Home Rule Bill for India Approved in Commons
The House of Commons backed the Government plan for Indian Home Rule with safeguards, defeating Winston Churchill's amendment 369 to 432. Churchill and Baldwin argued against the policy while Labour leader George Lansbury backed it. the confidence motion passed without a division.
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London
England
House of Commons
India
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Stanley Baldwin
Ramsay MacDonald
Labour
George Lansbury
Simon Commission
MacDonald Leads British Delegation to Geneva Disarmament Talks
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald will head a British delegation including six cabinet ministers to the Geneva disarmament conference in February. The team features Sir John Simon J H Thomas Viscount Hailsham Bolton Eyres Monsell and the Marquis of Londonderry. A Paris despatch hints Pierre Laval may attend opening. Some League circles favor postponement, while France opposes delay. India’s acreage remains among the world’s largest.
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London
England
Ramsay MacDonald
Geneva
House of Commons
John Simon
J. H. Thomas
Dominions
Viscount Hailsham
Bolton Eyresmonsel
Admiralty
Marquis of Londonderry
Paris
Pierre Laval
League of Nations
France
Eight Communists Convicted in Toronto Appeal
In Toronto Ontario eight Communists convicted November 12 for unlawful association and conspiracy appeal the grounds include the absence of evidence that revolution tied to Communism would involve force or violence. They challenge exclusions and admissions of doctrine evidence and the party programme in trial.
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Toronto
Communist Party of Canada
Wheat Tariff Proposed by British Grain Millers
British flour milling representatives urged Sir John Gilmour to impose a four shilling per quarter tariff on imported wheat with a two shilling Canada and Dominion preference. They argued the government's quota plan would disrupt trade and proposed a four shilling duty on unsold foreign wheat held in Britain, especially Soviet grain in port elevators.
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London
Enguana
John Gilmour
Daily Express
Canada
Dominions
Great Britain
Imperial Conference dates may move to earlier July
The Daily Express reports Ottawa plans to speed up preparations for the Imperial Conference. The National Government hopes to open the conference earlier than July, with British and Dominion discussions underway. Prime Minister R. B. Bennett's presence in London aids completion of preliminaries.
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London
England
Ottawa
Daily Express
Dominions
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Hawks Falls After Gas Fume Flight Try for Record
Pilot Capt. Frank Hawks failed to beat a speed record between Vancouver and Agua Caliente Mexico due to inhaling oxide gas fumes from his motor. He plunged to earth and lost consciousness. Dr. Victor Hart said the poisonous gas likely caused lung congestion and pneumonia, keeping the aviator bedridden for a week.
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Yreka
Vancouver
Agua Caliente
Mexico
Frank Hawks
Victor Hart
Former Manitoba official dies at a glance
Former clerk of the Manitoba Legislature died December 2. He served overseas with the rank of lieutenant colonel, commanding a unit of the Canadian Army Service Corps. From 1887 until 1915, when he resigned to go overseas, he was clerk of the legislature.
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Pinnipes, Man
Corel
Manitoba Legisature
Canadian Army Service Corps
Legisature
Out To Increase Trade With Fiji and Hawaii
Montreal plans outline H H Stevens sailing December 19 from Vancouver to Honolulu to negotiate with New Zealand’s Minister of Finance a separate trade treaty. He will seek better terms with the Fiji and Hawaiian Islands, noting Fiji sent Canada 3,669,572 dollars of sugar and butter in 1930 while Canada exported about 431,000 dollars of lumber fish and automobiles.
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Montreal
H. Stevens
Vancouver
Honolulu
D. Stewart
New Zealand
Dominion
Fiji Islands
Hawaiian Islands
Canada
Rail workers resist 10 per cent wage cut in Canada
Montreal reports that railway unions refuse a 10 percent wage reduction set to take effect on November 19. Senator James Murdock says pay from December 15 will reflect the cut for work period November 15 to 30. Board of Conciliation criticized by unions, with ballots planned to decide next steps amid efforts to reconcile the dispute.
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Montreal
Que
James Murdock
Brotherhood of Railway
Latour
Ottaw
Munlock
Canciliation Board
Hom
Senate
Brotherhood of Alway Tralhmea
Ottawa
Americans Seek Canadian Help on Waterfowl Agency
The American Game Association convention adopted a resolution urging Canada to join the United States in forming an international body to restore waterfowl and secure large breeding and wintering habitats. Hayes Loyd of the Canadian Interior Department was named vice chairman, while David H. Matsen of the U S National Parks service was elected chairman.
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New York
American Game Association
Canada
United States
Hayes Loyd
Parks Branch
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
David H. Matsen
Salt Lake Cu
Utah
Prince of Wales Illness Forces Indoor Stay
The Prince of Wales is kept indoors due to a chill described as malaria by the Daily Mail. He canceled plans to attend a naval inspection at Portsmouth where he would represent the King. Prince George stood in, and Dr. Hewitt, who treated the king, recently visited. The prince previously had a mild malaria in Africa and recovered in Nairobi.
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London
England
Prince of Wales
Portsmouth
Stanley Hewitt
Africa
Nairobi
Farmers Hold Wheat and Grains in Canada Totals
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta report large grain reserves still held by farmers along Canadian National lines. Wheat totals reach 31,522,000 bushels with 11,510,000 bushels of other grains. Manitoba holds 4,000,000 wheat and 3,130,000 other grains. Saskatchewan 10,645,000 wheat and 3,328,000 coarse grains. Alberta 16,797,000 wheat and 5,052,000 other grains.
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West
Man
Canadian National Railways
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Food dictator for Germany forecast in government circles
Appointment of a food dictator for Germany is forecast in government circles. The official would likely be empowered to reduce wage costs of industrial and food products and prevent wage cuts in factories unless a similar saving is passed along to the consumer.
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Germany
Magnificent 18th Century Paris Sleigh Captivates Montreal
A Paris built sleigh from 1720, once owned by a Montreal gentleman, later gifted to E. W. Beatty of Ottawa, is now showcased at the Art Association of Montreal. Its hand wrought gilded ironwork draws attention from students of early Canadian history and Indian Affairs officials.
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Wolfe
Montcalm
Canada
Plains of Abraham
Montreal
New World
Paris
CH. Munro Ferguson
Assynt
Evanton
Scotland
Ottawa
E. W. Beatty
Western Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Art Association of Montreal
Department of Indian Affairs
Germany’s Move May Affect Canadian Goods Trade
Canada shipped a wide range of items to Germany in the year ending March 31, led by wheat worth over 4 million dollars and wheat flour over 3.5 million. Other exports included grains, fruit, fish, furs, lumber, farm implements, minerals and food products.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Berlin
Germany
Mixed farming not a universal remedy for western Canada
Dr. W. W. Swanson of Saskatchewan University cautioned that diversification cannot solve all prairie problems. He noted the new five million dollar rotating credit fund under CPR president E. W. Beatty could aid northern Alberta and Saskatchewan but areas with low rainfall and little water may not benefit. He warned against too rapid a shift to livestock, which could depress markets and freeze credits, offsetting diversification gains.
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Montreal
Canada
W. W. Swanson
Saskatchewan University
RB. Bennett
Britain
Swanson
E. W. Beatty
CPR
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prairie
Canada Buys Carriers For Machine Guns
The Daily Telegraph notes Canada leads Empire forces in infantry modernization. The Department of National Defence bought Farben-Lioya armored machine gun carriers for permanent force battalions, with successful summer experiments. Royal Canadian Horse Artillery battalions have been mechanized over the past 18 months.
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Department of National Defence
London
England
Canada
Daily Telegraph
Ottawa
Dominion Loan Over Subscribed by Large Sum
Ottawa reports that total subscriptions to the National Service Loan exceeded 215 million dollars when books closed. The government will accept the full amount subscribed, with excess over 150 million to be used to redeem Dominion of Canada treasury bills and bonds. Net increase to Dominion obligations will be 150 million.
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Ottawa
National Service
E. Rhodes
Miler
The
Dominon of Canada
Dominion of Canada
Wheat Quota Likely To Be Adopted
London papers debate imperial wheat quota with the Daily Telegraph proposing 70 percent of Britain's needs while the Daily Herald favors a plan dividing 13 to 15 percent for same-grown use and 43 to 45 percent for Empire requirements. Prime Minister Bennett of Canada has discussed the issue with Ramsay MacDonald and ministers and will return to Ottawa with a provisional British proposal ahead of the Imperial Conference.
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London
England
Daily Telegraph
Great Britain
Daily Herald
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Ramsay MacDonald
Telegraph
Ottawa
Gift To Aid Club Work In Canada From International Harvester
A $20,000 gift to aid Canadian agricultural education was received by Hon. Robert Weir Minister of Agriculture from George A Ranney vice president and treasurer of the International Harvester Company. The gift funds a permanent trust for ongoing support of the Canadian Council on Boys and Girls Club work.
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Outawa
Canada
Robert Weir
George A. Ranney
International Harvester Company
Can ‘Ian Council On
Prizes Won by King's Stock at Scottish Fat Stock Show
Entries from the king's stock farm took a cup two first prizes and two seconds at the Scottish national fat stock show. His majesty's herd won first for three year old steers and heifers and second for four year old steers and heifers. The royal purebred Highland entry won the cup for best animal of its class. Grain men at Edmonton warn that separating garnet wheat would hurt south Alberta farmers.
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King's Stock
Painburgh
Scotland
King's Stock Farm
His Majesty’s Herd
Edmonton
South Alberta
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Ndia
Stevens
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J. C. Roper
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Was Harvester Company
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