Towers Named Governor of Canada’s New Central Bank
The Dominion government appointed Graham Ford Towers to head the Bank of Canada as first governor. At 37, the Royal Bank of Canada executive will serve a seven year term and travel to European central banks for experience before operations begin after the new year. Ottawa to house the main office with a capital stock of 5 million dollars and a board of directors to be formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ntawa
Dominion
Canada
Graham Ford Towers
Royal Bank of Canada
Mr Towers
Bank of Canada
E. N. Rhodes
Towers
Rhodes
Ottawa
Central Bank
Opium Seized From Empress of Asia by Canadian Officers
Customs officers in Vancouver seized 200 one tael tins of opium hidden in a wardrobe cupboard false bottom aboard the Empress of Asia. The drugs, valued at six dollars per tael, were believed destined for Honolulu or Manila. No arrest made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Honolulu
Manila
Bagpipe Broadcast From Arctic Hudson Bay Post
Ashley Cooper, governor, recounted during a service club meeting a HBC Arctic post manager’s remark about hearing a speech and a bagpipe broadcast. Cooper just returned from northern stations aboard the steamer Nascopie where he delivered addresses while a piper played reels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Hudson's Bay Company
Ashley Cooper
Cooper
Campbell Eyes 300 MPH Speed Record At Daytona
Sir Malcolm Campbell told a luncheon that plans are nearly complete for another assault on his world land speed record at Daytona Beach Florida in January. He previously set 272.108 mph there a year and a half ago and has since remodelled Bluebird with a goal of 300 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Malcolm Campbell
Britain
Daytona Beach
Fla
Frost damages oats in northern Saskatchewan
Frost has damaged oat fields in northern Saskatchewan threatening the 1935 seeding. R R Tooley, chief supervisor of the Soldier Settlement Board Saskatchewan, says quality has deteriorated and northern farmers likely will not have a surplus for seeding the 1935 crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
Sask
Saskatchewan
R. R. Tooley
Soldier Settlement Board
Tooley
Fatten Western Lambs Toronto Plan Approved
Honorable Robert Weir announces a plan to fatten western feeder lambs in Eastern Canada. Southern Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders contract 7 000 head for eastern feeding points under a rancher feeder agreement with three cents a pound value at Moose Jaw. Dominion livestock branch will arrange feeding farms supervise fattening and marketing with freight costs included. Ranchers retain ownership until sale with proceeds shared between rancher and feeder.
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Toronto
Robt. Weir
Dominion
Canada
Southern Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders’ Association
Dominion Livestock Branch
Ranchers’ Association
Moose Jaw
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Alcoholometer Introduced in Soviet Police Stations
A device to test sobriety, the alcoholometer, has been adopted by Soviet police stations. Suspects must breathe through a glass tube neck for 15 seconds. if sober the liquid turns pale red, while drunken breath makes it cloudy grey.
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Moscow
Soviet Russia
Flagship Leaves Vancouver for Bermuda and England
HMS Flagship of the British West Indies fleet departed Vancouver after a four day visit bound for Bermuda then England. She is due at Bermuda on October 17 and will return to England thereafter.
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Vancouver
Norfolk
Bermuda
England
Referendum Decided On CCF-Socialist Merger Pact
The British Columbia branch of the Co operative Commonwealth Federation and the Socialist Party of Canada will place the merger proposal before all members. The CCF provincial council orders a referendum by constituency bodies with a 90 day return window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
British Columbia
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Socialist Party of Canada
CCF
Delegates Warn Against Emigration Plans at Trades Union Congress
J. McLeod, Canadian delegate, told the Weymouth gathering that emigration schemes pushed by some House of Commons members would bring difficulties, privations, and want unless substantial government grants cover several years. Support was urged for safeguards and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weymouth
Eng
Trades Union Congress
J. McLeod
House of Commons
Dominion restores 99 percent drawback on imported coal
The Dominion government resumes a 99 percent drawback on imported bituminous coal used for cooking to encourage greater use of Canadian mined soft coal. Coke manufacturers must use 35 percent Canadian coal.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Market For Bacon Toronto Exhibit Luncheon Remark
Canadian farmers may supply the British market with a steady high quality bacon supply. Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, high commissioner to London, addressed the Canadian National Exhibition directors at a luncheon.
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Toronto
G. Howard Ferguson
London
Turkey Seeks League Council Seat Vacated by China
Turkey announces its candidacy for the League of Nations council seat being vacated this month by China. The move signals Ankara's intention to strengthen involvement in international affairs through the interwar body.
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Geneva
Turkey
League of Nations Council
China
Montreal In Favorable Position Abroad Cheering Report
The Canadian Bar Association notes Canada enjoys friendly relations with other nations and a cheerful spirit at the annual convention. The world faces a tense climate where many groups discuss mutual destruction, and every side risks annihilation if conflict occurs without a clear victor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canada
Canadian Bar Association
Larger Army Advocated To Expand Regular Force
Secretary of War George Dern told reporters at Raritan Arsenal New Jersey that the United States should boost the regular army from 125000 to 165000 men. He urged modernization and mechanization to meet peacetime tasks and warned the current force is too small for its duties.
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Raritan Arsenal
N.J
George Dern
United States
A Demand for Canadian Wheat in United States
Demand for Canadian Durum wheat rose as U S mills sought Canadian supply on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. Exports near 1,000,000 bushels in two weeks with imports to Duluth and Minneapolis priced around 1.60 dollars per bushel after premiums. Manitoba remains the primary growing region as supplies tighten.
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Winnipeg
United States
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
International
Duluth
Minneapolis
Manitoba
St Lawrence Waterway Pact to be Re submitted
Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the New York power authority, after meeting with President Roosevelt, forecast re submission of the St. Lawrence waterways pact with Canada to the next Senate session and its ratification. He spoke after returning from the Northwest stating construction would begin in spring and the project would provide 1,000,000 horsepower of cheap electricity and connect Chicago and Toronto to deep water.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
Frank P. Walsh
New York Power Authority
Roosevelt
St. Lawrence Waterways
Canada
United States Senate
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence River
St. Lawrence
United States
Chicago
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Detroit
Toronto
Superior
Duluth
Northwest
Conference on Health Matters at Ottawa Hears BC Interest
Hon. G. M. Weir provincial secretary of British Columbia says a special conference of provincial representatives in Ottawa is being considered to discuss health matters. BC supports centralized control for major health problems and notes it pays 700,000 annually for health bills of residents from other provinces.
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Victoria
Ottawa
G. M. Weir
British Columbia
Textile Strike Violence Surges in Georgia and Carolinas
Two killed and over twenty wounded as clashes erupt in mill towns during the United States textile strike. Francis J. Gorman, chairman of the strike committee, blames management and reactionary officials for the bloodshed and warns of deeper bitterness ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Georgia
Carolinas
Francis J. Gorman
Mussolini Plans To Remove Women From Italian Industry
An Italian editorial notes Benito Mussolini plans to pull women from industry in Italy. He argues women's primary duties are family building and population growth, and that men should fill the jobs to reduce unemployment and boost morale.
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Mussolini
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Duce
Fussolini
Popolo D'Itala
Milan
Call Of The Clouds Montreal Flying Ace Returns
Lieut Col W A Bishop V C resumes flying after 12 years away. He enrolls at Montreal Light Aero Club to qualify for a pilot license, aiming to commute between Montreal and his Muskoka summer home for personal reasons.
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Montreal
Canada
W. A. Bishop
V.C
Hitler Declares End of Revolution in Germany
Nurnberg. Adolf Hitler announced the National Socialist revolution is ended and fulfilled its hopes. He warned against perpetual revolutions and predicted a 1,000 year German era while praising the Nazi movement as the German miracle. He urged unity of church groups and pledged consolidation of party forces into a single loyal bloc.
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Nurnberg
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Robert Wagner
Baden
der Fuehrer
Hitler
Schutz Staffel
Stiffer penalties urged for kidnapping by Canadian Bar Association
At the Montreal annual meeting of the Canadian Bar Association a motion urged amending the criminal code to allow stiffer penalties in kidnapping. While a round table supported harsher sentences, the convention as a whole settled for a broader call to empower courts to impose tougher penalties, with debate touching on ransom suppression measures and broader crime prevention strategies.
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Montreal
Canadian Bar Association
Association
J. B. M. Baxter
New Brunswick
Dominion
A. W. Roebuck
K.C
Ontario
Dillinger
Fodder Export Plans Approved for Relief Cargo
Manitoba official Arthur MacNamara, deputy minister of labor and drouth relief chairman, says machinery is set to export 250000 tons of straw and hay to the United States for relief. Applicants may obtain forms from the Dominion seed branch but require drouth committee approval before authorization.
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Winnipeg
Arthur MacNamara
Manitoba
Drouth Relief Committee
United States
Dominion Seed Branch
Drouth Committee
Toronto paintings mocked by French art official
George Leroux, official representative of the Academie des Beaux Arts in Paris, criticized the Group of Seven works during a visit to the Canadian National Exhibition art gallery. He called the paintings unnatural and lacking the spirit of love.
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Toronto
George Leroux
Academie Des Beaux Arts
Paris
France
Group of Seven
Canadian National Exhibition
Scott Accepts Post Toronto
The provisional committee of the Canadian corps council, formed after the veterans reunion in August, reports Archdeacon F G Scott of Quebec has accepted the honorary presidency, hailed as beloved padre of the Canadian forces overseas.
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Toronto
Canadian Corps Council
Veterans
F. G. Scott
Quebec
Canadian Forces Overseas
Vancouver treated pulp mill eyed on coast by Montreal financier
Possibilities for a sulphide pulp mill on the British Columbia coast are being investigated by R. O. Sweezey, Montreal financier, for British capitalists interested in supplying England with raw material for artificial silk and paper manufacturing, he said here month.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
R. O. Sweezey
Montreal
England
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The
Royal Bank
Cuba
Team de
Arctic Post
Socialist Party
U.S. Secretary of War
Amy Johnson Mollison
Australia
St. Lawrence Waterway
U.S. Senate
Princess Marina
Yugoslavia
Prince George
Marina
George
Queen Mary
Westminster Abbey
Call of the Clouds
Col. Bishop
R. H. Murray
Halifax
Roebuck
U.S
Scott
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