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02 Dec 1937
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Canberra Times in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1937
Page
1
Early Fall of Nanking Predicted by Foreign Observers
Foreign observers in London forecast the Japanese would reach Nanking within about two weeks. A Shanghai Guardian correspondent says eight gates of the city were closed and machine gun defenses set up as part of preparing for the coming attack. Other defensive measures are noted by the Nanking correspondent of The Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nanking
Shanghai
Manchester Guardian
the Times
Shanghai customs panic over the approaching Japanese forces
Amid chaotic dispatches from Shanghai and Yangtze River areas, reports warn of Japanese advances and potential riverine operations. British and American authorities monitor Japanese threats as Kiangyin falls and Kwante opens access toward Nanking, signaling wider regional pressure.
Police Unsolved Crime Stirs Newcastle Mystery
Investigators probing the murder of Dorothy May Everett, 29, in Newcastle fail to gain new leads after interviewing nearly 200 people. Lines of inquiry around the Broughton Church of England School grounds have yielded no assistance in solving the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Dorothy May Everett
Broughton Church of England
Ainea
Boxer Richards Wins Despite Hand Injury
Ron Richards fought Tommy Jones at the Lateh hardt Btedium last night in the Afth round when a broken bone in his right hand occurred. The injury did not stop him from winning the bout. It is unlikely Richards will be able to fight again soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bydney
Ron Richards
Tommy Jones
Fulehi
All West
Italy urges China to accept Japan's terms for peace
Milan reports Signor Mussolini believed to have written advising China to surrender promptly, stating resistance is self-destructive. The piece notes HF Ching’s belief in collective resistance and argues China may be pressured to concede as Japan seeks terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Signor Mussell
Papolo d'Ti
Duce
China
Japan
HF Ching Sill
Grazier G M Merriman Killed In Road Crash
George Merriman Merriman, well known Bragier, died when his car overturned on Gunning Road. His son Frank Merriman, 35, is critically injured with possible amputation. Clive Tunnet, stock and station agent, brands the incident and notes the estate Vale View near Yam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yark
Wranendai
George Mervin
Bragier
Frank Merrinen
Clive Tlunet
Iso
Peauaniger
Mane
Eiman
Ate
Merriman
Yam
Ha Wan
Fann
Sydney
Members Privacy Inquiry Over Parliament Photographs
The Speaker of the House of Representatives will examine a campaign photo incident involving images taken inside Parliament Home. Mr Beasley reported Labour Party depictions used in advertisements and questioned permission to photograph inside the private area. The Speaker pledged to discuss the matter with Mr Rosaley and investigate the affair.
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Interkata
House of Representatives
Bell
Beasley
Leb
N.S.W
Labour Party
Nto
Bpasker
Rosaley
Juvenile Car Theft Admitted in Children Court
During a Children’s Court hearing two boys aged 17 and 15 admitted stealing a car for joy riding. The older boy received a two year sentence to a reform home while the younger was sent to a juvenile farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth
Wadnesday
Children’s Court
Britain fears Japan advances to Singapore in wartime talk
In a London dinner speech Sir Ian Hamilton warns of potential Japanese push toward Singapore and notes past Allied retreats and holds. He cites Singapore falloffs, inland captures, and fortified ports like Trincomalee as critical defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sngapore
Europe
Ian Hamilton
Royal Scottish Corporation
Kong
Singapore
Adam
Bengal
Rome
Port
Arthur Wan
Japan
Trincomalee
Ceylon
Bincapore
Flying Boats await ratified agreement with Britain
The government delays Parliament ratification of a UK Australia air agreement with Qantas Empire Airways delaying the flying boat project. Defence officials say construction base work will not stall long and preliminary steps already begun. Radio and meteorology gear ordered for the Sydney Darwin route as preparations advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Qantas
Atr
Defence
Yaaterday
All Mall
Sydney-Darwis
Remains Identified In Sack Murder Case
A body found in a sack near Parramatta is identified as Margaret D Betin, 19, a married woman. Police pursue theories of murder or smothering, with the victim last seen alive Monday en route to work. Her mother reportedly lives in Caul Reid, while her sister is believed to reside nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sean
Uves
Caul- Reid
Victoria
London Loans London Says Australian Conversion Limits
Sir Wicholus Gratten Lyte told the House of Commons on December 1% that due to remaining Australian conversion, underwriters would not be informed, and a sizable portion would not be ranked on the Trustee list. The Commonwealth Treasurer declined to comment on the proposal that new Australian loan conversions be allowed by the Bettiah Government until a large portion of Australia’s indebtedness to be repaid. Officials discussed potential adoption, but it would face strong government opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wicholus Gratten Lyte
House of Commons
Commonwealth
Joana
Australie
Tresmuest
Casey
Grattan Doyle
Ro New
Sons of Conversiona
Landan
Bettiah
Australia
Missing Exam Papers In Perth Office Heist
Detectives pursue a case involving a missing box believed to contain examination papers for junior university and college examinations. The box vanished from the hand master’s office, prompting a formal inquiry and appeals for information from staff and students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth
Wadnedey
New Capital Move in New Guinea Study Panel Appointed
A cabinet plan to establish an expert committee to study sites and costs for a new administrative capital in New Guinea is announced. The panel will assess suitable location, costs of a complete administration, harbor and town planning, and whether residents should be evacuated to Australia before any move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Sesalsdar Tha
Pacific
Rabaul
Wmidale
Capitol
Priypls Busi Reas
Australis
Anglo-French Front in Harmony on All Points
London reports that British and French ministers concluded talks with Dominion governments, stressing perfect harmony on all discussed questions. Echoes in Paris and The Times suggest no Anglo-German approach or colonial offer by mandatory powers until full colonial policy details are settled, a process requiring time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Mali
Chamberlain Vievames
Mend Thay
Maly
Mai
Topol
Camerseau
Belgian Congo
Angola
Germany
Belgium
Portugal
Mays
Hax
South Atrios
Austral
New
France
Mumia
Sunday Football and European diplomacy tensions
Fragmented OCR text covers Sunday football with Bathurst lawyers case and a long UK Franco British wartime communique. It references Neville Chamberlain, Spain policy, colonial questions, and potential Anglo French agreements aiming at disarmament and peace, with debate on German influence and colonial shares in a Belgian Congo style arrangement.
Bathurst Worker Found Dead From Strychnine Poisoning
A Bathurst business place where GARL DIES OF POISONING 5 was employed opened today but was soon adjourned. The inquest revealed the death was due to strychnine poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garl
Bathurst
Scientists' peril in Arctic alert to polar voyage risks
A garbled London report describes scientists on an ice floe in the Arctic undertaking 12 months of observations. It notes the floe drifting over 100 miles and mentions distant supply lines from Amunain and Bir Hubert, with dangers from shifting ice and possible starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
North Pale
Ney
Rome
Amunain
Hubert
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