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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 15, 1941
Page
1
The article notes surprising market gains following Hess news and outlines various broker explanations. It mentions Hess’s hospital stay and limited exercise, with hints of an aerial flight and ongoing public fascination with every factual detail.
The report details Hess circling in darkness unable to land, then flipping the plane onto its back and engine off. He reengaged engine during descent, crashing. he possessed a route map Augsburg to Scotland and claimed no photos. He offered no cigarette, drank milk, and thanked the Home Guard before giving a cup. In hospital, other German airmen who failed to return from Clyde raid are mentioned. Berlin reports Hitler addressing Reich leaders, pledging continued efforts to victory. Officials dispute Hess statements and fate of Frau Hess. Germany denies her arrival in Ankara. The Daily Mail notes Nazi threats to use Hess for propaganda. The Italian press printed a German account of the flight in inconspicuous positions.
In a leading art piece titled Die Beltung the Rewapaper decries sentimentality about He, asserting He was Hitler's ally and founder of the Storm Troopers. It accuses He of orchestrating terror, paints Him as responsible for mass killings, and urges grim condemnation over soft pardon. Germany’s moral defeat is framed as possibly decisive if propagandists misuse it.
The aeronautical correspondent notes that Hess, flying a Messerschmitt, faced a risky long escape across the North Sea avoiding patrols. He chose a tough route, relied on dwindling daylight, and benefited from luck as many German airmen perish when chutes fail. The Daily Mail speculates on German precautions and possible diplomatic meetings.
Berlin says German and Italian forces pushed 45 miles into Egypt from Sollum with a surprise thrust starting Monday. Tobruk fronts reportedly advanced as Rome cites repulsed enemy attack aided by tanks. Luftwaffe allegedly sank three merchant ships off the British coast.
Cairo reports British forces repelling a five-column assault near Sollum with 200 Italian and 143 African prisoners taken in Amba Alagi and Addia Ababa sectors. Tobruk remains unchanged as German columns suffer casualties after a sortie. Rome notes strong Italian German activity and repeated bombing of Tobruk.
The Chinese Foreign Office announced a move to establish diplomatic ties with Australia. Beijing will appoint a Minister Plenipotentiary to Canberra, while Australia designates a similar envoy to reside in Chungking. The two nations expect strengthened, friendly relations amid Pacific tensions.
Seven hundred members of the British Fascist clan are detained on the Isle of Man and interned. Baggage handlers refuse to carry their luggage as they embark.
New York reports German forces have moved planes tanks and troops from unoccupied France toward Libya. Vichy authorities are speeding transports and negotiations advance for a Nazi corridor through Syria to Turkey and Palestine.
Berlin announces Red Sea as a German operations area due to Eastern Mediterranean fighting. Any ship in the Red Sea faces destruction by mines and war measures. President Roosevelt may not alter the safe passage status for American shipping despite this development.
An R A F Cairo communique reports a very heavy raid on Benina Derna Benghazi and Bazale rida with four air forces. Fire and destruction included damage to ships and trains, destruction of several aircraft at Benina and Derna aerodromes, and explosions near Derna. The raid involved South African Rhodesian Free French and R A F forces with claims of nine enemy planes destroyed.
Japanese ambassador Kumathio Honda warned in Nanking that Japan will not permit American peace brokers and other powers to intervene in the Chinese Japanese war. He said the Russian Japan pact was unlikely to bring peace to China’s anti Japanese activity.
Timea Advertiser argues Chungking must surrender to prevent Japan from crushing Chiang Kai-shek forces. The paper says Japan recognizes Nanking authority and would dominate all continental China if surrender does not come.
German Ambassador to Turkey Captain von Papen arrives in Ankara after talks in Germany with Hitler. He tells friends he comes as a dove of peace bearing an olive branch and invites people to spend the summer at the sea side.
In a wartime appeal Menzies urges the United States to commit 100 percent support to defeat Nazi tyranny. He argues Australia fights for freedom of all and questions half measures. He meets officials including Roosevelt aides and plans to visit Chicago after talks in New York.
The Iraqi Royal Air Force bombed troop concentrations while rebels pulled back to lines 12 to 20 miles from Habbaniysh. A Baghdad communique said there were no casualties and damage was light as RAF airstrikes continued on military targets.
London reports a court martial of the commanding officer and two noncommissioned officers after a Court of Inquiry into charges of ill treatment of internees aboard the Diners en route to Australia. The proceedings target a regimental sergeant major and a sergeant.
Berlin authorities ordered release of Indian citizens detained in civilian internment camps on pro British subjects in France. The gesture was meant to show friendship and sympathy for India.
The garbled text references a call for courage in wartime, mentioning America, responsibility of a great nation, and resolve amid difficult times. It cites Mrs Fooasewel and a 26 year old memory of republic duties, urging a united effort at a pivotal moment.
Major-General John Organ, former World War commandant and new Director of Civilian Defence Activities, advocated today immediate American participation in the bombing of German cities. The remark signals a push for intensified Allied air attacks amid wartime policy debates.
Bishop Manning of New York urges a full and open port stance in wartime, insisting on delivering shipments to Britain and granting naval and military authority to take decisive action in concert with Britain. He asks whether this suffices and calls for stronger measures.
In Vichy today Chief of the French State Petain conferred with Adolf Hitler hour and an official announcement said the government would meet tomorrow to discuss Hitler’s demands. The meeting followed reports of German pressure and aims at Paris.
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