Bennett Sets October 14 as Federal Election Date
Prime Minister R B Bennett reshuffles cabinet and announces dissolution of the 17th Parliament. Writs will be issued November 9 with an Oct 14 general election set after adjusting holidays and dates to avoid Yom Kippur. New ministers include Geary Lawson Ernst and Gobeil. Dusseault slated for marine, Dupre for postmaster general, Rhodes to stay on finance until refunding work completes.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
Earl of Bessborough
Canada
Quebec
R. G. Geary
Toronto
Justice
Hugh Guthrie
Board of Railway Commissioners
J. E. Lawson
National Revenue
R. C. Matthews
William Ernst
Lunenburg
N.S
Samuel Gobeil
Compton
House of Commons
Liberal
Liberal-Progressives
Progressives
United Farmers of Alberta
Labor
Bennett
Marine
Post Office
J. c. H. Dusseault
Montreal
Maurice Dupre
E. N. Rhodes
Finance
Senate
Islands Under Martial Law in Aegean Dodecanese
A Reuters dispatch from Athens reports the Italian held Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea placed under martial law with a strict blockade. Leros is fortified and visitors cannot disembark there. instead all pass through Rhodes under tight control.
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Aegean Sea
London
Reuter
Athens
Dodecanese
Leros
Rhodes
Asia Minor
Cos
Kalymmos
Nisyros
Telos
Syme
Khalke
Astypalaia
Karpathos
Kanos
Patmos
Lispos
Turkey
Italy
Lausanne
Sevres
Stabilize Rouble Efforts Underway in Soviet Economy
The Soviet government aims to fix the rouble’s purchasing value by long term structural changes. It seeks wage price balance, lowering prices while tackling root economic factors. A factory worker earns about 150 roubles monthly with costs compared to Western prices illustrating the strain.
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Moscow
North America
Relief rolls shrink in Winnipeg June August
Nearly 500 fewer families relied on relief in Winnipeg on August 3 compared with a year earlier. The official count showed 5,980 families on relief that date, down from 6,400 the previous year.
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Winnipeg
Ash way man crowned Nova Scotia fishing king of 1934
A 648 pound tuna was landed in Liverpool Nova Scotia and placed in cold storage. Lee Crandell of Ashway Rhode Island was hailed as king of the Nova Scotia fishing waters for 1934.
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Liverpool
N.S
Lee Crandell
Ashway
R.I
Nova Scotia
Dominion Feeder Policy Extends Winter Support for Cattle
The Dominion will extend its winter feeder policy for another season to aid Canadian farmers. Minister Robert Weir announced that until December 31 the government will cover one way transportation and travel expenses for farmers purchasing one or more carloads of young feeder cattle or lambs under department rules.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Robert Weir
Agricultural Department
Bank Buys Dominion Treasury Bills in Ottawa
The Bank of Canada announced tenders accepted for the full $20,000,000 Dominion of Canada treasury bills due November 15. The average discount price was 99.69269 and the average yield 1.223 percent.
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Bank
Federal
Ottawa
Victoria Jail Inspection Tour Announced by Attorney General
Gordon Sloan BC attorney general plans an interior province jail inspection tour. He will assess overflowing lockups where RCMP arrests of transients for alleged red riding to prairie harvest fields have overloaded facilities.
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Victoria
Gordon Sloan
British Columbia
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Developments Planned in South Africa Mineral Resources
General Jan Smuts announced that major exploitations of South Africa's mineral resources are anticipated soon. The government, with Premier Hertzog’s key lieutenant, is currently studying how to implement these developments effectively.
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Durban
South Africa
Jan Smuts
Hertzog
Water Development Ottawa Aids Prairie Farms
Hon. Robert Weir reports strong interest in water development under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act as farmers seek reliable irrigation. Since the program’s launch, over 4 600 applications have arrived, with about 350 from Manitoba, 2 800 from Saskatchewan, and around 1 400 from Alberta. Field staff expanded from four engineers to twenty one as field work began three weeks ago.
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Ottawa
Drouth
Prairie Provinces
Robert Weir
Canada
Weir
Office of the Water Development Committee
Swift Current
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Britain May Restrict Credits to Italy Amid Delayed Payments
British exporters consider halting new credits to Italy due to late payments tied to military costs. Italy owes Pr.iieh exporters about £2,000,000 with creditors potentially up to $10,000,000 and lead manufacturers face tighter credit. Coal shippers have already paused sales, shifting demand to Germany. The News Chronicle calls for liberalizing colonial control amid the Ethiopian crisis, prompting debate on Britain’s colonial stance and potential conflicts.
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London
Italy
Pr.iieh
Germany
News Chronicle
Britain
Ontario Legislature to Convene After Election Day
Premier Mitchell F. Hepburn announced a special session of the Ontario legislature will be held as soon as possible after Dominion election day October 14. The timing aims to address post election matters and set the province’s immediate agenda.
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Toronto
Ontario
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Tourist car influx to British Columbia rises over 1934 totals
British Columbia welcomed 2633 non resident cars through July, up 150 from 1934. Alberta contributed 1942 vehicles while Saskatchewan 469 Manitoba 125 New Brunswick three Nova Scotia four Ontario 80 and Quebec 14 also entered the province.
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Coast Province
Victoria
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
Bluebird Sailed to America for Land Speed Record Run
Sir Malcolm Campbell prepares for new land speed record attempts with Bluebird. The car ships to the United States aboard the Aquitania from Southampton. Campbell, one mechanic, and a team will follow to New York next week.
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Sir Malcolm Campbell
America
Southampton
Malcolm Campbell
United States
Aquitania
Sir Malcolm
Malcolm
New York
Wheat Board Personnel Announced in Ottawa
Premier R B Bennett unveiled the new wheat aid board personnel from Winnipeg including John I McFarland as chairman L Smith as vice chairman and C Grant. The advisory committee includes Robert McKee Sydney T Smith Charles G C Short Paul Bredt Lew Hutchinson Louis C Brouillette and Brooks Catton. McFarland is 62 and formerly led Alberta Pacific Grain and central selling agencies for the wheat pools.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
John I. McFarland
L. Smith
C Grant
Winnipeg
Canadian Wheat Board
Robert McKee
Vancouver
Sydney T. Smith
Charles G. C. Short
Montreal
Millers’ Association
Paul Bredt
Lew Hutchinson
Duhamel
Alberta
Louis C. Brouillette
Brooks Catton
Hanley
Sask
Mr. McFarland
Halton County
Ont
Canada
Edmonton
McFarland
Alberta Pacific Grain Company
Alberta Wheat Pool
Wheat Pools
Dominion
Dominion Wheat Board
Farm Trade Policy Conference Urged by Ontario Minister
Hon Duncan Marshall Ontario minister of agriculture urged a conference of provincial agriculture ministers after the federal election to define a Canadian agricultural trade policy. The proposal aims to unify regional policies under a national framework.
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Calgary
Duncan Marshall
Ontario
West Uses Siamese Rice Montreal Trade Gains
Consul-general for Siam in Canada Captain Watson-Armstrong, on a business trip through Montreal, says Canada Siam trade is rising. He notes western Canada uses more Siamese rice than any other nation and credits Siam’s 1933 Regina World Grain Conference success with prizes won, boosting exports.
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Montreal
England
Europe
Siam
A. J. M. Watson-Armstrong
Canada
Vancouver
Regina
Fire destroys sawdust pile and damaged mill site
Fire at the Shawinigan Lake Lumber Co. site north of Victoria, B C, caused heavy damage. The smouldering sawdust pile, burning for over a year, prompted concerns as nearby fire dwellings were destroyed and the mill burned down last year.
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Victoria
B.C
Shawinigan Lake Lumber Co
Here
Alberta Snow Storm Spreads Across Province
Thunderstorms rocked central and northern Alberta last week as hail damaged crops in Millet district and a home in Edmonton was struck by lightning. Snow fell at Pouce Coupe and Hudson Hope while heavy rain drenched broad areas.
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Edmonton
Millet
Pouce Coupe
Hudson Hope
Alberta
Cape Town Driver Fined for Speeding Twice in One Day
Police report Tommy Williams penalized in a South Africa court for speeding on two occasions. He paid 12.50 on a cone charge and 10 on the second offense.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Tommy Willams
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