Expenditures for relief receive final approval in Canada
Ottawa announces final approval of relief expenditures totaling over 37 million dollars for public works across the Dominion. The program covers provincial and municipal projects in Quebec, Alberta, Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and the Yukon, plus railways and grade crossing funds.
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Quebec
Alberta
Robertson
Cabinet Council
Ontario
British Poland
Nova Scotia
Yukon
Bennett
Canada
Wheat Shows High Protein in Calgary Alberta
Tests from multiple Alberta points reveal high protein in southern grain. Samples from Sangles for Hecketh and Iddlesleigh show 19 percent protein, while others range 15 to 18 percent according to the Alberta Wheat Pool report.
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Calgary
Alberta
Alberta Wheat Pool
Sangles
Hecketh
Iddlesleigh
Tribute to Grenfell Work Highlighted in London Meeting
A letter read by the Lord Mayor at a Grenfell Association meeting lauds Sir Wilfred Grenfell for his work in a territory viewed as a future economic unit with value to Newfoundland and the Empire. The missive credits his efforts in aiding remote communities and notes broad potential benefits.
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London
Euguna
Wales
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
Grenfell Association
Wilfred
Newfoundland
Empire
Manitela Birds to Show at Toronto Royal Exhibit
Brandon officials announce Manitela poultry to be shipped to the Toronto Royal Show this month. John Windover says more than 0 birds will be sent east and turkeys will form a large part of the exhibit.
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Manitela
Brandon
Man
Toronto
John Windover
Freemen Of London Honor Canadian Australian And Zealand Prime Ministers
In London at Guildhall the Prime Ministers of Canada Australia and New Zealand were made freemen of the City of London. R B Bennett J H Scullin and G W Forbes were proclaimed men of good name and fame. Bennett praised empire loyalty and spoke of serving Canada and the empire.
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Canada
Australia
New Zealand
London
England
Cit Guildhall
Tve
R. B. Bennett
J. H. Scullin
G. W. Forbes
Adrian Pollock
RB. Bennett
Bennett
Dominion of
Ramsay MacDonald Wins Through Labor Division
London reports that the Labour government of Premier Ramsay MacDonald survived the first division of the current session by a margin of 31 votes. The Conservatives failed to amend the Speech in Reply to the Address, with 21 voting for and 250 against. Liberal abstentions and a split within the Liberal ranks kept the outcome in doubt as left wing Labourites supported the premier.
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Ramsay MacDonald
London
England
Sir John Simon
MacDonald
Not Exempt From Taxation
Sir Henry Thornton told the Toronto Board of Trade Club that from 1926 to 1929 the Canadian National Railway paid $19,709,000 in federal provincial and municipal taxes. He noted this was only $3,000,000 less than the Canadian Pacific Railway due to Maritime railways being under a different arrangement.
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Toronto
Unt
Canadian National Railway
Sir Henry Thornton
Toronto Board of Trade Club
Canadian Pacific Railway
Flight memorial ashes scatter over Pacific by Kingsford Smith
Wing Commander Charles Kingsford Smith fulfilled his father's wish by scattering William Kingsford-Smith's ashes over the Pacific from the aeroplane used in his England to Australia flight. The elder Kingsford-Smith died November 2.
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Kingsford-Smith
Pacific
Sydney
N.S.W
Charles Kingsford-Smith
England
Australia
Pacific Ocean
William Kingsford-Smith
Mingsford-Smith
Shock claims life of Major Thomson in Southsea tragedy
Major Thomson aged 68, brother of Lord Thomson the air minister who perished in the R 101 disaster, died November 2 in Southsea England. Physicians attributed death to shock from the tragedy.
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Southsea
England
David ‘Thomson
Lord ‘Thomson
Premier Bennett to visit Paris after Imperial Conference
Canadian Prime Minister R. B. Bennett plans a likely trip to Paris following the Imperial Conference to discuss trade prospects with the French government. The visit aims to strengthen commerce between Canada and France and may occur near the conference's end.
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London
England
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Paris
Dominion-Wide Air Service to be Inaugurated
Winnipeg reports nearing completion of a nationwide air service plan. The Aviation Corporation of Canada would control Western Canada Airways Canadian Transcontinental Airways Canadian Airways and others with James A Richardson as majority stockholder. Railways to be financially involved. no immediate public funding expected.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Railways
Eastern Aerial Companies
James A. Richardson
Western Canada Airways
The
Aviation Corporation of Canada
East
Canadian Transcontinental Airways
Canadian Airways
Dominion
Franco-Italian Naval Difference Seeks Settlement
United States ambassador Hugh 8. Gibs returned from Rome optimistic about talks with Italian leaders on the Franco-Italian naval dispute. He did not discuss private conversations with Mussolini and Grandi but hinted that negotiations may proceed at League of Nations disarmament sessions.
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Rome
Italy
Hugh 8
Gibs
United States
Belgium
Geneva
Mussolini
Grandi
France
Wheat Expert Swanson Attends Imperial Economic Conference
Professor Swanson of the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, an outstanding wheat authority, is in London with the Canadian delegation at the Imperial Economic Conference, studying market difficulties affecting Canada's crops as reported by Canadian newspapers.
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University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
London
Swanson
Canada
Predicted Motor Cars Of The Future In The 15HP Light Car
Sir Herbert Austin told the Institution of Automobile Engineers that future motor vehicles will use hundreds of parts fewer. He forecast safer cheaper transport with rear enclosures for cabs and buses and a 15 horsepower closed car weighing under 1400 pounds to cut road weight and improve design.
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London
England
Sir Herbert Austin
Institution of Automobile Engineers
Herbert
Sir Herbert
Murphy to Inspect Indian Reserves in Prairie Provinces
Hon T G Murphy Minister of Intern and Indian Affairs will visit western reserves near Regina Saskatchewan and Alberta to assess conditions. Officials say Indians face serious distress as winter nears and efforts to relieve hardship are planned.
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Ottawa
Uni
Prairie Provinces
T. G. Murphy
Regina
Sask
Alberta
German Aviator Von Gronau Decorated in Copenhagen
Captain Wolfgang Von Gronau, the German trans Atlantic flyer, received a decoration from King Christian II in Copenhagen for his crossing to New York via Greenland. He said the route will become a main highway of trans Atlantic traffic in the future.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Wolfgang von Gronau
Christian 2
New York
Greenland
Zeppelins to Use Helium and Oil Motors After R 101 Disaster
Dr Hugo Eckener announced at the American Chamber of Commerce dinner that new Zeppelins under construction will use helium gas and crude oil motors. He said US sources confirm helium can inflate airships as needed and noted the B 101 crash in France caused 48 British deaths. He attributed the disaster to an explosion and pledged safer plans for future airships.
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Berlin
Germany
Hugo Eckener
American Chamber of Commerce
United States
Eckener
France
Alfost
Brazil Forms Provisional Government After Brief Revolution
Dr Getulio Vargas leads a provisional Brazilian government pledging reforms and democratic elections. Osvaldo Aranha, new interior minister, says the move mirrors 1889 republic origins and aims to realize the will of the people with honest administration across all departments.
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Rio de Janeiro
Getulio Vargas
Osvaldo Aranha
Vargas
Interior
Justice
Associated Press
Debate over governors general links in empire
The Times argues against making governors general mere nominees of dominion governments. It says the office must reflect the crown and remain a real link, with selection not limited to local candidates. The piece views the issue as for informal consultation rather than rigid formula.
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London
England
The
Times
Dominion
Selecion
the Times
Grade Crossing Fund Earnings Forty Million Less
The Canadian National Railways will earn about 40 million dollars less this year than in 1929. Sir Henry Thornton cites drastic economies offsetting losses to the tune of about 30 million, mainly by delaying nonessential construction and operations. Ottawa transfers 900,000 from the unemployment fund to the grade crossing fund to aid essential grade separations amid employment needs.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Gideon D. Robertson
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Toronto
Sir Henry Thornton
Syst
CNA
Sir Henry
Ont
Railway Commission
National Farm Policy May Now Be Formulated
Ottawa hosts a two day conference November 17 and 18 with Hon Robert Weir Minister of Agriculture and provincial ministers to shape a national agricultural policy. Colleges and deans are invited to share opinions as farmers face price dispersion and marketing hurdles. The plan aims to cover the whole country not just the wheat sector and may favor gradual cattle raising increases in the western provinces.
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Ottawa
Major Weir
Ontario to Review Deportations of Mental Patients
Premier policy states no deportations to native lands of patients in provincial mental institutions will be authorized until each case is examined by a competent physician. Hon. J. M. Robb, health minister, cites three women awaiting deportation as examples of cases to be reviewed on merits before action.
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Blind River
Alberta Cattle For Britain Second Consignment Shipped
A consignment of two to four year old Alberta steers totaling 205 animals has departed Calgary for Montreal en route to Manchester England. The shipment follows another western consignment and is supervised by the Dominion Department of Agriculture to explore British demand for western ranchers products.
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Calgary
Alberta
Montreal
Manchester
England
Dominion Department of Agriculture
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W. W. Swanson
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Torest
Mage Eckener
New Zeppelin
Brazil
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