Lod Daa Tering Incident Leaves One Dead
A brief local report notes a disturbance resulting in one fatality and ongoing police investigation. Authorities describe few available details and urge residents to avoid speculation while pursuing leads.
19 Mar 1941
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 19, 1941
Page
1
A brief local report notes a disturbance resulting in one fatality and ongoing police investigation. Authorities describe few available details and urge residents to avoid speculation while pursuing leads.
A U S squadron led by Rear Admiral John H Newton arrives in Sydney with two cruisers and four destroyers. The visit aims to showcase friendship and open relations, with public celebrations planned and crews to be paraded through Sydney streets. Ministers praise the gesture as a symbol of unity and shared aims in the war.
French fleet seen stronger than ever with Jean Bart at Eamsblance and Richelieu at Dakar. Dunkerque undergoes Palra while Toulon claims Provence is retacted. Courbet and Paris at British Ports. Oran and Alexandria hold Lorrainaia.
The Times Singapore correspondent notes tensions in the Far East easing for now but not ending, allowing Japan to reassess its southward push. Malay reinforcements and East Asian anti Axis consolidation emerge while US observers arrive and China signals readiness to cooperate if war widens. France resists Japan in Indo China but lacks supplies and air power to block expansion.
The National Resources Board urges a six year post-emergency public works programme with potential billions in expenditure to stabilise employment after defence industry activity wanes. It calls for a revolving fund managed by the President to fund surveys and engineering plans for selected projects and stresses long term planning for national welfare and economy.
New York observers see naval aid to Britain as nearly certain while Adolf Hitler may sever relations with the United States to preserve prestige. The piece notes President Roosevelt confronting dictators directly, signaling a pivotal stance.
The report details dawn Italian assaults on the northern sector with heavy central clashes, while Allied air forces downed 9 Italian planes and damaged 17 in the past week. Roosevelt signed a 1.533 billion defence bill and outlined plans for naval expansion and export restrictions.
London dispatch quotes Mr. de Valera pledging Ireland will not allow belligerents to use its territory as a base for attacks. He stresses neutrality reflects the Irish people's determined will and calls for noninvolvement in the war.
A foreign source claims Germany plans long range submarines off the U.S. coast near New York. The German Naval Attache Vice-Admiral Witthoest Barden questioned the report as incredible.
report from Nairobi and Cairo describes British and Indian troops advancing toward Addis Ababa after Berbera capture. RAF bombers aided by air cooperation raid Italian airfields and Castel Benito. Italian bomber Caproni 133 flown by a South African pilot observed with RAF markings. Melbourne reports five Australian sailors released from Italian camps in Nairobi. Red Cross notified.
A Times correspondent reports Admiral Darlan's claim of German generosity as a propaganda travesty, noting Germans control food in occupied France and take large shares of potatoes, crops, and fats. The piece cites food relief plans via the American Red Cross and wheat needs, with officials stressing controls to prevent maluse of aid. A Jersey City shipment to Marseille supports unoccupied France, while a Bremen fire incident is noted as part of wartime events.
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