Britain Faces the New Year with Confidence in Recovery
London reviews a rapid economic turnabout from near financial collapse. The dele fund debt shrank, unemployment fell from 2,851,000 insured to about 2,280,000, and industrial output rose to 96.7 percent of 1924 levels. Government debt conversion, trade accords, and rural schemes underpin renewed credit.
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London
Eng
Great Britain
Ruthleas
Dole
Seven Seas
Ottawa
British Commonwealth
Board of Trade
Ottawa to issue next years radio license
A Wednesday night announcement by Minister Alfred Duranteau states the license issued April 1 will permit operation of a radio receiving set in the home and in the owner's automobile. The concession applies only to automobile sets owned by someone already licensed for a home set, and does not remove general license restrictions.
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Ottawa
Alfred Duranteau
Royal Bank of Canada reports sharp rise in deposits
The Royal Bank of Canada annual financial statement for the year ended November 30 shows a rise of more than 18 million dollars in savings and demand deposits. Interest deposits total 150,463,265 dollars and deposits not bearing interest amount to 128,829,694 dollars.
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Montreal
Que
Royal Bank of Canada
Sympathy From Britain Over Lagny Train Disaster
The British Government expressed deep sympathy to President Lebrun of France after the Lagny train disaster that killed 100 people. The message was sent via the British ambassador in Paris. In Brighton England, every policeman now carries a pocket radio set.
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London
Eng
Lebrun
France
Lagny
Paris
Brighton
England
Employment Gains Sustain Ottawa December 1
Ottawa reports sustained employment growth for the eighth straight month ending December 1. Unemployed at month start numbered 850, but 545,783 remained jobless on November 1, with firms adding about 147,300 workers across 8,428 reporting firms. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics index rose to 91.8, led by logging and retail trade gains.
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Ottawa
Stevens
Averted Train Wreck Near Wessex Siding Alberta
A Calgary Edmon ton bound passenger train was flagged by a section man near Wessex Siding five miles south of Carstairs due to a broken frost snapped rail. Emergency brakes stopped the heavy carriages short of the rail, preventing disaster.
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Calgary
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway
Wessex Siding
Carstairs
Edmonton
Wessex
Railway Accidents in October Reported in Ottawa
Ottawa Ont October railway accident figures show 2112 total incidents with 19 killed and 217 injured. Among the fatalities two were railway employees and 17 were others. no passengers died. Passengers injured numbered 18 while 149 employees and 50 others were hurt.
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Ottawa
Ont
Board of Railway Commissioners
Anticipates Better Times For CN Rlys In 1934
Montreal business leader S J Hungerford, acting president of the Canadian National Railways, delivers a year end message forecasting a bottoming of the current downturn and a return to prosperity in the coming year. He expects improved traffic and higher net earnings as conditions brighten.
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Montreal
Que
S. J. Hungerford
Canadian National Railways
Sugar Industry Expansion in Free State Contracts
Dublin reports a push for economic self sufficiency with nearly 10 million dollars in contracts for three beet sugar factories at Malow Thurles and Taum. German and Czechoslovak suppliers win chief equipment orders while Buettner Werke of Uerdingne Germany provides pulp drying plants for all facilities.
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Dublin
Ireland
Irish Free State
Malow
Thurles
Taum
Free State
Czechoslovakia
Buettner Werke
Uerdingne
Germany
West in Canada Livestock Association Convention in Moose Jaw
The West in Canada Livestock Association will hold its annual convention in Moose Jaw on January 18 and 19. By letter it informed the city council it would accept the city's invitation to meet.
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Moose Jaw
Livestock Association
Duty On Sawdust In Grapes Keeps Duty Charge
Ottawa authorities uphold duty on sawdust in packed grapes after tariff board ruling. National Revenue calculated import value by weight, leading to protests from fruit importers. A cited keg contained more sawdust than fruit, yet the board dismissed the appeal.
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Ottawa
London mayor plans airport landing stage over the Thames
The corporation of London unanimously considers building an airport or landing stage. F A Horner argues that without air access a city is like one without a railway. The closest current landing area is Croydon, about 10 miles from central London, with a Thames crossing proposed between Southwark and Blackfriars.
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London
Eng
Corporation of London
F. A. Horner
Croydon
Thames
Southwark
Blackfriars
Heavy Holiday Traffic Across Montreal Railways
Rail officials report the heaviest Christmas travel in years with earnings for the week ended December 22 showing Canadian National Railways up to 2,281,254 from 2,710,347 and Canadian Pacific Railway up to 2,277,000 from 2,242,000, increases of 106,907 and 35,000 respectively.
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Montreal
Canadian National Rail
Canadian Pacific Raiway
Ronnes
Ottawa postmaster general to Cairo for postal union congress
Hon Arthur Sauve postmaster general leaves Ottawa with E J Underwood and H Beaujeu to attend the International Postal Union congress in Cairo. They are high officials from Canada’s post office department.
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Ottawa
Ont
Arthur Sauve
Cairo
International Postal Union
E. J. Underwood
H. Beaujeu
Post Office Department
Paris espionage arrests prompt Franco Prussian police note
The Prussian secret police report monitoring the Paris arrests of 10 individuals on espionage charges and say they have cooperated with the French police. This confirmation indicates cross border security concerns shared between Berlin and Paris amid espionage inquiries.
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Berlin
Germany
Paris
France
Plice
Premiers to Meet in Ottawa Conference on Unemployment and Rights
Ottawa leaders to discuss provincial constitutional rights in proposing uniform Dominion legislation on unemployment insurance and relief. Delegates will also plan Jacques Cartier anniversary events and return to ground work for a draft bill. The Ottawa meeting slated for January 11 will gauge support from prairie provinces and prepare for possible legislation when Parliament convenes January 25.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Jacques Cartier
House of Commons
Employment gains in four provinces show December uptick
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports higher activity in Maritime provinces Quebec Ontario and British Columbia at December 1. Ontario lists 352,460 workers across 3,741 firms up from November 1. BC counts 70,036 employees from 811 firms versus 68,777 in November. Prairies drop to 111,714 staff from 1,234 reporting employers. Strong gains persist in Toronto Hamilton Windsor and Winnipeg with Montreal Quebec and Vancouver easing slightly.
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Ottawa
Ont
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Praire
Prairie Provinces
Toronto
Hamilton
Windsor
Winnipeg
Montreal
Vancouver
War debts to United States seen as minor issue says Herriot
Former French premier Edouard Herriot commented that France paying its war debts to the United States is like a pebble in the ocean and admitted his stance is unpopular. A government spokesman summarized the remark as largely unnoticed.
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Edouard Herriot
France
United States
M. Heriot
Shipman Appointed Director of Printing Bureau Ottawa
Promcet 4 Ottawa Ontario reports John C Shipman has been appointed director and superintendent of printing at the government printing bureau in Ottawa. He succeeds P M Drancy who recently retired. Shipman has been employed in the bureau since 1868.
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Promcet
Ottawa
Ont
John C. Shipman
Government Printing Bureau
P. M. Drancy
Mr. Shipman
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Minister of Trade and Commerce
Ie Ock
Kingsley Wood
Hungerford
Livestock Associton Convention
Egypt
King George
Smithfield
Highlands
Scotland
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