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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1938
Page
1
In Vienna, Nazi authorities claim former Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg remains in custody. Herr Buerkel says Schuschnigg will be tried on criminal charges. He reports confiscation of Hepaburg property and 3,780 political prisoners nationwide.
A protest was filed by Toronto’s Alderman Consul with the Mayor against an alleged insult attributed to Alderman William Craft. Craft denied the remark and said he would tell the Consul to go to Haden, insisting he did not use such language.
Paris dispatch reports a decree enforcing Bil provisions introduced in Parliament in 1988. The note mentions Devil's Island and French Guiana penny establishments. Seventeen convicts sentenced to deportation remain in prison. those now under 4 Glan will not be repatriated but will be allowed to die out.
The dispute in Ottawa stalls talks between British and Australian ministers with a near deadlock. Britain backs Yorkshire manufacturers and seeks relief for secondary industries, while Australians press for broader Dominion manufacturing scope. Oliver Stanley and Malcolm Macdonald clash over price and policy amid six days of talks.
Complaint alleges government withholding confidence from the New Zealand branch of the M A into the proposed medical insurance scheme. It notes the need for cooperation from the medical profession, led by Dr Jamieson, for the scheme to be viable.
Canberra Hospital Board election results reveal a postal voting fiasco with 4 100 papers issued and only 2 691 returned. 237 informal ballots. Archdeacon Robertson Lt Col Goodwin and C H McFadyen elected to serve until June 30 140 Megara J L Knott W D Hurley and T W White to retire next June.
In New York the change defence panel announced a plan to coordinate industrial aid and industry as prices rose across steel markets. Traders noted a volatile session with several sectors gaining and talks continuing on union cooperation and attrition of government objections.
Under a new London Treaty Britain will surrender the world’s largest battleship to an agreement with America. The plan sets America to buy 45 000 ton vessels Britain 42 000 and France 35 000 with an 18 inch gun limit. Russia Germany and Italy may join later scaling naval rivalry between Britain and America.
The Times Tokyo correspondent says Japan aims to pressure France to curb arm shipments in China and to undermine Chiang kai-shek by promoting the fall of Hankow. German ambassador recall noted. Italian envoy also reported recalled. Chinese Yangtze defenses cling amid artillery bombardment as Japanese forces press pontoon crossings.
Representatives of the Miners Federation in Newcastle say the Northern cantery propeletare association may consider shorter hours as miners vow to strike for better pay and safety. The federation denies repudiating last year’s agreement and notes pensions could be funded by a threepence a ton levy, while work plans aim to keep coal flowing if free labour is used.
Rolomon Ben Joseph, condemned for terrorism, was executed in Jerusalem amid a funeral procession. In Tel Aviv, about two hundred Jews clashed with police as baton charges left twelve injured during the demonstrations following the burial order.
Night watchman Jack McDermott patrolling Enfield reports an alarm at Vincent's engineering works and brass foundry. The intruder fired two shots when challenged, but no injuries or effects were recorded.
In industrial circles word spread that a plan to reduce shunter hours from eight to a fortnight without pay loss may remain enacting. The concession, viewed as a gain, would not fully satisfy shunters and local unions.
Flooding and storms devastate towns near Tokyo with trains canceled and hundreds of houses damaged. The typhoon advances across the Pacific as shipping is halted. large parts of the population become refugees in Tauchiura and surrounding areas.
Derbyshire's brittle innings end after 65 minutes as Australia pressing ahead with aggressive batting led by Badcock's steady 86 and Brown reaching 100 in a tense morning session. The match resumes in Chesterfield with Badenock opening and Pope, Copson and McCabe applying pressure as Australia seizes the initiative.
Coroner's jury in Wickenburg Arizona found that Pergy Murray daughter of Mr T G Murray MLC Burney died due to excessive speed and car crash. Her body will be sent to Australia aboard the Niagara with transport costs noted. companion Patricia Tebbutt remains hospitalized for weeks.
Reports from Reuters detail a severe setback in the Everest attempt with rear climbers faltering near Camp 6 while mid expedition progress is unclear. News from Calcutta confirms casualties as Major W. F. Phivanya of New Zealand perishes in a Yorkshire incident, with no aircraft present.
The Defence Minister said orders for 86 planes were placed and that the factory would run at full shift as manpower expands. Training on high tech machinery continues and the plant will be upgraded to produce other aircraft types if needed for defence. The firm faces staffing and timing challenges but aims to speed up production next year.
The German legation at Prague protested a song mocking Herr Hitler. The verse appeared on a classroom blackboard and in exercise books as a soldier’s marching tune. Officials called the act intolerable and demanded action against those responsible.
Rebel planes bombed a train bound for France from Saredons, killing nine passengers and injuring thirty nine. A Fresca firm alti dectory with a tricolour marking was among nearby buildings damaged in the attack.
In a murky weigh in the challenger failed to make weight and the opponents clashed for the world byweight Shin title. The bout proceeded to a late weigh in and a disputed outcome with the judges in June.
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