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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 14, 1932
Page
2
The Canberra Times lists prepaid subscription rates and home delivery details within the Commonwealth. It provides contact names and offices in Canberra and Queanbeyan for news and local agent arrangements, plus order instructions by mail or phone.
In the Legislative Assembly the Minister for Transport and two Transport Commission members rebut allegations from a Labour article about faulty callway rolling rock and permanent way. They deny the claims as propaganda and insist maintenance and repair work continues efficiently without changes to railway or tramway services.
A London lecturer warns of the anti religious campaign in Russia. Dr Reedbrooke notes limited Five Year Plan gains and the revolution’s real effects, while focusing on religious persecution. He cites hostility factors and the role of the Orthodox Church in the state drive against faith.
The Commonwealth Solar Observatory reports daily use of a new vertical calcostat solar telescope on Mount Stromlo. It provides a steady sun image for spectroscopic work and links solar changes to climate, with the underground chamber keeping stable temperatures for precise measurements.
In Lithgow a hospital board president described attempts to install fruit machines with promises and alleged payments. Investigations reveal payments, alleged double crossing, and a disputed franchise as officials deny or confirm arrangements. The inquiry continues with subpoenas and testimonies about hotel placements and funding.
The Canberra forecast calls for cloudy skies with a temporary improvement, morning fogs reducing later, and variable winds.
Weather figures show peso stable at 12 and barometer 29.98 inches. Temperature at 9 am 4.7 degrees with 24 hour high 63.7 degrees and low 46.2. Wind at 4 pm. Monthly rainfall and rainfall totals to date. Canberra monthly records listed with temperatures and rainfall by month.
The report details the Queanbeyan FP and A Association committee lamenting only three associations attended the Southern Tablelands Group meeting in Goulburn. It expands the group to include Camden Campbelltown Bowral Moss Vale Taralga Crookwell Gowllarm Gunning Yass Braidwood Queanbeyan and plans further outreach within a month. Officers elected include President C TM Press Goulburn, Vice President Cullen Crookwell, Treasurer B 7. DA Goulburn, Secretary T Higging Goulburn, Auditor Adama maT.
An editorial warns that President Hindenburg's decree dissolving the Reichstag risks civil strife and unsettled governance in Germany. It notes Nazi and Communist currents challenge stability, while hopeful signs include economic policy continuity under Papen and a world striving to recover from war.
The Minister for Works and Health Mr Weaver returned from a tour of country hospitals and said he would spend the most urgent and deserving cases first. He aims to hear individual cases and grant funds personally without political promises. Mr Woollver noted a lack of specifics on a man at Walloncoag.
In London on a Monday, Wr. Wallace Mayers rates the world’s best players. Crawford and Perry are noted as vulnerable to rising stars, while Horatio remains the premier match player, with Vine’s clan highlighted as surpassing Tilden’s era in some respects.
The R.S. and S.L.A. Canberra sub branch notes a postponed executive meeting, a Goulburn ball for charity, and a successful ladies night. Jock Camlin departs for Scotland while plans for future activities include an illustrated talk by Mr. Mildenhall on Canberra’s federal capital and an upcoming Barton sub branch gathering with Hon. A. Green.
In Melbourne on Tuesday the Tariff Office presented data by L Whitehall from 1981 322 060 712 showing Australia valued production at 499 203 and imports at 45 340. The witness argued duties on imported felines boosted Australian made goods and improved the local market.
The Prime Minister said he received views from the Australian Sugar Producers Association and the Queensland Cane Growers Council that their executives ratified Canberra conference decisions to reduce the price of sugar from January 1. The message was conveyed to the Premier of Queensland.
Lord Wakefield has decided not to participate in further motor boat speed contests for personal reasons. He declined to discuss the future of Miss England III.
DF Rushbooke describes a state effort to eradicate religion in Russia. Churches closed or restricted, preachers silenced, Christian literature banned, and schools indoctrinating atheism as the Communist Party aims to eradicate belief and God from public life.
At the Central Court in Sydney on Tuesday three young Chinese merchants Quong Khi Tseng Quong Yong Taeng and Tseng Po Yong were charged with conspiracy to utter counterfeit coins. They were committed for trial on bonds of 300 pounds each.
Canberra community attended the Catholic Ball at Albert Hall on Monday evening. About 30 dancers participated while Her Excellency Lady Isaacs and suite arrived to be greeted by committee members. Mrs Cahill and Dr Moya Blackall were praised for decorative work and received many congratulations.
A verdict of death from heart failure after exposure was returned today in an inquiry into Miss Anna Guillett’s death. Her body was found in the bush at Leura yesterday. Dr Lucy Gullett, cousin of the deceased, testified about Miss Guillett’s weak heart.
The article reports that eighteen men faced eviction riots charges in Newcastle and that the jury acquitted twelve of them after deliberations. The presiding judge discharged the remaining eleven, and the courtroom closed after the verdict.
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