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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1927
Page
15
A garbled OCR fragment mentions the Australian Commonwealth line with unclear wording. The readable portion references a commonwealth context and a line item, but details, entities, and dates are indeterminate.
Week by week, daily averages of join subscriptions declined overall yet showed a rise in the latest period. A recent week averaged CaGLANIK with 427,000. 4,760 applications included 1,460 for new cash and 2,004 conversions from 127 towns. Total applications reached 14,345. Only 1,400,000 of the Treasury offer has been applied for. holders show cautious interest and renewal plans pending early conversion.
The article describes Walter Griffin's plan for Canberra marking three central hubs. Capital Centre on Kurrajong Hill will host permanent government houses and terraces along the Molonglo River. Civic Centre near Civic Place is set to become the civic seat, with Market Centre at Russell Hill planned as the general railway station and city markets, to await bridge and railway links and the lake scheme completion.
At the Geneva Conference in September Professor Gini argues birthrate is a state matter affecting military strength and economy. Albert Thomas urges an international migration body and cites White Australia and US quotas. The world data union aims to collect population data while migration tends to temperate, sparsely populated lands and North America tightens limits.
The Congregational Church will hold services in Canberra on Sunday December 1 with evening worship at the Amable Presbyterian Church Hall. Mr W L Patterson of Home Missions In N A W will lead the service. The church plans future services at the church on alternate Sundays, with Baptist conduct on the other Sundays.
The Canberra Times reports widespread support for a luminous obelisk on Mount Ainslie to memorialize Australians who died in the Great War. Governor General Lord Stonehaven and others approve in principle, urging a federal capital location and national significance.
The passage describes a chaotic scene where a proposed minister for income tax measures was urged by the treasurer to take charge, but a confrontation forced his retreat. The Minster and Attorney General Latham jointly guided the assessment bill and the income tax bill through their respective states after a strained evening.
An exchange between Mr West of East Sydney and Mr Bayley of Ox ln Chaitin shows West refreshing his contributions while Bayley defends his stance. The dialogue hints at decorum and rhetorical style in the debate with both sides pressing their positions.
A Bridge and Mah Jong evening is planned at Ye Ainsliy School on Wednesday December K to raise funds for a Christmas party for Children of Amalin. Fifty ladies will act as hosts for tables and provide Mah Jong equipment and scoring cards for their boards.
Sir Littleton notes critics compare Canberra’s Commonwealth Capital to Washington at its birth. He cites a 1789 New York Daily Advertiser debate warning against locating Congress in a new city, arguing growth must come from existing wealth and population.
A stream of guests visited Canberra this week staying at the Hotel Canberra. Names include Mrs H Emmerton of Melbourne, Mr EK Bean, Mr W Posener of London, Mr and Mrs T W Fitzsimmmond of Sydney, Miss Ceal Der, Mr T M Greenaway, Mrs McLeon of Forbes, Miss Avery McKee Bennie of Sydney, Mrs Thow Clarke Hutworth, Mire Appleton Cooroe Victorian visitors Mira Estatin Stawell and others from Sydney and biya craft.
Senator Kingswell's Public Accounts Committee has not received evidence from witnesses with complaints or comments on the service. Eligible individuals are urged to contact the chairman. the inquiry will resume Monday at 10 o'clock.
A scanned notices page lists multiple church services and times including Holy Communion and parade services at Knolant churches, St Paul’s Rabstlake, St John’s Main, Causeway Hall, and local Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist venues. It notes offerings for various boards and lists clergy and speakers, with service details and locations.
A Canberra Times letter from Brundfordig urges establishing a public telephone bureau in Russell Hill settlement. With over one hundred married couples and no pulse telephone within three miles, the writer notes Canon Wand bears messaging duties and argues for 24 hour access as an urgent necessity. The letter is dated May 30, 1937.
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