Canadaauto tariff board ends hearing on protection debate
The tariff board closed its automobile hearing with Western reps urging lower or removed duties. Ford's Wallace Campbell argued for protection to match other sectors, while Dr. Carruthers of British Columbia said the industry could prosper without it. Prices and protection levels across Canada were scrutinized.
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Tariff Board
Innal
Western Provinces
Wallace RK. Campbell
Ford Motor Company
Canada
W.A. Carruthers
British Columbia
Dr. Carruthers
Ontario
Wishart Robertson
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Maritime Provinces
Robertson
United States
Mr. Robertson
Farmers' Lot Is Improved Ottawa Outlook for Agriculture
The annual survey by the Department of Agriculture says Canada's position in farming is better than last year and should improve further next year. It notes wheat will be produced at a substantial scale but world demand is reduced, and disposal could be difficult with normal yields along with concerns about quality in the park belt and western regions.
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Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Canada
Park Belt
Edmonton Probe Sparks Subpoenas for Coalhurst Mine Disaster
Attorney general Hugill said the thorough probe will subpoena witnesses and demand all possible evidence. The Coalhurst mine disaster investigation will open at the Lethbridge courthouse on February 3.
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Edmonton
Hugill
Lethbridge
Predicts Socialism In Britain by 1960s Era
The Marquis of Lothian, a British political authority, predicted before the Canadian Club that within four or five years a moderate form of socialist government would be in power in Great Britain. His address emphasized a shift toward socialistic governance in the near term.
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Toronto
Great Britain
Marquis of Lothian
Bank Employees Shot in Vancouver Bank Holdup
Three known underworld figures were arrested for the Powell street Canadian Bank of Commerce holdup in which two employees were shot. One victim, William H Hobbs, 25, is paralyzed after a throat wound near the spine. Bank manager Thomas Winsby was hospitalized with a left arm wound. The Canadian Bankers Association offered 5000 dollars for information leading to the gunmen.
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Vancouver
Powell Street
Canadian Bank of Commerce
W. W. Foster
Canadian Bankers’ Association
William H. Hobbs
Radisson, Sask
Thomas Winsby
Winsby
Saskatchewan
Hobbs
Radisson
Sask
British Columbia
Edmonton
Kingston Candidate Heads Ottawa Civil Service English List
Aaron B. Handier of Kingston Ontario led the English list of 62 successful Grade 4 clerks in the Ottawa civil service exam. The open university graduate examination aims to create a pool for key executive postings. top finishers include Edward A Bence Saskatoon Russell H Taber Regina Henry Sterns Gordon H Josie Winnipeg Solomon Milner Regina and Francis V Kinahan Calgary.
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Ottawa
Civil Service Commission
Aaron B. Handier
Kingston
Ont
Edward A Bence
Saskatoon
Russell H. Taber
Regina
Henry Sterns
Gordon H. Josie
Winnipeg
Solomon Milner
Francis V. Kinahan
Calgary
Supreme Court ruling taxes Manitoba two percent levy
The Supreme Court of Canada held that Canadian soldiers and Dominion civil servants paid by the federal government and stationed in Manitoba must pay the Manitoba two per cent income tax enacted in 1933. This ruling affects more than 3,500 Dominion government employees and militia members.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Dominion
Manitoba
First Canadian underground gas storage achieved at Bow Island
P D Mellon of Canadian Western Natural Gas announces successful repressuring of Bow Island field with 8 million thousand cubic feet stored by Dec 31 1935. Of 27 wells, 18 sealed while nine reconditioned for receiving gas. Initial tests raised rock pressure by 30 psi after injecting 37 million feet of gas. Government issued order in council to withdraw drilling rights over about 20 square miles.
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Calgary
Canada
P. D. Mellon
Canadian Western Natural Gas, Light, Heat and Power Company
Bow Island
Dominion
Oil Sanctions Proposals Held in Abeyance
London reports show the cabinet debating oil sanctions against Italy with Anthony Eden as foreign secretary. Britain weighs Geneva talks, Italian stocks, and reactions to Hoare Laval plan while facing opposition pressure upon Commons’ return.
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London
Italy
Anthony Eden
Eden
League Council
Geneva
Great Briiain
Hoare-Laval
Anglo- Persian Oil Company
House of Commons
Army Budget Doubled Moscow in 1936
The Soviet government announced a 1936 military budget more than twice 1935. Com chair Gregory Grinko said the armed forces will cost 14.8 billion rubles, while 28.7 billion rubles are planned for construction, mainly for Moscow and Leningrad reconstruction.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Russia
Gregory Grinko
all-Union
Central Executive Committee
Grinko
Leningrad
Oats import clash stirs Dingwall by election speech
In Dingwall Scotland during the Ross and Cromarty by election a heckler asked Canadian oats imports. Malcolm Mac Donald replied as dominions secretary he has been in office only weeks and that his tenure depends on farmers. He stated a policy of favouring home producers first and dominions second amid laughter.
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Dingwall
Scotland
Ross and Cromarty
Dominions
Malcolm MacDonald
MacDonald
Sale of Canada Match Company in Hull to Eddy Match
The Canada Match Company in Hull will be sold to Eddy Match Corporation for 250000 dollars. The Canadian plant has operated in Hull for about six years employing 100 workers. Manufacturing in Hull is expected to continue.
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Hull
Que
Canada Match Company
Eddy Match Corporation
Canadian Match Company
Governor visits Noranda mine scene in Kirkland Lake tour
Lord Tweedsmuir toured the Noranda mining plant then traveled to Kirkland Lake Ontario. He observed modern gold extraction tech unfamiliar to him and recalled a South Africa inventor who operated a similar machine. J. Y. Murdoch and H. L. Roscoe guided the visit.
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Kirkland Lake
Ont
Noranda
Ontario
Lord Tweedsmuir
J. Y. Murdoch
H. L. Roscoe
Indians in Wallaceburg dispute over Jay treaty hunting clause
In Wallaceburg Ontario two Indians faced illegal hunting charges as lawyer R A Carscallen produced a 1792 Jay treaty clause allowing hunting within 16 feet of creek banks. Magistrate S B Arnold reserved judgment for a month to study the treaty authority and applicability to current conditions.
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Wallaceburg
Ont
Simcoe
Canada
R. A. Carscallen
S. B. Arnold
Naval Parley Clouded by Uncertainty After Walkout
London and Tokyo walked out of the naval conference amid debate over naval parity with Great Britain and the United States. Britain, the United States, France and Italy pressed on without Japan while warning against a naval race and suggesting a four power accord with contingency clauses.
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London
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Britain
France
Italy
Governor Grants 30 Day Reprieve for Hauptmann
Trenton New Jersey Governor Hoffman grants a 30 day reprieve to Bruno Richard Hauptmann the Lindbergh baby killer just 29 hours before his scheduled execution. The stay lasts at least eight weeks and could extend to three months if new evidence prompts a retrial or clemency. The reprieve was announced after a Supreme Court denial of habeas corpus.
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Trenton
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hoffman
Hauptmann
United States Supreme Court
Hughes
Execu
Thomas Trenchard
Flemington
Anna Hauptmann
Wheatley Ontario Explosion Destroys Oddfellows Block
A Wheatley Ontario natural gas heater caused a massive blast that wrecked the Oddfellows block with damage pegged at 50 000 dollars. Two women narrowly escaped injury as debris struck near the post office council chambers Gillies funeral parlors and lodge quarters were obliterated.
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Wheatley
Ont
Oddfellows
Gillies
Alaskan Cities Quarantined Over Scarlet Fever Outbreak
Anchorage joins quarantined list with seven mild scarlet fever cases. Schools closed and public gatherings banned. Fairbanks and Palmer also quarantined for scarlet fever and smallpox. Dr. A D Haverstock urged the coast guard cutter Morris to dispatch from Cordova to Port Graham where 15 people were reported ill in the fishing village on Cook Inlet near the Kenai peninsula.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Fairbanks
Palmer
Seward
A. D. Haverstock
The
Public Health Service
Coast Guard
Morris
Cordova
Port Graham
Will Conduct Survey Halifax
A reliable source says Liberal MP William Duff of Antigonish Guysborough will depart for New York and Washington to survey reactions to the Canada United States trade agreement. He aims to gauge industry and public response across major cities.
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Halifax
William Duff
Antigonish Guys Boro
New York
Washington
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