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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1941
Page
5
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London reports the British government will permit limited imports of vitamin concentrates and dried milk to unoccupied France. Distribution will be overseen by the American Red Cross with Roosevelt pressing for minimal impact on the broader blockade. A separate wheat cargo to Spain accompanies the shipment to Marseilles.
Lord Baden-Powell died prompting worldwide Scout and Guide mourning. He will be buried at Nyeri as he wished, with memorial services on January 10 or 12. Tributes describe his daily jungle sketches and his long years leading Scouting and Guiding.
Reported incendiary strikes damaged Westminster Cathedral and surrounding areas during a recent raid. The Manchester Emergency Committee notes 4000 homeless re housed and cites censorship delaying casualty figures. RAF and Italian air forces conducted bombings over Italy and Germany with no British losses reported.
Multiple listings include a furniture auction by R A McKillop & Co at Lechhardt Street Kingston with household items and tools, followed by tender invitations for mail conveyance contracts from the General Post Office Sydney. Also a Canberra event advertising a picnic and sports meeting at Manuka Oval on January 27 1941, and various livestock and sale notices with Western Diet breeds.
Noel Coward, in a farewell Sydney broadcast, urged Allied statesmen to unite after the war and promote exchange of ideas and personal ties between Australia and England. He warned against interstate petty rivalries and highlighted the regional contrasts within Australia while stressing the English speaking peoples hold the world’s future.
London reports Britain has developed a new Corvette class small warship to combat German U-boats. The ships are faster than armed trawlers and carry anti submarine armament including depth charges. Crews, often around 60, face uncomfortable conditions aboard these vessels as a fleet enters service.
At the company offices Mori Sipsat Firaddan Canherre appears in a record concerning the capital president role.
Commonwealth and state officials gather in Melbourne on Monday to examine the administrative machinery for implementing the wheat stabilisation plan. The conference will cover registration of wheat farms, licensing of growers, and technical guidance from states. The report goes to the Australian Agricultural Council in Canberra later this month. An estimated 55 000 farms and 60 000 growers would be affected. No union volunteers. Officers urged growers to contact country agents at rally venues to arrange registrations and licenses.
Sofia reports deny that Germany issued an ultimatum or planned to occupy Bulgaria after Vienna trip. Analysts say German claims likely aimed at diverting attention from internal chaos and Romania's new order. Meanwhile, Nine Soviet warships were reportedly warned off Romanian waters near Constanta with no official confirmation.
The Goulburn A P and H Society voices concern after a military hint that the Goulburn show round velly bs series may be due at month end. Members argue five to six weeks is inadequate to prepare a March show.
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