03 Oct 1940
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 03, 1940
Page
1
London raids target morale disruption amid air defense tensions. Acia declares no pressure on Spain and asserts strategic aims in the ongoing campaign.
The enemy made abortive attacks on southern England yesterday. A small number of aircraft reached London and dropped bombs causing several casualties. Bombs were dropped near the Welsh coast with some casualties. Four enemy planes were shot down and three of ours are missing. Anti aircraft guns repulsed single raiders over north west south west and central London. Coffee stalls to reopen as part of emergency feeding Londoners after the raids. Lord Woolton urged operators to resume service.
September saw heavy attrition on Italian East Africa bases with 57 planes lost in Africa and a probable 44 more, as British and South African air forces raided 32 bases. Reports describe intense night bombing, ships sunk, aircraft burned, and crucial targets like Gura, Kasaala, and Asmara hit. Concurrently Berlin and Cairo dispatches note London and coastal air raids with casualties, fires, and widespread alerts amid a shifting war front.
President Roosevelt has ordered export licensing for fire control instruments search lights aerial cameras and related optical gear. Australian Minister RG Casey in Washington spoke with Deputy Secretary of State for about half an hour to seek information and discuss affairs with MT or Welles.
Tuesday reports detail new Gauleiters in Transylvania and Banat and German mayors in 12 towns, illustrating intensified German influence in Romania. Italian and German pilots train the Romanian air force as shifts in leadership bloom, while Antonescu reprimands a prefect over arrests of Britons. The British and American legations protest, seeking fuller investigations and accountability.
The Labour Party faces doubt over joining a National Government amid internal Labour resistance and anti-Labour pressure. Debate centers on national administration, wartime unity, and how far Labour will cooperate with non-Labour forces in a proposed interstate conference led by Mr Curtin and Mr Menzies.
Tokyo and Berlin negotiate with Rome to form a joint technical, economic and military commission as part of the tri pact. The body would craft a contingency aid formula under Article three. French probe on Indo China. Japanese firms plan winding down in London with evac expectations.
An Italian torpedo boat sank the Monte Cavo off Sicily on Saturday. Four crew members were killed in the engagement, with several wounded amid the warning volley and shellfire. The loss marks a bold naval action in the ongoing conflict.
Dublin reports twenty Algerian survivors of the Vestward reach the west port after four days at sea in an open boat. One member of the group is dead. The note implies Free France aligning with purges attributed to Hitler.
RAF sorties targeted Berlin power and oil sites and rail junctions in a night raid lasting into early morning. Berlin Kreienberg power station and other targets suffered fire, explosions, and heavy bomb damage while German bases at Dun Kirk Calais Ostend Boulogne Lorient and Le Havre also received nightly pounding.
The Commonwealth Grants Commission predicts changes in the financial position of the Commonwealth and states due to war-time conditions. It cannot yet assess war-time reorganisation effects and recommends special grants for smaller states to offset federation disadvantages. Suggested allocations include £1,000,000 for South Australia, £731,000 for Western Australia, and £400,000 for Tasmania, totaling £2,060,000, a £100,000 reduction from last year.
Official sources warn that fortification of Martinique would threaten American defenses and could trigger the Havana Convention. Reports say the Vichy Government plans to strengthen Martinique naval facilities.
Fragmentary London report notes Admiralty losses tied to shipping events. Mentions arrivals and strategic concerns, with unclear specifics and scattered fragments pointing to naval administration and maritime security in a troubled period.
A garbled Berlin report hints at sensational evacuation causes tied to a televised event. The fragment mentions tunneling and editors, with adults participating in a northeast media context. details are unclear but suggest a tense public reaction.
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