Premier Bennett B Guest At London Banquet
A 200 guest reception in Canada House London hosted by Hon. Howard Ferguson the Canadian high commissioner featured Prime Minister R B Bennett and Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald among notable attendees. The first bread loaf from Churchill flour via Hudson Bay was served as Ferguson hinted at a small wheat quota. Bennett urged unity and future cooperation while MacDonald praised Ferguson and looked to an Ottawa conference linking dominions in a united empire.
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London
Canada
Howard Ferguse
Great Britain
RB. Bennett
Canda
Ramsay MacDonald
Rudyard Kipling
Lord Beaver Beook
Lord Greenwood
Churchill
Hudson Bay
Uittervall
Mr. Bennett
MacDonald
Ferguson
Ottawa
Bennett
Civil service institute backs bond plan for payroll deductions
The Professional Institute of the civil service moved to seek a government arrangement allowing civil servants to purchase bonds through regular payroll deductions for the national service loan. At a three day convention the incoming executive urged inauguration of the scheme. The institute also voted to buy a $1,000 service loan bond from its funds and installed Dr. E B Archibald as seventh president with regional vice presidents elected for Alberta Saskatchewan British Columbia and Yukon.
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Ottawa
Professional Institute of the Civil Service
E. 8. Archibald
Department of Agriculture
Alberta
Saskatchewan
F. Steele
Calgary
British Columbia
Yukon
G. H. Whyte
Vancouver
Canadian War Memorial Painting Presented in London
Prime Minister RB Bennett of Canada received a large oil painting of the Canadian War Memorial at Vimy Ridge. The work, executed by Captain Walter Longstaffe, was presented by Captain John Dewar son of the late Lord Dewar. Dewar also donated a painting of Menin Gate to Australia.
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Jenier Bennett
John Dewar
London
RB. Bennett
Canada
Vimy Ridge
Walter Longstaffe
Lord Dewar
Menin Gate
Australia
Montreal Doctors Die From Mysterious European Infection
Two Montreal General Hospital surgeons died after contracting a mysterious infection picked up during postgraduate study in London Berlin and Vienna in 1929. Dr. H Stewart died six months earlier and Dr. Joseph B Gallagher died after long illness. Gallagher, McGill 1910 graduate, had earlier served in the army medical corps and practiced in British Columbia.
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Montreal
Europe
Joseph B. Gallagher
Montreal General Hospital
H. Stewart
London
Berlin
Viennese
Dr. Gallagher
Earth NB
McGill University
British Columbia
Army Medical Campe
Transport Food By Plane To Isolated Camps In Park
Aircraft will airlift food to 120 workers at Federal relief camps in Prince Albert National Park this winter. RCAF Fairchild 11s at Ladder Lake will supply the camps while a road to the park stays open. Two cabooses moved by tractors will carry supplies as 120 miles of boundary work proceeds and each camp gets two weeks of stock.
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Prince Albert
Prince Albert National Park
RCAF
Ladder Lake
Dominion Population Near Ten Million Forecast
Canada’s population growth through 1931 points to a Dominion total well above ten million with the three maritime provinces Ontario and the three prairie provinces rising. Quebec British Columbia and the Northwest Territories are pegged at 6 783 429 and combined gains to reach ten million are expected to exceed 519 000.
Chinese Students Riot Halts Rail Traffic Demands War Declaration
Chinese students in Shanghai riot with thousands involved blocking rail traffic and wrecking the station master’s office until granted five extra days to proceed to Nanking. Intervening stations see 5,000 more join as they press demands for China’s withdrawal from the League of Nations and the execution of Chang Hsieh-Liang for alleged failure to resist Japan’s invasion of Manchuria.
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Shanghai
China
Japan
Nanking
League of Nations
Chang Hseub-Liang
Manchuria
Glass Named Trade Commissioner For British West Indies
Lester L. Glass is appointed trade commissioner for the British West Indies eastern group with offices in Montreal. He is a member of the Canadian Trade Commission Service and will loan to the West Indian Colonies for three years to develop trade relations between the West Indies and Canada.
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L. S. Glass
British West Indies
Montreal
Que
West Indies
Canada
Lester
Glass
Canadian Trade Commission Service
Department of Trade and Commerce
Ottawa
Lyman P. Duff
Supreme Court of Canada
Sun Department of Interior
Cme
Ontario license fee hike approved for passenger cars
Ontario Government adopts Minister Leopold MacAulay's plan to raise license fees for passenger cars. Four cylinder cars would pay $8, six cylinder $12, eight cylinder $20, twelve cylinder $30, and sixteen cylinder $40.
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Ontario Auto
Toronto
Ontario
Leopold MacAulay
War talk at Shanghai warns of tragedy if Japan acts
WM Birks of Montreal, a Canadian delegate to the Institute of Pacific Relations, told a Calgary audience that if Japan goes to war it will be death by its own hand. He urged a nonmilitary solution to Manchuria, noting Japan’s influence but China’s sovereignty, and warned the region could trigger broader conflict unless resolved.
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Japan
Calgary
Alberta
WM Birks
Montreal
Institute of Pacific Relations
Shanghai
Service Clube
Beard of Trath
China
Mr. Birks
Lords Discuss Deportation of Gandhi for Indian Turmoil
In the House of Lords a push to deport Mahatma Gandhi was urged to prevent renewed Indian independence disturbances after the failed round table conference. Lord Elibank warned of deportation if Gandhi foments further unrest upon his return. Lord Lothian warned of a grave situation from terrorism and pledged government resolve to suppress it. Lord Brentford noted at least 12 English deaths linked to Gandhi’s civil disobedience campaign.
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London
Eng
M. K. Gandhi
India
House of Lords
Round Table
Lord Elibank
Gandhi
Lord Lothian
Lord Brentford
Wheat Pool Guarantees Set at High Figure in Canada
Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta revealed billion dollar level guarantees on prairie wheat pool advances. Saskatchewan listed 13 305 000. Alberta 5 526 000. Manitoba 2 233 000 with 1 333 000 unsecured. Guarantees were issued in March 1930 after a price slump. Premier Bracken noted bonds on pool assets may shield losses.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
M. A. MacPherson
R. G. Reid
Foothills
John Bracken
Bracken
End of Shipping Season on St Lawrence Route
Montreal and Quebec ports bustle as the St Lawrence River nears winter closure. Last vessels load and chartering accelerates with ocean passenger service ending for the season. Officials aim to export about 90 million bushels of grain from Montreal, well ahead of 1930.
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Montreal
Viscount Snowden Enters House of Lords in Ceremonial Seat
Viscount Snowden of Ickornshaw wore scarlet and ermine robes as he took his seat in the House of Lords. Former Chancellor of the Exchequer praised for his decades of service in the Commons. Lord Sankey welcomed the new peer and waived kneeling due to infirmities.
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Exchequer
House of Lords London
Eng
Viscount Snowden
Ickornshaw
House of Lords
House of Commons
Lord Sankey
Service Loan Seen Aiding Prosperity Across Canada
Premier George 8. Henry of Ontario declared the National Service Loan would hasten prosperity nationwide. He called the loan a sign of unity from Atlantic to Pacific and an opportunity for Canadians to prove their conviction with cash.
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Sucessof
Toronto
Winnipeg student wins Minnie Campbell gold medal
Enzapeth Ban ning of Winnipeg received the Minnie Campbell gold medal from the provincial chapter of the Imperi Order Daughters of the Empire for top English literature standing in Manitoba. Elizabeth achieved 98 percent in her grade examination.
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Winnipeg
Man—Enzapeth Banning
Minnie Campbell
Imperi Order
Daughters of the Empire
Manitoba
Elizabeth
Farm Animals At 1931 International Livestock Exposition
Canadian entries bring 11 farm animal breeds to the Chicago-Canada event opening November 28. Percheron geldings from Montreal and Clydesdales from Govan head Canadian horses. Best Canadian harvest samples will join top grain and hay displays, amid a continent wide turnout with Australian wheat from Sydney. Twenty eight Canadian youth join 1,200 competitors for junior farmer honors.
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Chicago-Canada
Dominion
Montreal
Govan, Sask
Canada
Sydney
Nsw
Saskatchewan drought campaign aided by farmer discussion
Regina based remarks by Hon. J. E. Bryant chair of the water and afforestation commission emphasize farmer input in drought relief. He cites a new better farming society at Springwater and says the commission will support local groups with literature and guidance.
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Regina
Drouth
Saskatchewan
J. E. Bryant
Bryant
Commission On Conservation of
Springwater
Commission
Canadian Coal May Replace U.S. Coal
John McLeish, director of the mines branch, says tests show feasibility of replacing much U.S. coal with Canadian bituminous coal from Nova Scotia and British Columbia. He recently returned from a Pittsburgh conference noting Winnipeg Electric relies 60 percent on Michel B C coal, while Montreal tests Nova Scotia coal.
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Ottawa
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
John McLeish
Dominion
McLeish
Pittsburgh
Winnipeg Electric Company
Michel
B.C
Montreal Company
Canada Set as Scene for Imperial Economic Conference
London reports Viscount Elibank told the House of Lords Canada is best placed to host the Imperial Economic Conference in Ottawa. He praised Prime Minister Bennett’s invitation and urged early meeting and unified empire preferences to start trade negotiations with the Dominions.
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London
Eng
Canada
House of Lords
Elibank
Empire
Ottawa
Viscount Elibank
RB. Bennett
Dominions
Britain to introduce wheat quota and tariffs on farm goods
London plans a home grown wheat quota with no subsidy and a customs duty on farm products. The government aims to reduce imports of certain early crops such as peas potatoes lettuce strawberries and cut flowers. Specific quota share for British wheat with foreign grain not fixed but possibly 15 percent.
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London
John Gilmour
House of Commons
Ramsay MacDonald
House Next Ster of Agriculture
Great Britain
Holland
France
Germany
Belgium
Sir John
United States
Argentina
Hunter Found Alive After Snowstorm Near Edmonton
A hunter missing since November 13 in the Athabasca River country near Edmonton was found alive by Alberta Provincial Police Inspector Han cock. He was sheltered in a cabin belonging to Jasper Finlay, about 30 miles from his hunting camp, had no food for six days, and was described as weakened but alive.
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Edmonton
Warner
Stavely
Athabasca
Hancock
Alberta Provincial Police
Jasper Finlay
Inland Shipping Ends As Navigation Aids Deactivated
Ottawa officials begin removing floating aids to navigation from inland waterways and disbanding lighthouse crews as Great Lakes navigation is expected to end by December 16.
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Ottawa
Ont
Department of Marine
Great Lakes
Canada October auto output falls for cars while trucks rise
Ottawa reports October production of automobiles in Canada totalled 1 440 units. Passenger car output dropped from 2 108 in September to 761, while truck production rose from 538 to 679.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Search for Two Brothers Missing in Yukon Alaska
Planes from McGrath searched toward Holy Cross Mission on the lower Yukon for brothers George J. Feltes and Marshal Lapeyre twice overdue on a flight from McGrath to the mission. Catholic workers described as missionaries were believed to be involved.
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Anchorage
Alaska
McGrath
George J. Feltes
Marshal Lapeyre
Holy Cross Mission
Yukon
Bennett Wins Audience With King George in London
Prime Minister R B Bennett of Canada met King George VI in London and canceled plans for a trip to southern France. He will stay in London for the remainder of his abroad visit and likely sail for Canada on December 4.
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George London
Eng
R. B. Bennett
Canada
France
London
Ottawa to Increase Native Wheat Millers’ Share in Flour
Officials from the Department of Trade and Commerce say raising the required native wheat millers’ percentage in bread flour from 90 to 97 percent will have only a comparatively small effect on Canadian exports.
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Ottawa
Warm Autumn Delays Fall Plowing Across Manitoba
A provincial agriculture report notes extensive autumn plowing completed across Manitoba before snow, a rare boon as farmers enjoyed unusually warm weather this fall. The Manitoba department records plowing finished across all districts before winter conditions set in.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Electric refrigerators rented in Bombay India
A brief notice reports electric refrigerators are available for rent in Bombay India.
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Bombay
India
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Queen Mary
Doncaster
Bentley
Ee Eom
J. C. Parmelee
RS OF Transport
Ation Probe CO
Stan
Saskatchewan Commission
Hunter
Martes
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