08 Apr 1938
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Newspaper
Inverell Times
Location
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 08, 1938
Page
1
Chinese forces claim a major victory on the Tientsin Pukow railway with heavy Japanese losses and large captures of war materiel. Chinese air power aided the assault as Japanese retreats dissolved into disorder. reports say 20,000 Japanese casualties against 7,000 Chinese, plus many fugitives entrapped or surrounded.
Disclosure says farm debt assessments under the Federal plan may be delayed by defence priorities. The Commonwealth plans to ask states to limit farm debt adjustment operations for the next two to three years, fearing internal borrowing pressures. Continued adjustment costs could strain financing for defence.
Ambiguous text indicates Butler plans to meet Parliament in May to push a bill. Independent party aims to provide support. Widespread phrases reference government assurances and potential factoring for passage of a bill related to China’s parliamentary issues.
A scrambled report notes artists resigning from an Australian academy amid turmoil. Details are unclear but the piece references Sydney, Maury, Eriharet, and several institutions including a national academy and a Ley Australia art program.
Weather remains dominant in the Sydney wheat market. Farmers hold wheat tight while buyers largely hold offers. London dull. Victorian cargo sold at 32.4 per quarter. South Australian 32 offered, buyers under 31.6. Western Australia April asks 32 8. Liverpool and Chicago easier. Winnipeg erratic. Dry Southern Europe. Northern Italy crop expected 25 percent below normal.
An ambulance responding to a call at high speed crashed into an electric light standard near Taree yesterday. Passenger Charles Orein, 26, of Taree, died from injuries, as Harold Burns, 23, also in the vehicle, had been severely hurt while felling trees nearby and was later reported dead.
Broadbent reached Darwin last night in a Percival Vega Gull after a forced landing on Flores while flying from England to Australia. The saga involved a perilous route and uncertain engine performance as survivors and observers watched the fragile craft endure the ordeal.
In Guyra police detained a man linked to a shooting that wounded Beatrice Nielsen, 16, who was struck through a window. An officer said pellets embedded in her chest indicate a gun shot with intent to murder. The arrest followed an incident at night near her home.
A 20th century airliner nearly crashed during a difficult landing in Sydney on Friday. The aircraft could not lower its wing brakes and wheels touched the ground during the first attempt. Captain Hassard tried twice more to land, finally touching down safely on the third attempt.
Mr J T Wesson of the Canadian Chamber of Agriculture and chairman of the Empire Producers Conference wheat section denies Mr G W Walker of Lindley Walker Wheat Co. His assertion that conference proposals would restrict production and set quotas is rejected. Wesson insists the proposals contain no implied restriction.
Friday Constable George Herbert Gray aged 30 was found dead at his Kingsford home with a bullet wound in the temple. Police say a departmental inquiry absolved responsibility but the death follows a tense case involving two women and a separate fatal cycle accident in Oxford Street on Christmas Eve. Detectives probe whether Gray’s actions or personal matters influenced the events as they seek to explain his death by self infliction and the circumstances around the other deaths.
In Paris on Thursday a political industrial crisis worsened as mobs tried to storm the Senate, thousands of guards repelled them, and 50,000 workers in armament and metal industries walked out. The Senate Finance Committee rejected Blum's finance bill 24 to 6, signaling further upheaval and possible resignation. A new cabinet appears drafted by Daladier’s circle.
A fragmentary report shows an agenda for a large business revitalisation in Washington. Officials including Mr. Rossiveit discuss advisers and a restructuring plan with funds reported around £375,000,000. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Market report from Sussex Street in Sydney shows quoted prices and bids with scattered figures. The fragmentary text lists several items and prices in a terse street market style, referencing buyers and sellers and noted shifts in value.
Lt-Commander Bower Conservative MP was attended by an ear specialist after a Monday attack in the House of Commons. The doctor found internal bleeding behind the eardrum with a haematoma forming. The drum later burst outward and bleeding ceased, but his condition remains anxious and he stays in bed.
The tin price for today stands quoted around 3G and a half pence per pound with volatile market movement noted. Traders observe slight shifts as global demand and supply factors influence the local nn price.
In Sydney today Priday reported a quiet wheat market with prices holding steady. Bulk wheat was quoted around 3 1 for bulk, while bagged varieties traded at about 42.
Government briefed in London on the alleged caibre of the pur battle, details of which he asserted menaced Gibraltar. Lords debated with the Fannedan Ee and measures extended into SALOON ho Lane Cheecgery.
The Archbisop of Sydney convened a special Sydney Diocesan Synod meeting for Wednesday April 2 to endorse or deal with the committee and approve the selected plan for rebuilding St Andrew's Cathedral.
Disjointed OCR text references a luncheon speech sequence involving Lord Wakehurst and others. The fragment mentions attendance, a governor, and speakers, with garbled inserts and names difficult to parse. The readable elements hint at a formal event and attendance decisions.
Local greyhounds show strong form with seven wins in nine starts led by New Cinbon and New Cirboy. Hubble Wey, Maitland, and Dixon also saluted, while rivals Rubber Awe and Quwach faced setbacks. The circuit enjoyed a string of wins across three downley nights and a midweek meet.
A contested 1930s project reports a new road replacing the old alignment with fewer bends. About 180 men work on the scheme, planned since March 1936, extending from Casino to Tubulin via Mundary with nine months more to completion. The work is linked to the Peentistrucnen of 3 mutnaf and involves maintenance of the adjoining Fochmend Range.
A fragment from a local page notes a midday incident involving an attempted carton foraging near a home. The incomplete text references a person or place initials and a time mark, with no clear outcome or names confirmed.
Local brokers from HFP Muller Gowan Bonshew and partners list wether consignments from Waneyembe Carson's Sydney and Currie Walreka Delungra. Quality judged by fleece length and weight with prices noted for age 60 days and 105 day broken lines.
Discussion at Gastwick Shire Council reveals how dry conditions hinder road repairs. Councillors note potholes developing on a gravelled Bundarra road section and severe corrugations appearing on the Kentucky road three days after grading.
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