28 Mar 1940
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 28, 1940
Page
1
A fragmentary item notes a price of thirteen per inch and references prior pricing from last year. It reads as a terse catalog snippet with unclear context. The readable portion hints at the sale or production cost but lacks full details or dates.
Allegations that colliery owners raised reserve coal and coke prices during the strike are being investigated by the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner. The minister said some shipping firms stocked coal in case of supply stoppages and some buyers would pay higher prices to avoid production disruptions. Under national price rules, buyers and sellers risk offences if they pay more than permitted. In Queensland some train services were curtailed due to the strike, affecting mall trains from splits to various towns. A Returned Soldiers League meeting in Brisbane urged martial law to end the strike and condemned the Miners Federation for striking during wartime. A resolution also urged action against Communist and anti-British activity.
London reports a French spokesman saying German motorised units are now 18 miles from the Belgian and Dutch frontiers, narrowing the gap from 35 miles. He cites Western Front activity, dispositions, and diplomacy as dampening hopes for a peace offensive. Paris notes 15,000 Czech soldiers arriving in France daily from the former Czechoslovak army and Palestine routes.
L Oeuvre reports M Reynaud plans an ordinary mission to Rome led by M Laval. The move aims to strengthen Anglo French ties amid dissatisfaction that Ambassador M Poncet failed to secure desired results.
British and French forces extend the Western Front with the BEF taking over from French units. Scottish regiments join as part of the new line, ceremony marks the transition. Reports note increased aerial activity, a French plane claimed down, and Berlin and Paris dispatches summarize ongoing exchanges near Maginot and in border skies.
After a fierce campaign the Mackenzie King Government was returned to power in the election. Incomplete returns show Liberals at 174 seats, National at 38, and 8 doubtful, compared with 165 Liberals in the last Parliament.
Shanghai dispatch reports a British Navy seizure of a Russian vessel carrying copper from San Francisco. The ship is due at Hong Kong soon as coverage notes political returns showing Liberals led by Mackenzie King re elected, Conservatives defeated, with seats split among Liberals National Government and others.
Prime Minister Mr. Menzies told the UAP conference that the government would be returned, arguing Australians support the war and will pay through taxes and deaths if needed. He criticised wartime apathy and urged action on imports, investments, and taxation while condemning neutral or leftist positions on Russia and Finland.
The Ark Royal, long believed sunk by Berlin, reappeared after five months at sea. Her air crews hunted Graf Spee and sailed over 5,000,000 square miles of the Atlantic. Aerial attacks, including a near miss by a 1,000 lb bomb, caused minor damage, while destroyers sank an attacking U-boat. Captain Power praised crew resilience amid the bombardment.
Berlin reports on Wednesday that the German trawler Butt was torpedoed in Norwegian waters. The radio announcement conveyed the wartime loss without additional details.
In Rome, Count Teleki and Mussolini held cordial talks described as a joint effort to safeguard Balkan and Danubian peace. A La Tribuna interview quoted Teleki warning against missteps and noting potential sensational results from the exchanges. A communique said 1927 agreements would guide renewed collaboration among Italy, Germany, Hungary, and Yugoslavia.
The Mauretania, heavily guarded, transited the Panama Canal today. Tolls paid totaled 12 800 dollars. The destination of the Queen Mary remains unreported.
Reported explosion on a U S A neutrality patrol destroyer off Newport Rhode Island leaves one missing and another badly burned possibly fatally. The blast is attributed to an unexplained gas buildup aboard the vessel.
The Premier Mr Mair voiced that the coal strike could trigger Australia’s greatest upheaval. He expressed sympathy with miners yet faulted them for being fueled by alleged Communists who disregard national interests and threaten the country’s industrial system.
A government pledge to cooperate with the Commonwealth and maximize wartime effort was voiced. Mr. Menzies urged unity, urging the people to shed felinies and jealousies to bolster the Empire against organised brutality.
Shanghai correspondent notes British and French Far East authorities fear submarine raids by mid June in the Western Hacide. Soviet gave Germany control of Whale Bay in Powniet Bay district. German personnel and workshops established. submarines built in Germany transported via Siberia, now assembled. Washington naval officials downplay menace to the United States, calling it a war nerve maneuver.
President Kallio announces a new national coalition government led by Premier Ryti with foreign minister M K, finance minister M Pekkla, defence minister Rudolph Walden, education minister Pastor Kukkonen. The lineup signals a broad unity across parties.
The Red flag flies in Finnish regions ceded to Russia as Soviet forces push evacuations to April 10. Finns accuse treaty rules of forcing seven kilometre marches while roads twist and resistance remains high. Witpuri is reported deserted with an 80 000 population last year.
Reports describe mutinies by German soldiers in Bohemia and Moravia near Kutnahora. Authorities executed one man as a warning. Austrian reservists and Prussian officers also refused front duty.
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