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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
2
Roy Andrew Sigmont of the Naval Lodge Hotel Jervis Bay received a bar and hotel licence for his residential hotel. The application was formal and granted under conditions previously prescribed by the Licensing Court.
A string of traffic cases in Canberra Court Center Hay led to fines for offenses. Grant admitted failing to stop and driving while in danger. Bray pleaded guilty to carrying two passengers on a motor cycle. Wall gave a false name to police. Dalton lacked lights on his car. O Rourke and Williams faced indecent behaviour charges. Further details note penalties and potential imprisonment on defaults.
New York reports the Boxing Commission suspends Tommy Loughran for life and Kid Galahad with his protégé Mat Raymond for 60 days after Raymond allegedly fought at Madison Square with lead weights in his pants. Raymond, around 11 or 12, barely middleweight, had faced Henry Cooper and Chick Ferentino, among others.
John Bray shaw a auitor of the Royal Australian Navy survived a Saturday car crash near Yarra crossing south of Goulburn after his vehicle struck a level crossing gate. Mrs Brayshaw suffered facial lacerations.
Jamen Kavanagh of Queanbeyan faced Canberra Court with charges of stealing six bags of oats and hay from a paddock near Queanbeyan road. John Garran valued the hay and oats at £312, identifying the stolen goods as his property. Kavanagh was convicted and fined 2 on each count, with 14 days in default, plus police expenses £1/10/-.
Paris reports the French actor and dramatist M. Guitry is involved in two piquant comedies intended for the stage. The details remain sketchy but indicate ongoing writing and staging activity in Paris theaters.
London Tuesday reports indicate a runner recovering from injury aims for an Australian meet. Despite rest, he eyes the ninth heat as a backmarker in a field featuring Jim Hennessy and Wille MacFarlane. His third wife Jean Dolubac is noted in a separate act. A prior dual winner appears in a stage comedy with Gulley and Ogderbull linked to a January 2 sprint.
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