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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 01, 1940
Page
1
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RAF and British long range guns attacked invasion ports and coastal targets in France including Boulogne Le Havre Calais Dunkirk Fecamp and Antwerp. Bombing extended to Wilhelmshaven Hanau Bremen Berlin and other German sites with several ships docks and power plants hit.
Ten enemy planes were shot down yesterday with four losses in the south east. Bombs fell along the Thames Estuary and in Kent causing a garage fire and casualties. In London last night about 100 shops and dwellings were demolished and a club house damaged. Berlin reports 5 000 tons dropped on England with 4 000 on London amid heavy anti aircraft fire and burning skies.
British crews, aided by air units, pursued a rubber-raft rescue in the North Sea for 33 days before locating and rescuing a single airman. They then fled from pursuing forces, maintaining strict control of operations at sea.
A Saigon visitor says most Indo Chinese French are pro British though few dare voice opposition to Vichy. He notes limited information, Japanese pressure, and that Decoux leans pro British but obeys Vichy. Japanese forces sealed off exits to the north after an officer’s shooting.
China reports a bold assassination attempt on a Japanese military officer in the Hongkew district of Shanghai. The officer was twice shot and is said to be in serious condition. Chungking expects Britain to reopen the Burma Road for arms to China.
More than 1000 employees of the Alexandria Spinning Mills in Alexandria returned to work this morning after walking out last week.
A member of the Japanese Embassy denies a Tokyo report claiming the embassy ordered 350 Japanese nationals to quit the British Isles due to food and fuel shortages. The denial emphasizes no such evacuation directive was issued.
Prime Minister Mr Menzies invites leaders Cameron Curtin Beasley to Melbourne for talks on forming a National Government to unite wartime effort amid weakened parliamentary majority. Senator Foll Hughes Cameron Stewart urge unity to win the war and end party politics. Brisbane delegates push Labour into a national ministry.
A new alliance forms as Hungarian National Socialists unite in Budapest after a merger. The movement aims to propel a nationalist program led by a figure named Ferenci, with potential imprisonment for dissent. The government remains a civil service body facing integration into the party structure.
A Telegraph correspondent describes revisiting the forward brigade position in Egypt and noting improvements in defences. The report mentions ongoing strengthening efforts and the overall security posture of the Egyptian line.
Reports say Royal Australian Air Force units are active in the Western Desert with Australian cooperation squadrons in service. The Middle East air command is expanding with pilots and trained crews drawn from Britain, Canada, and Australia. Officers stress a constant supply of trained personnel to sustain operations alongside British and Indian forces against Italians.
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