30 Nov 1935
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Nov 30, 1935
Page
1
Reports say a search vessel failed to locate the Li Solh Worth and the Wyatt Earp area signals were out of action. Officials offer little detail about Italian troop movements while urging patience as war tensions rise.
In Sydney a Seamen's Union action sought to halt interstate shipping. The Navigation Department granted the P and O Strathnaver a license to carry interstate passengers, while crews set to strike. The move aims to prevent public inconvenience amid threatened stoppages across multiple vessels.
London reports a 14 pound quadruple birth to Mire Afiten 33 of Boneog today. One 8 girl and three boys survive, with husband a 26 year old lorry driver earning £82 weekly. Midwife misgiving, district nurse aided delivery, while grandmother Mrs Mason voiced pride and curiosity about the large family.
Wellington reports show nerves in markets as investors dump shares following the Labour government’s election. The Times notes New Zealand’s strong reputation amid global shakeups, while concerns about proposed economic changes and currency inflation loom over small investors in the wake of the result.
The ACTU rejected sanctions as peace tools and urged an embargo on all war materials imports and exports. It also urged the Trade Union Movement to enforce the policy using all tools, including strikes, with amendments to the Arbitration Act to ensure compliance and avoid wartime breach classifications.
Longon reports a Cabinet meeting on December 6 will decide Britain stance on oil embargo. The News-Chronicle notes that next ten days loom as the most critical period since 1918 with possible global repercussions. Laval’s opposition and League Covenant protections shape the deliberations as officials fear international complications.
Paris reports Premier Laval won a confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies by 346 to 225, a 120 vote majority secured mainly on procedural grounds. Half of Herriot’s Radicals supported Laval while many abstained, signaling fragile support as trading on the Bourse fell and police guarded deputies.
A sub committee of financial experts ruled that Italy must pay cash for all purchases from sanctioned nations. Even 18 day credits have been and will be refused, reflecting a stricter stance on international trade.
London reports from News Chronicle and Daily Herald claim M Laval warned Mussolini France would back Britain if Italy attacks again. Paris sources say Laval sought to restrain Coherence with Musso lini while British resolve to press Mediterranean action remains. An emergency cabinet meeting in Rome was summoned for tomorrow evening.
Demolition of the Greenhills Cotter Road homestead uncovering papers left by Mesars Richard and James Moore the original selectors. Includes a Cooma Land Board document approving leases to Moores and a Mort and Co notice noting 14 leasers sent from Sydney aboard the Parramatta in 1881 with an estimated 3d when sold in England.
Sydney report details Ridney Vincent Richardson 4 dollars shot dead by a night watchman near a bookstall at Park 200 after two men allegedly attempted a burglary. Police say the watchman fired in the line of duty. another man wounded escaped with investigators unsure of charges. The scene referenced dental talk and unrelated medical notes. The companion remains at large.
A government decree bans plays by authors born in countries enforcing sanctions against Italy except Shakespeare and Bernard Shaw. London reports quote Bhaw alleging anti British bias in Italian policy and stating he will not seek exemptions while criticizing preferential treatment for others.
An official communique states that two squadrons of bombers attacked Daggahbur on Thursday. The first squadron dropped bombs on fortifications, then four minutes later the second squadron struck the same area. The 18 minute raid prompted reports of fires and sirens, with Marshall Badogile arriving in the city and pledging immediate action on the front line.
Consternation followed reports from Addis Ababa about the Daggahbur event seen as a response to recent Abyasinian actions. The attack involved 1,600 devices, mainly incendiaries, set to burn a village. Many women and children were reported harmed in the blaze.
The Australian Commonwealth announces free vocational training in Canberra with bricklaying carpentry plumbing motor mechanics farm mechanics and Scheyville Training Farm in New South Wales. Selected Canberra applicants may attend Scheyville for 12 weeks or 12 month programs with transport and limited equipment provided and no guaranteed employment but hope of job prospects after completion.
Athens reports the king asserting authority after a recent dramatic move. Premier Kondylin faces opposition as the king grants amnesty to officers, while armies show loyalty but fear reentry. Demonstrators press for political change in Constitution Square amid police action.
State Lottery Sydney reports the seventh drawing with major prizes and recipients including Font Prige and Kitten ayndl wate. Names cited include L Henderson of Pitt Street, H W Heatt of Park Road Ormond, and W R Le Merne of Lucerne Street Wetmore. The draw is scheduled for Monday.
North China Japanese forces hold the Peking railway line and a 400 wagon train is said to have been moved toward Nanking since November 8, signaling war prep. Chinese officials accuse Japan of aggression and warn against military moves in the Tangshan autonomy area.
A damaged report details Harold Prancia Davidson, former rector of Buffkey, misusing fundraising efforts and staging an exhibition of starvation at Blackpool. He appeared in court, with evidence outlining a barrel presentation and claims of carnita Wein involvement.
A brief, unclear note reports Japanese military attaches meeting in Berlin to discuss a forthcoming conference, with a reference to a subject about 16 and a plan to move to London for continued talks. The fragmentary text limits clarity on participants and concrete outcomes.
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