21 Nov 1934
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Nov 21, 1934
Page
1
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A Jugoslav memorandum to the League of Nations accuses Hungary and its officials of complicity in the Marseilles assassination of King Alexander. The league will consider removing the threatening situation with debate likely at the next council session.
The Japanese government sent a reply via its ambassador to Sir John Simon. It rejects an immediate solution but advances talks, proposing non aggression and equal security as bases, and calls for a ceiling applicable to all powers, while Britain resists a common upper limit. Further talks and a Briton Japanese interview are planned.
Reported results from the central legislature elections show the Nationalist Congress as the largest single party in the Assembly while Me is unlikely to form a majority. In Madras Presidency the Contreat won ten of eleven seats and Delhi yielded Moslem Congressman Nister Asaf Ali.
Peter Pan showed strong form with a seven furlong trial in 1 26 at Randwick as a lead up to the Duke of Gloucester Plate on Thursday He pulled up well Benier ran a mile in 1 43 beating Kuvera. Mune 1 44 Braeburn 1 49 and Oro with Miss Notve both 1 47
Commonwealth talks with the United Kingdom on beef boneless beef and veal exports aim to rehabilitate the meat industry. Minister for Commerce Dr Page notes no support for restricting exports while supporting price improvement steps, and authorities warn temporary suspensions would raise cold storage beef for later overseas sale.
Chief Judge Harvey delivers strong remarks in the equity case of Mrs. E. M. Macgillivray widow of Dr. D. K. Macgillivray against Dr. Ian Macgillivray. She alleges false misrepresentations and coercion due to her ill health and nervous state to transfer her house share. The stepson defendant denies all. The trial spanned over three days.
Earthquake shocks were felt again today five miles from Gunning Gunning. A landslide occurred nearby but caused no damage and only slight tremors were reported overnight.
The judge notes the witness re framed her evidence to discredit Dr Ian Macgillivray while acknowledging she signed a document on June 20 and later complained of it The court dismisses the suit with costs citing wickedness and cruelty of charges against Macgillivray and finalizes costs against the solicitor.
Sydney reports that Minister for Commerce Dr Earle Page will base headquarters in Sydney and move most of the department from Melbourne. The aim is to boost export and trade centers with Sydney seen as more central for Queensland and New South Wales meat and dairy exporters. About thirty clerks are expected to transfer.
A crowded meeting under the movement against war and Fascism cheered Egon Kisch as he arrived in a wagon and faced a court summons. Speakers from the AR and Communist groups pressed for full freedom of entry and speech, while sympathies were offered to the Rivet family after his death in the Domain.
Canberra Trades and Labour Council urges inspection and protest over slum-like living quarters at Duntroon Cadet College. It reports no baths kitchens or laundries and walls of half inch boards with rag filled cracks, linked to overcrowding in Molonglo and Minjongo worker settlements. The pattern mirrors delays in industrial housing promised since 1925.
Pilot June began a third exploratory flight over Antarctica aiming to cover about 700 nautical miles for an aerial survey of the glacial wastes of Marie Byrd land along a stretch of the Edsel Ford range. Weather favorable with unlimited visibility. temperature minus one degree. Tractor party retreated from crevasses south of List parallel and moves northeast to reach a surface found two days earlier.
The Daily Express reports the British Army will revert to prewar scarlet for ceremonial use next year, following the adoption of the new field uniform with shorts. Tenders show small cost differences between khaki and scarlet, and factors such as recruitment appeal and past Guards practice influence the move.
The Commonwealth Government drafts a 4,000,000 pound wheat bounty to aid farmers. Legislation to distribute the funds by bounty is being prepared for Parliament after cabinet reviews the Wheat Commission's second report. The full commission findings will guide the draft before week’s end.
Senator Borah launched a radio attack accusing the Roosevelt Administration of corrupt and inefficient relief fund distribution. He urged an impartial investigation and warned of a Congressional probe if the executive branch does not correct abuses. He claimed relief agencies skim as much as 25 to 50 percent of funds and that high salaries go to relief administrators.
A subcommittee including the Page, Assistant Treasurer Mr T G Casey and Postmaster General Senator A J McLachlan is considering rural rehabilitation proposals from the states. No definite plan exists yet as plans are to be drawn from state submissions and merged with the Prime Minister's policy. The final plan will go to Cabinet before the year end recess.
Davies and Hill, Centenary air race entrants, arrived in Darwin today from Koepang. They were the last competitors to reach Australia and faced constant delays with repairs delaying them as long as three weeks at a stretch.
Queanbeyan police received an urgent call from Goulburn relatives of Arthur OMalley who left home to work at stations in the district. His wife is seriously ill at St John of God Hospital, Goulburn. Anyone knowing his whereabouts is asked to contact him immediately.
Queanbeyan shops will stay open on the public holiday declared for the Duke of Gloucester visit to Sydney. Banks and public offices will close, while Canberra observed a holiday earlier for the Duke’s Canberra visit.
Sergeant C. W. North of Goulburn will arrive Saturday to take charge of the Queanbeyan police station. Since Sergeant Raffles left for Deniliquin two weeks ago, First Class Constable Burke has led the local force.
Ulm aims to fly his Airspeed Envoy from Montreal to Vancouver and then to Melbourne. He landed from the Ascania and will have the plane assembled overnight for an early departure, weather permitting. Possible stops include Honolulu and Suva after Vancouver.
Mr Lyons plans a Brisbane visit for the December 10 inauguration of the Anglo Australian air mail service. The Duke of Gloucester will attend and Ministers Parkhill and McLachlan may join. The start date and first leg to Singapore are still under consideration.
The Council of the Canberra University College presents additional results for Canberra students from the University of Melbourne examinations. Economics Part 1 lists Miss M. E. Hicks and Miss D. J. Whitelaw. Geology Part 1 names Megara, W. D. Fanning, N. S. Lyng and P. C. Mons. Jurisprudence Part 1 shows Mr. T. Hodgkinson among others.
Cardinal Macrory the Papal legate to the Melbourne Eucharistic Congress arrived in Fremantle and spoke at St. Mary’s Cathedral Perth saying his mission is spiritual with no political or economic advice. He said he presides in Pope Pius XI’s name at the congress hoping for many blessings.
Dr Voronoff the monkey gland specialist arrived in Colombo on a world tour and said he is working on experiments that may lead to a cancer cure. He acknowledged the problem's immense difficulties and expressed optimism about help from a great friend of man.
Melbourne officials and Captain Johnston of the Controller of Civil Aviation confirmed that an aluminium seat found on Waratah Bay beach belonged to the missing airliner Miss Hobart. A broader search for additional wreckage is under way.
Lord Sempill arrived at Bathurst Island yesterday after leaving Koepang in his Puss Moth. He plans to spend the night there before continuing to Darwin. Darwin officials feared for his safety when no word arrived but later confirmed he was safe. Communication between Bathurst Island and the mainland is unavailable.
A works schedule for the Federal Capital Territory and states aims to give the unemployed immediate employment for Christmas. After a Cabinet meeting yesterday Mr Lyons indicated further details would follow.
The papal legate, Cardinal Macrory, visits the country with Monsignors Terzriol Tohall O'Callaghan and Bishop Gleeson to lead a major Catholic ceremony. The Cardinal expresses joy at the warm welcome and hopes the event inspires spiritual life in both locals and visitors.
A schedule will be submitted to the House of Representatives for approval offering a small portion of the government’s planned works. The measure provides timely relief to the unemployed.
Sir Hal Colebatch told reporters in London that Western Australia and other primary producers reject the present conditions and will seek relief through the Imperial Parliament if the secession petition is refused. He warned federal policy harms WA meat exports to Belgium and urged Britain not to be misled by optimistic Commonwealth recovery claims.
Yesterday the Cabinet devoted most of its time to tariff matters in preparation for the schedule to be presented to the House this session. It was expected the schedule would be comprehensive and brought down in a fortnight. The meat position was discussed but Mr Lyons offered no statement on its deliberations. A report from the Minister of Commerce on the meat advisory committee's Sydney meeting was considered. The Cabinet planned to meet again this morning.
Keith Noel Everal Bradfield of Sydney has been selected as the Rhodes Scholar for 1935. A 24 year old engineer who assists his father J J C Bradfield in constructing a bridge over the Brisbane River, he will pursue engineering studies at Oxford.
The Australian Broadcasting Commission awarded £560 to JamesWesterman of St Lucia Brisbane for The Puppet. Bertha Southey of Brammall Hobart won £25 for Flickering Candles and Joan Harvey of Elsternwick Victoria earned £10 for Heartbreaking Thrill.
Dr William Lowe Kirkwood aged 41 was cleared by a jury on a manslaughter charge concerning the September 15 accident that killed Henry Herbert Thornton and injured another pedestrian. A fourth person, a woman, sustained severe injuries in the same incident.
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