New wheats to be shipped to Britain for tests
24 000 bushels of Thatcher and Coronation rust resistant wheats will be shipped to Britain for milling quality reports before final grading under the Canadian grain act. Dr. Geddes and EF Ramsay will travel to England to observe tests and English millers’ reports will influence whether Coronation is rated equal to Marquis.
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Winnipeg
Englan
Thatcher
Marquis
Coronation
Manitoba
Associated Committee On Grain Research
Geddes
Literary Awards Toronto Honors Canadian Writing
Lord Tweedsmuir presided at a Canadian Poetry Night as the governor general's annual literary awards were presented. T. B. Roberton won the general literary achievement medal for Winnipeg Free Press writing, Bertram Brooker earned the fiction medal for Think of the Earth, and George Herbert Clark received the Seranus poetry prize. Six poets read works, including Katharine Hale and Charles G. Roberts.
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Toronto
Governor-General
Lord Tweedsmuir
T. B Roberton
Winnipeg Free Press
Bertram Brooker
Seranus
M. M. Howard
Lady Tweedsmuir
George Herbert Clark
Kingston
Ont
Danger Of Air Raids London
Sir Samuel Hoare warns in the House of Commons that air raids pose real risk of loss of life and destruction. He says preparations cannot remove danger but will lessen it and outlines plans for a stronger training system nationwide once the air raids precautions bill passes.
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London
Samuel Hoare
House of Commons
Samuel
Praise For Wilkins Rear Admiral Byrd Refers To Hazardous Flight
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd praises Sir Hubert Wilkins and Canadian pilots Herbert Hollick Kenyon and Al U Cheesman for hazardous Arctic flights while searching for six lost Russian flyers. Byrd calls Arctic winter flight pioneer work and wishes them luck.
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Byrd
Arctic
New York
Richard FE. Byrd
New York Times
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Herbert Hollick-Kenyon
Toronto
al U Cheesman
Port Arthur
Wilkins
Hollick-Kenyon
Demand for Turkeys in Western Canada Surges
Poultry producers in Western Canada report heavy demand for turkeys after Great Britain canceled orders due to late maturation. W. A. Landreth of the Manitoba Co operative Poultry Marketing Association says western turkeys are in demand and unlikely to meet 1937 holiday orders, with volumes higher than 1936.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Great Britain
W. A. Landreth
Manitoba Co-operative Poultry Marketing Association
Landreth
Brussels Parley Ends Without Deciding Action
The Brussels conference on the China Japan dispute adjourned after adopting a declaration condemning armed force and urging suspension of hostilities. Italy was the sole dissenting nation. The talks, part of a three week effort under the 1922 nine power treaty, will reconvene only if chairmen report progress.
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Brussels
Japan
China
Italy
Raoul Dandurand
Canada
Parley
Leopold
Bel
Gium
Whch
Norman H. Davis
United States
McPherson Named Manitoba Chief Justice of King's Bench
Ewen A. McPherson former Manitoba provincial treasurer and MP for Portage la Prairie is appointed chief justice of the Manitoba court of king's bench succeeding the late D. A. Macdonald. Born January 27 1878 in Worth county Missouri he studied in Portage la Prairie and had a long political career including defeating Arthur Meighen in 1926 and serving until 1936.
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Ottawa
Ewen A. McPherson
Manitoba
House of Commons
Portage la Prairie
Manitoba Court of King's Bench
McPherson
D. A. Macdonald
Mackenzie King
United States
Worth County
Canada
Arthur Meighen
Rupert's Land
Air Mail Ottawa conference on North American routes
Canadian and United States air mail and state department officials will meet in Ottawa on January 10 to discuss cross border air mail conditions. A western link between Great Falls and Lethbridge is certain, with the operator to be American Canadian or joint. Other options include Alaska service via Edmonton and White Horse, or along the Pacific coast to Skagway, each with its own advantages and fog risks. The conference will settle exchanges and international connections.
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Ottawa
United States
Air Mail
Postal
State Department
Great Falls
Lethbridge
Alaska
Edmonton
White Horse
British Columba Coast
Skagway
White
Irrigation Plan Outlined for Prairie Drought Relief
R O Sweezey, a Montreal engineer, outlined a river control and irrigation scheme at the Engineering Institute of Canada banquet. The plan aims to revitalize the prairie provinces by capturing moisture from the Rockies via the North and South Saskatchewan rivers and their tributaries. It calls for dams and ditches on major rivers and control of numerous small streams and lakes in the drought region.
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Peterborough
Ont
Canadian West
R. O. Sweezey
Montreal
Engineering Institute of Canada
Prairie Provinces
Rockies
Saskatchewan
Arctic Ocean
South
Deer Rivers
Drouth
Bengal Police Leader Tegrat Assigned for Palestine Mission
Charles Tegart, famed Bengal Police chief, is designated to advise on counterterrorism in Palestine. He survived numerous assassination attempts during his India service.
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Bengal Police
Palestine
Holy Land
India
May Retain Canadian Nationality For Married Women
Ottawa notes regulations in force since January 1932 allow a Canadian woman who marries a foreigner to keep Canadian citizenship if she elects to do so. She loses status only by adopting her husband’s nationality. Anthony Eden cited Britain and Australia in Parliament as contrast, saying Canada has not enacted similar legislation.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Canada
Eden
House of the
New Zealand
Cattle Prices Fall at Royal Winter Fair Auction
Cattle auction at the Royal Winter Fair displayed declines from the previous year. A university steer from Edmonton fetched 50 cents a pound versus 75 cents in 1936, with reserve at 4 cents against 60 last year. CPR Calgary group steers sold for $10.35, amid a shaky livestock market.
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Toronto
University of Alberta
Edmonton
C.P.R. Department of Natural Resources
Calgary
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Briefs Alberta Premier on Insurance Plan
Ottawa reports that details of the Dominion governments proposed national unemployment insurance system will be released after required legislation reaches the House of Commons. Premier Aberhart of Alberta advised by telegram he favors worker benefits but seeks more precise information before agreeing. He also proposed financing suggestions.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Mackenzie King
Aberhart
Alberta
Mr. Aberhart
Less Wheat In Store Ottawa Report
The Dominion bureau of statistics shows wheat in store for the week ended Nov 19 at 69,818,376 bushels, down 3,245,756 from the prior week and 65,638,910 below the previous year. In the United States Canadian wheat stocks stood at 3,331,000 bushels, up 81,098 from last week but far below the year ago total of 24,127,624.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Bombardment of Canton and Nanking Flares Across China
Japanese planes bombed Canton for over an hour killing hundreds of civilians and military figures. In Nanking two bomber groups struck through anti air defenses, killing about 40 civilians. The raids aimed at railways and an airfield while foreign residents urged neutral zones.
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Shanghai
Canton
China
Hongkong
Honam
Pearl River
Man
Nanking
Nanling
Wuhu
Yangtze
Tong
Wusih-Kiangyin
Lake Tai
International Committee of Foreign
Chapei
Chna
Paris Rightist plot details unfold in raid and arrests
Police uncover a secret military headquarters in Paris linked to a rightist faction aiming to overthrow the Third Republic. Investigators seized arsenals, documents, and questioned leaders including Deloncle and Duseigneur as a nationwide dragnet widens.
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Paris
Raiks
Miliiamen
Edouard Duseigneur
Eugene Delencle
Courier
Royal
Duke of Guise
France
Avenue de Villars
Pierre Parent
Chateau de St. Leger
Rouen
M. de Bremonville
Courier Royal
M. Langome
Deloncle
Cabal
General Duseigneur
Air Ministry
la Sante
Royal Organization
Senate
Supreme
Train Flanges Into River Near Princeton BC
Two CPR workers died when a westbound freight engine and a metal laden box car plunged through a timber bridge into the Coquihalla River near Princeton, 150 miles east of Vancouver. W E Moore 46 of Penticton and John Collins 59 of Mer Fitt were killed. engineer and fireman survived. The train moved at three miles an hour after stopping at the east end before the bridge collapsed.
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Vancouver
Princeton
Coquihalla River
Canadian Pacific Railway
W. E. Moore
Brakeman
Penticton
B.C
Kettie Valley
C.P.R
Van
Chinese residents in Saskatoon donate for Chinese refugees
Chinese residents of Saskatoon forward 500 dollars for refugees from war zones in China. Collections led by the Chinese Committee for National Salvation. 79 percent 225.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
China
Chinese Committee For National Sal
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Katherine Hale
Sir Charles G. D. Roberts
Wilson MacDonald
F. J. Pratt
Prof. Clarke
Nathaniel Benson
Sir Samuel Hoare
Davis
Chief Justice
U.S
Sip
Charles Tegart
Jerusleim
Haifa
Sheik
Farhan Es Saadi
Jenin
Archibald Wavell
Ontario
Government
Chorley Park
Bruce
Hepburn
Albert E. Matthews
Homes
Hanchow
Lars
Police OF
Les Comites Seerts d'Action Revolutonnaire
The
Secret Committee For Revolutionary Action
Csar
Montbeliard
Col
Frances de la Rocque
Social Party
Princeton, B.C
Fitt, Eg
Mooney
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