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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 04, 1935
Page
2
Residents of Canberra Queanbeyan and nearby towns are urged to communicate important contact details and telephone information for daily portside deliveries. The notice references Can bert Tinos and related contacts for coordination.
The report notes barometer readings at 9 am and 9 pm, highs of 65 degrees and lows around 21 to 28 degrees, with NE morning winds and WNW to WNW evening winds. Rainfall is listed as nil.
The Treasury plans to exchange 1.26 million dollars of old debt for new bonds and to redeem 1.75 billion in Liberty bonds. It also offers 60 million dollars in pens to bolster cash stocks. Redemption on October 16 erases about 25 billion dollars of old issues, but total war debt remains around 36 billion dollars in refunded securities.
Mr R G Casey is raised to full ministerial rank with the portfolio of Commonwealth Treasurer, elevating Victoria representation and prompting a budget era review. Prime Minister Lyons retains the office. amendments to the Ministers of State Act and a larger total of ten ministers are planned, with grants increased to support broader Cabinet staffing.
Canberra editorials warn Geneva faces a crisis over the Italo Abyssinia dispute. The League must judge between Italy and Abyssinia and may confront sanctions or war. Australia pledges League action but warns civilian costs and global consequences loom.
The first visit of the Japanese Goodwill Mission led by Mr. Katsuji Debuchi arrives in Canberra with arrival at Government House around 3 pm. A state dinner at Parliament House follows at 7 pm and a reception at 4 30 pm with the Governor-General hosting. The party tours Red Hill Duntroon Acton War Memorial and Institute of Anatomy before leaving by car tomorrow evening for the Melbourne Express at Goulburn.
Professor R D Rudolf will deliver the Charles Mackay Lecture at the Institute of Anatomy on Saturday at 10.30 a m. The address links his role as Canadian Medical Societies representative at the British Medical Association Conference in Melbourne next week. The lecture honors a pioneer Victorian educator and traces the history of medicine and mankind.
Dr. L. Wi Nott spoke to an invited audience at Oaks Estate with Mr. Braithwaite presiding. The gathering discussed specific topics and featured an enthusiastic response from attendees.
The Commonwealth Government accepts an invitation to join the Empire Exhibition in Johannesburg from October 1996 to January 1937. The Australian exhibit will be a Commonwealth Pavilion costing about £8,000 to £9,000 and aims to boost Commonwealth interest. The event marks Johannesburg’s fiftieth anniversary and mirrors the Wembley Exhibition format. The Union government backs the effort with £50,000, while a local committee organizes it.
In Oxford street Darlinghurst a horse pulling a cart bolted injuring two bystanders. Driver Clarence Pond, 28, was dragged and kept the rein, while 11 year old Kenneth Fitzgerald fell from the cart. Both were hospitalized with injuries. Fitzgerald sustained severe head injuries and internal damage.
Dr Nott addressed questions on wages hours conditions of employment housing and health. After his speech several speakers backed Nott and a unanimous vote of confidence supported his candidacy. A strong committee was formed to organize the Oaks division in Dy Not.
Mr J A Per kina M P tours Russia with NSW Labour minister and others. He notes shabby farms and unpainted buildings since the czar era, but admires Moscow underground and finds factories efficient though workers inadequately protected. He says they visited as private visitors and could not meet Stalin or the Kremlin officials.
Lindley Evans and Frank Hutchens, Australian pianists, will present a two piano recital arranged with the Canberra Musical Society. The program includes works by Arensky Bach Rachmaninoff Schutt Harria Tarenghi Widor and a Bach arrangement by Bauer. Joan Hammond will sing songs including The Almond Tree Tomorrow and J ai pleure en reve with advance booking urged for golf tour visitors to Canberra.
His Excellency the Governor General will travel back to Canberra from Melbourne today. Mr R A McKillop hosted a dinner at Hotel Canberra last night for the engagement of Miss Gwen Hughes of Sydney and Mr Hibberson of Canberra. Guests included Mr and Mrs C P Thomson, Mr and Mrs W White, and Mr and Mrs W H B Dickson. Miss Hughes is staying with Mrs C P Thomson, her trainee’s sister.
Revenue data show August totals up £102,358 from the previous year with two months to August 1935 reaching £531,934 above 1934. Increases mainly from tobacco petrol and motor vehicles for customs and from bear and spirits for excise. State by state figures detail NSW Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania and the Northern Territory with notable rises in August and two month totals. Old age and invalid pensions shift modestly and maternity allowance claims rise across states.
Police announce a strict campaign led by Lieut. Col. H. BE. Jones against cyclists riding without headlights or rear reflectors and motorized vehicles dubbed Silent Cops. Authorities urge continuous illumination rather than intermittent lighting at busy intersections in Canberra.
Two women ran a petrol station at Kew when three pumps ignited. A passing lorry driver and a second man used sand to smother the blaze, preventing explosion of underground tanks after several minutes of fear.
The United Aus ondco Gapeuver Lance backs a proposal for a state lottery variation to provide a furnished home valued around £1000 for a £2 6d stake. Supporters argue it would solve housing and create building trades jobs. Resolutions seek repeal or change of the Returned Soldiers' Preference Act.
Mr. E Mackinnon, Commonwealth Director of Plant Quarantine, urged Canberra residents to cooperate in controlling plant diseases and pests. The talk at the Institute of Anatomy highlighted legal measures, treatment methods, and chemical controls for leaf curl, black spot, mildew, aphids, beetles, and other threats, with demonstrations and sample products shown.
Mrs E T Crutchley left Canberra for overseas and was feted at the Hotel Canberra in an afternoon bridge party. Lady Isaacs was unable to attend due to Belgium duties, while a gift bouquet of Australian woods and a decorative box were presented.
The Australian flag at Parliament House was flown at half mast yesterday following the death of Queen Asteld of Bali, marking a period of official mourning.
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