. A defence representation parade will precede the event with arts union tickets issued for free admission to the sports. Athletics horse events and wood chopping are listed as main attractions with stalls and side attractions to be developed.
London reports heavy shelling on the Magykunzso frontier with shattered windows after Serbs blew a bridge. German radio claims 6,000 Serb prisoners arrived at an unspecified location along the front. War materiel also described as being in transit.
Reports from the Balkans describe continued fighting across Western Thrace and the Albanian front with evacuations and the capture of prisoners and equipment. Greek forces faced Yugoslav advances while Athens reports a Greek unit named The Battalion of Death formed to cover retreats and halt enemy thrusts.
President Padilla rejected Italy and Germany’s plea to release twelve Axis merchantmen in Mexican ports. He said withdrawing ships and placing them under captains’ authority would threaten vessel safety and endanger Mexican merchant traffic.
The report notes German parachutists attempted to land behind enemy lines. About 430 parachutists have been captured.
The southern miners executive telegrammed Labour Minister Holt seeking military service exemptions as mine output drops. The Miners Federation says one South Coast pit idle due to conscription and fear extends to mines nationwide. unions expect government to consider exemptions.
British pledge to valiant Yugoslavs reported from London amid wartime dispatches. Allied leaders reaffirm support and resolve to aid resistance movements and pursue victory.
A war correspondent reports Australian and British forces in Greece after crossing the Mediterranean under naval escort. The piece describes their Libya victories, readiness for new campaigns, and encounters with enemy aircraft, ships, mines, and submarines during transports to the Egyptian desert theaters.
The government announces extended import restrictions against non sterling sources. About 14 million pounds yearly in foreign exchange saved, with nearly 1,500 category specifications now banned or restricted. Newsprint silk and cork effects loom, with tinned salmon, silk yarn and tea among hard hit items.
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