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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1934
Page
2
Canberra weather figures for Friday include barometer 30.03 inches at 6:30 am, temperature 41.5 at 6:20 am, daily maximum 63, grass minimum 32. Rainfall notes and incomplete Queanbeyan records are listed, with monthly and yearly totals partially shown.
An Auckland forecast by a visiting American airman says a seaplane service across the Pacific within two years is plausible. He cites Tasman crossings proving longer flights over water are feasible and notes potential links from Australia to New Zealand Samoa to Japan and the Philippines to New Guinea. He asserts newer aircraft make commercial service possible but earnings must prove the venture viable step by step.
Officials from the Interior Department's commissariat branch worry that Hotel Kurrajong cannot accommodate all expected visitors to Canberra for the Prince's visit. The plan to move Public servants to the Bachelors' Quarters to free space for distinguished guests is being considered. The Duke's second day schedule remains unsettled with a quiet riding and picnic outing anticipated.
A Canberra monthly meeting of the Canberra and District Ministers Fraternal brought church representatives from Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist churches. A resolution urged a full inquiry into aboriginal governance in the Northern Territory and a possible retrial under amended law, to be sent to the Minister for the Interior and the Attorney-General. A second resolution supported technical education classes to reduce youth unemployment. Rev C E Turnbull spoke on the Caste System of India after twenty two years in South India.
The Canberra Society of Art and Literature will present a reading of Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus next Monday. The ancient tragedy, written after Etna’s eruption in 478 B C, showcases the conflict between gods and men. Professor Gilbert Murray’s translation enhances the poem’s beauty for this performance.
Mary Hanna, 55, was admitted with probable skull fracture after being knocked down by one of four young men believed drunk. The assailant felled her as she moved along in Sydney on Friday night, leaving authorities to investigate the incident.
Dr. C. L. Park director of the Eastern Bureau of the League of Nations arrived in Sydney from Singapore and will confer with Commonwealth Director-General of Health Dr. J. H. L. Cumpston in Canberra on international health matters. hotel guests listed include numerous Melbourne Sydney and Croydon residents with many families and individuals noted.
Dr Earle Page leader of the Federal Country Party argues the Wheat Commission reports justify the party line on home consumption price and tariff reform. He criticizes the Government for delaying final reforms and failing to secure parliamentary discussion of interim and final reports before the election.
Melbourne report notes Mr Judd of the Victorian Wheatgrowers' Corporation predicting wheat prices will stay firm until at least August. The discussion covered government payments to NSW growers, tariff reviews, tax abolition, and calls for simplified governance and federal control of marketing.
An introductory notice by Reuters World Service announces rights to information used in a compilation of intelligence for Australia and New Zealand. The statement reserves all rights and mentions special arrangements with Gspecial arrangement and other sources.
Public finance report shows receipts of £6,641,000 and expenditures of £5,450,000 for July 1934, with a fall in income tax offset by higher Customs and Excise and post office revenues. Expenditure exceeds July 1933 by £146,000, but remains well below budget, owing to delayed Public Works and new budget measures delaying operation. Excludes defence and state assistance special allocations.
The Federal Country Party bulletin says Scullin has kissed his federal organization goodbye in New South Wales and passed over the field to Lang. It reports Scullin plans only three meetings in the state, calling this abdication of leadership to Lang.
In the Collector Hotel the Minister for the Interior Mr. J A Perkins signed the writs for the forthcoming Commonwealth, in the room linked to Constable Hall after he was mortally wounded by bushranger Ben Hall in 1865. On August 16 the Governor-General Sir Isaac Isaacs will sign them.
Mrs Gwendolyn Denham aged 25 was found early today on the back verandah of her in law’s home at Dundan with a bullet wound above the heart and a pea rifle nearby. She was rushed to Parramatta Hospital in a critical condition.
Forecasts by Captain F J J Lee predict great floods worldwide from 1936 to 1983 due to sunspot activity. He notes droughts since 10278 and cites the Mississippi Valley droughts of 1930 and 1933, warning of renewed large sunspot activity bringing floods in 1936 38 and in the current year and next.
Cabinet rejects the sole tender for the New Truinea staplang seaplane service and delays action until after the election. No bids met the £1,600 annual cap. future tenders likely to be more attractive. A civil aviation base at Rabaul may be considered for a government seaplane network serving about a thousand islands.
The letter criticizes Vertebrae for vague proposals on local government and representation in Canberra. It argues the government remains a major contributor to hospital finance and warns against ministerial appointments replacing elected officials, asserting voters deserve a wholly elective board.
For more than fifteen years a Rochester resident carried a knife blade in his brain without knowing it. Severe headaches and limp prompted medical help. A brain X ray revealed the blade and surgery removed it, leading to full recovery. The man recalled no head injury and speculates the blade entered during a prior war wound.
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