Britain seeks peaceful foreign policy and limited industrial control
Prime Minister Cham Sereiain told the association of British chambers of commerce that Britain aims to live at peace with neighbors and use influence for dialogue rather than war. He urged minimal government interference in industry, emphasized research, and urged firms to balance duties to the state with profits.
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Manchester
Cham Seriain
Association of British Chambers of Commerce
Great Britain
Boards of Trade
Italy Expands North Africa Troop Reinforcements
Italy reports 7,000 Fascist troops from Naples to Libya, joining 2,600 recently sent and Libyan units returning from East Africa. The total Italian North Africa forces are estimated at about 33,000, with stronger numbers than Egypt and French Tunis adjacent to Libya.
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Rome
Italy
Naples
Libya
Egypt
Tunis
East Africa
Valuable Dogs Burned in Riverdene Fire Near Swift Current
A blaze north east of Swift Current in Riverdene section destroyed the kennel housing about 20 valuable purebred dogs under J. McAinsh. The dogs, including springer and cocker spaniels, did not survive the fire.
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Riverdene
J. McAinsh
Search for missing aviator widens to Sydney voyage
R. H. K. Smith sails for Sydney to join the hunt for aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, believed alive after a November 1935 London to Australia flight went missing almost two years ago. The brother is convinced Charles Kingsford Smith is alive.
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San Francisco
Sir Charles Kingsford- Smith
R. H. K. Smith
Sydney
Australia
Sir Charles
London
Conference On Pensions Set For Ottawa Meeting
A Dominion provincial conference on old age pensions will be held in Ottawa on November 2, announced by Finance Minister Dunning. The gathering will discuss amendments to the act and administrative issues to promote uniformity and efficiency.
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Ottawa
Finance Minster Dunning
Tolmie Former Premier of B C Dies in Cloverdale
Former British Columbia premier Simon Fraser Tolmie has died at his Cloverdale home after months of illness. Born in Victoria in 1867, he served as premier from 1828 to 1933 and held multiple federal posts including five terms in the House of Commons. Trained as a veterinarian, Tolmie rose from animal inspector to Dominion official before entering politics. Meanwhile at Lethbridge a conference urged support for an inside airways route linking the United States to Alaska via Alberta, with delegates from Edmonton Calgary and U.S. states seeking cross border mail transport. Both governments were expected to be petitioned to back the route.
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Tolmie
United States
Alaska
Victoria
Alberta
Simon Fraser Tolmie
British Columbia
House of Commons
Cloverdale
Ottawa
Dominion
William Fraser Tolmie
Jane Warkholmie
Legislative Assembly
Vancouver Island
Mainland
Toronto
Ontario Veterinary College
Lethbridge
Alta
Airways
Board of Trade
Edmonton
Calgary
Great Falls
Montana
Utah
Idaho
Colorado
Wyoming
Study Of World Problems Urged In Canada Dinner
Lord Tweedsmuir and Prime Minister Mackenzie King urged a sympathetic study of world problems during a dinner marking the Canadian Institute of International Relations tenth anniversary. Dafoe presided as a retrospective honored deceased founders. Canada must shape its own view of world affairs, not follow Britain or the United States.
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Montreal
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Mackenze King
Canadian Institute of International Relations
John W. Dafoe
Winnipeg Free Press
Britain
United States
Special Emergencies Volunteers Stir Italian Opinion
Rome reports a call of 50 000 blackshirt volunteers for special emergencies sparks debate over whether fascist leaders plan to deploy new legions to aid the Spanish insurgents. sources say some would head to Spain, with others assigned to East Africa while part stay in Italy for militia duties.
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Rome
High Command
Spain
Italy
Africa
Canada to participate in nine power treaty war conference
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced Canada will join with other signatories of the nine power treaty in a conference to mediate the Sino Japanese dispute. Representatives will be named once venue and date are fixed. The meeting expected within two weeks aims to stabilize Far East conditions.
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Ottawa
Canada
Mackenzie King
Washington
Robert Borden
Far East
United States
France
Italy
Japan
China
Belgium
Portugal
Netherlands
League of Nations
Hunters Try Bow and Arrow in Winnipeg Deer Chase
Two American hunters in Winnipeg take bows into northern Ontario big game country. Roy I. Case of Racine Wisconsin, in his seventh season with the method, bagged a deer on this trip at twenty five yards.
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Winnipeg
Ontario
Roy I. Case
Racine
Wis
Germany pledges inviolability of Belgium and western aid
Berlin pledges to respect Belgium's borders and aid if attacked, with Italy to consider similar steps. Germany seeks freedom of action if Belgian government allows use of Belgian territory for enemy troops, a nonbinding note by Foreign Minister Von Neurath explains amid Locarno-pact ambiguities.
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Berlin
Germany
Belgium
Mussolini
Italy
Ruhr
Krupp
Recount Request Placed in Toronto Spracondale Race
Russell Nesbitt Conservative candidate files formal recount application after October 6 election. Initial results show Nesbitt defeated by Liberal Lionel Conacher by 47 votes.
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Toronto
Russell Nesbitt
Toronto Spracondale
Nesbitt
Lionel Conacher
Canadian asbestos exports rise sharply in August
Ottawa reports August asbestos shipments near 19,808 tons valued at 1,143,232 dollars, about double the prior year’s 10,075 tons worth 527,630 dollars. The United States remained the top buyer, purchasing 8,289 tons.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Toronto Research Fund Renewal Honours Banting Work
President H. J. Cody announced the Ontario Mining Association renewed its $10,000 gift for silicosis research at the University of Toronto. Research is directed by Sir Frederick Banting.
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Toronto
H. J. Cody
University of Toronto
Ontario Mining Association
Sir Frederick Banting
Japan forms brain trust to coordinate forces for China conflict
Tokyo announces a ten member brain trust to help the cabinet coordinate war efforts against China. The privy council at the imperial palace, with Emperor Hirohito present, approved the "super-cabinet" backing Premier Konoye’s plan. Yosuke Matsuoka warned that victory depends on subduing northern China and Shanghai while aiming to curb Communist influence. Officials debate Sino-Japanese talks and Anglo-Japanese tensions after air attacks on British embassy cars between Shanghai and Nanking. A foreign ministry spokesman defended the strike citing three alleged British violations.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Privy Council
Imperial Palace
Hirohito
Fumimaro Konoye
Yosuke Matsuoka
Manchukuo
Tientsin
China Coast
Shanghai
Nanking
Communist International
Foreign Office
Best Brains to Develop Empire Considered in Migration Scheme
London A A Somerville chair man closing the Empire Migration conference urged creation of a non political statutory authority of top minds to study empire development and settlement schemes. They may cover harbors infrastructure fisheries and allied industries under Ottawa terms. A committee will study concrete plans pending authority, with C G ammonan M P Lord Mansfield Brig General John Nation and Somerville as initial members.
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London
A. A. Somerville
Ottawa
Mr. Somerville
Major Howard
Vancouver
British Columbia
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Hudson's Bay Company
Britannia
Whch
Dominions
C. Gammon
M.P
Lord Mansfield
John Nation
Nine officers drowned near Java coast in night air crash
Netherlands air commander H. G. Debruyne and eight other naval officers died when their bombing plane plunged into the sea off the Java coast during a night flight. Debruyne had just been named commander of the Netherlands-India air service and was based at Soerabaja.
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Singapore, Straits Settlements
Netherlands
H. G. Debruyne
Java
Debruyne
Netherlands-India Air Service
Soerabhava Jawa
New Wave of Death and Terror in Holy Land
A fresh wave of violence in Palestine leaves seven dead and multiple wounded. A land mine near Kalkilieh kills three on a Haifa-Lydia tram. a police shooting follows. Earlier bombings and sniper attacks injure Jews. border closures and martial law fears rise as security forces move troops toward Egypt.
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Holy Land
Jerusalem
Palestine
Kalkilieh
Jaffa
Jerusalem-Jaffa
Royal Sussex Regiment
Egypt
Talavera Barracks
Atc
Royal Highland Reg
Royal Sussex Ent
Beisan
May Spread Cholera Geneva
League experts warned the Sino Japanese conflict could trigger an international cholera and plague outbreak if China’s quarantine service breaks down. Interruption would risk disease spread by ships across seas.
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Geneva
League of Nations Committee
China
League
Ontario House Keeps Speaker and Whips in New Legislature
Premier Mitchell Hepburn announced Norman Hipel will retain the speaker post in the 20th Ontario legislature breaking a long standing custom. James H. Clark moves to deputy speaker while Jan Strachan remains Liberal whip with M T Armstrong as deputy whip.
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Toronto
Norman Hipel
Ontario
Mitchell Hepburn
Waterloo South
James H. Clark
M.L.A
Windsor-Sandwich
Jan T. Strachan
Toronto St. Georges
Italian Bread Standards Seek Wheat Mix Trials
To cut wheat flour use in bread Italy will require at least 90 percent wheat flour. Experiments test which other grains best blend with wheat to reduce overall wheat consumption.
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Romé
Army Air Corps to require suspenders for pilots in flight
Dayton era report indicates the United States Army Air Corps may mandate pilots wear suspenders while flying. The new design aims to secure pilots in their seats during crashes to protect their lives and reduce injuries.
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Dayton
Ohio
United States Army Air Corps
Chinese Fishermen Drowned Off Hong Kong Report
The Chinese fishermen's union reports that about five thousand fishermen were drowned and 200 fishing junks sunk off Hong Kong in the past month by Chinese gunboats. It says 410000 fishermen and 6000 junks are idle and appeals to the Chinese government for relief.
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Nanking
Hong Kong
Chinese Fishermen'’S Union
Union
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