Plans for Public Hearings of Dominion-Provincial Commission
Ottawa reports the Dominion-provincial relations royal commission plans public hearings in every provincial capital and Ottawa once submissions are ready. Chief Justice N W Rowell says no date yet. hearings begin when provinces submit. The commission will hear from governments and public organizations, with municipalities represented by provincial governments.
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Ottawa
Royal Commission of Dominion-provincial Relations
Justce N. W. Rowell
Ontaro
Rowell
Dominion
Canada
Weather Bureaus Plan Tour to Aid Canadian Airways
Simcoe Ontario meteorologist Clarence Boughner of the Toronto bureau tours the Canadian northwest to assist in establishing weather stations for intra Canada airways. He will fly from Edmonton to St Nelson in northern British Columbia to set up a station, then extend operations to southern and northern Alberta in the Peace River district where some sites require long horse journeys.
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Simcoe
Ont
Clarence Boughner
Meteorological Reau
Toronto
Canadian Northwest
ins-Canada Airways
Edmonton
St Nelson
British Colibia
British Columbia
Iorthern Alberta
Peace River
Horseck
Western feeder cattle shipments to Lambton expected to peak
Lambton county stock buyers anticipate record western feeder cattle imports as pur chases from the west rise amid ample feed, and active U S. and Ontario markets.Winter feeding is expected to be profitable for farmers and drovers in Sarnia and district.
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Sarnia
Ont
Lambton
Lambton County
United States
Ontario
Birthday for Canada's oldest senator in Bathurst note
Hon. Onesiphore Turgeon celebrated his 88th birthday quietly in Bathurst on September 6 and told visitors he hopes to surpass the age of any previous senator. His sons include Mr. Justice Alphonse Turgeon of Saskatchewan and Grey Turgeon, MLP in Vancouver.
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Bathurst
N.B
Onesiphore Turgeon
Canada
Alphonse Turgeon
Saskatchewan Supreme Court
Grey Turgeon
Vancouver
Frightful Carnage Reports in Shanghai Strike
Chinese spokesmen denounce a Japanese aerial bombardment of a Shanghai Sungkiang train station area as brutal and useless militarily. Chinese civilians fled by rail, and the attack damaged the Shanghai to Hangchow line. Vice Admiral Hasegawa pressed demands narrowing Chinese evacuation zones, derailing the three power proposal for safety talks. China rejected withdrawal unless foreign warships barred Japanese landings near Pootung, leaving open room for further talks.
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Shanghai
Sungkiang
Hangchow
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Hasegawa
Pootung Road
International Settlement
Pootung
China
Canada Hints at New Foreign Posts Amid Cabinet Talks
Ottawa reports say the Dominion government discussed London reports on piracy in the Mediterranean and on China. Prime Minister Mackenzie King led the second cabinet council of the week but issued no statements. Possible plans include new Canadian offices in foreign countries and high commissioners to other dominions to boost trade.
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Ottawa
Europe
China
Mackenzie King
London
Mediterranean
Dominions
Belgium
Canada
Strengthening Defences Canberra Measures proposed
Measures to strengthen Australia’s defences were placed before the house of representatives. Proposals include a wireless station at Canberra to link with North Australia waters, conversion of the cruiser Adelaide to oil engines, heavier armor for the 9,870 ton cruiser Australia, recommissioning of the seaplane carrier Albatross, and a general purpose air squadron at the Darwin air station to boost naval and air force cooperation.
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Canberra
Australia
House of Representatives
North Australia
Adelaide
Albatross
Darwin
Japan Buys Half U S Scrap Iron Exports
The Commerce Department reports Japan purchased more than half of the United States record scrap iron and steel exports in the first seven months of the year. Total shipments reached 2,600,707 gross tons valued at 51,957,619 dollars, with Japan taking 1,529,511 tons.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Commerce Department
Trans-Canada Airways plans hangar at Stevenson airport
Trans-Canada Airways announced plans to build a hangar costing 100000 to 150000 dollars at the remodelled Stevenson airport in Winnipeg. Reeve R. H. Hooper of St James council confirmed the project details.
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Winnipeg
Trans-Canada Airways
Stevenson
R. H. Hooper
St. James Municipal
Dalhousie Professor Resigns to Join Manitoba University
Dalhousie University Halifax commerce head Prof. James Macdonald resigns to accept a position at the University of Manitoba. The move shifts leadership as academic staff reassigns duties at both institutions.
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Halifax
James Macdonald
Commerce Department
Dalhousie University
University of Manitoba
Washington Officials Clarify China Warnings Are Not Rights Abandonment
State department officials stressed that cautions for U S citizens to leave danger areas in China should not be read as surrendering any American rights there. The remarks followed a telegram from the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai protesting any official statement implying rights loss.
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Washington
State Department
United States
China
Hull
American Chamber of Commerce
Shanghai
Britain to press Nyon conference to curb Mediterranean piracy
London reports Britain will push for the Nyon conference to end piracy in the Mediterranean despite possible declines by Germany and Italy. The cabinet approved foreign office proposals aiming to limit talks to security of shipping and avoid assigning blame, with secret planning and possible submarine restrictions.
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London
Great Britain
Mediterranean Sea
Germany
Italy
Foreign Office
Britain
France
Eight regional officials executed in Soviet era Ukraine case
Eight regional officials in the Ukraine and Azov districts were executed after being convicted as wreckers in a Soviet agricultural program. They faced charges of spreading foot and mouth disease by letting infected cattle mingle with healthy stock.
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Moscow
Ukraine
Azov
CBC Plans Radio Bans On Market Prices And Birth Control
Gladstone Murray, chairman of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, outlined future prohibitions on market price commentaries and certain recorded programs. He said CBC directors would discuss banning radio liquor advertising and birth control broadcasts, and limit recorded programs to live talent between 7 30 p m and 11 p m without special permission. Murray cited complaints from listeners who lost money following price-commentary advice.
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Toronto
Gladstone Murray
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
C.B.C
Murray
Canada
Smithsonian to Rebuild One of Earth’s Largest Dinosaurs
Paleontologist Dr. Charles W. Gilmore reports discovery in western Utah of sauropod bones, a colossal dinosaur that ruled the earth 86 to 150 million years ago. He describes the creature as about 80 feet long and 15 feet high, with plans to rebuild the giant.
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Washington
Smithsonian Instituten
Charles W. Gilmore
Utah
Earth
Gilmore
Describes War Horrors Vancouver
Canadian missionary Miss Margaret Brown reports in a letter from aboard the Empress of Asia detailing early Shanghai conflict horrors. Shells struck a room above hers in a boarding house as she evacuated with about six other Canadians and praised British authorities, navy, and ship crew for rescue efforts.
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Vancouver
Shanghai
Margaret Brown
Miss Brown
Hong Kong
Question of Providing Work Urgent National Priority
Vancouver date Arthur B Purvis chair of the national employment commission told the Canadian Chamber of Commerce that a full blooded program to restore physique morale and skill of relief recipients is vital and must be locally planned and government backed He outlined three immediate actions to federal provincial and municipal bodies: break down needs establish proof of needs and create an adequate employment service with community advisory committees Local responsibility for unemployables should be kept at the local level with proof of need required in advance and oversight on standards of assistance at provincial and Dominion levels.
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Vancouver
Arthur B. Purvis
National Employment Commission
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Purvis
Canada
Mr. Purvis
Faith in West Expressed by Sir Edward Beatty
Sir Edward Beatty president of Canadian Pacific Railways told the Canadian Chamber of Commerce that despite prairie drought and production declines the central Dominion remains suited for permanent settlement. He defended western Canada’s future as an agricultural area capable of supporting a larger population and the growth of prairie communities.
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Vancouver
Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railways
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Chamber
Edward
Canada
Sir Edward
Palliser Triangle
Republic
Canadian Pacific
North America
Western
Abolish Duty Ottawa Campaign Advances X ray Import Talks
The Canadian hospital council moved to memorialize the Dominion government for removing the 10 per cent customs tariff on X ray machines. Dr A F Anderson of Edmonton led the resolution claiming British firms did not face the Ottawa trade advantage, boosting UK entry of X ray supplies.
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Ottawa
Canadian Hospital Council
Dominion
A. F. Anderson
Edmonton
United Kingdom
Delegation To League Ottawa Heads For Assembly
Canada's delegation to the League of Nations assembly is led by Senator Raoul Dandurand who previously presided over the league's sixth assembly in 1925. Also traveling are Hon. James L. Sisley minister of national revenue and Hon. Vincent Massey as high commissioner in London.
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Ottawa
Canada
League of Nations Assembly
Raoul Dandurand
Assembly of the League
James L. Sisley
Vincent Massey
London
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Si Eric Drummond
Rome
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Smithsonian Institute
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Hughe Knatchbull-Huggeson
Anthony Eden
Robert Vansittart
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Sir Edward Beatty
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