Tariffs and cheap wheat debated before Turgeon inquiry
Winnipeg lawyer William F. Williams argued tariffs arose from fear of cheap wheat impacting economic systems rather than high prices. A E Darby of the Winnipeg Grain Exchange countered that importing countries feared producer combinations could drive prices up.
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Winnipeg FE
K. Williams
Counel
Manitoba Pool Elevators, Limited
Turgeon Royal Grain Commission
Mr. Williams
A. E. Darby
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Williams
Darby
Mr. Darby
Grain Exchange
Justice W. F. A. Turgeon
Regina
A. F E. Hoskin
K.C
Isaac Pitblado
Exchange
Beauharnois Wins Case Against Ontario Hydro
Chief Justice Hugh E. Rose awarded Beauharnois Light Heat and Power Company of Montreal $573,750 plus six percent interest on three principal sums tied to a contract to supply 250 000 horsepower of energy to the Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission. The commission’s 1935 Power Commission Act prompted cancellation of contracts. Costs granted.
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Toronto
Hugh E. Rose
Beauharnois Light, Heat and Power Company of
Montreal
Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission
Supreme Court
Commission
Beauharnois
Power Commission Act
Ontario
Goering Heads To Rome In Motive To Aid German Ambitions
Goering travels to Rome as Mussolini weighs armaments and colonial support while Hitler seeks economic parleys with France. Italian war official Valle had set earlier talks in motion, with a foreign office communique noting negotiations for a Germany France trade treaty and possible peace commitments.
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Berlin
Mussolinii
Hermann Goering
Rome
The
Reich
Mussolini
Hitler
France
Arso
Giuseppe Valle
Goering
Foreign Office
Germany
Europe
Build Up Wheat Reserves Plans for Parliament
Officials of the new food defense plans department said Britain will submit plans to parliament to build large food stocks. Funds must be appropriated before buying, with a gradual buildup aimed at six months to a year. Target figures include 3 650 000 tons of wheat and millions of tons of potatoes onions cheese and butter or margarine.
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London
New
Food Defence Plans Department
Britain
Resolution on Order Paper Ottawa Conscription of Wealth
A House of Commons resolution calls for automatic conscription of all wealth in wartime. Douglas of Weyburn Saskatchewan placed the measure on the order paper for debate in the forthcoming session. The proposal seeks government action to seize industrial financial transportation and natural resource wealth for the war duration with penalties for violations.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Pers Douglas
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Weyburn
Saskatchewan
Canada
Quebec Housing Loans Rise in Federal Plan
Quebec ranked second to Ontario in bank loans under the federal home improvement plan with 322 loans totaling 159,517 dollars as of December 1 1986. Ontario led with 696 loans totaling 242,912 dollars while Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta posted smaller totals.
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Quebec
Ontario
Quebec Board of Trade
Local Trade Board
C. E. Gravel
Province of
Dominion
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
German French Trade Talks Begin Amid Berlin Announcement
Berlin official communique confirms negotiations on a Germany France trade treaty and notes a rapprochement move after strain over the Spanish Civil War. Dr Hjalmar Schacht cancels his Paris trip to lead German duties at the Berlin exposition. talks to be handled by departmental experts.
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Berlin
Germany
France
Hjalmar Schacht
Paris
Schacht
Foreign Enlistment Act and Dominion Applicability
Legal experts debate whether the Foreign Enlistment Act applies in the Dominions without local repealing legislation. The prevailing view holds the act covers all British subjects in the dominions unless stated otherwise. It implies dominion volunteers for Spain face the UK penalty of two years, unless the dominion has enacted contrary law.
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London
Dominions
Spain
United Kingdom
Parliament
Dominion
Canada
Body Returns of Belgian Baron Held in Madrid Uprising
The body of Baron Jacques de Borchgrave, Belgian at the Madrid embassy, is brought to Toulon aboard the French destroyer Kersaint. Belgium had urged Valencia to expel the body from Spain after the baron was killed in an uprising among foreign volunteer troops. The body will travel to Brussels by special train.
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Toulon
France
Jacques de Borchgrave
Madrid
Kersaint
Belgium
Valencia Socialist Administration
Spain
Brussels
Canadian Legion leader honors French minister with pilgrim badge
Brig. General Alex Ross presents Hon. Raymond Brugere with a pilgrim badge and the souvenir book of the Vimy pilgrimage. Ross praises Brugere for facilitating pilgrims' progress in France during the event's formative stages.
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Ottawa
France
Alex Ross
C.M.G
Yorkton, Sask
Dominion
Canadian Legion
Raymond Brugere
Canada
Ross
Resignation Accepts Seat In Quebec Legislature
Dr. Raoul Poulin Union Nationale member for Beauce county resigns from the Quebec legislature. The government accepts his resignation No 15 and no reason is given. By election date not set leaving counts Union Nationale 75 Liberal 14 and 1 vacancy.
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Quebec
Raoul Poulin
Union Nationale
Beauce County
Poulin
Liberal
British destroyer frees Bram hill in Straits of Gibraltar
A British destroyer, the Sussex, forced a Spanish insurgent trawler to release the steamship Bram hill after stopping her in the Straits of Gibraltar. Bram hill proceeded toward Bilbao after officials found no arms on board. The incident underscores Britain’s stance against interference with lawful British shipping.
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London
Bramhill
Straits of Gibraltar
Sussex
Bilbao
Spain
Francisco Franco
Rio Tinto
Tharsis
Germany
Gibraltar
Wheat carryover solved as surplus to be wiped out soon
Ottawa reports a shrinking wheat stock with 146,353,672 bushels less on January 8 than the previous year and a carryover of 108,747,059 bushels. If sales match last year’s pace, the surplus will be erased by the end of July, easing concerns amid European buyers seeking to bolster supplies.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Canada
United Kingdom
Change in Status Cairo Elevates British Embassy
Sir Miles Lampson presented credentials to the regency council at Abdin palace signaling a shift from British high commissioner to ambassador under recent Anglo Egyptian treaty ratifications. Elaborate pageantry accompanied the change with a state coach greeting, guard of honor, and the marching anthem.
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Cairo
Miles Lampson
Egypt
Abdin Palace
Miles
Employment conditions praised by South Africa labor department
Cape Town reports that South Africa’s department of labor declares employment conditions as healthier than ever. It states it could easily place 2,000 men if they were available for work.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Department of Labor
Department
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