19 Nov 1934
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Nov 19, 1934
Page
1
Buenos Aires correspondent reports Fort Ballivian fell to Paraguayan forces in the Gran Chaco. Paraguayans say ten thousand prisoners and war gear captured as Bolivian defenses crumble. Bolivia disputes the claim and asserts continued control of the Chaco.
Lord Lothian argues in The Observer that the Pacific clash threatens all, warns Japan is being steered toward a ruinous policy, and calls for united action by Britain and the United States to deter militarism and push moderates to negotiate.
A minister collapsed and died during an anti war rally session while Kisch spoke from the platform. A huge crowd gathered and followed the event with shock as authorities attended the scene.
The Sydney Domain anti conscription demonstration swelled to one of the largest ever. Rev. A Rivett collapsed and died on the platform after delivering a fierce plea against war. Egon Kisch addressed the crowd despite illness, urging resistance to fascism and international worker solidarity.
Rear-Admiral Byrd reported a trans continental passage between Queen Maud and Edsel Ford lands after a six hour flight covering fifty thousand square miles. He described a majestic mountain range and evidence challenging current Antarctic geology, suggesting two continents or an island group separated by an ice shield.
Abe Bailey, after a cable from Capetown Mayor Laula Gradner, weighs sponsoring a Britain to Cape Town air race. He questions value for civil aviation, citing short time to improve planes. Major Turner notes experts at the Paris Aeronautical Salon deem a London to Cape Town race unnecessary and urge a transatlantic flying boat design instead. The Melbourne race’s impact and the Comet’s potential range are discussed as signs of progress.
London. The Secretary for the Dominions J Ho Thames said in Newport that Britain had no secret commitments on the Continent. He noted war talk stems from suspicion and mistrust and praised Britain's armament licensing system which controls exports and credits. He urged other nations to follow suit and welcomed inquiries into armament production.
Ottawa Friday where Senator Gerald Nye chairman of the Senate Committee on munitions inquiry discussed a controversial contact involving the King. Nye said the communication was entered with committee consent and warned against omitting King George to avoid public ridicule.
Yugoslavia accuses Italy Austria and Hungary of complicity in the murder of King Alexander. The memorandum to the League of Nations names ringleaders and terrorist camps in Hungary and seeks extradition from Italy Austria and Hungary.
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, tired by autograph seekers since his arrival two weeks ago, locked himself in his hotel suite in Los Angeles today. His manager John Stannage reported that he needs real quiet and may be moved to a remote spot in the hills to rest.
Plans progress for a Zeppelin service linking Tokyo to Java Asia and the United States. A company capitalized at 20,000,000 yen has 15,000,000 yen subscribed. A big Zeppelin from Germany is expected to begin in 1935 with two more to follow, serving Manchukuo, Singapore, the Dutch East Indies, and America. A Zeppelin engineer will arrive soon.
In Melbourne on Saturday Masters with the bat led by Woodfull and Ponsford in a 27th century partnership in their farewell game. Australian captain scored 111 as Richardson's XI posted 196 in first innings with A Brown and Kippax among contributors while Woodfull and Ponsford added late runs.
A conference in Sydney today to decide if Sydney should replace Cootamundra as the Anglo Australian Air Mail Service terminal. Postmaster General Senator McLachlan and Director H P Brown will hear Qantas Empire Airways Ltd views and Cabinet will consider. If approved, plans must extend Air Mail to Brisbane and revise the Charleville Cootamundra contract. Melbourne mail timing remains unchanged.
The New Zealand delegation led by Minister of Customs and Finance Mr Coates arrives in Sydney aboard the liner Monowai to meet Federal Ministers. The party includes Mr Mastera, Controller General of Customs Dr Craig, and three persons accompanying them to discuss embargoes and a potential Australia New Zealand trade treaty.
Prime Minister Lyons, recovering from illness, arrived in Canberra Saturday night and rested over the weekend. He plans to preside over a Cabinet meeting Tuesday to advance government plans for assisting.
London awaits the Joint Select Committee on constitutional reform in India. The committee, with ex‑Viceroys, former officials, and scholars, will publish a pivotal report at a low price, shaping imperial policy and stirring British and Indian reactions amid Congress and Gandhi’s electoral aims.
Mr Lyons spent a comfortable night at the lodge and remained cheerful despite a trying experience in hos as he plans to return to his office quickly.
Fragmentary reports peg deaths between 200 and 300 as a Philippine typhoon devastates provinces. Forty one bodies recovered on Luzon near Manila, while Payabas Province fears about 200 more dead as communications break down.
Berlin Sunday report cites economist Dr. Von Tyszka of Hamburg University warning that average German wages sank to dole level amid Nazi unemployment claims. He notes 1934 wages totaling £250 million and national income of £500 million vs 1928 figures, says exports are only a third of 1926 levels, and urges revived exports for any recovery.
Two men, Edward Thompson 28 and Joseph Kelly 53, both railway platelayers from Sydney, were struck and killed by a car driven by Henry Luter 27 in Orange. Luter faces two manslaughter charges after the incident following a dance as the victims walked home along the roadway. The deaths were reported as instantaneous or near so.
Police in seven Eastern States hunt for a large lorry carrying 19 000 ounces of scrap silver worth about 15 000 dollars. It disappeared en route from Eastman Kodak in Rochester to a New York refinery for delivery to the Federal Treasury under a nationalization order. The four crew members are overdue by four days.
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