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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 14, 1935
Page
3
Premier Laval announced a 1,000,000,000 franc public works program aimed at fighting unemployment as riots erupted in Toulon over pay cuts. Decrees seek to curb prices, stabilize the franc, and regulate foreign workers while bankers, farmers, and traders anticipate broader reforms.
The 14th annual Canadian Teachers' Federation conference approved establishing a national bureau of educational research to cooperate with Dominion and provincial bodies on education matters. Secretary Co N Crutchfield urged including school administration and taxation studies and sought funds from the Carnegie Foundation and the national research council for research purposes.
Developments in the Italo Ethiopian dispute foster belief that Emperor Haile Selassie seeks munitions from the Orient. Daba Birrou, ex foreign office official, will depart soon for Japan on a secret mission believed tied to securing credit for munitions and food for Ethiopia's forces.
Howling winds drove giant waves across Lesser Slave Lake upsetting the roadbed of the Northern Alberta Railway that skirts the lake and added new distress to the town of Slave Lake which has endured weeks of flood waters.
More than 200 detectives and police were assigned to guard the Hamburg American Line pier as the liner Hamburg sailed for Europe. The pier had been the scene of an anti Nazi protest where demonstrators tore the Swastika flag from the Bremen and threw it into the Hudson River.
League of Nations Society urged Canada to appoint at once the delegation to represent the country at the Geneva assembly opening September 9. The resolution warns the September meeting will be critical for world community organization and considers covenant amendment and arms supply prohibitions to belligerents.
A devastating July hailstorm near Calgary destroyed about 200000 acres of wheat from Gle cen to Cremonate east of the city. Liberal candidate Vaughan S Kimpton reported damage far larger than initial guesses, with hail up to 13 inches deep in spots, wheat stalks broken by egg sized stones, and widespread agricultural and wildlife losses.
Residents of Goldfields near Lake Athabasca urge the province to establish a school now. About 15 to 18 children are without any school as a July 27 meeting sent recommendations to Education Minister J. W. Estey. A funding gap due to no assessable property may be solved by a department grant to the district.
Sir Robert Borden named first president of the Dominion Drama Festival corporation established by royal charter in May to mark the King's Silver Jubilee and ensure the festival's perpetuation. Announcement made by Hon. C H Cahan secretary of state with nominations by the Earl of Bessborough governor general.
Ottawa announces a regional tariff imposed by Minister R C Matthews on cantaloupes muskmelons honey balls casabas and honey dens for western Canada. The duty fixes four cents per pound above the true invoice value and became operative on August 7.
H. B. Weberg of Southey Saskatchewan aims to drive a dog team from Winnipeg to New York seeking a backer. He previously completed a 1933 trip from The Pas to Chicago starting with just 35 cents and his daughter and finished with both.
Italian forces and laborers totaling about 240000 have passed the Suez Canal in six months en route to East Africa. A recent record day saw nine transports carrying soldiers aeroplanes tanks and artillery pass from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. Some ships head to destinations other than East Africa while over 5000 soldiers sick with malaria dysentery and typhoid sailed through recently. Officials estimate canal dues paid by Italy to the Suez administration total about 10000000 over three months.
Winnipeg. D de Waal Meyer, South African trade commissioner to Canada, notes Canada's overseas trade with South Africa surged from 5.7 million in 1933 to 12 million in 1934, aided by Ottawa agreements and Canadian delegations. South Africa bought 3.6 percent of Canada’s total imports in 1934, while Canada ran a four to one trade balance.
A second typhoon struck Fukien province causing widespread flooding and destruction. Amoy area and Chuanchow were hardest hit with 2,000 homes destroyed and many villages and crops wiped out. Communications collapsed and refugee camps filled as officials feared heavy loss of life.
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith arrives in Honolulu en route to London to fly Lady Southern Cross to New York then to Sydney for a record England to Australia attempt with Tom Pethyridge as mechanic and co-pilot. He hopes to discuss Pan American cooperation for a Honolulu to Australia route.
A new virulent mosquito is blamed for an encephalomyelitis outbreak among horses in central Manitoba. At least 75 horses have died with reports expected to grow as case numbers come in. Vets say the disease inflames brain and spinal cord and is spread by the mosquito. Equine encephalomyelitis was first identified in 1930 and previously hit the eastern United States in 1933 and 1934.
The Alberta wheat pool renewed its lease on the Prince Rupert elevator in British Columbia for two years. The lease terms were not disclosed and the announcement was made at the pool’s local offices.
A bride of 45 minutes Miss Edna Jenkinson from Stittsville Ont died after a car tire blew on the Ashton Stittsville highway returning from the wedding party. The crash hurled the vehicle into a ditch and four passengers were thrown onto the pavement. she died three hours later at Ottawa Civic Hospital.
Argentina's ministry of agriculture says this year's wheat crop will be 15 percent smaller than last year due to severe drought. Flax also falls short of last year's output because of drought and frost.
London reports strong representations to Italy over anti British press campaign tied to efforts for peaceful Italo Ethiopian settlement. Rome praises Mussolini amid militant East Africa push as it orders more training. Paris hosts tentative Aug 16 talks among France Italy and Britain on Italo Ethiopian issue.
Tokyo reports that Britain has proposed an Anglo Japanese conference next autumn to discuss unsettled questions. Yomiuri notes observers expect Britain to seek active cooperation to readjust trade and remove economic barriers hindering Japan’s economic and commercial progress.
Saskatchewan trims open seasons by two weeks for prairie chickens and ruffed grouse for 1935. Duck bag drops from 15 to 10 per day with possession down from 50 to 25. Female moose added to protected list. Fur bearing season dates revised with ten days shaved from starts and two weeks added to others.
Frank P. O'Connor of Toronto sent a 500000 cheque to Archbishop J. C. McGuigan for charity. Of the total, 65000 was earmarked for seven groups including New man Club Toronto 23000 hospital for sick children 10000 Christie Street Military Hospital 10000 Institute for the Blind 10000 Church of the Precious Blood Wexford Ont 10000 Carmelite orphanage 1000 and a Toronto fresh air fund 1000.
The Sanford Evans weekly crop report says thirty percent of prairie wheat acreage about 7,000,000 acres is infected by stem rust. It notes the West’s wheat crop has deteriorated very badly in three weeks and early Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan yield estimates show very serious losses to common bread wheats.
Grants from the Quebec government have placed over 1,800 sons of Quebec farmers on farms across the province this year. The program aims to reach 4,000 by season’s end as $300 grants assist farmers who need help relocating their sons due to lack of funds.
Canadian wheat in store for the week ended July 31 totaled 195,286,515 bushels, up 5,181,427 from the prior week and 9,856,236 more than the same week last year, according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
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