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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 10, 1936
Page
1
The Observer reports Britain will increase defence spending to between 400 million pounds in the near term. London’s ministers treat stronger national security as essential while backing the League's goals, yet relying on Britain’s own forces for immediate protection.
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Arnold Wilson recounts Mussolini in The Observer as tired yet robust. Il Duce rejects decay rumors, defends Italy’s Abyssinia position, and criticizes Hoare Laval talks. He notes sanctions fail, warns of world wide disaster, and claims Italy cannot abandon new mines and trade shifts favor Germany and Austria.
The Canberra Parish Notes February issue attacks the Government over Canberra Hospital matters and church water charges. Archdeacon Robertson condemns lack of responsive action and calls out ministerial refusals while praising Matron Everett Smith and hospital care amid reappointing disputes.
Ominous troop movements near Outer Mongolia as Japanese Manchukuo forces push toward Sulyang province. Peiping reports indicate Mongol and Manchukuo troops plan an invasion amid ongoing clashes. A Japanese statement warns action is required as Inner Mongolian tribesmen fear revolt. General Tsoy, governor of Suiyang, braces for the threatened invasion and regional instability.
The government plans a major British rearmament program to complete most of the crown by 1930 with a capital outlay of 300 million pounds. Foreign Secretary Eden, now fully responsible for policy, fears deteriorating international peace and urges a strong defence position at the earliest moment amid concerns over Germany and Italy.
Madame Tabouis in L Oeuvre reports Britain fears three German expansion plans. The Goering plan targets Ukraine, another aims at Central Europe including Austria and Bohemia Moravia, and a third contemplates invasion of France via Belgium and the Netherlands. Germany has 15 aviation centers and 24 air fields within 40 miles of the Dutch frontier, with many workers settled near Holland and Bremen–Holland roads built for rapid invasion.
The Times runs copyright articles on Dutch alarm over German tens. Paris bureau of The Manchester Guardian reports French Foreign Minister Flandin and British Ambassador Sir George Clark discussing recent Paris diplomatic conversations. The talks aim at an early Franco-Russian trade treaty.
In Edmonton Alberta on Saturday Mr J A Unwin Social Credit Government Whip said basic dividends were never promised. Liberal leader W R Howson demanded government resignation if promises to the people were not kept. Howson claimed no plan to pay 26 dollars a month dividends this or next session. Premier Aberhart gave no reply.
Britain has asked the Italian Ambassador Signor Grandi to inform the Fascist Council that a proposed sanction should not be treated as a hostile act. France has asked Italy whether the move constitutes an act of hostility.
France seems poised to ratify the Soviet Pact, seen as a blow to German foreign policy and a sign that Hitler cannot prevent Western powers from aligning with Russia. Germany prepared protests to present to the Locarno powers when ratification occurs. Diplomats and kings’ meetings provoke anger, with commentary on Litvinov’s reception in London and Paris. Von Papen’s ally Der Ring accuses Germany of being used as a bogey to frighten Britain.
Rain interrupted Australia versus Rhodesia in Bulawayo delaying play after a half day. At lunch the score stood none for 27, with Hyde taking two quick wickets and McCabe out for a duck as rain forced abandonment for the day. Sir Herbert Branley, the Governor, met the Australians on returning to the pavilion.
Gold exports to Europe resumed with the dollar dropping below the gold point. France received three million fifty thousand dollars and Holland eight hundred eighty five thousand, part of total exports reaching twenty million six hundred thirteen thousand dollars.
Attorney General Mr Menzies will announce Government policy on a new five member industrial board for Canberra. The board includes two Trades and Labour Council nominees, one Government appointee, one from the Chamber of Commerce, and a Government chairman. Initial term is 12 months, then three years.
The Daily Express reports Queen Mary will reside at Marlborough House for several months while Works modify the Interior under the Queen's private secretary. The royal family has not used Marlborough House since Queen Alexandra's death. The King remains at York House and splits time between Buckingham Palace, Fort Belvedere, and Sunningdale for official duties.
Circulating reports claim a new compromise plan proposed by L Oeuvre could be accepted as a basis for negotiations, appealing to Paris and London to secure approval. The scheme allegedly envisions Abyssinia neutralization with limited provisions and European settlement rights, amid the ongoing peace talks.
At Port Kembla the strike by Australian Iron and Steel workers extends to the waterside. A Waterside Workers' Federation main meeting of about 150 members unanimously supports the strike but will not ban the company's iron or other products. Shipping of other goods continues. A Sydney mass meeting is planned to review the situation tomorrow. No move yet to halt power-house operations.
The House of Commons and House of Lords will discuss Mr. George Lansbury's world economic conference motion and colonial questions. Two schools of opinion split on trusteeship versus cession of mandates, with unrest in colonies over possible transfers. The March debate will seek government policy clarification.
The Atlantic shipping conference ends a looming rate war as Cunard White Star and Norman Line adjust Queen 58 and Normandie cabin ratings. First class designation abolished in favor of cabin ships with 19 classes based on speed and service. The changes aim to raise average fares slightly.
Rome reports Mussolini orders Italian forces redeployed to Brenner Pass to maintain European stability and friendships. The move follows claims that the Grand Council, including General Bono, supports a rapid resumption of Abyssinia affairs.
Japanese buyers push to replace the dollar with yen in London trade as a Chinese linked acquisition broadens the pattern of currency consolidation and new financial influence. The report notes a recent estate purchase and shifts in international exchange dynamics.
Washington reports the administration’s plan for permanent neutrality legislation has collapsed as Senate Foreign Relations Committee critics mount. Chairman Pittman indicated withdrawal of support and a one year extension of the temporary neutrality act is likely. European war pressure and the League’s inaction on the Italy embargo influence Congress.
An American citizen, Chester Arle Morr i s, 44, reportedly an officer on a U S vessel, plunged from a city hotel window on the thirteenth floor in Sydney. He fell about 100 feet to a light shaft, his left arm torn away and later found on a neighboring roof.
A brutal cold wave shuttered Washington with 16 inches of snow in 10 hours as schools closed and offices shut early. Senate recesses, miners rush to coal as roads vanish under heavy snow. Bemidji posts 44 below, New York sees more flurries, Buffalo reports 72 mph wind.
A Manchester Guardian report describes Ja Pan’s method of acquittals as unexplained and notes bulk silver transactions remain a mystery. It says smugglers, mostly operatives of larger figures, move millions monthly using Chinese silver bought with Japanese currency notes and engage in extraterritorial disputes.
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