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Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jan 02, 1937

Page

3

Allen Morrison Wedding At Jenn's Church A Niece Of Note

The wedding of Majaie Nea daughter of Dr and Mrs A J Mollison Wes to Charisa Arthur son of Mr and Mrs E and the late Mrs Jen occurred at Jenns Church. The bride wore white satin with a bridal veil worn by her mother and was attended by her sister Mrs Dayothy Mollison in green morocain and pink gladioli. Archdeacon and Mrs Robertson Canon and Mrs Edwards attended along with many relatives. The bride travelled in navy crepe and halo hat.

Jenn Majaie Nea Miro A. J. Mollipon Wes Charisa Arthur Slater Mins Dayothy Mollison Murray Crescent Archdeacon Robertson J. Edwards A. J. Cahill C. Finny W.C. Thomas W. Chapman Mra. Hill B. Lees Goulburn Missen Meusing Wilerd M. Moore Messrs R. Podmers Griffitha D. Pert J. Hurley W. Kestel D. Higgins Navy Lepden Rigon

New Year Messages in Japan Hint Crisis and Prosperity

Tokyo reports crowded streets and lavish spending as Japan enters 1986 with a munitions boom and high silk prices. Government ministers warn of Europe turmoil and Pacific uncertainty, urging stronger defenses and crisis readiness amid a difficult diet session and tax debate.

Tokyo Japan Hirota Europe Pacific China

UK Railways See 1936 Receipts Rise and Fewer Bankruptcies

London reports that Britain's four main railways earned 156.394 million pounds in 1936, up 5.056 million from 1935. Bankruptcy failures fell by 4 in the year. England and Wales poor relief weekly totals for the last quarter dropped compared with 1935, with a notable weekly decrease of 57,464 in the final week.

London Great Britain England and Wales

Canberra Rainfall Report for 1936 Records Heavy Year

The Canberra Meteorological Station at Aoton logged 2927 points of rain in 1936, about seven inches above average, with rain on 124 days. January was wettest at 518 points. the heaviest 24 hour total occurred January 13 at 374 points. November drought fears followed, while July and August saw high totals and September through November were light.

Aoton Instrumenta Ot Acton Mount Ainslie Canberra

Ambitious Free Medical Service Scheme Proposed

In Sydney the Tasmanian Premier Mr Ogilvie and Health Minister Dr Gahan outlined a plan to provide free medical services across the state. The program would target all residents outside city boundaries with ten Health Department doctors to work in isolated areas, aiming to be first of its kind in the British Empire.

Sydney Country Party of Tasmania Ogilvie Mintetar Gahan Health Department

New Year's Eve in London 1037 Arrangements Expanded

London prepares a lavish New Year greeting with watchnight services at St Pauls and other churches while 1037 begins with gala suppers dances and elaborate tableaux. Crowds won't relive last year's St Pauls churchyard singing relay via loudspeakers. Berltram Brothers circus at Olympia hosts a monster New Year ball with jazz and decorations. Special late services are run by London Transport Board and suburban railways.

London England St. Paul's Cathedral St. Paul's Churchyard Chalaea Arts Club Albert Hall Olympia Bertram Brothers London Transport Board

Australia and Japan settle trade dispute under 18 week plan

The agreement settles the dispute with Japan to buy at least 900000 wool bales from Australia over 18 weeks starting January 1937. Japan to abolish war taxes on Australian goods and removal of prohibitions. Australia lowers intermediate tariffs on Japanese textiles and permits large cotton and artificial silk import entries. British preferential rates stay unchanged.

Australia Japan

State Lottery Extension Discussion Prompted by Hospitals

The State Lottery Director Mr J H Cameron declined to comment on a Hospital Association proposal for larger lotteries. Hospitals and the lottery office seek Premier Stevens to extend the lottery and limit ticket sales to hospitals and the lottery office.

Rydney J. H. Cameron Stevens

Hail Storm Delays City Areas and Damages Gardens

A sequence of electrical storms swept Canberra yesterday afternoon delaying services in the northern suburbs. The short hailstorm caused garden damage with ice pieces and hailstones up to three quarters of an inch, though less severe than last week’s Kingston and Forrest storm which did wider damage.

Canberra Kingston Forrest Tender Planta

New York Fetes End Year With Big Night Crowd

New Year Eve celebrations fill streets and Times Square as clubs stay open to dawn. Churches host Watch Night services. Officials and business leaders praise 1933 year and look to 1937 with optimism.

New York Times Square

Australian MP Mr L A Abbott to be Northern Territory Administrator

Reports indicate the appointment of Mr L A Abbott MP for Gwydir as Administrator of the Northern Territory. He will travel to Canberra next week for cabinet consideration and then move to Sydney before departing for Darwin to assume the post. Abbott has resided in a Duntroon house, but leases must end as Canberra reopens.

L. A. Abbott M.P Gwydir Northern Territory Eany Canberra Abbott Sydney Darwin Royal Military College Duntroon

Nice Guests Face Self Served New Year Dinner

Strikes by hotel staff cancel New Year activities at two fashionable hotels. Guests were left to supply their own dinners or seek other venues as unions demand collective contracts. Police intervened after fights broke out among striking staff and guests.

Nice

Holiday Night Traffic Toll Surges With 150 Accidents

Police and ambulance crews logged more than 160 incidents last night, a record for the period. One fatality, Eleanor Hopkin, struck by a car as she stepped from the kerb near Bondi, is reported.

Sydney Am ‘Bulance Eleanor Hopkin Bondi

Wages Rise and Trade Talks Amid 1930s Market Shifts

Stocks firms award a year’s wages as bonuses for staff while others raise pay in 1937. Japan agrees to import wool bound at not less than 683000 bales next year, above 614000 in 1984 and below 750000 at a prior peak. Britain gains textile market access, aiding Australian primary exports. Sir Henry Gullett credits friendly talks and Japan’s courteous representatives in the negotiations.

London Stook Exchange Britain Japan Australia Henry Gullett

Two Injured in Gale at Wisenan’s Ferry

A storm in Sydney on Friday caused gale force winds at Wisenan’s Ferry injuring two people. The winds unroofed several houses damaged a sheltered garage, downed trees, and harmed crops.

Sydney Wisenan's Ferry

Hailstorm Kills Birds and Damages Property in Melbourne

A Melbourne hailstorm last night caused extensive damage with birds killed and vehicles, campers, and buildings battered. Large hail half the size of pullets eggs shattered windows at the Peterborough Hotel, while hundreds of birds were killed and trees were uprooted.

Melbourne Peterborough

Queensland In Lights Low On Time In Shield Tilt

Queensland 224 for four at stumps against New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground as play ends early due to bad light. Tallon scarce with the bat while Rogers Allen Cook and Bundrieu provided late moments in an innings heavy with rain interruptions.

Sydney Flra New South Wales Sydney Cricket Ground Queensland Tallon Rogers Chipperfield Andrews Hynes Allen Jackson Tallon Cook Baker Bundriea Wu. Ie

Canberra Tour Publicity Aims Attracting Overseas Visitors

Canberra plans a government driven publicity push early next year to boost tourism and retirement appeal. The effort targets Australians and overseas residents in Britain and India, highlighting Canberra’s beauty and its federal income tax regime as an attraction for retirees.

Canberra Great Britain India Australia

Estate of Otto Kahn Proved At 3 970 000 Dollars

The estate of Otto Kahn once said to be among the world’s wealthiest was proved at 3 970 000 dollars. He supposedly valued at 50 million, held 200 stocks at his death, but 60 proved worthless as many ventures failed to return.

New York Otto Kahn Kahn

Wool Sales Price Advance Anticipated

An advance of five to ten per cent is expected in wool prices when the 1947 selling season opens in Sydney on Monday. Japanese buyers have declined to indicate how much they will purchase, and some brokers doubt Japan’s re-entry will bring a substantial price rise.

Sydney Japan

35 708 Car Fatalities in 1936

Washington report announces that 35 708 persons were killed in automobile accidents in 1936, the largest number on record, highlighting mounting fatalities and road safety concerns.

Washington

Red Shirt Henchman Falici Killed in Restaurant Brawl

"Red Shirt" Falici, famed henchman of gangster Legs Diamond, was shot and killed in a restaurant brawl today. Falici earned his nickname from the bright red shirt he wore.

New York Falici Legs Diamond Hlamine

Kidnapped Boy Reported Safe in Catoma

Dr. Mattson received a communication from the kidnapper claiming his six year old son is safe and an intermediary is collecting the ransom. Rumors spread that the money will be paid, though no confirmation is given. The boy was kidnapped earlier in the week and held for twenty eight thousand dollars.

Catoma

Force to Enforce League Covenant Policy Discussed in London

London on Thursday hears declarations supporting enforcement of the League Covenant. Leaders including Churchill and Attlee favor potential military action if necessary. Similar statements have been made in several European nations.

London All Rites Inci Jr Churchill Attlee Benn

Communist Denunciation in Catholic Sermon in London

The Munich Daily Telegraph correspondent reports Cardinal Faulhaber denouncing Communism in a New Year’s Eve sermon to a packed cathedral. He warns that Bolshevism threatens German unity and Christianity and must be resisted with equal force.

London Munich Daily Telegraph Faulhacher In

Fortune Waiting Seven Missing Women in England

In England, seven women are named as potential heirs to a fortune from the late Eva Sanger of Bloomsbury. Dying June 20, she left £4,856 after £200 to St Mark's Hospital with the remaining estate to Ada Lockett, Mary Ann Golding Bird, Lucilia Maxwell, Emily Jane Matthews, Julian Catherine North, Minnie Blanche Gilbert, and Marian Skiner. A larger £70,000 awaits discovery as legatees are traced.

England Eva Sanger Bloombury London St. Mark's Hospital Blanche Gilbert Marian Skiner H. H. Abdy Rt. Bartholomew's Bloomsbury Sunday Express Miss Banger

Everton Pays 46500 Transfer Fee for Teen Forward

The Everton Soccer Club paid a 46500 transfer fee for Burnley's centre forward Tom Lawton aged 17 who joined the club at age 15.

London Everton Burnley Tom Lawton

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