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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 06, 1934
Page
2
Subscription rates published for The Canberra Times include post free within the Commonwealth. The notice lists operating details for agents and districts and directs how to order. It reflects 20th century newspaper practice with printed notices and cataloging by local agents.
Canberra weather report for Saturday includes barometer 28.10 inches and 41 degree temperature at 8:30 am. Maximum and minimum temperatures listed for the prior 24 hours with notes on wind and humidity. Rainfall data shows records for the season to date at Quessderea.
NSW forecast shows cloudy periods with isolated showers in the south east, otherwise fine. Cold nights with frosts and fogs likely on the southern highlands. Winds shift west to southwest, fresh along parts of the coast. Canberra region notes a cloud tendency and isolated showers extending to southern areas, otherwise fine with morning fogs and fresh coastal winds.
Tennis pennant action Saturday saw Forrest 1 struggle to hold fourth while Forrest 11 surprised by Forrest 1. Mia Hicks and Mise Francis starred for the winners as B grade produced tight contests with a key upset for Grmith. Weetangerra led the B grade with a win. Semifinal prospects sharpen as teams vie for late season spots.
A Lancashire meeting ordered a suspension of deliveries to Germany to pressure settlement of debts owed by German manufacturers estimated around £1,000,000. About 10 000 cotton operatives in the Bolton area have stopped work amid concerns over currrency restrictions and the need for a new payment system for future orders. Anglo German talks are hoped to secure payment of older accounts and a workable future arrangement.
Patchy report records table tennis play at Government House Canberra with many matches and forfeits. Names such as Gourlay, Meboney, Tracey, Gribble, Edlington, and Tracey appear among set scores and team pairings. Fractions of events include forfeit entries and varied results across many players and pairs.
A NSW Assembly debate on Mr. Loughlin’s motion condemns the party cabinet system as undemocratic and divisive. He argues members vote by principle, warns against coercion and “appeals” to self preservation, and suggests a representative cabinet as a reform though warns of practical hurdles and evolutionary change.
Miss Pamela Bourne daughter of the late Sir Roland Bourne joins the barque Her aogin Cecilie arriving today. She signs aboard as an ordinary seaman and claims marine experience surpasses her former society reporting work. She went aloft furling sails and painted the figurehead while the ship faced a gale and Cape Horn voyage of 43 days.
Madame Florence Austral, renowned Australian soprano, will perform in Canberra on August 23 with her husband John Amadio and pianist Raymund Lambert as ensemble. The tour, announced by A. D. Longden, follows her Sydney season opening at the Town Hall next Saturday.
Readable fragments recount a cricket tour highlight with Australia and a long sermon on the nature of God. The sermon contrasts consuming fire and loving mercy, urging a balanced view of God as both just and loving, drawn from Old and New Testament perspectives.
A report says England will announce most of its fifth test team on August 12. Wyatt was injured while batting at Birmingham with a ball striking his hand, causing a bleed. Larwood did not bowl against Surrey. preparations continue for the match against Australia.
The M C C agrees to Australian requests to set playing hours from 11 60 pm to 30 pm for the fifth test in Melbourne. The concession follows representations by the Australians noting possible heat waves. In earlier tours the MCC declined to grant similar demands.
Forty Canberra Grammar School old boys from Bala Cooma and Canberra met at the Hotel Canberra for a reunion dinner and unanimously formed an Old Boys Union. D B Burges MA was named president with vice presidents A L Litchfield and F Farrow, F F Cook as secretary, and W Waterman as auditor, with committee members listed. The union will incorporate the Manaro Grammar School Old Boys Association as part of its setup. Afterward they attended the Grammar School Ball at Albert Hall with the headmaster and many friends.
The Federal Golf Club Championship began with the first qualifying round on Saturday alongside the monthly medal. Jarman led with 62 after 30 holes, Yeend and several others posted strong scores, while round two is set for Saturday August 7 with the draw to be announced.
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