14 Dec 1935
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 14, 1935
Page
1
Flight crew and eight passengers escaped unharmed after a Holyman liner lost a wing over Bass Strait. Chief Pilot Bayne guided the damaged airliner to a watery landing on Hunter Island where the wrecked craft drifted but all aboard survived uninjured.
London reports indicate the British government may confront a domestic crisis amid worldwide protests against Hoare Laval peace proposals for the Italo Abyssinian conflict. Cabinet members and supporters voice opposition as Britain weighs League reactions and Geneva negotiations.
A disjointed report mentions an acquittal in a murder case involving John Strang and references a League Council meeting next Tuesday. It also alludes to an event at the A.S.N. Hotel and notes a Mary Labourer or related persons amid fragmented details.
A report from Dipay on Friday warns of a stoppage in air mail services if alternative aircraft cannot be secured. It notes Atlantic routes from India to Barwin and mentions Christos Malta. The managing director of Qantas Empire Airways, Mr Hudson Ye, cites a base Beral accident as a likely cause. The Qantas Empire Airwave praises the De Havilland 8 for reliable performance with no trouble since air mail service began.
The cabinet decides not to resign Nessim Pasha after securing King Puad's signature on a decree restoring the constitution before the National Front could act. Nessim Pasha will return to office, though his tenure faces doubt.
A brief notice reports a new council forming in North China at Nanking with a date of Thursday. Leaders and exact scope are not specified in the readable text.
The Australian team to meet South Africa includes Grimmett after an injured thumb improved. Side features Richardson as captain with McCabe Chipperfield Darling Fingleton Priestwood-Smith Grimmmett McCormick Brown Chites Oessay O'Rried among selections, with O'Rried listed at 12th.
London Friday reports a Manchester Guardian political writer claiming France fears oil sanctions. He says Britain may urgeHoare to back proposals in the League to appease Mussolini, while Sir Neville Chamberlain reportedly leans toward rejection. Debate in the Commons cites acceptance by League, Italy and Abyssinia as conditions.
Mussolini signals possible hardening of stance in response to the Hoare Laval plan. He plans counter proposals and may demand more favorable terms than previously anticipated, aiming to leverage British attitudes and the wealth of options in the discussion.
Japanese delegation at the Naval Conference proposed a common upper limit of naval tonnage. Discussion proceeds in a friendly tone. Dominion commissioners Massy Bruce and C te Water oppose equality in principle, yet aim to present a united Empire case. The Japanese view equality while other delegations doubt China building commitment.
General Kiang Kai Shek to lead as prime minister replacing Wang Chin Wei. Kiang Kai Bhek, longtime ruler in the north, forms a cabinet viewed as cooperative with Japan. The lineup includes ministers for education navy and commerce, showing Kiang Kai Bhek’s influence though only two Wang Chin Wei loyalists remain.
The Minister for Defence announced after a conference with the Controller of Civil Aviation that all D H 88 type aircraft certificates in Australia and those operating from Australia on Imperial routes are suspended. Mail service will suffer but arrangements are being made with Qantas and Imperial Airways to transport mail between Darwin and Melbourne.
A Sydney conference of A.C.T.U. Trades and Labour Council and Seamen's Union urged affiliated unions to provide financial aid to strikers. A follow up meeting will seek fundraising plans while talks with Prime Minister Lyons and shipowners aimed at a settlement. Some delegates floated a general strike, later denied, as volunteers manned ships and port crews adjusted licensing and staffing in the port.
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