Britain Studies Dominion Immigration Cooperation
The House of Commons urged immediate steps toward cooperative migration schemes with the Dominions within the British Empire. Sir J Sandeman Aiden pressed for action regarding deported Canadians becoming criminals to return home. J H Thomas, Dominions Secretary, said Ottawa delegates worked on trade schemes to boost Dominion prosperity and immigrant absorption, hoping prosperity returns soon and migration issues resume.
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London
Eng
House of Commons
Dominions
Ottawa
J. Sandeman Aiden
Canada
United Kingdom
J. H. Thomas
Thomas
World Trade Wanes Toronto Ont Three-Fifths of Trade Destroyed
J A McLeod of the Bank of Nova Scotia notes a study showing global merchandise exports dropped from 24.5 billion dollars in 1929 to 9.9 billion in 1932 a loss of 14.6 billion or 60 percent North America led declines at 67 percent with Asia 64 percent South America 61 percent Australia 60 percent and Europe 55 percent. Canada has indirect stakes as a major trading nation and avoided borrowing from 1917 onward for war expenditures.
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Toronto
Ont
J. A. McLeod
Bank of Nova Scotia
McLeod
Canada
United States
United Kingdom
Mc.Leod
North America
Asia
South America
Australia
Europe
Trade Treaty Approved Dublin Ottawa Pact with Canada
The Dail Aireann approved the Irish Free State Ottawa conference trade pact with Canada. The treaty guarantees Canada the Free State's lowest tariff duties against any country while Canada grants Free State the UK rate on goods. Canada ratified the treaty ten days ago.
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Irish Free State
Canada
Dublin
Dail Aireann
Grain movement boosts Halifax rail jobs and grain flow
More than 200 Maritime rail workers have found work as grain and other commodities move east toward Halifax from western Canada. Grain pours into elevators as five special trains reach Halifax in 24 hours with more arrivals planned.
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Halifax
N.S
Maritimes
Canada
Disarmament Talks Open at Geneva Five Power Session
United States delegates at the Geneva arms conference outlined concrete aims for a temporary protocol. Goals include reducing land forces and tanks, defining home defence troops, abolishing large movable artillery, limiting aircraft and naval arms, abolishing chemical warfare, and state supervision of arms trade. The group emphasized regional pacts could join later.
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Geneva
Switzerland
France
Italy
Great Britain
United States
Germany
League of Nations Assembly
Saskatchewan Game Act May Have Amendment
Saskatchewan Fish and Game League may seek an amendment to the Saskatchewan Game Act to prohibit shooting game birds with rifles. A. E. Bence KC, president, says farmers report widespread rifle damage to coveys of prairie chicken and wood partridge and fear last year’s pheasant crop could be wiped out without new protections.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Saskatchewan Fish and Game League
A. E. Bence
K.C
Bence
Trapper John Chuhmik Found Shot DeadNear Pine River
A coroner's jury in Pine River, Manitoba, ruled the trapper John Chuhmik, 27, murdered by unknown persons after he was found shot and lying in a snowbank near his trap lines. Relatives located him near his parents’ home following a night missing. RCMP have no trace of the killer.
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Pine River
Man
John Chuhmik
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Industrial Insurance Proposed by Manitoba Municipalities
At a convention of the Union of Manitoba Municipalities resolutions favored enacting industrial insurance to fund unemployment relief. The plan aims to aid municipalities with costs and calls for reduced loan interest. W C Wroth of Ellice was re elected union president.
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Winnipeg
Man
Union of Manitoba Municipalities
W. C. Wroth
Ellice
Union
Golfer Escapes Bandits On Harbin Course
British resident W. N. Hansell of Manchuria fought off bandits during a round at Harbin course. He wounded one attacker in the arm with steel golf clubs, then reached Victoria aboard the Empress of Canada with his wife and daughter for London.
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Victoria
B.C
W. N. Hansell
Manchuria
Harbin
Western Winter Fairs Outline Dates for Western Canada
Saskatoon winter fair runs the week of March 27 announced by manager S W Johns. Class A fairs set in Regina. Brandon fair opens March 13 for six days. Regina fair starts March 20 Calgary fair runs same week as Saskatoon. Edmonton show opens April 3.
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Saskatoon
Sask
S. W. Johns
Canada
Regina
Brandon
Calgary
Edmonton
Bank manager captures bandit during Vancouver holdup
Royal Bank of Canada manager E Devereaux at 16th Avenue and Oak Street chased and stopped a streetcar to recapture $276 seized by Harold Knight, 24, who demanded nitroglycerin. Constable Albert Barker soon arrested the armed robber after he was pulled from the moving car.
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Vancouver
B.C
E. Devereaux
Royal Bank of Canada
16Th Avenue
Oak Street
Harold Knight
Devereaux
W. C. Scott
Teller
Knight
Albert Barker
Three Wounded In Explosion In Toronto Dump Find
Three men were seriously wounded when a discarded German war souvenir bomb exploded at a Toronto dump. Harry Belkalk, 17, and his stepfather John Mykhuk, 39, were lifting debris when the youth pulled a ring from a cylindrical object and triggered the blast injuring them and another man nearby.
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Toronto
Ont
Harry Belkalk
John Mykhuk
Agriculture Must Be On Profitable Basis
President Henry Harriman of the United States Chamber of Commerce outlined signs of a business revival and urged restoring agriculture to a self respecting and profitable basis as essential for higher prices and employment. He spoke at the annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
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Chicago
Henry Harriman
United States Chamber of Commerce
Harriman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hoover would raise taxes to balance 1934 budget
President Hoover outlined a plan to cut spending and raise revenue to avoid a deficit in 1934. He proposed a 24 percent general sales tax on manufacturers, a 11 percent salary cut for government workers, and continued penny gasoline taxes, with deficits projected at over 1.1 billion dollars this year and steps to save nearly 182 million more with 492 million in new revenue. Congress reviewed the budget as the appropriation committees received the document. The House chair noted most cuts targeted unemployment relief.
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Washington
United States Congress
Herbert Hoover
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Lady Astor Presses for Women’s Roles in Public Life
British MP Nancy Astor met with all women members of the U S Congress to push for greater female participation in public life. She urged laws benefiting women and called for stronger federal children’s bureau. Her plan for a joint appearance before the House committee on European matters drew international notice.
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Washington
Nancy Astor
United States House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Federal
Children’s Bureau
Lord
Lady Astor
House
Canada Wood to Replace European Lumber in Major Contracts
In the House of Commons the Canadian Wood London England announcement stated Canadian soft woods will be used instead of European woods in major building contracts under the commissioner of works. W Ormsby Gore said advised supplies of Canadian products would soon be available for carpentry internal joinery and general building purposes.
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London
Eng
House of Commons
Commissioner of Works
W. Ormsby-Gore
House
Alberta Coal Output Rises in 1932 Ten-Month Total
Alberta reports coal production up to 3 739 975 tons in ten months ending October 31 1932 from 3 435 901 tons in the same period 1931. October 1932 output reached 550 701 tons an increase of 148 689 tons over October 1931.
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Edmonton
Alberta
R. G. Reid
Boy Accused by Chum in Detroit Crime Plot
Gilbert Stuart, 12, who claimed the fatal shot on his father was accidental, is returned to the juvenile detention home after a schoolmate accuses him of plotting to rob his father of his weekly pay and begin a life of crime.
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Detroit
Gilbert Stuart
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Arms Conference
Saskatchewan
Trapper
Manitoba
R. A. Hoey
Province of
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Board of Governors
China
Marion Nixon
Hoover
U.S. Congress
Chum
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