Canada Maintains Foreign Legations Amid Debate
Premier Bennett defended a $100000 appropriation to sustain Canadian legations abroad while weighing their diplomatic value versus commercial gains. Mackenzie King questioned the move, recalling past arguments for unified imperial representation through British embassies. Bennett argued for continued legations and separate commercial posts amid imperial sovereignty questions.
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Bennett
Mackenzie King
United Voice
King
W D. Herridge
Washington
Canada
Ennett
Robert Borden
Mr. Bennett
Death of Former Minister of Justice C F Doherty
Rt. Hon. Cr. Doherty longtime Minister of Justice for Canada during the war years died at his Westmount home after a period of pneumonia. He served as a captain in the expeditionary force against Louis Riel and was a longtime Quebec Superior Court puisne judge and MP for St Ann's Montreal from 1908 to 1911. The report notes his 76 years of life in public service. Separately Ottawa reports the House accepted a senate amended Customs Act over three mile jurisdiction as the Privy Council weighs enforceability.
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C. F. Doherty
Westmount
Cr. Doherty
Canada
Doherty
Jay
Louis Riel
Superior Court of
Quebec
St. Ann's Montreal
Ottawa
House of Commons
Senate
Privy Council
R. B. Bennett
Ottawa Passes Two Acts in Surprise Government Bill Move
The government bill passed to remove the need for re election of members of parliament when cabinet members are appointed. The act amending the Red Cross act was also passed.
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Ottawa
Rune
Red Cross
Teachers Federation convenes in Regina 1932
The Canadian Teachers Federation annual session elected Miss Catherine M. Straith as first vice president and A Ricker as second vice president. J R Mackey extended an invitation from Regina, while W born remarks on economic distress and crop fears in Western Canada were discussed by secretary M J Coldwell.
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Moncton
Canadian Teachers’ Federation
Regina
J. R Mackey
Catherine M. Straith
Windsor
Ont
A. 8. MacFarlane
Fredericton
New Brunswick
A. Ricker
Saint John
Miss Straith
M. J. Coldwell
Hegina
Western Canada
Solutom
Canada South Africa Trade Treaty Foreseen
Johannesburg officials investigate terms for a potential Canada and Union of South Africa trade agreement. The dispatch says the hold on Ottawa Empire Economic Conference delays may yield an independent treaty, with Trade and Commerce and Finance departments examining suitable terms.
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Johannesburg
London
England
Canada
Union of South Africa
Department of Trade and Commerce
Department of Finance
Dominions
Ottawa
Beauharnois inquiry cites misuses and conflicting interests
Highlights of the Beauharnois report condemn campaign spending and misused funds. The committee flags R A C Henry as unfit for Beauharnois management and accuses H B Griffith of aiding misuses. It criticizes Senator Haydon’s firm for high fees and unresolved legal bills.
Bill Becomes Law Unemployment Insurance Measure
The unemployment insurance bill sponsored by the MacDonald government became law after passing the final stages in the House of Lords following earlier readings in the Commons. It aims to correct abuses in unemployment money distribution highlighted by the royal commission on the dole, amid opposition from Liberals, Labour, and Conservatives. The bill's enactment ends a lengthy legislative process. The same issue notes Canadian National Railways to cut one half day per week pay for staff earning under 4000 dollars, starting August 1, with payroll deductions.
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House of Lords
London
England
MacDonald
House of Com
Royal Commission On
Dole
Commons
John Simon
James Maxton
C.N.R
Sir Oswald Day
Mosley
Con
Sir Henry Thornton
Bill Passes House Ottawa Third Reading on Pensions Plan
The House of Commons gave third reading to the government measure for a Federal 75 percent contribution toward old age pensions with provinces paying 20 percent. One amendment proposed by the Prime Minister, urged by opposition members, eliminated the preamble clause calling for a contributory pension basis. The amendment was approved.
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Ottawa
Wheat Price: Ottawa Committee Urges Protective Steps
The House of Commons Committee on Agriculture urged the government to take steps to prevent a drastic fall in wheat prices for producers, especially in the fall marketing period. The report praises Agriculture Department officers and calls for broader farmer education on soil drifting, reseeding to grass or clover, and planting trees and hedges as remedial measures.
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Mmittee On Agriculture
Ottawa
House of Commons Committee On Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Floods devastate central China causing hunger and economic shock
Vast areas of central China were submerged as the Yangtze rose to record heights. Hundreds dead or missing and food prices surged as floods threaten autumn and winter crops. Nanking faced partial submersion and famine reports spread from Wuhu and Anhwei amid looting of rice boats.
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Shanghai
China
Hankow
Associated Press
Yangsze
Nanking
Central China Basin
Wuhu
Anhwei
Exemption Proposal Aims Tax Relief on Imported Goods
In the House of Commons on Tuesday July 21 1931 Premier R B Bennet proposed amending the excise tax. Exemption applies to goods brought across the border by mail or express and priced under 25 dollars. The measure targets small value items under the new rule.
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House of Commons
R. B. Bennet
Quebec election set for August 24 per special despatch
A special despatch from Quebec reports Quebec provincial elections will be held August 24. The La Presse note predicts dissolution of the current legislature will be announced. Local readers should expect formal government action and campaigning to follow.
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Montreal
Quebec
Quebec Au
la Presse
Siamese King and Queen Depart Westchester Tour
King Prajadhipok and Queen Ramphaibarni of Siam conclude a five week Canada tour traveling by special tram to beat the royal party to Quebec after a three month stay in Westchester County. They plan to visit Ottawa mid August as guests of the government and sail from Vancouver in September.
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Scarborough
Quebec
Canada
Prajadhipok
Rampaibarni
Siam
Westchester County
Ottawa
Vancouver
Government Pressed on Unemployment Aid Limit in Canada
In Ottawa MPs debate a resolution granting the government power to fund unemployment and farm relief. Prime Minister Bennett rejects a fixed sum as risky, while opposition leader King urges a set limit, warning about potential overreach and the need for parliamentary control. The issue looms with prorogation near and winter hardship anticipated.
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Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons
Canada
House
Beauharnois Committee
R B. Bennett
Bennett
Marckenzie King
Mr. King
King Defends Record of His Administration
Ottawa reports that Mackenzie King, leading the opposition, defended the record of his administration amid criticism of the Beauharnois report. He insisted no political influence affected his government’s approval of the Beauharnois Corporation plan, noting provincial backing from Quebec and Ontario. The discussion stressed the project’s national value and warned against insinuations linking friends to misconduct.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Beauharnois Company
Ontario
G. Howard Ferguson
Mr. King
Ferguson
la, Taschereau
Beauharnois
King
AML
Sterling Industrial Corporation
Gordon
Canada
Mr. Gordon
Dominion
Manitoba to authorize hay cutting in Crown Lands North
The government will permit drought affected farmers in southwestern Manitoba to cut hay in Northern Crown Lands for their livestock. It will fund their transport and cutting equipment, and cover freight rates for hay shipments.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Students Study Mines at International Geology Summer School
Twenty two Princeton University students with instructors and guests arrived in Toronto by private car to study mines in Ontario and the Canadian Rockies. They will examine curious rock formations as part of the Dominion structural framework study.
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Ontario
Canadian Rockies
Dominion
Princeton University
Toronto
Radio owner's annual tax in Germany set at 80 cents
Government in Germany implements a new annual radio tax of 80 cents per owner. The levy applies to all radio receivers and aims to fund public broadcasting.
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Germany
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McDougald
J. B. Hunter
K. M. Cameron
R. C. Sweezey
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