Woman Found Dead Tied to Launch in Auckland Harbour
A woman was found tied to a launch in Auckland Harbour after a harbor incident. Her lower body remained in water while her head and shoulders were above, with cuts on feet and legs. A ferry captain alerted authorities as a man fled the scene. Police said two men were aboard a hulk when a sudden lurch threw her overboard. one man dived to help and disappeared, the other failed to bring her aboard and remained aboard the launch.
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N.Z
Cabinet to discuss urgent meat problem in Melbourne
The Federal Cabinet will regroup in Canberra on Tuesday and sit for five days. Prime Minister Lyons said it may also meet in Melbourne the following week to finalize Tariff Board reports for Parliament. A delegation will travel to England next month aboard the Otranto with Henry Gullett R G Mensias and others.
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Melbourne
Canberra
Lyons
Tariff Board
Otranto
Menzies
Japan and China clash as Sino-Japanese dispute erupts in Manchukuo
Reports from Peking describe a sudden combined Japanese and Manchukuo offensive against Chinese forces in Jehol Charchar border areas. Observers note unprovoked attack despite hopes for peace, with jets, artillery, and armored units targeting General Sung Chen Yuan's troops near Tau Mickiv.
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Shanghai
China
Manchukuo
Charchar
Peking
Sung Chen Yuan
Tau Mickiv
Great Wall
Will
Kalgan
Kupelkau
Jehool
Tory
Japan
Ese
Peping Legation
Jehol- Charchar
Bung Chen Yuan
Tauhihkau
Takal M
Tokio
Thuratay
War Office
Jehol
Bunny
Hawking
Influence Of Pen Holding At School Inspectors Meeting
Sydney teachers discuss pen hold and writing posture at a conference. Mr C. W. Mann questions official guidelines from Education Gazette and cites lack of evidence that correct grip improves writing among adults or even in some primary schools.
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Sydney
C. W. Mann
Education Gazette
Trains Caught in Snow Drifts Delays North of Vancouver
Snow slows rail services east of Vancouver for days with dozens of trains stalled as blizzard conditions grip the region. Authorities report widespread disruption from Monday to the present, affecting schedules and freight movements along the line.
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Vancouver
B.C
Expert witness links ladder wood to Hauptmann home
In Flemington New Jersey a tech expert testifies that the ladder wood matches attic flooring from Bruno Hauptmann's house. The testimony concludes the prosecution phase of the Lindbergh baby trial.
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Flemington
N.J
Alleges Fraud Trial Ends with Three Month Sentence
At Randos Police Court John Lawrence Baxter an analytical chemist was sentenced to Bathurst gaol for three months for alleged fraud. He posed as Sir John Baxter baronet and claimed to lease a factory at Daurat to make toilet requisites. He sent a telegram from Sydney promising funds and claimed a solicitor would arrive in Kandes with £17,000.
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Sydney
Randos
John Lawrence Baxter
Sir John Baxter
Baronet
Bathurst
Arthur Stanley Wilpour
Daurat
Kandes
Blasing Stable Shingle Result in Implied Burn Treaty
Fragmentary text notes a blaze at a stable with shingles damaged. The record mentions improvised lighting and a fire origin debate, but details are sparse and no names or places are clear.
Indian Reform Minister Eyes Passage Of Bill In Commons Next Week
Secretary for India Sir Samuel Hoare spoke at Oxford praising the Government of India Bill as the greatest and most complex measure ever before Parliament. He said it would establish an all India federation, constitutional schemes for 11 provinces, a new Burma constitution, and unite diverse communities for India’s progress within the Commonwealth.
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London
Tfmes
India
Brrth
Samuel Hoare
Oxford
Government of
King’s Reign Film Abandoned Over Jubilee Timing
Producers drop plan for a film on the King’s reign written by Winston Churchill. The £100,000 project would cover political and social changes but cannot be finished in time for the King's May jubilee. Rival firm courted Sir Austen Chamberlain and John Dunwater to help compile a competing picture.
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London
Winston Churchill
Austen Chamberlain
John Duinwater
Trawler Jetro Reported Drifting Near Lambavik Sinking
A trawler sheltering in Reykavik harbour received a wireless message claiming the Jetro was drifting helplessly near Lambavik and would soon sink. Wreckage and lifebelts of the Jeira washed ashore. it is believed she foundered with all hands.
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Reykjivik
Iceland
Jetro
Lambavik
England
Severe cold grips North America with deadly storm
New York reports six deaths as the worst snowstorm in 15 years devastates the city and halts streets. An army of 33 000 is mobilised to clear drifts while two thirds of the continent endures extreme cold and disrupted communications from Ontario to the Atlantic seaboard.
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New York
North American
Canada
Iroquois Falls
Ontario
Atlantic Seaboard
New York City
Fisherman recounts shark tragedy near George River
George Markham recalls a shark attack on December 31 near George River. He describes shouting warnings as blood streaked the water and partner Richard Soden, 20, was dragged to shore in a bid to save him.
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Sydney
Soden
Boden
George Markham
George’ River
Richard Soden
Launch Adrift at Sydney Heads Reaches Woy Woy
A 26 foot launch blown from outside Sydney Heads to Woy Woy overnight reached the harbour after a long search. Passengers were John Stewart a Vaucluse master butcher his son Richard Stewart 71 and Richard W Stewart horse trainer. They reached Woy Woy by 7 am sighted by the coastal steamer Erin which picked them up.
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Sydney
Sydney Heada
J. H. Stewart
Vaucluse
Woy Woy
John Stewart
Richard Stewart
Richard W. Stewart
Erin
New Office Created for Commonwealth Economics Research
The Commonwealth establishes a new research officer post to assist Dr. Roland Wilson, economist to the Treasury. The position, created due to needs in foreign trade and empire economics, offers £438 to £510 a year.
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Roland Wilson
Wilson
Treasury
Commonwealth Public Service
Statistician's Department
Nts
Germany building more pocket ships and cruisers
Naval writer Mr. Hector Bywater says Germany has built or is building pocket battleships and six cruisers at a total cost of £31,000,000. The ships carry 1 inch and 6 inch guns and use high pressure boiler steam turbines instead of diesel engines.
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London
Hector Bywater
The
Daily Telegraph
Germany
India Bill Provisions Support Self Government and Checks
Bir Samuel argued the Joint Select Committee report shows the National Government backs the bill, granting self government while preserving emergency powers to protect essential governance. He asserted governors would not become dictators, noting the constitution would balance executive and legislative actions.
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Joint Select Committee
India
Britain
Bir Samuel
Brutal Horse Cruelty Case Leads to Imprisonment
In Reno a man named Johnson faced imprisonment on a charge of brutal cruelty to a horse. He described past actions as harming the animal, noting its very poor condition and injured fetlocks during the abuse.
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Sydney
Ett
McDougall
Central
Reno
Johnson
British Science Congress Plans Cambridge Conference
British scientists discuss the Australasian Science Congress invitation to the British Association for 1938. The Secretary notes the Association has arranged all annual conferences through 1938, with the 1038 conference planned at Cambridge, making a full 1038 Commonwealth gathering impossible.
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London
Australasian Science Congress
British Association
Australian Press Association
Cambridge
Commonwealth
Tennis Rules French Opposition on lifting ban
Paris reports a debate over the British Lawn Tennis Association proposal to lift the ban on amateur players appearing in motion pictures. The E Auto criticizes the move as un British and likely to benefit only one man and one country while the international committee remains hostile.
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Paris
Britain
E'Auto
British Lawn Tennis Association
Qantas Empress Railways Boss Flags DH86 Price Cut
Sydney briefing reports Mr Hudson Fysh managing director of Qantas Empire Railways Ltd declares the latest DH86 aircraft will feature a price reduction on services between England and Australia. He notes the new machine arrived recently and is aimed at enhancing airline operations.
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Sydney
Qantas Empire Railways Ltd
Hudson Fysh
Marta
Boy Rescued From Cliff Face At Newcastle Beach
A 29 year old boy was rescued from a rocky cliff ledge near Newcastle beach after becoming stranded with a sheer drop below. Surf club members assisted as one rescuer was lowered by line and the belt hoisted the boy to safety. Rescuer R Hangcck was then hauled to the top.
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Newcastle
Fila
R. Hangcck
Liverpool coroner rules shark attack accidental death
The Liverpool coroner Mr Pollman ruled the youth Soden died accidentally after a shark mauled him while swimming in the river Markham testified the right side of the boy was eaten and he carried him to a boat across the river Peter Lawrence spoke of his companion Lawrence and the sudden cry of shark lawrence said 20 minutes passed before hospital admission
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Liverpool
Pollman
Markham
Soden
Peter Lawrence
Lawrence
Boden
Campbell Sails for U. S. A. to chase land speed record
Sir Malcolm Campbell with six mechanics sailed for the United States to race the Blue Bird on the Daytona Bands and attempt to break his own land speed record.
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London
Malcolm Campbell
United States
Imprisoned in Ice Chamber Traps Local Fish Retailer
Anuber Nielson of Haddons Ltd was trapped in a freezing ice chamber for two hours when a chamber door closed. His cries went unheard until a butcher arrived to fetch supplies and release him.
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Lithgow
Anuber Nielson
Haddons Ltd
Fast air taxi in Sydney letters a new private charter service
A two person plus pilot Percival Gull aircraft has landed in Sydney and will offer private charter flights across Australia. The plane will operate from De Havilland hangar in Mascot and be serviced by Vacuum Oil Company Ltd. for travel anywhere in the country.
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Humber
Australia
de Haviland
Mascot
Hall
Vacuum Oil Company ™, Ltd
Indian Scout Mody visits Queanbeyan during Australian tour
Jem Mody of Bombay a 18 year old Rover Scout visits Queanbeyan after touring Melbourne’s Centenary Jamboree. He plans to cycle to Sydney and Brisbane, to be invested tonight, hopes to attend future jamborees including Washington 1924. He praises India's diverse Scout movement uniting Hindus and Mohammedans.
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Jem! Mody
Bombay
India
Queanipeyan
Canberra
Melbourne
Australia
Sydney
Brisbane
Queanbeyan Rover Scouts
Queanbeyan
Hoout Mody
Roven den
Tonigh
Mody
Fifty-first
Rover Scout Company
Washington
U.S.A
Scout Mody
Frankston
Victoria
New Guarantee Fund Bill Aids Solicitors Trust Control
The measure establishes a fund funded by solicitor contributions up to 10 pounds yearly to cover defalcations from trust funds. Subscriptions may be returned on a solicitor’s death if no misconduct is proven. The bill mandates trust account maintenance and allows surprise audits. A sub-committee with broad disciplinary powers is formed. The bill was read a first time on the voices.
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Martin
Amateur status upheld of Jap swimmers
A appeals board ruled that two Japanese swimmers and Kiyokens were not infringing amateur status. The report notes they appeared during a tour and that funds beyond the allotted expenses were not misused.
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A Io
Mers
Printed Leeann by Pegwy an Sepia Pree of Ausra
fragmentary note from Braddon Canberra hints at a sepia print titled Leeann by Pegwy an Sepia Pree of Ausra with free unence tees wireet Braddon Canberra
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Leeann
Pegwy
Sepia Pree
Ausra
Braddon
Canberwt
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