National Cattle Marketing Plan Urged by Western Rancher
Roderick Macleay of High River Alberta urged a national cattle marketing scheme before the Stevens committee in Ottawa. He called for lowered freight rates on exports, expansion of the United Kingdom market, and government minimum prices if needed. Ontario senators and Saskatchewan growers pressed changes in stockyards operations, dog grading, and direct buying limits to protect farmers against price swings and market forces.
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Ottawa
Stevens Committee
House of Commons
West
Roderick Macleay
High River
Alta
United Kingdom
Ontario
J. E. Jamieson
Howard Fraleigh
John A. Craig
Toronto
Dominion
George H. Barr
Regina
Saskatchewan
Canada
Return To China Canton Free Transport For Aged Emigrants
Thousands of elderly Chinese are being sent home from North America and other ports to Canton at public expense so they may die at their old homes according to the Overseas Chinese Relief Bureau. Official figures show over 13 million Chinese living abroad, with many returning last year as global depression robbed them of jobs and savings. Most returnees are 40 to 60 years old and penniless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
China
North America
Overseas Chinese Relief Bureau
Racial Issue Roils Washington Restaurant Scene
Tension rises in the nation’s capital over segregation at a popular lawmakers’ dining spot. P Johnson former North Carolina state senator and now manager of the house restaurant is cited for denying service to Black patrons trying to enter the establishment used by representatives and their associates.
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Washington
United States
P. Johnson
North Carolina
House
Code To Govern Industry Weighed By Striking Pliant Workers
In Kitchener Ontario more than 200 striking pliant workers have drawn up a code to govern the furniture industry. They plan to forward it to the mass buying probe led by Hon. H H Stevens, Ottawa minister of trade and commerce. Strike leaders assert they have equal right with employers and government to set rules for unfair labor practices.
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Kitchener
Ont
Hon
H. H. Stevens
Conflagration In Hakodate Devastates Northern Japan
A vast fire in Hakodate, Japan, wrecked three-fourths of the city. Reports say 1,000 killed, 25,000 buildings destroyed, and 150,000 homeless as an equinoctial gale fanned the flames. Government agencies rush to relief as electric plants fail and darkness covers the city.
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Tokyo
Hakodate
Japan
Minister of Communications
Navy
Soviet Russia May Join League of Nations
Reliable circles report Moscow ready to enter the League of Nations and seek a seat on the council at the September assembly. Diplomatic soundings suggest entry would be welcome and a council seat likely, though recognition by several members remains a prerequisite and negotiations may be complex.
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Paris
Russia
League of Nations
Moscow
League
League Council
Holland
Denmark
Finland
Prince Heir Watches London Cup Final at Wembley
The Prince of Wales traveled from Sonningdale to Wembley for a new cup final match set for April 28. It marked the London Oc occupational soccer league final with teams drawn from unemployed workers across metropolitan districts. About five thousand spectators, mainly jobless, greeted the royal visit as the prince met players from Greenwich and Walthamstow teams and spoke with several before the match.
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Wembley London
Prince of Wales
Sonningdale
Wembley Stadium
London
Greenwich
Walthamstow
Widen Liquor Act Toronto
Ontario plans freer beer and wine sales with meals in hotels and restaurants and in club refreshment rooms. The liquor control board would retain full oversight and may remove permits, allow newspaper and radio advertising, and issue permits for beer at banquets.
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Toronto
Ontario
Veterans’ and Labor Union
Liquor Control Board
Vancouver offers plan for national banking system
The British Columbia legislature will consider a resolution to favor a national banking system to make national provincial and municipal credit available for government expenditure. The public accounts committee adopted the resolution prompted by G G McGeer. Private financing would not be affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
British Columbia
Public Accounts Committee
G.G McGeer
K.C
Lib
Vancouver-Burrard
Faith in Western Canada Echoed by Rev W G Brown
Saskatoon clergyman and former moderator Rev W G Brown urged belief in Western and Northern Canada as the nation’s future during his address on Western Canada at the general board of missions, praising the region’s potential and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Canada
W. G. Brown
Saskatoon
The
Presbyterian Church
Western Canada
General Board of Missions
Bombing in Berlin links to theatre owner. Goering not targeted
A tin can explosive hit Unter den Linden near Wilhelmstrasse wrecking a taxi carrying David Oliver owner of a Berlin theatre and injuring his driver. Police deny Goering was the target though rumors spread. Oliver’s family refuses comment as police offer 5000 marks for clues to the blast.
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Berlin
Unter den Linden
David Oliver
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Prussia
Hitler
Oliver
Wilhelmstrasse
Austria
Catherine the Great
Elizabeth Bergner
Niederfinew
Senate Debates on Inquiries and Western Farming
Senator W A Buchanan urged the Senate to continue debate on initiating more legislation and holding inquiries into unemployment and immigration. He argued the Senate’s experience fits such work and defended its role in safeguarding Western farming interests through the Crow’s Nest Pass agreement and preferential rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Senate
W. A. Buchanan
Canada
Buchanan
May Cut Interest On Loans
The Globe reports Ottawa indicates progress toward government agreement with loan companies to reduce interest rates charged to farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
The
Globe
Ottawa
Beatty Favors Titles For Canadians But Objects To Heredity
E. W. Beatty president of the Canadian Pacific Railway says he favors titles for Canadians only if earned and opposes hereditary titles in Canada. He spoke in Ottawa outlining his views on honors and recognition.
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Ottawa
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Mounties Guard Ellesmere Island for Crown Claim
Two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers remain on Ellesmere Island to retain possession for the British crown. Justice Minister Hugh Guthrie told W. T. Lucas in the House of Commons that Ottawa maintains the strategic claim.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ellesmere Island
Hugh Guthrie
W. T. Lucas
U FA
Camrose
House of Commons
State control of radio still in the future
Hector Charlesworth chair of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission told the House of Commons radio commission that nationalization of private stations remains distant. He cited licensing for isolated districts and financial stringency as holding back development, and clarified remarks about newspaper readership in Canada.
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Ottawa
Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
Hector Charlesworth
Radio Commission
House of Commons
Charlesworth
W. A. Beynon
Moose Jaw
Regina
Canada
Budget Surplus in London Edges Toward $150 Million
With the fiscal year end near, the current surplus climbs toward about 150 million dollars as last week revenue surpassed expenditures by 34 million, lifting the surplus to 110 million after War Debt and sinking fund payments. This compares with a 200 million dollar deficit at this time last year.
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London
United States War Debt Fund
Train wreck in Russia near Sverdlovsk kills 33
A collision between a high speed passenger train and a freight train near Sverdlovsk results in 33 deaths and 68 injuries. The crash occurred nine days ago at Tavatui when the passenger train ran a closed semaphore. Workers are on trial. this is the fourth catastrophe in a month.
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Moscow
Sverdlovsk
Tavatui
Next Step Is Recovery in Canada says Bennett
Prime Minister R. B. Bennett urged recovery after a recent economic downturn while addressing the Hamilton Brantford and district branches of the Canadian Manufacturers Association in Hamilton Ontario.
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Hamilton, Ont
R. B. Bennett
Hamilton, Brantford and District
Canadian Manufacturers Association
Kiwanis Convention Set for August in Lethbridge
D. H. Elton K.C. Kiwanis International Western Canada district governor announced the annual district convention will be held in Lethbridge from August 5 to 7. The event gathers Kiwanis members for meetings and district activities.
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Lethbridge
D. H. Elton
K.C
Western Canada
Kiwanis International
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Max Winter
Socialist Party
New York
Winter
National Bank
B.C
Klondike
Clifford Sifton
Prince George
Cape Town
Hertzog
Government House
South Africa
Britain
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