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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

May 08, 1931

Page

2

Reform Need in Territory Speech on Legal Overhaul

Mr T M Ahukte speare urged legal reform in the Territory detailing failures of NSW jurisdiction. He pressed for trial by jury, codified laws, separate company and property rules, and an independent High Court supported by local solicitors co-opted to crown law. He called for a Territory court system with a proper code of laws as part of his reelection pitch.

Forrest Bowling Green T. M. Ahuktespeare Ley New South Walesa Tal Sydney High Court New South Wales Crown Law Office Mm

Town in a House One of the biggest houses in New York Empire State Building

A massive steel and brick structure in New York, the Empire State Building, rises 66 storeys tall. About 25,000 people work there amid 58 passenger lifts and three express lift types. Some lifts move 15 miles per hour with transfers to slower cars and escalators. Nearly a hundred escalators assist the journey, while six guard lifts are in constant use.

Empire State Building New York Guada

Wonders of the Epidiascope Demonstrated for Edinburgh Board

The Edinburgh Education Committee saw the Leltz epidiascope in action, a versatile device that renders objects on a screen in natural colour. It uses a mirror system to project any item from a table onto a large screen, including micrographs and lantern slides, and can reproduce pages of newspapers or letters.

Edinburgh Education Committee Bseotaman Aize

South African cricketers to visit Australia in 1941 42

The South African cricket team will tour Australia leaving Capetown on October 2 and returning March 1, 1942. Captain H B Cameron leads a squad including J Bledle, H Taylor, Bruce Mitchell, Q McMillan, L van Vincent, and others with J Tandy as manager.

Australia

Record of Crime in United States Highlights Nationwide Murders

A nationwide report details a surge in violent crime across the United States. Incidents include a 20 year old gunman linking a policeman with a murdered girl on Long Island, a 16 year old sweetheart killed, a man and girl found dead in New Jersey, and multiple other killings in Ohio, Massachusetts, Mississippi, and Cincinnati. Police in New York fired on suspects, and two rangers killed a criminal comrade.

New York Gunnan Hank Long Island New Jersey Akron Ohio AL Westfield Moe Mississippi Cincinnati

Lost radium recovered after London experts extract

Two London university experts recovered radium that had exploded at the Coordity Royal Infirmary. The material, valued near £2000, was packed from the Manchester Radium Institute site, shipped to Pittsburg for refining, and re returned to Manchester after multiple crystallisations.

London Uni Coordity Royal Infirmary Manchester Radium Institute England Pittsburg

Rugby League Official Opens Fifth Season at Manuka Oval

The fifth Rugby League season opens at Manuka Oval with Mr Martens M P declaring the event at 3 p.m. The day features trophies for last year’s premiers, season ticket sales, and Northity selection including backs such as Newcombe Warwick and forwards like Johnson Doyle.

Manuka Oval Martens Daley West City Canberra Garage Canberra Times Souths Northa Hall Northity T. Newcombe Marshall JL. Warwick Grimes Robertson McDonald R. Wiliams J. Newcombe T. Byrne L. Thornton A. Johnson J. Robertson A. McDonald A. Coulon H. Johnson B. Hurley Doyle J. Mitney A. Byrne

Country Week Trials Final Elimination Match At Yass

The final country week elimination rugby league match within Group 4 is set for Yass on Sunday with Canberra Queanbeyan meeting Yoxa Brookwell. The Yass-Crookwell team lineup features Hacks, C Smith, Johnson, Lawrence, Weekes, Grieves, Hwache, Hurley with forwards May, Coverane, Waters, York, Howard, Kron and replacements Hines Behumack Rudd Hroderick Raynor Jr Sibley.

Yass Canberra- Queanbeyan Yoxa- Brookwell Junee New South Wales Yass-Crookwell Hacks C. Smith Johnson K. Lawrence W. Weekes L. Grieves J. _Hwache J. Hurley W. May A. Coverane Fr. Waters C. York B. Howard J. Kron R. Hines F. Behumack Rudd DU. Hroderick A. Raynor JR Sibley

Kingston Tennis Club Fixtures Set for Saturday

A Grade features Reid against Kingston at Reid with Jones Martin Loot and Stewart. B Grade has Kingston versus Heid at Kingston court with Dunn iten Halligan and Murphy Miss Ret and Mrs Hammond. Crede sees Kingston against Thadden at Association courts with Gourlay Charlton Crapp O Brannon Mire Good win Miss Crapp and Mrs Gowing.

Kingston Tennis Club R Reid Kingston Reid Jones Martin Loot Stewart Heid Kingston Court Dunn Iten Halligin Murphy Ret Hammond Crede Thadden Gourlay Charlton Crapp O'Brannon Mire Goodwin Miss Crapp Gowing

City Club to Host Return Bowling Match Against Canberra

A return match is set for Saturday at the City Club bowling green in Hraddon against Canberra. Team selections include Sisson Snow Earl Crainger Hawkins J Prowse Rittenger Toy W Prowse Beraten Holmes Mung for City, and De Ville McMull McDonald Edward Gray Campbell Gunn Somerville Briton Horan Hall Mcinnes for Canberra.

Hraddon Camberra City

Ainslie to meet Northbourne in final cricket match

Final A grade match between Ainslie and Northbourne to continue Saturday bar 1.90 ppm. Eight wickets have fallen in Northbourne's first innings as Arth day approaches with the result still in doubt.

Ainslie Northbourne Wight

Printing and Publication Note from Canberra Company

Printed and published by C. J. Shakespeare for the Federal Capital Press of Australia Ltd at the registered office of the company in Canberra.

Flos Federal Capital Press of Auitralia LAL Braddon Os Fct C. J. Shakespeare Federal Capital Preas of Australia Ltd Ainalis, Caberra

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