Unemployment Figures From Canada Rise Amid Economic Strains
Ottawa reports 112 964 Canadians out of work in 84 reporting centres with estimates rising to 159 000 in winter. Senator Robertson notes 26 796 union workers unemployed, 10.9 percent, from August 15 data. Government aims to aid self help rather than paternalism, considering tech education restoration and coordinated action with provinces and employers to create jobs quickly.
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Ottawa
D. Robertson
Canada
Ami Iity
Robertson
Employment Service Council, of Canada
Arctic salvage of planes shows no damage after winter
Canadian fliers recover two abandoned monoplanes at Dease Point and Coppermine River. Western Canada Airways plane reaches McMurray for inspection after an Arctic season of storms and fuel shortages. Victoria reports BC legislature to consider compulsory state health insurance next session.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Arctic
McAlpine
Dease Point
Dominion Explorers, Limited
Coppermine River
Western Canada Airways
Buchanan
McMurray
Birth of a princess at Glamis Castle reported
Announcement from Glamis Castle confirms the birth of a daughter to the Duchess of York. The infant is the fourth grandchild of King George and Queen Mary, with telegrams sent to Sandringham. Attendants include Nurse Beevers and obstetricians Dr. David Miles and Sir Henry Simson, as officials attest the birth.
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Duchess of York
Glamis Castle
Glamis
Scotland
Gray Old Castle
George
Queen Mary
Norfolk
Sandringham
Elizabeth
Mary
Countess of
Harewood
John R. Clynes
Labor
H. R. Boyd
Home Office
Beevers
Princess Elizabeth
David Miles
Henry Simson
London
New Gold Discovery Near Red Lake Ontario Area
A new gold discovery is reported 40 miles west of Red Lake near the Manitoba boundary. A mining expert has left for the locality to investigate the find and assess its potential.
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Hudson
Ont
Red Lake
Manitoba
Canadian Beef Returns to Britain from Montreal
Canadian beef reenters the British market for the first time since 1928 with a shipment of 128 head of Hereford and Shorthorn steers from Montreal. The majority were raised in Ontario on farms of P. J. Henry and M. J. Campbell. Shippers see strong opportunities as Canada shifts beef trade from the US to Britain, despite high American tariffs.
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Montreal
Ontario
Manchester
P. J. Henry
Ricetown
Ont
M. J. Campbell
Dutton
Canada
Donald Munroe
D. Munroe and Sons
United States
Great Britain
Control Of Immigration Saskatoon Report To Be Printed Soon
The Royal Saskatchewan Commission on Immigration and Settlement reports its main outline has been submitted to Premier J. T. M. Anderson. Chairman Dr. W. W. Swanson says findings will be unanimous and the full report will be printed promptly for MPs in Ottawa and Regina. Hearings covered the province with about 475 witnesses heard.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Royal Saskatchewan Commission On Immigration and Settlement
J. T. M. Anderson
Saskatchewan
W. W. Swanson
Ottawa
Regina
Megina
Relief Work Plan For Northern Ontario Unemployed
Announcement by Hon. William Finlay Ontario Minister of Lands and Forests states government will complete a relief work scheme in Northern Ontario to aid lumbermen and mill workers facing destitution this coming winter.
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Toronto
Ont
William Finlayson
Ontario
Toronto dinner eyed for Conservative victory celebration
To Celebrate Victory Toronto Ontario six premiers are due at a dinner tied to the Ontario Conservative Association annual meeting on November 20 and 21. Prime Minister R B Bennett and premiers Tolmie Anderson Harrington Baxter Ferguson will attend to mark the party's Dominion election win.
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Toronto
Ont
Ontario Conservative Association
R. B. Bennett
Canada
F. S. Tolmie
British Columbia
J. T. M. Anderson
Saskatchewan
G. S&s. Harrington
Nova Scotia
J. B. M. Baxter
New Brunswick
G. Howard Ferguson
Ontario
Britain to accept world court compulsory dispute settlement
Dispatches from Geneva to the New York Times report the British Labour Government plans to announce at the League of Nations assembly in September its acceptance of the general act for compulsory peaceful settlement of disputes under the world court. Australia deposited ratification, and consultations with dominions proceed for simultaneous signature. Belgium Denmark and Norway have signed the general act, while the French Senate has not acted.
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New York
Geneva
New York Times
League of Nations Assembly
World Court
Australia
Arthur T. Henderson
League
Belgium
Denmark
Norway
French
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Airman Killed In Ont. Plane Propeller Accident
George P. Parsons of Toronto, 32, died after climbing atop a Wasaga Beach amphibian plane to adjust the motor and slipping into the overhead propeller. Prominent aviators call it the Dominion's first fatality of this kind. Parsons, a World War I pilot and Toronto Flying Club member, had piloted the unique aircraft, which carried the engine and propeller overhead.
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Owen Sound
Ont
George P. Parsons
Toronto
Dominion Aviation
Parsons
Toronto Flying Club
Wasaga Beach
Dominion
Montreal Bank Robbed On St. Catherine Street
Two armed bandits robbed the Banque Provincial at 4137 St. Catherine Street East in Montreal. They forced four employees and a customer to surrender about $2,970 and escaped in a passing taxicab. They overlooked $9,000 left in the teller booth.
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Montreal
Que
Banque Provincial
St. Catherine Street
Elevator Destroyed by Fire in St Boniface
A fire razed the Assiniboine Grain Company elevator in St Boniface across the Red River from Winnipeg. Damage estimated at 75000 dollars. building valued around 60000 dollars and 50000 bushels of barley stored there. Grain merchants Wiley Low and Company own the property. insurance covers the loss.
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Winnipeg
Man
Assiniboine Grain Company
St. Boniface
Red River
Wiley, Low and Company
Islander Wreck Ends Lives of Noted English Party
The 22 ton yacht Islander wrecked on rocks at Lantivet Bay Cornwall during a violent storm along the English coast. Commodore Henry Douglas King MP perished with five others including Commander Searle, Surgeon Captain A R Brailey, Captain Glazebrook, Harry Lucas and his 17 year old brother Walter. The yacht owned by Lt Col John N Diggle had joined Royal Yacht Squadron regattas before the tragedy.
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Fowey
Cornwall
Eng
Lantivet Bay
Henry Douglas King
King
Searle
Berwick-on-Tweed
A. R. Brailey
Dunmow
Essex
Glazebrook
Bishop, Stortford
Harry Lucas
Walter
John N. Diggle
Royal Yacht Squadron
Quebec approves $500000 for road construction in cabinet move
The Quebec government voted a special order in council to add $500000 to the highway budget of $12000000. The funds will be used for road building across the province where unemployment is severe.
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Quebec
Que
Kiangsi Troops Defeat Communists in Western Province
Chinese press dispatches report Kiangsi provincial forces crushed Communist units in the west, killing about 4,000 and seizing 2,000 rifles. The report highlights a decisive local victory amid ongoing civil conflict.
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Hankow
China
Kiangsi
Churchill Drives Tory Unity to Oust Labour Government
Hon. Winston Churchill urged Conservative unification in Minster Kent to defeat the Labour regime. He attacked the Indian policy of the MacDonald government and warned that dominion status for India would not pass the House. He urged tariffs to stimulate industry and guaranteed support for agriculture while promising a purge of the dole and a general revival of national strength.
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Minster
Kent
Eng
Winston Churchill
Churchill
MacDonald
India
Peshawar
Mahatma Gandhi
House of Commons
Great Britain
John Simon
Philip Snowden
Britain
New Zealand Ruling Disturbs Canadian Auto Trade
Ottawa reports New Zealand will place Canadian motor vehicles and accessories on the general tariff list. Canada’s auto trade with New Zealand has grown, exporting 10 349 cars valued at 5 506 791 and parts worth 441 558 in the last fiscal year. The tariff dispute centers on whether old or new rates apply and a trade agreement renewal is expected after October.
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Ottawa
Ont
New Zealand
Canada
Department of Trade and Commerce
Grain crops may grow at Churchill Manitoba in years
D A Brown of the Brandon Federal Experimental Farm says Hudson Bay climate can support grain farming with proper soil and cultivation. He notes reward and Garnet wheat reached 18 inches but may not ripen due to late sowing, Alaska oats showed promise, and Trebi barley has potential. Garden produce thrived. potatoes did not.
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Pas
Man
Churchill
D. A. Brown
Brandon
Hudson Bay
Brown
Canada
Seaboard
Alaska
W. Wood
Railway Construction Department
C.N.R
Hudson Bay Port
Bay Railway
Mr. Brown
Disease Spread Prompts Talk at Winnipeg Medical Meet
Toronto reports infantile paralysis rising in Ontario with 16 cases in Brantford and four more there, a Bowmonville boy Joe Wightman dies, while Brantford and Brantford area still show new cases. In Toronto 32 cases logged, mostly mild, with warnings issued to monitor children.
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Toronto
Ontario
British Medical Association
Winnipeg
Scott Stevenson
British Medical Journal
Brantford
Joe Wightman
Bowmanville
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B.C.R.A
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the King
Lord Dawson
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George V
Kathleen Shakleton
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Rockies
Commodore King
Reds
Labor Party
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