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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 16, 1940
Page
1
Helsinki reports a mass Baltic evacuation as 100000 Finns move toward Russia to escape Bolshevik rule. The government estimates 70000 evacuees within Finland and 140000 more to return to Karelia, with social challenges ahead and all available transport being redirected.
Subhas Bose told an UPI representative that he heads a breakaway movement within the Congress repudiating Gandhi's push for dominion status. He lists three differences including complete independence, continued independence campaign, and a preference for progressive industrialism over Gandhi's stance on prohibition and handicraft.
Donaldson Atlantic Lines Ltd petitions the Federal Court to limit liability for the sinking of the liner Athenia to 200000 dollars, while claims total 732000 dollars. After London talks the company opposed direct intervention, with plans to aid Finland and speed military aid.
Lord Halifax voices a broadcast urging Czech people to persevere as Nazi rule nears a year of occupation. Benes warns of Nazi plunder and cultural destruction while lauding Allied resolve and hinting at impending victory.
London Friday reports indicate Mr. Chamberlain will reveal in the House of Commons Tuesday that secret pledges were given to Sweden and Norway in recent weeks. The allies would back them if involved in a war with Germany or Russia to aid Finland.
Sweden and Norway fear an alliance with Finland could draw them into war and erode neutrality. Oslo papers warn of entanglement while Stockholm accelerates rearmament and plans new aid. Sweden has already extended arms and cash support amounting to over 56 million pounds.
A young French engineer staked a rusty locomotive from No Man's Land to the French lines near Lauterbourg. Under cover of darkness a bucket brigade filled the boiler from the Lauter River. He then guided the engine behind German lines amid cheers from French outposts.
Mr John Keynes argues in a Times letter that annual Government expenditure will reach at least 2.75 billion pounds. Tax intake could yield 1.3 billion and borrowing 1.2 billion. The Ministry for Supply failure to scale output nudges the Chancellor to seek a drastic remedy in the coming weeks.
Oslo reports the Norwegian Foreign Minister Dr. Koht asked for permission to allow troop passage to Finland on March 12. The note indicates fear of a Nazi intervention and the political strain surrounding consent.
Rome reports General Picollo, Italy’s Under-Secretary for War, praising the air force after German air superiority over merchant ships. He says Italian aircraft production is rising and will be doubled within six months.
German sources say Russia pledged to spare Romania if the war spreads to Southeast Europe, influencing Romania toward a non aggression pact with Romania and Romania. Nazi media urges neutrals to study peace terms. Italy moves toward a Russian and Italian trade accord and oil export deal with Romania.
The report notes Turkish leaders from Ankara to Istanbul host Allied talks amid Balkan tensions. It cites Goering calling for iron scavenging to fuel the regime and Italy stripping Rome of railings to obtain coal for wartime needs.
A training plane half a mile above the harbour collided after a passenger, a former theatrical press agent, fought the pilot Joseph Rosemarin. The plane plunged into the bay near the Statue of Liberty. the passenger died. The pilot endured shock and immersion and was rescued. The incident, blamed on a possible suicide attempt, involved the passenger forcing the plane into an outside loop before the crash.
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More than 16 ships are frozen in southern ports due to coal shortages in bunkers. The Miners Federation chief postponed a Sydney visit to discuss the matter with union leaders. The Board of Trade says tighter imports rules for tinned fruits aim to conserve exchange and free ship space.
The Allied Purchasing Mission plans to spend over 26 million pounds in the United States for munitions and expanding plant production, plus a 350 thousand pound loan to Ailg Powder Company for a TNT plant. France seeks a 6 million pound powder factory as negotiations proceed. Morgenthau says U S deliveries were not delayed or violated by allied advances.
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