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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 14, 1931
Page
2
The Pederu Capital Administration offers unoccupied Royal Military College residences up for tenancy. Many occupied quarters are already claimed by staff, leaving several single and multi story houses available for eligible families and personnel.
Local bookmakers and the public clashed at Richmond Races as fees were demanded to be cut. A strike by bookmakers led to alterations in course fees and entry prices, with a meeting of officials and public attendees weighing reductions.
The South African cricket team plans a sailing tour to Australia on October 2. Tour terms mirror prior offers, including gate receipts and expenses capped at £12,000, with the chairman pledging the side will represent South Africa at their best. Replacement of unavailable players is noted amid team preparations.
The Sydney Femington saleyards saw mixed woolly and meat offerings with cautious buyers. Prices for sheep and lambs fluctuated while cattle values ranged from 5 to 10 pounds for bullocks and weaker bids for cows, with overall market softness and variable demand.
The Canberra based Associates Golf team of four including Miss Fraser Meares and Miss Sweetnam heads to Goulburn for the Central Southern Districts Open. They defend Canberra’s Lye Blomfield Cup and CSAGA Cup titles in 36 holes foursomes and individual play. Local results from yesterday show a win on count back for Mrs Asplin and tie for Mea Brown.
At the British Mechanical Warfare Experimental Establishment a mobile machines trial tested about 600 vehicles on a long 5 mile course. Newest types were tested against older models with a long start, featuring tanks and motor cycles amid growing reports of performance and handling differences.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss a clerical collar history linked to Joel or the columnist figure The Morning Post notes discrepancies about dating and use claims Ronald Macleod introduced a professional attire detail The text hints at a long debated origin and the belt of clerical dress over 140 years old
The Canadian Parliamentary Commission hears evidence on a WWI era song Made myself silly from Armistice era notes, with Gits Rtee claiming no royalties from the piece begun in 1811 amid the Canadian Expeditionary Force in France. Another song Dear a Pair Mine by Hiloe is cited in copyright disputes, including a $2200 claim from U S companies now resolved by legal action.
A bank in DriMmeld Yorkshire opened late after a guard failed to respond to the key attracting impatient customers. Brinks provided funds to cover the queue and loans from other banks were repaid once access was secured enabling normal business to resume.
The bath water of the Prince Aga Khan, linked to Blenheim winning the 1930 Derby, is sold as sacred water to about 60 million Mohammedan followers. Claimed as a descendant of Fatima, the Aga Khan is described as exercising supreme spiritual influence, with followers paying annual tribute. The sacred bath water is bottled and shipped to India for faithful use.
Reports describe rising enthusiasm for the Monaro South Coast Movement with new local committees forming in Nowra and nearby areas. At a Monday gathering at Beaumount’s residence officers were elected and members pledged to spread the movement’s gospel while opponents of self governing provinces were urged to back broader rural development.
The April issue discusses the 1700 yard mile standard for the United Kingdom and the historical uncertainty surrounding medieval and early modern mile lengths. It notes conflicting evidence, Bodlean maps, and the shift to a 1700 yard mile as the legal measure.
The text references mechanical and electrical nose concepts, suggesting a device to detect chemical substitutions. It mentions vacuum tubes and light or sound wave measurements for distant sensing, implying early ideas on airborne chemical detection and remote measurement technologies.
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