05 Dec 1940
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
1
The article discusses pressures on British policy as the fishery scheme draws criticism while export volumes fall. Fishermen's incomes struggle and questions arise about delivery of earlier promises. The piece notes government policy impact on trade and industry.
The Official Labour Party refuses the five point budget compromise from the Advisory War Council and Government Parties. Government plans to present the package to Parliament as Labour presses for fuller concessions. The plan includes higher tax exemptions, a larger domestic allowance for soldiers' wives, drought relief funding, and a probe into wartime company tax.
Government parties meet to back a compromise proposed by Mr. Menzies with critics noting handling of the issue. The Prime Minister links total budget concessions to 4 500 000 pounds and tax revenue loss of 2 000 000 pounds. The War Council recommended acceptance while calls grow for earlier conciliatory moves. Terms set by parties require legislation to implement the amended Budget in Parliament.
The day featured rapid meetings as ministers debated Mr Menzies proposals and Labour Party demands on Central Bank credit. Curtin voiced concerns over government prestige and a budget stance, while ministers split between compromise and firmer action. A press interview with Menzies was brief and uninformative.
After more than five hours the Federal Labour Party rejected the War Council concessions and urged its representatives to push for broader revisions. Curtin reported the party would seek cabinet improvement to align with Labour policy, while keeping doors open for further talks with the government.
Prime Minister Abbott warned in Parliament that Australia must form a united government capable of a maximum war effort. He warned that failure could push the nation toward parliamentary dictatorships on either the Right or Left, risking internal peril and civil unrest.
Marshal Petain, in an interview, warned Germany would help protect North and West African possessions but would trigger war with Britain and bombing of Paris if Britain continued threats. He said Laval would visit Berlin to discuss Franco German collaboration.
A Tuesday Cairo dispatch summarizes Monday raids on Naples where bombs hit a railway junction and oil refineries causing a blaze visible for miles. Attacks extended to Catania and Augusta airfields with fires from incendiaries and a grounded plane burned. Royal Air Force planes returned, and notes from Turin and Bordeaux raids describe intensified effects.
Through consular intervention the Japanese relaxed blockade restrictions in the western settlement allowing limited entry and exit. Chinese residents panic as food supplies run low while Japan hints at extending controls pending Germany's fate in Europe. General Abe back in Tokyo after treaty with Nanking Puppet Government. resignation expected and a new ambassador to be named.
The Journal of Commerce Weekly notes raw wool consumption at a four year high and unfilled orders at a four year low. Mills plan to maintain schedules through April. October apparel wool consumption reached 7 848 000 lb weekly, above the January October average of 6 504 000 lb.
The New York Herald Tribune reports that M.8. Eccles, chairman of the Federal Reserve, proposed a 2.5 billion dollar loan to Britain. The scheme would place a lien on Empire gold production for five years after sterilization to prevent inflation of US bank reserves.
Greek forces push toward Saranda amid bitter winter fighting in Albania and Greece. Athens reports Greek troops reach within a mile and a quarter of Saranda as Italians retreat. air raids and counterattacks continue, with Greek advances on several fronts and British air support credited.
A fragmented wartime dispatch describes a U boat encounter near Valitia with two submersibles damaged. A survivor recalls attempting to surface and level the craft while one boat leaked and both crews faced peril during the engagement.
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