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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 12, 1941
Page
2
Tokyo envoy Tatsuo Kawai, Japan's first minister to Australia, arrives in Brisbane and urges friendship over quarrels. He says both nations share economic ties and Australia has a promising industrial future. He aims to present credentials to the Governor General before detailing policy.
A Labour Party attempt to censure the government and withdraw its War Council reps failed after bitter exchanges between factions. The session adjourned with the motion lapsed while the party expanded War Council membership, adding Evatt and Beasley among others to reinforce its influence.
The ACT agricultural show closes today with late entries allowed for stalls war entries and knitted goods. prizes include hand knitted gloves and pullovers donated to the Australian Red Cross Society Canberra Division. Transport arrangements for show rounds and exhibits across peircers and categories are outlined with a Friday morning deadline at 9:39 a.m. The poultry section will be moved from Canberra Railway Station if the secretary Mr FR H Brown is informed of numbers in advance.
In Melbourne on Irucaday the Minister for Supply and Development announced steps to cut private motorist rations from a maximum 4000 mules to 1000 per year. NSW and Victoria will follow a post office ticket system starting March 26 on existing licenses, with monthly gallon allocations by class and a new licence by post.
Canberra residents may hear Lionel Cecil, a top tenor from Australia, at the Far West Concert in Albert Hall on Saturday. Cecil, who spent 20 years in Italy, returns to perform with voluntary service, promising an exceptional program. Reservations available at Cox's City Hotel Canberra Cleaver's Newsagency Manuka Hingston.
Their Excellencies the Governor General and the Lady Gowrie arrived in Canberra from Sydney yesterday morning amid official engagements and welcome ceremonies.
Reported temperatures and wind speeds for Canberra with multiple readings throughout the day. Includes 4 am and 2 pm temperatures, 24 hour maximum, 8 pm wind gusts, and on screen readings. Names and some values unreadable due to OCR errors.
The piece discusses the move by President Roosevelt to sign the Aid to Britain Bill, its aim to bolster Britain with war materials, and the broader shift from isolationism to active aid. It also warns Australia about Pacific security, Eire bases, and potential American demands as quid pro quo for assistance.
Admiral Darlan called a press conference claiming Britain petted 14 ships since January and urging 51 000 tons of wheat to avert famine in France. Britain would consider aid only if it does not aid Germany while Germany controls vast French grain stocks. Washington reports Lord Halifax and Hull discuss Darlans moves and notes Vichy rejected British talks under pressure. The Cold Harbour brings milk and medical supplies to Marseilles for French children as Red Cross distributes aid.
Arthur Pullen, a sailor from H.M.S. Dolphin, was fined for delivering a 110-pound time bomb to derelict land after hauling it from a house floorboard. Amid cheers residents watched his 17-year-old son warn streets as Pullen trundled the device a quarter mile to waste land before a constable escorted him to Two Pairs station.
London reports France and Thailand signed the mediation plan with Japan. A joint communique notes modifications and a secret session for a government report on Japan’s role. Terms include France ceding Paklay and areas north of the Battambang Ramanda region with Mesong River controls. Btung Greng reserved to Indo China.
The Russian ballet ensemble will present in Canberra next Monday with a full program. Principal dancers Tamara Tchinarova and Raisa Kournitzova, both linked to Covent Garden and Monte Carlo ballets, headline a cast noted for classical and lyric roles. Valery Khayevyak and Stanislaw Szhishevsky will partner and provide character work as portions of a complete ballet are excerpted.
The Canberra Recruiting Committee chairman announced plans to enlist applicants aged 16 to 18 after intermediate certificate qualification. Trainees will be trained until age 18 and then enter the Royal Australian Air Force, with further vehicle details obtainable from Cane L Berens.
Reports say two raiders shot down last night and several damaged as German air raids hit a southern town and East Anglia. Anti air guns forced a machine gunner back and fighter crews repelled multiple formations over Scotland and the south coast while churches in London and provinces suffered widespread destruction.
The Yugoslav Soviet pact is seen by experts as not changing Eastern Europe dynamics. A German Yugoslav alliance could cap Balkan resistance to Germany to Greece and Turkey, while Russia’s waning influence reduces support for Yugoslavia. Berlin may seek assurances of neutrality, aiming to free Germany to press Greece and Turkey.
Reports describe growing resistance in Norway Denmark and Poland with protests riots and passive defiance. Czech resistance strengthens and warns of German retribution as Europe faces continued unrest undermining German control.
Britain asserts large wartime claims against Australia as the Commonwealth faces expected totals of about 227 million pounds in war expenses. The article notes Australian equipment shortages and production issues affecting allied efforts.
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