League invites US to join Manchurian talks
The League Council voted 13 to 1 to invite the United States to participate in discussions on the Manchurian crisis. Japan protested, arguing the issue involved substance and unanimity. Briand chaired as Yoshizawa opposed the invitation, while other delegates urged unity to avert a League crisis.
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Cemera
Council of the
League of Nations
United States
Japan
China
Manchuri
Ope
League
Kenkichi Yoshizawa
Tokyo
Aristide Brifend
Jet
M. Yoshizawa
Far East
M. Briand
M. Bristol
Lord Reading
Yoshizawa
Alfred Bre
Sze
Gerhard von Mutius
First Canadian Entrant In International Show
James A. Paul of Langham Saskatchewan becomes the first Canadian entrant for a second year in the 1931 International Grain and Hay Show at Chicago. The event runs November 28 to December 5 at the Chicago stock yards, with Paul exhibitor in the oats and rye classes.
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Chicago
James A. Paul
Langham, Sask
Canada
Saskatchewan
Paul
Excess Freight Rate Not Charged to Government
Ottawa reports the Dominion Government will not absorb excess freight charges for two wheat shipments through Churchill this fall. Hon. R. J. Manion said shipments were handled on Fort William and Montreal rates. if costs were higher, the Dominion would have paid. Also notes season's operations in Hudson Straits ended with ice-breaker B McLean departing for St. Lawrence winter service and Arcadia hydrographic party sailing to Bowen.
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Churchill
Ottawa
Ont
Dominion
R. J. Manion
Fort William
Montreal
Department of Marine
Hudson Straits
B. McLean
Straits
St. Lawrence River
Arcadia
Dominion Government Hydrographic Survey
Bowe
Prominent bankers weigh shift to pound from dollar
In Toronto a banker cites growing belief among leaders that much work will be disposed to follow the pound rather than the dollar. A KE Phipps general manager of the Aauperial Bank, recently returned from Britain, comments on the trend.
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Toronto
Ake Phipps
Aauperial Bank
Freight Shipments to Europe Improve Hull Insurance Goals
Ottawa reports that safe and speedy grain shipments from Port Churchill to Europe will boost Marine Department aims for lower vessel insurance rates via Hud son Straits. Captain Mouat notes gyroscopic and direction finding gear, proper ballast, and Churchill facilities ease future loading, with dredging enabling multiple ships next year.
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Bente
Ottawa
Freigh
Port Churchill
Hudson Bay
Europe
Department of Marine
Alex Johnston
Marine States
Department
London
W Mouat
Farnworth
Belle Isle
Mouat
Churchill
Bennett Awarded Doctor of Laws by McGill University
Premier Bennett was honored at McGill University with a doctor of laws degree during a convocation marking three days of reunion. The Prime Minister urged confidence in Canada, urging bold resolve to overcome world troubles and not be led by fear or self interest.
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Montreal
McGill University
R. B Bennett
Canada
Bennett
Reduced Rail Fares For Students And Teachers Across Canada
Canada railway system to slash round trip fares to 1.25 times the single fare for Christmas New Year and Easter holidays. Valid for teachers and students at distant schools and colleges. Sale dates aligned with holiday calendars. certificate from school head required.
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Montreal
Railways of Canada
Pound sterling likely to stay off gold standard says Lord Rothermere
Lord Rothermere, British peer, told reporters in Canada he doubts Britain will return sterling to a $4.86 par and expects a later gold standard. He warned the currency’s peg was too high and impractical, adding unemployment insurance cuts help and Canada’s dollar rate may boost exports. He plans further visits to Canada and possibly British Columbia.
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Quevec
Que
Great Britain
Lord Rothermere
Peer
Canada
British Columbia
Sailor Sets Sail for New York in Unsinkable Rubber Boat
Lisbon Intzengier sails from Lisbon October 14 toward New York aboard a rubber boat he says is unsinkable. He plans a 70 day voyage via the Canary Islands and the Bahamas. The craft has two sails, oars, and a hermetically sealed deck for rough seas.
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Lisbon
Intzengier
New York
Canary Islands
Bahamas
Alberta deficit reported for near year ending March 31
Premier Brownlee released a summary of Alberta's current accounts showing a deficit of 2306.58 and noting it is the first deficit in years. From 1925 to 1830 the province posted a surplus of 2,491,386. Special expenditures, including 160,000 for 1930 provincial section, 57,000 in seed freight and drought relief, and 387,000 extra school grants, explain the shortfall.
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Paimonton
Alberta
Brownlee
Ince
Drouth
Typhoon Disaster in Japan Leaves Many Missing
In Japan several towns report heavy damage from a brutal typhoon with Oga in Akita prefecture mentioned as having about 200 missing. Initial figures were unconfirmed as rescue efforts continue and authorities assess casualties.
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Tokyo
Japan
Oga Miye
Canada Likely to Drop the Gold Standard
Dr. W. W. Swanson told the Kiwani Club in Saskatoon that Canada will soon follow Great Britain in abandoning the gold standard though not as a permanent move. He said Canada would eventually return to gold, and he rated British financiers higher than American ones, noting the pound sterling matters more to Canada than the U S dollar.
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Swanson
Saskatoon
W. W. Swanson
Bennett
Canada
Great Britland
Kiwani Club
Dominion
United States
May Ask Legislation For Party Funds
Ottawa Citizen reports a proposed parliamentary bill on campaign funds, aiming to curb secrecy in election expenses. The plan, debated amid Beauharnois inquiry repercussions, could come from a western Liberal or western Progressive, though the origin remains uncertain.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Citizen
Beauharnois
Pastors Donate Salary Toward Western Canada Relief
Toronto West Presbytery pastors of the United Church of Canada vote to donate a portion of salaries for relief work in Western Canada. Those earning $3,000 yearly subscribe ten percent for one year, others below $3,000 give ten percent for six months.
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Toronto
Ont
Toronto West
Spain's Provisional President Resigns in Turbulent Madrid
Niceto Alcala Zamora, who led Spain after King Alfonso's ouster, resigns with his cabinet amid a clash over measures restricting religious orders. Manuel Azaña succeeds as president of the war ministry before taking the top post. Street demonstrations erupt as factions battle over church and ecclesiastical status in the new republic.
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Madrid
Spain
Niceto Alcala 2Amora
Alfonso Nut
Manuel Azana
Uorn
Anti Dumping Tariff Angers Italy in Canadian Move
Giornale di Italia criticizes Canada for applying anti-dumping duties on imports from countries with depreciated currencies. It argues Italy faces unfair treatment as the lira remains on the gold standard and exchange fluctuations are short lived. The paper cites three year trade imbalances favoring Canadian goods to illustrate the issue.
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Canada
Rome
Italy
Giornale di' Ita
Disarmament Debate At Ottawa University Address
Hon Maurice Dupre Solicitor General for Canada spoke to Ottawa University students on disarmament and Geneva 1932 conference. He warned the horrors of war and urged turning swords into plowshares while noting political and technical hurdles and the League of Nations’ 10 years of prep for the conference.
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Maurice Dupre
Canada
University of Ottawa
Geneva
Dupre
League of Nations
Paris
Estadi
Radia
Lloyd George radio speech blasts tariffs and protection
From a Surrey sick bed Lloyd George, Liberal leader, broadcasts on the general election campaign. He condemns protection and warns tariffs hurt Britain and Germany, cites U S and French markets, and notes British deficits, bank failures, and falling exports while urging free trade over protection. He warns workers drift to Communism amid tariff walls.
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London
Eng
Shome
Surrey
Lloyd George
Great Britain
House Commons
France
Germany
United States
Gold Drain To Europe Pours From New York In Flowing Trade
A New York led exodus of monetary gold to Europe continues with a recent addition of 47,762,400 dollars. The loss since September 1 totals about 568,000,000 as Britain’s gold standard suspends. Wall Street estimates the U.S. reserve near 500,000,000 while France’s rises to roughly 2,500,000,000, with France and the U.K. controlling about three fifths of global gold.
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France
U.S
New York
Great Britain
Wall Street
Few Remain At Churchill Arctic Works Prepare for Winter
Only a few hundred of the thousands who rushed to Churchill to finish the work this summer stay now. Inside two weeks the remaining residents and watchmen will guard the buildings. Boats have been removed to storage and the harbor will be opened to the public next spring.
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Churchill
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