Britain lifts empire goods from tariff free list
London reports Britain will exempt goods from Canada and other Dominions India and mandated territories from duties until November 15, effectively creating a 10 percent tariff on many imports. The bill also adds shipbuilding raw materials exemption and a production information provision while deferring any free list additions until six months of the new duty.
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London
England
Canada
Dominions
India
Rhodesia
Great Britain
Ottawa
Board of Trade
Amend Juvenile Act Change Backed By Provinces
In Ottawa the House of Commons gave first reading to a measure amending the Juvenile Delinquents Act to make it a crime to contribute promote or procure a child to become a delinquent. Justice Minister Hugh Guthrie explained the change aims to close a defence used by magistrates that a youth did not become delinquent despite the accuseds conduct. The proposal has broad support from Ch is Aid Societies and provincial representations. Premier Bennett told MPs he lacks information on Royal Commission transportation report timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Manitoba
House of Commons
Hugh Guthrie
Guthrie Sus
Chiren
Unt
Royal Commission On Transportation
Bennett
McIntosh
Lib
North Battleford
Favorable Wheat Situation Boosts Export Demand
Export demand for Canadian wheat in the next two months is seen as lifting prices. Hon. H H Stevens says favorable factors support a firmer market as large continental buying and rising imports from Italy France and Germany bolster the wheat outlook. European milling shortages and limited Russian supplies suggest improved selling conditions for exporters. Government action on Buenos Aires futures could bolster values and push trade toward Winnipeg if Argentina hedges too aggressively.
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H H. Stevens
Italy
France
Germany
United Kingdom
America
Europe
Buenos Aires
Winnipeg
Gold Strike Near Mile 286 HBR Wide Prospecting
Manitoba winter gold rush at Island Lake grows as word spreads of a new strike near mile 286 on the Hudson Bay Railway. A large mining group has optioned claims and will bring drills and equipment within days for exploration. Mile 256 serves as operational base. precise farm locations are not disclosed.
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Manitoba
Island Lake
Hudson Bay
Weeks Island Lake
Manitoba-Ontario
Death of Well Known Novelist Reverieyrus Wallace
Well Known Novelist Reverieyrus Wallace, 58, died February 10 from double pneumonia. Born in London in 1875 he rose to fame as a prolific writer and later wrote Hollywood scenarios. He once ran as a Liberal candidate in 1931 but was defeated.
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Reverieyrus
Can —Hugar Walelace
London
England
Edgar Wallace
Wallace
Hollywood
Bilingual Coin Resolution Debated in Ottawa House
Ottawa House of Commons to consider a resolution urging Canadian currency to feature both English and French. Liberal MP C. L. Boulanger of Bellechasse leads the charge as rhetoric centers on linguistic parity in currency design.
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Ottawa
Students Protest War Ration at Tokyo and Shanghai
In Tokyo and Shanghai demonstrations erupted at Imperial University. About twenty five students were arrested at a protest meeting where handbills urged people to stop the imperialistic war. Eight hundred students gathered for speeches before attempting a street parade with red banners. police dispersed the crowd and arrested leaders.
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Tokyo
Shanghai
Japan
Manchuria
Imperial University
Seed Oats Shipped To Saskatchewan From Peace River Country
Alberta shipments of seed oats and seed barley are under way to the Saskatchewan relief commission. A. E. Wilson of Regina says Saskatchewan will likely take up to 2,000,000 bushels of seed oats and 1,000,000 bushels of seed barley, with no seed wheat required due to 5,500,000 bushels in elevators.
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Saskatchewan
Peace River Country
Calgary
Alberta
Peace River
Relief Commission
A. E. Wilson
Regina
Wilson
Saskatchewan Relief Commission
Tariff Bill Introduced in British Commons
London reports the government introduced a general 10 percent tariff bill in the House of Commons. Two Labour amendments were rejected. Exemptions were hinted for wheat, meat, wool, cotton, tea and coffee. In the Lords Viscount Snowden opposed the measure, calling it disastrous to the economy.
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London
England
Great Britain
House of Commons
Neville Chamberlain
House of Lords
Viscount Snowden
Ickornshaw
Lords
Cold Wave In Europe Strikes London Indiana Reported Deaths
A European cold wave brings heavy snow and bitter cold with multiple fatalities. In Roumania a wagon’s occupants and horses perish. two families freeze to death in a Bessarabian village. Danube freezes over. France records three deaths as snow halts shipping and trains. London experiences its first major snowfall of the season and England’s rural districts see deep snow while small craft seek shelter in the channel.
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London
Indiana
Europe
Roumania
Danube
France
Bordeaux
England
Channel
Winnipeg Mayor Opposes Prairie Union Plan
Montreal visit sparks remark from Mayor Ralph Webb who mocks a three man prairie dictatorship and urges Bracken to first address Manitoba problems before pursuing Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba unity. Webb criticizes moving ahead with a united government amid ongoing provincial issues and commission talks.
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Montreal
Prairies
Ralph Webb
Winnipeg
Reaty
Lake Placid
Webb
John Bracken
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchwan
Bracken
Vessels Protected Canadian 5 Ships Safeguarded At Shanghai
Vessels protected at Shanghai are safeguarded as foreign shipping movements continue. A cable from Alan Cameron in Hong Kong reports British naval vessels outside Woo Sung port liaise with British ships and consular authorities amid ongoing bombardment. Local executive George Stephen, Canadian Pacific Railway, confirms no interference to shipping.
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Montreal
Que
Shanghai
George Stephen
Trafic
Canadian Pacific Railway
Alan Cameron
Hong Kong
Woosung
Western social research plan urged in Commons debate
Alfred Speakman urged creation of a national council of social and economic research to study unemployment, maldistribution of wealth, and low commodity values. Leaders said machinery exists to study such issues, with consideration of expanding the National Council of Scientific Research. Debate noted relief, wage cuts, and need for better wealth distribution to restore normal conditions.
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Uuawa
House of Commons
Alfred Speakman
U.F.A
Red Deer
National Council of Social and Economic Research
Council On Industrial and Scientific Problems
Hon
H. H Stevens
Economic Council
Speakman
Mackenzie King
National Council of Scientific Research
Dominion
Canada
Mr. Speakman
W. T. Lucas
Uf.a
Camrose
East Provides Market For Western Fish
Winnipeg reports peak shipments of fresh and frozen western fish to eastern Canada and the United States. Two special Canadian National Railways trains moved fifteen frozen cars from Prince Rupert mainly to Toronto Montreal Windsor Chicago and New York. An extra Continental Limited carried eleven heated cars of fresh prairie fish eastward.
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Winnipeg
Aan
Canada
United States
Canadian National Railways
Prince Rupert
Toronto
Montreal
Windsor
Chicago
New York
Prairies
Continental Limited
Trade Mission Ship to Canada Planned by Anchor Donaldson Line
A Glasgow based trade vessel is set to sail to Canada this spring. Graham Donaldson of the Anchor Donaldson Line arrived in Montreal to finalize arrangements for the mission.
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Montreal
Scolland
Canada
Graham Donaldson
Anchor Donaldson Line
Glasgow
British Chiefs in Shanghai Protect Citizens in War Zone
A photograph from a conference shows Colonel R. S. Hooker, Major Price Williams, Major General Barrett, and Brigadier-General Richard Fieming, senior military chiefs overseeing British and American protection in Shanghai. The caption notes heavy reinforcement of Anglo American forces to handle emergencies.
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Shanghai
R. S. Hooker
United States Marines
International Settlement
Price Williams
Barrett
Richard ‘Fieming
Britain
Parliament to probe gasoline prices in Canada inquiry urged
Dr. Donnelly and Liberal MPs pressed for a banking and commerce committee inquiry into Canadian gasoline pricing. Premier Bennett avoided endorsing a stance while allowing technical help, noting large oil firms welcomed inspection of books. Prices differed sharply versus eight U.S. cities in 1931, sparking calls to widen probes across petroleum products.
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Ottawa
Canada
Commons
Thomas F. Donnelly
Wilton Bunch
Banking and Commerce Committee
House
RB. Bennett
Imperial O Company
McColl Frontenac Oil Company
British-American Oil Company
Donnelly
Unitedia
United States
Charles E. Bothwell
Swift Current
A. M. Carmichael
UFA
Camden
N.J
United State
Unemployed Demonstration Endangers Newfoundland Premier
In St John’s Newfoundland a mob stormed the council chamber during a council session, injuring Premier Sir Richard Squires who believed the blow to be unintentional. Hundreds supported the demonstrators demanding a meeting with the prime minister, with 1200 families listed for rations and 50,000 on taxation relief nationwide. The premier promised to hear resolutions for higher dole subsidies and to direct officials at the relief depot.
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Newfoundland
Council
St. John’s
Richard Squires
Sir Richard
Dole
Dominion
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Uni
Arthur Sluve
W. T. Macoun
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Scotland
MacDonald
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