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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 08, 1932
Page
2
A Commonwealth Savings Bank notice urges Australians to start saving today with easy steps. Open a savings account with any amount, register a signature, and begin a disciplined savings campaign guaranteed by the Commonwealth Government.
Commonwealth Savings Bank of Austrat reports a cloudy forecast with showers in southern and eastern areas. Cooler with frost and fog mornings. Strong westerly winds. southern highlands fine. coastal winds fresh to strong. Canberra forecast notes snow on tablelands, SW to SE winds.
A Kingston Baptist sermon argues modern crowds turn their backs to the temple and toward the sun, comparing worn forms of Sunday sport to a broader spiritual drift. The preacher warns that such attitudes insult God, sever spiritual sources, and threaten national welfare.
The Rev. W. J. Edwards at St. John's argues for reconsidering church stance on remarriage after divorce. He proposes church courts review cases and even a dual civil and church marriage option while defending the play The Bill of Divorcement as a truthful artistic work.
The Canberra Times announces prepaid subscription rates and delivery coverage in Canberra and Queanbeyan. It lists local agents and publishers contact points including The Times Building Canberra and options for orders by mail or phone. Special arrangements ensure daily home delivery ahead of other newspapers.
Sunday hikers in Sydney watched a controversial outdoor ceremony led by Minister Rey ioss of Croydon Congregational Church. The minister urged the congregation to rethink marriages within the church as part of his faith action, while critics argued against the open cathedral approach.
Weather data from Canberra lists a morning barometer of 27.83 inches and temperatures from 38.7 to 68 degrees with daily highs and lows. Rainfall totals for the current year are provided in a formatted monthly record, noting months including February, March, April, and August with varying totals.
Canberra Golf Club held a competitive event on Saturday with A Grade won by G H Romana after rounds 19 and 70. W J White captured the B Grade with 91. Other scores included J Ferguson 88, Magennis 82, and Ling 88 setting the day’s key figures.
The article notes a world overproduction problem in rubber amid weak purchasing power and depressed prices. It cites 1922 Stevenson restraint, failed control schemes, and vast Indonesian output, predicting plant closures and potential jungle reversion as economies rebalance. It draws a parallel to Australia’s 1929 wool surplus and price-cost imbalances.
R Lawrence wins the five mile road race on the Federal Highway with Bateson Moore and McCorey in close pursuit. Lawrence breaks the course and club record by 28.6 seconds and leads the season points with 90, ahead of McCorey and Bateson.
At a Group 8 Rugby League meeting in Queanbeyan delegates from four clubs announced nine nominations for the final round. Goulburn and Dungowran were eliminated due to limited dates while holders will face Crookwell Yass Queanbeyan and others in upcoming fixtures.
In London on a Saturday, the Davis Cup panel proposed a 1933 Pacific Zone including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, India, China, Sumatra, Java, and the Philippines. Winners would face North American champions, with North South American winners facing the North American victors.
Mr. H. A. Baboul explains the plan will not bar Australian and Japanese players from Wimbledon as they can still challenge for the European title if desired. The remark frames the scheme as inclusive rather than restrictive and emphasizes cross continental challenges.
A discussion on divorce rooted in church doctrine. The piece argues the church views marriage as a sacred, indissoluble bond guided by Jesus teachings, with divine ideals surpassing mere legalities and stressing state-church cooperation to uphold marital stability. It cites Augustine and scripture to support a spirit over the letter of the law.
A Lambeth Conference resolution debates the Christian ideal of marriage as a lifelong one flesh union and rules on divorce and remarriage. It discusses judicial separation, the authority to grant dispensations, and the need for a tribunal to assess cases without parochial bias. The piece notes differing Church stances from early Fathers to Trent and calls for careful handling of divorced and remarried cases.
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