World danger warned as Pacific center of gravity shifts
General Smuts warned at an international affair gathering that the Pacific region could become the globe’s danger zone if Japan Russia the United States Britain and Dominions clash over Wispeten. He foresaw world affairs concentrating in the Pacific and beyond, with potential for continental upheaval if policy fails.
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Cape Town
Pacific
Japan
Russia
United States
Britain
Dominions
General Smuts
Smuts
Smut
Europe
Anarka
Objectionable Form in Australia Censorship Debate
Fragmentary report notes censorship concerns in Australia. Mentions H G Adam of Melbourne and remarks that press control is being considered. No clear outcome or dates available.
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Australia
Petrol blaze injures Granville father and daughter
Sunday a petrol lamp flame fouled by a lit gas burner caused a blaze in Granville. Ethel Westwood, 40, and her father Jansen Westwood, 56, suffered severe burns to the face hands and body as the petrol splashed on clothing. They were rushed to hospital as the fire brigade put out the flames.
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Bydney
Ethel Westwood
Granville
Jansen Westwood
Lanz
Kitche
Petral
Flin
Westwood
Burma
Supreme Court Delays Gold Clause Decision Again
The U S Supreme Court again delayed its decision on the old gold clause, indicating more deliberation. The administration remains wary of potential effects of a ruling, with the Attorney General and President Roosevelt discussed the matter for two hours and noted the holiday Lincoln's Birthday.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Cummings
Roosevelt
Lincoln
America
Surf Shark Plane Crash Averts Disaster Near Beach
Thrilling surf morning at Oro Beach as a shark patrol plane crashed into a wave near the shoreline. Pilot Barnes Collibee and passenger Earth McWilliam escaped unharmed after rescuers arrived. Two motor boats responded. McWilliam was freed from the wreckage as crews aided surfers and lifeguards.
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Sydney
Oropull
Atery Bon Cave
Bom
Sherk
Barnes Collibee
Hix
Earth McWilliam
McWirlane's Wines Ltd
Collibes
Collibee
McWilliam
Wood
Mc' Willes
Heather ‘Evercagt
Jump
Ne Goats
Britiat Industries Fair Opens in London Next Week
London hosts the Britiat Industries Fair starting Monday week as buyers from over 70 countries stream into England. The Department of Overseas Trade expects attendance to rise from last year with the Irish Free State sending many buyers and Canada, India, South Africa, Australia and Finland among others participating.
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London
Britiat Industries
Eingland
Department of
Radium Empire May Be Free of Foreign Sources
Canadian supply position emerges as key factor in strategic radium materials. Officials suggest possible self reliance could reduce foreign dependence while securing essential uses in industry and research.
Centenary Airmen Go to Law in Melbourne Writ Case
Ken Waller and Cathcart Jones are involved in a legal action in Melbourne over an alleged incident. The writ seeks redress for claims connected to a Centenary air event. Details are incomplete in the fragmentary report.
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London
Luna
Ken Waller
Cathcart Jones
Melbourne
Atusinet
Cather
Cabinet Crisis as Weaver Skips Meetings in Policy Row
In Sydney the cabinet faces a crisis after Health Minister Mr Weaver refused to follow ministry policy on several matters. A special cabinet meeting convened yesterday without him as ministers debate a path forward. The Premier seeks Weaver's presence to present his views while tensions rise within BNLA.
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Sydney
Weaver
Eldom
Rowsyer
Avery
BALA
Strained Relations Cloud Hospital Board Nomination Talks
The article outlines ongoing tensions over hospital governance. Mr Weaver may be pressed to modify his statement about doctors and to adhere to the Hospitals Act. cabinet legal advice suggests medical professionals may sit on boards, risking ministry withdrawal if Weaver does not appear.
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Weaver
Nazi Reprisals Feared in Austria After Revolt
Vienna reports fear of harsh Nazi reprisals following the social unrest and February revolt. Authorities warn of swift punishment, with hundreds of arrests of social democrats in Tyrol and Vienna. Public buildings are guarded and workers monitored as tensions rise.
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Austria
Vienna
Hilde Goeaal
Viena
Tyrol
Viempa
Explosion at Cherbourg arms factory kills eight
An explosion at the naval explosives factory near Nardonet Cherbourg late Saturday caused at least eight deaths and about fifty injuries. A fire followed as around a thousand workers fled. The blast shattered houses within seven miles, littering streets with shell fragments and damaged telegraph lines, while crowds gathered anxiously for news.
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Cherbourg
Naval
Nardonet
Dabria
Polios
Trail of Havoc at Tannery Works in Botany
An enormous fireball crashed into J Bayley and Bons Ltd tannery in Botany causing 18 000 in damage. Iron sheets and brick walls shattered, roofing and timber carried across yards, garage buildings razed, and a leather warehouse roof torn off. Windows shattered, debris littered the ground as workers and bystanders watched a brilliant night blaze.
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Sydney
Bund
J. Bayley and Bons Ltd
Botany
Bieh
Connolly
Frank Gitler
Wit
Bayleys Tannery
Australia Rushes To Aid Distressed Seth Parker
H M A S Australia with Duke of Gloucester aboard speeds to the 300 mile distant Seth Parker schooner, 200 miles from the ship, after a distress call. The vessel, chartered to radio entertainer Phillipa Lord, carries wireless gear for broadcasts. Conditions are dangerous but Australia hopes to reach by noon tomorrow as both ships adjust courses.
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San Francisco
H-M.a.s
Australia
Duke of Gloucester
Seth Parker
Tahiti
Vemel
O.K
Phillipa Lord
America
Tutulla
American Samoa
Parker
Anc
Australis
Trade treaty talks drift through Tokyo leakages
Saturday reports from Tokyo indicate Canberra seeks a trade treaty recognizing freedom of commerce, navigation, residence and business operation with most favored nation status and duty reductions. Australia reportedly presses wool, wheat and other goods concessions while Japan and Manchukuo wool prospects and a five year self supply plan for wheat are discussed by ministries.
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Tokio
Preau
Canberra
Dspan
Australia
Australis
Foreign Office
Commerce, Industry, Finance
Britain reels as Conservative revolt grows over India Bill
In Britain apes writers report a substantial revolt within the Conservative Party over the Government of India Bill. The surge culminates in the Wavertree by election amid unemployment relief mishandling. Forecasters warn the National government faces a crisis, with reconstruction expected soon.
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London
Sue Xy
Cyclone hits Sydney suburb causing widespread roof loss and damage
A severe cyclone struck a Sydney suburb yesterday, unroofing buildings and downing electrical wires. Windows were smashed and debris blocked streets as emergency crews assessed the destruction in the aftermath. Local residents reported halted traffic and prolonged power outages amid the chaos.
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Sydney
Alles Hope
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