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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 20, 1934
Page
7
Ottawa reports Parliament will convene on January 17 marking the sixth session of the 17th Parliament post Confederation. Prime Minister R B Bennett presided over a cabinet council and ministers were named to the Dominion-wide force for the Farmers Creditors Arrangement Act. The opening may lead to a general election, with dissolution possible in April depending on the opposition.
Ottawa reports Rt. Hon. W. L. MacKenzie King told the National Liberal Federation that empire wide probes into arms makers and traffickers should push to the limit. He urged Canada to declare it will not aid nations disturbing peace and to withhold arms, foodstuffs, and credits, aiming for League of Nations control and broader negotiations.
Approved at a council meeting, arrangements for close cooperation between the National Research Council and the Department of Agriculture. Associate committees will serve as joint committees of both bodies to avoid duplication and speed up agricultural research efforts.
Calais France reports the first British troops to set foot on French soil since World War I arriving to join the international Saar patrol. The contingent, part of Britain’s contribution, is billeted in the ancient citadel awaiting the rest of the regiments.
Ottawa reports that the provisional directors released a roster of nominees for the Bank of Canada first annual meeting on January 23. The slate includes nominees from all provinces except Prince Edward Island and shows Ontario leading with 28, then Quebec with 19. The list requires two Class A primary industry directors, two Class B commerce and manufacturing, and three from any Class C industry. One woman, wife of Senator James Murdock of Ottawa, appears on the list.
Major-General W A Williams, longtime commissioner, studied Scotland Yard methods in England and plans a province wide program at Queen's Park. Officers from across Ontario will take a two month course in police work with lectures on criminal investigation and examinations guiding future promotions.
Farmers and wives from across the country visited London for the Smithfield show on Dec 21 seen as a Christmas harbinger. His Majesty led with 21 entries from Windsor and Sandringham sharing many awards amid fears new foot and mouth restrictions could hinder exhibitors from royal estates. The Prince of Wales entered seven Devon cattle from the Duchy of Cornwall and won several minor awards.
Winnipeg officials propose a self equidating home reconstruction plan with federal support. The special civic committee on housing will request a Manitoba government loan of 500000 dollars at no more than four percent interest repayable in ten years, plus a direct federal grant of a quarter of the amount.
A partial, garbled passage references a representative discussing a king and monarchy. The text hints at departure for an index or exchange but remains unclear and unfinished.
The House of Commons approved government plans for a new constitution for India with self-government and safeguards. The motion passed 410 to 127, rejecting a Labour amendment 491 to 49, which sought dominion status based on Labour committee recommendations.
Hon. F. B. Grisdale urged hog producers to maintain quality as profits thin in farming. He spoke at the Alberta Provincial Swine Breeders Association annual meeting in Edmonton. R. D. Baker of North Edmonton was re-elected president for a second term.
Bert Grummett, a Saskatoon piano mover, designed a hidden under-counter cage with spring release to protect bank tellers during robberies. The device will be shown to the Canadian Bankers' Association by the Saskatoon Board of Trade.
Local prairie province boards would be producer driven to regulate egg and poultry markets. Alfred Speakman led Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba producers in backing the Dominion marketing board scheme. Manitoba directors would come from the Manitoba Co operative Poultry Marketing Association, Saskatchewan from the Saskatchewan Poultry Pool, and Alberta from the Alberta Poultry Federation and Alberta Poultry Pool. Registered producers of the associations would vote in director selections.
An unprecedented scene in English history saw Lord Chief Justice Hewart threaten to suspend the courts if a bill altering supreme court procedure remained unchanged. He declared he would fight the bill line by line and would adjourn the law courts if necessary to uphold his duty.
A Nanking University agricultural college report shows the average Chinese farmer earns $26 a year, about 8.60 Canadian dollars, highlighting widespread rural poverty across the country.
In the House of Commons Sir Kingsley Wood the Postmaster General announced a special stamp issue to honor the silver jubilee of the King's accession next year.
The Alberta water rights dispute with the Dominion remains unresolved amid differing interpretations of 1930s arrangements. The Dysart commission heard both sides, with final briefs due within 10 days and no fixed report date. Saskatchewan claims report will accompany Alberta's.
Agnes Macphail, Canada's only woman MP, told the United Farmers of Ontario that H. H. Stevens or W. D. Euler could not block collaboration if they took independent pro progressive positions. She praised Mrs Euler as courageous and hailed Stevens for his sacrifice and appeal to the inarticulate masses.
W. Sanford Evans, MLA, Winnipeg statistician, told grain market analysts club in Chicago that removing wheat from the lamary class and easing licenses constraining demand would ease current marketing difficulties more effectively than adjusting production and export quotes.
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