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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Nov 27, 1940

Page

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Fragmented note references Cub game and soy content

A damaged text fragment mentions a Cub game and soy percentage with unclear context and numbers. Readable fragments point to a sports or product reference but lack coherent details or dates.

Italian retreat from Greece creates four divisions destroyed

London reports a Greek official statement claiming four Italian divisions have been cut up or destroyed on the Albanian front since the war began. The single armoured division has been dislocated and Greek forces push toward new positions around Mount Ostrovitee and Berat as they attempt to form lines in the Tomor Mountains.

London Ballens Italy Mace Ostrovitee Italare Tomor Berat

Raids on England Report Greek Victory and RAF Attacks

The Salonika correspondent reports Greeks capturing hundreds of Italian vehicles near Pogmudes and Greek air forces targeting Italian transport between Pogradec and Elbasan. British and Greek air actions also damage Italian lines while Shkumba River flood fears rise. A note of Italian leadership criticism appears alongside Allied praise of Greek valor. RAF strikes on Durazzo and London-area raids are described with material losses and weather hampering operations.

Athens Argytolagiron Pogradec Elbasan Lkely Albania Ae Blitzkrieg Greece Qquor Farinacci Korca Tery John Dillhan Papagos Korea Cyril Longmore AF Squadrona

Japanese Ambassadors Appointed

Tokyo reports the Foreign Office appoints Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura former Foreign Minister as Ambassador to Washington and Captain Yukichiro Suma a Foreign Office spokesman as Ambassador to Spain.

Tokyo Foreign Office Kichisaburo Nomura Washington Yukichiro Suma Spain

Egyptian policy statement in Senate supports continuity

Cairo on Tuesday Hussein Sirry told the Henate he hopes the Government will follow its predecessor and uphold Egyptian patriotism guiding the country toward safeguarding its interests integrity and independence.

Cairo Henate Hussein Sirry Ita

Heavy anti air attack near harbour jetty reported

A battle event describes a clash near the harbour jetty with one heavy save 50 yards on the stand aide. Intense anti aircraft fire occurred as the attack pressed home. One British aircraft failed to return.

Britain Seeks U S Aid Plans From Roosevelt Conference

Lord Lothian after an 80 minute meeting with President Roosevelt says Britain hopes next year to obtain U S aid in planes munitions ships and finance. Hull notes policy must be set by authorities before methods. Citrine urges planes and industrial support as wartime needs grow.

London Lord Lothian Roosevelt Britain United States Cordell Hull England Joseph Kennedy Nye Senate Unitates Barkley Congress Early Presid Roosevelt

Shelling of convoy reported by German news agency

German news agency reports long range guns shelled a British convoy in the Channel last evening. Several hits forced the convoy to break voyage and seek refuge in Dover Harbour.

Berlin Channel Dover Harbour

New Air Line Opens Linking Pelew Inland to Tamsui

The Dome agency announces a new air line between Pelew Inland in the Carolines and Tamsui in the north. The first round trip was completed, with a flight from Pelew Inland taking 104 hours.

INEW New York The Dome Agency Pelew Inland Carolines Tamsui North Formoss Selew

British Workers Urged to Give Up Christmas Holidays

British workers are asked to forego Christmas Day holidays in England and Wales and Christmas Day in Scotland, with the season to run through New Year’s Day. The directive notes impact on closures, staffing, and observance across the United Kingdom.

England Wales Scotland

Trade Demands and Political Moves Across Asia

The Japanese mission to Indo China seeks customs control and rubber monopoly while proposing Tokyo discussions. A French mission plans a Tokyo talks, and a 15-member Indo China delegation to Tokyo will negotiate a commercial accord. Reports of Thai forces advancing into Cambodia emerge as tensions rise. Admiral Kiyoshi becomes Formosa governor general, signaling a southward policy shift. American business leaders urge $200 million credits to Chungking and continued aid to Chiang Kai-shek. Rek Cazeaux, Finance Director, is arrested for political maneuvers harming the state.

Chungring Central Newa Indo-China Osaka Mainichi Tokyo Hanoi American Associated Press Indo- China Vichy Kiyoshi Formosa Seiso Kobayashi Hasgene Japan Japanese Supreme War Council Navy Bhanghat State Department Chungking Chiang-Kai-Shek

Australian spared jail in British espionage case

An eight month sentence for Leonard Woolley, an Australian employed by Rising Sun Petrol Co, was suspended for two months to allow his departure to Australia. Woolley was arrested in July and, despite being held longest, received the lightest sentence.

Tokyo Tuesaday Leonard Woolley Rising Sun Petrol Co Woolley Australia

Miss Rosalie Grimadell Sentenced for Light in Blackout

Miss Rosalie Grimadell was sentenced to two weeks imprisonment at Amer shan for showing a light during a blackout. She previously faced a £5 fine for a similar offence in September.

Tonmon Rosalie Grimadell Amershan

Bombs Hit Hamburg Shipyards in RAF Raid

British heavy bombers attacked Hamburg last night focusing on private shipyards including Blohm and Voss. The raid occurred between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. with many tons of high explosives and about 2,000 incendiaries dropped on the docks and shipyards.

Royal Air Force Cairo Duraggo RAF London Hamburg R.A.F Blohm and Voss Germany Burata Bontbera Gas Altona Atharburg Morddeuchhe Wilhemshaven Colle Boulogne Wilhelmshaven Kiel

France Missed Glorious Part In Fight For Freedom

General de Gaulle, after uniting Free French forces in Equatorial Africa and the Cameroons, arrived in Britain to consult the British Government on war matters. He admonished France for losing a glorious role and urged unity to hasten justice against enemies and Vichy collaborators.

France London Equatorial Africa Cameroons Gabon General de Gaulle Britain de Gaulle Libya Abyssinia Mussolini Greece Africa Syria

Sabotage Fears Halt Boston Navy Yard Workers

Nearly five thousand workmen were halted and searched on arriving for work at the Boston navy yard after officials received warnings of a possible attempt to smuggle a time bomb or dynamite. One hundred police and marines assisted in screening personnel and clothing.

Boston Monilay Boston Navy Yard Navy Miso Navy Yard

Treason Sentence For Captain Rufo Romero

Manila report states Captain Rufo Romero of the Fourteenth Engineers was court martialed and sentenced to 15 years with hard labour by the United States Army for disposing of military secrets to unauthorized persons. His insanity plea was rejected.

Hong Kong Manila Reuter Rufo Romero Fourteenth Engineers Romero Philippine Army United States Army

Invasion Attempt Expected Along French Coast

A Daily Express correspondent reports German troops practicing cliff climbs with ropes between Calais and Boulogne in view of British watchers. The note suggests Hitler may order winter sea raids under fog cover.

London Daily Express Cala'am Boulogne Herr’ Hitter

Unclear Text Fragment From Historical Page

Fragmentary OCR text provides limited readable items with names or events obscured. No clear individuals, organizations, dates, places, or outcomes emerge for a coherent news card.

Lloyds Underwriters Challenge Losses In German War Claims

German ship cargo losses prompt Lloyds to pursue appeal costs and large damages. Court of Appeal overturns prior ruling, holding a policy clause offered no defence. ships Wangenaus and Vigo suffer wartime losses with scuttling to avoid capture. Owners face substantial claims and liabilities.

London Lloyds the of Lords Court of Appeal Poe Eartler Twe Awa Tn Piel

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