Japan clarifies policy in China in foreign minister talk
Tokyo says policy toward China clarified in a friendly talk between Foreign Minister Koki Hirota and British ambassador Sir Francis Dashwood Lindsey. Hirota disputed the official spokesman’s remarks, insisting no shift from open door and Nine Power Treaty terms, while Britain seeks a formal statement.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Koki Hirota
Frois Lindsey
Hirota Fa
Trafic
London
United Kingdom
John Simon
House of Commons
Alberta Liquor Fees Cut To Half May First
Alberta Liquor Control Board chair R J Dinning announced permit fees drop from 2 to 50 cents effective May 1 with refunds for existing permit holders. Bottled beer sales on hotel premises begin May 1 and major vendors in Eastmonton and Calgary stay open until midnight. New 50 cent permit covers all liquor purchases through 1934, with other fee cuts to physicians veterinarians and dentists from 2 to 1 and hospital or private institutions permits to 50 cents.
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Eamonton
R. J. Dinning
Alberta Liquor Control Board
Calgary
Navy Plan to Build 20 of 95 Ships for Strength
The United States plans to begin constructing 20 ships out of 95 to meet treaty limits within four months. President Roosevelt announced a $1 billion appropriation to fund initial construction, with about $40 million slated for the first year. Six submarines, 12 destroyers, and two destroyer leaders form the initial program.
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Washington
United States
United Seates Navy
Roosevelt
Car
Cart Vin:gon
House Naval Committee
Tax Applies To Old Gold In New Ottawa Announcement
The advance payment for old gold is officially announced as the new tax applying to sales of old gold to the mint. Persons holding old gold jewelry or oddments must pay the tax on the same terms as producers of new gold.
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Ottawa
Auance
Assistance Sought From Government For Airways Ottawa
An appeal was made to the government to provide contracts to the Canadian Airways Limited through a meeting with Justice Minister Hugh Guthrie. Key figures included Hon R J Manion, J A Richardson president, Sir Charles Gorton, and E W Beatty. The company, active in northern mining and remote communications, faced losses of air mail contracts while CP and CN Railways each invested 250,900 dollars. Government consideration was reported as possible.
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Ottawa
Hos Hugh Guthrie
R. J. Manion
Ralways
J A Richardson
Charles Gorton
E W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Ose Airways Company
Saskatoon Grass Hoppers Race Against Heat Insects
Saskatchewan farmers face a race against grasshoppers as degree hours rise in Saskatoon. K M King of the federal entomological lab warns protective measures must finish before 5 000 degree hours accumulate. Millions of grasshopper eggs lie half an inch beneath soil, awaiting development as soil temperature crosses 62 degrees, with rapid development once triggered by warmth.
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Saskatoon
K M. King
Marooned Air Party Reaches Dawson Creek
The Marooned Air Party from Chicago has reached Dawson Creek British Columbia in a rebuilt aircraft after an August crash near Cypress Creek left them stranded in winter snow. Captain A Simmons, Mrs Betty Ross gach, and Pilot John Bonnell survived with no injuries.
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Dawson Creek
Cypress Creek
A. Simmons
Betty Ross Gach
John Bonnell
Chicago
Fort St. John
Complaints Filed Against Seven Dressmaking Firms
Gus Franca chairman of the Women's Minimum Wage Commission and Lucien Rodier KC counsel prepared complaints against seven dressmaking firms for violations under the amended act. Judge Maurice Terreau signed the necessary summons.
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Ammon
Gus Franca
Women's Minimum Wage Commission
Lucien Rodier
Maurice Terreau
Seeding Progress in Letmoniage Section Alberta
In southern Alberta Letmoniage area half of wheat feeding is done and a quarter of the sugar beet crop is in the ground. Early sown beets appear in rows as seed goes into a thriving seed bed with rapid germination expected across crops.
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Alberta
Use Snow Plows For Dust Reavax In Montgomery County
Snow plows were busy in Montgomery County after a dust storm hit Nebraska and Iowa. Roads were clogged with dust, some areas one to three feet deep, and plows were called out to clear the highways.
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Montgomery County
Nebraska
Iowa
Marconi Describes New Wireless Waves Boosting Range
Senator Marconi told reporters that the new wireless waves greatly extend range and could apply to television. He said there would be no interference, though representatives noted day and night reception showed no apparent difference and the cause of observed variations remained undiscovered.
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Martoni
Marconi
Earl of Egmont Plans Departure From Town
Aierias rancher Earl of Egmont, who had avoided ties with English peers, intends to return to his ancestral home. He was in town briefly and was later lamed here. The countess secretary said plans would be completed soon, though no departure date was set.
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Calgary
Earl of
Canadian Business Recovery Gains Pace in Early 1934 Survey
The Financial Post quarterly survey shows business improvement across 47 factors with a 31 percent year over year gain. First two months of 1934 reflect strong activity in livestock lumber paper ore and wheat loadings with building permits down though March demand rises. Western carloadings peak for the year and auto plants benefit from export orders indicating broader recovery.
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Financial Post Quarterly
Freedom Of The Press urged vigilance in defense of press freedom
The American Newspaper Publishers Association unanimously adopted a resolution urging members to be increasingly vigilant to protect press freedom from impairment. The move followed scrutiny of a national campaign for a free press clause in the daily newspaper code, avoiding criticism of the NRA or United…
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Trges
New York
American Newspaper Publishers Association
LANDA
NRA
United
Muskrat Skins Bring Large Sums to Prince Albert
In Prince Albert Sask trappers have received about 25000 for muskrat skins in three days and expect 150000 hides in coming weeks. The projected proceeds total around 112500 with prices at double last year’s level. Local hog trade has shifted toward muskrats as conditions improve.
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Prince Albert
Sask
Concessions in Tariffs Sought by Delegates
Ottawa delegates press Finance Minister Rhodes for tariff concessions after budget proposals. Steel and coal industry groups seek a drawback on soft coal for coke manufacturing, while steel representatives oppose widened empire preferences for steel plates. Yukon Gold Company objects to 10 percent gold tax. time for budget changes to be announced in the House of Commons.
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Ottawa
FN Rhodes
Steel
New
Ron
Yukon Gold Company
George Black
House of Commons
Yukon
Rhodes
New Party Alignments London
Forces move behind the scenes as parties realign for battles ahead. Sir Thomas Inskip, Conservative, proposes a new national party to oppose Socialism. Labour boasts of North Hammersmith defeat and Bournemouth meeting. Mosley’s fascists claim growing support though not in parliament.
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London
Thomas Inskip
Laborites
Hammersmith
Labor Party
Bournemouth
Oswald Mosley
London conference eyed to discuss defence and Ottawa policy
The Times reports during Stanley Bruce’s visit that Australia favors an imperial conference next year in London to review defence and economic policy in light of Ottawa agreements. The note cites a cling of disarmament standstill and growing concern in Australia about disarmament talks.
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London
Canberra
the Times
Stanley Bruce
United Kingdom
Ottawa
Australia
Motion Defeated to Curb Top Bankers' Pay in Ottawa
The house banking and commerce committee rejected a motion by William Irvine of Wetaskiwin to cap high bank officials' salaries at the prime minister's current pay. It also defeated his proposal allowing bank employees to organize to negotiate salaries hours and working conditions with their employers.
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Ottawa
House Banking and Commerce Committee
William Irvine
UPA
Wetaskiwin
Canada
Cotton mill strike swells with thousands in Bombay
The number of strikers in Bombay rose to 50,000 as all city mills were partly deserted or crippled. A detachment of British policemen was sent to the scene to quell the trouble.
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Bombay
Test For Age Istanbul Turney Declines Test
Zara Agha has declined to undergo an age test, fearing the experiment could detract from his fame as the world’s widest man. This odd claim centers on public interest in defining his age and status, with no verification provided.
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Istanbul
Turney
Rurneys
Methusaleh
Zara Agha
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