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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 23, 1934
Page
4
The year's sales in London begin on November 20 and are projected to reach about 177,000 beles. Organizers anticipate strong demand across the market, with traders watching early bidding and pricing closely.
Market activity for wools reveals stable or slightly lower prices across broad crepe wools while fine creabneds hold, and scarfing for skirtings sees modestly better demand. Raw material costs remain high versus semi manufactured goods, with top price 16d for 13 bales AAAE GC/ENGRE field New England from P N Cameron Walcha among multiple private and auction sales.
A compact notice highlights Hew achieving a notable personal recovery. It emphasizes resilience and public interest in a local figure, mentioning health progress and a hopeful outlook for future activities. The item conveys a positive development without sensational detail.
Reports describe a Melbourne scheme where men abduct children from crowds and hide them near stations. They promise a reward to the finder, extracting large sums from anxious parents. A Sydney incident mirrors the tactic with a parent nearly paying £1 before officials intervened.
Smerny Soap Box Derby in Dayton Ohio drew sixty thousand spectators as eleven year old Robert Turner won the National Championship with a handmade timber and scrap iron car. He beat more elaborate machines with bearings and steering devices. The event, sponsored by Chevrolet Motor Company and leading newspapers, offered a four year college course and a hundred dollar wristwatch as prizes. Grasshoppers appear in Narrabri according to late notes.
Detective J Burke testified that the defendant Carson had tormented residents and forced money from them. The man, previously convicted for similar offences, had been released from Dubbo Gaol last month after serving prior terms.
The mayor states he never intended to sell the scrub and plans to transfer a designated strip of land on the reserve the next day to clear lantana and pests. He rejects surrender offers and maintains no attitude of contravention in the legal matter.
The Pout Master General's Department declares the Australia Singapore England Air Mail Service will discontinue forwarding air mails via Freemantle and Ceylon after November 26. Air mail rates drop in Australia to 4s 6d per 4oz, but the U S Post Office charge is higher, so the fee rises to 7d per oz. The new rate applies after the last monthly mail to the USA. London wool prices show a 5 to 10 percent decline.
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