Duty raised on fruit entering Canada from the United States
Ottawa announces new duty values on apples cabbage cantaloupes celery onions peaches pears plums and tomatoes for imports from the United States under the Customs Act after protests over dumping. Values set per pound and per box will replace ad valorem and keep imports from below fair market price. Vancouver and Calgary reactions call for impact assessment on Western consumers and BC producers.
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Canada
United States
Ottawa
E. B. Ryckman
National Revenue
House of Commons
Ryckman
United Tes
Ministerational Revenue
Department of Agriculture
Vancouver
B.C
Okanagan
Secon
Calgary
Savage
Plunkett and Savage
Western Canada Fruit Jobbers Association
Pre
Dominion of Canada
California
Washington
Oregon
British Columbia
Ifor
Ito
Western Canada
Ontario
Saskatchewan Visitor Complains of Ambulance Shortage
A Saskatchewan visitor writes to the News lamenting Medicine Hat’s lack of suitable ambulance service. His wife fell ill and was diagnosed as a suspected infantile paralysis case, yet no proper ambulance was available. He describes attempts to move her by improvised vehicle, calls out the dirty, unsuitable transport, and urges city fathers to fund a proper ambulance, offering to donate if a subscription is opened.
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Saskatchewan
Scullin to Attend Imperial Conference Trip
Pertham Australia Aug 25 The Prime Minister Rt Hon James Scullin sails for England for the Imperial Conference by permission of his doctor who examined him this morning He was taken from his bed to the Orange ship His bronchitis and pleurisy are a little improved.
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Pertham
Australia
James Scullin
England
Imperial Conference
Scullin
Estate worth up to 100 million tied to oil operator
Clarion Pennsylvania August 27 Thomas B Stick independent oil operator probate announces a will disposing of an estate estimated between 75 million and 100 million dollars. Stick reputed as the wealthiest independent oil operator in the world.
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Clarion
Thomas B. Stick
Slick
Drowning of Bank Official at Sandy Lake Resort
Donald Slattery assistant manager at the Imperial Bank of Canada, J Juniper, drowned at Sandy Lake Summit resort about fifty miles northwest of Neepawi.
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Frank
Donald Slattery
Imperial Bank of Canada
J Juniper
Sandy Lake Summitr Resort
Neepawi
U S A Gunboat Panay Attacked by Reds Near Wusueh
Reds in Hupeh Province attacked the U S A gunboat Panay near Wusueh, firing machine gun bullets. The Panay returned fire, with no damage reported on the ship and damage to attackers not yet determined.
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Shanghai
Wusueh
Hupeh Province
United States
Panay
Costly Air Maneuvres Kill Six in France Crashes
In Chartres area six army aviators died when a night training plane crashed in Chavannes. The craft fell on a street, damaging three houses. The cause was suspected loss of speed. Nearby Dijon reports another crash near Corcelles les-Monts killed a pilot and three crew members, with two survivors.
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Chartres
France
Chavannes
Dijon
A. P
Corcelles les-Monts
Here
Dynamite Explosion Kills Two Sewer Workers
At Hamilton on Saturday a premature dynamite blast in a sewer tunnel fatally injured Daniel Campbell and Angus Hughes, employees of Stanley Construction Company. They were working on a shaft 13 feet deep in the mountain district when the explosion occurred.
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Hamilton
Daniel Campbell
Angus Highes
Stanley Construction Company
Mountain
J A King Elected To High Office
Andrew Whyte of Edmonton was elected governor for the Western Canada district at the Western Canada Kiwanis Clubs convention. Edmonton will host the 1931 meeting. J A King of Medicine Hat was named Lieut Governor for Alberta, succeeding D R Harrison of Port Arthur.
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Fort William
Andrew Whyte
Edmonton
Western Canada
Western Canada Kiwanis Clubs
Whyte
D. R. Harrison
Port Arthur
Manitoba
Ontario
F. Taylor
St. Boniface
Man
Saskatchewan
J. W. Whyte
Swift
Alberta
J. A. King
Medicine Hat
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Beaverbrook Taken Ill Aboard Yacht
Lord Beaverbrook patron of the Daily Express and Empire free trade advocate was taken ill on his yacht in Dover harbor. He reportedly suffered food poisoning and received treatment from Dr. Wilson and Dr. Laird. The yacht remained offshore and London inquiries said the illness was not serious.
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Dover
Eng
Lord Beaverbrook
London Daily Express
Empire Free Trade Movement
Wilson
St. Mary’s Hospital
London
Laird
Duck Hunting Not To Be Mechanized
Winnipeg August 27 The Department of the Interior issues season instructions forbidding airships and aeroplanes from aiding duck and goose hunting. Boats sail or power, cars and buggies, and machines guns and batteries are also banned as means to obtain the bag.
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Winnipeg
Department of the Interior
Winnipeg grain official Matthew Snow dies suddenly
Matthew Snow a longtime member of the Board of Grain Commissioners died yesterday in Winnipeg at age 71 from sunstroke after a day of golf. Born in Scotland in 1858 he moved to Canada in 1880 and built a career in farming before rising in Canadian grain circles and joining the commission in 1923.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Matthew Snow
Board of Grain Commissioners
Snow
Edinburg
Scotland
Askirk School
Roxborough
Austin
Man
Wolseley, Sask
Bomb drops hit Forbidden City in Peiping
Two Nationalist aircraft from Sinanfu dropped six bombs in the Forbidden City area this morning. Only one exploded inside the Chinese gates. Casualties occurred but Peiping residents showed no panic. A later item mentions Hugh S. Ross, 45, an officer with Great West Life Assurance at Winnipeg.
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Peiping
China
Sinanfu
Tartar City
Forbidden City
Chinem
Hugh S. Ross
Great West Life Assurance Company
Winnipeg
Cead
Arrests Shake All-India Congress in Delhi Meeting
In Delhi on August 27, virtually the entire All-India Congress working committee was arrested. Included was V. J. Patel who resigned as president of the legislative assembly to join civil disobedience. Earlier reports said the body would meet despite being declared an unlawful assembly. Also arriving for the meeting were Pandit, Malaviya, and N Mehta. Earlier, fifteen National Congress leaders were arrested for a flag day procession. four months hard labor imposed amid clashes with police and injuries to several bystanders.
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Delhi
Tormengla
India
A.P
All-India Congress
V. J. Patel
Legislative Assembly
Loe Tt
Miss N. Mehta
Sir Manubhai Mehta
Dimmh
all-India National Congress
Great Advance In Medicine Forecast
Lord Dawson at the British Medical Association session predicts further breakthroughs in treating invisible infections such as sleeping sickness yellow fever measles and the common cold. He cites convalescent serums as a key advance and notes vaccination reducing hydrophobia and enabling school attendance during measles inoculation.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Lord Dawson
Penn
Section of
British Medical Association
George
England
Grain inspections report for Winnipeg on Aug 27
Wheat inspections reached 491 cars versus 525 last year. Contract grades 402. Oats 2 compared with 28 a year ago. Barley 58 vs 127 previously. Flax and mixed grains unchanged at zero. rye 12 vs 84. Screenings zero.
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Winnipeg
Halifax Harbor Commission Abolished by Resignations
Halifax Nova Scotia August 27 Charles W Ackhurst and John Murphy resign from the Halifax Harbor Commission sending notices to the Minister of Marine to take effect with the governor in council approval. Peter R Jack had earlier resigned after seeking Halifax County candidacy. the commission formed in 1923.
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Halifax
N.S
Charles W. Ackhurst
John Murphy
Halifax Harbor Commission
Board of Commissioners
Peter R. Jack
Halifax Conty
Halifax Harbor
Preparations For Atlantic Flight Involve New Horizon Instrument
Montreal August 27 The Sperry artificial horizon arrives ahead of Captain Errol Boyd's planned long distance flight from St Hubert to London. The Bellanca Columbia, overhauled for the journey, may take off by week end with navigator Harry F Connor and Captain Boyd plotting a great circle course over the sea.
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Montreal
Sperry
Errol Boyd
St. Hubert
London
England
Columbia
Guiseppe Bellanca
Harry F. Connor
Bellanca
Bermuda
Boyd
Roger Q. Williams
Neriificielsborizon
Bombing injures police station workers in Calcutta Bengal
A bomb at Eden Gardens police station in Calcutta injured a policeman and three public works department coolies, one coolie losing a hand. The blast damaged the police department compound and living quarters, with bloodstains reported as smoke cleared. Injured were taken to hospitals. two American boys completed a cross country car trip with engines running in reverse from New York to Los Angeles.
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Calcutta
Bengal
India
A.P
Public Works Department
Eden Garders
Bloc Works Department
Police Department
a.Joud
St. Louis
CPR Officials In Conference On Hilda Pashley Branch Plan
A. M. Neal of Winnipeg and A. Halkett of Calgary met Mayor Bullivant to discuss completing the Hilda Pashley branch. They toured Medicine Hat, praised the city’s flower display and cleanliness, and heard calls to extend lines for industrial and hospital access, stressing local manufacturers’ needs.
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A. M. Neal
Winnipeg
Western Lines
A. Halkett
Calgary
Alberta
Auto
Lethbridge
C.P. R
Bullivant
Hilda- Pashley
The.s
Neal
Mr.Halkett
Halkett
Oreenee
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Beaverbrook
Peer
Halifax Harbor Commissioners
Public Works Dept
C.P.R
Schuler-Pashley
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