Prairie Premiers Form Joint Committee on Drouth Policy
A Saskatoon round table of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta premiers created the joint committee on land utilization and management to gather information and aim for a uniform western agriculture policy. A federal representative was to be invited for a meeting before February 7 to coordinate drought responses.
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Baskatoon
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadian Prairies
Prairie Provinces
Eid
Saskatoon
Joint Committee On
John Bracken
J. G. Gardiner
R. G. Reid
J. G. Taggart
Marketing Scheme Approved in Principle by Manitoba Breeders
Approval in principle of a marketing scheme under the Natural Products Marketing Act was voted by Manitoba livestock, sheep, and swine breeders associations. A committee chaired by Dr. J. A. Munn will study drafts from Manitoba and western provinces, with more alterations to be submitted at future meetings. The draft envisions selling all live stock at public markets and coordinated marketing costs between Manitoba and the Dominion government, plus a separate export board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Man
Livestock, Sheep and Swine Breeders’ Associations of
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
J. A. Munn
Carman
Dominion
Sweden to Modernize Voting in Riksdag with Button Cast
The Swedish parliament will install electrical voting apparatus allowing members to cast votes by pressing a button. The system will register and tabulate all ayes and nays within 60 seconds, replacing the current hand-raising method.
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Stockholm
Riksdag
Western Mayors To Meet Calgary
Western Canadian mayors will meet Calgary on January 28 to discuss municipal debts and interest rates. Replies from Medicine Hat and North Battleford brought the total invitations accepted to twelve, signaling solid Western cooperation.
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Calgary
Western Canada
Medicine Hat
North Bat Ueford
US Canada arbitrate damages over I’m Alone sinking
A US Canada commission ruled the United States should apologize for sinking the I’m Alone off the Louisiana coast in 1929 and pay Canada 25 000 in compensation. It denied compensation to ship owners but ordered crew members paid for clothing and wrongful casting into the sea. The awards totaled amounts to individuals and to Amanda Mainguy widow of Leon Mainguy.
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Washington
Louisiana
United States
Canada
van Devanter
United States Supreme Court
Duff
Coast Guard
John T. Randall
John Williams
Jens Jansen
James Barrett
William Wordsworth
Eddie Young
Chesley Hobbs
Edward Fouchard
Amanda Mainguy
Leon Mainguy
Mussolini Moves to Seize Italian African Territories
Benito Mussolini plans rapid takeover of Italy’s African possessions ceded by France. General Emilio de Bono, minister of colonies, to sail to Africa to oversee Eritrea integration and consolidate Somaliland and Eritrea under one administration. A formal communiqué may announce de Bono’s resignation from the cabinet and Mussolini’s expansion of the colonies portfolio. An expert source links German disarmament talks to France and Italy using Italy’s January memorandum as a base.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Africa
France
Germany
Emilio de Bono
Eritera
Red Sea
de Bono
Mussolini
Somaliland
League of Nations
Europe
Bitter European Winter Strains Shipping and Wheat Demand
Bitter winter grips Europe with iceslave conditions halting Danube travel near Ada Huja, stranding rail and telegraph links in Yugoslavia, Hungary, and Austria. Five feared dead in a Danube boat sinking as Vienna clears 22,000 workers from snow, while Andrew Cairns sees continued frost boosting European wheat needs.
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London
Europe
Andrew Cairns
International Wheat Conference
Cairns
Danube
Ada Huja
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Austria
Vienna
Wedding Pair to Sail for West Indies on Duke’s Honeymoon
The Duke and Duchess of Kent will sail January 25 aboard the Duchess of Richmond for a 48 day West Indies cruise. They will not stay on ship and plan to return by another steamer, expected back in early April after their Westminster Abbey wedding on November 29.
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London
Duke and Duchess of Kent
British West Indies
Princess Marina
Greece
Duchess of Richmond
West Indies
Prince George
England
Westminster Abbey
Bennett outlines reforms to curb corporate exploitation
Prime Minister R B Bennett announced amendments to the Dominion Companies Act to abolish shares with no par value and urged citizen cooperation to stamp out evils by corporations under Dominion authority. He defended reforms as essential for social justice and projected broad election support.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Bennett
Central Bank
Armament Race Warns of US Japan Naval Buildup
The Financial News cautions that the United States and Japan are clearing decks for a pre war style naval race. It warns Japan may denounce the Washington treaty and cites a 180 million dollar rise in defence estimates. The piece urges a decisive British Pacific policy and better Anglo Japanese trade relations.
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London
United States
Japan
Financial News
Pacific
Britain
Manitoba to test chilled beef shipment to United Kingdom
Hon D G McKenzie announces Manitoba will sponsor a 500 head shipment of cattle to the United Kingdom as an experimental export next August. Shipments arranged with Winnipeg packing houses to use feeding lots of boys and girls calf clubs where feasible.
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Brandon
D. G. McKenzie
Manitoba
United Kingdom
Winnipeg Packing Houses
Mr. McKenzie
Manitoba Livestock Associations
McKenzie
New Bluebird car unveiled before Daytona run
Sir Malcolm Campbell introduces a redesigned Bluebird at Brooklands, a 28 foot long streamlined racer aiming to exceed 30 miles per hour at Daytona Beach within a month. Campbell notes a front air intake shutter could boost top speed by about 15 miles per hour.
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Brooklands
Eng
Malcolm Campbell
Daytona Beach
Fla
Sir Malcolm
Vancouver adopts Moose Jaw swimmer as coachable champion
Phyllis Dewar of Moose Jaw has been welcomed as an adopted daughter of Vancouver. She joins the Vancouver Amateur Swimming Club and will train under Percy Norman. The coach aims to prepare Miss Dewar for championships across all distances from 50 yards to a mile.
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Vancouver
Phyllis Dewar
Moose Jaw
Canada
Miss Dewar
Percy Norman
Implement Firms Investigated by Commission In Canada
The royal commission on mass buying reports Massey Harris Co. Ltd ran a $15.99 million deficit through 1931 to 1933 while International Harvester, Cockshutt Plow, and Frost and Wood posted smaller surpluses. The four firms saw farm implement sales collapse from $51.97 million to $9.67 million in 1933, driving heavy operating losses. Walter Gordon tabled accounts receivable of $33.312 million, with Massey Harris owing $16.972 million and International Harvester $12.39 million. The commission wrapped two investigations on canning and milling industries and heard cost-cutting ideas from Canadian Canneries Ltd. general manager W. R. Drynan.
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Ottawa
Canada
Royal Commission On Mass Buying
Walter Gordon
Toronto
Massey-Harris Co. Ltd
International Harvester Co. of Canada
Cockshutt Plow Co., Ltd
Frost and Wood
Massey-Harris
W. R. Drynan
Canadian Canneries, Ltd
Hamilton
Dominion
Drynan
Gordon
Massey- Harris
International Harvester
Britain centralizes unemployment relief under new plan
Britain moves to centralize unemployment relief with a national board led by Sir Henry Betterton. By March 1 four million unemployed will come under unified administration with 240 local offices already operating. The plan includes child allowances, rent variations, appeals to 150 tribunals, and a 24 shillings weekly minimum for a couple.
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London
Britain
Unemployment Insurance Board
Sir Henry Betterton
Baron
Sir Henry
Unemployment Assistance Board
Great Britain
Wheat For China Winnipeg
About 20 000 bushels of No 2 Northern wheat were sold to China, reportedly the first direct shipment of high grade Canadian wheat to that country. The wheat, headed for Shanghai, may be blended with Australian and Argentine varieties to improve quality amidst brisk exports to the Orient.
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Orient
Winnipeg
China
Canada
Shanghai
Australia
Argentina
The
Japan
Profits of British Banks Rise in 1934
The Big Five British banks Barclay's Bank Lloyds Midland National Provincial Westminster report higher profits for 1934 than 1933 though dividends stay unchanged. Net profits total 44 100 000 dollars, up 2 110 000. Railways also announce increases. Gandhi starvation protest reaches Delhi as Shamsunder camps at the Mahatma's doorstep demanding change.
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London
British Railways
Barclay’s Bank
Lloyd's
Midland
National Provincial
Westminster
Delhi
India
M. K. Gandhi
Gandhi
Mahatma
Shamsunder
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Prairie
Manitoba Livestock Association
Sweden
Jean Reville
British Isles
Mr. Reville
Gnat
Bluebird
Big Five
Gandhi Faub
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