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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 05, 1938
Page
2
Fragmented weather notes for Canberra with garbled numbers and units. The text mentions temperatures around 28 to 46 degrees and references times of day, but overall reliability is low and many figures are unreadable.
Canberra event notes a Garba Cup match setup with teams named Garba and Canberra amid upcoming fixtures and preparations for the next rounds.
The match at Rudcatter Stadium built to a pivotal finish as both wrestlers traded quick exchanges. A short burst in the fourth quarter changed momentum, delivering a tense conclusion amid scattered applause and crowd energy.
Miss Racellency Lady Munting II accompanied by Mrs L Ike travels from Canberra to Melbourne then sails for Cambridge England to attend Cavendish Laboratory. Alan Townsend of Forrest and Mrs Townsend also mentioned with 208 scholarship support for study in philosophy and mathematics.
The Canberra Times notes Friday’s influx of Senators brings effective opposition for the first time in years. It argues a strengthened Senate will curb rushed government measures and enforce greater legislative responsibility.
Newspaper reports say a meeting of brokers will be held to discuss the new trade agreement with Japan. officials note delays in association meetings while leaders urge renewed wool, wheat, and flour purchases once China conflict ends. Deputy Labour figures blame policy for falling exports. The Japanese Chamber of Commerce president expects higher Japanese demand after China hostilities end.
A Lockheed plane left Batavia yesterday on the first continental mail flight for Australia under a new Dutch service. It reached Darwin before noon and continued to Condurry with passengers and more than 6,000 letters aboard. It is due at Mascot tomorrow afternoon and will visit Canberra on Wednesday before the long return flight Thursday morning.
Tokyo reports Asahi estimates wool purchases for government use for the 1988 39 season may reach 400000 bales. Industrialists lament the lower allocation percentage for aut calie.
A brief note from Tokyo on a bilateral shipping agreement stipulates Japanese vessels will carry a portion of goods for a two year period while Australian ships cover the remainder in exchanges between Japan and Australia.
The managing director of Qantan Empire Airoways Mr Hudson Fysh said Darwin facilities for passenger handling were inadequate and operations would be awkward until a government building is erected. He noted July flights were considered experimental and passengers would be processed ashore with customs and formalities.
On Monday in Melbourne several Commonwealth members agreed the session was too short to pass major legislation. MP Mr Wilson urged urgent measures on critical issues including wheat production amid calls for decisive action.
Commonwealth Statistician reports factory output up 60 percent from £111,000,000 to £977,700,000 and total wages rise as employment peaks at 523,824 in 1938-39. Adults dominate the workforce at 69.22 percent, with 24.63 percent aged 16–23 and 6.25 percent under 16. Average wage in 1936-37 was £179 5s.
The Commonwealth Government may reorganize and boost the alien migration branch of the Interior Department to handle a flood of 3,000 applications from about 6,000 Jewish individuals seeking settlement in Australia. Most applicants are Austrian and German Jewish refugees, with officials working overtime and arriving at 5 a.m. for processing. A permanent administrative head and more staff are being planned as pilots for the expansion crystallize.
The Commonwealth Grants Commission term is extended from August 31 to likely year end as the Interstate Commission bill moves toward final passage. The extension fills a gap until the new body takes over during the financial year, with Prime Minister Lyons noting no difficulty in the transition.
Skeleton plans to convert railway workshops for munitions will be discussed at the State railway commissioners conference in Sydney on July 12. The proposal, moved by Opposition Leader Mr Curtin, urges directing factories as potential war material producers. The conference also will review transport coordination with new defence plans. The Defence Council meets in Melbourne on July 14 focusing on internal defence force organisation.
The Commonwealth surveyor general said designs for cottage and workmen’s homes were approved with brick construction and rents from 15s 6d to 21 shillings. About 70 to 100 small cottages will be built mainly at Ainslie and Griffith, with funds for expansion secured for the next financial year. The northern city will see later service extensions, prioritizing areas already serviced.
Acting Health Minister Mr Cameron said there has been no official intimation that postal voting is unsuitable for the hospital board election held last week. He indicated that if authorities can devise a different method, it would be favourably considered.
In Gloucester the selectors unveil changes to England for the third Test led by Gibb at 24 and Nicholls 37 returnees while Goddard and Smantics push for pace and spin balance. Criticism centers on Farnes omission and team balance versus Australia on a good wicket at Manchester.
At a Territory Advisory Council meeting Dr. Nott moved to amend the Hospital Ordinance on board elections to use the same voter qualifications and method as the Advisory Council election. He condemned the current system as faulty with low turnout and disfranchisement. Mgr. Shakespeare and Dr. Holmes urged universal franchise, and the motion was carried.
Prime Minister Lyons said Australia will not single handedly survey the British Antarctic Territory unless other Commonwealth countries agree to share costs. Cabinet will ask Empire governments if they will cooperate, after Adelaide discussions proposing an expedition to assess Antarctica's economic potential met with limited enthusiasm.
The Commonwealth Government, advised by the Historic Memorials Committee, bought Ivor Hele’s painting Bturt's Reluctant Decision to Return for £250. The work, lauded by the Art Advisory Board, won the Commonwealth prize of 12 in the 150th Anniversary Celebration. Lyons said the purchase supports Australian art and may be housed in a future National Gallery.
John G. Ffrench former Roseville Bank Manager faced trial on charges he stole £500 from the Bank of New South Wales. Dentist Artie Marshall McIntosh testified that Ffrench pressed him about an overdraft and produced a signed cheque for £500 later admitted by Ffrench to have been filled in.
Cecil Robert Foote a 28 year old bank clerk faces charges in Brisbane alleging he placed about £ 8 400 in bets in a single day and stole £ 10 297 from the National Bank of Australasia Ltd. Police say the total involved may reach £ 49 000 with receipts showing bets on horses and bookmakers. Foote admits responsibility for the sums and says the money is gone to bookmakers and tipsters.
In London on Monday Holmes of Surrey scored 108 not out against Sussex, reaching 100 in 65 minutes to claim the fastest century of the season, surpassing prior marks. Bradman faced Lancashire in the same round of play.
A motor truck carrying weekend workers from Taln's Flat railway works crashed into a ditch seven miles from Goulburn. Robert Owen, 48, of Goulburn, died. Three others were admitted in a critical condition.
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