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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1940
Page
5
The legible parts reference Abyssinia, Italy, and German influence amid war talk. Mentions of Emperor policy, Biddu, and foreign ministers appear in a jumbled transcription with no clear event dates or outcomes.
Reported plans say the Royal Easter Show will be held at Sydney ground after an agreement with military authorities. Officials expect to confirm details soon with Skidmore noting a meeting to resolve positions and the show’s importance to primary profits and commerce. The Army Minister indicated uncertainty about a demand for a national event next year.
The minister announced seven new inspectors to oversee industry in multiple states. Among them are Ms I An and Messrs A J Chambers C Ne Cleadell and others. Arthur Blakeley becomes senior inspector. Selection came from 495 applicants with extensive industry experience.
Canberra will host the first Trades Unions Advisory Panel meeting on Friday but the Australian Council of Trades Unions has not yet confirmed participation. Prime Minister Menzies invited the ACTU to join, but the union wants to know who will attend. Several unions will send one representative each.
In Washington on Monday an objection by Mr Crawford blocked passage of a Bill authorising American ships to carry refugee children from Britain. The measure, on the unanimous consent calendar, will be considered later under regular procedure.
The Standing Committee on Liquid Fuel urged compulsory use of producer gas for certain motor transport. Government consideration cited. The report covers oil from shale coal, gas from gasworks, power alcohol and tar fuels with 15 year import protection already adopted.
Casualty updates from the Ducca Calcutta mail derailment report 34 dead 90 injured all Indians. H.M.S. Marconi sunk with no casualties. Australia plans auxiliary forces and mica export rules tighten. Wool tops market faces export limits. Petrol rationing report due. Fine for changing address in Sydney. Soldiers voting rules clarified in Canberra parliament.
New South Wales wool clip likely to fall slightly at the August sale session. Reports say many districts face a dry winter and overall fleece weights will be lower than last year, though quality remains attractive in fall lots.
Australian Aircraft Production Commission chairman Mr W Clapp said Beaufort bombers could be built at one per day toward mid next year with 10 000 people employed in the industry. A 200 000 pound drop forging plant and 35 000 pound hammer would aid propeller and heavy forging work in Sydney and Bristol training was cited as a factor. Beasley criticised Bristol data as unreliable in a House of Representatives inquiry.
The State Full Court orders a Grand Jury to convene in Melbourne on August 26 after a perjury charge involving Constables Calwell and Erskine related to evidence against club vice-president Alphanaug Vincent Tobin. The July 11 magistrate ruling found insufficient grounds for perjury trial.
The State Cabinet recommended to the Executive Council that murderers Robert Epburn aged 62 and William Grimith aged 33, both condemned to death in Sydney, have their sentences commuted to life imprisonment. Epburn killed Arthur Hampshire at Jamnali on March 2 and Grimith killed Evelyn Race Cabell at Bandi on February 15.
Salt and extra trousers offered at Kingston shop RT. Whyte. Pre-war prices for Vedera saltings noted. Range includes famous English varieties. Address and local pricing implied by ad copy.
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