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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 25, 1937
Page
1
News from Tokyo notes a cabinet resignation amid debate on Diet dissolution and army power. Politicians warn the Diet could become a tool for army interests while Fascist elements press for change. Finance reports a trade balance improvement amid large investments related to Manchukuo.
London reports plans to transform Cyprus into a major British air centre with a 280000 pound aerodrome at Nicosia and underground hangars for at least 50 aircraft. The proposal includes increasing Cyprus garrison strength to battalion level and constructing 80000 pound barracks at Nicosia to replace obsolete quarters at Polymedia. Fortifications on the Rhine are also noted.
The Diplomatic Correspondent of the Daily Mail reports Berlin has opened a major rearmament phase with 39 divisions and a vast air force. The Paris Morning Post correspondent notes 14 villages in the Palatinate are evacuated for fortifications akin to a German Maginot line, with residents moved toward Mecklenburg. A White Hart press note hints Cyprus neutrality talks and Mediterranean terminal developments at Haifa and Flemish ports, with no shift in policy expected.
Berlin correspondents report Perry’s reversal of form as Britain and Germany drift toward diverging views on a European settlement. The match figures show Perry trailing in a professional encounter with Germany amid pressure to secure economic concessions. The British stance favors a stiffer League, while Berlin notes growing contempt toward German policy. A separate Baltimore result records Vines defeating Perry 64 to 78 in a professional tennis match as the Hong Kong player struggles with form and service.
Describes Madrid suffering the worst bombing since the war began with German forces shelling the city from dawn. Reports casualties in working districts, structural damage to modern blocks, and debris on streets. German battleship Graf Spee observed offshore. air raid at Roquetas near Almeria. consular evacuation to Gibraltar and British subjects leaving Malaga amid the crisis.
Walter Runciman president of the British Board of Control arrived in Warhighton and expected to discuss neutrality in the United States with Mr Memmi. The note indicates British officials seek clarity on neutrality policy during early discussions.
The Moscow trial details accuse Karl Radek and 18 Bolshaviaty figures of a Trotsky orchestrated plot to topple the Soviet regime. The indictment alleges espionage, sabotage, and plans to cede territories to Germany and Japan, with confessions from Piatakoff and others and references to meetings in Oslo and Moscow.
Twenty crew members of the Norwegian coal steamer Karit were rescued after four days at sea amid a brutal gale and snow. The ship took on water and hatches burst as lifeboats and pumps worked frantically. Sailors were transferred to the Leda and other rescuers with injuries including captain Hilingyen. several crew members remained hurt as medical aid arrived at Haugesund.
The Lithuanian Government promotes executions by poison gas arguing it is more humane than shooting or hanging though legal medical experts disagree and the plan appears to proceed despite criticism.
Sydney reports a fatal Mascot air crash when a Klemm Eagle monoplane struck a Moth plane during takeoff. Miss May Bradford, the unidentified second woman passenger, and two pilots died as the burning wreckage deterred rescuers. Identity of two women to be released by authorities.
A committee urges abolishing Gretna Green and irregular marriages, arguing a law allowing marriages without consent and procedure leads to seduction and deceit. It notes no blacksmith shop existed at Gretna Green and exposes a fraud by Mackle who staged mock marriages earning about £2000 yearly. The report supports civil service reforms and church involvement to proclaim marriages with proper notice.
Empire broadcast reports Lord Nuffield aiding rearmament plans tied to Westminster Abbey transformation for the coronation. Work to convert the abbey for 7700 guests includes blue velour seating, a 27 foot wide processional, and royal heraldry accents. preparations run to Windsor and beyond.
Chicago reports at least 23 dead and 300000 homeless as floods strike twelve states. Indiana towns Aurora and Laurenceburg evacuated by special relief trains under martial law. Ohio River levels threaten typhoid and pneumonia outbreaks amid derailed trains and washed out highways. Governments deploy guards, sandbag barriers, and inoculation clinics to curb epidemics.
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