Stevens Probe Set to Open Again in September
Ottawa announces formal sittings of the price spreads and mass buying commission will begin in September. Hon. H. H. Stevens leading the commission to investigate chain stores agricultural implements fish flour mills bakeries and the fruit and vegetable canning industry. Hearings will be held in Ottawa with experts from the bureau of statistics analyzing evidence already collected by the Commons committee.
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Ottawa
H. H. Stevens
Mr. Stevens
E. J. Lemaire
Privy Council
Minister of Trade and Commerce
L. B. Pearson
J. H. Boyer
Department of Trade and Commerce
Bureau of Statistics
House of Commons
Long Journey Starts for Saskatchewan Family to Vancouver
Guy Hamilton his wife and two children begin an ambitious overland trek by covered wagon from Coronach Saskatchewan toward Crescent Valley British Columbia to establish a new home. They travel with two cows and a calf to provide milk and dairy needs. The journey is expected to take about three months.
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Saskatchewan
Vancouver
Coronach
Sask
Guy Hamilton
Crescent Valley
British Columbia
Hamilton
Police Guarding Flin Flon Strike Ends? Premier Bracken Says
Police and Mounts in Flin Flon will not be recalled while disorders persist after a miners strike mass demonstration before the Winnipeg legislative buildings. Premier John Bracken announced the withdrawal only when their services are no longer needed.
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Winnipeg
Royal Canadian Mount
Flin Flon
John Bracken
Workers’ Unity League
German Warships Visit Portsmouth End Twenty Year Gap
German cruisers Koenigsberg and Leipzig paid a formal visit to Portsmouth England on July 11 for the first time in over two decades. They were greeted by a 21 gun salute from shore batteries and remained in port for four days amid formal ceremonies and naval attention.
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Portsmouth
England
Koenigsberg
Leipzig
Jean Batten
Australia
Amy John Mollison
Italian Navy Plans Annoy France in Naval Talks
French negotiators in Anglo-French naval talks insist France cannot join the 1935 conference if Italy proceeds with building two 35 000 ton warships. Despite annoyance, French Navy Minister Francois Pietri signals willingness to meet reasonable Italian demands as discussions ahead with Premier Mussolini were planned.
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Rance
London
France
Francois Pietri
Italy
Louis Barthou
Mussolini
May Revise Pension Act in British Columbia
Toronto actuary S. H. Pipe reports an $8,000,000 liability in the British Columbia Superannuation Act special reserve account if payments continue on current terms. He is consulting with provincial and municipal employees to shape recommendations for a revised act to be introduced at the next legislative session.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
S. H. Pipe
Toronto
Pipe
Cattle Reach England 653 Canadian Cattle Ship
A cable from the Department of Agriculture notes the arrival at Birkenhead of the SS Manchester Citizen with 653 Canadian cattle landed in good condition. No sales or quota decisions were made yet as talks between Canada and the UK continue on the six month export quota for Great Britain. Canada’s first half 1934 cattle quota was 23,500 head.
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Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Birkenhead
Canada
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Shingle Mill Fire Destroys Vancouver Plant
A $250000 blaze at the Western Red Cedar Mills plant on the Fraser River left forty workers unemployed. The fire destroyed the mill buildings and machinery, and $82000 worth of stored lumber. origin unknown. Firefighters fought for hours and no insurance was carried.
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Vancouver
Western Red Cedar Mills, Limited
Fraser River
Engineers from US and Canada Convene Coast Meeting
More than 400 engineers from the United States and Western Canada gathered for the first joint convention of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the western Engineering Institute of Canada. They heard U S and Canadian views on Columbia River power, navigation, and reclamation possibilities.
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Vancouver
United States
Canada
American Society of Civil Engineering
Engineering Institute of Canada
Columbia River
Promotion and retirement of Rear Admiral Walter Hose
The Department of National Defence announced on July 10 the promotion of Commodore Walter Hose to rear admiral in the Royal Canadian Navy and his retirement from service. Hose had served as director of naval services in recent years and was placed on the retired list on July 1.
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Ottawa
Walter Hose
C.B.E
Royal Canadian Navy
Department of National Defence
Hose
Naval Services
Customs Show Recovery in First Five Months of 1934
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports marked recovery in customs duties collected in the first five months of 1934 versus 1933, with excise taxes on domestic sales also showing a very material increase.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Body Of Policeman Perc y Carr Found In Fraser River
The second victim in the Canford Indian reserve slayings is Constable Percy Carr of the British Columbia Police. A Fraser River body, 400 miles from Merritt, is identified as the missing officer by dental work and clothing scraps. Coroner K Pelly in Chilliwack says he died from injuries, not drowning, and there will be no inquest. Three Indian brothers Richardson Eneas and Alex George were convicted of Gisbourne’s slaying and sentenced to hang October 26.
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Vancouver
Canford
Dominion Indian Department
F. H. Gisbourne
Richardson
Eneas
Alex. George
Gisbourne
Duke of Connaught Illness Forces Quiet Rest
The 84 year old Duke of Connaught, uncle of the king and former governor-general of Canada, cancels engagements due to heat and throat condition. Physicians say his health is not alarming but he must remain quiet for several days.
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London
Duke of Connaught
Canada
Ontario Cabinet Begins Rule Under Hepburn
Ontario's new cabinet led by 37 year old Premier Mitchell Hepburn moves to cut costs by replacing top commissions. The hydro commission now heads by T Stewart Lyon with 10000 salary. two other commissioners are ministers serving without salary. Edmond G Odette to head liquor commission with salary 19000.
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Toronto
Ontario
Mitchell F Hepburn
Hepburn
Hydroelectric Power Commission
Liquor Control Board
Hydro Commission
T. Stewart Lyon
Ministers of the Crown
T. B. McQuesten
Arthur Roebuck
Edmond G. Odette
Tilbury
End of Musicians' Strike in Canada Reached
After a conference between Hector Charlesworth on behalf of the Canadian radio commission and Joseph Weber of the federation in New York, the walkout by American Federation of Musicians affiliated artists ends. The commission will continue paying union wages but will not operate a closed unionized system. The strike began in Montreal June 10 and spread nationwide to June 15. Striking musicians will not be penalized and will be reabsorbed into commission programs at the earliest opportunity.
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Ottawa
American Federation of Musicians
Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
Hector Charlesworth
Commission
Joseph Weber
New York
Charlesworth
Federation
Montreal
Canada
American Federation
Big Federal Loan Expected To Be Issued
Ottawa reports the Dominion government may launch a large securities offering within the next month or two. If market conditions hold, a loan near 500 million dollars could be issued to fund maturities and obligations around 400 million, with rates around 3 percent. A parallel issue of 5 million dollars for a central bank is planned with a 4 1/2 percent cap.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Central Bank
Department of Finance
First Churchill cattle shipment sails from Manitoba port
Northern Manitoba shipping circles say the Brandon will depart Churchill around August 20 with 250 cattle and wheat. The shipment is a joint Canada UK deal under the Saskatchewan pool and Alberta Western Stock Growers with the Co operative Wholesale Society of Britain buying the cattle and grain. A second Churchill trip is planned, while the Dalworth Monkswood and Grelhood will haul grain from Churchill with two other vessels.
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Brandon
United Kingdom
Saskatchewan Co-operative Livestock Producers
Alberta
Western Stock Growers’ Association
Saskatchewan Pool
Co-operative Wholesale Society of
Churchill
Dalworth
Monkswood
Grelhood
Ends of the Earth linked by Arctic Antarctic radio
The Arctic and Antarctic were connected through New York by radio in a historic feat. Signals from a remote Alaska point within the Arctic circle passed through New York to Little America in the Antarctic. Communications officer Charlie J. W. Murphy of Admiral Byrd's expedition reported the Arctic signals were dim.
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New York
Arctic
Antarctic
Alaska
Arctic Circle
Little America
Charlies J. W. Murphy
Richard E. Byrd
Calgary Wheat Show Honors Winners at Exhibition
Joseph H. B. Smith of Wolfe Creek Alberta earned the grand championship in the fields section for hard red spring wheat at the Calgary exhibition with his half bushel sample. He also received several special prizes. The grand championship for cats went to J. Rock of Morrin Alberta.
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Calgary
Joseph H. B. Smith
Wolfe Creek
Alta
J. Rock
Morrin
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Stevens
Pension
Condit
R. G. Reid
Lands and Forests
J. E. Brownlee
Constable Carr
Carr
Indian Reserve
Merritt
Radio Commission
Fort of Churchill
Manitoba
Antare
Wheat Award
Joseph Smith
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