New Cabinet Named by Premier Bennett in Ottawa
Premier R B Bennett announces a full cabinet with Hon BR Bennett as Prime Minister and Finance minister. Notable appointees include Sir George H Perley as Minister without Portfolio and Minister of External Affairs, E N Rhodes Fisheries, Gideon Robertson Labor, H H Stevens Trade and Commerce, Hugh Guthrie Justice, J Manion Railways, E B Ryckman National Revenue, Arthur Sauve Postmaster General, Murray MacLaren Pensions and National Health, A Stewart Public Works, C H Cahan Secretary of State, D M Sutherland National Defence, Alfred Duranteau Marine, Thomas G Murphy Interior and Indian Affairs, Maurice Dupre Solicitor, W A Gordon Immigration and Mines, Robert Weir Agriculture. Robertson to Labor after request. session to be called at earliest legal date.
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BR. B. Bennett
the Privy Council
External Affairs
Finance
George H Perley
K.cmg
Gideon Robertson
H H. Stevens
Hugh Guthrie
J. Manion
E. B. Ryckman
J. A. MacDonald
Arthur Sauve
Col
Murray MacLaren
Pensions
A. Stewart
C. H. Cahan
Thomas G. Murphy
Interior
Indian Affairs
Maurice Dupre
W. A. Gordon
Immigration and Colonization
Mines
Robert Weir
Agriculture
R. B. Bennett
Department of Finance
Labor
Robertson
H. H. Stevens
Vancouver Centre
East Kootenay
M. D. McLean
Mr. Stevens
Fort William
R. J. Manion
Neepawa
Man
Rhodes
Lost Prospectors Found After 21 Days in Northland
Harry Cairns of Baker's Narrows and his 15 year old son were found safe after twenty one days lost in burnt over muskeg. They survived without food or shelter until blueberries provided sustenance and a spruce shelter was built. The duo reached their copper claims camp eight miles away with a Vickers Vedetter plane piloted by Sergt Tourgis RCAF.
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Harry Cairns
Baker's Narrows
Northland Wilds
Sergt. Tourgis
R.C.A.F
Father
George
E. R. Patton
Prospector
Wilf
Caldwell
Japanese destroyers sail to aid nationals on Yangtze
Four Japanese destroyers left Sasebo bound for Shanghai to protect Japanese nationals along the Yangtze valley. The vessels were ordered to Hankow to reinforce positions up the river amid rising disorder in Hunan and Kiangsi provinces following communist unrest.
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Tokio
Sasebo
Shanghai
Yangtze River
Hankow
Yangtze
Hunan
Kiangsi
Lack Of Moisture Detrimental To Crops
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports general crop progress with uncertain yield in the west. Alberta shows two weeks of improvement due to rains while central Saskatchewan remains hot and dry. Rust losses loom in Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan, with heavy stem rust feared near Winnipeg, while Alberta reports no rust.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Dominion Rust Research Laboratory
Winnipeg
Pontrilas
Shaunavon
Prince of Wales plans Latin American visit next year
The Prince of Wales will visit Argentina to open a British trade exposition in Buenos Aires and then extend his trip to Brazil. Buenos Aires informed President Irigoyen via Ambassador Ronald MacLeay. No US visit is planned.
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London
England
Prince of Wales
Argentina
Brazil
Buenos Aires
Ronald MacLeay
Irigoyen
Famous Bands May Come To Brandon in 1931
At Regina a meeting floated western Class A exhibitions for 1931 with two major bands possible. The Royal Scots Guards and the Bosses o the Barn were named as likely engagements while Coldstream Guards and the Royal Air Force have performed in Western Canada in the past five years.
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Brandon
Regina
Royal Scots Guards
Coldstream Guards
Royal Air Force
Canada
Pravda Urges Global Solidarity for Chinese Revolution
Pravda calls on the world Communist movement to support China and to establish hands off the Chinese revolution committees in every factory and enterprise worldwide. The appeal targets proletariat masses and Communist parties for unified action.
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Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Freud Wins Goethe Prize in Vienna
Prof Sigmund Freud world famous psychiatrist and scientist was informed he had been awarded the Goethe prize the greatest scientific and literary distinction in Germany.
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Vienna
Sigmund Freud
Germany
British legal delegation sails for bar conference
To attend the Bar Conference in Toronto and Chicago British representatives sail for Canada aboard the Duchess of Atholl. Viscount Dunedin heads the judicial party with eight judges and 126 lawyers aboard. Attending lawyers include Attorney General Sir William Jowitt and Sir John Simon, former head of the Indian Statutory Reform Commission.
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Southampton
Pag
Toronto
Chicago
Canada
Duchess of Atholl
Viscount Dunedin
William Jowitt
John Simon
Indian Statutory Reform Commission
Heavy Wheat Carry Over in Vancouver Port
The 1930 31 crop year begins with 7 651 765 bushels of wheat in store at Vancouver a carryover from last season. Since August 1 exports from Vancouver reach 701 185 bushels. Railways report 367 000 bushels of old crop wheat moving toward Vancouver.
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Vancouver
Bureau to Aid in Keeping Trade More Stabilized
Montreal reports Joseph T. Crowder president of the Retail Merchants' Association of Canada calls for a government university and business bureau. The body would survey Canadian business, anticipate depressions, and plan actions to absorb unemployment and sustain demand. He cites wheat stocks, the stock market crash, overproduction, and mob psychology as factors. He notes farmers produce more food and factories more goods than can be sold.
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Montreal
Canada
Joseph T. Crowder
Retail Merchants’ Association, of Canada
Mr. Crowder
Tragedy at Royal Regatta as Yacht Sinks in Collision
Royal regatta at Cowes sees the Lucilla sink after colliding with the Lulworth at the start. Steward William Saunders is reported dead. The Britannia, with King aboard, wins the big yacht race for its 200th victory, amid cheers as the King watches from the deck.
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Cowes
Isle of Wight
Lucilla
J. Lauriston Lewis
King
Britannia
A. A. Paton
Lulworth
William Saunders
Edmonton Bound Fokker Flight Leaves Cambridge Bay
Pilot W J Buchanan of Western Canada Airways departed Cambridge Bay aboard a large Fokker aircraft with mechanic T Gilmour. The trip toward Edmonton is planned to take about three weeks depending on the machine condition. if damaged it will be repaired and flown to Winnipeg.
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Edmonton
Cambridge Bay
Arctic
MacAlpine
W. J. Buchanan
Western Canada Airways, Limited
T. Gilmour
Buchanan
North
Winnipeg
Heavy Gold Imports Hit Canada from New York
Gold imports into Canada from New York surged to about 14.5 million dollars since the movement began two weeks ago. The latest arrivals brought 2 million dollars in gold consigned to the Canadian Bank of Commerce and to the Imperial Bank of Canada, in equal shares.
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Montreal
New York
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Imperial Bank of Canada
Toronto
Royal York
Bank of Commerce
Temple
Robert Simpson
Sterling Towers
New Union Stations
Ontario
Canada Trusts
Metropolitan
Dominion Bank
C.P.R
Bank of Hamilton
Union Station
British Stowaway Wave Reaches UK Ports
London reports hundreds of destitute Britons hiding in New York waiting to stow away on homebound liners. Southampton court announcements warn ports to arrest stowaways as ships are searched for them. Nine were caught on Anchor liner to Glasgow, seven on Mauretania and Plymouth, and four on Minnekahda en route to Britain.
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London
England
New York
London Daily Herald
Southampton
United States
Britain
Glasgow
Mauretania
Plymouth
Banks Finance Balance of the 1929 Wheat Crop
Premier Bracken states Canadian banks and Wheat Pool have carried unsold 1929 crop balance with arrangements satisfactory. No new guarantees are requested. the balance depends on final sales and market prices. Estimates for a 1929 western crop range from 325 to 400 million bushels, likely near the smaller figure.
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Toronto
John Bracken
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prairie
Bracken
Middle Western
France
West
Writs Issued for Federal By-Elections Across Canada
Writs issued after cabinet appointments set nomination day August 25 and polling September 1 or 2 for ten and five constituencies respectively. Premier Bennett announced the move as Parliament may convene September 2. H. H. Stevens will run in East Kootenay. M. D. McLean resigns for Stevens. Rhodes not yet named constituency.
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Ottawa
Ont
E. N Rhodes
Nova Scotia
R. B. Bennett
Rhodes
Ottawa traders doubt benefit from Washington lumber ruling
Lumber merchants in British Columbia and the Ottawa Valley say the Washington decision to admit sawed lumber free into the United States will have little effect on Canadian trade. They view the ruling as a tariff clarification with no real advantage for their industry.
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Ottawa
Ont
British Columbia
Ottawa Valley
Washington
United States
Population Count From Census Figures
Preliminary census figures list the continental United States at 122,728,873 inhabitants. The total includes an incomplete estimate for one Pennsylvania township and adds 14,772,688 for outlying possessions to reach a grand total of 137,501,561. The 48 states and DC show a population increase of 17,018,253.
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Washington
Continental
United States
Pennsylvania
States
District of Columbia
Samurai sword presented to Viscount Willingdon in Ottawa
A 300 year old Samurai sword was presented to His Excellency Viscount Willingdon by Senji Suzuki during a goodwill ceremony at Rideau Hall Ottawa as seven prominent Japanese businessmen toured Canada and the United States.
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Ottawa
Ont
Willingdon
Senji Suzuki
Canada
United States
Rideau Hall
Saskatoon to Get 1000-Student Technical College
A new technical college planned for Saskatoon will promote technical education in Saskatchewan and provide accommodation for 1,000 students. The project outlines a significant expansion of local technical training and workforce development.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
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Fisheries
D. M. Sutherland
Alfred Duranteau
Northland
Dap
South America
Goethe Prize
Bureau
Kathleen Greenwood
Arthur Greenwood
MacDonald
Huddersfield Technical College
Miss Greenwood
Collison
U.S
Homeland
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