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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 10, 1937
Page
1
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Widespread search by Colorado and Itasca off Howland Island covers reefs and Phoenix Islands with constant searchlights but finds no trace of Amelia Earhart Putnam and navigator Noonan. Weather is clear and officials hope for Saturday results while Mrs. Noonan awaits news at a friend’s home.
In the Central Police Court three Chinese found at Burwood could not name their landing port but admitted travelling overland by car. Each received six months hard labour for being prohibited immigrants and will be deported to China. They said they had been in the Commonwealth only a few days after embarking at Singapore four weeks earlier. Evidence showed they were placed below hatches on a boat in Hong Kong and paid 50 Hong Kong dollars for passage. they were fed by a Chinese crew but could not identify the ship or landing port in Australia. Heavy bail of £300 was set for Gordon Ficklum on July 2 on a separate count of conspiring to aid the three immigrants' concealment.
In London on Thursday observers anticipate signing of Anglo German and Anglo Russian naval accords next week The pacts align Germany and Russia with the 1936 London Naval Treaty regarding naval armaments.
Peiping reports from Daily Mail describe four battles and four truces amid Sino Japanese clashes near Marco Polo Bridge and Wangping. Chinese and Japanese officials negotiated without lasting halt as artillery resumed after each armistice. Reinforcements reached the Chang Tung river as tensions mounted.
Dawn clash near the Yung Ting River ends with Chinese and Japanese troops withdrawing to opposite banks. The Chinese Foreign Office protests in Tokyo against Japanese provocation as envoy Nanki seeks an amicable settlement.
Lockheed president Mr. Squir positively identified the rubber tyre and landing gear found off Burma as Kingsford Smiths gear. He noted the gear inspection suggested a possible water landing or pancake impact with scraped struts but intact gear.
The Civil Aviation Board plans to install radio direction finders on the Adelaide to Perth route and the Brisbane to New Guinea and Queensland internal routes. By three months ten ultra short wave transmitters should be in operation. Two way communications cover Brisbane Sydney Albury Canberra Adelaide Forrestd and Perth with bearings obtainable from Essen don Launceston and Adelaide.
The Australian Gas-Nght Company applied to alter its gas charging methods seeking to extend discounts to large industrial users and certain households. The request was heard today by a Board of Inquiry established under the Gas and Electricity Act.
The Japanese Economic Mission begins talks with English business men under Lord Barnby chair to improve arrangements for Japanese trade in London.
The Metropolitan Magistrates approve a proposal to fine minor offenders by post to save time for defendants. Secretary of the Crown Law Department Mr P M Knight notes a similar scheme in Melbourne under the Motor Car Act for several years and says it operates well.
The Celebrations Council has completed a contract with Cinésound Productions Ltd and the British Empire Films Ltd to produce and distribute a film promoting Australia’s 150th anniversary celebrations titled Advance Australia. Mr Dunningham, in charge of the 1938 celebrations, announced tonight.
Rome reports 45 000 men employed in military aircraft plants and 25 000 more in building six new airports. The statistics highlight Italy's wartime aviation and airfield expansion efforts during the period.
At a Gosford Rugby League Club meeting last night players facing summonses were urged to apply for withdrawal. Several players planned to contest charges at Gosford Police Court next week. Some summonses had not reached players, one was even pasted on a car windscreen.
The Acting Minister for Defence announced Cabinet approval for the Civil Aviation Board to buy a British aircraft for testing radio beams on main air routes. If a British plane is unavailable, the decision may be reconsidered to allow an American plane.
Bruno Mussolini son of the dictator announces he has broken the world air speed record for 1000 kilometres in Rome. He plans a September attempt from Rome to Japan to set a new long distance record.
It was officially announced that sixty Italian officers and men died due to various causes of service in Abyssinia in June.
Relatives of Sir Charles Kingalord Smith cling to the belief he may be alive in Burma or nearby islands as a tyre and landing gear found in Burma are tied to the Lady Southern Cross flown by Kingsford Smith. A witness speculates the airman landed, shed the tyre, and hoped for recovery.
Officials dispute a cable report claiming gear found in Burma came from Kingsford Smith aircraft. Captain Johnstone, Controller-General of Civil Aviation, says he unaware of parts being sent to America and notes Lockheed executive identification of the components must be accepted.
The Minister for Defence Mr. Jones announced that the voluntary system of recruiting terr iti torials has not achieved satisfactory results and that the government will likely adopt a new policy. This is interpreted to mean a compulsory element may be used.
News reports the Sanyo Maru, flagship of the Japanese pearling fleet, foundered about 15 miles off the Liverpool River mouth during a severe squall. The purser and diver were drowned. other crew survived ashore. The vessel lies in 14 to 15 fathoms of water and salvage work begins as all local luggers halt operations. Shell value around £42,000.
Norves Mason, 81, admitted stealing 88 in cash from Bertha Telfer, causing her to incur a large bank overdraft and risk losing her home. He surrendered to police, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to two years imprisonment at Quarter Sessions. Mason had been general manager of Telfer and Company Ltd., a shopfitting business owned by Mrs. Telfer.
Negotiations between colliery owners and miners for a new award were commented on this afternoon but the first major conference is not scheduled until next Wednesday.
In Wollongong a man named William Dermody collapsed after drinking from a drum in a shed near Ananderra railway station. He died at the local hospital. the drum was labeled weed killer poison. Police investigated the incident as a possible accidental poisoning.
The New Zealand Minister for Agriculture Mr Mayne assured that merino sheep imported from Australia would not be re exported to other countries. The Wool Committee and Graziers Association national secretary Mr J W Allen welcomed the pledge and noted acceptance by the Wool Committee.
Margaret Rawlings, a famed actress, denounces the Oxford Group at a 2500 person luncheon. She complains she was misled about Bernard Shaw being the speaker and criticizes the event as psychic exhibitionism and sensual display, likening it to nudity in Piccadilly Circus. The speech unsettles the crowd.
Berlin Friday reports a neutral committee with a Polish chairman to break the Non-Intervention stalemate. Britain France Italy and Germany stand firm, while press commentary notes French demands and the Spanish weapons issue. Hitler also convened a advisers conference with Von Blomberg and Goering.
A full session of the Non-Intervention Committee will meet at the Foreign Office tomorrow with representatives from 27 states. London reports mention British and French positions and German and Italian roles. In Parliament, Lord Cranborne stated Britain values the reported cross-party willingness to consider withdraw of foreign combatants from Spain. Admiral Duff Cooper denied orders for firing on insurgent aircraft only, saying British ships defend against any hostile attack from either side.
Signor Gayda in Giornale d Italia claims Britain met with General Franco and backs Basque partners to fall away. He says Britain and France seek five naval zones to encircle Italy and Germany with economic and military pressure. Farinacci, ally of Mussolini, argues Britain aims to make Franco a London vassal.
General Franco declares withdrawal of foreign volunteers impossible and rejects conferences with Red rulers. He says the Nationalists aim for absolute victory to maintain a nationalist regime, the Times correspondent notes this effectively disposes of further negotiations.
Loyalist forces under General Miaja mass 22 000 infantry and forty tanks to blunt the Nationalist drive west of Madrid. Government artillery pounds the front for seven miles and Brunete falls four miles from the line. Casualties estimated at 2000 with additional claims of success near Cordoba and Granada.
Acting Defence Minister Thorby states no final decision on a Botany Bay boat base, mentions Rose Bay as a preferred site but delays until further security measures are completed. He hints the state may contribute to establish a base in Botany Bay.
The Nationalists show no interest in the issue arguing nationals will obey their government while Valencia controlled exiles resist. Rumours that General Franco seeks Britain or that tensions with Italy and Germany drive shifts are rejected as unfounded.
Prime Minister Chamberlain tells National Government at Albert Hall that a Western European conflict can be avoided with goodwill and that volunteers should leave Spain. He warns civil war stems from deeper European unrest and hopes Baron von Neurath's London visit will aid discussions.
Paris reports French railway workers accused of stealing a wagon load of gunpowder on the Magain line. They allegedly forged invoices and uncoupled a tram truck, which was said to be taken to the Spanish frontier and sold to the Nationalists.
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