Four Schemes for Legislation Proposed at Australian Conference
At Canberra the Australian Agricultural Council outlined four schemes to regulate marketing of exportable products through Commonwealth and State cooperation. Proposals include excise levy and bounty, price fixation by states, a direct bounty, and licensing of processing facilities. State cabinets and a possible further conference will decide on adoption. New Zealand may appoint a permanent representative to the council.
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Canberra
Australia
Commonwealth
Cameron
New Zealand
Lee Martin
Dominion
House of Commons faces cabinet shake up over air defence plans
Lord Winterton’s long Commons speech signals deep unease over Britain’s air expansion. Debates complain that Germany’s output dwarfs Britain’s and call for more guns, officers and aircraft factories in the Dominions. Beely motion loses 229 to 121 as Lords discuss defence.
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London
Britain
Lord Winterton
House of Commons
House of
Hugh Seely
Lib
Air Ministry
R.A.F
Germany
Seely
Gallacher
Earl Winterton
Winston Churchill
U.S.A
America
Atlantic
Canada
Labour
Mr. Atlee
Moore Brabazon
Dominions
Beely
House of Lords
Lord Swinton
Lord Astor
British Destroyer Hyperion Stops London Steamer Biangroft
Gibraltar correspondent reports the British destroyer Hyperion stopped the London steamer Biangroft on the high seas between Barcelona and Valencia after it was bombed by rebel planes on May 6. The Hyperion escorted the vessel to Gibraltar and its cargo was examined, with the claim that arms were being carried to Spain.
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London
Gibraltar
Daily Telegraph
Hyperion
Biangroft
Barcelona
Valencia
Gibralttar
Arma
Spain
Death by own action in Campbelltown arsenic case
George Wykes aged 22 at Campbelltown died after saying he had taken arsenic when a stomach pain struck. He refused ambulance aid, is believed to have swallowed the poison near his employer’s shop and possibly discarded the bottle in the river. Police see no clear motive for the act.
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Sydney
George Wykes
Campbelltown
Wykes
All Parties Urge Air Force Probe After Debate
After the Air Force debate, all parties push for an independent inquiry into the Air Force programme. Conservatives abstained in many votes. Chamberlain faces calls for a secret defense committee and wider cabinet reorganization. Labour and Liberal motions demand a complete, independent inquiry into defence and administration.
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AIR Force
London
Civicwon
Chamberlain
All Sidea
Labour Party
House of Commons
Education Department scans 10000 pupils for fitness scheme
Examinations are underway for 10 000 school pupils as the first step in a new physical improvement program. Data will inform the appointment of a physical director of education, with three Canadians and one American among the top applicants.
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Sydney
Education Department
Agnd
Support for Judge Foster by Church Standard
The Church Standard backs Judge Foster in opposing the Australian Broadcasting Commission censoring of his proposed radio address on freedom of speech. The paper says the speech is not one to be checked and hopes public protest will prompt government amendments to the restrictive laws.
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Bydney
Church Standard
Judge Foster
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Japanese advance alarms Hankow as South China invasion nears
Shanghai dispatch reports Amoy Island occupation complete. Hankow fears invasion as Japanese forces push toward Lunghai railway, with the gap narrowing to about 110 miles as the advance proceeds rapidly.
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Amoy Island
South China
Hankow
Lunghai Railway
Hotels Targeted as Gaming Houses Spark Police Action
Police declared several hotels as common gaming houses amid a drive to curb SP betting on dog and horse racing. They warned others to ban betting and radio broadcasts, with hotelkeepers urged to cooperate and face raids.
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Sydney
Hons Jas
Lice
United
Victuallers’ Association
S.P
N. A. Connolly
Chief Secretary Declines Comment on Anti-Vice Action
The Chief Secretary Mr Gollan refused to name other premises involved. Inspector Keefe of the Metropolitan Anti-Vice Squad said a court order against hotels would be enforced if they were found encouraging P bettors.
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P. Ketting
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Mr. Keefe
Mr. Gollan
Mr. Macky
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S.P
Hurstville
Sydney
Jtoday
Ice Today
P. Bettors
Tremors at Salamaua Hit Isthmus and Wau
Severe quake at Salamaua at 1 40 a.m. followed by a tidal wave inundating harbour areas and collapsing houses. Flooding hit storage cellars and bulk stores of several firms while customs sheds and drums washed away. Quakes also reported at Madang and Wau with aftershocks throughout the morning.
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Picture Hall
Kila
Madong
Wau
Commonwealth
New Guinea
Riverview Observatory
Father O'Leary
Walter Carpenter
W. R. Carpenter and Co., Ltd
Canberra
Walter McNicoll
Territories
Mr. Hughes
Burns Philp
Carpenter Bros
Vacuum Oil
Shell
Customs
Madang
Salamaue
Chinatown
Laesand Wall
Brazil Arrests in Fascist Revolt Linked Bank Officials
Six hundred believed Brazilian Integralists connected to a Berlin Banking Institution were arrested near Rio de Janeiro on charges of participating in the Fascist revolt. Police say the suspects are linked to the uprising and await trial.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Berlin
Integraliste
Ban on Indecent Publications May Hit Local Papers
Australian government plans a ban on indecent publications with twenty titles under review. The Commonwealth intends action and the State government will assist in enforcement within its power.
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Sydney
Mr. Gollan
Thieves Disturbed at Camberdown Factory Robbery
At 2 o clock this morning police confronted five men robbing Breville Pty. Ltd at Camberdown. One wounded man aged about 20 was taken to hospital after being shot in the abdomen. Four suspects escaped in a taxi while the others fled.
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Sydney
Breville Pty. Ltd
Camperdown
Bradstreet
Connelly
Warren
Busiets
Body Found in Harbour
The body of Mrs Annie Brown aged 48 was found this morning at Lake Parramatta. She had left home yesterday afternoon to walk in Parramatta Park and did not return. Police began a search and a man saw the body floating. Mrs Brown had recently suffered a nervous breakdown and police think she may have drowned while experiencing a temporary loss of memory.
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Sydney
Annie Brown
Lake Parramatta
Parramatta Park
Air raids in Spain cause heavy casualties in Valencia and Barcelona
Rebels bomb Barcelona and Valencia with heavy losses. Forty six killed and forty eight wounded in Barcelona area. A ship and crew members are reported damaged and casualties include seamen and galleyboys. Daily Mail notes weaving raiders targeted civilians.
Baker Fined for Light Bread at Balmain Court
William Larcher of Balmain fined £68 10s with costs in default 184 days jail after pleading guilty to serving short weight bread at his Balmain bakery. He admitted his bread was typically two to three ounces overweight and argued against deliberate underweight to avoid losing customers.
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Sydney
Balmain
William Larcher
Australia
Unlucky Friday Thirteen News Briefs Across Australia
Friday items report a mild omen day with dire superstitions. Kew Culton notes a quake and wave affecting New Guinea capital choices while Sydney Lottery sales break records. Melbourne hours cut for hotel workers and a refloat attempt at Port St John loom. Australia tests radio beacons and Prime Minister Lyons travels across regions. Overseas air mail service plans raise Defence questions. Migration shows Southern European influx with Italians Greeks and others. Newcastle records a fatal motorcycle collision and funeral aid offered for Boer War veterans.
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