08 Dec 1934
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1934
Page
1
London reports detail a severe downturn in export trade to China for 1083-4 with totals of £5,047,901 to China and £201,014 to Hong Kong. Warsaw correspondence notes brutal repression in Riga with executions of hundreds including women and children, plus court executions in Moscow area.
Australian government offers reward as navy pilots scour 38 000 square miles of Pacific Ocean within 260 mile radius of Honolulu for Ulm and crew after a crash near Milan. Poor weather and visibility halt easy progress while officials plan further aerial sweeps and a conference to map next moves.
British experts explore a world spanning air route with seadromes across the Atlantic. Plans call for 1000 foot platforms every 400 miles, housing and hotel facilities for crews and passengers. Congress would be asked to fund about 41.4 million pounds sterling to build Bermuds and associated structures with tolls and self supporting seadromes projected over 35 years.
A garbled report notes a plan to charter sampans with a budget around 15000 dollars. Mentions a cable to the British Consul at Yosolulu and references Mr Lyons and Australis. Reading is incomplete but indicates prompt initiation of the venture and associated costs.
The Victorian branch of the Australian Railways Union called a meeting for Thursday to discuss a Christmas strike vote. The New South Wales branch may join in the action, as delays in the railway system prompt attention.
The report notes government efforts in northern waters and mentions Japanese boats in the context of customs and regulatory action. It references statements attributed to the Minister for Customs and notes attention to reparations and months of ongoing activity, with remarks from Sir Went about the situation.
A reassuring speech from Viscount Saito in Washington stated that Japan would enter no naval race for 1942. Officials note the quote refers to a future year with treaties and limits to be observed. The report cites fleet numbers and statistical figures from 1938 to 1988, including Philippine and Australian expenditures.
A vast crowd watched as the 24 000 Orient liner Orion was launched at Barrow via wireless broadcast from City Hall Brisbane. The Duke of the City or Barrow presided with a speech and a button press linked to the BBC, marking a transoceanic naming event 12000 miles apart.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a relief scheme during Christmas to aid families. The text mentions eggs oranges and meat or dairy items, with unclear amounts and recipient details. Entities are sparse due to the damaged source, but it implies distribution of basic goods to households.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a jumble about chess terms and people or items. It mentions cheess and Th. of proses with Ibe and rlee, lacking context, names, dates, or a coherent event to identify a proper news item.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a Eucharistic Congress with unclear terms and possible names or places. No coherent event details are readable.
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