Expansion of Trade Favours Australia Recovery
Prime Minister Joseph Lyons argues expansion of trade rather than restricting production is key to global recovery. With Premier Bennett and former PM Borden present, Lyons says food production should grow and Australia has improved economically since 1932. He notes unemployment falling, budget balance, and cautious optimism for a broader revival.
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OtTawa
Joseph A. Lyons
Australia
KB. Bennett
Robert Borden
Mr. Lyons
Canada
Alberta Elections Edection and Flood Delay
Premier Reid will not fix election date until flood conditions improve enough to finish voter list prep. Minister Hugh A. Allen is stranded on a train en route north for updates.Several cabinet ministers plan to run again, including Reid and Lowe. Parlby will not seek re election. Liberals lead with 55 candidates, Conservatives 37, UFA 32, Labor 8, with Local Credit forces contesting all seats led by William Aberhart.
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Edection
Alberta
Reid
Hugh A. Allen
Lands and Mines
Widewater
Lesser Slave Lake
R., G. Reid
J. R. Lowe
J. F. Lymburn
J. J. McLellan
H. W. Allen
Irene Parlby
U.F.A
Labor Party
William Aberhart
Calgary
Peace River Floods Edmonton
Heavy rains in the Peace River district push flood waters toward last week’s peak. Bridges washed out halt traffic to the British Columbia block and ferry service is interrupted. Train service is blocked and plans for aerial mail delivery are considered. Embarras river at Robb in the Edson district is running rampant.
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Edmonton
Peace River District
British Columbia
Peace River
Relief Families Decline in Toronto Welfare Report
Welfare Commissioner W. Laver reports a drop of about 500 relief families weekly in Toronto. For the week ending July 6, 19 177 families received full relief, down from 19 686 at the same period last year.
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Torono
Toronto
4. W. Laver
Coxey Nominated by National Former Labor Delegates
To Ren For President Omaha Nebraska General Jacob E Coxey who backed 50 billion inflation to grant 100 to each unemployed person was chosen to run for president by a small group of delegates at the national Former Labor party convention.
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Omaha
Neb
Jacob E. Coxey
B-P Bids Farewell to Canada and Plans Civil Defense
Lord Baden-Powell announces Canada farewell while praising Boy Scout and Girl Guide growth. In London a civil defense program for air raids is sent to local authorities with assurances war risk is not implied. Plans include respirator reserves, decontamination supplies, anti gas training, and civilian emergency corps.
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London
Britain
England
Scotland
Wales
Red Cross
Order of St. John Ambulance Corps
St. John
N.B
Canada
Boy Scout
Girl Guide
Lord Baden-Powell
Boston
Baden-Powell
Betty
Heather
Charlottetown
P.E.I
Stockholm
Flood and Fire Strike Changteh Hunan Province
China faces massive flooding along the Yangtze and upstream rivers with dikes failing near Hankow, submerging Kienli and Mabukwi areas. Fire outbreaks amid the catastrophe destroy homes as floods overwhelm the city and tens of thousands are trapped.
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Changteh
Hunan Province
China
Yuan River
Tung Ting
Yangtse
Hankow
Han River
Kienli
Mabukwi
Tannery predicts stabilization as US and France unite
Bank of France governor Jean Tannery told the American club luncheon that America France and England will unite for stabilization. He praised US aid in France's financial crisis and said the support signals friendly ties and a turning point from the low mood toward stability.
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Paris
Jean Tannery
Bank of France
America
France
England
American Club
United States
Tannery
Vancouver Council Votes for Expanded Police Protection
Mayor G. G. McGeer reported to the city council that additional and special policing this year cost Vancouver 56000, funded from unexpended bylaw balances. He warned of unrest after a policeman was killed in Regina and urged precaution.
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Vancouver
G. G. McGeer
Regina
McGeer
Warfare in Ethiopia Seen As Inevitable Amid Crisis
London and Paris view war as inevitable between Italy and Ethiopia though Britain hopes for a last minute breakthrough. The dispute strains the League of Nations as diplomats fear loss of collective security and an extraordinary session is avoided until a July 25 council meeting.
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London
Eng
Paris
Italy
Ethiopia
League of Nations
League Council
Dino Grandi
League
Joseph A. C. Avenol
American Cowboys Dominate Calgary Stampede Events
United States riders topped the Calgary Stampede winning the North American bucking horse riding and calf roping. Buck Buchanan of Boise Idaho won the steer roping, with Hub Whiteman of Fort Worth Texas taking second. Irby Mundy of Utahleyville Colorado earned calf roping honors with a 18 2-5 second time, Ike Rude of Magnum Oklahoma placed second.
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Calgary
United States Cowboys
Calgary Stampede
Farm Labor Shortage Hits Rural Ontario
Ontario employment offices report an acute farm labor shortage with demand for experienced helpers exceeding supply. The employment service of Canada and the immigration and colonization department both run placement bureaus and show long job lists across Ontario districts.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Employment Service of Canada
Immigration and Colonization Department
Australian Prime Minister Lyons Attends Ottawa Luncheon
Prime Minister Joseph A Lyons of Australia arrives in Ottawa to attend a luncheon in his honor arranged by Prime Minister R B Bennett. He is accompanied by Mrs Lyons and staff and welcomed at the station by Hon R B Hanson and Dr O D Skelton.
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Ottawa
Joseph A. Lyons
Australia
R. B. Bennett
Lyons
Bennett
R. B. Hanson
Trade and Commerce
O. D. Skelton
Chinese Officials Ordered to Wear Only Chinese Manufactured Garments
In Nanking a joint order by the ministries of finance and industry requires all Chinese officials to wear garments made entirely from materials produced in China. The ruling imposes a policy aimed at boosting domestic industry.
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Nanking
China
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Industry
Japanese Navy seeks large 712 million yen budget rise
Tokyo reports the navy plans to push the next budget to 712,000,000 yen about 178.48 million dollars, a 35 percent increase over this year’s 530,000,000 yen, the largest naval appropriation in Japan’s history.
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Tokyo
Seager Wheeler Returns to Blackgang After Fifty Years Abroad
Dr. Seager Wheeler, famed wheat growing expert and former wheat king, visits his Isle of Wight birthplace Blackgang after spending fifty years in Canada. Born in a humble fisherman's cottage sixty seven years ago, he began his career at age eleven.
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Canada
Seager Wheeler
Blackgang
Isle of Wight
England
Dr. Wheeler
Crop conditions in Canada’s spring wheat on June 30 report
The Dominion bureau of statistics says spring wheat crop condition stands at 96 percent of the long term average on June 30, down from 97 percent at end of May due to damage in southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan and Alberta cereal crop conditions for June 30 show wheat 97 and 93, oats 97 and 91, barley 98 and 92, rye 97 and 93, flaxseed 95 and 87 respectively with May 31 and June 30 1934 brackets.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Britain may seek separate air pact with Germany if five power talks fail
Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that Britain hopes to reach a five power Locarno era arms accord. He noted a bilateral air agreement with Germany would be considered only if five power talks break down, calling it a different question from naval arms.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Anthony Eden
League of Nations
House of Commons
Locarno
Labor
Stalin unveils ten year Moscow reconstruction plan
Joseph Stalin announces a ten year plan to rebuild Moscow into an ultra modern capital for five million residents. The city will more than double in area, be ringed by a six mile forest and park zone, and see the Red Square expanded along with new avenues, hotels, and 135 million square feet of housing space.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Red Square
Winnipeg Grain Council Allows December Coarse Grain Futures
The Winnipeg Grain Council authorized trading in December coarse grain futures for oats barley flax and rye. Wheat trading remains limited with July and August futures, and no new wheat crop futures are authorized. Both December options are pegged at 80 cents. October futures were posted April 24 with demand noted for October wheat.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Grain Council
Trade talks with Japan falter over proposed 50 percent surtax
Ottawa reports no confirmation on a Tokyo cable stating Japan would impose a 50 per cent surtax on Canadian imports. The duty would affect lumber wheat and other goods starting July 13 for one year as negotiations continue. The yen's weak exchange worsens Canadian competition in rubber footwear silk goods and electrical appliances.
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Ottawa
Department of External Affairs
Tokyo
Japan
Canada
Dominion
Department of National Revenue
Canadian Exchange Fund Act Impacts on Gold Valuation
The Canadian treasury shows a profit of about 63 million dollars from gold revaluation and banks gain roughly 10.5 million. The Bank of Canada reports gold holdings valued at 180 million versus 106 million a week earlier under the Exchange Fund Act. Gold price moved from parity 20.67 per ounce to about 35 per ounce. The fund will be created by order in council when advisable, under finance ministry supervision.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Smuggled Watch Parts Ring Busted on Aquitania Inquiry
Max Erblich a Polish rabbi employed in the Aquitania commissary was arrested as treasury officials said they smashed a multiyear ring smuggling hundreds of thousands of dollars in watch parts into the United States. Agents found 700 parts in a belt worn by the rabbi, with total value estimated at $5,000.
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New York
Max Erblich
Aquitania
Treasury Department
United States
Treasury
Beefe Subsidy Extended for Domestic Farmers in Yeovil Speech
Walter Elliot the minister of agriculture announced in Yeovil that legislation will extend the beef subsidy to domestic farmers for 16 more months. He said this is to bridge to a long term agricultural policy being prepared by the government.
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Yeovil
England
Walter Elliot
Dr J C Eakins elected to Royal College fellowship
Dr J C Eakins longtime Royal Victoria Hospital medical board member and McGill University medicine professor has been elected to fellowship in the Royal College of Physicians London. Announcement confirms the honor and position in Montreal.
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Montreal
J. C. Eakins
Royal Victoria Hospital
McGill University
Royal College of Physicians
London
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