29 Aug 1939
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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1939
Page
1
British cabinet met for 50 minutes as Hitler’s reply is reportedly approved. Lord Halifax and Ambassadors were among early visitors at Downing Street. Germany seals the French and Hungarian frontiers and Britain blocks Mediterranean shipping and orders Baltic departure.
Polish readers voice strong protest as anti German sentiment rises. The piece cites calls of Polish terrorism against Germans and quotes Hitler asking how a French person would feel if their province were cut off, highlighting tense prewar rhetoric and cross border anxieties.
German premier Adolf Hitler reiterates demand for restoration of eastern frontiers to pre war lines and warns Poland would bear the consequences if negotiations fail. Daladier recalls France’s ties to Poland and seeks peaceful settlement while Hitler notes his desire to remove causes of conflict and avoid war.
Extensive police inquiries are made in Port Adelaide and surrounding districts to locate a man arrested at revolver point following a high speed chase. Detectives believe the suspect, described as White or Beaton, 33, 3 ft 10 ins tall, thin, dark complexioned, fled on foot after a crash at Semaphore beach. A second man remains at large, suspected of fleeing into dark after the vehicle crashed. Police search boardinghouses and rooms in the seaport area for clues.
A weather note records a late August update with 13 points of rain pushing the monthly total to 164. The narrative mentions a return to a wintry feel, intermittent showers, and a choppy wind veering as yesterday’s conditions persisted.
Yesterday's maximum reached 60. The 24 hour minimum ended 6 30 am at 33. Rain fell from north west to south west and back again. Rain at 8 30 nam. Four points and nine more points later day. August total now 164 points.
Melbourne reports a tense but not notably worse situation after 24 hours of mixed advice from London. Prime Minister B G Menzies says the position remains critically precarious but has not deteriorated significantly.
Fragmentary text shows unclear demands and garbled phrases about a corridor and a vote. Readers can glean hints of a constituency discussion but details are unreadable. The item appears as a damaged note from a local page segment with no verifiable names or dates.
A political column recounts a speaker lamenting Britain for Poland policy. He claims Britain’s stance prevented a lasting European peace, asserting that without such backing Europe could have enjoyed twenty five years of calm. Page 4 continuation noted.
In Unley Court Adelaide on Monday Sabu Pearce a 15 year old of Charles Street Unley was sentenced to two months imprisonment after being found riding a motorcycle near the Parkside police station at about 940 pm on Saturday. Constable Atkinson and Sergeant Sullivan arrested him after he stalled the engine and gave false ownership and address details. The owner later reclaimed his machine. The bench noted a prior conviction for illegal use of a motor car and urged youths to respect others property.
Melbourne deputies from the Australian Wheatgrowers Federation state that wheat growers will cooperate with governments but demand cost of production coverage. In view of war and peace demands, they back the international wheat agreement and urge price support to 3/10 per bushel at ports, funded by flour tax proceeds. They urge production controls aligned to demand.
Melbourne report says A Wilson MAUR alleges the Australian Wheat Growers Federation altered a motion under pressure from the Prime Minister. He claims the deputation was refused unless the phrase Commonwealth Government was changed to Governments. The motion sought a wheat equalisation scheme funded by contributors and repayment.
In Melbourne Monday Prime Minister Mr R G Menies reported at the Premiers Conference adjournment that Victoria and Tasmania refused financial help to wheatgrowers, ruling out the original stabilisation plan. A Commonwealth contribution up to £2000 a year to all six States was discussed, with NSW Queensland SA and WA adding to their producers. The four remaining States will continue talks as the Federal Cabinet reviews the proposal.
Postmaster at Glenelg was found dead today with a bullet wound to the head. A revolver lay near the body and a clerk had reportedly gone to withdraw money moments before the discovery. Special enquiry notes are underway into the postal department incident.
A Pitt Street frock shop in Sydney was robbed today after a man bound and gagged the proprietress Miss Sophia Sutton and stole about £50 worth of frocks. A constable chased the thief into the Australian Gas Company's office and arrested him in the board room. The incident occurred shortly after 1.60 a.m. as Miss Sutton was alone.
A garbled report details a Western district case in which two men and a woman face prison terms for robbery under arms at Menai Nuon Post. Companions Leonard Tack and Harry Malone are named, with references to a plan to obtain tin and a long inquiry into the parties involved.
Frederick Irwin Worthley and his son Frederick Walter Worthey, Hindmarsh businessmen, were committed for trial at Port Adelaide Police Court on charges of receiving tin ingots valued at £145 knowing them stolen. Bail set at £50 with surety. Det Sgt Donnellan testified about melted ingots found at the premises after a Port Adelaide theft, with the Worthleys denying knowledge.
Overseas wheat options declined prompting a drop to 1/85 for Adelaide farmers while few inquiries arose today. World shipments last week reached 1,490,000 quarters, up from 1,130,000. UK purchases spiked to 445,000 and Continent to 365,000, with American markets quiet and Liverpool firm on October positions.
At the annual meeting held with 142 attendees, C. L. Bottrall was elected president of the Pirie District Boy Beauty Association. Mrs. E J Huckwell was discharged from Adelaide Hospital last Thursday and returned home on Laureate Street. There is scattered mention of public service notices and Perth to Dour travel in Adelaide.
After a six month survey the Betting Control Board ruled 23 of 156 metropolitan betting shops unsatisfactory and ordered them to relocate or rebuild. The board, chaired by T. E. Cleland with W. S. Hanson and James Jelley, aims for higher architectural standards while not reducing overall shop numbers. Bookmakers have until next January to comply and are likely to be relicensed.
Poiping reports Wang Keh-min head of the Provincial Government said after a tour near Tientsin that at least 1,000 Chinese women and children have drowned and 600,000 have lost everything in the floods. He urged pausing political differences during rescue operations.
Feeling in Japan reports that a recent pact undermines its policy with nine reversals. Attacks previously aimed at Britons now target Germans as attitudes change. Earlier claims of Japanese guarantees against Hong Kong attacks fade, while conditions around Hankow and the French Concession edge toward normalcy amid a months long blockade.
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