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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1936
Page
2
Subscriptions and price details for the Canberra Times advertise postal within Australia. Local hotel and business names appear including Queanbeyan District listings and an agency near Sydney Railway Station.
Daily home delivery of The Can Times to Queanbeyan and Canberra areas prior to other newspapers. Readers urged to arrange delivery times and addresses by phone at 164.
Weather recordsfor Canberra show morning humidity at 29.60 inches and 20.38 inches later, with 9 pm 50.04 inches. Temperatures range 64F at 9am to 78F at 3pm, 60F at 9pm, minimum 57.5F, grass 46.8F. Wind recorded as ENE and NE at various times. rainfall noted as nil.
A car crash involving a 70 year old Belmont man and a 40 year old man and daughter killed near Geelong. The vehicle was struck by a train about four miles from the city, the collision stopping the car a quarter mile from impact.
Cloudy and cool Canberra weather with occasional showers. Fresh to strong and squally south-east to south-west winds, at times gusty.
Canberra Times argues the London naval conference shows no clear agreement for world security or relief from the naval arms race. It warns Britain’s navy and air power have weakened since 1914, while other powers expand. Australia faces rising naval risk in the Pacific and fears dependence on Geneva oil sanctions.
The M Naval Conference opens in London to discuss reducing vessel tonnage gun limits and submarine size. The Daily Telegraph notes broad opposition from the United States France and Italy, with Washington wary of Japan’s Far East power. Reduction prospects appear unlikely.
Canberra Amateur Swimming Club hosts a midweek carnival with B Heffernan winning the 400 yards women's championship in 6 min 26 1-5 secs. H Tillyard places second, while L Knowles wins the 100 yards men's handicap in 63 4/5 secs. The meet features several other events and records near misses.
The Anne MacKenzie Oration for 1994 will be delivered in the Australian Institute of Anatomy Canberra at 8 15 pm on Tuesday March 3 1996. Professor Marshall Allan from the University of Melbourne chairs the obstetrics department and will survey how research can help maternal welfare in Australia. The event notes the seven prior orations and the endowment of 1000 pounds by Sir Colin MacKenzie in memory of his philanthropist mother.
Ronald Christensen told the court that on January 27 at the Dareal Bay restaurant the defendant bought two bottles of beer at two shillings each. The witness described beer and spirits involved in the alleged offence.
Witnesses described payments to John Ellis Findlay and alleged arrangements involving William Campbell and Detective Arnold. Campbell claimed the Charger Proprietary Syndicate was bogus, with funds routed to Findlay in Australia and New Zealand. Findlay resigned from the force and faced conspiracy charges, while others discussed potential directors and extradition actions.
Constable Stafford told the court that the site was not an isolated case and police only visit such places when they become notorious. Mr Wright for the defendant said liquor remained from a cocatall party at the restaurant and some patrons asked to chase beer the following night.
The State Meteorologist Mr Mares notes today was 12 degrees cooler than yesterday with humidity halved. A brief cool spell is expected to fade in four to five hours as a southerly wind of 4 mph moves over Sydney. Yesterday saw scattered rain on the central and southern coast and tablelands with a low of 28 degrees at Charlotte Park and a high of 114 at White Cliff.
Mr. W. H. Ifould principal librarian of the NSW Public Library suggests a federal beautification committee to guide Canberra’s future as a garden city He urges thinning plantings along highways to prevent hedge like growth and reduce traffic hazards noting the need for immediate action to protect safety and beauty of the capital
A publication prepared by the Commissioner of Taxation announces the Sales Tax Exemptions Act as enacted by Parliament in December. It lists exemptions, includes a short contents table and a comprehensive index, and is available from the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation at 2 shillings per copy.
A conference with Minister for Commerce Dr. Page Assistant Minister Mr. Thorby and the Australian Produce Board discussed improving butter quality and expanding sales. The board urged uniform printing of Australian on exported butter, color branding to distinguish salted from unsalted, standardised grading, and a national grading officer. They proposed joint Commonwealth State action with the National Experimental Dairy to extend research and train factory operatives and test new machinery.
A new company Amber Investment Company Limited is registered with capital of £250000 split into 25000 A shares and 225000 B shares. A shareholders have priority to dividends until a director is elected, then B shareholders participate. First subscribers include James Hackett, James Hackett, Kenneth Williams, Hawke, Roger Tilana, Budney, and Harry Henville.
James Day, a fellow convict, attacked and killed Clarence Loeb who, with Nathan Leopold, had been serving a 99 year term for the 1924 Franks murder. Officials note Loeb had recent liberty and organized prisoner correspondence, with hints of ongoing degeneracy and improper advances.
Seaside councils press the Water Board over a proposed Long Bay outfall sewer. The board decides to appoint two outside experts to examine the scheme and report findings.
Geofrey Curthey, 17, of Mosman, plunged about 70 feet when earth gave way at Fitzroy Falls cliff. Ambulance crews faced difficulties in lifting the injured youth to the top.
In Damanhour police fired on a determined mob during a student strike killing one boy and wounding another. At Manssura two students died of wounds and 31 were arrested as demonstrations continued.
Wool traders report spinners wools improving with strong demand and long fibre, led by Winchcombe Carson Ltd Yorkshire. Exports to Argentina rise while American mills expand use of apparel wool. Unemployment in worsted weaving falls to a two year low. Australian mill purchases and lower U.S. supply shape the market.
Rain and fading light halted the SheMeld Shield match at Sydney with Victoria all out for 231 and NSW leading 281 in the first innings. Key scores include Robinson reaching fifty and McGilvray later contributing before play ended for the day at 4.35 pm with several light appeals still underway.
Messages of gratitude from Japan express heartfelt thanks for gifts to Prime Minister Okada and Foreign Minister Hirota. The gifts from Australia include a silver salver for Okada and a silver mounted inoki wood piece for Hirota, received by Japan’s External Affairs Minister Pearce.
Brisbane wool sales show a hardening trend with an animated market across all sections. Melbourne values increase by about 8 percent from December, with a notable rise in the wool market today.
The Executive Council awarded diplomas or certificates to four newly registered doctors, a year of record registrations since 1504, despite a ceremonial absence due to death. Wales now has 2,600 medical practitioners.
In the polling year the market faced overseas trade disruptions as cycl IP could not be reliably used. About two thirds of the Australian clip has now been sold, with Prospecta recognized as capable for its marketing.
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