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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 02, 1939
Page
3
The St Johns Church Guild celebrated the eleventh anniversary with a party in Bradon Parish Hall. Attendees heard Archdeacon praise the guilds decade of work, noting about £4000 raised for church and parish needs. Attendees shared tea served by guild members as the event concluded.
A warning from Dr. Alan Gregg of the Rockefeller Foundation warns that government control of North American universities could erode academic independence. He argues mass conformity may grow and dissenters be treated as pranks, urging tighter boundaries between universities and national policy.
The Equity Court convenes today by consent to consider a personal injury matter involving Bellew and the Paton Daily Ltd. A related order authorises return of 643 pounds paid into court to the Bank of New South Wales.
Representatives of two hosiery rivals testified as Prestige Hosiery Ltd opposed Potter and Moore Ltd registration of Prestige for perfumery. The Deputy Registrar of Trade Marks reserved his decision after considering potential deception, consumer confusion, and established use of the Prestige name in hosiery and lingerie since 1922.
The report shows Customs and Excise revenue for the first two months of 1939-40 reaching £4,806,250, up £40,608 from the same period a year earlier. An August total of £5,020,507 is recorded, £474,439 higher than the previous year. July and August revenue amounted to £2,014,?7, up £76,448 from last year’s figures.
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