Non-Political Farm Inquiry Sought in Western Canada
Manitoba legislature debates a plan for a non political commission backed by Saskatchewan and Alberta to study western agriculture and propose debt adjustment measures. The aim is to keep farmers on the land, foreclosures and evictions feared, and to present recommendations at the Imperial Economic Conference.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
LB. Griffiths
Russell
Ottawa
Griffiths
Arthur Meighen
Charles Dunning
Saskatchewan
Alberta
De Valera Seeks Break in North South Ireland Boundaries
In United Ireland Dublin Eamon de Valera voiced hopes to end the artificial borders between North and South Ireland. He urged removing the oath of allegiance at the next Dáil session, halting land annuities to Britain, suspending the Public Safety Act, and merging the offices of governor general and Irish Free State president in time. North Ireland resisted joining the Free State when formed.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Eamon de Valera
Ireland
Pres Dent
Dail
Great Britain
Executive Council
North Ireland
Southern Ireland
Free State
Buying Russian Timber in London Under 2.1 Million Cubic Meters Deal
English timber importers sign a contract with Soviet exporters for 2,100,000 cubic metres of timber this year. A special company Timber Distributors Limited pools 160 firms with shares allocated to importers across England. A House of Commons bill to bar goods made with forced labor is uncertain in effect. Canada imposes an embargo on Russian products.
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London
England
Timber Distributors
House of Commons
Canada
Mellon to Receive Honorary Doctorate in Edinburgh
The university in Edinburgh plans to confer an honorary doctorate on Andrew Mellon who will become the United States ambassador to Great Britain. The announcement ties Mellon’s honor to his upcoming diplomatic appointment and marks a milestone in postwar relations between the two nations.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Andrew Mellon
United States
Ambbassador
Great Britain
Abolition Of Fair Grants Shocks Canadian Livestock Fields
Canadian Breed Associations and the Canadian National Livestock Records Board condemn Ottawa agriculture department cuts to large class A exhibitions and winter fairs. A committee will meet Minister Robert Weir to seek reconsideration as prize money and planning facing 1932 are at stake.
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Ottawa
Ont
Department of Agriculture
Canadian National Livestock Records Board
Robert Weir
Garnet Wheat Grading Considered by Commons Committee
Ottawa hearing on Garnet wheat grading as H. H. Stevens moves a resolution for separate grading. Winnipeg standards proposed after July 31 to create No. 1 No. 2 and No. 3 C. W. Garnet, currently plated with Marquis red varieties. Stevens says separate grades would require Canada Grain Act change. referral to Agriculture committee without stance.
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Ottawa
C.W. Garnet
Marquis
Stevens
Agricultural Committee
Drop In Tourist Trade Ottawa Ont 1931 Figures
A Canada revenue department statement shows a slight drop in foreign tourist automobile entries in 1931 from 1930, totaling 4 909 989. The decline applies to 24 hour permit cars, while 60 day permit entries rose by 172 723. Saskatchewan recorded 24 487 tourist cars, down 2 113 from 1930.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Department of National Revenue
Saskatchewan
Gandhi's Wife Arrested in Bombay Jail Sentence Six Months
Mrs. M. Gandhi wife of jailed Indian independence leader was rearrested and sentenced to six months hard labor in C class. She had been released two weeks earlier and visited Gandhi in jail before returning to Berdoli to continue national congress activities.
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Bombay
India
M. Gandhi
Canadian telephone system reach at end of 1930
The report states Canada had a wire mileage of 4,880,224 and about 3.4 miles of wire per telephone, with 1,402,861 telephones in service. This reflects the scale of the national network and penetration of telephone access at that period.
BC Budget Forecast Sees $155,095 Surplus in Next Year
Finance Minister J W Jones told the British Columbia Legislature that through spending cuts and a new single income tax the province expects a 155095 dollar surplus starting April 1. The plan shifts to one tax with graduated rates up to about 10 percent and exemptions for married persons dependents and life insurance premiums.
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Victoria
B.C
J. W. Jones
British Columbia
Long Flight Takes Del Simons on 2900 Mile Fur Trip
D. E. Del Simons leaves on a 2900 mile air jaunt to the barren lands and back to trade furs. He plans to visit Nuelin Lake about 00 miles north to meet Eskimos and exchange merchandise for this winter’s furs. He expects to finish by April 1, a feat that would need five dog teams and over two months by slower methods.
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Prince Albert
D. E
del” Simons
Barrens
Nuelin Lake
Here
Simons
Communist Schools in Toronto Sparks Legislature Debate
Russell Nesbitt, Con Toronto Bracondale, charges the Communist Party of Canada runs three schools and two summer camps in and near Toronto. He argues it is unwise to sentence leaders while letting the schools persist, educating children to support the movement. Premier George S. Henry replies that closing the schools is unlikely.
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Toronto
Russell Nesbitt
Con
Bracondale
Ontario
Communist Party of Canada
Nesbitt
George S. Henry
Faith In Britain Predicts Stronger Empire Unit
Ger ald Campbell British consul-general told the Ulster Irish Society that Britain will soon form one of the world’s strongest economic units. He noted that subjects no longer speak pessimistically after 1926 and that nations are turning inward with tariffs rising. He said the imperial bosom awaits the Ottawa conference next summer as countries unite to help one another.
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New York
N.Y
Gerald Campbell
Ulster Irish Society
Ottawa
Tax on U S Sunday papers eyed as Canadian tariff
Ottawa discussions push for a five cent duty on all United States Sunday papers entering Canada. Officials estimate the levy could raise about 500000 dollars annually. No decision has been made while the matter is reviewed. Paris reports France lifts a blanket embargo on fresh fruits from Canada and the U S with entry conditions to block the San Jose scale.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Paris
France
Conscription of wealth urged in Commons debate
Ottawa report shows Thomas Reid of New Westminster urging conscription of wealth in this trial hour. He calls for limited interest rates unemployment insurance and low-interest Dominion loans to fund relief. He criticizes BC’s unemployment relief spending and notes government bond impact on other securities.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Thomas Reid
New Westminster
Dominion
Last Sesson
Reid
Mr. Reid
British Columbia
A. A. Heaps
Labor
Winnipeg North
Sham Battle Near Shanghai Rehearses Victory for Japanese
Four thousand men of the Japanese 24th mixed brigade staged a sham battle inland from Shanghai to honor engineers who died in the real fight weeks earlier. Chinese observers mistook the gunfire for renewed hostilities, while negotiations for a permanent settlement with neutral mediators continued. Japan approved in principle a truce and troop withdrawal with modifications being considered by China.
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Shanghai
China
Japan
Miaochungchen
Indian Affairs Vacancy Created By Retirement
Retirement of Dr. Duncan Scott as superintendent-general of Indian Affairs opens a vacancy in Ottawa. Candidates include W. M. Graham of Regina, though age may bar him. likely successor will be a senior Indian Department official in Ottawa if Graham cannot take the post.
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Ottawa
Ont
Duncan Scott
Indian Affairs
W. M. Graham
Regina
Western
Canada
Graham
Indian Department
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United Ireland
de Valera
Mellon
Gandhi
E. A. Dunlop
Britain
U.S
Eenbargo
Aristide Briand
Atlantic
Briand
MacDonald
Laval
Cocherel
Department of Indian Affairs
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