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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 31, 1935
Page
4
The State Lottery sold 33 000 lickels yesterday, a record since it began. Director Calvin said business was unusually strong, surprised by the high total as people may have spent money over holidays and Monday sales.
The Canberra Amateur Swimming Club announces Wednesday night carnivals with admission 6d for adults and 3d for children. The club will pay the Department of the Interior either 14 or 20 percent of total takings, whichever is greater, for the use of the lead Wednesday night, under a new arrangement.
Last Friday burglars entered the home of Inspector Alien on Clarence Street and stole jewellery including a valuable gold watch given to him by residents of Lawson in 1914. A small box addressed to Inspector Allen was found at police headquarters containing a high valued watch, which he said could have been melted down. He expressed appreciation for the thief’s action in returning it.
The passage states that those willing to pay will witness events in comfort while the current collection method is deemed unsatisfactory. Any amount over 15 paid to the Department will go toward paying off the new diving tower and board, a charge on the club.
Mr T W White Minister for Customs defends censorship of imported literature saying agitation for abolition is exaggerated. About two books a month are banned for indecent language not permitted in streets. He argues no reason to circulate objectionable material beyond street obscenity and invites appeals to court if a good case is proven. Political bans are rare and only for incitement to bloodshed or disorder.
The Reid Tennis Club held its seventh annual meeting with about 50 members present. Elections named T. J. Thompson as president, F. A. Meere H. Voxon and L. Crowley as vice-presidents, G. A. Clough as secretary, E. R. Toms as assistant secretary, and Pente as treasurer, plus an executive committee and delegates to the F.C.T. L.T.A. The club will field Saturday teams and three ladies midweek teams. a life membership for L. F. Crawley was awarded. The 1934 membership reached 45, receipts exceeded expenditure by £8, and improvements included No. 4 court takeover and plans for top dressing and lead lines. The No. 1 Grade team performed well in pennants, and members Jean Crawley, B. Weaver, and Miss Stuart earned ET championships.
A fire at a weather board cottage in Day Street Leichhardt early today forced the removal of Mr and Mrs Hind both described as cripples to safety with difficulty. The couple had only moved into the house yesterday.
The Capitol Theatre opens a three night plus matinee season for The Barrets of Wimpole Street, starring Norma Shearer Fredric March and Charles Laughton in a Browning Elizabeth Barrett romance. Supporting features include Tuliptime in Helland travelogue, Laurel and Hardy Busy Bodies, Jailbirds in Paradise, Pete Smith Goofy Movies, and Gau mont Newsreel.
The World President Misa van Asch van Wijck has been touring Scandinavia and Denmark addressing large gatherings in Oslo Copenhagen Aarhus Roskilde Stockholm Upaala and other centers. Before Christmas she planned visits to associations in Sweden and Germany.
Vancouver reports the railway service resumed today after slides struck the line. The first trains for ten days were crowded as about five thousand railway and communication workers labored to repair roads and snowslides. Twenty two workers were killed in the disruption.
A Tuesday report from New York states forty people have died recently from poisoned liquor bought from bootlegger supplied shops. Authorities warn more cases may follow as investigations with police and health officials continue.
Sydney reports Keith Virtue of New England Airways, aged 25, has logged 5000 hours in the air and flown half a million miles, a remarkable record for a young pilot.
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