Canada urged as host for Empire economic conference
Lemion Eng Canaa argues Canada is best suited to host the next Imperial economic conference in Ottawa. Viscount Firvank and Viscount Elibank voice support for early talks with dominions on trade preferences and economic unity. The debate ends with the motion withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemion
Eng
Canaa
House of Lords
Viscount Firvank
Empire
Canada
Ottawa
Viscount Elibank
R. B. Bennett
Dominions
Deport Gandhi Urged By Lords Over Indian Unrest
In the House of Lords Lord Elibank urged Gandhi deportation upon return to India to curb disturbances from civil disobedience. Lord Lothian warned of a grave situation due to terrorism against British rule and pledged firm suppression. Lord Brentford cited at least 12 English victims since Gandhi's campaign began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
M. K. Gandhi
India
House of Lords
Round Table
Lord Elibank
Gandhi
Lord Lothian
Lord Brentford
Gloomy Dean criticizes Commons as playful youth
Inge the Gloomy Dean of St. Pauls spoke at Guild Hall that many MPs are delightful young gentlemen who see Parliament as a joke. He added he would rather be governed by them than by the “appalling” scallywags he met during a lunch at Westminster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
William Ralph Inge
St. Paul's Cathedral
Guild Hall
House of Commons
Bennett Granted Audience and Remains in London
Prime Minister R B Bennett of Canada was granted an audience by the king. He has abandoned his planned trip to the south of France and will stay in London for the remainder of his visit abroad, likely sailing for Canada on December 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
R. B. Bennett
Canada
France
Alberta reports six months surplus for natural resources
Public accounts show a provincial surplus of 348 678 dollars from natural resources for the first six months under government administration in Alberta for the year ending March 31. The figures were issued by the provincial government as part of the year’s public accounts.
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Farmonton
Alberta
Canada Manchurian Debate Warns of War Tragedy
W M Birks of Montreal told a Shanghai audience that war in Manchuria would be a tragedy and death by action of Japan. He argued both China and Japan have rights in Manchuria and urged a peaceful solution, noting Japanese influence in development and warning the region could become a Russian issue. He described contrasts between Japan and China and summarized the Institute of Pacific Relations work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alberta
W. M. Birks
Montreal
Institute of Pacific Relations
Shanghai
Board of Trade
Japan
China
Manchuria
Birks
Martyrs To Science Montreal Doctor Dies After Illness
Dr. Joseph B. Gallagher, surgeon at Montreal General Hospital, died after long suffering from a mysterious infection contracted during research work abroad. He was the second victim after Dr. H. Stewart, who died six months earlier. Gallagher, a Barth New Brunswick native, McGill 1910 graduate, served in the army medical corps overseas after post graduate studies in London Berlin and Viennese hospitals.
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Montreal
Qué
Joseph B. Gallagher
Montreal General Hospital
H. Stewart
Europe
London
Berlin
Viennese
Dr. Gallagher
Barth, N.B
McGill University
British Columbia
Army Medical Corps
Chinese Students Rally in Shanghai Demand War Against Japan
More than 8,000 Chinese students rioted in Shanghai blocking rail traffic and wrecking the station master's office until five extra trains were provided to reach Nanking. At intervening stations 5,000 more students joined assemblies demanding China withdraw from the League of Nations and the execution of Chang Hsueh-liang for failing to resist Manchuria invasion.
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Shanghai
China
Japan
Nanking
League of Nations
Chang Mhseuh-Liang
Manchuria
West Indies Trade Commissioner Appointed in Montreal
Lester S. Glass named trade commissioner for the British West Indies eastern group with offices in Montreal. He will loan from the Canadian Trade Commission Service for three years to develop trade relations between the West Indies and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. S. Glass
British West Indies
Montreal
Que
West Indies
Canada
Lester S. Glass
Canadian Trade Commission Service
Department of Trade and Commerce
Ontario Auto Licenses Raise Car License Fees
Ontario Government adopts Minister Leopold MacAulay’s proposal to raise passenger car license fees. Four cylinder cars pay 8 dollars, six cylinder 12, eight cylinder 20, twelve cylinder 30, and sixteen cylinder 40.
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Toronto
Ont
Ontario
Leopold MacAulay
Still Out Of Work Ottawa Staff Count
In Ottawa and Western Canada about 500 former Department of Interior employees remain unplaced in other government departments, a current staffing concern.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Department of Interior
Government Service
End Of Shipping Season In Montreal Ports
The St Lawrence River route will close for winter as Montreal and Quebec ports bustle with last minute chartering and loading. Several liners will depart for Quebec and the British Isles over the weekend while harbor officials aim to export over 90 million bushels of grain, well above 1930 levels.
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Montreal
Que
St. Lawrence
Quebec
British Isles
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Viscount Snowden Takes Seat in House of Lords
Viscount Snowden of Ickornshaw entered the House of Lords in scarlet and ermine robes. The former Chancellor of the Exchequer rose with the ceremony altered for his stature, and Lord Sankey greeted him to spare kneeling due to infirmities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exchequer
House of Lords London
Eng
Viscount Snowden
Ickornshaw
House of Lords
House of Commons
Lord Sankey
Service Loan Seen as Key to Prosperity Across Canada
Premier George S. Henry of Ontario stated the National Service Loan would accelerate prosperity nationwide. He called the loan a sign of unity from Atlantic to Pacific and an opportunity for Canadians to back their convictions with cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Canada Sends Fine Exhibit to 1931 International Livestock Exposition
Canada sends 11 breeds of farm animals to the 1931 International Livestock Exposition opening November 28 in Chicago. Canadian horses include Percheron geldings from Montreal and Clydesdales from Govan Sas. Best harvest samples will be shown at the grain and hay show, the world’s largest crop exhibition, with Australian wheat from Sydney last Easter. Twenty eight Canadian youth will compete among 1,200 entrants from across the continent for junior farmer honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Canada
Dominion
Montreal
Govan, Sas
Sydney
N.S.W
Canadian Coal May Replace U S Product
Ottawa reports tests of Nova Scotia and British Columbia bituminous coal show feasibility of replacing a large portion of American coal with Canadian coal. John McLeish notes progress after a Pittsburgh conference. Winnipeg Electric sourcing about 60 percent from Michel British Columbia. Montreal company testing Nova Scotia coal.
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Ottawa
Ont
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
John McLeish
Dominion
McLeish
Pittsburgh
Winnipeg Electric Company
Michel
B.C
Montreal Company
Air Transport Planned For Food To Prince Albert Camps
Plan to move food by air this winter from here to isolated Federal relief camps in Prince Albert National Park. Two R C A F Fairchild 71s will sustain 120 camp workers as the park boundary work advances.
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Prince Albert National Park
Prince Albert, Sask
R.C.A.F. Fairchild
Ladder Lake
Winnipeg student wins Minnie Campbell gold medal
Elizabeth Ban ning of Winnipeg receives the Minnie Campbell gold medal from the Manitoba provincial chapter of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire for highest English literature standing. Her grade exam percentage was 98 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Elizabeth Banning
Minnie Campbell
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
Manitoba
Elizabeth
Wheat Pool Guarantees Set At High Figure
Prairie wheat pools guaranteed by Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta exceed 22 million dollars as of March 1930. Saskatchewan reports 13.305 million, Alberta 5.526 million, Manitoba 3.333 million with 1.333 million unsecured. Premier Bracken notes bonds on pool assets cover potential losses.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
M. A. MacPherson
R. G. Reid
Foothills
John Bracken
Bracken
Campaign Against Drouth Advances in Southern Saskatchewan
Regina Saskatchewan Hon J F E Bryant chairs the new commission on conservation of water and afforestation. He says intelligent farmer discussion is key to the drought campaign and notes a Springwater group forming a better farming society that will meet biweekly at a central district location. The commission will support such groups with literature and aid.
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Regina
Sask
Drouth
Saskatchewan
J. FE. Bryant
Bryant
Commission On Conservation of
Springwater
Commission
Dominion Population Approaches Ten Million Mark
Census figures show growth in the three maritime provinces Ontario and the three prairie provinces with the Dominion population at 6,783,429. If Quebec British Columbia and the Northwest Territories rise to 1921 levels the total would near 9,681,000, needing about 319,000 more for ten million.
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Maritime Provinces
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Quebec
British Columbia
Northwest Territories
Auto Production in Canada Falls in October
Production of autos in Canada for October totalled 1 440 according to a Dominion Bureau of Statistics report. Passenger cars dropped from 2 108 in September to 761 while trucks rose from 538 to 679.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Increase in bread flour wheat standard to 97 percent
Canadian officials say raising the minimum native wheat millers percentage in bread flour from 90 to 97 percent will have only a comparatively small effect on exports. The change came from the French government and was noted by Ottawa officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Department of Trade and Commerce
Missionaries Missing After Yukon Flight From McGrath
Two airplanes were sent from McGrath Alaska to search for Brothers George J. Feltes and Marshal Lapeyre Catholic flying missionaries overdue on a flight from McGrath to Holy Cross Mission on the lower Yukon.
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Anchorage
Alaska
McGrath
George J. Feltes
Marshal Lapeyre
Holy Cross Mission
Yukon
Refrigerators Rented in Bombay India
Electric refrigerators are being rented in Bombay India as part of a local home appliance program. The notice notes affordable options for households to access cooling without full purchase.
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Bombay
India
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Suick
Ontario Auto Licenses
J. C. Parmelee
St. Lawrence River
U.S
Director of Mines
Transportation Probe Commission
Lyman P. Duff
Supreme Court of Canada
Sir Joseph Flavelle
Saskatchewan Commission
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