Standstill in Spanish War Brings Months of Inaction
Reports from Lisbon cite a military official stating no major offensive in the Spanish conflict for months as both sides exhaust resources. Franco's forces suspected unable to marshal a decisive march. Catalonia looming as a potential new push amid cold fronts. Britain’s dispatch notes 70,000 and 25,000 Italian forces tied to rebel efforts with air power buildup in the north. Authorities warn of a fragile truce and arrests following rebel conspiracy hints as rumors swirl around planned coastal offensives and mobilizations on a stretched front.
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Lisbon
Britain's Answer Will Fight For Trade Rights In China
London reports that the Foreign Office plans a strong House of Commons debate to press for Britain's trade access in China. A remit on Japan's moves will demand concrete proof of Britain’s resolve to oppose Japanese injustices. A £500,000 export loan may back Chinese purchases of semi military equipment as Britain's counter to insinuations that trade will be squeezed after treaty revisions.
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More Bursaries for Country Education Promise
Sydney reports a government plan to expand bursaries and higher education access across regional areas. The minister cites fires at Randwick Hospital as triggering a review of facilities and funding. A professor suggests electrical causes for the blaze while noting health and safety improvements will be pursued.
Dr Schachts London mission cited as failure in Daily Herald
The Times notes Schacht's London visit as negative for Germany with reports of a large gold outflow for imports and a looming deficit. It cites imports and exports data, mentioning 250000 tons of wheat in October and export credits, while warning that the food supply remains tight and armament spending rises.
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Violent Quakes in Turkey Cause Homelessness and Fear
Central Anatolia awoke to a string of powerful earthquakes within 24 hours, leaving around nine hundred homeless and raising fears of more destruction. Villagers fled as tremors struck, while reports from Ankara and Barlin described widespread damage and ongoing shelter needs.
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Anatolia
Germany Faces Gloom as Christmas Brings Anxiety Abroad
Berlin reports a bleak Christmas as fear grows over domestic purges and rising persecution. The likely spring drive against Catholics and the aristocracy fuels concern of renewed war, with observers warning Britain ties may be strained and Eastern European tensions rise.
Refugees Emergency Council Formed in Sydney
Public meeting at the Town Hall heard that 80 percent of arriving refugees favor settling in New South Wales. Sir Francis Aderton, president of NSW League of Nations Union, spoke as the council was formed to coordinate refugee admission into Australian social and economic life amid rising intolerance seen as unparalleled in Europe.
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Poland objects to German activities
The Polish charge d affaires memorandum to the Czechoslovak government warns Germany's aims for an independent Ukraine and notes German backed Ukrainian Nationalists operating in Czechoslovakia. It says continued activity could harm Poland–Czechoslovakia relations. The Times reports Prague would investigate the complaint and will not tolerate anti foreign powers actions.
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Steel works echo of pig iron ban
Workers at Australian Tren and Steal Company Ltd Port Kemble fear action after wharf laborers refuse to load pig iron for Japan. Union officers in Wollongong expect notice tomorrow after a meeting urged breaking up trains carrying Dulfram cargoes.
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Heat Wave Grips Several Regions With Record Highs
A heat wave battered Bree and surrounding areas as thermometers climbed past 90 degrees and into the 100s. Canberra and Maitland reported extreme highs with multiple locations recording temperatures above 80 degrees for several days, while Canberrans faced one of the hottest days on record. Strong heat affected residents across towns including Maitland and Bourke as nights remained hot and mercury lingered near the century mark.
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Italian Migrants Reveal Harsh Conditions Across Commonwealth
A group of Malina workers from Auntruite interviewed abroad report adverse conditions in the Commonwealth. They describe factory and timber work, mine tasks, and tension between nationalities, with concerns repeating past riots. Reuters notes an inquiry found no lasting enmity among passengers or groups involved.
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Rumanians Plan Jewish Emigration to Palestine
Bucharest reports outline a government scheme funding Jewish emigration to Palestine with 11 million mostly from taxes on higher Jewish incomes. Each migrant would receive 20 pounds in aid and transport to a Mediterranean port, plus 1 million to buy Jewish estates. Voluntary migrants are seen at 20 to 30 thousand annually, while many Hungarian Jews face loss of livelihood.
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Palestine
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Film Producer’s Divorce Air Court Clash in Sydney
Sydney report says film producer Arthur Shirfey and actor, ex producer, were granted one divorce by Justice Boyce after a long case. Shirfey allegedly believed his first wife was alive, causing a form of marriage with another woman to California before returning to Sydney in 1934. Critics blame federal opposition leader Curtin for delays, while Civil Aviation Minister Thorby defends an Air Court to automatically investigate aircraft accidents, likening it to the Marine Court of Inquiry.
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Sealed Plane Wreckage May Solve Ulm's Fate
A Filipino diver recovered wreckage 38 miles northwest of Honolulu identified by navy experts as an old model commercial plane. It may be the machine used by CP Ulm when he vanished on a Oakland to Honolulu flight, possibly one of three planes in the 1927 Dole race.
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Prison Escape At Parramatta Gaol Sparks Police Roundup
Three prisoners fled from Parramatta gaol between 11 and 18 minutes past mid morning, scaling a twenty foot wall and using two improvised keys. Police later attempted the same wall crossing, ladders used, but the escapees remain at large including John Williams Joseph Burke. Williams, once at Goulburn Reformatory, is described as a daring criminal and connected to alleged attacks on a high officer. A strong police cordon surrounds Parramatta division and the North Shore.
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Joseph Burke
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Mussolini Quiet in Sardinia During Corsica Visit
In Sardinia Signor Mussolini praised Sardinian miners and self-sufficiency, recalled the third anniversary of a wedding day, and avoided inflaming anti French sentiment during his brief Sardinia stop, while Corsica committees call for tighter immigration controls, food supply, and police reinforcement.
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Hebronite Arabs back British rule in Jerusalem crowd
In Jerusalem Hebronite Arabs cheered the Union Jack and pledged loyalty to Britain in the presence of military and political dignitaries. Shel, representing 60,000 Arabs, thanked troops for breaking up criminal gangs as Major-General O Connor welcomed all who would obey the government. A preacher in the Mosque of Omar was shot dead amid recall he helped invite troops to inspect the precincts during occupation.
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Six Hour Battle with Arab Extremist Actors
In Jerusalem on Monday an RAF plane located an Arab terrorist group in the Hebron Hills. Major General 2 Coknor commanded Ferumiani infantry who rushed to the scene. A dozen soldiers were hurt during the six hour battle as extremists were engaged in ambush tactics and firing.
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British Air Merger and Imperial Airways Take Shape
The Daily Telegraph outlines a planned merger between Imperial Airways and a major British airline. A statutory framework is expected to create a controlling corporation to oversee integration and regulatory approval in the House of Commons.
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Soning
jaMhati Stahea
Daily Telegraph
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West Indies Federation debated in New York Times report
The New York Times notes a potential federation of the British West Indies into a Dominion and highlights Moyne’s anticipated summer report to the Colonial Office. The article discusses the Weather Commission and imperial policy as colonies near reform.
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London Loan Conditions Blamed By Observer Editor
The Observer city editor criticizes the Australian bank issue, noting 60 percent of the New Zealand loan was retained by underwriters due to unfavorable terms. The change eased anxiety but Australian stocks remained below expectations, with price support lacking amid the weaker market conditions.
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Observer
New Zealand
Alimony Order In Sydney Case Against O Brien Family
A deputy registrar in Divorce orders weekly alimony of 620 pounds to a wife and 3 for an elder daughter plus 2 for another child. George O'Brien, governing director of O'Brien Company Ltd of Waterton, is described as practically owning the business earning about 6000 pounds yearly.
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Mary
Pleasant Boy and the Perth Trotting Meeting Brief
In brief notes from Perth a London visitor’s bet on Pleasant Boy at the Saturday trotting meeting is mentioned. Pleasant Boy reportedly paid £206 14s. A separate accident in Muswellbrook killed Leslie Bannister, 23, and injured two Welch brothers when a lorry overturned. Shild Burnt to Death in Launceston refers to Hiarott Cameron, four, who died in a Queenstown blaze while home mining play.
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