Parliament Set to Open January Seventeenth
Ottawa reports January 17 as the opening date for the sixth session of the 17th Parliament since confederation and the potential last session before a general election. Prime Minister R B Bennett presided a cabinet council approving Dominion-wide force appointments for the Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act. The prorogation hinges on the opposition, with speculation of dissolution in April and an election date to follow.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
Traffickers In Armaments Ottawa
King urges Liberal push for empire wide investigations into armament producers and traffickers. He advocates Canada lead in restricting munitions sales and aid to aggressor nations, arguing such policy could win friends and foster broad negotiations to protect peace. He doubts imminent European war but warns violence could trigger a crisis.
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Ottawa
W. L. Mackenzie King
Dominion
National Liberal Federation
Canada
British Empire
League of Nations
Europe
Ottawa approves joint research cooperation for agriculture
Research work arrangements between the National Research Council and the Department of Agriculture gain approval. Associate committees will be recognized as committees of both bodies, and a joint committee will amalgamate the two to avoid duplication and accelerate agricultural research efforts.
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Ottawa
National Research Council
Department of Agricultural
Department
Council
British Troops Land in Calais for Saar Patrol
The first British troops to set foot on French soil since WWI have landed at Calais. The contingent, part of Britain's contribution to the Saar patrol force, is billeted in the citadel awaiting the arrival of the rest of the regiments.
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Calais
France
Great Britain
Saar
Central Bank Directors Nominated For Shareholders
A slate of 69 nominees for seven Bank of Canada directors is to be circulated to central bank stockholders. The provisional directors announced the satisfactory nominees, with Ontario and Quebec leading in numbers, and a single woman among the candidates. Nominations closed on December 5. two Class A, two Class B, and three Class C directors are to be chosen.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Prince Edward Island
James Murdock
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Will Try British System for Ontario Police
Major-General W. A. S. Williams the Ontario commissioner for 14 years has studied Scotland Yard methods in England. He works with Attorney General Arthur Roebuck to implement a British style plan at Queen's Park. Officers from across the province will take a two month police course with lectures on criminal investigation and exams to guide promotions.
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Toronto
Scotland Yard
Great Britain
W. A. S. Williams
England
Arthur Roebuck
Queen’s Park
Royal entries dominate Smithfield fat-stock show
London December 11 visitors from across the country attend the Smithfield fat-stock show. His Majesty brings 21 entries from Windsor and Sandringham and wins awards despite fears over foot and mouth restrictions delaying royal estate exhibits. The Prince of Wales sends seven Devon cattle from the Duchy of Cornwall, earning a first and several minor awards.
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London
Smithfield
His
Windsor
Sandringham
Prince of Wales
Duchy of Cornwall
Has Home Building Plan Winnipeg
A civic housing committee in Winnipeg proposes a self liquidating home reconstruction scheme. It seeks a $500000 Dominion loan at four percent for ten years and a direct federal grant equal to one quarter of the loan to rehabilitate houses and reduce crowding.
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Winnipeg
Special Civic Committee On
Manitoba
Dominion
Siamese King and Queen Invoked by Speaker in London
Chao Phy Sri Dharmadhibes, speaker of the Siamese house of representatives, urged the King and Queen to return to their people and keep the crowns they threaten to discard before departing for an audience with the small monarch in London.
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London
Siam
Chao Phy Sri Dharmadhibes
House of Representatives
Self Rule For India Passes in Commons Vote
The House of Commons approved the government plan for a new Indian constitution with self government and safeguards. The motion carried 410 to 127, approving the joint select committee report. A Labor amendment to base the bill on Labor members’ report was rejected 491 to 49.
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London
House of Commons
India
Joint Select Committee
Commons
Quality Should Be Maintained Edmonton
Hog producers should strive to maintain quality as profits remain thin. Minister of Agriculture F S Grisdale said this in his first address to the Alberta Provincial Swine Breeders Association. R D Baker of North Edmonton was reelected president for a second term.
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Edmonton
F. 8S
Grisdale
Alberta
Swine Breeders’ Association
R. D. Baker
North Edmonton
Saskatoon Man Patents Teller Protection Device
A Saskatoon inventor Bert Grummett, a piano mover, has created a bullet proof cage hidden beneath a bank counter and spring released by foot to protect tellers during holdups. The Saskatoon Board of Trade will present the device to the Canadian Bankers Association.
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Saskatoon
Bert Grummett
Canadian Bankers’ Association
Ard of
Poultry Marketing Plan For Western Co-Operative Organization
The Western co operative plan to regulate egg and poultry marketing will be producer controlled across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with local boards drawn from provincial associations. Alfred Speakman W A Landreth and G H Barr support the scheme and voting rights rest with all registered producers.
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Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Dominion Marketing Board
Alfred Speakman
U.F.A
Red Deer
W. A. Landreth
Canadian Poultry Pool, Limited
G. H. Barr
K.C. Regina
Law Lords Stir Adjourning Threat Over UK Bill
Lord Chief Justice Hewart warned he would adjourn the law courts of England if the bill on supreme court procedure was not modified. He denounced the clause as deliberate effrontery to Sir Henry Slesser and pledged to fight the bill line by line.
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London
House of Lords
Hewart
United Kingdom
Lord Hewart
Supreme Court
Henry Slesser
Law Courts
England
Chinese Peasant Incomes Reported At Bare 26 Dollars A Year
A new statistical study from Nanking University’s agricultural college reveals that the average income of Chinese farmers nationwide is 26 Chinese dollars annually, about 8.60 in Canadian money, highlighting widespread rural poverty.
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Nanking
China
Nanking University
Agricultural College
Stamp series to mark King's silver jubilee in London
Sir Kingsley Wood announced in the House of Commons that a special postage stamp issue will commemorate the silver jubilee of the King's accession next year.
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London
Kingsley Wood
House of Commons
Alberta water rights dispute ends hearings in claims case
Public hearings on Alberta water rights concluded with the Dominion and province at odds over ownership. Negotiations opened directly between Ottawa and Edmonton after the Dysart commission heard final arguments. Both sides filed briefs. no report date set, and Saskatche wan claims to be reported together.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Dominion
Dysart Commission
Privy Council
London
Commission
J. MacGregor Stewart
A. K. Dysart
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Has Faith In Stevens Toronto
Miss Agnes Macphail tells the United Farmers of Ontario that if Hon. H H Stevens or Hon. W D Euler take an independent pro progressive stand she could work with them if elected. She praises Stevens for backing farmers and his willingness to sacrifice, and notes Euler as a courageous opposition figure.
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Toronto
Agnes Macphail
Canada
United Farmers of Ontario
H. H. Stevens
W. D. Euler
Euler
National Revenue
Stevens
Miss Macphail
Wheat Marketing Difficulty Proposed Relief via Market Freedom
W. Sanford Evans a Winnipeg statistician urged grain market analysts in Chicago to shift away from production and export quotas. He argued removing wheat from luxury class status and freeing demand would better ease current marketing difficulties.
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Chicago
W. Sanford Evans
M.L.A
Winnipeg
Grain Market Analysts Club
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Herbert Hoover
San Jose
California
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