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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 24, 1929
Page
2
Article details Tristan da Cunha's remote South Atlantic existence with no formal laws, its British ties, scarce supplies, and unusual local dialect. It notes tea abundance during visits, recent gales, emigration reluctance, and the islanders' contented self governance despite hardship.
The article notes fur farming is established in Canada with 480 cash farms in Liveminton area by 1927, 8 067 fox farms, and total fur bearing properties valued at £3 671 000. It mentions 68.5¢ animals born and silver foxes yielding popular furs for women today.
The Yoss Municipal Council will be represented at all pound male sales and bid for each animal to cover impounding costs. The tactic targets owners who let livestock be impounded and fed for a fortnight then buy back cheaply. The council aims to lose nothing on any sale.
Last week several boys climbed Albury fire station fence and stole oranges from a tree. They woke Mr Grinton with the act and sent him a stamped less note demanding 3d for delivery. The incident ends with Mr Grinton deciding to read the note and resume the routine.
A pig farm near Canberra will be occupied by a small company under Mr. A. Coles. The Federal Capital Commission says the site will host a hygienic operation connected to the city water supply, with pork produced to reduce waste and slaughterhouse issues.
The brother of Harley charged with murdering a baby whose body was found in a trunk near the Beine river after a long journey from England. An anxious scene occurred at Cho Sante prison when the pair met. Harley showed evident distress as lawyers prepare for the examining magistrate tomorrow. A coffin with the infant girl was moved to the municipal cemetery amid grieving crowds.
X rays move beyond medicine into many fields as C Hyatt-Woolf notes. They reveal hidden faults in metal castings and improve car tires golf ball cores and shoes. German process now films laminated objects by transforming invisible rays into light for standard photography.
A German judge ruled Meh have no feelings and cannot suffer pain while another authority argues fish possess touch and sense of feeling despite anglers who claim no pain. Fish are cold blooded yet show a highly organized sensory system and their flailing after capture hints at pain. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has secured several cruelty convictions in fish cases.
At Kensington coursing meeting in Sydney on Tuesday the hare release boys went on strike demanding higher pay. The secretary refused to grant their request and they left, but two boys remained to carry out the work successfully.
Captiol Theatre screens The Flying Fleet tonight and tomorrow night a vivid naval airforce romance with Ramon Novarro as a courageous aviation officer. Included is a spectacular mid air wreck and parachute jumps. Also showing Loves of an Actress highlighting Pola Neuri in a Rachel biography adaptation with period costumes and scenic sequences. Newsreels and comedy mime complete the program.
A damaged water supply line built by the Australian Wood Pipe company for Yam Municipal Council at Yorks Junction is being returned for repair. The council faces a new worry as the line is handed back to the company for fixing in the wake of the discovery.
A Brazilian scientist claims a method to split water into hydrogen for use as fuel in engines and boilers. He notes water already provides power in hydroelectric plants and mentions sea water containing traces of gold, though extracting it is cheaper by buying gold.
Following Germany, French coal mines push by products for cheaper coal. Claude and Casale processes boost output with ten companies involved. daily synthetic ammonia capacity runs 200 to 225 tons. Agricultural sulphate production totals 162 tons in 1927, down from 7000 tons in 1913 per M J Heagan of Paris.
The text discusses converting coal to liquid fuels for automobiles and aircraft, a topic debated for years. It cites 1923 U S production of 95 million gallons from coke oven by products, about 1 percent of petrol usage, and 1926 112 million gallons, about 1.02 percent, with mentions of Australia and France and Germany.
London reports golfer Hugh Sharkey searching for a ball at Helensburgh found a wallet belonging to a tourist from the previous week. Sharkey returned the wallet and in accordance with law received ten percent of the lost money as reward.
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