U S May Accept Payment in Kind on British Debt
Washington reports the United States suggested readjustment of Britain’s debt or payment in goods and services as a possible solution. Britain would owe only the June 15 installment to avoid default, with no link to debts Britain owes other countries. Proposals would be informally discussed and possibly submitted to Congress, with tin rubber jute and silver as contemplated goods.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
American Congress
Britain
British Empire
South Africa Maintains Debt Payments to Britain
Despite wartime debt debates abroad, the Union of South Africa continues payments to Britain. It has paid the last six month instalment of £178,850 about $895,000 and plans to remit the next instalment in December even if the British government fails to settle with the United States by then.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Union of South Africa
Britain
United States
Ottawa Accords Praise At London Imperial Confab
Sir Arthur Shirley Benn MP president of the Imperial Federation of Chambers of Commerce praised the Ottawa accords at the 1932 Imperial conference for improving conditions in England during 1933. Benn spoke after a meeting of the federation.
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London
Ottawa
England
Arthur Shirley Benn
M.P
Imperial Federation of Chambers of Commerce
British Destroyers Acasta and Codrington Collide Near Malta
Two Royal Navy destroyers HMS Acasta and HMS Codrington collided during maneuvers off Valetta Malta. Damage described as not heavy with no casualties, marking them as among the finest of their class.
Northerners Journey to Sub Arctic Posts
About 100 priests, royal Canadian mounted police, miners, prospectors, trappers, traders and missionaries set out from Edmonton by train toward Waterways Alberta as the first leg of their trek to northern sub Arctic posts.
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Edmonton
Alta
Montreal Officers Arrive to Visit World Fair Chicago
Captain Maurice Rossi and Lieutenant Pauli Codes arrive in Chicago to tour the World Fair, meeting organizers and inspecting exhibits during their Canadian trip.
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Chicago
Maurice Rossi
Lieut
Pauli Codes
Montreal
Three Indian Brothers Committed For Trial In Murder Case
Three Indian brothers Eneas Richardson and Alex George were committed for trial on murder charges in the death of Dominion Constable F H Gisbourne on the Canford Indian reserve around May 24. They were moved to Okaila prison under heavy guard. A fourth brother Joseph George remains in Vancouver under medical care with remand extended to June 21. Bloodstained exhibits, Indian reservation witnesses, and expert investigators testified for the crown as police vows to avenge the killings intensified. A $500 reward will be given to Big Frank who recovered Gisbourne’s body from the Nicola River.
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Merritt
B.C
Dominion
F. H. Gisbourne
Canford
Vernon
Eneas
Richardson
Alex George
A. G. Freeze
Okaila
Joseph George
Vancouver
George Brothers
British Columbia
Big Frank
Gisbourne
Nicola River
Saskatoon Man Killed In Highway Car Crash
Leo Lipkovic a Saskatoon dental technician died when his car skidded on gravel near highway No. 5 about 16 miles north of Saskatoon. Two passengers Abe Handelman and Louis Wener reported the vehicle overturned as the driver tried to straighten it. Coroner A. M. Molloy ruled no inquest necessary.
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Saskatoon
Pacific Coast
United States
Leo Lipkovic
Abe B. Handelman
Louis Wener
Lipkovic
A. M. Molloy
M.D
Cleveland Surgeon Foresees Direct Heart Operations
Dr Claude S Beck of Cleveland proposed a new heart surgery method to the American Medical Association. He predicted surgeons would soon operate directly on the heart and patch it with grafts taken from other body parts to reduce the high heart death rate.
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Cleveland
American Medical Association
Claude S. Beck
May Beat Previous Record At Dominion Farm
In Agassiz British Columbia pullet No 3 Barred Rock owned by Delta Land Co Vancouver has laid 220 eggs in 224 days to match last year’s 357 egg world record pace. Pullet No 2 owned by A Pennington Agassiz has 212 eggs, while No 3 trails on points with 201 7. Leader is Ranking No 10 a White Leghorn with 219 6 points from 200 eggs.
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Agassiz
B.C
Dominion Experimental Farm
Delta Land Company
Vancouver
A. Pennington
King Receives Belgian Delegation at Buckingham Palace
The King welcomed a delegation led by the Duke of Ursel at Buckingham Palace to announce the accession of King Leopold III of Belgium. He expressed sorrow over the death of King Albert, describing him as a beloved cousin and a personal friend.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Duke of Ursel
Leopold III
Albert
Case for federal cabinet tackles Pacific Great Eastern Railway
Premier T D Pattullo indicated a cabinet committee will likely review Vancouver British Columbia’s push for Dominion control of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway and demand for better terms under confederation after parliament prorogation.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
Dominion
Federal
T. D. Pattulo
Nickel Production Surges in Canada Reaches New Highs
Ottawa reports April nickel output at 12,924,418 pounds, second all time, with four month total of 39,898,099 pounds up nearly 3 million from 1929. International Nickel Sudbury expands to full capacity. Falconbridge also operating at peak. Canada dominates world supply with 1934 projections near 120,000,000 pounds, far above 1929 peak.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Canada
International Nickel
Sudbury
Falconbridge
Montreal Scientist Named for Discovery in Blood Balance Antagonists
Dr. J. B. Collip of McGill University is recognized for discovering blood balancers or antagonists that may form a new field in medicine. He described the finding before the Association for the Study of Internal Secretions in Cleveland with the AMA. These antagonists may modulate hormones from endocrine glands affecting growth energy color development and bodily form. Evidence of antagonists exists in animals and traces in humans.
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Montreal
J. B. Collip
Department of
Biochemistry
McGill University
Collip
Association For the Study of
Cleveland
American Medical Association
Proposals to boost coarse grain acreage in Western Canada
A National Research Council led meeting of the grain research committee in Ottawa considers increasing western coarse grain sown area by about 3 million acres to offset reduced wheat. Discussion covers barley oats and flax use in UK Europe and Eastern Canada with market prospects and need for quality production.
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Ottawa
Grain Research Committee
National Research Council
Canada
United Kingdom
Europe
C. B. Davidson
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Germany
Tourist Body Appointed Ottawa Senate Forms National Committee
A nine member permanent committee to advance tourism was appointed by the senate to coordinate with existing groups and boost tourist traffic. Members include W A Buchanan Alberta W H Dennis Nova Scotia W E Foster New Brunswick R F Green British Columbia R B Horner Saskatchewan H G Hocken Ontario Creelman MacArthur Prince Edward Island George Parent Quebec and W H Sharpe Manitoba with Sharpe added to ensure all provinces are represented.
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Ottawa
Senate
Province
W. A. Buchanan
Alberta
W. H. Dennis
Nova Scotia
W. E. Foster
New Brunswick
R. F. Green
British Columbia
R. B. Horner
Saskatchewan
H. G. Hocken
Ontario
Creelman MacArthur
Prince Edward Island
George Parent
Quebec
W. H. Sharpe
Manitoba
Senator Sharpe
Hungarian Wheat Crop Forecast Shrinks This Year
Hungarian farmers expect a crop drop due to drought with a projected yield of 16.5 million quintals down from 20 million last year. The decline is pegged at about 3.5 million quintals as drought persisted across fields in Budapest and rural districts.
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Budapest
Death Toll Rises in Central American Hurricane
The hurricane sweeping Tegucigalpa and surrounding areas causes wholesale destruction of life and property. Officials estimate about 3,000 fatalities across Honduras and neighboring regions as relief efforts continue.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Central America
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U.S
Gordon Sloan
Crown
Jean Batten
Australia
Amy Mollison
Miss Batten
Hapsburg
Vienna
Royal House of Hapsburg
Austria
Archduke Eugene
Engelbert Dollfuss
Archduke
Switzerland
West
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