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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Aug 30, 1958

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United States Warns China Over Quemoy and Matsu Threats

The United States condemned Communist China's aggressive expansion and warned Peking not to conquer Quemoy and Matsu off Formosa. State Department responses followed Peking Radio broadcasts and heavy bombardment as regional leaders urged action to deter an invasion.

Washington A.a.p-Renter United States China Peking Quemoy Matsu Formosa State Department Department Sky Fe I Follo Munist Chinese Artille Que Chinow U.S Taipeh U.S. State Department

China protests British actions over Hong Kong schools

Peking papers cite mass Chinese anger over alleged British oppression in Hong Kong. Notes sent to the British Embassy accuse Britain of hostile acts and invasion of Chinese territory as Hong Kong school buildings remain unsafe awaiting repairs.

Peking AAP Reuter Peking People's Daily Chinese Communist Party Hongkong Monekong China

Atlas Intercontinental Missile Test Reaches Target Orbit

An Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile fired last night roared 3,000 miles into space and landed in the ocean after a fully successful guidance and power test. The three-engine design aimed to power from launch base to target on one mission.

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No Claimant for Spinster's 12000 Estate

Miss Frances Mary Frost died in November at age 72 leaving £12000 estate with no known next of kin. Equity Court heard extensive searches failed to locate relatives. Mr Justice McLelland ordered further kinship inquiries as barrister W J Sheppard explained Frost never knew parents and had possibly visited America during World War I to see her father who later left her £17000.

Justice McLelland Krist Ming Frost Sheppard Miss Frost America

Fishermen Seek Vigilante Patrols for Inland Streams

Wal Yerawang branch of the Central Acclimatisation Society calls for vigilant patrols to guard inland streams in the State. The group wants authority granted to vigilantes to monitor and protect trout streams across the region.

Lithgow Wal- Yerawang Central Acclimatisation Society Stata

Israelis Resist Supermarkets Sparks in City Center

Violence erupts as the city’s first supermarket opens amid protests by irate grocers. Police guard the store owned by American and Canadian investors while small groups gather outside in opposition to the new competition.

Tell sOuly sReuter Eraal

Reception to Japanese Parliamentarians at Hotel Canbarre

A group at the reception to Japanese Parliamentarians includes T Chida member of the House of Councillors Ke v Brannan from External Affairs the Minister for the Interior Faire hall and Takase First Secretary at the Japanese Embassy at the Hotel Canbarre Pererdey

Canbarre Pererdey T. Chida House of Councillors Kev. Brannan Department of External Affairs Interior Fairehall Takase

Bids Fall Short at Sydney Bank Premises Auction

At a public auction yesterday the premises of Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited failed to meet reserve, selling below £19,000. The London Circuit site is being vacated as the bank moves to new premises in Perth Block. private negotiations for the sale are underway.

Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited London Perth

Iceland Extends Waters To Twelve Miles Stirring Fishing Clash

Iceland plans to extend its territorial waters from three to twelve miles prompting U K objections. British trawlers operating from Fleetwood face Icelandic enforcement as Royal Navy vessels accompany renewed fishing patrols amid disputes and contested limits. American press cites Icelandic gunboat actions and a tense patrol near the Teelandic coast with Belgian vessels observed offshore.

Fleetwood Lancashire American Associated Press U.K Rey America Nav. Auk Teelandic

Supreme Court Defers Little Rock Integration Decision

The U S Supreme Court delayed ruling on the Little Rock school integration case after tense arguments. Government urged immediate steps to admit Black students while Arkansas Governor Faubus weighed timing on bills to close Central High.

Supreme Court Little Rock Ashington A.a.p.kenter U.S. Supreme Court Hen T. T Little Rock Central High Earl Warren Washington New York Averell Harriman Alabama James Folsom Jimmy Wilson Arkumox Orval Faubus Central High Saston Sanusky 11 Faubug

Petrol Bowser Fire At Barton Service Station

Canberra fire brigade attended a petrol bowser blaze at the Barton Service Station at 6 08 yesterday. Only the motor burned out and the fire was extinguished. Carbon tetrachloride sprays were used and the fire smothered by coating surfaces with gas. The fire was caused by an electrical short circuit. An alarm also sounded at the Barton offices at 8 28 due to a defect in the sprinkler system.

Canberra Bareton Barton

Italian Faces Deportation After Assault Convictions

A 21 year old Malian shopkeeper Giuseppe Tropeano of Pascoe Vale Road was arrested in Melbourne and jailed in Pentridge Gaol awaiting deportation Tuesday. He previously faced fines in North Melbourne Court on January 23 for assault and assault with a weapon, bringing him under the Immigration Act.

Melbourne Pentridge Giuseppe Traspeano Pascoe Vale Road Pascos Vale North Melbourne Tropeano Immigration Department

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