15 Jan 1940
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1940
Page
1
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Britain battles inflation with rationing and spending curb policies as Sir John Simon announces wartime orders totaling over £90,000,000 while a national savings drive surpasses £10,000,000. The Times backs family allowances and wage price controls amid a global war climate and Allied unity.
Military experts reveal development of a shell that deploys a parachute and steel tape to jam propellers at five to six miles. A rapid fire barrage is said to create a network preventing aircraft passage. The shell has been sold to producers anticipating use during large scale air raids on the Western Front.
In Hamilton Bermuda a German liner captured by a British cruiser near Chile reportedly tried to scuttle the ship with a time bomb while a British prize crew were aboard. The German captain was overheard saying they would not get far as Captain Pollan ordered the crew to locate the bomb or be blown up. They found the bomb.
The United States Red Cross society plans to operate a relief party in the Polish territory under German occupation. Berlin granted permission with strict conditions about information and the country’s condition.
Rome via the New York Times notes Italian sway in the Balkans waning as Germany weakens its Baltic focus. The piece suggests Russia grows influential while Mussolini appears to advance despite Moscow and Berlin's busy diplomatic moves ahead of a forthcoming Entente meeting.
A severe blizzard across Central Europe causes deaths and widespread disruption. Temperatures drop to 72 degrees below freezing as transport halts, trains stranded, and wolves roam in Kosovo toward Belgrade. SX Police report freezing deaths including two Sofia schoolgirls while vessels suffer shipping losses and Berlin Civil Service workers retreat home.
Russian air raids hit Helsinki and Finnish towns including a key rail junction as Soviets mass for a large scale attack on the Mannerheim Line. Finnish communiques report heavy repulsals, losses of Russian aircraft, and attempts to land behind the lines.
London reports Dr. Cluniecs Ross of Sydney says Europe is a madhouse by comparison to America. He notes Americans are deeply interested in the war and detest both Hitler and Stalin more than the British do. He argues the U S should bear some responsibility for any peace settlement.
Air Ministry reports extensive RAF reconnaissances over Austria Bohemia Northwest and Eastern Germany and Heligoland Bight with no losses. Heinkel shot down over the Firth of Forth and a dogfight over the Western Front left three enemy planes downed. Correspondents note long flights in severe conditions and huge endurance.
Former Secretary of State H L Stimson calls for a U S prohibition on exporting arms munitions armaments and raw materials to Japan The proposal follows his earlier moral embargo idea and signals potential White House pressure to alter Japan s China policies with the commercial treaty due to lapse on January 26
Turkish newspapers report that the Anglo French treaty with Turkey ends Germany's economic influence, leaving Turkey economically independent and aligned with Britain and France.
It was decreed that France will have three meatless days a week starting Monday. Meat consumption in restaurants will be rationed throughout the week.
At the frontier meeting King Carol of Romania and Prince Paul Regent of Yugoslavia signaled unity among Balkan Entente members Romania Yugoslavia Turkey and Greece. They discussed shared security amid Venice tolls and possible large scale mobilization against Russia or Germany. A Turkish Bulgarian accord on Balkan peace was reported alongside broader regional military commitments.
The Belgian government orders officers on leave to return to their units and 40000 men are called to the colors. Rumors of German troops at Aix La Chapelle are denied by the Belgian foreign minister. Reports note two more Belgian territory violations by German planes, while Berlin protests a Dutch flight near the frontier.
Tokyo Sunday reports General Abe tendered resignation to the Emperor ending his cabinet tenure. Prince Konoye declined to return as Premier citing his own unfitness to lead again. Emperor commissions Admiral Mitsumasa Yonoi to form a new cabinet to address Japan’s economic and political challenges.
The Commerce Department reports China wants extra credits in the United States to support an existing seven and a half million pound extension by the Export and Import Bank. For the first ten months of 1930, US experts to China were valued at thirteen million pounds, compared with zero in a prior period.
Mr. T. L. Hornbein M P warned in Launceston that a Cabinet led by Dr. Chamberlain and Sir Horace Wileon could wreck the war. He urged Chamberlain to go and accused the Ministry of Informal of mischief while claiming Germany may field up to 30 000 air force personnel. He criticized the General Staff for vetoing a War Minister chosen by true leaders.
The Royal Canadian Air Force forms its first squadron recruited for active service overseas. It will join the air force component with the first Canadian division. Additional units will be formed to integrate army and auxiliary air force personnel, as a squadron is represented. There is already a Canadian squadron serving with the RAF.
Beit inh contraband control station in Hong Kong intercepted a vessel named Beteqts and brought it in for examination. Paris reports a police action arresting 20 people accused of forming a Communist cell in a major aviation factory. Admiral Byrd informs the Navy he is establishing a base near Little America for the Antarctic expedition. Capetown notes two cargo steamers chartered to haul timber from Australia and fertilisers from the East Indies. New Zealand forms a forestry service unit for overseas work including logging and railway survey. Stockholm sources say Germany lifted arms and plane embargo on Finland but no confirmation yet.
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