31 Dec 1934
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 31, 1934
Page
1
The Observer reports a Rome agreement between Mussolini and Laval aimed at safeguarding Austrian independence via international guarantees. Britain delays final role, with Laval visiting Rome and British talks to follow. The piece suggests a potential shift toward calmer European diplomacy and wartime peace prospects.
A report describes executions following the Kirov murder with thirteen associates sentenced to death and property confiscated. Stalin orders a New Year’s crackdown and widespread newspaper campaigns against Zinoviev and Kamenev, while public displays and tightened control accompany the purge.
A draft plan in Germany outlines a new airport to be completed by 1986 with expectations of rapid construction. The project mentions reconnaissance of Fechenanaten and references Dr. von Kekensz as a Zeppelin commander. Plans discuss mechanical airfield deployment and the possible stationing of four divisions for the project.
British and American diplomats in Tokyo report talks over Japan's new oil law. It requires companies to stockpile fuel and gives the government power to set quotas and prices. Foreign firms fear higher capital costs and loss of trade opportunities as all increases in trade would be allotted to Japanese suppliers.
London reports outline for next year the provision of camps for unemployed in the United Kingdom and state aid plans. The Forestry Commission will run open air work camps with provision of meals clothing and decent conditions. Each relief camp will hold four relays of 200 men and supplementary tents may house 400 to 900 men in summer. Camps are managed by civil battalions under the Ministry of Labour.
A party correspondent reports Colonial Minister Rollin outlines a five year plan to secure raw materials for independence of colonies. France aims to boost cotton and other goods from colonies like Canada and British territories as part of a centralized empire strategy under a world order view.
Police superintendent Andrew George Crawford of Mirzapur District India was shot in a jungle while asleep near Hathinala by a personal servant who was later arrested. Crawford, 47, had served since 1907 and was key in ridding the district of brigands. he was unmarried with a widowed mother in England.
Japan informed the United States through Ambassador Viscount Hirot to Washington that the Washington Naval Treaty would be denounced from December 31 and that a new treaty could be agreed within two years. Viscount Suite said Japan was willing to discard half her navy and join a common maximum limit among the United States Britain and the Far East power. He stressed no one wished to spark a naval race and that leaders were rational. In Paris, France indicated reluctance toward the treaty but would not denounce it. with others denouncing, they felt things would improve.
The Foreign Office spokesman announced Japan’s intent to end existing naval treaties seen as unequal and to pursue a new framework limiting offensive weapons. Tokyo seeks a defensive peace, offering negotiated reductions and mutual security guarantees while pushing for global arms restraint.
Melbourne Sunday obituary notes the death of Mrs Marthe Elizabeth Deakin at Port Lonville aged something. Widowed of former Prime Minister Alfred Deakin she was famed for wartime philanthropy and welfare work for soldiers. Survived by three daughters Mrs Herbert Brookes Mrs A C Ravell and Mrs Wade.
London reports detail internal Notts cricket turmoil over Voce’s removal amid Australian objections. Carr accuses committee of fearing Australians for travel favors while naval talks in London shift to secret diplomacy and upcoming American delegates discuss broad questions.
In a brief, unclear filing the court rejected the insurers' appeal. The decision, noted Saturday, dismisses the appeal in the ongoing Parc case before the court. The report provides few specifics due to garbled OCR text.
Shipping tensions rise in Hong Kong as owners consider paying the standard wage to Abips pificera amid a British shipowner stand. A Norwegian captain leads unemployed crews while the Chine Coast GMenrs Guild warns a British team may sail at midnight if the wage demand is not met.
Parliament plans changes to the party room layout to accommodate increased numbers in the Lang Party. Beasley and supporters will move from the basement to a new room adjacent to the Opposition area. Beasley takes Borde’s former allotment while Forde is moved to a new room. One Senate side room will house the librarian whose current office becomes the Lang committee room.
In Honolulu area 11 a m Saturday a wreath of Australian origin was dropped from the Monterey 21 miles east of Honolulu in memory of Ulm Littlejohn and Skilling of a lost plane. The crew included co pilot G M L Littlejohn and navigator Leon Skilling. The wreath was made in Sydney and carried to the ship’s galley room as prayers were offered for the missing aviators who sought to open Pacific air routes. Captain Johnson of the Monterey spoke of honoring those who advanced commercial aviation. The search schooner Lanival, hired by Mrs Ilt, has found traces of the wrecked plane on tiny islands near Honolulu.
A bank robbery attempt in Montreal Saturday ended with one bandit dead and another wounded after a customer, B. Dedmoreauz, confronted the assailants in the bank vault. Des Moreau then drew a revolver and killed one bandit while wounding another. A third bandit appeared to flee.
Discrepancies in ministerial advice over the proposal to locate the Forest Products laboratories of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research at Melbourne, not Canberra, are revealed. Officials deny full cabinet consensus, and Canberra protests mount as leaders insist the Canberra site aligns with the Australian Forestry School and forestry education standards.
German Front leader Herr Martin denounced the League of Nations and accused the Saar Commission of serving foreign interests before the January 13 plebiscite. He claimed foreign troops were only on duty, urged less provocative symbols, and blamed Communists for violence after his side’s walkout.
The Beapla reports on a suspect linked to the Lindbergh baby murder case. It notes a man living in a small Texas town, involvement of Burns, deportation talks, and a chilling confession about the infant’s death and alleged burial.
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