Relief Costs Said To Be On The Decline In Canada
A Gazette despatch from Ottawa reports a drop in direct relief recipients across Canada to 990,008 at end July, with Ontario 309,000 Quebec 285,000 Saskatchewan 180,260 British Columbia 88,100 Manitoba 56,800 Alberta 47,350 Nova Scotia 23,100 New Brunswick 9,100 Prince Edward Island 388. BC Alberta Manitoba declines linked to industry and harvests. Saskatchewan shows a rise due to drought.
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Montreal
Canada
The
Gazette
Ottawa
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Manitoba
Alberta
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward
Alterta
United States Navy awards contracts for 24 fighting ships
The Navy Department contracts 24 fighting vessels split between private builders and navy yards. Private firms to build two 10,000-ton cruisers, two 1,850-ton destroyers, four 1,500-ton destroyers, and three submarines about 1200 tons. Navy yards to build two 10,000-ton cruisers, four undersea craft, and seven light destroyers.
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Washington
United States Navy Department
Navy Yards
Jendera
Canadian youths win Fisher Body major awards
Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild announced at its international convention that two Canadian youths won major awards valued at 5,000 dollars. J Ross Farquharson of Vancouver and Harold Rasmussen of Regina led the Canadian winners with other scholarships in miniature coaches for excellent craftsmanship.
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Chicago
Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild
J. Ross Farquharson
Vancouver
Trafalgar Stret
Harold Rasmussen
Regina
Winnipeg Street
Lawrence Drebert
Edmonton
Vernon M. Parish
Medi ‘Cine Hat
Alta
Minimum wage shock hits BC youths in mercantile firms
Victoria reports that many BC youths aged 20 and 21 with experience earned 5 to 6 dollars weekly before the mercantile minimum rose to 12.75. Hon. George Pearson, minister of labor, said over 60 discharged youths contacted him and he has asked firms to reconsider dismissals to raise the wage standard while preserving business. About 20 percent of the 30 cases came from one firm.
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Victoria
Columbia
George
Pearson
Ransom Payment Law Clash Shakes Canada
Toronto reports show that ransom payments to kidnappers are debated as illegal in Canada. Attorney-General Arthur W. Roebuck notes the criminal code lacks a specific ransom clause, suggesting English common law may apply and warning that paying blackmail could be seen as aiding and abetting.
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Toronto
Canada
Arthur W. Roebuck
England
Canadian wheat holdings decline in storage and cross-border shifts
Dominion Bureau of Statistics shows Ottawa selling large wheat stocks. In the week ending August 17 internal holdings dropped from 187,231,507 to 15,123,667 bushels with a noted 2,107,990. Canadian wheat in U S elevators stood at 10,386,124 bushels, versus 5,262,942 last year, while U S wheat in Canada registered two bushels, down from 3,700,660. In transit on the lakes after 3,691,581 bushels, compared with 4,098,415 and 3,239,639 in prior periods.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Road To Jasper Edmonton Highway Project Announced
Hon J J MacLellan reports start date for Edmonton Jasper highway work immediate east of Jasper National Park and west of Eason. An all weather Edmonton Jasper road will result from completion. Federal loan of 125000 dollars announced to finance the project.
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Edmonton
Edmonton-Jasper Highway
Jasper National Park
Eason
J. J. MacLellan
Jasper
Alert Police Force Key in Kidnapping Prevention
Sidney E. Smith, University of Manitoba president and national legal authority, lauds Winnipeg police for effective crime detection and kidnapping prevention efforts amid ongoing concerns.
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Winnipeg
Sidney E. Smith
University of Manitoba
Empire spirit praised at Vancouver Canadian Club luncheon
Baron Thomas James Cheshyre Tom in urged cooperation to solve empire problems and lead world to peace and economic stability. Lord Tomlin warned of chronic indigestion from over production and rapid invention, noting his role on the royal commission for inventors awards and paying tribute to United Empire Loyalists.
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Vancouver
Canadian Club
Thomas James Cheshyre Tomin
Privy Council
Lord Tomlin
Royal Commission On
Canada
Regulation of Hay Exports Considered in Canada
Due to a hay and straw shortage in western Canada and parts of the Maritimes the government contemplates licensing exports. The move aims to shield farmers from speculation as prairie areas face acute pressure. U.S. regions burn-out and seek hay, with potential duty relief on Canadian hay.
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West
Ottawa
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Maritimes
United States
Want Regulations Altered for Direct Shipments to Churchill
Saskatche wan and Alberta livestock leaders urged immediate changes to regulations hindering direct cattle shipments to Churchill. W E Cutt and Jack Byers argued stopovers at Hudson Bay Junction raise costs on 760 mile runs. They cited 38 hour overland travel from Calgary to Montreal and praised current port treatment if rules allow direct voyages.
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Samppers
Prince Albert
Churchill
Saskatchewan
Alberta
W. E. Cutt
Saskatchewan Livestock Pool
Jack Byers
Western Stock Growers
Calgary
Hudson Bay Junction
Letter Delivered By Street Name in Calgary
A letter mailed in London with the address Third Avenue, We Canada reached its correct destination after visits to Montreal Verdun Lachine and Ville Ste Pierre. Ottawa postal officials traced the name and the Calgary street numbering system and the letter clicked at Calgary, confirming delivery.
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Calgary
Third Avenue
Canada
London
England
Montreal
Verdun
Canada and naval defence to defend Pacific coast
Sir Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt, admiral of the British fleet, aboard the liner Montcalm, urged Canada to build its own navy to defend the Pacific coast while Britain would police the Atlantic. He suggested Canada could handle one coast with its own navy and leave the Atlantic to Britain.
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Montreal
Canada
Pacific
Atlantic
Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt
Montcalm
May put ban on publication of wheat report
London reports interest in publishing a 1500 word world wheat problem document to be sent to 21 governments. Delegations split with Argentina and Russia in favor, Canada United States and Australia opposed, others favor secrecy. The plan cites a flexible quarterly export quota and continued annual quotas, plus acreage reductions and extension of the wheat pact beyond August 1935.
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London
Canada
United States
England
Russians Reach Wrangel Island Colony After Five Years
Forty four Russian colonists, ice-bound for five years on Wrangel Island in northern Siberia, were reached by a group of Soviet scientists aboard the ice breaker Kraasin. Their isolation ended after the Cheliuskin expedition sank and the 102 passengers were rescued by air. Wireless messages described the colonists greeting the relief party with uncontrollable enthusiasm.
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Moscow
Wrangel Island
Siberian
Cheliuskin
Behring Straits
Elevator Fires Threaten Saltcoats Elevators
Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigate arson attempts at the Northern and Wheat Pool elevators in Saltcoats. Waste soaked in coal oil found in compressor room and gangway. ignition occurred but air shortage prevented a blaze. Planks above waste deposit were scorched.
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Yorkton
Sask
Royal Canamian Mounted Police
Wheat Pool
Saltcoats
Precious Metal Salvaged London From Wreck Cargo
The Italian salvage vessel Artiglio tied up in Plymouth carrying gola and silver oars worth nearly $1,000,000. The metals are from the steamer Egypt wreck off Ushant fourteen years ago, which carried $5,000,000 in bullion. Four million recovered before, this year the task is harder as the ship rests deep on the seabed after two months of work.
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London
Artiglio
Plymouth
Egypt
Ushant
Vancouver harbor bridge design revised for main span
A cabinet sub-committee reviewed competing interests over the proposed bridge at the entrance to Vancouver harbor and ordered changes to pier locations to widen and raise the main span. The designers were asked to adjust the plan to accommodate a larger central span after considering objections.
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