28 Jan 1941
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 28, 1941
Page
1
Reports cite potential Bri tish troop movements along a broad front from Martube to Cyrenaica amid probes on Derna and Barce. Tobruk's fall prompts calls to endure, while operations near Charu and Bisha yield 700 prisoners.
A British Mission member in Abyssinia reports the Patriot army will grow in weeks while Italians evacuate and move grain to Eritrea amid rising revolt.-refugees flee Gondar camps as Ethiopian patriots gain local intelligence and pressure on Italian fronts. A Rome and Cairo update notes battles near Derna, with 75,000 Tobruk prisoners and significant tank losses for the Italians, as RAF strikes target Derna Mekili and Barce airfields.
Australian Minister Mr Casey recovers from a severe influenza attack in Bonpal and shows improvement. He may leave the institution within a week.
German news agency says RAF aircraft over northern and central Germany dropped incendiaries and bombs in central and western areas. A German communique notes several points were bombed, four killed and six injured, three German planes missing. 野
Washington Sunday report notes Senators Nye and Wheeler plan to introduce a bill demanding clear war aims and assurances from allies before the US commits further to war. The piece recalls fears of secret British and French treaties showing conquest as their motive, not preservation after World War I.
Greek artillery and rifle fire push back Italian infantry as Cavallero’s forces attempt local counter-attacks in Albania. Italian air support drops bombs on own troops as battles intensify over two days.
Fragmentary dispatch reports high interest and economic strain in Italy as front-line fighting intensifies along the northern front. Greek and Athenian sources note evacuations while Italians press a heavy attack near the Yugoslav frontier.
A The Air Ministry notes little damage from recent German bombing over the Dover area. Churchill and aides, plus Hopkins and Roosevelt's representative, observed the limited destruction. A Times correspondent on the Italian frontier reports Italy needing high interest borrowing. Germany's rate is up to 34 percent. A German bomber downed by HMS Galvani near the Norfolk coast. crew captured, no casualties.
An Italian official report notes a new five percent bond with a 671 issue price redeemable in name years. The piece compares current bond yields to industrial stocks while Italian and German media discuss anti fascist sentiment and Axis war prospects, citing the Frankfurter Zeitung.
London reports that the proclamation of British sovereignty over Hongkong shaped Western and Far Eastern relations. Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Colonies spoke to Hongkong on the colony centenary, with Lord Loyd endorsing the need to strengthen development.
The House of Peers backs wartime governance measures to solidify international mediation efforts. Japan warned against Thai force in mediation failure. Reuter notes plans to send a central mission to Australia and South Sea nations to observe Kuomintang activity.
Mr Willkie arrives at West of England aerodrome and pledges utmost sympathy for Britain. He tells the press he has no official position but aims to unite allied powers and speed aid to England. He chats with the public and a British soldier during a stroll near his Park Lane hotel.
A horse named Roman Temple collapsed at Flemington in the afternoon during the First Division of a Novice event. The horse fell back, began to lurch about, and reeled before the incident progressed.
An assembly of Free French members in Sydney laid a wreath today to honor Australian soldiers who fled during the Great War. A similar commemoration was held by Free Frenchmen at the Bariage of Remambretec in lpournve.
Fragmentary text reports rationing in London reducing domestic coal to ten units per month and hints at tensions affecting wheat, with mentions of the Daily Telegraph or Daily Post style sources.
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