25 Aug 1939
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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 25, 1939
Page
1
Weather bulletin notes heavy rainfall across Wimmera and Mallee with wettest day of the year on Tuesday. Crops in paddocks show intensive cultivation despite reduced area under cultivation, promising dense and even growth. August record expected to be broken within a week. rainfall totals for Hor sham and numerous Western districts listed.
Heavy rainfall boosts water reserves across the Wimmera Mallee storages led by Wartook where 2.76 inches fell since Friday. Wartook now holds 14,878 acre feet, up from 14,716 a year ago, as other storages supply tanks and channels continue to run. Water is being released to fill farmers’ tanks across the districts as Victoria Valley rainfall supports the Glenelg channel and related works.
Cable dispatch from Hong Kong reports British troops dismantling a bridge amid tensions with Chinese forces. Japanese units advance along a 30 mile front as British actions stir concerns of Hong Kong’s defense and potential shifts into adjacent Chinese areas.
Melbourne correspondent reports a disrupted racing note from Que Wire. The fragment mentions a match or race at Tunblate with references to Mulbwarns Fiery Shay Witt and Toney, with unclear details of the outcome or participants.
An obituary notices the death by suicide of dictator Lage Woestinestns amid political turmoil in Manet e Ger Pragavgnie. Officials report the death occurred while under pressure from insurgent forces in Mali Heli and Monnie Poestbont, with authorities initiating inquiries into the events surrounding the fatal act.
Marius Marjorie Laveenre, renowned soprano, is slated for a Horsham appearance at the Town Hall on Saturday. The event follows news of her rising fame and mentions planned performances in Brisbane and New York venues, with fans awaiting her Metropolitan Opera debut.
A report from the Horsham Agricultural Society details the annual wool class at the show grounds begun Monday. Instructors McDonald and Williams of Gordon Institute of Technology Geelong guide 70 percent who have previously attended, with a limited enrolment to ensure value. Gordon Institute supplied 13 bale wool samples to benefit both grassbred and normo growers, plus international wools and artificial wool, including prized Vienna wool. Public viewing runs daily 11:00–11:30 and 3:00–3:30.
The Budget presented in the Legislative Assembly by Treasurer A. A. Dunstan forecasts a surplus for the current year and a deficit for the next. Income tax rises are proposed, with company tax increasing from 1 to 2 and personal minimum rates lifting from sixpence to two pence in the pound. Property rates will adjust, sustenance payments liberalised, and loan funds boosted for teleworks. Hospital and charity funding rises, and Hallways Department and education grants expand. Scholarships, technical awards, and increased free price allocations in senior secondary schools are announced along with teaching and junior technical scholarships.
Washington reports underline waning hopes for an Australia and American trade pact as Under Secretary notes America negotiating concessions to Argentina. Welles cites European nations expanding Argentina trade while 400 Australian dentists prepare for Melbourne congress of the Australian Dental Association.
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