Opium War Effort Fails and Calls for Inquiry
Great Britain told the League of Nations that undercutting ops by low prices failed in Hong Kong as government opium stocks ran short. The memo urged an International Commission of Inquiry to report on Far East smuggling and policy changes. The note notes rising jails, corruption risk, and ongoing smuggling despite experiments.
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Nova
Cassd
Great Britain
League of Nations
Hong Kong
League
International Commission of Inquiry
Far East
League Assembly
Central
Frost Warning for Clear Skies Tonight
The notice cautions residents of a sharp frost expected under clear skies tonight. It urges protection for melon vines, tomatoes, and similar plants to minimize potential damage.
Labor M.P.s Allegations Denied by Commission
Ottawa reports Deputy Minister of Immigration W J Egan says the Department backs the Winnipeg statement by Commissioner Gelley denying Labour MP Thomas Johnston’s claims about British harvesters. He notes the situation is cleared up with workers returning to England, some offered $4.00 daily wages but declining.
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Ottawa
W. J. Egan
Thomas Gelley
Commission of Immigration
Winnipeg
British Harvesters Allegedly Housed Underground In Canada
Winnipeg dispatch reports British Labour members alleging that harvesters were kept in an underground cage at a railway station under guard. Thomas Johnston and Thomas Shaw claimed witnesses and conditions were observed, urging an official immigration department investigation and improved hall accommodations.
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Winnipeg
Conference On Colonization
Empire Parliamentary Association
Thomas Johnston
Labor
Dundee
Scotland
C.P.R
Thomas Shaw
Ramsay MacDonald
Johnston
Viscount Peel
Distressing Flood Conditions Hit Georgia and Carolinas
Atlanta reports rivers rising across Georgia North Carolina and South Carolina flooding highways and crops. North Carolina sees hundreds of square miles inundated and thousands of bales of cotton damaged. Rockingham and other warehouses flood. Cape Fear River runs 48 feet deep and 18 feet over banks at Fayetteville with expected rise.
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Atlanta
Associated Press
North Carolina
South Carolina
Rockingham
Cape Fear
Fayetteville
Foulston Injured In North Ratovey Street Crash
A. Foulston of Braemar Street was struck by a truck on North Ratovey Street at about 9 AM. He suffered a dislocated collar bone and cuts and bruises. He had been parking in front of Rex Cafe and was hit as George R. Matheson’s Scott National Fruit Co. truck approached from the north. He was treated at the Clinic on Second Street and later returned home.
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A. Foulston
Kileds
Rockfaid
Rock River
Stinson
Richard Ives
Horace F. Tuck
Schacht-Tuck Company
Paul C. Harn
Dean Pringey
Grain Inspections Report For Winnipeg Wheat Cars
Winnipeg reports 579 wheat cars inspected yesterday versus 190 last year. Central wheat inspections total 366 cars.
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Winnipeg
Central Wheat
Jury Bribery Charge Ties Cohen Trial Developments
Toronto report states Dr. Benjamin Cohen was arrested on conspiracy charges connected to alleged jury tampering during his abortion trial at the Spring Assizes. He previously posted 50 000 bail and awaits a fall retrial after a juryman disclosed a bribe offer from a Cohen associate.
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Toronto
Benjamin Cohen
Cohen
Wheat Prices Showed Gains on Prairie Market
Winnipeg September 7 Wheat prices rose modestly as rain in Alberta and spreading moisture south and east kept traders cautious. October wheat ended up 11.4 cents with daily gains from 3.4 to 5.8 cents amid a larger than usual import business. Country movement rose with over 6 million bushels delivered, while Russia’s crop was pegged at 860 million bushels and rye 150 million bushels lighter than last year. No. 2 Northern gained 0.25 cent cash, oats led gains, barley and flax in demand, rye light.
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Winnipeg
Alberta
Ing
Fammers
Prairie
International Institute of Rome
Russia
Northern
Premier Mackenzie King praise for Briand-Kellogg Pact
In Geneva Premier Mackenzie King lauded the Briand Kellogg Pact as a step toward renouncing war. He cited Canada’s ties with France and the United States and its undefended frontier as a symbol of pacific policy and urged disarmament as essential to prosperity. He noted the Rush-Bagot treaty limits on Great Lakes naval forces and the accepted decisions of the International Joint Commission.
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Geneva
Can
Mackenzie King
Canada
Assembly
League of Nations
King
France
United States
Dominion
Great Lake
Paris
International Joint Commission
Assoc of Canadian Clubs Concludes Calgary Conference
The 16th annual Assoc of Canadian Clubs wrapped up in Calgary with officer elections led by J M Macdonnell of Montreal as president. Mrs N G I Glass of Calgary became vice president. Delegates accepted Quebec City as 1929 conference site and discussed future biannual meetings and citizenship education initiatives.
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Calgary
Associaton of Canadian Clubs
Palliser Hotel
J. M. Macdonnell
Montreal
A. J. Tarr
K.C
Winnipeg
N. G. I. Glass
Women's Canadian Club
Premier Taschereau
G. E. Marquis
Quebec Canadian Club
Quebec City
Association
W. Sanford Evans
C. R. McCullough
Hamilton
H. G. H. Glass
Quebec
IR. A. Benoit
Ontario West
Arthur Ford
London
Ontario South
Ff. I. Ker
Ontario
G. R. Philp
Toronto
Ontario East
Charles Thorburn
Ottawa
C. BE. Chappie
Fort William
Manitoba
Herbert Sellers
Saskatchewan North
J. S Meermid
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan South
James Balfour
Regina
Alberta North
W. D. Ferris
Edmonton
Alberta South
J. B. Corbet
British Columbia
J. S. Tate
Vancouver
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
R. L. Bordon
L. J. Burpee
C. G. Cowan
K. A. Greene
A. K. MacLean
J. McLean
A. M. Long
E J. Tarr
C. E. Chapple
Association of Canadian Clubs
Canada
United Church Foreign Mission Work Dominates Council
Winnipeg reports the United Church’s work abroad in eight mission fields dominated General Council sessions. Dr A E Armstrong reviewed global efforts and noted indemnification talks for China’s civil war losses, with Henan damages at 100000 dollars and other regions suffering serious property losses.
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Winnipeg
United Church In
Foreign Lands
General Council of the Church
A. E. Armstrong
Toronto
Mre. J. MacGilivray
Women's Mission Board
China
Aise
Lorses
Henan
Armstrong
Major Godfrey Delays Vancouver Hop From Edmonton Flight
Major A ui Godfrey, flying Ottawa to Vancouver, paused in Edmonton due to rain and snow, delaying the final leg of his journey until conditions improve. Earlier, he passed Prince Albert at 11:15 p.m., reported by Royal Canadian Signal Corps officers amid smoke haze.
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Edmonton
A. Ui. Godfrey
trans-Canada Flier
Vancouver
Prince Albert
Sask
Godfrey
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Signal Corps
Croydon
England
C. Pd, Barnard
KE. H. Elliott
Princess Xenia
Kerachl
India
Duchess of Bedford
Kerachi
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Earl of Orford
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