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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 05, 1941
Page
1
A high German official may visit Ankara tomorrow amid rumors Captain von Ribbentrop will head to Turkey. Belgrade chatter also alleges Germany offered Salonika to Bulgaria in exchange for joining the Tri Partite Powers as frontier defenses tighten.
Britain reports night air raid on Baltic and French coast with flashes over Calais Boulogne and Kent watchers. German diplomacy moves in Yugoslavia Bulgaria Turkey as forces mass near frontiers while Sofia readies open city plan and Prince Paul meets Ribbentrop amid rumours denied.
Official circles in Vichy say Indo China has made territorial concessions to Japan under Tokyo's terms, though France may not yield all demands. Negotiations continue with a peace conference due to draft the final agreement this afternoon after new Franco Thai delegations receive instructions, while Japan may reconsider its reply.
Evacuees from Kobe report Japan facing acute shortages with food, rice, wool, and footwear scarce. They cite 300 German staff pressuring Tokyo and say East Indies government notes lack of official advisories. Mediation revisions hoped as truce nears March 7.
Shipping losses for the week ending February 18 total 60,668 tons, with 23 British and one Allied vessel sunk versus German and Italian claims of 75,528 tons. The Azores convoy attack left five ships lost. Britain and Yugoslavia diplomacy cited. Halifax and Hull discussed Balkan tensions. Rome notes British troop shifts in the Mediterranean. The U.S. freezes Bulgarian credits. Bulgarian investments total about 100,000 dollars.
Greek press decries Italian raids on Larissa after a recent earthquake wrecking buildings and water tower. Britain reports Greek defenses repelling heavy Albanian attacks as diplomacy with Italian talks continues through the night with General Dill present.
After the heavy raid on Sheffield last December, Mr Justice Oliver declared the case the worst imaginable. Frederick Fountain, 32, widow cleaner, received 10 years. Florence Bennett, 40, mother of six, 18 months. George Yates, 24, deserter, seven years. Alfred Criopp, 72, and George Monteith, 24, five years. Peter Thomas, 20, four years. George Cunningham, 71, five? years. Oliver and his fellow judges vow to stamp out looting.
A Moscow radio report accuses Bulgaria of accepting German entry, warning of wider war. Ankara notes a German plane in Istanbul carrying a possible Hitler envoy to Inonu. Turkey cites Montreux Convention to police the Dardanelles amid Bulgaria's actions and threats of war.
A British Allied push in Italian Somaliland has slowed to nibbling advances around Keren Eritrea and Villaggio Duca Degli Abruzzi near Mogadishu. Reports describe difficult terrain, camel resupply, and an artillery duel as Italians retreat from Mescellit Pass and other strongholds under intense East Africa combat.
New York report states German propaganda activities in the United States were being prepared for rapid deployment within three days. The piece notes officials and diplomats were ordered ready, and hints at possible influence attempts aimed at swaying opposition movements in the U.S.
A German four engine bomber crashed at Ross in Clare near Wexford coast. One crew member killed. four others interned. Remaining crew members unreported. The incident occurred Monday in Dublin reporting.
A Milan newspaper notes Bulgaria and Romania appear safe from Britain but calls the situation only temporary as a strategic problem looms. It warns protection needs and rapid decisions, potentially vast in scope, before Anthony Eden returns to London.
The Controller of Salvage reports British housewives saved 40 shiploads of metal last year and enough to build 1 tank. Authorities collect kitchen waste to feed 100,000 pigs and recycle 1,000 tons of bones monthly for fertilizers glue and glycerin. The Government seeks a sixfold increase in collections. London notes Mr Mengies attended a War Cabinet meeting today.
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