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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 15, 1936
Page
1
NSW hopes next year to restore balance as deficits loom. The budget outlook shows a likely end to the financial year with a 1,780,000 loan this year and rising costs. Acting premier Spooner presented the loan council briefing to ministers.
London reports Baron Alder leaves for Geneva to meet the Abyssinian delegate with plans to join the talks on Wednesday. Italy’s demands prompt strong Covenant concerns and risk a sanctions backlash. Eden-led bloc rejects further delay as Parisian press cautions Britain against broad sanctions risking a Mediterranean war.
The piece argues that Britain should resist France and join existing sanctions while Italy remains confident M. Flandin will back restraint. The Matin says France must not expect alignment with Britain’s Adventurous policy in the Italo Abyssinian conflict. France pessimistically awaits renewed peace efforts amid divergent European pressures.
In Rome and Milan a rising anti British mood emerges as Abyssinian tensions mount. Citizens express weariness with the Pascist regime and fear war will pauperize Italy. Trade declines, police suppress dissent, and many fear no funds remain for postwar exploitation.
It was announced from Asmara that Italian forces have occupied Metemma, a town split by the Gudere border river with Gallabat on the Ethiopian side. British and Italian troops now share the town, separated by the Abnasbard river bed forming the international boundary.
Fragmentary telegraph text shows doubts over Italy joining peace talks. It notes Mudamalini’s demand for Abyano annihilation and Abyasinia recovery debates. The piece indicates ongoing uncertainty among Haflans and official circles about Italy’s role and timing in conversations, with no decisive stance yet.
A takeoff mishap at Mascot Aerodrome left several people injured as two planes collided on the tarmac. Pilot TL Dodall witnessed the crash and helped survivors while Airway Inspector B Shepherd assisted at the scene. Passengers identified include John Dronguld a 40 year old farmer from Brogmore and Bernard Short aged 80 with injuries to limbs. Reginald Nelson also treated for injuries.
Fragmented text describes a change in command in Washington, with mentions of Hagoud Ciloes and a relief from duty, referencing a New Deal critic context and a potential accident or misreported event amid wartime or administrative notes. The readable fragments hint at a formal military or governmental reshuffle and a credited individual reassigned or relieved.
Masked armed men stormed the office strong room at the theatre and stole about £2000 in takings. Staff were locked in briefly. one cleaner collapsed, others were threatened as two bandits fled with the cash. An electrician followed them and aided release. Police withhold confirmation of a shot fired.
The steamer Fort Campbell reported no abnormal sights at the apot where a giant tidal wave reportedly struck the steamer Nalrans last Sunday. Officers learned of the event only after listening to a wireless broadcast in the afternoon as they passed the area near Rip.
At Central Court in Sydney on Tuesday 19 year old Hen Stanly Mall described as a schoolboy was charged with manslaughter and with dangerous driving in William Street. The defendant was remanded to April 27 for further hearing with bail set at eighty pounds.
William George Adams, patient at Prince Henry Hospital Little Bay Sydney, was found early this morning with cuts to his right wrist and blood loss. Efforts to revive Adams failed.
In London on Monday inquiries reveal details about a peaceful protest involving a naked woman. The event drew attention to its public display while authorities reviewed the incident and its motivations.
The Commonwealth Government invited New Zealand Minister for Agriculture Loe Martini to attend the Agricultural Council meeting in Canberra on May 25 to discuss trade questions between Australia and New Zealand. New Zealand Director of Agriculture Dr Renes will also attend.
The Royal Military College return to Duntroon next year triggers construction of a new school for local children. Sites chosen on the southern side of Wool shed Creek near the Chintroon Queanbeyan road. Tenders close on April 1.
The City Coroner returned an open verdict at the inquest into Thomas Farrell, 47, whose decomposed remains were found in Georgy Bulwer. The flat part was found March 25 and the skull on April 10, with uncertainty over whether he fell from a train near George's River bridge or left a train at a nearby station and was murdered. The coroner favored the likelihood that the train fall theory is more probable.
City Coroner returned a verdict of death from tetanus in Branley Thomas Conroy case. The boy, aged unspecified, stepped on bamboo, a light wound was treated with disinfectant, yet ten days of illness followed before swelling and fatal collapse the same night.
A tropical disturbance is east and north of the area with rain likely in the central and northern sections over the next four hours. The southeastern region will gradually become milder as conditions shift.
The Minister for Justice has been sworn in and assigned to probe usury practices and related financial abuses. This move signals a statewide push to examine lending rates and enforcement gaps, with investigations expected to involve major financial institutions.
Fear of extinction grips Riverina as investigators led by the Chief Veterinary Bureau and Dr Henry study a mysterious illness decimating local kangaroos. On one station alone about 100 dead kangaroos found. disease remains unknown, possibly parasitic, with carcases sent to Sydney for autopsies. No similar reports elsewhere in New South Wales.
Public holiday crowds from the capital and distant parts of the Commonwealth filled Canberra hotel rooms and overflow centres. Parliament House guided tours kept busy while Red Hill and Cotter River picnic areas drew large crowds. Cotter camping saw strong patronage though the swimming pool closed for the season. restaurants and cafes reported excellent trade.
The minister for forestry addressed the Forestry Field Officers Association conference declaring a new policy to save unemployed youth. He claimed full disclosure of work in recent years would reveal the true impact of reform and promised salvation for young men in Sydney and Newcastle.
Baltimore reports President Roosevelt reiterates belief unemployment is inevitable in the U S A. He outlines plans for four year administration including a minimum wage, aged pension, shorter work week, and youth employment limits for those under 18, aiming for steady employment and social security.
The Genzan Maru landed at Yokohama with 165 Australian sheep as the first instalment of 9,300 to be imported for Japanese farmers. The society plans larger shipments and distributions this year to benefit northeast furmars and other regions in need.
Melbourne authorities say a new Civil Aviation Board will draft regulations to govern civil aircraft. The Controller-General Captain Johnston stated the rules aim to align Australia with advanced international standards rather than force a rigid uniform system.
A fragmentary note describes a Boy Scouts Easter camp at Cotter where boys practiced knowledge and skills during a session led by a mother figure and mentors. The text is incomplete but indicates education and outdoor lessons.
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