Beatty urges immigration resumption to aid Canada
Montreal Sir Edward Beatty chairman and president of Canadian Pacific Railway argues in his annual review that immigration should resume under controlled admission to produce added wealth. He notes 1936 revenue gains barely offset by rising expenses and warns Canadians face alarm from railway profit pressures. He cites public interest in new light fast trains as proof of concern for changing conditions.
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Montreal
Canada
Sir Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Sir Edward
Montreal Rail Equipment Orders Seen at 23 Million
News reports indicate rail equipment orders totaling about 23 million dollars will be announced soon with Canadian National Railways arranging roughly 18 million dollars in new stock and Canadian Pacific about 5 million dollars. Total projected acquisitions in the next six months around 40 million dollars, but only the 23 million figure has been officially provided so far.
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Montreal
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific
Baldwin Reaffirms Britain’s Peace Devotion and Arms Policy
Prime Minister Baldwin declared Britain's devotion to peace before the Primrose League. He argued no foreign power should fear Britain and defended the rearmament program, stating the government only increased defenses after international disarmament efforts failed.
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London
Baldwin
Great Britain
Primrose League
London Chariton Athlet ic to Tour Canada and U S
Chariton Athletic, a strong London football club, will depart England on May 5 for a tour of Canada and the United States. Officials said itinerary details were not yet released. The squad has risen from the third division to gain status among England’s top teams in recent seasons.
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London
Chariton Athletic
England
Canada
United States
Five Tons of Misaddressed Mail Found in NYC Postal Hub
Five tons of undelivered letters including ecards and packages await disposal at the general post office in Manhattan and the Bronx during Christmas. The bulk equals about 800,000 pieces with some containing cash. Last year $12,708 was taken from undelivered mail.
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New York
Manhattan
Bronx
General Post Office
Roosevelt Warns of New Neutrality Legislation Expansion
President Roosevelt announced plans for a broader Neutrality Act to bar shipments of aircraft and motors to nations in civil conflict. He cited the Case case involving Vimalert Co. of Jersey City and a $2,777,000 export license to Spanish loyalists as an example of gaps in current law. He urged quick congressional action to prevent such contracts and noted Supreme Court support for embargo powers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Robert Cuse
Vimalert Co., Ltd
Jersey City
State Department
Department
Congress
Case
Supreme Court
France to abolish Devil’s Island penal colony
Government bill to reform the penal system proposes abandoning the Devil’s Island colony off French Guiana. Justice Minister Rucart says the colony harms France’s prestige in the Americas and replaces forced labor with solitary confinement for disciplinary cases.
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ParisNo
Devil's Island
French Guiana
United States
Latin America
Rucart
Jobless Put To Work Vancouver Plan Under Dominion Aid
More than 700 unemployed men are being sent to British Columbia forests as the first wave of an estimated 4000 men to be employed under a Dominion provincial agreement. Each man works two months at 30 cents an hour for eight hours daily, with 75 cents a day charged for board. Wages are partly paid weekly with the rest deferred until after camp departure. The plan runs until April and requires eligibility for workers who were in British Columbia before November 15.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Dominion
Russia Accepts Plan to Ban Foreign Volunteers for Spain
Russia accepts the Franco British proposal to bar foreign volunteers from Spain subject to consent by Germany Italy and Portugal and the setting of conditions to aid enforcement as reported by Havas News Agency.
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Paris
Soviet Union
Spain
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Havas
Camsell Elected Vice President of Geological Society of America
Ottawa deputy minister of mines Hon Dr Charles Camsell was named a vice president of the Geological Society of America. Professor Charles Palache of Harvard University was selected as president.
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Cincinnati
Charles Camsell
Ottawa
Geological Society of America
Charles Palache
Harvard University
Four Eligible For Pensions Quebec Centenarians Noted
Four eligible for old age pensions in Quebec include Joseph Godbout, 102, of St Georges de Windsor, who reports three sons over 70 also eligible. The oldest applicant is Madame Vital Chapdelaine of Three Rivers, aged 103, with her application filed at the bureau.
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Quebec
Province of
Joseph Godbout
St. Georges de Windsor
Godbout
Old Age Pensions Commission Bureau
Madame Vital Chapdelaine
Three Rivers
Anglo Italian agreement said to be reached
Paris reports a London despatch stating Britain and Italy reached a broad accord. It mentions disengagement from Spanish Balearics, Italian radio broadcasts stopping, informal toco operation with the League, and a 900 million lire loan planned by a Italian financial group with potential Ethiopia exploitation credit.
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Italy
Balearic Islands
Mediterranean
Bari
Near East
Havas
Mussolini
Spain
Germany
Societa Finanziara Maritime
League of Nations
Geneva
Britain
Malta
Cyprus
Ethiopia
Only One Survivor Returns From Spain Flight
John Wilson an Oxford graduate and Liverpool manufacturer’s son arrived in England as the sole survivor of a four man British delegation who flew for the government in Spain. His three companions were killed. Wilson was captured after a Christmas Eve crash near Alicante, then escaped to the border and reached Croydon.
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Spain
London
John Wilson
Oxford
Liverpool
England
Wilson
Alicante
French Frontier
Paris
Croydon
Funeral for Arthur Brisbane Draws New York Notables
Prominent figures from diverse circles attend the service at St Bartholomew s Church on Park Avenue. About 2000 inside and 2000 outside pay tribute to the journalist and editor once America s highest paid. Interment kept private at his Allaire New Jersey estate near Asbury Park with flower bearers barred.
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New York
Arthur Brisbane
St. Bartholomew S Church
Park Avenue
America
Allaire
N.J
Asbury Park
Trade With Britain Montreal Trade Rise in Empire Exports
Canada’s export trade to British empire nations rose by 118 million dollars in the 12 months ending Oct 30 from the prior year. Empire imports reached 187.5 million dollars, up 16.5 million, with a favorable balance of trade noted. F I Spielman became president after A H J Hill retired.
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Montreal
Canada
A. H. J. Hill
British Trade Association
F. I. Spielman
Hill
Ottawa session prep shows no private member resolutions
Private members in the Commons have filed no resolutions for debate before the new session. Normally many resolutions are submitted ahead of time by opposition members to push economic reforms. The delay may reflect a desire to keep the session brief and avoid delaying coronation ceremonies.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
House
Naval treaties fade as year ends and fleets loom
London news notes the Washington and London naval treaties ending with 1936 and Japan's partial disengagement. It cites three remaining factors for future naval control: the 1936 London pact among Britain France and the United States, the 1935 Britain Germany accord, and an Anglo American parity pledge.
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Great Britain
France
United States
Germany
Eden
Norman H. Davis
Japan
Italy
Britain
Revisions in Relief Grants for Coming Year
Ottawa announces relief grants to provinces for January to March remain unchanged for the final quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31. Norman Rogers says future years will see progressive reductions tied to employment conditions and provincial recovery, with $2,345,653 monthly payments continuing before March. The aim is coordinated cuts across federal, provincial, and municipal relief as business improves.
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Ottawa
Norman Rogers
Dominion
Dominions
Rogers
Poultry Fancier Dr John Wilkinson Dies in Edmonton
Internationally renowned poultry expert Dr John E Wilkinson 65 died suddenly at his Edmonton home Born in Brampton Ontario he earned a dentistry degree from the University of Toronto and practiced in Edmonton 23 years He created the Chanticler Albertan variety and was named originator in the American Standard of Perfection His work earned prizes from Edmonton shows to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto and the World Poultry Congress in London England He received a plaque from Germany for his Leip zig exhibit last July and developed another breed Imperial suited to Alberta conditions.
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Edmonton
John E. Wilkinson
Brampton
Ont
University of Toronto
Wilkinson
American Poultry Association
Leipzig
Alberta
Toronto
London
Wilkins proposes Arctic submarine voyage to Pacific
Sir Hubert Wilkins, the Australian explorer, visits Halifax en route to England to seek backing for a 175 foot submarine with a heavy steel hull. He hopes to travel under Arctic ice at 50 to 60 miles per day toward a Pacific northwest passage aboard a decked houseboat style craft valued around 250000 dollars.
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Halifax
Sir Hubert Wilkins
England
Arctic Ocean
Sir Hubert
Pacific Ocean
Frobisher
Arctic
Demand for weasel pelts in Edmonton auction
Buyers from New York London and Montreal purchased 38000 weasel pelts at Edmonton for auction in connection with King George VI coronation next May 12. Prices for beaver and ermine were higher than last year.
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George VI
New York
London
Montreal
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