13 Feb 1932
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 13, 1932
Page
1
The Royal Commission suggests an early Maltese election and potential church reforms. It cites changes in pastoral service and constitution framing as key factors, aiming to reflect broader Catholic Church and public goodwill.
A disrupted cabinet meeting in Newfoundland featured a broken door and an audience member shouting. One hand was reportedly injured as the door was wrenched, while a chaotic scene unfolded with others moving around the room.
At Quarter Sessions Henry Webber age 18 and a former policeman known as Matt MM were sentenced following charges of receiving. The proceedings were held on a Friday at the prison farm in Stoney.
Notice issued in wealth Gazette warns that any person who, with ministerial consent, engages in trade or calls involving arms or designs resembling Canberra Arms may face penalties up to £20 for producing selling or offering such goods.
Report notes an unexpected visit by the Attorney General to a London nursing home, linked to a prime ministerial engagement and a recent operation. The encounter lasted about 64 minutes with Mr. Mac.
SYDNET reports in brief that the quoted price of Sutter will be set tomorrow with details in jd. a lb and Brice 137/10. The note mentions Brice and price per pound in unclear terms.
In Sydney for the East Sydney by election declaration Mr E J Ward lauded the poll as a clear sign Australians reject Lyons policy. W V Metall claimed a backstabbing by supporters while L Cunningham warned Labour would rise again once the NSW State Labour executive is removed.
Admiral Maurizio Ghe Royal Commissioner for Italian immigration arrived in Sydney and said Italy is disappointed Australia restricts immigration. He claimed Italy needs overseas expansion and compared populations noting 44,000,000 Italians and large Australian territory.
Ingham police court Frank Carmacoli, among prisoners charged with assaulting the Italian consul, claimed the consul provoked Italians by wearing a Fascist badge and accused Mussolini of crimes. The consul testified Carmacoli lived off anti fascists and never worked, prompting further hostile exchanges.
The inquest into Lionel Mitchell's death at Levinson's shooting gallery found he died by his own action while temporarily insane. The 23 year old telephones mechanic had over-studied for eight months and left a letter to family seeking relief from his burden.
Public service column questions whether the five day work week was an invention of the government during wartime and if the issue has ever been discussed by the cabinet under Prime Minister J. A. Goullin.
Under a Sino Japanese truce, Major Bell Father Jackbee Miss Haley Bell led Red Cross sisters with medical supplies into the ruined chapel to reach some 1,000,000 starving Chinese isolated since the fighting began. They crossed no man’s land between opposing forces in four hours of danger. The mission symbolized humanitarian aid amid war as the group faced hostile lines and saved lives.
Geneva dispatch reports China invoking Article 15 of the League covenant to urge a special League Assembly session on the Sino Japanese conflict. Refugees in ruined Chapel Sham suffer unspeakable squalor as unburied corpses rot and crowds wander in fear amid starvation.
The NSW Agent General advised the State Premier that London press, financial circles and bondholders favored Commonwealth responsibility for interest payments. He would not pursue a moratorium unless the Commonwealth failed to meet its obligations.
Representatives of the National Association and the All for Australia League began preliminary steps to draft a constitution for the United Australia Party. The plan aims for state wide representation with equal country city participation and meetings continue next week to refine the terms. Mr. Playfair presided and stressed a united, representative force to oppose communism and extreme socialism with country conventions planned across the north, south and west.
Report notes a largely honored truce with only two Chinese shells firing during the lapse and occasional shots heard. The account focuses on the restraint shown and the terse recounting of events during the period.
Nine thousand Japanese have been transported to Japan as the evacuation of women and children from Shanghai nears completion. The operation was reported on Friday with most evacuees already moved.
Churchill says Britain and the United States must cooperate to restore world normalcy. He notes English unwillingness to defend the current Chinese government and emphasizes meeting the Sino Japanese dispute with united action. He highlights the world price collapse as the central global problem and urges broad cooperation.
At the Disarmament Conference the Belgian delegate supported measures for security despite internal disadvantages. The Soviet representative Litvinov pressed for complete disarmament and proposed a progressive proportional method as fair, while noting the Soviet aim to spread socialism in its territory and dismiss external armed forces.
Premier Mr Lang telegraphed to Mr Lyons after consulting Crown Law authorities regarding whether New South Wales would release all or part of the money due as interest to date in response to a Commonwealth request.
The reply states that due to ongoing uncertain litigation by the Commonwealth against New South Wales, the Commonwealth must not use or allow to be used any reply to its telegram as evidence against the State in any current or future litigation without the State's consent.
The Department of External Affairs announces Argentina seeks to attend the Imperial Conference. It would depart from practice to permit a non British observer, but if Argentina applies the request will be submitted to the Imperial authorities for consideration.
In Vatican City on Thursday Signor Musso and the Pope met for the first time as 15 months of negotiations on Church state relations reached a climax. Troops kept the streets quiet while the Swiss Guard offered honors as Musso entered the Vatican boundary. The scene followed formal representations and a restoration of religious peace.
London physician John Ryle warned of the dangers of the business man's lunch hour while delivering a Hunterian lecture on the duodenal upset.
The Minister for Labour and Industry Mr Baddeley announced a circular alleging storekeepers favored non NSW goods to harm the New South Wales Government. Storekeepers supplying goods not manufactured in NSW were removed from the dole supplier list and barred from trade until they acknowledge their dependence on local workers' livelihoods.
Admiralty reports no evidence that any compartment of the submarine M2 remained inhabitable after it sank. Nine CEASERS were used to detect tapping or signals but found nothing. Sounding gear aided the search and explained some tapping reports, with no bodies recovered or seen so far.
A 150 ton Australian wheat shipment is stalled in quarantine after pending receipt of an official certificate confirming freedom from black rust. The consignment is addressed to the Vancouver Mult.
Police in Karachi seized 13 000 of a 200 000 ancient Austrian silver coins consignment valued about £16 000. The coins dated 1718 were hidden with bacon from the Persian Gulf. over 95 000 coins are believed re exported to Bombay. Four Arabs were arrested, two believed to be agents of the Sheikh of Kuwait.
Turmoil on the north west frontier escalates as agitation within Congress sparks attacks. Looting and burning target the British post guarding the Chitral Road, prompting security concerns and political strain.
Vancouver expedition secures the schooner Giver Wavy for a treasure quest at Cocos Island. Sir Malcolm Campbell, famed English racing driver who led prior ventures, is expected to join the team.
Newton reports Clifford Galton a train examiner was run down and killed instantly at Newcastle Station this afternoon by a woods train. The accident left officials to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal incident.
A severe hail storm battered Murrurundi causing extensive damage with half the town unroofed. Four people were injured including H. Haumley 60 with a broken arm and Trevor Russell 6 with shoulder and neck injuries. The storm also caused power loss, ruined vineyards and orchards, and killed poultry while many birds escaped from aviaries.
Opaque dispatch indicates ongoing discussions between the British and French governments over reparations. A forthcoming conference with foreign delegates is anticipated, with a possible conclu sion in the near term.
Flight Lieut. C Fp Ty Ulm, a Mauondi Airways director, had an interview with the Prime Minister. Reports say key talks touched on upcoming changes to Australian aviation rules. Ulm returned to Sydney after the meeting, while officials from Western Australia and national aviation bodies prepared a conference in Brisbane.
In Sydney on Friday Detective Wickham arrested a commercial traveller as he left the court after admitting possession of 3,000 tablets of a certain drug. Walter Bertram Jerome said he took the tablets from his employer and gave them to another man to sell. He faced the court on a charge of possessing drugs.
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