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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1940
Page
2
A fragmented OCR reads a Canberra Times masthead and a noisy list of Canberra agents and regional notices. It shows publisher details and several local shop names in Queanbeyan Cooma and surrounding towns with partial addresses and agent names.
Lace making began in France and Flanders in 1320 and was banned in England in 1488. Dresden Valenciennes Mechlin and Brussels lace gained fame for fineness. A Nottingham frame work knitter Hammond reportedly adapted stocking frame to lace around 1768. Improvements by Samuel Katl of Darford near Nottingham popularized cotton lace through grassing making it rival linen.
Weather data for Canberra and Kalinga shows fluctuating readings with temperatures ranging from 60 to 98 degrees, pressures around 30 inches, and winds from various directions. Notable figures include 41 points for Kalinga and multiple time-stamped measurements across Saturday and Sunday.
Their Excellencies the Governor General and Lady Gowrie attended by Mise Price were present at Trying Service at St John the Baptist Church in Canberra yesterday morning. Mrs Thelma Raye Colman of Hollywood arrived in Canberra last night staying at the Hotel Civic. She plans a week in Canberra and was formerly married to Ronald Cotman noted as a famous sinister.
The Commonwealth Government considers using interstate vessels to carry Australian exports abroad. A broader plan includes buying American freighters and persuading American lines to shift Pacific freighters back to wartime routes. The Commerce Department surveys the shipping position for Economic Cabinet recommendations.
The Durham Miners Association council approved a Labour antiwar resolution by 714 to 21. It supports Attlee’s peace policy and calls for united Opposition backing to resist aggression, aiming to restore liberty and build a new social order worldwide.
The article assesses President Roosevelt's Congress address as showing unchanged private opinions yet ready to boost arms for Allies. It notes isolationist currents, contrasts with Allied democracy aims, and predicts U.S. eventual entry while urging continued aid and moral support. Australiana eyes the American election and potential Empire cooperation.
The government plans urgent motion to grant amnesty to 50 convicts praised as earthquake heroes. They helped organize rescue squads during prison collapse and saved more than 1,000 people, mainly women and children, from debris.
About 1,000 Germans and pro-Nazis in the Union have been interned due to activities prejudicial to the state. Among internees are two Grey University professors from Blomfontein and the Johannesburg announcer for the South African Broadcasting Corporation. The government seeks to minimize industrial disruption and promotes new enterprises while a commission surveys national needs.
The north side of churchyards is often empty of graves with many theories. Some say it was left un consecrated for children to play, others cite Christ turning to the south at death. An ecclesiastical view holds the north as Satan’s realm and a haunt for demons, echoed by Milton in Paradise Lost.
London reports the resignations of War Secretary Hore-Belisha and Information Minister Lord Macmillan, staggering British politics. Oliver Stanley becomes War Minister with Sir John Reith as Information Minister, while Parliament seeks seats for the new appointees.
A Punjabi contingent from the Kyber Pass arrives at the Western Front battle zone as the vanguard of Dominion troops. They unload about a hundred rifles at an advanced railhead and move to the front.
The retirement ends Captain Liddell Hart's influence and boosts General Tronalde's prestige. He contemplates General Ironsides following Lord Kitchener as War Minister and becoming the empire's rallying point in the war effort.
The text describes American views after the Finnish defense and the naval clash with the Graf Spee, emphasizing German gun power and British seamanship. It notes revived criticism of Allied defensive strategy and revived anti-Hitler sentiment as Soviet actions in Finland influence American press and transcontinental attitudes toward Germany.
More than 1100 people gathered around the Communist platform in the Domain on Sunday afternoon. Police Inspector Fergusson said there was no disturbance and the crowd gradually dispersed, leaving the Communist speakers with a small audience.
Sydney expects very cheap potatoes as Tasmania dispatches 2880 bags in large shipments since October. 2150 bags head to Newcastle and 698 to Brisbane. Prices may drop to a penny per pound as shipments proceed.
During the week Australian Teachers' Federation representatives will outline reasons in Melbourne for a Commonwealth grant of 65,000,000 to educate the rising generation. The interview will be held in Melbourne.
The British Shipping Ministry announces its first purchase in the U.S. includes six freighters around 5,500 tons each. Four are American-Hawaiian vessels awaiting approval from the U.S. Maritime Commission.
Sir Earle Page urged Parliament be convened to hear reasons for placing the Australian Air Force under a British commander. He backed Sir Charles Burnett as air chief and pressed reports on the Empire Air Force scheme, price controls, and ALF pay, arguing Australians should lead and top ranks.
Criticism of the Commonwealth Government and Australian Consolidated Industries motor car agreement may push a Tariff Board inquiry. Some urge a Parliament relief committee to investigate. Critics say proposals were not disclosed during sitting and the announcement followed soon after the House rose.
The article explains that motor horn makers will produce horns with sound below 100 phons at a set distance, defines a phon as a loudness unit, and compares noises. It notes aero engines at 20 feet reach 110 to 120 phons, a pneumatic drill 108 to 110, train interiors 95, loud conversation 80 to 73, and quiet-house conversation about 25 phons.
Soldiers from the A LE units abroad will leave mascots behind. Regimental goats dogs and company cats are popular but Major Moyes notes that allowing each detail to take a pet would create about 40 animals per ship.
Archaeologists test a local legend at a hilltop site near Allen Hants and East Worldham uncover a single remaining lodge fragment. The forty foot long and two foot high structure is described as of great archaeological significance.
Three of the quadruplets born last week have died and the fourth is dying, while the mother remains well. The report comes from Calro on Sunday.
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