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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 19, 1940
Page
4
A transcription of a wartime conference speech stresses extending pasture improvement, higher crop yields, scientific farm management, and keeping 20 000 wheat growers on the land. It urges state and federal guidance toward pastoral and industrial expansion to ensure Britain’s food and material supplies during war.
The Governor Lord Wakehurst opens conferences warning that all tiesto and privileges would be forfeited if Germany won the war. He urges individuals to purge any fifth column in their hearts and stresses the need for unity across thought speech and worship. The Industrial Bureau leader Mr J Cagh lauds government leadership while highlighting the role of workers on land and in factories. The UK's contribution through munitions and food is noted as pivotal to victory.
Washington reports the War Department contracted with a firm to build and operate a 25 million dollar smokeless powder plant. The facility aims to triple current production by delivering 200,000 pounds of smokeless day and will promote further industrial output.
Entertainment note previews Greta Garbo in Ninotchka at Homsham Theater. The Swedish star appears as a modern Russian commissar in Paris with Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire, and a new comedy team. Ernst Lubitsch handles the story with humor and style, including glamorous gowns, nightclub scenes, and a plot about selling confisca ted royal jewels. Short reels and travel talk accompany the program tomorrow night for a week.
On Wednesday a State Department spokesman described a Japan Britain pact about Burma Road transit. The agreement would bar three months of transit from July 15 for aid, ammunition, petrol borings and railway materials. The protest by Cordell Hull is noted, with negotiations stated as Japan Britain exclusive and United States oversight.
The British spokesman calls the Burma Road closing unfriendly and unlawful while noting Japan’s aid to an aggressor and America’s opposition. China vows to continue fighting, Odessa discussed as a potential enemy port, and Washington reiterates opposition to Burma Road closure.
Britain's bells, forged in apg foundries, ring across the world as electical sirens recede in modern war. British founders keep tuning secrets in the hands of specialist families. English bells travel from London to Christchurch, Quebec, St John, Newfoundland, and beyond, with Canada and the U.S. strong customers amid tariff shifts.
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