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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 24, 1930
Page
1
Reports say a village search for Hook proved false as teams from Burman and local parties via Hal Chaung scoured the area. Conditions hindered progress and fears grew he might have been washed away by recent floods after heavy rains.
Rangoon reports Matthew went missing from Pyaungaya Village area on the Cheung river. He was found on the left bank after two nights with Burman bamboo cutters near Ngwunghintha village, then taken for medical exam and onward to a medical expedition.
Dr Max Jar, editor of the Ber Tageblat, previews Mr Scullin before his departure. He praises Scullin as striking, clear, and almost uniquely capable of concise, convincing responses. Boullin is seen as destined for prominent roles in British colonial politics.
Kent Hoover signed the London Naval Treaty instrument in Washington. The act aims to reassure defense unity and avert diplomatic friction as the United States considers naval policy and potential expansion against the backdrop of a broader conference. London discourse cites immediate reading of the treaty upon American ratification and notes hopes for harmonized naval strength without compromising defense.
The Budget notes a net saving on administration and services for the Federal Capital Territory, offset by higher interest and sinking fund payments left by the prior government. Expenditure figures reflect adjustments for the post abolition of the Federal Capital Commission, with the apparent rise masking a net decrease in several items and a small overall increase largely due to interest.
A Maroubra meeting of 400 to 600 relief workers voted to strike against new 40 hour week terms and declared work black. Under the Relief of Unemployment Act workers received 3/5 for a 2 hour week plus fares, while the new terms offer 3/8/8 for a 40 hour week with no fares. Pickets were sent to Bunnerong and Matraville to call out others, and a Labour Bureau detachment warned workers against alignment. The Minister for Labour said fare concessions would continue this week for those who started work before the proclamation. future relief work will follow proclamation conditions. A further meeting was planned at Trades Hall, with 00 men called for at the Labour Bureau.
In Richmond, the conference of Agricultural Bureaux urged the State Government to hold a ballot under the Marketing Act to establish a wheat pool and to petition for its creation. Speakers lamented the absence of a Federal Wheat Pool and urged reintroduction of the Wheat Marketing Bill to let farmers vote on price stabilisation. An advance of 3 shillings per bushel on delivery at country stations was proposed for the coming harvest.
The Minister for Markets Mr Parker Moloney replies to Mr H K Nock general president of the Farmers and Settlers Association of NSW. He says Mr Nock seeks to tarnish government efforts to pass the bill and accuses him of bias toward friends in the Senate who helped defeat it. Moloney asserts government and Labour support remained intact and questions Nock’s claims about Western Australian Senators seeking delay.
Returns from the northern branch of the Miners Federation show about 2000 men permanently out of work in the mining industry with hundreds more intermittently employed.
Cairo Port Said and Suez report rioting with five rioters killed in Cairo and more than 120 injured. Post Raid sees one killed and two injured. Suez records forty nine police injured along with rioters and police lightly hurt. Wafd supporters blamed. intelligentsia says blow to their cause.
In Corlenz a pontoon bridge near Ehrenbreitstein collapsed during Rhine wartime celebrations trapping many. By early morning 40 bodies recovered with several more missing as rescuers used magnets and gear. Panic and drowning marked the fatalities as cafes closed and flags hung at half mast.
William Brooks MLC urged against cutting federal members salaries despite opposition criticism. He argued expenses remain heavy and supported keeping steel bounties. He proposed restricting the baby bonus to those earning six dollars a week or less.
Heavy rain cancels the Australians vs Durham match at Sunderland. About 990 relief workers join a strike as police remove agitators. The Labour Minister plans to close all relief works at Maroubra Bunnerong and Matraville until Monday while some workers vote to continue. Eight hundred enroll at the Labour Bureau and will start Monday.
Air Ministry experts advance theories on the Gravesend plane disaster where eight people died. One posits an engine detachment and a ripped roof, another suggests wing collapse from overstrain after a steep glide. German designer heads to England to investigate as Parliament questions Air Ministry controls.
Sydney report says a proposal to cut air mall postage is under review. C T B Ulm of Australian National Airways Ltd says lower rates could boost earnings for air mall carriers and he would accept a smaller postage charge than the current three pence if the rate is reduced.
New York dispatch reports Wing-Commander Kingsford Smith confirming plans for an eastward Atlantic crossing. He says he is behind schedule and will depart on the Berengaria tomorrow night with Saul and Stannage, as Van Dyk has already sailed.
Melbourne report states Hopman and Willard have approval from the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia to stay in Germany through the German championships. The trip costs the Association nothing as since Wimbledon the pair have earned between £200 and £2300 in Britain and expect about £200 more in Germany.
William Tilden’s injury is more serious than feared yet he is expected to compete in the Davis Cup on Friday. Paris reports confirm the special arrangement and Reuters World Service notes broader sourcing in the intelligence roundup.
Chinese pirates posing as passengers aboard the steamer Hellkon overpowered Chinese officers and disarmed European crew early Monday. The vessel was taken to Bias Bay where cargo was looted and 14 Chinese passengers detained before inspection within 24 hours.
A sharp morning quake in Naples caused panic across the city. Sixteen dead and about one hundred injured with twenty in serious condition as residents fled homes. Firemen struggled in the Votuiio district and further casualties were feared as daylight allows a deeper search.
A new long distance radio telephony record was set by aircraft occupants in South America. They spoke with a station in the mild Atlantic about 8,000 miles away. The reception was perfect after linking the aeroplane to three land radio stations, 17 cable lines in three countries, and the White Star liner Majestic about 400 miles off the English coast.
Italian aviator Cavine arrived in Karachi from Charbar aboard the steamer iChokale with a damaged seaplane. Repairs began promptly after arrival and were set to continue.
Wellington dispatch reports Labour Party rebels threaten to withdraw support, risking the collapse of the United Party government. Disputes center on new tariff schedule and petrol tax hike, with duties rising from 4d to 6d per gallon and the potential detente of government stability.
Twenty one Royal Commissions costing £107,765 were appointed by previous Governments in the six and a half years before June 1929. The Prime Minister told Mr. W. J. Lowe in the House of Representatives that the most costly inquiries were into the Commonwealth constitution, child endowment, national Insurance, and the coal industry with totals of £14,782, £16,844, £11,990, and £10,665 respectively.
Estimated that around half of New South Wales workers will be impacted by a proposed reduction in the Federal basic wage by one shilling per week. The new basic wage would apply for three months in some cases and six months in others, affecting Federal awards and state awards aligned to Federal terms.
Mr T J Taylor outlined a scheme for government issued currency worth double its current purchasing power. He claimed support from bankers and other financial men. A motion to refer the scheme to executives was agreed.
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