Baldwin Reaffirms Stance After Bitter Commons Debate
The House of Commons defeated a Labour censure 297 to 165 as Premier Baldwin admitted error in handling Franco British peace talks. An amendment by Lord Winterton passed 390 to 0 and was adopted as policy. Sir Samuel Hoare defended the peace move, Attlee urged resignation, and the Lords backed the government. The Prince of Wales attended the session.
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Pee
Baldwin
Lord Winterton
House of Commons
League of Nations
House of Lords
Commons
Prince of Wales
Peers
Major Douglas Edmonton Invited by Alberta Cabinet
Major C. H. Douglas, British economist and Social Credit founder, was instructed by the Alberta government to come to Edmonton as soon as possible in January. The cablegram from Premier Aberhart ordered him to arrive no later than January 6.
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Edmonton
C. H. Douglas
Social Credit
Alberta
Aberhart
Douglas
England
Succession Duties Boosted by New Staff Additions
Premier Hepburn announced two extra accountants joined Chester Walters Ontario controller of finance to aid in collecting succession duties. He said the province is over 2.5 million ahead this year and expects another million soon, signaling growing revenues.
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Toronto
Chester Walters
Ontario
Hepburn
Amusement Tax Aims to Boost Ontario Revenue
The amusement tax branch of the Ontario government expects to gain revenue from patrons of New Year’s Eve dances. This is the first year the tax is being collected under the current system.
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Toronto
Ontario
Kidnapped Milne Boy Found Near Doylestown
Caleb J. Milne 4th, grandson of a Philadelphia manufacturer, was found on a highway near Doylestown. He was bound, gagged, and exhausted after a suspected ransom drama denied by the Milne family and Justice officials. G men were seen at the estate as the search drew to a close.
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Caleb Milne
Doylestown
James Welsh
Caleb J. Milne
Doyles
Philadelphia
Pers Stent
Milne House
Department of Justice
Ontario Power Dispute Nearing Quick Settlement
Attorney-General Arthur W. Roe buck said a recommendation on the Ontario power dispute might be presented to the Ontario cabinet. Roebuck of the hydro-electric commission spoke after a conference with representatives of McLaren-Quebec Beauharnois Ottawa Valley and Gatineau companies. The commission, led by T. Stewart Lyon, has been tasked with shaping a settlement after government cancellations with the firms several days earlier.
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Toronto
Arthur W. Roebuck
Quebec
Ontario
Roebuck
Ontario Hydro-Electric Commission
McLaren-Quebec
Beauharnois
Ottawa Valley
Gatineau
T. Stewart Lyon
Pensions awarded to families of Coalhurst mine disaster victims
The Workmen's Compensation Board announced monthly pensions for widows of 16 miners killed in the Coalhurst Alta disaster. Each widow receives 35 a month for life, with a 480 settlement if she remarries. Orphans receive scaled amounts for each child and payments continue until age 18 while in school. Other dependents receive proportional pensions for pecuniary losses.
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Edmonton
Coalhurst
Alta
Workmens Compensation Board
Man seeks beer relief restored after relief denial
A man in a nearby town petitioned authorities to remove his name from relief rolls and restore beer privileges after being interdicted from buying beer. Relief Commissioner A A Mackenzie said the request was granted swiftly since he now owes the municipality nothing on relief already provided.
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Edmonton
A. A. Mackenzie
Eagle Attacks Man Walking to Work in Sherbrooke
Armand Lemieux of Megantic Quebec was attacked by a large eagle as he walked to work in Sherbrooke. The bird clawed his face and head, knocking him unconscious, and sharpshooters are now searching the district woods to destroy the eagle.
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Sherbrooke
Que
Armand Lemieux
Megantic
Pardons Planned for 254 Inmates by Governor Curley
Governor James Curley announced plans for Christmas and New Year paroles or pardons for 254 inmates across prisons reformatories and the state farm. The list includes two life term prisoners and 20 women from reformatories.
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Boston
State Farm
James Curley
Censorship Cuts AP Wire Between Mexico City and New York
Mexican officials abruptly block the Associated Press direct wire linking Mexico City and New York. Telegraph workers report orders to open the circuit and halt transmission of political news to New York.
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Mexco
Associated Press
Mexico City
New York
National Telegraphs
Chinese protest grows as Japan invasion sparks unrest
In Shanghai and Nanking protests erupt over Japan's North China invasion. Demonstrators call for stronger defense and oppose the Chahar Hopeh autonomy council. Japanese military authorities protest the unrest while the Chahar Hopeh council is installed with General Sung as chairman.
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Shanghai
North China
Nanking
Tientsn
Peiping
Chahar-Hopeh
China
Japan
Chahar and
Hopeh
Sung
Che-Yuar
Queen's by election set with Dunning as Liberal candidate
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced two federal by elections to fill seats. Charles Dunning will run in Queen's PEI after J J Larabee moved to fisheries special officer duties. Gardiner will seek re election in Assiniboia with Peter Sinclair as Liberal rival.
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Ottawa
Queen's
P.E. Island
Charles Dunning
J. J. Larabee
Department of Fisheries
Mackenzie King
Assinibo
J. G. Gardiner
Agriculture
Dunning
Liberal Association
Larabee
Prince Edward Island
J. A. Macdonald
Senate
King
Mr. Larabee
Atlantic
Mr. Dunning
Mr. Gardiner
Ion
Alberta
Peter Sinclair
W. Chester McLure
J. H. Myers
Britain Proposes Naval Pact At London Conference
Britain plans a public declaration of six year shipbuilding programs and a move to drop the idea of eventual fleet equality. The Japanese delegation is expected to reject the plan while other delegations weigh in. A recess to January 5 was seen after private talks among American and Italian delegates.
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London
Great Britain
Air service plan linked Australia and New Zealand
Lady Kingsford Smith widow advances a semi weekly air link between Australia and New Zealand using Sikorsky amphibian planes. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and a co pilot vanished in the Bay of Bengal during a record attempt. search abandoned. The project seeks £200000 capital from private and public subscription.
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Sydney
Australia
Kingsford-Smith
New Zealand
Sir Charles
Trans-Tasman Air Development Co
Dominions
Charles Kingsford-Smith
England
Bay of Bengal
Made Splendid Showing Ottawa at Chicago Exposition
Canadian farmers won 445 awards at the International Live Stock Exposition and Grain Show in Chicago. W Frelan Wilford of Stavely Alberta received the wheat championship for Reward wheat, which the department notes has won the Chicago wheat championship every year since 1928 except 1931.
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Ottawa
Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Canada
W. Frelan Wilford
Stavely
Alta
Protest Against Forest Denuding in Manitoba for Christmas Trees
Winnipeg forest conservationist J. M. Kingston plans a protest to pressure the Manitoba government over the removal of evergreen trees in eastern Manitoba. Two men with axes were active in cutting for Winnipeg homes and US exports. Last year Canadian shipments to the United States were valued at about $363,577 with over 30,000 black spruce trees felled in Winnipeg for decorations.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
J. M. Kingston
United States
Canada
Polish Consul General Adamkiewicz to Return to Poland
Word indicates Dr. George M. Adamkiewicz Polish consul general in Ottawa will depart for Poland late next month. He has resided here since May 1931 and no new appointment has been announced.
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Ottawa
George M. Adamkiewicz
Poland
Adamkiewicz
Country Doctor film role for Dr Allan Dafoe cast
Dr Allan Dafoe advised on portraying his part in the film The Country Doctor starring the Dionne quintuplets. Jean Hersholt accepted the offer in Callander Ontario after meeting Dafoe, who provided guidance for the medical role.
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Allan Dafoe
Dionne
Jean Hersholt
Federal relief grants raised by 75 percent Ottawa
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced an increase of 75 percent in monthly federal grants to provinces to ease municipal direct relief costs. The rise raises payments from 1,751,250 to 3,065,687 dollars for December to March, with provinces to support municipalities as needed and ensure non-discriminatory administration. A Dominion commission on unemployment and relief will review future relief and prevent abuses, providing a breathing space before Parliament acts.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Dommon
Eng
Dominion Commission
Relief Administration
King
Governmnt
Hoare Resigns Over Collapse of Peace Plan
London reports Sir Samuel Hoare the foreign secretary resigned after the Franco British peace plan he helped frame was discarded at Geneva. He drafted the Paris proposals with Premier Laval and defended them before Parliament amid partisan opposition and a looming foreign affairs debate. The Times notes Hoare honors public life by resigning after an abortive step.
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London
Geneva
Samuel Hoare
Samuel
Baldwin
Paris
Laval
House of Commons
Switzerland
Commons
Italy
Sir Samuel
United Kingdom
the Times
Sir Samuel Hoare
Passive Siege at Cumberland Office Demands Relief
Twenty five men seized the Cumberland government agent’s office in British Columbia and occupied it for hours demanding higher relief allowances. Officers of the provincial police persuaded the group to depart after agreeing to a later hearing by a committee of the men.
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Cumberland
B.C
British Columbia
Queen attends charity premiere in West End
The queen attended her first movie premiere in London’s fashionable West End to see The Ghost Goes West, a tuberculosis relief fundraiser. She wore heavy black but waived mourning for Princess Victoria and was accompanied by the Duchess of Kent.
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London
West End
Victoria
Duchess of Kent
Fast French Train Paris Struggles With Record Run
A gasoline powered train on the Paris Strasbourg line ran 315 miles in three hours 31 minutes at an average speed of 89.5 miles per hour. The two scheduled stops at Nancy and Chalons did not count toward running time.
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Paris
Strasbourg
Nancy
Chalons
Egg prices drop in East Toronto market this season
Bell, an egg inspector with the Dominion government bureau, notes declining egg prices in the East Toronto district as Christmas demand wanes. He forecasts demand may recover by February.
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East
Toronto
Bell
Dominion Government Bureau
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