Prairie premiers form joint committee on land use
A Saskatoon round table of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta premiers led to the creation of the joint committee on land utilization and management to coordinate drouth responses. The body will receive information and seek a uniform western agricultural policy with federal representation to be invited before February 7.
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Saskatoon
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
John Bracken
J. G. Gardiner
R. G. Reid
J. G. Taggart
Prairie
Manitoba breeders vote in principle on marketing scheme
Marketing scheme under the Natural Products Marketing Act was approved in principle by annual meetings of Manitoba livestock, sheep and swine breeders. A draft by a breeders committee proposes selling all live stock at public markets with marketing costs controlled jointly by Manitoba and the Dominion government. An export board would direct exports, with possible cross provincial cooperation. final decisions postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Livestock, Sheep and Swine Breeders’ Associations of
Manitoba
Ings
Dominion
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Modern Voting In Sweden Stockholm
The riksdag will be modernized with electronic voting after a recently passed bill. Members can cast votes by pressing a button and the system will tally a full vote within seconds, removing the need to raise hands.
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Stockholm
Riksdag
Western Canada Mayors invitees grow for debt talks
Calgary reports 12 cities invited to a January 28 meeting of western Canada mayors to discuss municipal debts and interest rates. Medicine Hat and North Battleford have replied favorably, joining the group.
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Calgary
Western Canada
Medicine Hat
North Batefor
Damages Awarded Over I'm Alone Sinking Dispute
A joint U S Canada arbitration panel ruled the United States should apologize for sinking the ram ship I'm Alone and pay Canada 25000 in compensation. It rejected claims for ship or cargo damages but awarded crew members and the widow Amanda Mainguy varying sums for clothing, losses, and life lost.
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Washington
Louisiana
United States
Canada
van Devanter
United States Supreme Court
Duff
Coast Guard
John T. Randall
John Williams
Jens Jansen
James Barrett
William Wordsworth
Eddie Young
Chesley Hobbs
Edward Fouchard
Amanda Mainguy
Leon Mainguy
Italy Moves to Annex African Territories Under Mussolini
Benito Mussolini plans rapid takeover of France ceded African territories. General Emilio de Bono to sail to Eritrea to oversee incorporation of Somaliland and Eritrea under one administration. Possible cabinet reshuffle with de Bono resigning and Mussolini adding colonies portfolio. Germany discussed disarmament in a Franco Italian framework tied to a League pledged non intervention pact.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Africa
France
Germany
Emilio de Bono
Eritera
Red Sea
de Bono
Mussolini
Somaliland
League of Nations
Europe
Bitter European winter disrupts shipping and rail traffic
Severe cold grips Europe with blizzards and ice blocking the Danube near Belgrade. Five believed dead in a Danube boat sinking amid ice. Yugoslavia, Hungary, and Austria see railway and telegraph paralysis as Vienna buries under heavy snow and tens of thousands dig out. Andrew Cairns notes a potential wheat demand shift if temperatures continue.
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London
Europe
Andrew Cairns
International Wheat Conference
Cairns
Danube
Ada Huja
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Dalmatian
Hungary
Austra
Vienna
Royal Couple Plans West Indies Cruise After London Wedding
The Duke and Duchess of Kent, newly married, will sail January 25 aboard the Duchess of Richmond for a 48 day West Indies cruise. They will not stay aboard, returning by a second steamer early in April. This marks Prince George and Princess Marina’s first West Indies visit after their Westminster Abbey wedding on November 29.
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London
Duke and Duchess of Kent
British West Indies
Princess Marina
Greece
Duchess of Richmond
West Indies
Prince George
England
Westminster Abbey
Bennett vows reforms to curb corporate exploitation
Ottawa reports Prime Minister R B Bennett will introduce amendments to the Dominion Companies Act in the upcoming session. He says the changes, including removing no par value shares, aim to stamp out evils in corporations under Dominion control. He defends reforms as necessary for social justice and central banking, while promising broad electoral support.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Bennett
Central Bank
Armament Race Warns Of Pre War Naval Buildup
The Financial News warns that the United States and Japan clear decks for a pre war style naval race. It points to Japan denunciation of the Washington treaty and a 180 million dollar rise in defence estimates as key danger points in the Pacific. The paper urges decisive British policy to keep the peace and notes Britain faces replacement shortages while trade relations with Japan should improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Japan
Financial News
Pacific
Britain
Manitoba Plans Test Beef Shipment to United Kingdom
Hon. D. G. McKenzie announces Manitoba will sponsor a test shipment of chilled beef to the United Kingdom this year with 500 head of cattle prepared for export by August. Arrangements have been made with Winnipeg packing houses and feeding lots of the boys and girls calf clubs will assist where possible.
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Brandon
D. G. McKenzie
Manitoba
United Kingdom
Winnipeg Packing Houses
McKenzie
Manitoba Livestock Associations
Bluebird Car Redesign Aims For 300 MPH At Daytona
Sir Malcolm Campbell unveiled a redesigned Bluebird after 18 months of work. The car, 28 feet long and looking like a flat-head shark, features a front air intake shutter he says will add about 15 mph at top speed as he targets Daytona Beach in about a month.
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Brooklands
Eng
Malcolm Campbell
Daytona Beach
Fla
Sir Malcolm
Vancouver Adopts Moose Jaw Champion Miss Dewar
Phyllis Dewar, renowned Canadian woman swimmer, has joined the Vancouver Amateur Swimming Club. Under coach Percy Norman she will train for championships from 50 yards to a mile, aiming to compete nationwide.
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Vancouver
Phyllis Dewar
Moose Jaw
Canada
Miss Dewar
Percy Norman
Massey Harris Deficit Among Major Canadian Farm Firms
A royal commission report notes Massey Harris Co. Ltd carried a $15.993 million deficit through 1931–1933, the only red among Canada’s four big farm implement firms. International Harvester, Cockshutt Plow, Frost and Wood posted surpluses, while all four saw steep drops in sales from 51.974 million to 9.665 million.
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Ottawa
Canada
Royal Commission On Mass Buying
Walter Gordon
Toronto
Massey-Harris Co. Ltd
International Harvester Co. of Canada
Cockshutt Plow Co., Ltd
Frost and Wood
Massey-Harris
W. R. Drynan
Canadian Canneries, Ltd
Hamilton
Dominion
Drynan
Gordon
Massey- Harris
International Harvester
Britain centralizes unemployment relief under new plan
Britain announces a centralized unemployment insurance board taking over relief administration from local authorities on March 1, affecting 4,000,000 unemployed persons. Sir Henry Betterton leads the board with 750,000 under direct control this month and 3–4 million expected to benefit overall, with revised child and rent allowances and 150 appeal tribunals for grievances.
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London
Britain
Unemployment Insurance Board
Sir Henry Betterton
Baron
Sir Henry
Unemployment Assistance Board
Great Britain
Wheat For China 20000 Bushels Of Canadian Wheat Shipped
Approximately 20,000 bushels of No. 2 Northern wheat were sold to China, believed to be the first time high grade Canadian wheat has been shipped directly to the Orient. The wheat, destined for Shanghai, would be mixed with Australian and Argentine varieties to improve quality. Australia and Argentina have been exporting wheat to China and Japan.
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Winnipeg
China
Canada
Shanghai
Australia
Argentina
The
Orient
Japan
Profit For British Banks In 1934 Raise Dividends
The Big Five British banks reported higher profits for 1934 than 1933 with net profits totaling 44 100 000 and a 2 110 000 rise in 1933. Dividends remain unchanged. The big four British railways also announced increases for 1934. The banks named are Barclays Lloyds Midland National Provincial and Westminster. Delhi India Gandhi faces a hunger strike stunt by Shamsunder a Delhi cloth peddler at his doorstep claiming to influence the Mahatma.
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London
British Railways
Barclay’s Bank
Lloyd's
Midland
National Provincial
Westminster
Delhi
India
M. K. Gandhi
Gandhi
Mahatma
Shamsunder
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Manitoba Livestock Association
J. A. Munn
Carman
Sweden
N. U
Jean Reville
British Isles
Mr. Reville
Gnat
Bluebird
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