Spanish note to Britain alleges Italian invasion
A Spanish note to the British Foreign Office accuses Italy of invading Spain and asks England and France to take the issue to the non intervention committee. The document cites Italian troops on Spanish soil and includes photographs and communications from Italian authorities. The note follows reports of heavy Loyalist bombardment of Ceuta and claims of battlefield advances by Republican forces in Burgos and Pozo Blanco.
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London
Spain
Foreign Office
Italy
Signor Mussolini
Ministry For War
Grand Council
Daily Telegraph
League
Ceuta
Burgos
Pozo Blanco
Germany
Mola
Bilbao
Madrid
New York Triple Murder Baffles Police
Police question the dead girl’s father as New York unravels a Sunday triple killing that included a mother Mary Gedeon 54 a daughter and Frank Burns 35 a boarder. A mob attacked Ged eon at the funeral and police dispersed them.
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New York
Baaker
Mary Gedeon
Frank Burns
Gedeon
Gedeons
Plea of Guilty for Bigamy
Frederick James Robinson a 30 year old lineaman pleaded guilty at the Quarter Sessions to bigamy. His counsel said a threat of death from a second woman led him to marry again. The first marriage began in 1938 and the second ceremony occurred in 1935 with Robinson supporting both women. He was bound over to keep the peace for three years.
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Sydney
Frederick James Robinson
Bithovehoer
Robinson
Germany to Buy More African Wool
Berlin reports the Frankfurter Zeitung notes a revised German African trade agreement boosts wool imports by half a million to 3 million pounds.
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Germany
Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Famine Threaten Tribes in Southern Morocco
Tens of thousands of tribesmen face starvation in parched Southern Morocco as General Nogue requisitions barley from the north and rushes it south. After three years without rain, nomads with goats and camels crowd villages while authorities block northern migration.
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Rabat
Morocco
Nogue
Police Appeals Court Rules No Jurisdiction Over Dismissal Appeals
The Police Appeals Court ruled it lacked jurisdiction to hear appeals of 13 police officers dismissed after Judge Markell's inquiry. Judge White said the Board cannot interfere with the Chief Secretary's actions, so merits were not considered. The court will decide if reinstatement rights apply and whether public disclosure should follow.
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Sydney
Markell
White
Chuck
Bailey
R. Buggy
Libyan Delegates Eye Seat in New Corporate Chamber
Arab delegates from Libya may join the upcoming Corporate Chamber replacing the Chamber of Deputies. The chamber will include trade unions and professional associations as nominators, fulfilling Mussolini’s pledge as protector of Islam.
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Rome
Libya
Chamber of Deputies
Mussolini
Hongkong RAF Base Fortifications Likely Underway
An announcement suggests intensified Hongkong fortifications with more anti air craft batteries and an expanded RAF base plus a new fort costing seven million pounds. London fears after Washington Treaty end and Article 19 hinder Pacific defenses while Japan builds aerodromes in Southern Formosa.
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London
Hongkong
R.A.F
Pacific
Japan
Formosa
Singapore
Tuberculosis Eradication Plan Aims for Australian Life
The National Health and Medical Research Council proposes eradication plans backed by pension support for TB sufferers. Combined with education and slum clearance these measures seek to eliminate TB within generations, using Repatriation and Invalid Pensions systems as the basis for patient payments.
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Plana
National Health and Medical Research Council
T.B
Repatriation Department
Commonwealth Invalid Pensions Department
T.B. Clinica
Repatriation Commission
T.B. Soldiara
Pl T.B
Aanitoriluma
Gollan Named Assistant Minister During Premier's Absence
The Premier announced that Mr G C Gollan member for Parramatta and Government Whip is appointed Assistant Minister to assist during the absence abroad of Messrs Bruxner Hawkins and Shand. No extra Treasury cost. salary from Ministerial pool. Gollan will handle deputations and certain administration duties for the Premier.
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Sydney
Stevens
G. C. Gollan
Parramatta
Mesars
Bruxner
Hawkins
Shand
Treasury
Gollan
Roosevelt to Seek Halt in Arms
New York Times reports that despite denials, Roosevelt plans a decisive peace move. Congress members say he will urge a general disarmament conference with major powers in Copenhagen on Tuesday, marking the 20th anniversary of US entry into the war.
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New York
New York Times
Roosevelt
Congress
Copenhagen
United States
Brisbane meeting to plan fisheries and secondary industry aid
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research will hold a Melbourne meeting next week to outline plans for aiding secondary industries and developing the Australian fisheries industry. Dr Harold Thompson, after arriving to study fisheries, will finalize arrangements before a special research trawler is commissioned, ensuring seamless progress. The council may draft a submission to Cabinet based on an expert committee report proposing a £250,000 aid scheme.
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Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Melbourne
Harold Thompson
Australia
C.8
Thompson
Gwydir by election picks three Country Party candidates
Gwydir electoral conference selects E. G. Bachelor of Buradine school teacher L Milling of Dunedoo auctioneer and F Moore of Manilla grazier as Country Party nominees for the by election. Labor candidate named W J Scully ex-MLA.
Coronation Music Heard In Queen's Hall By Beecham
The Duke and Duchess of Kent attended the first Coronation music performance in Queen's Hall. Vaughan Williams conducted Flourish for the Coronation featuring trumpet fanfares drums and bells with words from Kings Chronicles and the Psalms sung by the Philharmonic Choir. The Duchess wore a purple gown with a silver fox wrap.
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London
Duke
Duchess of Kent
Queen's Hall
Vaughan Williams
Sir Thomas Beecham
Philharmonic Choir
Army recruits from the Dominions
The Morning Post reports that London military authorities consider recruiting from the Dominions. Many in Australia South Africa and Canada wish to enlist but cannot pay passage. The move follows Australians South Africans and Canadians sailing to England to join the army despite not meeting regulations.
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London
Morning Post
Dominions
England
Education Fellowship Conference to Convene in Canberra
The New Education Fellowship Conference, a global event on educational reform, will be held in Canberra August 18 to 20. The international group aims to foster youth education debate and international ties, with sessions in Brisbane and Ayd preceding Canberra. About 40 overseas visitors and 50 to 60 Australian educators are expected.
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New
Canberra
Australia
England
Europe
Asia
Brisbane
Ayd
Palestine Partition Proposals Split Jewish and Arab States
The Palestine Royal Commission weighs two schemes as the Daily Herald reports. One plans a self governing Jewish Dominion and an independent Arab state under British mandate. The other proposes autonomous cantons with a British mandate and possible Emir Abdullah sovereignty for Arab Palestine.
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London
Palestine Royal Commission
Daily Herald
Palestine
League
Arab Palestine
Abdullah
Yarra Mystery Developments Stir Melbourne Detectives
Detectives began dragging the Yarra near Fairfield Bridge after a woman reported a motor truck crossing the bridge about a fortnight earlier. She and her elderly father, in a canoe, saw a chaff bag dropped into the river that sank after she touched a tin inside.
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Melbourne
Yarra
Fairfield Bridge
Fairfield
In Secret Inquiry Into Capricornus Air Disaster
The Daily Telegraph reports French authorities are secretly probing the Capricornus crash in the Beaujolioua Mountains near Ouroux. Five died and the lone survivor, wireless operator Cooper, unharmed. Evidence allegedly implicates the meteorological service and Lyons radio communications for failure to transmit ice warnings and timely position replies.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Imperial Airways
Capricornus
Beujolioua Mountains
Ouroux
Wireless Opern
Cooper
Lyons
Capricorns
Italian claims world air speed record
Rome reports Furlo Niclo claiming a new world air speed record over 100 kilometres at an average 517.89 kilometres per hour piloting a Breda aircraft.
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Rome
Furlo Niclo
Child's Claim for Accident Damages in 1936 Case
Through his next friend George Stevenson a 5 year old of Canterbury sues Francia Boden for injuries from a July 1936 motor car crash alleged to be Boden negligence. Evidence cited Gospel Hall children crossing street. Bowden says he did all possible to avert it. Hearing adjourned.
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Sydney
George Stevenson
Canterbury
Francia Bede Boden
Boden
Bowden
Pan American Clipper May Depart For Pago Pago
In Auckland on Friday the Pan American Clipper plans a dawn departure for Pago Pago if weather holds. The return flight from Auckland is announced with the potential start time contingent on favorable conditions.
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Auckland
Pago Pago
Racehorse deceit leads to discharge in Burn court
Clifford Duncombe a labourer faced a charge of obtaining 59 pounds from Frank Beasley by claiming he had 7000 pounds fixed in a bank and owned a racehorse named The Bolter. Evidence showed no such horse existed and Duncombe admitted a Bullion horse. arsenic in a matchbox was also mentioned. No prima facie case, Duncombe discharged.
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Sydney
Burn Court
Clifford Thomas Duncombe
Frank Beasley
Bolter
Constable Hayes
Duncombe
Hayes
Beasley
Burwood
Strikes Idle 18000 GM Workers in Pontiac and Flint
In Pontiac and Flint more than 18 000 General Motors workers are idle due to six air down strikes. A tentative Flint settlement is reported while Pontiac hopes to follow. In Detroit Governor Murphy faced service disruptions as 800 guests were left without elevator and other services in a city hotel.
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Detroit
Pontiac
Flint
General Motors
Murphy
Duke of Windsor Tries Fabled Wishing Bell
The Duke of Windsor tested the wishing bell in St. Wolfgang’s old chapel. Legend says a single pull yields a wish if the bell chimes three times. The number of chimes this day was not disclosed.
Joint Control of Tasman Air Mail Reached
An agreement was announced for joint control of the Tasman air mail section by the British Commonwealth and New Zealand governments. Details will be discussed at the Imperial Conference meeting of representatives.
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Melbourne
New Zealand
Tasman
Empire
Wonthaggi Mine Explosion Inquest Finds Negligence
A Victorian inquest into the State mine disaster that killed 15 men on February 15 returned a verdict of accidental death from a methane gas explosion sparked by a naked light. The jury urged separate appointments for general and district mine managers to improve safety.
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Wonthaggi
Bestineton
Mrs Simpson Plans No Future Decision Until Summer
London Friday report from Tours says Mrs Simpson will not decide her future until early Summer. The Daily Mail correspondent notes reports labeling her an exotic type upset her. She leads an open air life with golf, walking, and motoring.
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London
Daily Mail
Simpson
Tours
Undulant fever outbreak prompts Canberra health drive
Canberra reports an undulant fever outbreak with the Director General of Health arranging a special inquiry. Officers from Sydney's School of Public Health will visit to study infections while federal authorities coordinate a broader search for sources. The illness chiefly affects adult male residents living in the city.
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Canberra
Director-General of Health
Sydney
School of Public Health
Cones Sunycoean
Cumpaton
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