Government urged to set limit for relief fund in Commons
In Ottawa the House debated unemployment and farm relief as prorogation looms. Prime Minister Bennett argued against a fixed cap, warning against blanket access to funds, while opposition leader King pressed for a set limit and parliamentary control. Premier Bennett warned of work-refusal consequences and the danger of anti-government elements.
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Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons
Canada
House
R. B. Bennett
Bennett
Marckenzie King
King
Mr. King
Calendar Reforms Multiply in League of Nations Proposals
Nearly two hundred reform schemes have been submitted to the League of Nations as discussions advance on updating calendars. The varied proposals address time reckoning, leap years, and standardization to ease international affairs.
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The
League of Nations
Teachers Federation gathers in Regina for 1932 convention
The Canadian Teachers Federation will hold its 1932 convention in Regina. J R Mackey invited by the mayor and accepted. Miss Catherine M Straith of Windsor Ont elected first vice president with A S MacFarlane’s resignation. A Ricker of Saint John elected second vice president. The secretary M J Coldwell reported rising concern over low mood and rural crop failure in Western Canada.
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Moncton
N.B
Canadian Teachers’ Federation
Regina
J. R. Mackey
Catherine M. Straith
Windsor
Ont
A. S. MacFarlane
Fredericton
New Brunswick
A. Ricker
Saint John
Miss Straith
M. J. Coldwell
Western Canada
Canada South Africa Trade Treaty Foreseen
A Johannesburg despatch predicts a trade treaty between Canada and the Union of South Africa. Officials from the Department of Trade and Commerce and the Department of Finance have been working on terms for an agreement. The independent treaty may result from the one year postponement of the Empire Economic Conference in Ottawa.
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London
England
Canada
Union of South Africa
Johannesburg
Department of Trade and Commerce
Department of Finance
Dominions
Ottawa
CN Rail employees to take half day unpaid per week
An official letter signed by Sir Henry Thornton states that starting August 1 Canadian National Railways staff earning under 4000 dollars annually will be laid off one half day each week without pay. The measure follows an agreement between the railway management and employee representatives.
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Montreal
Que
Canadian National Railways
Henry Thornton
Manitoba Allows Hay Cutting in Crown Lands for Drought Areas
Saskatchewan Manitoba government announces that drought stricken municipalities in southwestern Manitoba may cut hay in Crown Lands in Northern Manitoba. The province will pay transport costs for farmers and equipment and cover freight rates on hay shipments to southern regions.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Exemption Proposed for Small Goods in Bennet Plan
Ottawa debated a House amendment on July 21 1931 to exempt goods valued below $25 from the one per cent excise tax. The measure applies to items crossing the border by mail or express.
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Ottawa
Quebec Elections Set for August 24 in Montreal Dispatch
La Presse reports Quebec will hold provincial elections on August 24 and that dissolution of the current legislature will be announced shortly. The dispatch from Montreal outlines the upcoming political process and timing.
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Montreal
Quebec
la Presse
Floods Shrink Crops as Yangtze Rises Unprecedentedly
Central China floods devastate vast areas with hundreds dead and prices up sharply. Hankow reports Yangtze level above all modern records and rising. Nanking partially submerged as telegraphs pour in from cities across the basin. Famine feared in Wuhu as rice harvests are looted by hungry mobs.
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Shanghai
China
Hankow
Associated Press
Yangsze
Nanking
Great
Central China Basin
Wuhu
Anhwei
Siamese King and Queen Begin Canada Tour
King Prajadhipok and Queen Rambhaibarni depart from Scarborough New York aboard a special train bound for Quebec for a five week Canadian visit. They bid farewell to Westchester residents after three months of residence and will visit Ottawa on August 10 and 11 before sailing from Vancouver in September.
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Scarborough
N.Y
Quebec
Canada
Prajadhipok
Rambaibarni
Siam
Westchester County
Ottawa
Vancouver
Amendments To Customs Act Discussed In Ottawa
The House of Commons accepted a senate suggested amendment to the Customs Act amid a jurisdiction dispute beyond the three mile limit. Premier R. B. Bennett said the Privy Council would determine enforceability while the amendment clarifies the situation pending judgment.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
House of Commons
Senate
Privy Council
R. B. Bennett
Wheat price safeguards urged by Commons on Beauharnois report
Ottawa reports on the Beauharnois inquiry urge government action to prevent a drop in wheat prices during the fall and advocate farmer information on soil drifting and seeding practices. The Beauharnois committee also scrutinizes management, campaign funds, and governance issues linked to the project.
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Committee On Agriculture
Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons Committee On Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Putti G
House of Commons
Canada
Quebec
Dominion
R. A. C. Henry
Beauharnois
Mr. Henry
H. B. Griffith
Andrew Haydon
Haydon
McDougald
Bill Becomes Law Unemployment Measure By Lords
The unemployment insurance bill from the MacDonald government becomes law after passing the Lords. It followed final Commons reading and targets abuses in unemployment money distribution raised by the royal commission on the dole. The bill faced opposition from Liberals led by Sir John Simon Labour militants James Maxton Mosley independents and the Conservative Party.
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London
England
MacDonald
House of Lords
House of Commons
Royal Commission
Dole
Commons
John Simon
James Maxton
Oswald Mosley
Conservative
Australia leaders take voluntary pay cuts spread to judges
The pay reduction movement began with government ministers and civil servants in the Commonwealth and has expanded to most state governors and the Supreme Court of New South Wales judges.
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Sydney
Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
Supreme Court
New South Wales
Lord Bledisloe
New Zealand
Sir Henry Isaacs
Dynamite Blast Shakes Ottawa Office District Damages Windows
A five pound dynamite charge detonated by a steam shovel shattered 200 windows across a city block in Ottawa. No injuries reported. The blast aimed to demolish an old bank building at Wellington and O’Connor Streets.
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Ottawa
Bill Passes House Ottawa Old Age Pension Plan
Third reading in the House of Commons approves a government measure providing 75 percent federal aid toward old age pensions with provinces covering 25 percent. An amendment from the Prime Minister, urged by opposition members, removes the contributory basis phrasing from the preamble. the House approves the change.
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Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons
House
Princeton Students Headed to International Geology School
Twenty two Princeton University students and their instructors arrived in Toronto by private car to study mines in Northern Ontario rock formations in the west and the Canadian Rockies as part of the international summer school of geology.
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Toronto
Ont
Ontario
Canadian Rockies
Dominion
International Summer School of Geology
Princeton University
Germany imposes annual 50 cent radio tax
A regulation in Germany requires every radio owner to pay an annual fee of 50 cents. The tax applies uniformly, with revenue slated for public broadcasting support and administrative costs.
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Germany
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R. O. Sweezey
Sweezey
Griffith
John Aird, Jr
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