Peace Parley Plan Defeated In Commons Vote
London The House of Commons rejected a Lansbury motion to sponsor a new international peace conference. The defeated proposal sought a peace round table amid fears of rising armaments and war. An Emrys-Evans amendment retained the antiwar language but dropped the conference call, passing 207 to 125.
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London
House of Commons
George Lansbury
Paul V. Emrys-Evans
Viscount Cranborne
Lord Cranborne
Bir
Samuel Hoare
Geneva
Lansbury
Europe
Asia
League of Nations
Clash Inevitable says Japanese Commander sees war
London reports Lieutenant-Commander Totaishi Maru of the Japanese navy predicts a Pacific war between Great Britain and Japan. He says the United States would likely side with Britain and that Japan must stop expansion or Britain may concede territory. He warns that revision of the Anglo-Japanese trade pact would only delay the inevitable collision.
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Britain
Japan
London
Pacific Ocean
Great Britain
Totaishi Maru
United States
England
Mary
Ottawa Parliament Costs And Living In Session
Opening the parliamentary session will swell Ottawa’s population by over 500 and raise buying power by about 2000 dollars. Commons sessional indemnities total around 900000, with cabinet and opposition payroll near 175000. The speaker earns 6000 plus indemnity, deputy speaker 4000, senate speaker 6000 plus indemnity. Senate maintenance costs about 550000. Employee salaries 120000, committees 15000, clerical 100000, debates 63000, sergeant at arms maintenance nearly 200000. Ordinary senate expenses run to about (text cuts off).
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Ottawa
Lemon
House of Commons
Senate
the Commons
Nazi Murder in Davos Sparks Swiss Tensions
Berlin warned Switzerland to uncover and prosecute those behind Wilhelm Gustloff's murder in Davos by David Frankfurter. Goebbels banned Jewish groups and described the killing as a political murder. Jewish circles fear anti Semitic riots could follow.
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Switzerland
Berlin
Wilhelm Gustoff
Gustloff
Davos
David Frankfurter
Goebbels
Berne
New Faces In Parliament Ottawa
Ottawa opens the 18th parliament with 341 members of the senate and house of commons. Over 160 are newcomers and most have never sat in parliament before. The senate adds 19 new members, 17 appointed by the Conservative party prior to the government change and two by the current administration.
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Ottawa
Senate
House of Common
Ontario Cheese Patrons Call For Producer Bonus
A delegation from the Ontario Cheese Patrons Association urged Minister James Gardiner to pay a producer bonus to the cheese industry until prices are profitable for producers. The group comprised the executive committee and the association’s secretary treasurer.
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Ottawa
James Gardiner
Ontario Cheese Patrons’ Association
Excessive Wire Voltage at Lethbridge Mine Disaster
Tests after the Coalhurst mine explosion in Lethbridge Coal miners death toll stood at 16 as signals voltage proved excessive. W M Davidson mine manager testified at the judicial inquiry into the disaster.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Coalhurst
Lethbridge Collieries Limited
W. M. Davidson
Cunard Line Invites Georgna for Queen Mary Sister Ship
The Daily Mall reports Cunard White Star invited Georgna from four Brittabiobuildire to construct a sister liner to the Queen Mary. The planned super-liner of 000 tons is slated for its maiden Atlantic voyage this spring.
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London
The
Daily Mall
cunard-White Star Line
Georgna
Brittabiobuild
Atlantic
Hereford Breeders elect Crawford-Frost president
W A Crawford-Frost of Nanton Alberta was chosen as president of the Canadian Hereford Breeders Association at the annual meeting held last week.
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Toronto
W. A. Crawford-Frost
Nanton, Alta
Hereford Breeders’ Association
Japan plans world largest warships amid naval treaty expiry
The Daily Express reports Japan secretly plans to lay down battleships of 45 000 tons with 16 to 18 inch guns as the Washington naval treaty nears expiry. Other units include 15 000 ton battleships 42400 ton destroyers and 3 000 ton submarine cruisers with two eight inch guns. The Hood at 42 100 tons is cited as the current largest warship.
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Hood
Canadian Bacteriologist D'Herelle to lead Soviet institute
Professor Felix D'Herelle, a noted Canadian bacteriologist and former Pasteur Institute head, will depart Paris to head a new biological institute at Trifis named in his honor by the Soviet government. He is credited with discovering a bacterium that serves as an anti-toxin against cholera and bubonic plague.
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Canada
New Biological Institute
Paris
Felix D’herelle
Trifis
Pasteur Institute
Balanced Budget Lessons From England Says Allen
Henry J. Allen former governor of Kansas told the Canadian Chamber of Commerce that Britain’s recovery rests on a balanced budget and reduced spending. He cited a shift from dole era to prosperity after 1931 with taxes raised and expenses cut, noting the 1933 fiscal “miracle” as proof.
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Toronto
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Great Britain
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Allen
Britain
England
Dole
Blizzard Hits Japan Killing Dozens Feared Missing
A two day blizzard across central Japan left 73 dead and 88 feared lost at sea. A snowslide killed 55 people at Kustau near Tokyo. The freighter Unan Maru sent SOS claiming sinking. Two steamers found no trace near Annan.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kusatau
Annan
A 76-year-old man chokes fatal coyote attack
In Jarvie Alberta W. J. Theriault, aged 76, fought off and killed a coyote that attacked him, using only his hands. The incident shows surprising bravery as the elderly man defended himself against the wild animal.
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Jarvie
Alta
W. J. Theriault
Reserve Opinion On Federal Laws Validity From Canada Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Canada nears judgment after two weeks of debate on eight federal statutes. Judgments may come in a month or six weeks with possible appeals to the Privy Council in England. The court must study 500,000 words of argument and dozens of precedents. The eight laws include the Criminal Code section 498a and acts on trade, social insurance, hours, wages, rest, and farming credit. Provinces challenge each law as overstepping provincial powers. some clauses are attacked only.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Privy Council
England
Dominion
Supreme Court
Dominion Trade and Industry Commission
Farmers’ Creditors
Quebec
New Brunswick
Ontario
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Baron Tweedsmuir Plans Visits to Canada’s Frontier Areas
Governor General Baron Tweedsmuir told the Canadian Institute of Surveying he hopes to visit remote parts of Canada within a year or two to see frontier life in the north and west. He described himself as a countryman who prefers the open spaces and working outdoors.
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Tweedsmuir
Canada
Ottawa
Baron Tweedsmuir
Canadian Institute of Surveying
King Edward to attend opening of British Industries Fair
King Edward will make his first public engagement since King George’s funeral by visiting the British Industries Fair. The event runs February 17 to 28 with exhibits in London and Birmingham, including Canadian sections. Canada will also have buyers at the fair.
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Edward
London
King George
Birmingham
Canada
Dail Eireann Marks Sympathy Post King George Death
The Irish Free State dail tireann passed a resolution of sympathy for King George's death, with members rising in silence, more than two weeks after the monarch's death.
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Dublin
Dail
Tireann
George
London rail tragedy prompts loan rumor to Soviet regime
Reported in reliable quarters a plan to loan 40 million pounds to the Soviet state under a settlement for pre war Russia claims. Two deaths noted in the rail accident. The proposed terms include payments to holders of pre war Russia claims. The figure quoted equals about 200 million dollars.
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London
Great Britain
Russia
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