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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 03, 1941
Page
2
The Federal Capital Press of Australia Ltd Canberra explains advertising rules and liability. It states proprietors accept responsibility for non visa on ads and reserve right to alter or omit any advertisement that is deemed objectionable or not in line with guidelines.
Department officials in Canberra report Boris Page hosting conferences on shipping mast supplies for Great Britain. Page will meet Melbourne delegates Saturday with Australian Meat Board representatives to discuss plans amid the wartime food program.
Captain Roosevelt, returning from the Middle East, plans to report on Britain’s specific needs and urge measures for speedy war delivery. He has served as an observer and will describe conditions and proposed actions upon his return to America.
London reports three women from business, home, and purchasing helped the Board of Trade draft yearly minimum clothing needs under the new coupon system. One dress can be made from blackout curtains not rationed. destroyed clothing earns 132 coupons for two years.
The Canberra weather report lists a 9 am barometer at 29.69 inches and a high of 62.2 degrees for the 24 hours. It notes a 3 pm reading of 52.7, a 41 degree minimum, winds from the west to northwest at up to 24 mph, and total daily rainfall listed as 33 points with a season total of 1185 points.
A brief weather note describes a9 Coal with mist, showers and winds from west to south west, reaching gale strength. The text quotes a wartime rallying line about distant causes, resistance, future and good deeds.
The analysis notes Admiral Boehm’s death in Oslo may clarify Hess’s 1941 flight to England. It suggests Nazi propaganda failed to explain the truth, while Goebbels withheld details as Germany’s stance softened on Hess. The piece argues Hess’s status is diminished and warns against expecting Nazi capitulation.
Minister for the Army Mr. Spender urged swift cooperation between the British Commonwealth and the United States. He said democracies must act in unison against a common enemy, noting Lend Lease aids and shared sacrifice as Allied nations sustain the fight for civilization. He warned Germany faces a desperate, ferocious push.
Dr E Evatt told a luncheon that Australia must mobilise all resources for the war effort including intellect and courage, not just manpower and materials. He warned the Empire faces its greatest challenge and urged unity and a broadened political role, with debate on a National Government and wartime parliamentary work.
Representatives from South Australia New South Wales and Victoria and other groups met in Canberra to discuss expanding Australian wine consumption. A possible plan involved extending grocers licenses to sell wine by the bottle and allowing wine with meals in cafes. Delegates also explored postwar wine growing areas and export options beyond Europe. The Assistant Minister Mr Anthony said Australia has won trade from France for about 1 million gallons annually in East Indies New Caledonia and Indo China as the conference resumes.
Their Excellencies the Governor General and the Lady Gowrie left Canberra for Sydney yesterday. Lady Gowrie attended a service with Mina Ivie Price at St Andrew's Cathedral for the Australian Association for Pre-Echoes Child Development, then opened the Beacon Biennial Conference at Sydney University in the evening. Mister Matthews and Mrs. E. I. Jones departed Government House, Canberra.
Minister for Customs Mr Harrison said tobacco leaf shortages should improve with Helier arrivals within two months. He noted imports from non sterling countries likely relaxed by July and that nine months of this year saw only a quarter of 1939 40 tobacco leaf imports. He said rationing aims to push manufacturers to use reserved stocks and expand civilian supply while troops overseas demand remains high. He denied any known discrimination in cigarette or tobacco distribution to retailers.
Washington approves 230000 dollars for a U S minister residence in Canberra. Officials plan an elaborate diplomatic complex with housing for the minister, first secretary, and their families. Project cost breakdown shows 150000 dollars for buildings and 30000 dollars for furnishings and gardens. Mr Nelson Johnson expected to arrive in Australia soon.
The Commonwealth Literary Fund Committee granted £250 to two Australian authors Ford writing projects. Mrs J H M Abbott will produce a Newcastle Packets and Hunter River District book. B Baker receives £250 to finish two dictionary manuscripts. Publication plans include Phyllis Somerville Not Only in Stone and Gavin Casey's twenty one stories about West Australian goldfields.
The Commonwealth will pay all old age and widow pensions, child allowances, and orphan pensions under the Pensions Act for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Previously these pensions were paid from England Scotland and Northern Ireland to Australian residents. Pensioners will receive Treasury instructions after June 30 and certificates should be sent to the Commonwealth Sub-Treasury in each capital.
The government weighs a plan to grant the War Council war cabinet powers to decide policy with ministers implementing financial and administrative details. It aims to win Labour cooperation by narrowing executive authority disputes and securing Labour acceptance of broader war control.
The War Council originated many decisions now in the government war policy with Labour members initiating some. The War Council reconsiders subject matter returned from the War Cabinet. Commerce Minister Sir Earle Page declined to explain his reference to other governmental machinery while stressing goodwill across major parties to ensure stability.
Earle Page urged Australia to appoint a minister in London arguing the position would strengthen imperial governance. He said the Prime Minister is the right man for the job due to greater influence in matters of importance, with arable government needed to ensure Australia’s representation in imperial councils.
The Premier stated the Government may establish a third party motor vehicle insurance scheme. He noted earlier disputes with the Government Insurance Office manager over expanding the office’s scope of business, signaling the policy to broaden powers if the plan progresses.
Melbourne reports Prime Minister Mensies defends Crete evacuation as a serious blow yet notes Empire forces including British Australian and New Zealand troops Royal Air Force and Royal Navy sustained losses. He says home authorities reinforced the Middle East with men weapons and aircraft and that holding up the German timetable aided Iraq diplomacy and strategic aims.
Chairman Sir Don Cameron of the RAAF Recruiting Drive Committee urged listeners on a national network to join the services. He warned Hitler would not halt and called on young men to decide quickly to fight against the enemy, stressing the Empire must not lose mastery.
London reports satisfaction in official circles over the Iraq settlement after Rashid Ali's coup and the Regent Abdul Illah's return. Britain credits Sir Kinahan Cornwallis with diplomacy and notes Arab states' loyalty to the British treaty while Saudi Arabia and others reject a Pan Arab uprising.
The Crete evacuation is described as one of Britain’s gravest reverses this year. It threatens Eastern Mediterranean defense, jeopardizes the Eastern Mediterranean fleet, and risks Cyprus. Loss of air base and naval control near the Aegean opens air patrol and bomb threats to British shipping from Crete toward Derna and beyond.
Dr Lynn Harold Hough dean of Drew Theological Seminary arrives in Canberra as guest of Sir George and Lady Knowles. He will lecture this evening at Weasley Church Far Test on the British Empire and the future of the world during his stay through Thursday.
In London on Monday Hitler and Mussolini reportedly conferred at Brenner Pass with Count Ciano and von Ribbentrop. The discussion lasted several hours according to authoritative statements.
Acting Prime Minister Nash stated New Zealand forces evacuated to Crete believed themselves better than the Germans on a man for man basis. He noted many were transferred from Greece to Crete with limited arms and no ready access to essential equipment, a task the British Navy undertook to supply.
Mr H C Daymond president of the Clothing Manufacturers Association says demand is rising as people stock up fearing shortages. He warns a spring summer shortfall could follow if yarn supplies for civilians fail and road conditions persist.
Mr Stacy Jay of the Office of Production and Management said defeating the Axis requires diverting up to 40,000,000,000 dollars into arms production, a doubling of current outlays, with Britain and Germany affected in the same proportion. Communal riots in Bombay kill 30 and wound 218, including three dead in the latest wave.
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