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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1940
Page
3
A first person account details life aboard a 70 foot motor torpedo boat with two officers and eight ratings. It notes cramped quarters, special provisions for crew, and the harsh sea conditions. The narrative recounts a night operation against German targets with high engine roar, gunfire, and RAF involvement, ending with dawn back in harbor.
The Canberra Times sponsored contest drew over 200 entries from Canberra and ACT traders. Prizes included a £1 open order, a Christmas ham, handbags, slippers, gift items, and various local store donations.
A British analysis outlines seven constraints on aerial offensives: total aircraft, photo and air crew supply, skilled ground crew and radio operators, and bombs or other ammunition, shaping daily bombing missions and the pace of air power.
The article argues that aviation bottlenecks such as fuel supply, airfields, and trained crews constrain air operations even with large aircraft numbers. It discusses runway capacity, aerodrome locations, weather, and pilot-ground crew matching, citing Norway and British operations against German fuel as examples.
The Paris and London press report a grave crisis in the Vichy government with cabinet meetings and German pressure over France’s war facilities. Rumors say Laval may be reinstated while Petain plans a compromise by sidelining the foreign minister, amid U.S. interest in his handling of the situation.
The piece notes Germany Italy and France seeking colonial expansion in the French Empire. It cites M Bergeret’s Syria flight as proof of Petain’s concern for empire security. It adds Italian weekly Rassegna Italiana doubts Weygand’s obedience and hints at possible colonial realignment. Roosevelt has sent a letter through Admiral Leahy to Marshal Petain aboard the Tuscaloosa.
Anglican archbishops Canterbury and York, Cardinal Hinaley, and Rev Walter Armstron, signatories in The Times, endorse the Pontiffs five points for peace plus five economic criteria. They urge abolition of wealth inequality, equal educational opportunity, family protection, vocation in daily work, and shared use of Earth's resources across the empire.
Berlin dispatch via Basler Nachrichten says Germany will await Marshal Petain’s answer to demands for further cooperation in Europe. The German ambassador in Paris notes urgency and indicates Germany may act soon. Berlin diplomats expect major moves soon.
London reports that the directors of the de Bernales group of gold mines have made proposals to amalgamate their mining interests and form seven English accompanied states.
Stockholm reports Herr Jacob Terboven, German Commissioner for Norway, will go to Berlin to map plans to overrule Norwegian opposition with or without pro Nazi Major Quisling. Oslo farmers reject Quisling rule and followers form a separate farmers organization.
A London report from Paris describes daily German flights and swastikas in a city living under rationing. Food costs soar, queues lengthen, and three meatless days a week persist while life continues with banned dancing and anti British performances. Many French citizens hope Britain wins the war as their only salvation.
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