Eden Delivers Forceful Appeal for League Peace
Geneva reports Anthony Eden, Britain’s minister for league affairs, urged steadfast commitment to the League’s covenant and a peaceful settlement in the Ethiopia Italy dispute. He warned that failure would endanger the international order and Britain’s postwar responsibilities. Premier Laval supported reconciliation while Baron Aloisi condemned Ethiopia’s conduct as incompatible with league membership.
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Geneva
Anthony Eden
Britain
League
Teague Fala
Ethiopia
Italy
Laval
Baron Aloisi
Talian
Beropia
Ottawa loans at lowest rate for Dominion borrowings
Finance Minister Rhoder said Canada raised a 20 million dollar short term loan in New York for five months at three quarters of one percent. The funds will retire Grand Trunk Railway seven percent debentures due October 1 and the outstanding issue stands at 23.74 million with any shortfall covered from other sources.
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Ottawa
Rhoder
Raisd
New York
Dominion Administration
United States
Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada
Brince
Large Reforestation Effort Aims To Grow Millions Of Trees
Officials announce a federal and cooperative nursery program will produce about 600 million trees and shrubs for reforestation. Planting will occur at about 1 000 trees per acre, with most material used for erosion control on farms and grazing lands to create one of the world’s largest forests.
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Washington
Uniform relief plan urged by North Bay mayor
Mayor W. G. Bullbrook of North Bay in his Union of Canadian Municipalities address urged a uniform scientific relief method. He said if 90 percent of Canadian mayors agreed on a decision it would be hard to persuade Ottawa, noting political obstacles to approval in Ottawa.
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Aayor
North Bay
Dominion
W. G. Bullbrook
Union of Canadian Muncipalities
Ottawa
Time magazine censored again in London sale
The News-Chronicle reports Time has been censored for the second week in succession. A page about the Prince of Wales Riviera visit appears torn from all copies sold in Great Britain. One Aug 19 issue page referencing the Duke and Duchess of Kent was torn out by a wholesale dealer before distribution in London.
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United States
London
News-Chronicle
Time
Prince of Wales
The
Riviera
Great Britain
Duke and Duchess of Kent
Trade Problem With Japan May Be Improved
Ottawa cabinet reviews Canadian Japanese trade tension and future moves after mutual restrictions earlier this summer. No details released yet, but developments are anticipated soon. Japan sought to curb imports with a 50 percent surtax. Canada retaliated with a 33 percent levy, totaling about 20 million dollars annually in favor of Canada.
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Japan
Ottawa
Smith
Dominion
Air Force Sends Sudan Squadron From Cairo
A British Royal Air Force squadron left Egypt bound for Sudan and Kenya as a precautionary measure. Sir Miles Lampson notified Egyptian War Minister Mohamed el Fatih Abdallah that air operations would be conducted in the Suez region. Within two days ten Italian war transports passed through the Suez Canal en route to East Africa, three with 7,000 men aboard and seven carrying war supplies.
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Cairo
Egypt
Sudan
Kenya
Miles W. Lampson
Mohammed Twefik Abdallah
Suez
Suez Canal
East Africa
Ontario Residents Make Up One Third of Voter List
More than one third of 5,948,503 voters on the basic list prepared for the forthcoming election are residents of Ontario. The Banner province accounts for 2,172,596 electors qualified to vote on Oct 14. Quebec and Ontario together hold most of the Canadian electorate at 3,747,120. Saskatchewan 443,484. British Columbia 382,120. Manitoba 371,204. Alberta 368,866. The Maritimes total 586,174: Nova Scotia 303,738. New Brunswick 229,162. Prince Edward Island 93,? The Yukon list totals 1,802.
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Ontario
Ottawa
Quebec
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Manitoba
Alberta
Maritime Provinces
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Yukon
Safer Cars Hope Tinted by Campbell Test
Sir Malcolm Campbell, famed land speed record holder, hopes his tests lead to safer motor cars. He cautions against speeds above 70 to 90 mph on public roads and notes many cars are unsafe at 40 mph yet driven at high speeds. He says his work may push manufacturers toward stronger, emergency-resilient designs. He adds he may quit the sport or continue.
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Malcolm Campbell
Wis
Salt Lake City
Utah
U S Purchases Ottawa Estate for Legation Residence
The United States government has bought the 10 acre Tate Warren Y Soper estate in Rockcliffe Ottawa to establish a legation residence and office quarters. Norman Armour, the U S minister to Canada, announced the purchase describing the estate as one of Ottawa s finest residential properties.
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Ottawa
Iegation
United States
Tate Warren Y. Soper
Rockcliffe Village
Norman Armour
Canada
Soper
Toronto Students Rally Against Tuition Hikes
Mass protest defies proposed 25 percent fee increase at University of Toronto with medical students backing a $75 higher charge. movement gains student support amid campus debate.
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Toronto
University of Toronto
Alberta Seeks Major Douglas For Social Credit Guidance
Premier Aberhart says Sir Montague Barlow's coal inquiry is dropped and Major Douglas will guide Alberta’s Social Credit system. Douglas, a Scottish engineer, holds a provincial retainer and may depart for Alberta soon if he has needed information. The government resumes savings certificate redemption suspension until deposits recover.
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Famonton
CH. Douglas
Social Credit
Alberta
Aberhart
Barlow Coal Commission
Reid
Montague Barlow
Montague
Averhart
Italy’s Ethiopia Campaign Opens Without War Declaration
London reports Italy’s army will move on Mussolini’s police pretext without a formal declaration of war. The Daily Telegraph says the premier will begin the campaign once weather permits and will publicly justify it with full arguments.
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London
Italy
Ethiopia
Daily Telegraph
Mussolini
British Columbia to Enforce Potato Marketing Rules
The British Columbia coast vegetable marketing board plans to enforce potato marketing regulations after losing 14 cases against Chinese potato growers. Crown counsel G. A. Grant said charges against the Orientals were dismissed in an alleged attempt to fund a blockade at Marpole bridge on August 12.
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Vancouver
British Columbia Coast Vegetable Marketing Board
G. A. Grant
Crown Counsel
Marpole Bridge
Plan to require medical exams for students entering formal schools
Toronto formal education move aims to weed out unfit entrants with compulsory medical examinations for all students wishing to enroll this fall. Dr L J Simpson, minister of education, says only those fit will be allowed to enter as part of reducing Ontario’s teaching surplus.
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Toronto
L. J. Simpson
Tre
Drunken driving penalty idea sparks sticker plan
Winnipeg police weighed a novel approach to curb drunken drivers and speeders. A resident proposed forcing offenders to wear a large red sticker on their automobiles as a public penance for 20 days.
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Winnipeg
New McGill Principal to Be Installed October 5
Montreal Arthur Eustace Morgan assumed duties as principal and vice chancellor of McGill University in Montreal. Formal installation ceremonies are scheduled for October 5.
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McGill
Montreal
Arthur Eustace Morgan
McGill University
Canada Dairy Herd Count Reaches Notable Milestone
The report notes about 3 847 000 milch cows in Canada with data suggesting continued growth. Officials or agricultural bodies are cited as the source for the herd figures.
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Canada
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Calgary
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