Reform 10 Relieve Plight of Farmers Adopted by UFO
United Farmers of Ontario at a Toronto convention approved a program aligned with the Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation. It calls for currency reform refinancing of mortgages central bank and investment board import and export boards and steep income and inheritance taxes. The plan passed with broad support and only minor dissent on trade boards.
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Toronto
Ont
United Farmers of Ontario
Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation
U.F
National Investment Control Board
Import and Export Boards of
U.F.O
British Empire League Urges Bigger Navy and Merchant Fleet
London reports state the British Empire League in the House of Lords adopted a resolution calling for a larger stronger navy to match rival powers. L. S. Amery warned against abandoning sea power as the main defence and emphasized protecting Britain’s ocean lanes. A second resolution urged government review of the merchant navy’s condition.
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London
Eng
British Empire League
House of Lords
S. Amery
Britain
British Isles
First Edmonton Prosecution Under New Code Penal
Edward A. For moe, 21, received 60 days in district court for carrying a revolver without a permit in Edmonton Alberta. This marks the first prose cution in the city under the amended criminal code section with a maximum five year penalty.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Edward A. Formoe
Reserve Fleet Commander Named in London Appointment
Vice-Admiral Edward Astley-Rushton has been appointed commander-in-chief of the Reserve Fleet in London succeeding Vice-Admiral William Munro Kerr. The appointment retroactively dates from April 24.
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London
Eng
Edward Astley-Rushton
Reserve Fleet
William Munro Kerr
No Cases For Court In Winnipeg King’s Bench
For the first time in years the non jury session of the king's bench was not held on schedule. The chief justice in Winnipeg was advised there was not a single case on the dockets and so no judge attended.
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Brandon
Man
King’s Bench
Winnipeg
Drowned Soldiers After Yangtze Collision Near Kiukiang
An overloaded military launch carrying 150 soldiers was rammed by a river steamer on the Yangtze near Kiukiang Kiangsi province killing about 50 soldiers. The disaster highlights peril at river routes used by troops.
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Shanghai
China
Yangtze
Kiukiang
Kiangsi
New Zealand Stowaways Found Aboard Byrd Voyage
Three youths are discovered hidden in lifeboat No 4 as Admiral Byrd's Antarctic voyage nears Wellington. After nine hours at sea the stowaways are exposed during boat drill and later assigned to deck duty, with 18 hours of extra cruising required to return them to port.
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Admiral Byrd
New Zealand
South Pole
Wellington
Richard B. Byrd
Antarctic
Christmas Cheer for Relief Camp Men in Canada
The National Defence Department relief camps for single unem ployed men will pay December allowances in two instalments to boost Christmas cheer. Each man earns 20 cents a day, with the first payment about four to five days before Christmas and the balance by December 30. Some 180 camps operate nationwide for about 18,000 men, who may take a Christmas holiday at their own expense.
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Ottawa
Ont
National Defence Department
World Police Plan Motion In British House Is Dropped
In London three parties backed Liberal G L M Mander for an international police force under the League of Nations. The motion was dropped after Capt Anthony Eden argued it impracticable and rejected an international air force using bombs, saying he would not feel happier in smithereens from an international bomb.
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London
Eng
House of Commons
G. L. M. Mander
League of Nations
J. Spear
C. R. Attlee
Labor
Anthony Eden
Smithereens
Free State loan undersubscribed in London despite last minute funds
The Irish Free State failed to fully subscribe to its $30 million loan in London as lists closed. Last minute subscriptions added 500000 from Free State courts funds, 250000 from Galway, 70000 from Cardinal McRory, and other sizable sums, but total receipts still fell short of President Eamon de Valera’s hoped amount.
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London
Eng
Canada
Empire
Death of Sir Edward Wallington Former Buckingham Palace Official
Sir Edward William Wallington a Buckingham Palace court official for 30 years and treasurer to Queen Mary from 1919 until last year died at 79. For 19 years he handled the Queen’s charitable benefactions and likely received numerous royal confidences. He was a bachelor.
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London
Eng
Buckingham Palace
Queen Mary
Edward William Wallington
Sir Edward
Weston Canada Association to Meet in Winnipeg
The Weston Canada Association of Exhibitions will meet in Winnipeg on Monday January 15 for a two day session to arrange attractions for the 1934 exhibitions and to contract the midway show. Racing purses and conditions for the 1934 fair circuit will be discussed. P W Abbott of Edmonton president of the association was a visitor in Saskatoon conferring with A M McIntyre vice president and S W Johns secretary.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Weston Canada Association of Exhibitions
Winnipeg
P. W. Abbott
Edmonton
A. M. McIntyre
W. Johns
Canada Cattle Health Claim Sparks Ottawa Debate
Ottawa officials cited twenty five year records showing Canadian cattle as the healthiest on the market. Minister Robert Weir said the claim followed a statement by J W Dulanty of the Irish Free State in London that their cattle were likely the most disease free in the world.
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Ottawa
Ont
Robert Weir
J. W. Dulanty
Airlift of 83 prisoners marks unique Quebec operation
Provincial police transported 83 arrested workers by air from Rouyn to Ville Marie in four planes during a snowstorm. Special constables guarded with armed officers as the jail move relieved Rouyn crowding, with the riot act read after clashes. Many bush workers rode for the first time, glad to be jailed rather than confined in Rouyn.
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Ville Marie
Que
Quebec
North Country
Rouyn
General Airways
Bushman
Bandits Loot Unity Trust Bank In Wireless Headed Raid
A seven man gun team robbed Unity Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago, overpowered five customers and injured none. They smashed 99 safety deposit boxes, escaped with thousands in valuables, while bank officials in receivership could not confirm totals but fear losses may exceed 50000 dollars. The gang used a wireless receiver to monitor police calls as they planned escape.
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Chicago
Unity Trust and Savings Bank
War Threat Intensifies As Mussolini Warns On League Exit
European leaders scramble to avert looming conflict as Mussolini hints Italy may quit the League of Nations. Soviet Foreign Minister Litvinoff warns of immediate danger while Hitler pushes for a 30 000 strong Reich army and powerful air force drawing united opposition. British and French envoys rush to confer amid Saar and Alsace tensions.
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Italy
Germany
Japan
League of Nations
Maxim Litvinoff
Mussolini
Rome
Europe
Hitler
Lord Tyrrell
France
London
M. Francois-Poncet
Paris
Saar
Alsace
World Wide Wheat Price Proposal Draws Mixed Reactions
London news reports a Franco-German proposal for a global fixed wheat price. Exporters resist artificial pricing, favoring higher consumption and wider margins to raise prices to 63 gold cents a bushel. In Edmonton, Herman Treille proposes banning low grade wheat and shifting such farmers to mixed farming to boost Canada’s export quality.
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London
Eng
International Wheat Marketing Committee
Edmonton
Alberta
Herman Treille
Wembley
Alta
Trelle
Canada
Spanish Revolt Sparks Wide Repressions in Madrid
Embers of the revolt across Spain were being extinguished by the government as troops rounded up suspected revolutionists. More than 100 killed, jails filled, and a general strike by archists and Communists continued in several provinces. Four women were arrested in Aranda Street while rebels armed with pistols were found. Scattered gunfire persisted and security measures increased in Gijon as Extremists threatened Premier Dego Martins. Former premier Alejandro Lerroux, who resigned October 10, was expected to form a new cabinet soon.
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Madrid
Spain
Aranda
Gijon
Dego Martins
Annou-Ced
Stock pens urged for Churchill by livestock board
J. C. Hackney, general manager of the Saskatchewan Co- Operative Livestock Producers, says shipping through Port Churchill saves 4.37 per head versus Montreal. He writes to the board of trade, which endorses the proposal and will urge government action to build stock pens at Churchill.
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Saskatoon
Sasx
England
Port Churchill
Montreal
J. C. Hackney
Saskatchewan Co- Operative Livestock Producers
Board of Trade
Churchill
Council of Te Board of Trade
Conspirators Sentenced in Lahore Trial
Lahore India trial of 21 men accused of attempting to blow up a vice regal train and organizing 1930 Punjab bombings ended with two brothers sentenced to death. Three defendants face life transport, 11 receive long terms, and five are acquitted.
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Lahore
India
Punjab
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World Police Plan
de Valera
S. McKeen, Mpp
British Columbia
McKeen
Vancouver
Exhibition Association
Chicago Savings Bank
Mussolinis
Crem
Presren
Crramcezvzor
Hicbes
Alejandro Lerroux
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