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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 13, 1936
Page
1
Berlin and Vienna announce a mutual pact recognizing sovereignty and pledging normal relations. Dr Goebbels and Dr Schuschnigg broadcast the text claiming to ease tension and defend independence while pledging to uphold League obligations against extremist forces.
Rome reports Italy declines to attend the Locarno Pact conference due to unsettled naval accords and ongoing diplomatic discussions. King Victor Emmanuel III and key ministers weigh options as talks continue.
Observers in Rome credit Signor Musso for a diplomatic triumph with the Rome protocol that removes the Brenner frontier threat dominating postwar Italy. It is expected Mussolini may revive a form of the 1933 four power pact to keep Germany in check as a safety valve.
Berlin spokesman mvenrperi outlined the accord recalling mutual readmission of newspapers, Austria to remove a 1000 mark tax and an amnesty for political prisoners. Each nation would permit showing national emblems within the other’s borders. The move, not prompted by a British questionnaire, signals Germany’s peaceful aims. Austrian circles fear Germany may press for a plebiscite in Austria.
In Bucharest on Saturday M. Titulescu resigned citing dissatisfaction with internal politics and government support for Nazis. He accuses policy contradictions with France since Premier Blum took office.
The Commonwealth Government may shield the wool sector if Japan refrains from purchasing or tightens imports. Proposals include a Wool Realisation Organisation modeled after BAWRA to hold surplus wool and fund it via the Commonwealth Bank and public loans.
Tokyo weighs Australia’s proposal to suspend protection laws and the new licensing measures to start negotiations on a trade pact. Japan is likely to reject, seeking equal footing and a return to the status quo ante, and Australia plans to suspend May duties.
Official announcement outlines plans for a new British navy and air force capable of operating globally under any conditions. The First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Samuel Hoare, warns that delays risk national survival and stresses rapid, scientifically informed expansion to counter air power and potential supply cuts.
Power by air inventor Nikola Tesla marks his 80th birthday by announcing wireless power transmission. He says power at Muscle Shoals could be sent to England, China, and Little America with low cost and equal ease, with European governments promising cooperation. A European plant is planned within a year. The scheme would use one hundred million volts, far above the current laboratory maximum of eighteen million volts.
The H M A S Sydney and Australia will sail from Alexandria on July 14 for Fremantle, announced by Prime Minister Lyons. The British government thanks Australia for releasing the warships from Mediterranean service and placing them at Britain’s disposal. Australia won first place for the second year in a row at the first cruiser squadron regatta in Alexandria.
Canberra and Queanbeyan battle to a 3 to 3 draw in the Massy Cup with a gripping second half as Stanwell ties the game for Canberra after Boag had earlier scored. Speering and the Canberra backs held firm while Queanbeyan fought back in a hard forward clash.
A speaker charged that Germany’s war preparations were far advanced and warned Hitler’s so called peace would mean slavery for many. He argued a man with his own people imprisoned should not speak of peace and claimed age limits for mobilization were being exceeded with workers over 45 allegedly issued war equipment and ordered to report.
A cooling air mass from the North Pacific is forecast to cross North America by midweek, breaking the heat wave with rains. Drought damage may hit 100 million dollars, with 700 heat deaths nationwide and 200 in Canada. Cities report suffering as New York Chicago and Toronto reel from heat.
A Canberra to Sydney service car wrecked near Paddy's River injuring seven, including two youths on a Croydon motorcycle crash. Passengers Harry Coe 38 and four others were treated. a relief Bowral car later assisted. John Moone and Alfred Turner suffered facial injuries, Hamilton Collis knee and foot wounds. Robert Lambert 19 and Albert Whiteman 19 on the motorcycle sustained serious head injuries.
Crop deterioration in North America has buoyed Australian wheat, rising to 4/7 for local use and 3/11 for export parcels in Sydney on Saturday. Quotations surpass any since 1930 for Australian wheat growers. NSW harvest is estimated at 50 million bushels.
A Rome message says Italian columns occupy Gelili in Harar and mass submissions to Italy continue in Abyssinia. Corryrene notes air ambushes at Lalkempti and Wallega. rations officers killed in their sleep, fourteen dead. A Manchester Guardian rep in Rome cites Marshal Badoglio ordering satrapy tactics after Aradam, praising Italian strategy and mocking Abyssinian leaders.
Dr Earle Page visited Mr De Valera and lunched at Leinster House. He says he hopes to secure a trade agreement that aids primary producers with no further responsibilities in the situation.
Damage to the running board and mudguard delayed a journey while officers tallied accident details before the passengers reached their destination.
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