Three Delegates Named for League of Nations Meeting
Ottawa announces Sir Robert Borden Senator Thomas Chapais and Mrs Mary Irene Parlby will represent Canada at the League of Nations assembly in Geneva, with Borden also leading the Canadian council delegation. Chapais is noted for historical writings and Laval University ties. Parlby serves as Alberta minister without portfolio and United Farmers candidate.
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Ottawa
Canada
Assembly of the
League of Nations
Robert Borden
Thomas Chapais
Mary Irene Pariby
Geneva
Council of the League
League
Mary Irene Parlby
Alberta
Lacombe
United Farm Women, of Alberta
Alberta University
United Farmers of Alberta
Canadian Butter For China Hong Kong order eyed for BC dairy
Canadian butter destined for Hong Kong will be shipped from British Columbia as a department of agriculture aided test. On September 4 a test voyage crosses the Pacific to the Far East under the care of the Canadian trade commissioner. Success could open a large new market for BC butter.
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Victoria
B.C
Orient
Hong Kong
Department of Agriculture
Pacific
Far East
Calgary Cadets Win United Empire Trophy at Dominion Rifle Meet
Calgary high school cadets captured the United Empire trophy for the highest aggregate score at the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association meet in Ottawa. They totaled 973 points, ahead of Hamilton Central Collegiate A with 966 and Winnipeg Highland with 963.
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Connaught
Ottawa
Ont
Calgary High School
Tyro MacDougall
Bankers
Dominion of Canada Rifle Association
Calgarians
Hamilton
Central Collegiate
Winnipeg Highland Collegiate
Paralyzing illness hits Oshawa area two deaths reported
Two 10 year old boys Eddie Curtin and Albert W Ferguson died from infantile paralysis in Oshawa Ontario. Health authorities report no new cases and the total remains at 12 with no change in East Whitby township.
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Oshawa, Ont
Eddie Curtin
Albert W. Ferguson
East Whitby Township
Rotary Plan Aims for Seasonal Work in Windsor
Windsor Gricklayers' union considers a rotary system to provide employment for members during slow periods. Each man would work one week and be idle the next, extending to border city construction work to sustain jobs.
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Windsor
Ont
Gricklayers’ Union
Motion Picture Operator Killed Near Edmonton
Westlock Alberta photographer and motion picture operator W A Crawford died when his car swerved off the road near Givierre di Barre and overturned in a ditch. Mrs Crawford escaped serious injury according to Alberta provincial police reports.
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Edmonton
Alberta
W. A. Crawford
Westlock
Giviere di Barre
Crawford
Unrest Spreads as British Forces Tighten Control in Northwest Frontier
British troops reinforce frontier defences in India as aerial bombing and troop arrivals curb Afridi attacks around Peshawar. Massazais and Dra Kazis joined clashes near Badama Post, while Chamkennis faced air force warnings. Six air squadrons dropped 6000 bombs in a day, with 20 Massazais wounded.
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Peshawar
India
Massazais
Badama
Lahore
Nowshera
Badama Post
Robson to oppose Stevens in East Kootenay by election
William Robson, longtime Labor ally and former Labor Bureau employee, announces he will run as an Independent Labor candidate against Hon. H. H. Stevens in the East Kootenay by election. District Liberal action to be set at a near-term meeting. M. McLean of Fernie, a Conservative, held the seat previously before Stevens.
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Cranbrook
B.C
H. H. Stevens
East Kootenay
Trade and Commerce
William Robson
Labor Bureau
Stevens
Robson
Nanaimo
M. McLean
Fernie
Vancouver
Bennett
Massey Holds Quiet Ottawa Visit With Bennett
Premier R. B. Bennett and Hon. Vincent Massey held a 45 minute conference in the East Block. Bennett said the talk was very satisfactory and Massey declined to discuss the visit on leaving.
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Ottawa
Ont
R. B. Bennett
Vincent Massey
Bennett
Massey
Mr. Massey
Lloydminster Student Wins $500 History Economics Scholarship
Delbert Clarke of Lloydminster district earned a $500 1930 31 scholarship from the Canadian Pioneer Problems committee. The award comes from Queen's University Kingston and enables him to study history under Prof. A S Morton at the University of Saskatchewan with high honors in history and economics.
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Lloydminster, Sask
Delbert Clarke
Lloydminster
University of Saskatchewan
Queen's University
Kingston
A. S. Morton
Lindbergh beat by record time as Hawks flies coast to coast
Capt. Frank M. Hawks completed a transcontinental flight from Glendale California to Curtiss Field in twelve hours, twenty five minutes and three seconds, faster than Lindbergh’s record set last April by more than two hours.
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Valley Stream
N.Y
Charles A. Lindbergh
Frank M. Hawks
Glendale
Cal
Curtiss Field
Miners Entombed After Coalmont Collliery Blast
One miner died and about 30 workers remain entombed after a blast at the Coalmont Colliery near Princeton B C. Word of the disaster reached the area and plans are under consideration to send rescuers to free the trapped men.
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Merrit
B.C
Coalmont
Princeton
Plane Drops Anthrax Antitoxin to Save Burlington Worker
A plane delivered anthrax antitoxin from Montreal by parachute to Burlington Vermont. The fast acting medical aid saved a factory worker suddenly stricken by the disease.
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Burlington
Montreal
Alberta Protests Dumping of German Immigrants
Alberta confronts claims 200 German immigrants were dumped in the province last week prompting Ottawa labor inquiry ordered after a protest telegram to Premier Bennett. Denial comes from the steamship line and Der Herold editor, while Walter Widmer of the German-speaking workers association stands by the charges.
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Edmonton
Alberta
E M. Johnson
Sol- Mer Settlement Board
Department of Labor
Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
George Hoadley
der Herold
Walter Widmer
Association of
Government plans quick unemployment survey in Canada
Ottawa announces a rapid survey of unemployment conditions as the Department of Labor asks provinces and mayors of larger municipalities to report current and projected winter unemployment within ten days. The Employment Service Council will meet August 21 to review findings and develop relief measures for Parliament’s special session next month.
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Ottawa
Ont
G. D. Robertson
Labor
Canada
Employment Service Council
Department of Labor
Unemployment Service Council
Wheat Exports Rise in Vancouver Weekly Report
Vancouver Board of Harbor Commissioners reports 869 100 bushels exported in the past week. Season total 1 570 285 bushels, versus 431 098 a year ago. Elevators hold 6 649 529 bushels, railways 1 516 300, in BC divisions. Ships in port total 170 156 bushels.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
Aer
Canadian politicians injured in Ontario crash
In London Ontario Hon Donald Sutherland Minister of National Defence Franklin Smoke M P for Brant and J L Stansell defeated Norfolk Elgin candidate were slightly injured when their car struck a truck and overturned in a ditch.
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London
Ont
Donald Sutherland
National Defence
Franklin Smoke
Brant
J. L. Stansell
Norfolk Elgin
Globe Circling Flight Ends In Crash
John Henry Mears of New York attempting a globe circling flight from Roosevelt Field to beat Graf Zeppelin time crashed at Harbor Grace Newfoundland. His plane was wrecked and he did not complete the journey.
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John Henry Mears
New York
Roosevelt Field
Graf Zeppelin
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Meeting Of C M A Tariff Section In Toronto Canada
Representatives from every industrial branch in Canada attended the Canadian Manufacturers Association tariff section meeting in Toronto. Officials refused to release details but discussed possible advanced duties on boots leather goods and autos. The tone favored moderating duties to aid trade and curb unemployment.
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Toronto
Ont
Canada
Cam
Association
Transportation, Commercial Intelligence
New Brunswick Liquor Rules Extend Ban After Convictions
The Fredericton cabinet approved a regulation under the New Brunswick Liquor Control Act restricting liquor purchases. After conviction for selling or keeping liquor for sale or for drunkenness or two drunkenness findings within 12 months, the offender cannot buy liquor for three months.
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Fredericton
N.B
New Brunswick
Compulsory Training Suspension Introduced in Wellington
In Wellington New Zealand the government introduces a bill to temporarily suspend compulsory military training in the House of Representatives as a cost saving measure. The proposal aims at economy while maintaining national readiness.
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Wellington
N.Z
House of Representatives
JAPAN BUSINESS TOURISTS WELCOME IN VANCOUVER
A Japanese business delegation arrived in Vancouver aboard the Empress of Canada and was welcomed by Mayor W H Malkin and local business leaders. The party, including Soichiro Sato and Shigetaro Matsui, will tour Canada and the United States to study industries and commerce before continuing to New York.
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Japan
Vancouver
Far East
W. H. Malkin
Canada
New York
United States
Ing
Victoria
B.C
San Francisco
Seattle
Soichiro Sato
Japan Artificial Ice Company
Shigetaro Matsui
Hiroshima Overseas Development Association
Fire Destroys Masson Quebec Leaves Hundreds Homeless
The Masson village blaze destroyed nearly 50 houses and left between 590 and 600 people homeless in the Quebec community on the Lievre River, 21 miles from Ottawa. Damage is pegged at $200,000. Mme Joseph Laflamme died in the afternoon, with shock believed to hasten her death. The town, once home to about 120 families, was reduced to smouldering embers.
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Masson
Que
Monsignor Routhier
Mme
Joseph Laflamme
Lievre River
Ottawa
Dominion Government Expected To Restrict Immigration
Ottawa reports indicate cabinet discussed immigration limits with no official announcement. Sources suggest measures to curb newcomers from European countries to reduce unemployment, possibly affecting railway agreements and not renewing them. A formal statement may follow soon.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Sauve Promises Honest Policy for Post Office
Ottawa postmaster general Arthur Sauve pledges justice honesty and economy as guiding principles for administering the post office department. He vows to enforce laws impartially guard against partisanship and correct errors with responsible oversight while praising his predecessor Venot’s courtesy.
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Ottawa
Post Office Department
Venot
Saskatchewan Premier Backs Wheat Parley Outcomes
Saskatchewan Premier J. T. M. Anderson says he is fully satisfied with the wheat conference results in the east and Ottawa. He mentions new plans including a mail correspondence high school for settlers children and an elementary prospecting course for farmers to aid mining development in the north. He notes Canada will assume control of its natural resources starting October first and aims to maximize development.
Red Menace In China Advances On Nanking City
Reported Communist forces move on the Nationalist capital Nanking and nearby Hankow Yangtze towns 600 miles inland. The city is described as undefended with few defenders inside the 32 mile wall, peasants turning Communist, suspected executions in Hankow, and mass panic among Chinese fleeing toward Nanking.
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Nanking
China
Hankow
Hanyang
Wuchang
Yangtze River
Eskimos Reach Cuba Bound Journey by Canoe
Charles Plaiinshek and two sons, with guide Frank O Grady, left The Pas Manitoba March 21 1929. After Arctic Circle trips and a sled trek, they launched a 15 foot canoe at Granite Falls Minnesota and travel south toward Havana expected early 1931.
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Burlington
Iowa
Arctic Circle
Cuba
Burlingtop
Charles Plaiinshek
Frank O’grady
Pas
Manitoba
Granite Falls
Minn
Havana
Regina Pilot Breaks Western Canada Altitude Record
P B Keffer of the Regina Flying Club climbed to 18 250 feet over Regina on the afternoon of August 12. Regina sits about 1 800 feet above sea level making the flight effectively over 20 000 feet.
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Regina, Sask
Canada
Regina
P. B. Keffer
Nebraska Tourists See West Winnipeg En Route to Vancouver
About 175 corn huskers from Nebraska toured Winnipeg on the way to Vancouver traveling on Canadian National Railways. The Nebraska group, drawn from rural communities, were visiting Western Canada to view its sights and experiences during their coastward journey.
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Winnipeg
Man
Pacific Coast
Nebraska
Vancouver
Canadian National Railways
Canada
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Will
Collison
C.M.A
Quebec Village
Dominion Government
Justice
J. T. M. Anderson
Saskatchewan
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