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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 14, 1934
Page
1
The Commonwealth election campaign closes today as party leaders made final appeals. About 3.901 million Australians are legally required to cast their vote tomorrow, with electoral machinery prepared in every detail.
A telegram to the UAP claims the Country Party and ALP arranged to exchange preference votes in New England. The note quotes Albany officials and discusses joint tours, campaign actions, and party coordinations. It outlines alleged support strategies and contrasts actions by UAP and Country Party candidates in the district.
An examination of the 331 candidates shows diverse occupations from ministers and farmers to lawyers and journalists. The United Australia Party and Country Party field many candidates, with Labor and Douglas Credit present. Occupations range widely including secretaries clerks doctors and teachers reflecting broad professional diversity in the campaign.
In a final appeal to electors J Scullin Labour Leader argues against opponents’ “wicked inventions” designed to fear, pledging Labour as constructive and protector of people’s savings. He condemns Parliament’s 88 weeks of inaction and calls for decisive parliamentary action to steer the nation through unemployment and industrial decline.
The Country Party predicts victory in Saturday's poll with enough representatives for both houses. Secretary E J Mauricein Oral pledges support for friendly trading with Australia's customers. The party stresses economic international cooperation and opposes restrictions, urging voters to back its candidates.
Prime Minister Lyons warned against a miraculous path to recovery saying untried experiments bring unemployment and misery. He defended the government’s record on employment and investment, attacked Labour factions and Lang, and criticized policy gaps on funding primary producers and rural schemes amid a developing Australian political scene.
Mr Beasley, Labour Party leader in Federal Parliament, urges voters to use Australia’s own resources to lift the country from recession. He argues the private banking system can provide credit and security if private hands remain, pledging Labour’s policy as fully explained and prepared for a victory.
Mr Lyons expressed optimism after an interview in Melbourne and a flight from Aydin. He believed government support would boost the party in elections and foresees potential gains in the Senate and House of Representatives. The reception in Sydney's Labour ranks impressed him, signaling party strength.
A special Canberra Times edition will publish on Sunday with regional distribution to Canberra, Queanbeyan, Cooma, and Yuan areas before Sydney papers. Demand is high. newsagents may sell out. Normal early deliveries by Tuesday Limited advertising space remains. if the paper must be late, readers will be notified by noon today.
The Vatican voices strong opposition to Russia joining the League of Nations. It insists freedom of worship for Russian citizens before any admission. A Catholic paper denounces Geneva's stance as a fundamental error and a brutal negation of civilization.
Geneva reports reveal Mr de Valera inflamed the League of Nations with a claim that Russia’s admission should be debated in public rather than private settings. He asserted that only those with access to information sources could follow the negotiations and admitted private meetings influenced views.
Washington reports say the Senate Munition inquiry traced 1.248 billion dollars in war goods from the Guppent Corporation in 1914 13 with 3.9 million dollars cited as necessary. The witness objected to depriving delegates of assembly rights and advocated Russia's admission under normal terms.
Aboard H M S Sussex in the Red Sea heat reaches 85 to 100 degrees, with decks crowded as crew seek relief on deck. The Duke uses a lower bridge cabin, water demand spikes as condensers struggle, and crews drink sparingly to conserve fresh water.
The Austrian chancellor urges the League of Nations to back a pact with Italy to safeguard Austria’s independence. He argues that had international salt rights been respected, Dr. Dollfuss would not have fallen to alleged brutality and resistance.
Tasmanian politics report a perilous seat as Franklin appears most at risk with opinions from Tasmanian delegation. The commentary notes one candidate facing potential defeat, while others remain less scrutinized amid campaign activity and local commerce center mentions.
Mediation board abandons arbitration hope amid nationwide unrest. In Saylesville Rhode Island four shot and likely fatally injured as rioting continues. guards clash with strikers in Pennsylvania. martial law enforced in Maine Connecticut Mississippi and North and South Carolina. Troops fire, injuries rise, and night gangs regroup after cemetery clashes.
Solid progress by Canberra firms signals a second phase of business development. New building programs double space at 4, B Young Ltd Kingston, with fresh departments, a retailer expanding, and a butcher relocating next to a larger grocer. Rotary Cafe Kingston enlarges and retools to support rising trade as central city structures rise and a new theatre linked to City plans faces further extensions next year.
Prince George selects a ring for Princess Marion featuring a square cut sapphire of Kashmir origin and fine blue fire. Experts translated the description as the ideal royal gift, as the prince prepares for her arrival this week.
In Washington and London reports a request by Lockheed Vega for certification of Kingsford Smith's aircraft tests. The Department of Commerce would issue a certificate if mechanical data meet U S standards, with England or Australia approving partial certification as a possibility.
Trustees are empowered to extend a mortgage of 64 010 pounds securing the will of Dr. Robert Walthall of Sydney to Perpetual Company Ltd. The grantor, with wide powers, names heirs and farming partners as successors and notes the mortgage tied to property and family interests.
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