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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 29, 1941
Page
1
Wartime dispatches report a Yugoslav coup d etat as anti Axis elements seize Belgrade and form a new government. Greece supports the revolt with troops, while Germany warns Germans to evacuate. The US pledges aid under Lend Lease as markets react positively to the upheaval.
Five thousand Yugo Slavs in Western Australia, about half of Australia’s total, celebrate a national committee message from Belgrade urging support for the Government and expressing best wishes.
Belgrade reports say Yugoslavia’s cabinet, after a long night session, chose to return to full neutrality and neither denounce nor ratify the Tripartite Pact. The premier told Germany and Italy’s envoy Yugoslavia seeks good terms with all, but fulfilling the pact is impossible as it contradicts national will. Some cabinet members favor denouncement, while Croatian ministers fear any German action and prefer staying neutral.
Central News Agency reports fierce Kiangsi combat as Chinese troops recapture Kaoan and press toward Nanchang on the Yangtse. Two weeks of fighting have tied up Japanese forces with about 20 000 casualties and Chinese artillery shelling targets retreating Japanese columns.
The Federal Communications Commission ruled that urgent international telegraph messages must cost 50 percent above ordinary rates, effective April 1. The cut excludes press messages and applies to Eastern Union and other telegraph companies.
Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka met Adolf Hitler at the new Chancellery for a two hour discussion on current questions. The cordial talks were held in Berlin with Ribbenstrrop and Oshima present as crowds cheered outside Wilhelmplatz.
The report details German air raids over southern and southeastern Britain with multiple bombings near towns and a feeding centre for 200 children. Five killed in a southeast town strike. many injured, rescuers free trapped workers, and fires burn harbor works at Folkestone and Harwich per Berlin agency.
Britain has acquired three large four engined Boeing flying boats from Pan American Airways and may receive three more. J T Trione of Pan American testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee that the planes were turned over to Britain to maintain liaison between England Africa and Australia. The Boeings carry 6200 b p and 84 000 lb gross weight with speeds near 100 mph, surpassing current Clippers from New York to Lisbon.
Berlin radio quotes a Tripoli based war correspondent saying troopships arrive daily and bring reinforcements under air protection. Italian units include light and heavy artillery and treppen have moved to the front as a large contingent of heavy German tanks arrives.
The Ministry for Information warned Britain’s blockade and bombing of oil centers would leave the Nazis short of up to 7,000,000 barrels per month. It said Romania would not fully offset the losses. Ball claimed Russia was not honoring the 1939 oil pact and had sent little oil to Germany.
In Saigon on Thursday reports state French soldiers who arrived from France claim British Intelligence Service men are being landed regularly in France by parachute at night.
A dispatch from Britone reports Japanese officers arriving from Japan and stating German officers are training the Japanese army in modern warfare. The trend started as Japan joined the Axis, with many young officers in China trained in German artillery academies.
London reports a major setback for Italy with the fall of Keren Eritrea a key fortress guarding Asmara and Harar British and Indian troops under difficult conditions smashed the defenses and forced a retreat by Mussolini’s forces. The RAF and RAAF aided the assault dropping tens of tons of bombs amid heavy fighting.
Secretary for War Stimson urged states to quickly form Home Guard units to handle labour unrest or civil conditions threatening defence. He warned of fifth column threats from outside sources and noted active units in the region amid broader wartime operations. Estimates put Italian casualties around Keren as British forces advance with prisoners taken.
Secretary of War Stimson disclosed that U S aircraft factories increased production of combat planes in the last two months. He said February and March showed a very satisfactory rise and the situation for tactical craft improved, implying more fighting planes may have been sent to Britain though he offered no comment on British aid.
New Mexican National Opera Company sponsored by the government will start its first season in Mexico City led by Marjorie Lawrence the Australian soprano from the Metropolitan Opera as principal artist.
German language notices appeared in New York papers after the Magallanes carried 196 Germans to Balboa. Officials deny a coordinated evacuation while noting Germans seek work in the United States as propaganda affects emigration. Embassy sources say many German women and children are leaving the U S for Germany since the war began with small streams assembling in New York.
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