Britain's Peaceful Foreign Policy Advocated by Churchill
Vittoria quoted Churchill defending Britain’s stance as preservation of European peace. He argued reconciliation between France and Germany was essential, citing Locarno as achieving closer ties. He praised Japan relations and the Anglo-Japanese alliance broadened to include the United States, asserting China policy success despite difficulties.
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Vittoria
Great Britain
France
Europe
Ft Wen
Wieston Churchill
Baldwin
Clu
Navnal Council of Education
Mr Church
Britain
Germany
Locarno
Japan
East
Washington
United States
Pacific Ocean
China
Speed up CN trains from Montreal to Vancouver could follow CP cut
Sir Henry Thornton president of Canadian National Railways said immediate consideration is being given to increasing speed on the Montreal to Vancouver run to align with a proposed 10 hour reduction by Canadian Pacific. Thornton spoke as he left for Montreal after completing a western tour noting western optimism despite crop adversity and affirming CN expansion plans would continue.
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Canadian National
Montreal
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific
Beatty
Sir Henry Thornton
Kbe
Canadian National Railways
Tais
Lady Thornton
Sir Henry
Valuation Sought for Beech Property at Fort Churchill
Hudson Bay visitors with solicitors arrived to obtain expert valuation of the Beech family 2000 acre Churchill holdings. Exchequer court proceedings set for a Winnipeg hearing near month end.
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William Beech
Fort Churchill
Hudson Bay
Beech
Churchill
Winnipeg
Boat Strikes Whale Near Yarmouth Steamer Frees Itself
A steamship named Yar mouth struck a whale several miles southwest of Yarmouth Nova Scotia. The vessel freed itself after an hour by stopping and tacking away from the large mammal. The incident follows a note about lynching statistics from 1885 to 1827 reporting 1,268 lynchings in the United States.
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Cape
United States
Imperial Air Derby to Boost Canadian Aviation Race
C C Stillman of Imperial Git Company proposes a 50000 prize international air race from a U.S. starting point to a Canadian field. The event aims to rival the Schneider Cup, drawing top pilots and modern machines from Canada the United States and abroad.
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Toronto
Canada
Europe
C. C. Stillman
Imperial Git Company
Uni
United States
Inauguration Planned for Ottawa Air Mail Route Network
Western Air Mail announces 1250 miles of Ottawa service linking Winnipeg with Canmore to open around Oct 1. G Herring travels west to coordinate with Western Canada Airways while P J Vennot plans to officiate in Winnipeg. Two routes planned Winnipeg via Regina Moose Calgary Canmore and Regina via Saskatoon North Battleford Edmonton with Rocky Mountain expansion eyed for next year toward the Pacific Coast.
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Ottawa
Prai Hes
Winnipeg
Canmore
G. Herring
Dominion Air Mail Service
West
Western Canada Airways Company
P. J. Vennot
Postmaster-General's Department
Regina
Moose Calgary
Saskatoon
North Battleford
Edmonton
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Rimouski
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Europe
Canadian park praised by U S mayor for upkeep
Mayor Ralph Bauer of Lynn Massachusetts lauds on site management of British Columbia's national park. He writes to Senator David Walsh urging a national park service investigation, claiming Canadian roads are better and free admission shows the park is run for the people rather than profit.
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Teop Sercagh
Rocky Mountain National Park
Ralph Bauer
Lynn
Mass
British Columbia Park
David I. Walsh
National Park Service
Bauer
Milk Shortage Forecast for Ontario Amid Dry Weather
Toronto milk dealers raise prices by one cent a quart as dry conditions threaten supply. George H Barr provincial dairying director warns of a potential milk shortage. John Carroll of the Agriculture Department notes heavy crop losses from this extreme spell.
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Toronto
Ontario
George H. Barr
John Carroll
Department of Agriculture
Saskatoon Grower Produces Notable Apples at Home
Saskatoon resident George Pow cultivated a two year old apple tree yielding over 400 Blushed Caville apples that compare well in size and flavor with British Columbia varieties. He also grows cherries and plums in his backyard.
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Saskatoon
George Pow
Montreal Receives First Java Sugar Ship Since Long Gap
The SS Clain Skene arrived in Montreal with 73 OW bags of sugar from Tjilatjap on Java’s south coast, completing the voyage in 48 days after sailing July 13. This marks Canada’s earliest such shipment in over twenty years.
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Montreal
Java
Canada
Clain Skene
Tjilatjap
Tjatjap
British Settlers For Coast Province Plan Outlined
Dr C T Galbraith reports in London papers that 40 million dollars will establish the Empire Development Corporation to settle 20 000 British families in 20 million acres of British Columbia. A British Columbia colony advisory board would include Britain and Canada representatives plus unions and trades bodies for empire settlement. Premier Tolmie and Premier MacDonald are named for approvals as cooperation expands.
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London
Empire Development Corporation
C. T. Galbraith
Galbraith
Britsh Columbia
British Columbia
Tolmie
Thomas
MacDonald
Lord Pasefield
Britain
Canada Takes Important Step at World Court
Canada formally adhesion to the optional clause of the World Court becoming the first British Dominion to accept compulsory arbitration in international disputes. Senator Raoul Dandurand announced the move at the League of Nations meeting amid congratulatory cheers from British and French delegates.
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Canada
Geneva
World Court
Raoul Dandurand
League of Nations
Great Britain
France
Dandurand
Dominions
Ramsay MacDonald
Britain
Mackenie King
League
Court of International Justice
Australia
New Zealand
Irish Free State
South Africa
International Court
Trans-Canada telephone line to link Halifax and Vancouver
Delegates at the Telephone Association of Canada meeting in Jasper say a coast to coast line will be completed within two years. The project costs about 10 million dollars and will enable direct calls across Canada without US lines. Vernon W. Smith's successor James Hamilton was elected president. Winnipeg’s John E. Lowery as vice president. A. M. Mitchell as permanent secretary. St Johns, NB chosen as 1930 convention city.
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Halifax
Vancouver
Edmonton
Alberta
Telephone Association of Canada
Jasper
United States
Canada
Vernon W. Smith
James Hamilton
B.C. Telephone Company
John E. Lowery
Manitoba Telephone System
Winnipeg
A. M. Mitchell
St. Johns
New Brunswick
Saskatchewan Liberal Government Falls to Confidence Vote
The Liberal government after 24 years in power loses a confidence vote in the Saskatchewan Legislature. The opposition tally stands 34 to 27 with one absence. Conservatives Progressives and Independents unite to defeat the government as Speaker ends proceedings.
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E. S. Whatley
Kindersley
A. C. Stewart
Yorkton
Mr. Whatley
Stewart
Paralysis Outbreak Delays East Quebec School Opening
Due to an infantile paralysis outbreak in the district the Protestant Board of School Commissioners postpones school opening to September 16. The department cannot supply convalescent serum but would seek a supply if urgent needs arise.
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Quebec
Protestant Board of School Commissioners
Alphonse Lessard
Bennett Returns From West Tour Praises Pacific Coast
Ottawa reports say Hon. R. B. Bennett after a five week British Columbia tour delivered more than 60 addresses and praised Pacific coast achievements while criticizing current government for not protecting fruit growers markets. Prairie crop progress strong with Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta reports. wheat yields vary and oats barley harvests advance amid favorable weather. Grain marketing shows large movements with railways handling millions of bushels and rising storage at Vancouver and lakes head.
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British Columbia
Ottawa
United States
Prairie Provinces
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Agriculture Departments
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion
Swift Current
Winnipeg
He Bay
Canada
Great Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National Railway
Vancouver
Head of
the Lakes
Byrd Portrait Unveiled at National Radio Exposition
Commander Richard E. Byrd’s radio signal from Little America Antarctica accompanied Byrd’s enlarged portrait being unveiled in Los Angeles at the Seventh National Radio Exposition. The event featured a car horn salute and curtain draw for the explorer’s image.
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Byrd
Los Angeles
Calif
Richard E. Byrd
Little America
Eighteen Day Trail Ride To Columbia Ice Fields
The Columbia Ice Fields north of Lake Louise hosted the season's major Trail Ride. The 260 square mile icy expanse feeds three oceans and requires riders with at least a silver button for the 18 day challenge. W. L. Payne of London and Louis Prevost of Montreal joined guide Guy Thomas and a field section aboard FEM during the expedition.
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Columbia
Lake Louise
Arctic Circe
W. L. Payne
London
England
Louis Prevost
Montreal
Guy Thomas
Brewster's Guide
FEM
Palestine Crisis Deepens Amid Arab Rebellion Calls
The Palestine situation grows grave as Moslem Arabs urge revolt across the Holy Land and neighboring states. Propaganda from Jaffa to Aleppo fuels discontent while British troops clash with Bedouin bands near Beer Sheba and skirmishes persist in the region.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Palestine
Jaffa
Haifa
Egypt
Damascus
Beirut
Aleppo
Beer~sheba
John Chancellor
B Exchange
Cairo
Nablus
Anglo-Palestine Bank
Rutenberg Electricity Company
Jewish Bank
Safed
Samkh
Tiberias
London Premier Ramsay MacDonald Geneva Visit
The Star editorializes that opposition leaders should seek firm assurances from the Premier before he leaves for Washington. It argues he must not go as leader of the government but as spokesman of the nation on vital sites, given home parliamentary strains.
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London
Eng
Ramsay MacDonald
Geneva
the Star
Washington
For
Returns From Arctic Trp North Sydney
The sealing vessel Peothie returns after eight thousand miles and six weeks in the eastern Arctic archipelago. Scientists, Eskimo workers, and the Canadian Mounted Police accompany the party as the Interior Department supply boat docks. J D Soper, government naturalist, brings the first blue goose ever seen.
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North Sydney
Peothie
Canada
Arctic
Canadian Mounted Police
Department of the Interior
J. D. Soper
Ottawa
Ramsay MacDonald Invited to Canadian Labor Convention
The American Federation of Labor invites Premier Ramsay MacDonald to attend its seventh annual convention in Toronto starting October 7, if feasible for him.
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Washington
Ramsay MacDonald
Toronto
MacDonald
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Beech Property
Western Air Mail
National Parks
Parks
Coast Province
Edward H. Macklin
Manitoba Free Press
Trans-Canada Telephone
Gardiner
R. B. Bennett
Beothie
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