Mandates Commission Rejects British Palestine Plan
In Geneva the League of Nations mandates commission refused to approve Britain s plan to make Palestine a Jewish Arab state. Four of seven opposed the change, three supported it, and the decision moves to the League council for final approval.
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Geneva
League of Nations Mandates Commission
Great Britain
Palestine
Commission
World Zionist Congress
Holy Land
League of Nations Council
Mandates Commission
League Council
Switzerland
Belgium
Norway
Netherlands
Britain
League
London
Malcolm MacDonald
Permanent
Will Exchange Programs New York
Major W E Gladstone Murray of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announces a new cooperation with the British Broadcasting Company. Canada will send more national programs to British listeners and the BBC will tailor series for Canadian interests. Programs start in September.
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New York
W. E. Gladstone Murray
CBC
London
Canada
United Kingdom
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Major Murray
Great Britain
British Broadcasting Company
BBC
British Broadcasting Systems
Boy Found Living Alone on Galapagos Island
The commander of the Ecuadorian cruiser President Alfaro reported finding a 10-year-old boy named Jose Perez living alone on a Galapagos island. He said he joined a family three years earlier but fled into the interior after mistreatment and survived on seaweed plants and roots. He will return to Guayaquil aboard the cruiser.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Alfaro
Galapagos Islands
Jose Perez
Tate rejects Sargent portrait of Duke of Windsor
London. A charcoal drawing by John Sargent of the Duke of Windsor as Prince of Wales, left to the Tate gallery by Sir Philip Sassoon, was rejected on artistic grounds after review by Dr. John Rothenstein, director, who said the decision rested on merit as a portrait.
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London
Duke of Windsor
Prince of Wales
Tate Gallery
Philip Sassoon
John Sargent
John Rothenstein
Germany targets Danzig and corridor in Poland pressure
German leaders signal readiness to deploy forces to reclaim Danzig and the Polish corridor if appeasement fails. Fuehrer Hitler reportedly seeks fullEast Prussia and broader gains, with two milestone events shaping signaling to the nation: the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Tannenberg and the Nuremberg Party Congress.
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Berlin
Germany
Tatra Mountains
Slovakia
Baltic
Fuehrer
Hitler
Danzig
East Prussia
Pomorze
Tannenberg
Boy Wins Rifle Match at Dominion Rifle Association Meet
James Boa Jr a 17 year old Toronto shooter won the Macdonald Brier match at the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association annual meet taking first prize of 100 dollars and the DC R A silver medal. He posted 122 three short of possible to best about 250 competitors including his father Lieut James Boa of Toronto.
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Connaught Rifles
South March
James Boa
Toronto
Dominion of Canada Rifle Association
Dc.r.a
Boa
Michael Faraday
Lieut. Bon
R.Q
J. E. Bosteck
Winnipeg
Manitoba Rifleman
Lieut
Supreme Court Extends Definition of Farmer Under FCAA
The Supreme Court of Canada rules that a corporation can be a farmer under the Farmers Creditors' Arrangement Act. It overturns Manitoba and Saskatchewan rulings that a corporate transfer of affairs voided eligibility for benefits. The decision permits the Bankman Hutterian Mutual Corporation to apply for debt adjustment under the act.
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Saskatoon
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Farmers
Supreme Court of Canada
Canada Law
Saskatchewan Board of Review
Manitoba Court of Appeal
Supreme Court
Manitoba Appeal Court
Banckman Hutterian Mutual Corporation
Farmers’ Creditors’ Arrangement
New Air Record Set by Rossi in Istres Flight
Captain Maurice Rossi, the noted French aviator, broke the international speed record over a 10 000 kilometre closed course with an average speed of 211.621 kilometres per hour 193.628 miles an hour. The prior record, set by Italian army fliers on August 1, stood at 236.970 kilometres per hour 147.15 miles an hour.
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Istres
France
Maurice Rossi
Hitler Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Army Entry
Chancellor Hitler marked the 25th anniversary of his entry as a World War volunteer, with celebrations at Obersalzberg. Old comrades and Army delegations joined the Bavarian retreat for the salute on August 16.
Economic Help for Germany I Peace Is Assured
Washington weighs peaceful settlement by offering credits through the export import bank to Germany for buying American surplus wheat and cotton at subsidized prices on credit. In return Berlin would accept progressive disarmament and move toward liberal commerce, possibly devaluing the mark.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Hitler
Europe
Roosevelt
Freighter Troutpool Sails With 603,500 Bushels Wheat
The Troutpool of the Ropner line sailed from Churchill Manitoba with 603,500 bushels of wheat from northern Saskatchewan for an unnamed Spanish port. The ship arrived in ballast August 13.
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Churchill
Man
Troutpool
Ropner Line
Hudson Bay
Saskatchewan
Swiss government orders food reserves for all families
Berne reports the Swiss federal council decreed immediate household food supplies due to the gravity of the international situation, aiming to establish national reserves.
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Berne
Federal Council
Market For Alberta Oil Calgary
Frederic Hudd, chief Canadian trade commissioner in the United Kingdom, says an unlimited market for Alberta oil exists in Britain if a pipeline can reach Fort William or Vancouver. Private British interests await federal feasibility study led by Dr. Charles Camsell on a long-distance pipeline from Turner Valley, near Calgary. Hudd notes Britain welcomed Canada's oil delegation last spring and aims to boost export trade.
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Calgary
Frederic Hudd
United Kingdom
Alberta
Fort William
Ont
Vancouver
Charles Camsell
Mines and Resources
Turner Valley
Hudd
Canada
England
Renewed clashes in Palestine prompt prisoner release suspension
In Jerusalem renewed Arab Jewish clashes force the British military to suspend prisoner releases from concentration camps until stability returns. British troops arrest a Jewish policeman at Kafar Manahim after probing an attack on Indibna. Five bombs are seized, and an Arab attack on Kiriath Anavim between Jaffa and Jerusalem leaves one Arab dead.
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Jerusalem
Kafar Manahim
Indibna
Jaffa
Road Nearing Completion Victoria
The Big Bend highway final link in the British Columbia section of the trans Canada road will be turned over by federal authorities to the B C government next month. Formal opening is planned for July next year. In the interim the route will be passable for travel.
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Victoria
Big Bend
British Columbia
B.C
Laval honors five lawyers with honorary degree
At Laval University Quebec five eminent lawyers and judges from four countries received honorary doctorates of laws during the Canadian Bar Association’s 24th annual meeting. Recipients included Lord Maugham of England, Jacques Charpentier of Paris, Hon. Frank Hogan of Washington, Sir Lyman P. Duff of Canada, and L. E. Beaulieu of Quebec.
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Quebec
Laval University
Canadian Bar Association
Rodrigue Cardinal Villeneuve
Lord Maugham
England
Jacques Charpentier
Bar of
Paris
Frank Hogan
Washington
American Bar Association
Lyman P. Duff
Canada
L. E. Beaulieu
British war office orders armaments from Canadian plant
Joseph Simard, president of Marine Industries Limited of Sorel, confirms a British war office contract for 25 pounder field guns. The deal would exceed 1 million dollars, with exact figures undisclosed. The Montreal Gazette reports more orders expected for Bren guns carriers small tanks and two pound anti tank guns.
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Montreal
Joseph Simard
Marine Industries, Limited
Sorel, Ine
War Office
Simard
Montreal Gazette
Ottawa to aid stock buyers with 1930 feeder stock program
Ottawa will refund travel expenses for prairie feeder stock buyers from Sept 1 to Dec 31 to encourage personal selection of feeder cattle and lambs. Policy varies by region with sales at Saskatoon Moose Jaw Williams Lake and other prairie points. Edmonton officials will meet in Winnipeg to discuss marketing branding and licensing.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Prairie
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Williams Lake
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Willams Lake
Edmonton
Winnipeg
D. B. Mullen
German Troops Busy Near Polish Border
German forces dig in within 300 feet of Poland as upper Silesia fortifications advance along a 40 mile border stretch. Reports from Berlin say Germany seeks direct talks with Poland over Danzig, arguing the issue extends beyond the Free City.
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Gleiwitz
Germany
Upper Silesian
Poland
Schoenwald
Danzig
Free City
Associated Press
Berlin
Danzig-Pomorze
Shipped By Air Montreal Cargo For Royal Visit
Imperial Airways Cabot carried the first air shipment from Canada to Great Britain. Aboard were two black beaver skins and two elk heads given to King George by Patrick Ashley Cooper of Hudson’s Bay Company. Also included were Vancouver flowers and parasite samples from Ontario to ship to Palestine for the citrus mealy bug fight.
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Montreal
George
Winnipeg
Imperial Airways
Cabot
England
Canada
Patrick Ashley Cooper
Hudson's Bay Company
Great Britain
Vancouver
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Belleville
Ont
Palestine
Hoppers Invade Toronto Across City Districts
Grasshoppers swarmed Toronto in a light westerly wind, descending on Willowvale park and covering verandahs. Downtown Bay and Yonge streets, along with western city areas, saw the insects spill into streets and windows, hindering motorists and prompting closed doors.
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Toronto
Willowvale Park
Bay and
Yonge Streets
Early winter predicted by Manitoba Indians
Northern Manitoba Indians forecast an early winter this year citing early duck migrations and muskrats seeking shelter as indicators.
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Manitoba
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D. H. Gibson
Hamilton
Rk. P
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Jellett
Lady Maugham
Ottawa
Dominion
J. G. Gardiner
King George
Hoppers
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