Fixed Price Plan for Wheat Crop Debated at Co op Meeting
Saskatoon wheat dominated the provincial conference of Co operate Trading Associations. A proposed legislation for a $1.06 minimum price, plus storage charges of one percent per month, was discussed. Directors urged delivery of grain for home use, and education drives with the University of Saskatchewan.
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Saskatoon
Provincial Conference of Cooperate Trading Associations
AF Sproule
la Fleche
George Bickerton
UFC
Co-Operative Society
University of Saskatchewan
W. B. Francis
Canadian N Railways officer chosen for Rome Olympics
Montreal constable R G Pickrell of the Canadian National Railways police, Winnipeg, was selected to represent Canada and the British Empire in the Rome Olympic shooting matches. A wrist injury at Bisley left him unable to compete in the second week's event, though he lost the Bisley pistol championship by one point. He won last month’s Scottish pistol match at St Andrews with 97 of 100.
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Winnipeg
Rome
Montreal
R. G. Pickrell
Canadian National Railways
Haseen
Canada
British Empire
London
Pickrell
Bisley
St .Andrews
Scotland
Mass rally backs Jacques Cartier national holiday plan
A demonstration was staged on Dufferin Heights by the National Jacques Cartier Society to press for July 14 as Canada’s national holiday honoring Jacques Cartier. The sponsors seek official recognition of the anniversary as a federal holiday.
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Jacques Cartier
Quebec
Dufferin Heights
Jacques Cartier Society
Canada
Japan open to separate naval treaty with Britain like Germany
A naval office spokesman told an interviewer that Tokyo is willing to pursue a separate naval alliance with Great Britain, believing such an arrangement might be possible, following Germany's approach.
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Tokyo
Japan
Great Britain
Germany
Naval Office
Haves
Peace and War League Council Act On Ethiopian Question
London reports Britain and France agree the League of Nations special council must address peace or war between Italy and Ethiopia. Mussolini’s exact demands remain unclear though intent favors political control over Ethiopia. Sir Samuel Hoare urges action on merits, not technicalities, with future cooperation with the United States.
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London
Britain
France
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
League
Mussolini
Samuel Hoare
House of Commons
League Council
United States
Duty on Jap Goods Sparks Canada Japan Trade Rift
Canada retaliates against Japan by imposing a 50 cent fur tax on Canadian goods entering Japan. Effective Aug 5, all imports from Japan face a 3315 percent ad valorem duty, with transit goods excluded. Canada targets all imports while Japan limits extra duties to certain items like lumber pulp and paper.
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Isda
Orient
Ottawa
Canada
Japan
Oriental Kingdom
Canadian Educator Archibald Heads England Delegation
Wolfville Nova Scotia writer Archibald has sailed to England to serve Canada on the international relations committee at the Congress of Education in Oxford August 10 to 11. She will deliver a fan address on her teaching methods at Horton Academy and discuss launching a worldwide Goodwill Day essay contest for 1936. Archibald last year represented Canada at the National Council of Teachers of English in Washington.
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Wolfville
N.S
Suum Swsmond
feWolfe Archibald
England
Canada
Congress of Education
Oxford
Miss Archibald
Horton Academy
Archibald
National Council of Teachers of English
Washington
Gandhi ends as political agitator says Theosophist
C Jinaradasa a lecturer from Madras India states Gandhi has petered out and is politically out of commission. He claims the mischief he caused by rousing antagonisms between peoples is finished.
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Calgary
Aabauma Ghandi
C. Jinaradasa
Theosophical Society
Madras
India
May Not Be True Ottawa Penitentiary Note
Ottawa officials denied knowledge of any withholding of letters from Norman Red Ryan during his imprisonment at Kingston penitentiary. The claim surfaced amid reports of correspondence restrictions and ongoing custody scrutiny.
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Ottawa
Penitentiary
Norman “Red” Ryan
Kingston Penitentiary
Commission Urged To Survey Government Expenditures
A royal commission to survey government expenditures and advise on cuts was urged by A C Dawson of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce at a Saint John Board of Trade luncheon. He cited Western Canadian towns balancing budgets and a net decrease in provincial outlays in 1933 alongside prior increases, highlighting economy gains.
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Canada
Dominion
Dawson
Veteran Montreal Printer Dies at 79
Isaac Glennon a veteran Montreal printer died suddenly last week. He gained renown in Montreal and western Canada after moving to western Canada 25 years ago. He had been residing at the Pas Man before returning to the city.
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Montreal
Isaac Glennon
Canada
Western Canada
The
Pas
Man
Action Demanded Over Northern Floods By Edmonton Leader
Acton Edmonton warns that immediate action is needed to relieve the northern flood situation. He vows to lead a march of northern residents to press the government. Liberal candidate L A Giroux urges real action rather than telegrams, calling for dredging at Lesser Slave Lake and straightening bends at the Lesser Slave River. He notes engineers estimated in 1930 the river could be straightened for $9,000.
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Edmonton
Monton
L.A. Giroux
Grouard
Ottawa
Giroux
Lesser Slave Lake
Lesser Slave River
Veterans of 1885 Rebellion Meet at Saskatoon Exhibition
Guests at the Saskatoon Industrial Exhibition hosted Riel veterans and Cree and Sioux Indians. Western Canada figures, including Regina and Brandon delegates and Victoria guests, were celebrated in a reunion with Mayor Pinder presenting them on the grand stand.
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Catoon
Riel Veters
Saskatoon
Western Canada
Pinder
Saskatchewan
Regina
Brandon
Victoria
B.C
Haliburton’s Alpine Elephant Voyage Delayed at Frontier
American traveler Richard Haliburton aims to mimic Hannibal by crossing the Alps on an elephant. Italian officials at Gran San Bernardo require a 50 percent deposit of the animal’s value before entry. Haliburton returned to Lucerne to raise funds, then faced a veterinary sanitary clearance to bring the elephant into Italy on his journey to Rome.
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Alps
Rome
Richard Haliburton
Hannibal
Italy
Gran San Bernardo
Haliburton
Lucerne
Switzerland
British Columbia Trade Stand in National Policy Debate
The Economic Council report advised by Premier Pattullo warns BC relies heavily on eastern markets for imports and exports. It argues tariff protection favors eastern manufacturers, burdening BC producers and debt levels, and calls for a national policy shift or compensation to BC.
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The
Economic Council
T. D. Pattullo
W. A. Carrothers
Council
British Columbia
Canada
Briish Columbia
Flood Disaster Drives Up Death Toll Across Central and Northern China
The Hankow Red Cross reports 30,000 bodies recovered from floods along the Han and Yangtze near Hankow with larger losses expected. Central China counts dead as Yellow River floods ravage Shantung and surrounding provinces. Gov Han Fu Chu says nearly 5 million homeless in Shantung. Hope Han an Shenai also affected. Authorities warn total losses are incalculable due to Yangtze devastation.
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Red Cross
Shanghai
Hankow
Red Cross Society
Han
Yangtze
China
Yellow River
Shantung
Han Fu Chu
Nanking
Hope
Han‘an
Shenai
Voters List Completion Date Set for Federal Election
Ottawa announces that federal voters lists will be completed by August 15. Col John Thompson, Dominion franchise commissioner, says post revision lists are printed at the government bureau at ten ridings daily. The enhanced lists show about 6,000,000 eligible voters, up 250,000 from last year.
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Ottawa
John Thompson
Dominion
Government
Malaria Epidemic Kills 74000 in Ceylon Through April
A malaria outbreak in Ceylon claimed about 74,000 lives from November to the end of April, highlighting a severe health crisis. Health authorities pressed for intensified prevention and relief measures as the death toll rose.
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Ceylon
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