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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 03, 1938
Page
7
Britain shows a firmer foreign policy stance while seeking peace through conciliation. Prime Minister Chamberlain asserts Britain will defend vital interests, with emphasis on the Spanish question and troop withdrawal, amid talks of air force expansion and stronger ties with France. Berlin reacts to Czech statutes with criticism.
The Dominion bureau projects Canada wheat carry-over around 26 million bushels for year end, a figure near the 1925 low. Visible supply totals 21,773,554 bushels, farmers’ stocks likely small. Historical figures show prior peaks at 211 million in 1933 and 32.7 million in 1936, with a long decline since.
Lord Tweedsmuir, in England, cabled BC officials expressing regret for the 100000 acre Campbell River blaze on Vancouver Island's east coast and requesting full details of the fire. He asks to be kept informed of developments and outcomes.
Marshal Hermann Goering prohibited all German army members from attending Young Men's Christian Association meetings. Invitations to YMCA sessions were labeled as interference in the army's spiritual education.
Berlin seeks permission for a landing in Alaska and the United States as the round the world flight by a four motor Condor from Focke Wulf begins in August or September. Captain Henke will command with Captain Van Moreau as co pilot and a crew of navigator radio operator and mechanics. The route goes Germany India China Japan Alaska San Francisco then possible New York and Atlantic hop. The effort aims for long distance tests not a Hughes style race.
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports 1626 deaths from motor vehicle accidents in 1937, with a rate of 14.6 per 100000. Ontario records the highest provincial rate at 20.8, while Saskatchewan has the lowest at 5.0. Alberta follows at 7.1. other provinces include Quebec 405 Nova Scotia 83 New Brunswick 67 Manitoba 66 Alberta 55 British Columbia 124 Prince Edward Island 7.
Lord Tweedsmuir governor general of Canada will take at least a month’s rest in England before returning. Prime Minister Mackenzie King said health prompted the delay and that Tweedsmuir may stay until September with a postponed western tour and a likely Ottawa return around September 17.
Paul Cremona, correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor and vice president of the Foreign Press Association in Rome, has been ordered to leave Italy. The Earl of Perth, British ambassador, met with Count Galeazzo Ciano to seek a temporary stay and was promised consideration. Cremona, Maltese by birth and British subject, received no reasons for the expulsion.
Canadian chartered banks report a slight drop in savings deposits as of June 30 from the prior month while demand deposits rise. Both call and current loans in Canada show increases, reflecting shifting balance sheets.
Army worms have emerged in some districts of Manitoba threatening grain crops as fields remain largely free from grasshoppers rust and dreath. The infestation is described as relentless and resembles an army of pests threatening harvests.
A one million dollar fire destroyed the Canadian Pacific Railway pier D at Vancouver, threatening the waterfront. The 1,000 foot pier and its superstructure including freight sheds and four box cars burned, with losses split between the pier and sheds. The blaze began around 1 45 pm and by 2 35 pm the structure was a wall of flame. The Princess Charlotte and Princess Adelaide moved away as Captain Rippon ordered rapid engine room signals and steered the liner clear into the stream.
Viscount Halifax warned Japan Britain will defend century old Chinese interests and may take action if Tokyo does not respect them. He urged international sincerity over Czechoslovakia and noted ties with France while commenting on the Anglo Italian agreement and Rome Berlin axis.
The Privy Council upheld the British Columbia Natural Products Marketing Act ruling that the act governs internal province dealings. It dismissed the dairymen’s appeal, ordering them to pay costs. The decision rejected a narrow interpretation limiting products to BC made goods.
Lord Martin Cecil, son of the Marquess of Exeter and brother to Lord Burghley, worked alongside Exeter forest rangers and railway section men to defend central British Columbia from fires. He has lived and ranched here for eight years on 50,000 acres with 2,000 cattle and operates a guest ranch at the Pacific Eastern Railway point known as 100-mile House.
The Spanish government accepted in principle a two man British commission to investigate bombings of civilian centers. Insurgents urged widening the inquiry to include other assassinations and barbarities not tied to air raids. France has given general acceptance of the plan. The entry into Spain awaits study of Franco’s suggested scope changes. Richard Butler disclosed the proposal.
Leslie Hore-Belisha told the House of Commons that army recruiting reached a record 11 663 volunteers in April to June. The force would be about 20 000 short of planned strength by next March if this pace continues. Medicals showed 10 235 applicants fit for service versus 5 517 accepted in the prior year’s second quarter.
Berlin reports a Nazi influenced German press unanimously condemning Czecho slovak Hodza plan for minorities. Headlines accuse Praha of evading Sudeten demands and undermining British mediation while labeling concessions as insufficient and a mockery.
Foreign Minister Viscount Halifax told the House of Lords that Lord Runciman compared his role in the Czechoslovak German dispute to being set adrift in a small boat in the mid Atlantic. Halifax replied that this was exactly the position.
Ottawa reports that Prime Minister Mackenzie King plans new ministers abroad this autumn to France Brussels and possibly Japan. A Hague legation will open with the Belgium minister serving part time. Opposition leader Bennett urged promoting experienced staff to higher posts but King stressed the small size of Canada’s foreign service and the heavy burden on any minister. Justice Turgeon was discussed as a potential appointee but King noted his absence from the bench and his qualifications.
Sir Edward Beatty of Canadian Pacific argues Britain must subsidize shipbuilding or shipping to counter foreign competition on Trans Pacific routes. He arrives aboard the Empress of Britain after talks in England on tonnage and costs. The Canadian Pacific line between Vancouver and Australia remains, but costs deter new builds.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King said Canada would take no action over Alderman William Croft of Toronto who remarked about Adolf Hitler. Erich Windels called the remark a diplomatic incident but King noted no mountain out of a molehill and no gain from unpleasantness. Croft's June 23 zoo visit included the beavers remark attributed to him.
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