22 Jan 1940
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 22, 1940
Page
1
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An OCR fragment shows garbled text with phrases and misspellings about victims and facing deprivation. It hints at a wartime context with references to Viet Nam era vocabulary and a vague structure suggesting protest or news emphasis. The readable bits are insufficient for a clear incident or event.
The Times reports four divisions in Soviet Poland and growing Balkan tensions as nearly 2 million soldiers stand ready. Yugoslavia calls up five reserve classes while Italy supplies war materiel. Refik in Ankara cites Turkish alliance with democracies as best for Turkey, and Turkish leaders discuss renewed Turkish German ties. Berlin signals focus on Romania, with King Carol pressed on German demands and Rome seeking Italy's stance on Russian Balkan expansion and action options.
The Pope aligns with Roosevelt to pursue peace and pledges cooperation. He warns against aggressive and godless anti Christian tendencies threatening the world order and calls for united action to prevent war.
A Sunday dispatch from Hong Kong reports German military age men were seized from the Japanese vessel Naru in the North Pacific by a British warship. The item cites a United Press correspondent.
In Melbourne on Sunday Mr W S Kent Hughes MLA urged the Prime Minister and government to provide clear, enthusiastic leadership during the war. He quoted belief that Australians desire strong guidance and cited Prime Minister Menzies speech at a Kew Drill Hall function. Monaton warned Britain’s fate would shape the Dominions whether Britain wins or loses.
Mixed dispatches recount European war tensions and Australian views. Analysts warn against underestimating German strength, while Britain and France brace for spring actions. Reports note Italian and RAF budget shifts, a new RAF Africa training school, and a call to adjust reserve occupation rules to mobilize youths. A Sydney police report mentions a fatal river incident near Parramatta.
French communique says a sharp engagement occurred between reconnaissance units on German territory near the Blein River. A German plane was downed within French lines on Friday and several reconnaissance flights were reported over North West Germany and England with an Axis loss claimed. Foreign planes reportedly flew over Eastern Holland with an explosion suspected in England.
The hearing noted the death of Senator William E Borah at age 74. A Republican since 1907 he was a lawyer and noted orator. He opposed revisions to U S neutrality laws in recent years.
London broadcast by Winston Churchill tells neutrals to align with Britain and France to speed war, warning that only by joining the Allies can they secure freedom. He asserts empire and Franco-British power, claiming U boats and submarines can be defeated with air support and future liberation across Europe.
Soviet air strikes and bombardment fail to break Finnish defenses as Finns reinforce their line along the Mannerheim position. Reports describe heavy blows on Turku and Helsinki area with extensive damage while Finnish troops press back and outflank invaders.
Germany orders immediate confiscation of Polish property with trustees directed to report within a month on the nature and location of the assets as part of a sweeping state action. The measure targets the entire Polish state property and broadens wartime control.
London discusses government powers over domestic and overseas investments to keep money cheap for war. Regulators aim to lower borrowing costs, with indications of 15 to 20 year loan possibilities. Investors' Chronicle notes higher rates avoided this time, while copper and rubber prices react and fears of supply interruptions rise. The Economist tracks price shifts, and a price policy is emphasized to avoid 1914-1920 inflation, though early war months show mixed signals.
A Danish spokesman M Schmidt reportedly presented a peace plan to British Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax. A Danish Nazi paper claimed leaders drafted the plan and submitted it to Halifax and Ribbentrop. In London a man allegedly thrust the document into Halifaxs hand. no comment was given. Schmidt said he expected meetings with Hitler and Mussolini soon and predicted peace within four days after.
Mahatma Gandhi writes that he has not lost faith in Britain and is not seeking conflict. He says he is willing to compromise with Britain if it can be obtained with honor and expresses belief in the viceroy Lord Linlithgow's sincerity.
In Paris on Saturday the Senate approved a bill by 209 to 4 to expel Communist Deputies who refuse to renounce allegiance to their party. The measure completes a parliamentary drive to oust Communists from the French Parliament.
The Bigino aeronauts Max Conyna and Auguste Piccard plan to bring a balloon to Buenos Aires for a stratosphere flight. It would be among the first in the southern hemisphere.
London report from Sunday notes Allied goals to restore freedom of smaller nations robbed by Germany and to secure Europe against vindictive peace. Lord Halifax cites German war aims and asserts Britain must deny any peace that fails to repair damage and uphold decency in international relations. He points to Finland as an example of resistance and warns of German naval ambitions and broader naval buildup in German yards.
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