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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 16, 1935
Page
2
Canberra and Ramioerngere report barometer readings and temperatures. Observations note maximum and minimum temperatures for April with period details and times.
The Royal Buster Show of 1938 opened with a record number of entries and a grand display across New South Wales. Governor Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven visited the grounds for inspection as showpavilions and extra stalls rise to accommodate a growing crowd. Judges reported uniform quality across stock. awards acknowledged best in cattle and sheep classes, with multiple prizes awarded by the Commonwealth Stud Farm Ltd and other exhibitors.
Fragmentary Canberra weather report notes unsettled coastal showers and alpine winds with gusts to gales. Astronomical data lists minor planet and planetary rise and set times for Tuesday April 16, 1935, including Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn with corresponding times.
The Canberra Times reports on proposed amendments to the Advisory Council Ordinance aimed at empowering the council. Key points include submission of all ordinances for council consideration, a possible draft estimates review, annual reporting, and elected chair leadership. Critics urge including the Solicitor General or Attorney General representatives to ensure legal authority and effective oversight.
Dr Earle Page announced a Federal Government plan to establish an Australian trade commissioner service. The program recruits university qualified graduates for training and business experience before overseas posting, with initial appointees from business and public service backgrounds after strict regulations. The conference will continue tomorrow as Australia seeks stronger international commercial representation.
Foreign spokesman said press reports of former Washington ambassador Katuji Debuch leading a goodwill mission to Australia were premature. A return envoy to Mr. Latham's visit is under consideration. Observers expect Be budh to be a strong candidate and question timing tied to Lyons’ jubilee.
The Commonwealth Government provides a grant of £5000 to support pearling in North West Australia after recent storms. Funds will go to the State Government for distribution with additional State Rivers aid expected. In the wartime crisis, 30 journeys and 150 levees were mentioned as part of the response.
The Weather Bureau warns major rivers including the Upper Murrumbidgee Snowy Tumut and Murray may rise after weekend heavy rain on northern slopes and highlands and the South Coast. Flooding, snowfalls, cold weather, and road washouts were reported with Queanbeyan River rising six feet and heavy rain totaling over three inches in several towns.
Heavy rain at Bega over the weekend flooded streets and cut telephone lines while roads subsided and vehicles were stranded. Some crops remained safe though inland areas faced damage as residents reported 425 pink inches of rain and passengers bound for Sydney faced delays and rerouting.
The premier opened his election campaign in State Byday, delivering a 17 minute talk to supporters. He compared present conditions with 1982, noting unemployment fell from 210,000 to under 70,000 and declaring the state able to meet its obligations after a deficit drop from £14,000,000 to under £3,000,000.
The Branch Council of the CPSC Association delays the April 26 meeting to April 30 at Hotel Calveria and urges full attendance or proxies. Topics include restoration and isolation activities, government dairy price concerns, district zone proposals to reduce costs, and tax return practices for members. The March issue of the Federal Public Service Journal highlights wartime publicity and a reprinted letter to the Prime Minister from Bruce I Brown.
Public servants note in territory affairs discuss self determination and advisory council powers while a separate incident details a couple's camping trip ending in a fire that burned their tent and valuables, leaving only their pajamas and car jewelry taken as their home was damaged.
Court records show Christopher John Shakespeare filing documents for the Federal Capital Press of Australia Ltd at the company’s Mort Street office in Braddon Canberra. The brief entry notes the location and identity involved in the office procedures.
The Canberra Advisory Council met yesterday afternoon with all members present. Chairman Dredg L Cumpeton noted approval of the draft Interference Ordinance 1935 to empower the Interior Department to force appliance owners to install wave traps at about five shillings each to prevent nuisance. The ordinance was approved without amendment. The council also discussed excursion fares from Sydney to Canberra and a request to reintroduce Canberra excursions with publicity via press. A decision by the Postmaster General's Department to send an investigator on telephone charges for distant residents was noted. The council urged ministerial consideration of a rural land scheme to provide jobs and scrub control, and adopted a resolution suggesting belated motor-vehicle registration notices be posted to those paying rego but unable to visit to read windscreen tickets.
M R Riordan, a Labour member for Kere redy, declines joining an Empire Parliamentary delegation to London for the King's Jubilee. The plan to include two Labour peers may change, with arrangements not yet final. Other delegation members will be announced in due course.
A sea monster about feet long was found on the coast near Daach neh Natoma. It had a head like a Norse figure and many teeth. Two brothers who discovered it walked to the town for assistance dragging the creature toward the bench, but upon return it had vanished.
New posts announced include two junior reporters and one cadet at Haawarit. Experience in shorthand valued. previously used by Haowardata but now a search for qualified applicants begins. Cadet starts at £0 per year, junior positions offer up to £1 per year.
The Duke and Duchess honeymooning in Paris faced a rail accident on the Spay frontier route after telegraph faults damaged the line. They left the first leg by mail train and reached Paris amid delays. The express service later derailed near Bordeaux, killing several and injuring twelve, as investigators note the high speed route.
The Right Reverend the Land Buthor of Riverina spoke on The Pilgrims Program at St. John’s Church and will continue teaching there all week. He discussed a book two years old, praising its approach to modern theology and scripture. Evening services start 7 30 with the bishop’s address, and a 6 27 travel note aids parishioners to attend. The bishop will also give special guidance to pupils in church.
In Melbourne on Monday the four masted barque B. Pederson berthed after a long voyage from Sundial, Sweden. The vessel, carrying the merky and ahe received a agale ulomy ube, completed a 198 day trip with steady winds and cautious handling by the crew.
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