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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1947
Page
1
The government plans a strict budget to trim imports by £35 million. It will save £17 million from recently called in import licences and £18 million from reducing remittances for newsprint motor vehicles tobacco petrol and film. Cabinet will decide next Monday how the £18 million saving will be achieved from January to June.
The government announces ceiling quotas on all imports for the 1947-49 period and a dollar import quota system for the next financial year. Licences will be valid six months and may lapse if not used. Quarterly purchase allocations will apply to government suppliers. Prime Minister Chifley notes Australia’s 1946-47 imports at £63 million and early 1947-48 at £41 million, with a projected year-end deficit. The committee warns imports may exceed £100 million, with cautious reductions needed. licences valued at £59 million reviewed, £7 million cancelled, £35 million confirmed.
Prime Minister Chifley signaled a strategy of exporting larger quantities of goods once kept for home use to bolster the dollar. Commerce Minister Trollard noted higher exports to dollar areas, with 1946 47 earnings around £65 million but a £1 million deficit. He warned Britain’s dollar needs and US Canada Europe demand. plans include metals zinc coal and Chinese markets, plus restricted imports and special travel dollars limits.
Brisbane reports that intra state subsidy lifting raises freight rates on a range of goods to North Queensland. Sydney to Rockhampton and Townsville routes see higher charges affecting canned meat textiles and footwear. Industry leaders blame bias against Queensland and warn prices may rise while intra state shippers lose subsidy benefits.
Sydney dispatch reports government moves to authorize the Rural Bank of Western Suburbs to operate as a general banking institution. A cabinet decision aims to place the Rural Bank on the same footing as other trading banks, signaling upcoming regulatory alignment and expanded banking services.
Labour members predicted the State Government would transfer its accounts to the Rural Bank if the new Bill passes. The Rural Bank lacks sufficient traction. proposed ties to Bank of New South Wales and Commercial Banking Company of Sydney face consolidation under the Commonwealth Bank if the Nationalisation Act proceeds.
Demonstrators clash as two tram cars burn near American University. Arab League recruitment offices open in Cairo drawing volunteers for Palestine defense. U N chief Lie plans Palestine visit and Bunche named secretary to a five nation supervising commission. A Soviet occupation forecast surfaces amid Palestine tensions. British and Arab responses emphasize law and order and restraint.
Washington dispatch reports General Marshall's push for a larger role for Smaller Allies in shaping the Japanese peace treaty. The State Department drafts replies to China and weighs Big Four veto limits. Officials fear procedure delays hinder Japan's postwar economy and war-time coalition dynamics.
Sydney action disrupts wool exports as tally clerks extend hold-up and threaten to cancel next week's wool sales. Officials review handling of wool already in force to decide on Sydney sale schedule.
The Association of America announced that it would halt distribution of 25 films deemed obscene and erotic after chairman Mir Eric Johnston stated the companies involved had agreed to stop releasing the titles.
In London on December 4 Lord Colwyn pleaded guilty at a court martial to five charges of gross indecency between April and August 147 on the Italian island of Iechia and at Turin. An Italian man named ee Captain the Lord Colwyn was sentenced to be cashiered.
Canberra reports the Commonwealth Government has chartered eight ships to lift the 1947-48 wheat crop. Minister Pollard told the House of Representatives that 31 ships will go to Britain, India, and other destinations, with additional details forthcoming.
Geneva December 3 The Australian delegate to the United Nations Commission presented remarks on the human rights bill and outlined positions on enforcement and monitoring mechanisms. The session focused on drafting articles and potential regional safeguards.
Paris in December reports the National Assembly approving the Government anti sabotage bill by 413 to 183 after a stormy debate. Ministers cited intended strikes to impede the Marshall Plan amid rail and railway sabotage across multiple lines. Police dispersed mass demonstrations as saboteurs derailed trains and damaged railway facilities with few injuries reported.
A clash at the Galrison motor works in Paris left several strikers injured and one death reported. Earlier anger flared at a Denainlant coal mine as workers demanded iron bars for safety and ongoing protests intensified through the night.
London December 2. AAP reports the ministers at the conference struggle to reach agreement on basing the treaty with Germany on decisions from the Yalta and Potsdam conferences, signaling slow progress.
Dec 3 AP report details convict Charles McIntosh and four others fleeing from a federal facility after terrorizing a farm family with a knife. McIntosh, a former Army airman, stole a plane in Indiana in 1942 and later crashed near Jackson after attempting a second theft following a crash landing.
United States delegation to the United Nations Commission for Asia and the Far East outlined an economic rehabilitation plan for Asia akin to the Marshall Plan for Europe. American chief Monnett B. Davis said aid would hinge on Asian nations showing they can use assistance to rebuild. Delegates urged each nation to submit loan details, capital operation conditions, and remittance limits.
Cambridge scientists from the Commerce Department announce a new building material named Tape of stainless steel and glass with a foam glass core. It weighs one twentieth of brick and could cut wall thickness from 12 to four inches, boosting floor area and saving costs. It offers ten times better insulation and resists fire and corrosion.
Secretary General Trygve Lie announced Victor Hoo of China as head of the Korean Independence Mission established by the interim Assembly session. The appointment comes from Lake Success, New York, with Hoo serving as 80th assistant secretary-general.
A masked armed bandit robbed Australian National Airways Martin Place office of 1360 pounds after gaining entry at 6 pm. He forced two clerks at pistol point into an office and took money from an attache case in bundles of tens fives and ones. Police pour over the city with flying squads and searches of trains planes and ships.
Edward Richard Falson, 77, of Bondi, described a night hold up after hearing a knock and seeing a short man through glass panels. A pistol was leveled and a demand was made as he opened the door, with the intruder signaling with a dirty handkerchief.
A report states that an American expeditionary force unit nicknamed the George Washington Battalion is planned to be formed within several months in Palestine, signaling a new orderly formation for potential deployment in the region. The announcement notes prospective ranks and staging locations but offers limited detail on exact dates or numbers.
A masked man entered a small shop, forced the cashier James Tickle and a customer behind the counter into a cleaning supply receptacle, and demanded cash. After grabbing money in view of neither, the intruder fled into the street, and the alarm was raised as he disappeared.
AAP report from Washington cites Voice of America stating Russians began a wholesale run on banks and stores in Moscow and other cities amid fear of the rouble’s instability. The dispatch notes cash withdrawals and a tense economic climate as authorities struggle to calm fears.
A. P. reports comments by Lord Cadogan and William C. Bullitt on postwar balance. Cadogan warns that East West hostility limits UN progress, urging English speaking nations to unite and resist encroachment on liberty. Bullitt argues Soviet expansion goals hinge on regional gains before challenging the U S, urging timely U S action.
Washington dispatch reports Chairman Eaton and committee members warned that the Soviet bloc could have about 21 million armed men while Western European powers total around 3.4 million. They cautioned Russia or its satellites could seek conquest by force, shaping U.S. foreign policy debates as the Cold War begins to intensify.
Batavia December 8 report notes no Dutch Indonesian accord reached yet. AAP dispatch outlines stalled negotiations between the Dutch and Indonesian committees over security and governance measures, with little progress evident in recent sessions.
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