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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 05, 1939
Page
2
Mosphal at Canbarra on November 20 1688 announces birth to Mr and Mrs Wm Gel Jaily of a son Graham Jamen. Readable fragments include times temperatures and wind but lack coherent details.
Britain signals willingness to cooperate with German and Italian industries to ease postwar trade. Officials note potential collaboration with the United States and Sweden, amid shifts in Germany’s outlook. Italy’s surplus stores and urgent needs drive talks on boosting imports while payments lag for British exporters.
Central Electricity Board to create a national reserve of transformers and electrical gear for wartime use. Ministry of Transport and public utility reps agreed on funding two halves of a 8.9 million pound plan. Reserve aimed to replace machinery damaged by enemy action, ready for quick deployment.
Betty Grable and Jackie Coogan have separated while accounting of Coogan’s father’s estate is resolved. Grable resides with her mother and Coogan with his uncle, both noting no divorce plans. Grable says the arrangement is painful but necessary, Coogan claims no definite outcome yet and expresses uncertainty.
A garbled telex notes that the Bishop of Riverium and Rev EK Maynard have left the govern hold. It lists Pamels Armatrong and Mas Jean Darting arriving at homes in Cwihierra Bailay and mentions annual leave through the next fortnight. Senior Constable Parkman will oversee the prison while Sergeant Baileys spends holidays at Nacoma with his family.
Australian borrowing by statutory bodies has risen as more states empower semi government entities to borrow on their own with government guarantees. NSW, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania discuss new bills and guarantees to fund water works, housing, grain storage, rural development, and hydro projects. Overall debt by local and semi government bodies rose from £2,915,000 in 1930-31 to £11,592,000 by 1937, signaling growing market pressure and policy shifts.
Government aims to limit capital spending on vice regal residences for the Duke and Duchess of Kent during their Australia visit. Expected changes include extending Yarralumla, adding dining and sewing rooms, and arranging use of State Government House in Melbourne. Budget pressures push for minimal construction with future plans tied to Governor-General duties.
The royal party will begin in London on Tuesday with May dates for arrivals in Quebec on May 16 and a one day stop in Brontrval before three games at Government House Ottawa. The tour continues across Canada to Winnipeg and Niagara Falls with Empire Day broadcasts planned from Winnipeg on May 24 and the official birthday event in Ottawa on May 25. The King will also visit Portsmouth on June 2 as the tour returns toward Newfoundland and New England before resuming in Canada until mid June.
A London conference outlines a 11,000,000 youth city scheme on the Crystal Palace site as a central Empire meeting place. The plan envisions 2,000 resident capacity with a chapel, gym, restaurants, and dormitories, funded partly by 19 dominions and the British government, to foster Empire cooperation and social exchange among youth.
Alberta defaulted 81 million dollars in debentures interest due January 1. Interest offered at 2 percent, instead of 5 percent, was accepted by bondholders. Authorities plan to press Ottawa to enforce payment.
A stationary train in Oconee was struck by a second train around noon. Kenneth Bowman, 26, of Coonmmbie, was killed in the wreck and others sustained injuries including tram tractorse and scalding. Foreman J. Muraty and W. Martin were injured as crews aided Bowan before an inquiry was opened in Onmer fowmurtow.
Police Magistrate for Canberra and Gueanbeyan Mr W F Begs has received notice of appointment as Magistrate of the Children's Court in Susney. The new post takes effect late this month and Mr White will preside at the Canberra Court of Petty Dealing for the last time on January 18.
A fragmentary London dispatch notes the pope's successor and plans for guiding principles as the papal council considers industrial policy. The Metal Trades Unions press for a 40 hour week while a potential NIW official faces unclear nomination. The article hints at debates over secular policy and Jewish integration amid rising church appeals.
Melbourne report notes Mr Street a longtime country cricketer turning out for Mulberry XI against Fremantle visitors who posted 200. Wightman took wickets as part of the match. The Sydney brief recalls a lightning strike near Lauamba injuring a resident, leaving her unconscious for thirty minutes as a storm cut power and struck a nearby pole.
The Commonwealth Government will proclaim September 4 as the start of national insurance contributions with amendments pending to allow further postponement. Proposals include substantial weekly employer and employee contributions and a government share, aiming to fund cash benefits and pensions over five decades.
In Cape Town the South Africans faltered to 213 all out in reply to England's 650 in the second Test. Nourse top scored with 44 as Hammond and the England bowlers kept pressure. Verity claimed multiple wickets and England declared at 1 for 58, leaving South Africa 1st innings at 37 for, with several batsmen failing to consolidate.
Queensland defeated New South Wales by eight wickets in a rain-affected Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Queensland’s opening pair anchored the chase with a strong 266-run stand, aided by NSW’s variable fielding and a late spell of weather. Key moments included a missed chance on Brown at 155 and a run-out of Cook. Queensland finished with comfortable victory as Brown’s fielding error and sharp bowling limited NSW to a modest total.
A comprehensive traffic report is expected next week detailing accident causes and congestion during the holiday period. A conference between the Transport Committee and officials discussed potential police appointments and measures to improve traffic safety amid ongoing education and public order concerns.
Five members of the Palestine Arab High Committee expected at a forthcoming meeting to define Arab policy in Palestine. Mahmoud Pasha of Egypt received five Arabs to study the portion of the Palestine agitation, with Mahmoud Pasha likely to attend the London Conference.
Reports from San Francisco indicate Huey Mooney faced renewed doubts about a pardon. The governor had promised in November Mooney would take an oath, but the path remained unclear amid ongoing references to the Propaned nae Day demonstrations and a bomb attack that killed ten people in 1914.
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