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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 26, 1934
Page
3
Former British premier David Lloyd George prepares a five point program to lift politics and spur national development. He calls for state control of finance and key industries, swamp reclamation and reforestation, and a broader organizing plan to reduce unemployment.
London reports Sir John Simon foreign secretary hopes ground work for three power naval talks will allow further discussions in two to three months. He stressed the talks are adjourned not ended and that Britain keeps France Italy in touch with Britain the United States and Japan.
The Daily Herald notes aviation experts favor a nonstop North Atlantic flight to bridge Canada and the United Kingdom. Surveys on routes varied from impossible to good. Three major aircraft firms began constructing trans Atlantic flying boats, with commercial proof expected in two years.
Ottawa reports that Canadian governments will face less bond maturities in 1935. A. E. Ames & Co. Ltd. estimates maturing bonds next year will total about 36 percent less than in 1934, easing debt pressures.
Reports from Ottawa detail expectant activity as members of the House of Commons arrive for the upcoming session and looming general elections. Parliament opens January 17 with tentative timing for elections possibly in October. Officials push for radical legislation, unemployment insurance reforms, and updated estimates to be presented by Finance Minister E N Rhodes.
Great caribou herds roam Old Fort 30 miles from Fort Chipewyan in the Northwest Territories and move closer to Chipewyan. The influx boosts meat for trappers after a poor fur season, as hunters and airmen report thousands of caribou on many lakes. Pelts dropped from about 75 to seven or eight, due to open water hindering travel. Colder weather may improve fur quality.
A government approved motion picture detailing the folly, sacrifices, heroism, and aftermath of World War I is nearing completion in Ottawa. The Canadian Legion sponsors the film, assembled from thousands of feet of footage shot in Canada, the U K, and France, and has cabinet approval for early next year preview.
A mob of hundreds in Shelbyville Tennessee set fire to the county court house with gasoline after a negro accused of assaulting a 14 year old white girl was removed in disguise to Nashville. The blaze destroyed the 150000 building as 500 national guardsmen were rushed in from across the state to restore order. Firemen faced obstructions and a dynamite blast occurred without injuries.
Western Stock Growers Association will urge Ottawa to appoint a three member expert committee to fix a minimum price for certain marketable beef cattle grades based on Winnipeg standards. The panel would set a floor below which cattle could not be marketed for human consumption in Canada. A resolution backing the plan will be sent to Ottawa soon.
Alberta cattlemen from the Western Stock Growers' Association adopt a resolution at a Calgary meeting with 130 growers urging the federal government to negotiate with the United States for removing the duty on cattle imports.
Official opening of the Dunlap observatory at the University of Toronto will be held on May 31. D C A Chant, professor of astrophysics who had long sought this addition, will celebrate his 70th birthday. Sir Frank Dyson, former astronomer royal of Great Britain, will attend the event.
Canada’s 100 000 rail workers and families expect a Christmas as wage cuts ease. From January first the 15 percent deduction will be reduced by 3 percent, and from May first two more percent will be restored. The agreement, reached by railway management and running trades, was announced by J McGuire, general chairman of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railroad Employees. Executives of Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways plan to extend terms to office and other unorganized workers.
The Irish Free State approved its citizenship bill 51 to 36 in the Dail. President Eamon de Valera said the measure removes any implication that Irish people are British subjects. He noted Britain would need to amend its statute to affect status, a step he said would avoid British antagonism. Dominic’s Secretary J H Thomas warned the Commons that the Irish bill cannot strip anyone of British Commonwealth citizenship.
The Daily Express cites a Moscow dispatch reporting Gregory Zinovieff and Leo Kameneff were arrested at the Kremlin gates and ordered under house arrest. Stalin reportedly questioned Zinovieff for 30 minutes and vowed to destroy the Zinovieff Kameneff opposition and its roots. The report ties their removal to the murder of Serge Kiroff.
The League of Nations plebiscite commission declared a Christmas truce in the Saar Basin from December 23 to 27 to preserve tranquility before the January 13 plebiscite. British troops occupied billets as Nazis and anti-Nazis pledged peace and warned Saar women about foreign soldiers.
Winnipeg. John McFarland head of the Canadian government wheat agency and GM of the Canadian wheat pools accuses Fort William Port Arthur terminal elevator interests of charging excessive premiums and enforcing a holding policy against exporters. He says premiums were unjustified given ample high grade wheat in lakehead terminals and country elevators and urges replacing December with November as a contract month to provide two liquid delivery months during the navigation season.
Emperor Hirohito formalizes Japan's denunciation of the Washington treaty after cabinet approval and imperial countersignature. A final notification to Secretary Hull at Washington is due after Christmas. a draft telegram to Ambassador Saito is ready. Press commentaries blame American obstinacy and praise Britain’s moderation as London talks close.
Ontario's welfare minister announces a new pension system effective January 1 that will save the province 35000 dollars and municipalities about 80000 dollars. Delegates oppose noting county judges lack intimate knowledge of individual cases held by local boards.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports a sharp rise in farm product exports to the United States in November reaching 3.975 million dollars, up from 969 thousand last year. Barley and wheat accounted for most of the surge with 2.038 million and 1.888 million bushels sold respectively. For the five months ending November exports totalled 13 million dollars, more than double the prior year.
A round table with 14 delegates from clergy and lay groups met Prime Minister R B Bennett to discuss residential and day schools for Indians in Canada. No conclusions were reached but church opinions were presented for consideration and Bennett affirmed the government's aim to improve school efficiency.
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce proposes seven candidates from 69 for Bank of Canada directors. The slate includes William K. McKean of Halifax, Robert A. Wright of Drinkwater, William D. Black of Hamilton, Robert J. Magor of Montreal, Joseph Beaubien of Montreal, Thomas Bradshaw of Toronto, and William Woodward of Vancouver.
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