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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 29, 1940
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR reads multiple proper nouns including Queanbeyan Jervia Bay and Murrumbatemar with a string of personal names and phrases. The piece lacks a coherent event or report to summarize with context.
The Canberra Times states ad placement rules with no responsibility for non insertion and the right to edit or omit ads. It requires ads to be written in ink, submitted by 3 p.m. the day before publication, and endorsed by the person responsible for insertion.
London reports the Japanese Government considers a 16 page note expressing regret over the removal of 22 Germans from the liner Agama Maru by a British cruiser. It states Britain acted within legal rights and aimed no attack on Japan, arguing the Germans were able-bodied men returning to Germany and could join in warfare. The Tokyo Times correspondent notes calmer Japanese press and mentions the end of the trade treaty with America as a sober, shifting topic.
Canberra weather data shows barometer readings around 29.04 inches at 3 pm and 29.46 inches at 9 am on Sunday. Temperatures range from the mid 60s to near 90 degrees with highs around 88 degrees and lows near 60 degrees, wind noted from the west.
A Paris bureau notes there is nothing significant to report. The brief statement confirms no new developments or events to relay at this time.
Daily celestial data includes sunrise at 5.18 a.m. and sunset at 7.16 p.m. Moon rises 2.50 p.m. and sets 9.54 a.m. Venus rises 8.9 p.m. and sets 8.50 a.m. Jupiter rises 9.59 a.m. and sets 11.33 p.m. Minor items appear garbled alongside and amid planet names.
The article compares wartime labor shifts from 1914 to the present, noting despite 20,000 returnees for foreign service and large militia enrollments unemployment remains high. It cites Garden Island job cuts, a £1,000,000 loan for the water board, and vast war expenditures, while predicting future work as ships, mills, and new industries rise to meet Britain’s needs.
A brief note acknowledges special arrangement by Reuters World Review and other sources, with Canada Australia and New Zealand rights reserved and related clarifications.
General and Lady Gowrie attended morning service at St John the Baptist Church Canberra. The Governor-General Lord Gowrie, Brigadier Bravecidte, and others left Canberra for Sydney. Sir Thomas Bavin resided at Government House. Dr Lloyd Ross and Mrs Ross joined the Railways Union and Labour Council picnic at Cotter River.
General Hertzog's Stop the War motion failed 81 to 50 in Cape Town. He stated he did not seek a separate peace with Germany but a general peace for all beligerents.
The War Day by Day notes a pooling of British and French resources including laboratories machines and labor with no borders between the nations. It reports Finnish gains on the Salla front and Swedish Scandinavian material aid valued at 3.5 million plus over 500000 in cash. Danish parliament pledges to defend neutrality and Halland tensions ease while German aims press Romania and Galicia oil via oil and steel exports.
Three motor lorries collided on Uriarra Road near Mill Creek Bridge shortly after 2 pm Saturday. Ronald Mortlock drove a J B Young Pty vehicle that veered off the road to avoid a six foot embankment after a crash with Harold Long and Branley White vehicles. Mortlock and passenger William Howard were injured. Mrs White, her baby, and a girl escaped with shock.
A Sydney conference on war finance and policy critiques import replacement as a risk to living standards and export markets. Butlin argues gifts to Allies and wealth conscription could strengthen Britain Australia ties while inflation and taxation shape wartime finance. Other speakers warn against overreliance on price controls and stress clear war aims and national self sufficiency.
Mr. Stevens argues for a national plan embracing all life to win war while preserving liberty. He warns of temporary rights loss, favors central planning with some decentralised features, and contends industrial conscription may be needed but must gain public trust with Labour backing.
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