Second-hand dealer fined for operating without license
Charles Lloyd faced Brisbane Central Police Court on charges of running a second-hand wares business without a license in East Drishane. He pleaded guilty as detectives detailed purchases from a known thief, with goods found in Lloyds shop. Archdale fined Lloyd 410 with two months’ imprisonment in default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Archdall
CPM
Central Police Court
Brisbane
Charles Lloyd
Stanley Street
East Drshane
Subspector Donnelly
East Drishane
Lloyd
Archdale
Anti Dazzle Lamps Aim to Stop Glare in Motor Light
Mr. J W T Walsh of the National Physical Laboratory told the Optical Society in London that about 2000 headlamp devices have been marketed or proposed in five years to reduce glare. He noted the urgency due to rising accidents and cited varied U S rules limiting beam above or below the horizontal. Uniform international legislation for anti glare rules was urged, with a commission appointed to pursue this goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. T. Walsh
National Physical Laboratory
Optical Society
London
New York
Ohio
Walsh
International Commission On
Cripps Plans Vast Moscow Reconstruction Venture
Colonel the Hon. Frederick Cripps goes to Moscow to pursue a rebuilding scheme for unfinished houses, shops, and public buildings. He has negotiated with the Beecham Trust for leases of up to six years, with English materials and local labor, intending to earn returns from Russian tenants and transfer property to the Soviet at lease end. The plan aims at a multi million pound project, with Cripps seeking further deals with Soviet councils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Cripps
Russia
Austen Chamberlain
England
Royal Bucks Housers
Hewig
Hve
Mascas
Beecham Trust, Limited
Soviet Council of Moscow
Snake sentinels and rattling myths of South American serpents
The article describes poisonous snakes as common in Brazil and cites a snake called the muraurana as an effective natural guardian. It claims the four foot long creature lures venomous snakes to strike and then kills by biting at the base of the brain before breaking the jaw. notes breeding farms supply muraurana for homes with smoke exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Aimerica
Brazil
India
South America
The Modern Girl Compared With Grandmother
The piece contrasts the modern athletic woman with her non athletic grandmother. It argues grandmothers lacked nerves and formal education yet endured hardship with fortitude and earned male admiration, while modern women seek new roles and face public scrutiny of their place in the lineage of womanhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Gate
Mits
Grandmother
Household hints on preservation and home care
Practical advice covers piano temperature, rustproofing iron, cutting plant stems, damp walls, glycerine in skin care, starching crystallization, cleaning a spring mattress with a candle, repair of torn lace curtains, potato prep, and cleaning coconut matting. Includes methods using common household items like black lead, sealing with paper, and warm water with soap.
Discovery of long gold belt reported in Transvaal
Capetown reports a broad gold belt found in the Transvaal stretching over a hundred miles from the Cecilaland border to Nylstroom. Farmers near the area are excited as prospectors and engineers arrive by motor car to inspect the newly found zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capetwon
Johannesbury
Transvaal
Cecuanaland
Nylstroom
Moter Cara
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Bold Everywhere
Colledoe, Ltd
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W. Clarke
Mareeba
Tanes
Adel
Robur Lea
Moscow
the Modern Girl
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Mareebba
Fishman
Scott
Hoolbrook's Sauce
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