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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1933
Page
3
The Mussolini four power pact securing European peace was signed by Benito Mussolini and ambassadors from Great Britain France and Germany. The accord aims to disarm all four nations as a path to world recovery and open collaboration for all states.
Saskatchewan independent oil refineries and government consider sending a freight representative to St. Louis to oppose a proposed increase in crude oil freight. A delegation urged action, and the Saskatchewan Freight Association seeks a hearing before the southwest freight bureau in St. Louis on June 20.
In a quiet ceremony at Kerr Lake the Earl of Bessborough Governor General of Canada unveiled a bronze plaque honoring Dr William Henry Drum mond, famed Canadian poet, whose memory is recalled by passers-by with the inscription mined wrote died.
A semi official analysis states the Mussolini four power pact accepted by Great Britain France and Italy remains within the League of Nations framework and affirms obligations under Locarno Briand Kellogg agreements.
A violent electrical storm swept Ontario causing two deaths. Firefighter Robert Calhoun of Toronto died when an aerial ladder collapsed during a blaze at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Bohemian immigrant Lukas Milkowich was killed by lightning at Wallaceburg. Scores of barns were destroyed and widespread damage to orchards and gardens reported across western Ontario and Ottawa suburbs. Ottawa hail damaged Cyrville market gardens with greenhouses destroyed. Widespread power and telegraph outages disrupted western Ontario communications.
Sir Thomas White, notable financier and former finance minister, told the Canadian Manufacturers' Association convention in Toronto that recent weeks show marked improvement and a more hopeful sentiment. He cited higher U S prices, rising employment, and better business, but warned that an upturn may tempt reduced international cooperation ahead of the world conference.
Sir Eric Drummond of Britain retires as secretary general and sums up an ethics: never threaten, tell the truth, and place all cards on the table. He spoke at a farewell luncheon hosted by the international press in Geneva, stressing the applies to individuals and nations alike.
The Church of England in Canada reports a restoration fund totaling 295,468 in cash across Canada. Rev Can on 5 Gould, director, told the Anglican synod of the Toronto diocese that four dioceses have raised substantial amounts but have yet to file full returns.
Ottawa reports a plan to reorganize economic and scientific research across the empire with pro rata cost by dominions. The Empire Marketing Board, created in 1926 to replace imperial preferences, will narrow its scope as reciprocal preferences reduced its justification. It will operate until the end of September and then be dissolved.
The league advisory committee on the Far Eastern question adopted a report urging stronger action to deny recognition of Manchukuo. It proposes excluding Manchukuo from international conventions on postal, aerial, chemistry, weights and measures, sanitation, opium, and the Red Cross.
A Calgary resident paid a $90 tax with potatoes after lacking cash. He heard city hall was supporting a self help program for the unemployed and completed the deal there.
1932 figures from the empire marketing board highlight a surge in UK imports from empire countries. Tobacco from Canada climbs to 11 million pounds, wheat from Canada and Australia hits new highs, and wheat flour from Australia also increases, with Canada's wheat reaching nearly 47 million hundredweights, a wartime-rare peak only surpassed by the United States in 1916 1917.
Ministry of Labour data show 114 755 fewer registered unemployed on May 22 than the prior month, with a year on year drop of 158 427 and a four month total reduction of 320 186. Improvements span most industries, notably building public works contracting, metal goods, shipbuilding, textiles, boots and shoes, pottery and dock services.
The Communist Party of Ireland launched a manifesto at a weekend Dublin conference appealing to Free State workers to join a mass struggle against British imperialism. It urged members of the Irish Republican Army to become Communists and accused President Eamon de Valera's government of capitulation and betrayal in its stance toward the United Kingdom.
The Oxford Group and Rev. H. Allen Viney concluded a months long tour of Canada and the United States by sailing home to England aboard the Empress of Australia. A closing house party in Canada drew 500 members.
L C Brouillette president of the Canadian wheat pool argues that an agreement on global export quotas is the initial move if world demand cannot absorb current production. He outlines a staged plan involving federal and provincial action and producer responsibility, with broader market access to be explored at a London conference.
Canada backs eventual state ownership of arms factories to remove a dangerous factor in international relations. Dr. W. A. Riddell, representing Canada, argued private manufacture should be abolished though Britain Germany and Japan favored arms control rather than abolition. The Canadian view rejects internationalization of arms production as impractical.
Winnipeg and Manitoba will press for inclusion of a Women’s Institute speaker on national radio to stress distinctly Canadian ideas of community development. Hector Charlesworth head of the Canadian radio commission will be asked to consider the proposal at the Federated Women’s Institutes biennial convention in Condi bere.
Japan's foreign trade in the first quarter of this year exceeded the comparable period of 1932, signaling a notable rise in commerce. Trade figures show stronger activity across key sectors and partners, reflecting improving economic momentum in the early 1930s.
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