30 Apr 1938
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 30, 1938
Page
1
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British preparations for possible war include immediate control of food reserves and requisitioning of flour sugar meat and dairy products. Plans call for a vast reserve system and district committees to manage rations and price stability while ensuring Australians receive fair shares in an emergency. The Times notes joint air and sea defense co ordination, and the Prime Minister states Australia was not informed of British orders affecting wheat and other supplies.
In Madison Wisconsin Senator La Follette and Governor Philip La Follette launched a National Progressive Party to challenge Roosevelt and liberalism. The new party pledges to unite old fashioned capitalism and socialism under a banner supporting liberal policies and aiming to run candidates in all states for the 1940 election.
The Bingera, a coastal vessel with ten passengers aboard, ran aground on Spitfire Reef in the Whil Rene Passage, 540 miles from Brisbane. All passengers were landed safely after the ship struck the reef at 2 o'clock this morning. the forward hold was flooded and hull damaged but there is no belief of imminent sinking.
London Friday reports the Australian side may name its strongest XI for the first match. Barnea joins the squad by air as the Board wishes him a speedy recovery. The failure to add another player is seen by the team as ironic.
Australian Associated Press reports that UK and France ministers held talks in London with formal principles agreed but mutual defence matters unresolved. Delegates exchanged documents on Czechoslovakia, considering autonomy for Sudeten Germans while plans circulate for bases in France and Bristol fighter squadrons for joint air operations.
London reporters note lively wicket at Lord s for Australia final practice before opener with Worcestershire. McCormick bowled with sharp break backs. Bradman tested five new bats with unorthodox strokes. Fleetwood-Smith, Hassell, Brown, Fingleton praised for fielding and catching as Bradman weighs pace strengths.
The British and Italian governments reportedly reached an understanding over their spheres of influence in Palestine and an official announcement was anticipated for the following week. The report comes via the Australian Associated Press noting coordination between the two nations.
London reports a new Anglo Danish agreement announced today. The piece notes Prime Minister Chamberlain’s swift progress in securing pacts and presenting them to Parliament for adoption.
Parliament hurdles arise over plans to move the Health Department and central laboratory to the Institute of Anatomy building at Canberra. The Zoological Museum Agreement Act of 1924 must be repealed, with a price tag near £20,000, and Sir Charles Marr warns that the five acre site was set aside for a zoological museum only. The Acting Minister for Health will seek Crown Solicitor guidance before Cabinet's decision.
Sir Henry Gullett declares in Parliament that Australia must cooperate with Singapore to defend Empire trade routes and intercept Japanese communications. He warns isolationism would wreck export trade, plunge prices, and cause unemployment, urging cooperation with Britain to guard against Japan as a key threat.
The acting-secretary Mr Heydon said a cable showed consent to the Australian team manager not to send an additional player. He refused to disclose actual voting, stating there was a majority against it.
Henry Ford caused a sensation with a remark about a teacher “putting something over them” during an interview after a conference with Roosevelt. He denied insulting Roosevelt and said some people seek a leader who is deceiving them. Later, at the American Newspaper Publishers Association, Mr. Lord spoke briefly about staying firm and helping with his son.
Sir Earle Page and his party expect an informal talk with Dominions Secretary Malcolm Macdonald tomorrow. If not, World War II events would wait until after the Glasgow Exhibition. Preliminary Ottawa Revision talks are to finish next week, with business delayed until British experts return from America. The delegation will stay in Binghams for three months. Page stressed Britain Australia Washington ties could shape Commonwealth negotiations.
Professor Kojj Ishida of Waseda University announced a process where bamboo replaces a row in reinforced concrete buildings. The discovery could cut costs and add flexibility to construction in earthquake prone regions and tropical climates.
A BM A special committee proposes a national effort to lower maternal mortality to minimal levels. It suggests a roster of specialists willing to provide service and reduced fees for poor mothers funded by the Government. The report calls for grants to obstetric hospitals and convalescent homes and an inquiry into all maternal deaths.
Berlin reports Herr Hitler will depart for Rome in May with a large entourage including Von Ribben trop Haas Goebbels Franck Keltel Himm ler and Dietrich. He will be the guest of the King of Italy for several days accompanying numerous naval and military officials.
Rome tightens security for Hitler with Borchini directing a large coordinated force including 500 Berlin security staff. Refugees from 1935 era are screened and many face precautionary arrests for financial reasons. Road checkpoints, passport checks, and a 62 mile perimeter surround the city while landlords are told to curb tenant conduct and street displays are redesigned to avoid hazards to the Führer.
The government proposes £250 million to set up a national standards laboratory in Sydney, an aeronautical research lab in Melbourne, and a fisheries base in Sydney. Costing £235,000, these over two years will be funded from this year's revenue via a trust fund. The measure aims to standardize industry and align with Britain, linking science and defence needs.
Postal authorities ruled the Duke of Windsor France could not be located by the address given. An attempt to inform His Highness of the death of John A. Cochrane, secretary of the Billposters’ Union, failed until the letter was redirected to the British Embassy in Paris.
Rutherford La Follette launched an attack on the Naval Expansion Bill denouncing it as a delay tactic. He charged the measure originated with the President and criticized wartime expenditures as diverting attention from domestic privation. He condemned the spending as excessive while abroad on a trip to Australia.
At Sydney on Friday the Special Income and Wagon Tax was referred to an inquiry into misappropriation. A motion urged repealing the tax in view of official unemployment figures. Mr Hartnett condemned the taxation as growing unfairly and threatening objections. Mr S M Boddington supported the tax as fair but noted it is levied covertly. A motion for higher salaries for State Parliament members was defeated.
Vice Admiral Harper now retired from the British Navy arrived in Sydney and said armies and air forces could be essential to defence but the navy remains the first line of defence. He noted that nations need security and Australia’s large defence budget should provide it. He warned that if we retain control at general, we will endure. if we love that control, we will cease to exist.
Six committees appointed by the Commonwealth Government to advise on universal co ordination under the defence program. New panels include mercantile vessel requisitioning to defend, medical services coordination, and a Special Man Power Committee. Members include Captain G P Thomason and Major General R M Downes with diverse industry and union representation.
In parliament the defence minister outlined plans for an officers' training school in Sydney as part of defence organisation elaboration. The opposition questioned sincerity on conscription and whether the school signals compulsory military training. The minister said the school would train officers on a continental basis and countered claims it preludes conscription.
In Parliament the Opposition asked for figures on RAAF aeroplanics that crashed during 1932 to 1935. The Defence Minister refused public release, offering confidential access instead, citing national security and air force secrecy.
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