Vancouver sees trade boom as China awakens to modern commerce
Sir Henry Thornton of the Canadian National Railway tells Vancouver officials that hundreds of millions in China are awakening to civilization and seek machinery, railways, and especially wheat for import, creating a vast opportunity for Canada to expand trade through Vancouver. He urges a systematic approach to seize these long term market gains.
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Vancouver
Orit Me
Canada
Sir Henry Thornton
CNR
ENR
Henry
Chine
Cioeda
New Anaesthetic Gas Inventor Claims Faster Recovery
A Boston special dispatch reports Dr GH W Lucas of Philadelphia and Prof WE Henderson of Toronto presenting a new anaesthetic gas at the International Physiological Congress. They say it resembles nitrous oxide but yields better after effects, with rapid anaesthetization and quick recovery. Animal tests over three days showed no evident toxicity and stable respiration and blood pressure.
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Toronto
Mail
Boston
GH W. Lucas
Philadelphia
WE. Henderson
University of Toronto
International Physiological Congress
Harvard Medical School
Imports split for vehicles by nation in 12 months
Australia imported 100 000 motor vehicles in the year ending June 30. United States supplied 66 percent, Canada 23 percent, and the United Kingdom 11 percent. Motorcycles, however, saw over 80 percent from Great Britain.
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Realla
England
Canberra
Australia
United States
Great Britain
Sixty British Immigrants Refuse Work at Winnipeg Deportation
Sixty British immigrants who arrived under assisted passage schemes left Winnipeg for the Atlantic seaboard under deportation arrangements. The men, who reached Canada about four months ago, largely refused farm and other work at the immigration hall, insisting on returning home. Separately, New York reports a seaplane delivery of mail from the Bremen speeding 2,000 letters to Brooklyn in about six hours.
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Winninipeg
Winnipeg
Canada
Atlantic Seaboard
New York
N.Y
Bremen
Brooklyn
Lindbergh to Pilot Pan American South America Extension
Charles A. Lindbergh will pilot the first plane on a 2000 mile extension of the Pan American Airways line to South America, J T Trippe president of the airline announced.
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Lindbergh Cheeca
New York
Charles A. Lindergh
Pan- American Airways
South America
J.T. Trippe
Bae
Grain shortage reported in Moscow via Riga
An Exchange Telegraph despatch from Moscow via Riga indicates a wheat short age in Rawha. Michael Kalinin, head of the Soviet Central Executive Committee, had predicted a harvest larger than 1928 but now says Russia must import 10 000 roubles worth of grain or compel peasant labor. The drought across south Ukraine Volga and Caucasus regions renders the situation precarious.
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London
England
Moscow
Riga
Michael Kalinin
Soviet Central Executive Committee
Russia
Ukraine
Volga
Caucasus
Ottawa to Buy Serum from Winnipeg for Paralysis Cases
Ottawa Mayor Arthur Ellis authorized the purchase of serum worth 500 from Winnipeg to treat infantile paralysis in the city. Acting medical officer Dr. W. T. Shirrett recommended the purchase due to difficulty securing serum locally. Seventeen cases had been reported to date, an abnormal situation.
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Ottawa
Arthur Ellis
Winnipeg
Ellis
W. T. Shirrett
Harvest Excursions Attract Limited Labour From West
Few harvesters from coast regions have left Vancouver on harvest excursions this season. Only 432 laborers have departed, with 125 from New Westminster and some from other centres. Those with guaranteed jobs receive the $10 rate. as the harvest expands, a few more may be allowed to seek work.
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Prairies
Vancouver
J. P. McVety
New Westminster
Flight to Lakehurst Ends In Escaped Penalty
Albert Buschke tried to flee punishment by stowing away on the Graf Zeppelin for its final flight to Lakehurst. He leapt from the Thuringia as it reached Hamburg and was rescued by a passing lighter. He was locked up again aboard the liner while his stepfather awaits court action.
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Hamburg
Germany
Albert Buschke
Lakehurst
Thuringia
Buschko
Resignation of Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister C M Hamilton
Premier Gardiner accepted the resignation of Hon. C M Hamilton minister of agriculture with immediate effect. Hamilton left for the Head of the Lakes to pursue a Canadian Grain Commission appointment. Hon. George Spence takes over as minister of agriculture per Gardiner's announcement.
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C. M. Hamilton
George Spence
Regina
Saskatchewan
Gardiner
Hamilton
Lakes
Board of Grain Commissioners of Canada
British Dirigibles Set Shed Trials and Launch Plans
London hosts shed trials for the R-100 and R-101 dirigibles this week. R-100 expected to launch and head to Bedford within a month, while R-101 likely launches late September. One airship aims for Canada, the other for India. Saskatoon reports Dominion fruit inspector Frank Metcalf retiring to Blyth Ontario. J G de Jong of Winnipeg named his successor.
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London
Enginnag
Bedford
Canada
India
Saskatoon
Sask
Blyth
Ont
Frank Metcalf
Dominion
Saskatchewan
J. G. de Jong
Winnipeg
Metcalf
Minister's Daughter Fined in London for Obstruction
Miss Dorothy Thomas, daughter of Rt Hon J G Thomas, was fined ten shillings in London for causing obstruction by leaving her automobile in Pat's Churchyard.
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London
England
Dorothy Thomas
J. G. Thomas
Pat's Churchyard
French Air Ace Sets Aims Against Graf Zeppelin World Flight
Dieudonne Coste the French air ace begins a world flight aimed at overtaking the German airship Graf Zeppelin. He seeks to beat the world non stop distance record for airplanes on the first leg of his circumnavigation and wants to reach Lakehurst New Jersey and New York after leaving Le Bourget France.
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Hue
Dirigible
Lakehast le Bourget
France
Dieuwdonne Coste
Laxe|hurst
New York
South Atlante Ocean
Zeppelin
Russo-Chinese War Situation Deepens Amid Front Crises
Harbin datelined Tachung report says both sides quietly prepare for war though no major frontier developments have occurred. Kirin orders two artillery brigades to eastern border. railways shut, saboteur activity blamed on Russians and Chinese Communists. Tachung warns Soviets need stronger action as tensions rise.
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Shanghai
Tachung
Harbin
China
Russia
Kirin
Hure
Japan
United States
Ramsay MacDonald to Sail for U.S. in Six Weeks
Report states British premier Ramsay MacDonald will voyage to the United States within six weeks. Officials confirmed the trip as part of ongoing diplomatic outreach and potential talks with American leaders.
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Washington
Ramsay MacDonald
U.S
Mauretania Completes Eastward Crossing Beats Record
The Cunard liner Mauretania arrives from New York on its first eastward crossing since overhaul. It takes 4 days 17 hours 49 minutes, four hours faster than its previous best but two hours slower than Bremen’s record. The ship’s speed figures are noted as the voyage concludes.
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Mauretania
Bremen
Plymouth
Eng
Cunard
New York
Four Drowned at Stettler on Buffalo Lake Storm Claims Four
A storm on Buffalo Lake near Stettler, Alberta, drowned two men and two boys and saw another man rescued from a small boat. The deceased were W. J. Burrell of Hanna and his sons Ernest 10 and John 12, plus Sidney Steele of Hanna. Rescued survivor was Marold Burrell 16, also a son of W. J. Burrell.
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Stettler
Awerca
Buffalo Lake
W. J. Burrell
Hanna
Ernest
John
Sidney Steele
Marold Burrell
Georges Clemenceau Struck by Sudden Illness at Sea
Georges Clemenceau, aged war-time French premier, fell ill at his cottage at Les Sables d'Olonne on the Bay of Biscay. A doctor from Paris diagnosed fatigue from writing a war memoir and ordered complete rest. He is 58.
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Paris
Georges Clemenceau
France
Les Sables Delonne
Bay of Biscay
Vendee
Clemenceau
Belgium Prepares Rhin Evacuation After Hague Conference
Belgian troops plan the evacuation of the second Rhineland zone on September 15 as an outgrowth of the Hague Conference and a token of Belgium’s conciliatory stance toward Germany.
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Brussels
Rhineland
Belgium
Germany
Fire Fanned by Dry Wind Rages Near North Portal
A prairie fire near North Portal Saskatchewan and North Dakota threatened crops and buildings. About 300 men from both sides aided with backfiring and plowing to stop the blaze after a strawstack ignition sparked the blaze and a general alarm was sounded. A barn on the Almond farm survived. an engine was moved to John Waddington’s farm for protection. The effort drew praise for cross border cooperation.
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Cana- North Portal
North Portal
Portal
Sergt. Bradley
RCMP
Almond
John Waddington
Britain and France to Co operate on Reparations
Hon. Jean Knight first minister of France to Canada told a Canadian Club luncheon that Britain and France will settle reparations problems with understanding and cooperation. He said equity and justice based on thorough understanding will guide any settlement despite the difficulties for nations directly affected by the payments.
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Vancouver
Germany
Britain
France
Jean Knight
Canada
Canadian Club
Grain tie up blamed on market conditions and prices
In Montreal and eastern ports 120 Inland ships lie idle along with about 1800 Canadian sailors as grain movement stalls. European buyers, U S and Argentine competition, and home consumption shape the tie up while industry voices blame price levels over any single cause.
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Montreal
Lakes
Atlantic
United States
Canada
J. H. Pare
Canadian Seamen's Association
Frederick Heywood
James Richardson and Sons, Limited
Naval Parley Nears Chance of Conference This Year
Washington sources say US Britain naval reduction talks progress toward a December conference. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald may arrive in October to discuss the naval situation with President Hoover, signaling a prepared plan for a meeting in London with Britain issuing invitations. France Italy and Japan are kept informed.
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Washington
D.C
United States
Great Britain
White House
Ramsay MacDonald
Hoover
MacDonald
France
Italy
Japan
London
Italian planes wrecked rearrange plans to capture cup
Italy shifts strategy after two Fiats are wrecked and time runs short to trial the remaining machines. Nine of twelve planned planes left for the test, Fiats praised as light masterpieces designed by Rosatelli with engines by Zerbe.
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Rouly
Great Britain
Fiat
Italy
Rosatelli
Zerbe
Fiat Company
Largest American seaplane assembled in Philadelphia
A seaplane capable of carrying 50 persons, believed to be the largest in America, is being assembled at the Philadelphia navy yard. Destined for operation on the Great Lakes by a Buffalo firm, it will carry 30 passengers and a crew of 20, with a 94 foot wingspan, four 450 horsepower air cooled motors, and a 10 000 gallon gasoline capacity.
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Philadelphia
America
Persian flood devastates Tabriz. government funds levee work
A flood in Tabriz reportedly affected 1000 people and damaged 5000 houses. The customs house suffered 3200 bales of merchandise lost. Streets were washed to depths of nine feet in places. The government approved $1000 for levee construction. Widow Sheho Annie Pasowesty is under arrest for the murder of her husband Nick Pasowesty found shot August 1. John Pasowesty confesses and is in custody at Prince Albert.
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Feheran
Persia
Tabriz
Sheho, Sask
Annie Pasowesty
Nick Pasowesty
John Pasowesty
Prince Albert
Lord Hanworth Calls Off Calgary Lunch Engagement
Right Hon. Lord Hanworth master of the rolls of London England, who was to speak at the Mary Bar Association luncheon in Calgary, was taken ill on arrival and had to cancel the engagement.
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P. C. Larkin
Canada
London
The
Hague
Calgary
Lord Hanworth
Kbe
Daylight Transcontinental Flight Demonstrated
Capt. Rowe Turner and three passengers flew from Glendale California to Roosevelt Field in 19 hours and 53 minutes to prove daylight aeroplane passenger service feasibility.
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Roosevelt
Britain’s 1927 road work uses 13.08 million tons stone grants
Britain’s road making in 1927 consumed 13,080,000 tons of granite and limestone, drawn from British quarries to support highway construction and maintenance.
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Britain
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