13 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1937
Page
1
The advertisement lists Colgates gift assortments with a focus on varied florals and perfumes. Items include Cashmere Bouquet, Carrmere Bouquet, and related toiletry notions such as perfumes, soaps, and sachets priced to entice buyers. Named products and phrases suggest a 19th or early 20th century retail catalog tone.
A fragmented plea for Christmas gifts includes toy drums, bows, metal swords, wooden pops, and assorted items described in quirky wording. The readable portions suggest children's toys and holiday surprises with likely simple playthings and trinkets.
Reports from Nanking describe prolonged street fighting, heavy bombardment, and Chinese resistance as Japanese forces push through gates and breach defenses. London and Hong Kong dispatches note renewed offensives, Japanese advances toward Pukow, and Allied reactions while war coverage highlights civilian toll and strategic stakes.
A garbled report portrays Mussolini declaring Italy's withdrawal from the League of Nations amid a tense Rome gathering. The speech references Abyssinia and Geneva, with heavy emphasis on Italy's stance and warnings to allied powers, while witnesses describe a charged atmosphere and derisive reactions.
A fragmented notice reports a commemorative birthday holiday in the city honoring a regal figure. Local officials declare the day officially recognized with ceremonies and community events.
A string of fatal road accidents over the weekend left several dead and many injured in the city and suburbs. Names and locations appear in scattered fragments, including references to Auburn and Garah, with victims aged from teens to adults and no clear single incident identified.
A severe windstorm in Grafton caused extensive damage across several buildings and private dwellings. Mes Ke Marrey and her daughter escaped injury as debris ripped through a yard, while shops on Prince Street and Clarence Chambers suffered roof and window damage. The old railway shed and Almarre billies factory lost roofs, and the Tide of destruction extended to the Clarence and Trotman streets areas. Rain and wind felled trees, damaged telegraph lines, and disrupted electrical systems, with hundreds of pounds in losses reported across multiple sites. In Eidavold Brisbane a cyclonic storm dumped up to five inches of rain in an hour, uprooting trees and halting motor traffic. Several injuries occurred in accidents, and windows shattered on churches and homes as the storm battered the region.
Mr H Fysh, director of Qantas, speaks in Darwin on the Australia England air service. He notes delays in the Empire Airways project, with parts arriving from London and preparations for the Southampton to Singapore leg by January or mid 1929. The scheme aims to open the longest air route, with ships ready for Austral summer and pilots to test the first boats.
African cheetahs trained by ex-player Gandne Dower wowed crowds on the greyhound track, one running 808 yards in 11.66 seconds, amid speculation they could tour. A separate drowning tragedy involved a Redfern Boy Scout at a creek in Australia, with authorities recovering the body after about 10 minutes.
In Brisbane on Sunday detectives B OCallaghan and W Crotad hid in the old Town Hall wreck while two men attempted a daytime robbery in Queen Street. One intruder watched outside as the other fled to a nearby shop. both were arrested and taken to the waterhouse before appearing at Police Court tomorrow.
Melbourne police pursued a grim murder case after a half caste man was found dead with battered head in a city street. Neighbors recalled hearing screams as a woman was seen alarmed and later bashed the suspect fled into a nearby alarm when the police arrived. The report notes a local man named Te Wak Aue as a tradename, with scant readable details from the fragmented text.
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