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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 07, 1938
Page
4
The Canberra Times publication notes the proprietor The Federal Capital Press of Australia Ltd of Mort Street Canberra with contact lines and a Queanbeyan and Failick and Sons reference, ending with a niece mention.
In Australia the Postmaster-General Mr Cameron signals a move toward voluntary self regulation of commercial broadcasting. He urges B class stations to meet early next year to set standards on Sunday advertising medical promotion programme quality sporting content and betting. He plans a thorough review in 1930 and seeks broad cooperation from industry leaders to improve broadcasts without immediate government control.
The Canberra weather entry records barometer readings at 9 am 30.74 inches and 8 pm 20.60 inches with a 24 hour end reading of 00.2 degrees. Temperatures run from 14.0 at 8 am to 91.3 degrees at 3 pm with minimums around 42.2 to 44.7 degrees and winds varying from NW at 9 am to N near 9 pm.
In Parliament Mr White urged Government to release the Air Board report before recess, claiming the RAAF was virtually censured after the Ellington report. He argued Cabinet had no chance to study it in detail, noting it had been in Government hands for over a month. Mr Street said action would follow after review.
Berlin reports new decrees stripping Jews of ownership to houses property and lands and directing dispossession over months. Jews must place securities in safes and are barred from acquiring goods as part of a broad program to reorganize property.
The Viscountess Stonehaven Lady Hilda Keith-Palconer and the Honourable Ava Baird have arrived at Government House, Canberra. Their visit marks a formal engagement at the executive residence.
Commonwealth Solar Observatory at Mount Stromlo provides daily sky data for Wednesday December 1. Sun rises early at 4:42 am and sets at 7:00 pm. Moon rises at 6:54 pm and sets 4:18 am. Venus rises 3:26 am and sets 6:06 pm. Mars rises 2:17 am and sets 9:13 pm. Jupiter rises 10:17 am and sets 11:38 pm. Saturn rises 1:59 pm and sets 1:46 am.
A brief excerpt focusing on urging aid for the underrepresented and advocating resistance to wrongs. It emphasizes future hope and the good actions we can undertake, presenting a line of moral appeal without specifics.
Australia moves to a larger defence programme announced by Defence Minister Street with aims to build 14 naval weasels, expand shipyards, establish a Port Moreaby base for mobile forces, and forge a New Guinea Singapore defence line. It emphasizes self reliance, increased army and air strength, munitions and industrial mobilization, overseas borrowing, constitutional reform, and avoiding sectional politics to unite the nation under a strong central defense effort.
The Postmaster General studies Canadian broadcast controls to gauge applying similar rules in Australia. Provisions include Health Department approval for medicines and health claims, two week notice for product formulas, bans on deceptive ads, limits on birth control and public health topics, prohibition of psychic and fortune-telling programs, and written CBC approval for audience question programs. Advertising capped at ten percent of program time. The American Medical Association praised Canada’s public health content limits.
The government seeks a £10,000,000 defence loan to fund a three year plan with part raised in London and spread over three years. Expenditure in the current year rises by £8,000,000 beyond £15,000,000 already authorised, with total commitments reaching £3,000,000 above the year's estimate. Treasury explains financing methods and prior loans, including £10,000,000 raised in London last May and a £400,000 loan in progress.
In Bucharest, about 318 Iron Guards at Vislu are expected to be released soon as they seek peace after years of misery. Interior Minister Kilenscu is said to have ordered better prisoner treatment pending possible release. Police close the largest Bucharest case amid fears of Tren Guard outrages tied to Jewish sentiment. Basil Grigorces, Romanian Minister in London, was removed as King Carol returns to Britain to reassess London’s stance on the British legation.
The report outlines authorised expenditure for 1948-9 and earlier years, with figures for ent 1948-9 and 1939-40 and liabilities as of June 30, 1941. It notes a need of 1,800,000 from trust and loan funds and 1,820,000 from revenue to cover this year's extra spending. The second reading debate on the loan bill was adjourned after the Treasurer's remarks, as new revenue expenditure estimates were presented and the committee reported progress.
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