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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Aug 09, 1940

Page

5

ACT Open Championship canceled by committee decision

The ACT LT A cancels this year’s open championship tournament after two years on the Eight Hour weekend in October. The War Fund Tournament entries close Saturday with teams listed for multiple divisions including A Grade and B divisions among clubs such as Northbourne, Braddon, Ainslie, and Weetangera. Kingston Club holds a committee meeting and schedules its club championship for August 25 with entries closing August 17 and invites a match with West Queanbeyan Club next weekend.

A.c.t.lt.a Annalle A. Thomas Sweeting Miasea McPherson Canning Eastlake Lipman Parker Mra Horrocks Misa Ward Weetangerra R. Cameron M. McCaskill Mrs. Anderson A. McCaskill Reid Howe Edward Mesdames Schenk Bradley Amalie Welsh Fisher Mra McCarthy Misa McAllater Barton Thorpe Robson Edwards Forbes Forrest Shannon Stokes Taylor Dullard Kingston Club D. Duff West Queanbeyan Queanbeyan Kiingston J. McCallum H. Trevillion A. Smith K. Trainor

Diplomatic Status Expanded for Australian Officers

The Minister for External Affairs announced progress toward full diplomatic status for the department. Promotions were issued with salaries from £730 to £804, naming A S Watt J D L Hood A T Burting among first and second secretaries in Canberra London Ottawa and other posts. A delegation for the Delhi Empire Conference was planned, with early statements expected from Prime Minister Menzies.

Department of External Affairs Wep Department External Affairs McEwen Canberra London Ington Aries Ottawa A. T. Burting Messrs A. 8. Watt J. D. L. Hood Delhi Menzies Tativea Cntation Menslea

Advisory panel talks set for Canberra today

Prime Minister Menzies to meet with Canberra union leaders to form an industrial advisory panel. Attending are J A Cranwell Amal Mated Engineering Union J McNeill Australian Workers' Union J Tudehope Maritime Transport Council R Downing Textile Workers' Union A Birkenshaw Road Transport Union B Bryan Electrical Trades Union leader and secretary A W Henderson. The ACTU invitation was declined.

Menzies Canberra J. A. Cranwell Amalmated Engineering Union J. McNeill Australian Workers’ Union J. Tudehope Maritime Transport Council R. Downing Textile Workers’ Union A. Birkenshaw Road Transport Union

Tailoring and Mercery Agent Plans Visiting Districts

Mr J H Johnson representative for Reg Mstoney Tailoring and Mercery will tour outlying districts with tailoring facilities and a full mercery range. He will visit Williamadale and Michicago on Monday and Tweeday. Miss A Cusack of Laurent Modes fulon Kingston returned from Melbourne buying trip and will visit Sydney next week to complete orders for spring and summer lines. E C Harris and Co grocers installed a new electric coffee mill at Manuka branch to meet demand for freshly ground coffee.

Reg Mstoney J. H. Johnson Johnson Williamadale Michicago Tweeday A. Cusack Laurent Modes Fulon Kingston Melbourne Miss Cusack Sydney Manuka E. C. Harris and Co

Homebush stock sales irregular market steady demand

At the Fiemin yards buyers held 1,520 head in the cattle section with a firm market for prime and medium stock. Wethers sold 1s he to 37s, ewes 14s to 21s, lambs 14s, and other classes around 5 to 42 pounds per 100 pounds. overall quality was fair and inquiries irregular.

Bydney Fiemin

Pianos Tables Chairs and Household Goods For Sale

NING and Bed Buiter a Piano Table and Chairs Ring Quean beyan 169 ABY'S cream 1 wicker good car con dition Old established firm offers high grade piano with small balance owing transfer account 3 dep0 sit 4 years terms fully guaranteed Savt freight For further particulars write TRANSFER This Office Firewood cut to length T Hall Phone Bada OR Bale Feeltex carpets rugs furniture including kitchen cedar chest wardrobe table six chairs beds garden tools wireless Beattie Lures Street Reid GEED potatoes for sale reasonable prices Staneff and Costa Gardens Oaks Estate

Beattie Lures Street Reid

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