Canada warned on grain markets by British official
Sir Francis Flowd, the British high commissioner to Canada, told the Commerce Club of the University of Toronto that Canada risks losing British and European grain markets. He cited price spreads with Argentina, Britain’s shift to Argentine soft wheat for fancy breads, and declining world populations as key factors.
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Toronto
Francis Flowd
Canada
Commerce Club
University of Toronto
Great Britain
At&i
Sir Francis
England
Argentina
Scotland
Interest For Farm Loans Ottawa
The agricultural committee of the Dominion provincial conference urges lower loan rates and faster processing for farm loans. A cross‑provincial committee will meet in Ottawa early next year to revise grant foundations and avoid overlaps while addressing gaps in coverage.
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Ottawa
Agricultural Committee
Dominion Provincal
Canadian Farm Loan Board
Dominion
Uniform Company Laws For All Provinces To Be Drafted
A Dominion provincial conference committee on constitutional amendments approved a plan to create uniform company laws across Canada. Under Hon Ernest Lapointe’s chairmanship a draft act or amendments will be prepared by a committee of Dominion and provincial officials for presentation to Parliament.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Ernest Lapointe
Canada
Dominion to Ease Immigration Limits to Central Europe
The Gazette reports Ottawa considers removing the 50 family limit per railway line on Central European immigration. Minister Crerar discussed with transport firms who say they could move at most 10 families each even if limits end. Unemployment remains high, and policy will keep central and northern European migrants for agriculture until industrial activity improves.
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Montreal
Dominion
Gazette
Ottawa
Canadian Pacific Railway
Natonal Railways
Canada
Europe
T. A. Crerar
Provinces Agree on Amending the British North America Act
A Dominion provincial conference sub committee chaired by Ernest Lapointe discusses reform of Canada's constitution. Semi official notes say near unanimity with Quebec favoring changes but insisting protection of minority and provincial rights. Quebec proposes two thirds of provinces for a definite list while other questions need unanimous approval.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Provincal Conference
Ernest Lapointe
Quebec
Ottawa Mayors Return After Dominion Parley Effort
Civic heads from the Dominion mayors conference left Ottawa after informal talks with Dominion and provincial committees on municipal relief. They heard assurances that relief funding will be seriously considered and offered to assist as follow-up to a proposal that the federal government assume the entire cost of relief.
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Ottawa
Dominion Mayors’ Conference
Dominion
King
Special Diets Linked to Stolen Chickens at OAC
Fed special diets possibly dangerous to humans. Ontario Agricultural College poultry head Prof. W R Graham warns vitamin B concentrations could kill a dog in eight hours. Some stolen birds received concentrated vitamin B or research diets. authorities fear consumption.
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Guelph
Ont
Ontario Agricultural College
W. R. Graham
O.A C. Poultry Department
Prof. Graham
Hangars Needed Underground at Malta Naval Base
Lord Strickland, head of the Malta ministry 1927 to 1932, told the House of Lords that underground aeroplane hangars were needed on the island to augment defence measures already in place at the Mediterranean naval base.
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London
Lord Strickland
Malta
House of Lords
Mediterranean
Cause Of Drouth Recession Of Rocky Mountain Glaciers
Banff naturalist Dan McCowan told Electric Club members that gradual glacier recession is driving Western Canada drought. He said fires near glaciers cause 24 hour melting, accelerating river flow changes in Saskatchewan and other western rivers. He urged rapid reforestation over committees’ debates.
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Toronto
Canada
Dan McCowan
Banff
Alta
Electric Club
Saskatchewan
West
Ottawa Kidnap Suspects Nabbed After Street Chase
U S justice department agents trapped two alleged kidnappers of John Labatt in Ottawa after a 14 month hunt across North America. The suspects were captured following a live street chase in downtown Ottawa and confirmed by J Edgar Hoover in Washington.
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Ottawa
Ill
U.S. Justice Department
John 8. Labatt
North America
J. Edgar Hoover
Justice Department
Bureau of Investigation
Washington
No New Schemes Under Marketing Act For Present
Ottawa announces no new schemes will be considered under the Natural Products Marketing Act and current schemes will not be expanded until the act's constitutional validity is decided by the Supreme Court. About 22 schemes operate now. eight proposed schemes across provinces will be paused.
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Ottawa
Dominion Provincial Committee On Agriculture
James G. Gardiner
Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
Gardiner
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
Big Increase In Revenues Ottawa
Official returns through November show Ottawa federal revenue totaling 257.966 million dollars, about 13 million higher than a year earlier, from customs excise duties taxes income post office and miscellaneous sources. Ordinary expenditures reached 245.674 million, up 1.5 million, with public works construction unemployment relief capital expenditure loans to provinces farm loan board and CN railway loans accounting for the rest.
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Ottawa
Farm Loan Board
Canadian National Railways
Motor Truck Inquiry Urged at Dominion Conference
Truck operators urged a fact finding commission to study Canada motor transit, its operations, conditions, functions, problems, and prospects. The resolution, approved by the Canadian Automobile Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Industrial Traffic League highway committee, calls governments to appoint the board with broad inquiry powers.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Canada
Canadian Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Canadian Industrial Traffic League
Highway Transportation Committee
King George to broadcast Christmas message empire wide
In Sandringham a royal Christmas address will be heard across the empire. King George will be introduced by a small girl from New Zealand before a microphone. Canada airs the 9 30 to 10 am EST broadcast on the national network.
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Ottawa
Sandringham
George
New Zealand
Empire
Canada
E.S.T
Canadian Radio Commission
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
South Africa
India
Australia
Good Shipping Season at Thunder Bay Ends
The shipping season on the Great Lakes ended as ice covered Thunder Bay harbors. Port Arthur saw 402 arriving package freighters in summer and fall, up from 397 last season, marking a record since 1929. Elevators hold 50 million bushels of grain, much to be stored in wintering boats. Since navigation opened, 187.8 million bushels of all grains have cleared down the Lakes.
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Fort William
Great Lakes
Thunder Bay
Port Arthur
London to become world film center with Elstree studios
Europe’s largest modern film studios are under construction at Elstree England to cost 2 500 000 dollars. Independent producers from any country may hire them. S H Soskin London financier backs the project declaring London will be the film center of the world. Studios will house advanced equipment and support 16 pictures simultaneously.
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London
Europe
Elstree
England
Hollywood
S. H. Soskin
Transatlantic air service plan gains multi nation backing
Four governments Britain United States Ireland and Canada approve reciprocal landing rights to speed early trans Atlantic passenger and mail service. Pan American and British Imperial Airways to operate a joint service using China Clipper type flying boats with bases including Bermuda Canada Ireland and Great Britain. Azores landing rights await Portuguese approval.
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Washington
Pan-American Air Lines
British Imperial Airways, Ltd
United States
Azores
Pan-American
Europe
Imperial Airways
North America
Trans-Canada Highway Completion Plan Reported
Ottawa reports the Dominion provincial conference committee backs completing the Trans Canada highway with the Dominion paying 50 percent within borders and each province paying 50 percent. The plan envisions two more years to finish and favors feeder roads and more national parks to attract tourism with dustless roads emphasized.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Extend Drouth Program Ottawa
Dominion government mulls extending the drought relief program for prairie reclamation. Western delegates at the Dominion provincial conference showed interest but did not discuss it in agriculture sub committee. Minister James Gardiner plans a follow up meeting with Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta agriculture ministers. A 750000 dollar act last session funds a five year program with 1 million dollars yearly for the next four years to prevent future drought suffering.
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Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
James Gardiner
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Christmas Air Mail From McMurray Sent North
Three Canadian Airways pilots depart McMurray with the 1935 Christmas air mail bound for Aklavik Simpson Aklavik Fort Good Hope and Goldfields. Heavy loads carry mail parcels and luxuries for Christmas as Wop May, Rankin, and Kennedy also fly to Goldfields.
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McMurray
Alta
Santa Claus
Canadian Airways
Aklavik
Lewis Leigh
Simpson
Conway Farrell
Matt Berry
Fort Good Hope
W. R. “Wop” May
Goldfields
Art Rankin
Marlowe Kennedy
Mackenzie Air Service
Wheat Board Chair to devote full time to duties
J. R. Murray, newly appointed chairman of the Canadian Wheat Board, will give his full time to the role. After a Alberta Pacific Grain Company meeting he was granted leave of absence from the firm. Murray also said he severed ties with other grain firms and cereal traders.
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Winnipeg
J. R. Murray
Canadian Wheat Board
Wll
Alberta Pacific Grain Company, Limited
Murray
Wheat Board
Pension cheques on regular dates this year
Ottawa reports Canadian war pensioners will receive their monthly cheques on the usual dates with no advance payment for Christmas. The department of pensions and national health announced the arrangement.
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Ottawa
Department of Pensions and National Health
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