France opposes rearming Germany at disarmament talks
France led by Barthou rejects any German remilitarization as a condition of a new disarmament accord. Britain presses for practical action while Germany is seen as likely to refuse Versailles clauses, risking strained Franco British ties and an eventual conference collapse.
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Geneva
France
Louis Barthou
Germany
Barthou
John Simon
Britain
Sir John Simon
Sir John
Relief Aid Totals for Single Homeless Ottawa Prairie Provinces
The federal government provided $463,769 for food fuel clothing and shelter to single homeless persons in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta from March 31 to July 31 last year. Manitoba received $241,710 Saskatchewan $44,493 and Alberta $177,566 with the Dominion bearing 100 percent of relief.
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Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
House of Commons
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion
Canadian Radio Commission spends over one million in year
Ottawa report lists 1933-34 expenditures totaling 1 128 591 with 316 954 for artists 104 143 for studio equipment and new construction at Ottawa and Montreal. Chair Hector Charlesworth earns 9000 yearly while Maher and Steel receive 7200. Travel costs total 26969 plus 23545 other travel.
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Ottawa
Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
Montreal
Hector Charlesworth
Maher
W. A. Steel
The
Radio Commission
Radio Branch
Marine Department
Strange Malady Killing Alberta's Wild Fowl
A mysterious disease again afflicts wild waterfowl at Stobart Lake about 60 miles southeast of Calgary. Dominion and provincial investigators failed to solve it last year. this season gulls and thousands of ducks have died. Ottawa and Edmonton authorities have been notified as conditions worsen.
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Calgary
Stobart Lake
Dominion
Ottawa
Edmonton
Moscow Plans Large UK Purchases If Terms Suit
L E Mather president of the Anglo Russian Chamber of Commerce says Moscow intends sizable orders in Britain if prices and terms are favorable. He cites a Soviet source and notes Soviet purchases in Britain in the first four months of 1934 were two and a half times those of 1933.
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London
Moscow
Great Britain
L. E. Mather
Anglo-Russian Chamber of Commerce
Soviet Russia
Mather
Forest Fires Rage Across Maritime Provinces
High winds fanned wildfires across New Brunswick Nova Scotia and neighboring areas. About 300 people homeless at Oliver settlement after fires razed homes and timberlands faced a government curfew. Destruction spread through Restigouche Cumberland and Gloucester counties with many communities reporting outbreaks and calls for rain.
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Toronto
Quebec
Ontario
New Brunswick
Oliver Settlement
Restigouche County
Cumberland County
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
New Alcida
Gloucester County
N.B
Queens
Madawaska
York
Victoria
CPR Trust Bonds New Issue Quickly Sold In Market
Montreal reports the subscription books for Canadian Pacific Railway 15 year four percent collateral trust bonds totaling 12 million dollars were closed hours after opening as demand fully absorbed the issue. Priced at 97.79 with accrued interest, the bonds yield about 4.2 percent and are convertible into four common shares per 100 dollar bond. They are non callable and mature July 2, 1949, with the sale handled by a large syndicate of banks and security firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lottery Bill Defeated in Ottawa House of Commons
Quebec hopes for legalized lotteries for education and charity died in the House of Commons as P F Casgrain introduced bill to amend the criminal code failed on second reading in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Quebec
House of Commons
P. F. Casgrain
Lib
Charlevoix-Saguenay
French Language On Radio Ottawa Sparks Saskatchewan Objections
F W Turnbull KC told the House of Commons radio committee that Saskatchewan residents oppose French broadcasts on national radio. He said the talks push toward making French the official language of Canada, warning it threatens unity and the status of French under the British North America Act.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan
F. W. Turnbull, KC
Regina
House of Commons Committee On
Turnbull
Canada
Quebec
Dominion
Ottawa trades union funds tax exemptions discussed
Hon. E. N. Rhodes told A. A. Heaps in the House of Commons that union members contributing to relief funds for unemployed colleagues may claim income tax exemptions if the contributions fit the acts administrative features. The house debated budget resolutions in committee.
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Ottawa Trades Union
E. N. Rhodes
A. A. Heaps
Labor
Winnipeg North
House of Commons
House
Dominion prosperity key to Britain's unemployment solve
Ottawa reports Hon. S. M. Bruce argues Great Britain's long term unemployment issue hinges on resuming emigration to the Dominions. He says prosperity in Australia and Canada would revive immigration, make Britain a logical trading partner, and require Dominions to develop secondary industries while Britain maintains export focus. He criticizes the World Economic Conference as a tragedy and urges unity among industrial and primary producers.
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Dominions
S. M. Bruce
Australia
Great Britain
Bruce
Canada
Mr. Bruce
Civil Service Affirms Radio Commission Employees
The civil service commission told the radio committee that both clerical and technical staff of the radio commission should be placed under civil service. C. H. Bland of Ottawa stated this position to the commons committee.
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Ottawa
Civil Service Commission
Radio Commission
C. H. Bland
Civil Service Commissioner
Radio Committee of the Commons
Civil Service
Special 10 cent stamp marks Loyalist settlement anniversary
Ottawa announces a commemorative 10 cent postage stamp issued for the 150th anniversary of the final settlement of United Empire Loyalists in Canada. The special double-size stamp highlights the historic event and is issued by the post office department.
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Ottawa
Canada
Post Office Department
Bait Lacks Sweetness Insecticide Poses Trouble For Hoppers
Alberta farmers report Calgary Grasshoppers ignore standard poison bait as it lacks molasses and the sweet attractant needed to lure grain field pests. The action calls for changing the bait formula to improve uptake by the hoppers.
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Calgary
Alberta
Munson Com
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Russia
Liberal
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Ontario Liberal Party
Mr. Hepburn
C.P.R. Trust Bonds
J. D. Gardiner
Liberal Party
J. T. M. Anderson
Conservatives
M. J. Coldwell
Farmer
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