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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jul 27, 1929

Page

7

Central Bank debate outlines aims and obstacles

A Perth lecture by A Dighdaon, inspector for Western Australia with Bank of New South Wales, assesses a central bank as a bankers bank and stabiliser for the nation. He argues against automatic federalisation, notes barriers, and stresses independence and prudent finance for any central reserve.

A Dighdaon Western Australia Bank of New South Wales Society of Australia and New Zealand Perth Carnstalk Publishing Co Sydney Jhia Jhia Tecture Anu Wealth Bank of Australia Denk Federal Eservs Advanci England Savings Bank Tinaner Cabral Reserve

Artists Year Book gains 14 pages and updates

The editors publish a revised edition of The Artists Year Book expanded by 14 pages with new material for journalists artists and writers. It promotes services for free-lance contributors and offers guidance to Australian writers and artists through The Bureau and related resources. The edition is sold through major booksellers and publishers in Australia.

Hidbied de Mer Ceeil Ringsatwd Holmoreby Tita Brurenika Booker Mesera Gordon and Goteh Auetralast Tore Godess Ev. Bingetad Box Dst Clinon Sydiey

Ruthless Russia and the Dark Tale of Judean Suffering

A critical review describes a narrative by Joseph Delmont on prewar cruelty and the persecution of Jews in the south, detailing a Jewish community hiding and the brutal pressures faced. It notes the author’s powerful, graphic depictions and compares the work to other titles, with commentary on its sensational style and moral commentary.

Joseph Delmont Tito Weil Tuco Erin Wudiyo Bilerto Chow Hades Joseph Pelement Houtchinson London Angus and Robertson, Lad Sydney

Mr Mulliner Speaking Review from Wodehouse Fans

Readers of the Nhurmcurous exploits of PB G Wodehouse characters will welcome this latest Mr Mulliner Speaking. The volume maintains Wodehouse’s high humor with tales set in the Angler's Rest bar and featuring Cedric Mulliner in ludicrous, yet humane, situations.

Nhurmcurous Exploita PB. G. Wodehou Mulliner Ie Volun Decomer Mul Wedehoure Cedric Malliner Himecht Mit PFG Wodehouse Herbert Jonkins London

Unconquerable Youth by A. A. Thomson reviewed

A notice praising Unconquerable Youth, a humorous novel by A. A. Thomson, about Petrina Dent escaping her domineering aunt and outwitting suitors. The London edition from Herbert Denking Lyd is cited with favorable remarks for winter reading.

Marigold Cottage A. A. Thomson UO Petrina Petrina Dent Mr. Thompson

Ghostly Tales and Pirate Island Thrills

A jumble of reviews touts Violet Tweedale's Found oud as true haunted stories and notes Mr. Harris Huston's Track the eating as a rogue led thriller. It also praises Wyndham Martyn's Murder Island with Anthony Trent solving a perilous mystery at sea and danger surrounding a gang.

Tightmaeres Mra Violet Tweedale Tweedale Therkert Jonkine Ltd London Herris Huslon Wad Family Adeeboes Cotiow Falleof Hlack Postiny Heerlen Etowah Wyndham Martyn Powell Murder Island Anthony Trent

Germans Penetrate English Life in Peaceful Visit Trend

Five years after Tomil Jon nina’s London cinema appearance sparked concern, German visitors have become common. German runners authors rugby players singers and businesspeople have visited England, with a German opera at Covent Garden and a German heavyweight boxing Phil Scott at the Albert Hall highlighting deeper cultural penetration.

Tomil Jonnina Peter London Tere Covent Garden Phil Scott the Albert Hall England

Tiny panel fetches record price at Sothebys London sale

A minuscule panel from ca. 1320, measuring 2 by 1 inches, sold for £0,400 at a Sothebys London auction. The work, unnamed by the maker, was once part of a diptych with the other wing held by M. A. Prochet in Brussels. Opening bid was £100 as dealers chased the piece and Daven outbid rivals.

Botheby Roomea London Annie M. A. Prochet Brussels Moesers. Daavern

Colour as influence in American merchandising and farming plans

The article discusses color shaping U S merchandising across clothing, writing instruments, furniture, and more, noting the impact on consumer appeal. It also reports on peasant farm improvements and foreign study trips funded by the government, plus a speech by the Prince of Wales on the value of good teeth for appearance and health.

Agricuturimis Denmark Prince of Wales Donial Clinic Royal Free Hospital London Blaney Baldwin Coley

Sunday trading charges sweep England and Wales

In 192T the last year with figures available there were about 84 000 charges brought in court for Sunday trading in England and Wales. One county borough alone Newton on Hull had more cases than all the rest.

England Wolco K ‘Newton vron-Hull Wales

Duck Specimen Shortage Halts Local Sightings

A fragment reports a Labrador duck specimen fetching 62 000 and notes the species rarity. It mentions the bird vanished from the north east area about six years ago with no sightings since, and only forty one specimens exist in collection.

Pew Carl Stat of America

A Wonderful Copper Mine

In Falup, within the central Swedish Province of Dolecarna, a historic copper mine long powered the nation’s winter labor. It has produced vast copper, silver, and gold. today however most wealth is exhausted and by products give current importance.

Falup Dolecarna Ling Ween

Candle auction endures in Dorset meadow letting

An ancient English custom at Broadway Dorset used candle auction bidding to lease a paired meadow. A bidder wins when the candle burns down to a pin hidden in its side, before it flickers out, a practice once common in England and still seen in Mutterwich near Hoxton.

Broadway Dorset Mutterwich Hoxta

Invisible guardian of wealth exhibit in London mansion

A private collection of silver plates valued around 500 000 pounds was shown in a London ballroom at the residence of Lord and Lady Howard de Walden. Guards relied on a wired infrared ray system and extensive alarms protecting windows and doors, with sensors triggering on smoke or heat.

London Lord Howard de Walden Wmgt Sheu Vielor

Largest British railway figures and Waterloo station cited

The article lists British railway facts including total mileage 62 392 miles and 23 005 electric locomotives with 4 497 carriages. It notes City of Truro hitting 102.0 mph on May 8 1964 between Plymouth and London and identifies Waterloo as the largest station with 14 626 platforms. It then shifts to American motoring, praising individualism. It recounts Dr A Mackenzie observing Californias car culture and students commuting by car to school, with few accidents noted.

Great Britain Great Western Railway City of Truro Plymouth London Waterloo America A. Mackenzie Coursen California Drr. Mackenzie

Chevrolet leads Nemonds Garages amid local market claims

Nemonds Garages Limited promotes Chevrolet as the value leader in the local market with evidence from the Australian market and American valuation standards. The firm asserts all models including four doors are ready for immediate delivery with high demand for cloned Chevrolet Sixes rising, mirroring U S trends on the global chart.

United States Iceland New Zealand Chevrolet Nemonds Garages Ltd Pricomip Eamond's Garages Roushorn

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