A Canadian plan to ease prices via collective bond system
A critique of world price declines and debt burdens proposes the Collective Produce Clearing Association. The scheme would let farmers exchange cash tickets for $1 bonds with stamps, creating a circulating bond that raises farmer incomes and boosts purchasing power. Critics note inflation but credit potential for doubled circulation. Burnell urges study by farmers and merchants.
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Canada
Colin H. Burnell
United Farmers of Manitoba
Burnell
Collective Produce Clearing Association
C.P.C.A
C.P_C_A
Colloidal Fuel Emerges From Coal and Oil Blend
Ottawa engineer William Burnip announces a new colloidal fuel based on Canadian coal mixed with oil and stabilized to keep coal particles suspended. The 60/40 to 80/20 coal to oil blends burn with bright white flame, may cut fuel costs, and could replace oil in power plants and home furnaces. The Cunard line cited earlier tests and interest grows in improving liquid fuels from coal field products.
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William Burnip
Ottawa
Burnip
Mr. Burnip
Canada
South Wales Institute of Engineers
Wyndham
Cunard Steamship Line
Mongolian Japanese Dictionary Finished After 16 Years
Major Kenji Shimonaga of the Japanese War Office has completed a Mongolian Japanese dictionary, the first of its kind, to be published soon by the army. The 2000 page work required special type to reproduce Mongol characters and reflects the army’s long emphasis on language studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenji Shimonaga
Japanese War Office
Shimonaga
Fruit and gold and hatless thoughts in a Colyum
The St Thomas Times-Journal calls cod liver oil a fruit as a quip in a Colyum. Yukon placer gold output in 1932 valued at $900000 and Klondike gold in 1900 exceeded $22 million. Experts say going hatless affects the mind only as a verbal cue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas Times-Journal
The
Toronto Star
Yukon Territory
The Instinct Of Birds Hearing
Migration mysteries may be solved by field study says Prof. Patten of Sheffield University. Birds use sight, landmarks, and experience rather than a special sense, with hearing and coastlines guiding routes. They migrate in bands, helping untraveled young, but fog and gloom disrupt their journeys and increase losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Patten
Sheffield University
Fewer Sea Fish Caught Reflects Market Conditions
The Fisheries News Bulletin reports Canada's 1932 sea landings near 7,120,000 hundredweights, down from 1931 due to global economic unsettlements. Fishermen curtailed effort as market demand faltered, though resources could have yielded more if markets supported higher catches.
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Department of Fisheries
Ottawa
Canada
Dominions Sea
Toronto Mail and Empire
Saskatchewan Power Faces Deficit Despite 1932 Profit
Saskatchewan Power Commission posted an operating profit of 132 217 for 1932 but with a depreciation provision showed a net deficit of 50 979. The annual report, tabled by Minister J R Merkley, notes no new undertakings or extensions in 1932 as the commission remains focused on existing systems. The text adds a family note about a child’s Christmas electric train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Power Commission
J. R. Merkley
Freight to Churchill Opened Without Permit
A new ruling lifts the permit requirement to ship freight and allow passenger traffic to Churchill. Since March 1929, permits were needed to enter the port and move goods with the Hudson Bay railway. Rail workers say the move aims to avoid a rush before port facilities are ready.
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Churchill
Hudson Bay Railway
Gilam Mile
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T Mibern Co, Lad
Saskatchewan Power
Commission
Father
Junior
Ogden
P.s.—Free ‘‘Chantecler
Edwardsburg
Crown Brand
the Canada Starch CO. Limited
Montreal
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