Meagre Results Obtained From Imperial Parley
London reports a clear victory for Philip Sinowden over the Imperial conference. Dominions expect a three year stabilization period for preferences and await Ottawa for economic policy. Premier Bennett favors reciprocal tariffs possibilities as Conservatives return to power. Dominions plan intercolonial treaties and retain veto over governors general, with the King judging suitability.
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London
Fng
Philip Sinowden
Dominions
Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
British United Press
Ram Promises Full Debate On Palestine White Paper
Premier Ram told the House of Commons that Parliament would have full opportunity to discuss the White Paper on Palestine before any ordinances are framed. He reiterated that the government’s stance has been misinterpreted and pledged to fulfill mandate obligations to both Jews and Arabs in Palestine.
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London
England
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Palestine
Western Pension Tribunal Sits In Winnipeg
Members of the Western Pension Tribunal began sittings in Winnipeg under the revised Pension Act to adjudicate western pension applications. Most cases to be heard were previously denied by the former board with sessions planned for Regina November 24-28 Calgary December 1-5 and Vancouver December 8-20.
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Winnipeg
Man
Western Pension Tribunal
Pension Board
Regina
Calgary
Vancouver
Plane Crash Marks Prince Edward Island's First Flight Incident
Prince Edward Island records its first aeroplane crash at Lot 16 when a plane owned and piloted by H. S. Jones of Apahaqui New Brunswick stalled after takeoff. Passenger Charles Yeo of Lot 16 was aboard as the engine died midair.
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Charlottetown
P.E.1
Prince Edward Island
Lot 16
H. S. Jones
Apahaqui
New Brunswick
Charles Yeo
Jones
World Exhibition Planned for Sydney Harbor Bridge Opening
Sydney plans a World Exhibition to mark the opening of the Sydney Harbor Bridge. The event is expected in January and will feature displays of agricultural, industrial, mining and artistic materials.
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Sydney
Australia
Sydney Harbor Bridge
Bennett Proposal Rejected at Imperial Conference
London authorities state the British government refused the Canadian offer of reciprocal Empire tariff preferences presented by Premier R B Bennett at the opening of the Imperial Conference.
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London
England
R. B. Bennett
Canadian Airways Limited formed to run coast to coast air service
Formation of Canadian Airways Limited proceeds with government endorsement. Major railways CNR CPR Western Canada Airways and Aviation Corporation of Canada will invest $250,000 each for 200,000 shares, with James A Richardson as president and Sir Henry Thornton and E W Beatty as joint vice presidents.
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CNR
CPR
Western Canada Airways Limited
Aviation Corporation of Canada
Air Transportations
Montreal
James A. Richardson
Sir Henry Thornton
C.N.R
E. W. Beatty
Canada
Richardson
Western Canada Airways
Eastern Canada Lines
Western Canada Lines
Great Future For Vancouver
Vancouver's port is destined to become the greatest in the world says Minister of Marine Alfred Duranteau. He envisions Vancouver as the gate of British North America and a hub of vast trade with the Orient within a quarter century.
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Vancouver
B.C
Orient
British North America
Asia
Canada
Marigold to Open Capitol Theatre Run in Regina
London company brings Marigold to Capitol Theatre Regina for a three day stand starting Monday November 24. The Queen Victoria era drama stars Sophie Stewart Ellis Irving Lionel Gadsden Edmond Beresford Royston Taylor Marguerite Cellier Winifred Ord Yvette Pienne Walter Roy Gordon Petrie William C Aldous John Lauriston Marie Shields and Jean Clyde with Yvette Pienne as a French replacement. The play has drawn praise in Montreal and Toronto and promises lively performances from a strong cast.
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Regina
London
England
Capitol Theatre
L. Allen Harker
F. R. Pryor
Edinburgh
Sophie Stewart
Ellis Irving
Lionel Gadsden
Edmond Beresford
Royston Taylor
Marguerite Cellier
Winifred Ord
Yvette Pienne
Walter Roy
Gordon Petrie
William C. Aldous
John Lauriston
Marie Shields
Jean Clyde
Ter
John Clyde
Atlantic
Mariguid
Montreal
Toronto
White Foxes Driven South Seen Near The Pas Manitoba
White foxes formerly prized by northern trappers have been sighted about fifty miles south of The Pas Manitoba due to a rare caribou scarcity in the Barren Lands. Local trappers report the unusual southward movement as wildlife pressures shift.
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Manitoba
Sees End Of Bolshevism Says Perry Predicts Capitalism Rise
Sir Percival Dewhurst Perry of Ford Europe on the Bremen forecast that Soviet Russia will become capitalist within a year. He cites the five year plan’s collapse and says recognition of capitalism is imminent. He travels with Maurice Dollfus and Dr Karl Wilhelm Hauss to confer with Henry Ford in Detroit.
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New York
Percival Dewhurst Perry
Ford Motor Companies of
Europe
S.S. Bremen
Russia
Soviet Russia
Sir Percival
Maurice Dollfus
Karl Wilhelm Hauss
Henry Ford
Detroit
Moose Jaw Street Cars Get Condensers For Radio Clarity
Moose Jaw street cars have been equipped with condensers to reduce radio interference. The installation followed negotiations between local radio dealers and the street railway company and is set on the generators in the street cars.
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Moose Jaw
J. Leibrock
Royal address opens Indian Round Table talks
The King opened the India round table conference in the House of Lords on November 12 with a stirring royal address urging a solution for India's future government. Premier MacDonald, Indian princes, and delegates listened as East met West at two oval tables in a scene of Oriental splendor.
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London
England
India
House of Lords
MacDonald
East
Inaugural India Conference Opened With Royal Address
King George VI opens the Indian conference with a message stressing self government via fusion of diverse claims. Premier MacDonald chairs after the throne is moved, Aga Khan and Maharajah of Patiala present. MacDonald reads a carefully prepared address urging broad public support for India’s constitutional evolution.
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Government of
India
Providence
MacDonald
Patiala
Premier MacDonald
Aga Khan
Great Britain
Predicts Another War Berlin 1932 in Ludendorff Pamphlet
General Erich Ludendorff, in a 93 page pamphlet, foresees a second European war in 1932 starting May 1. He predicts Germany Austria Hungary Britain and Soviet Russia opposing France Poland Czecho Slovakia and Romania with Berlin besieged and civilians starved as the youth perish on battlefronts. Vorwaerts notes Hitler once eyed Ludendorff as war minister for vengeance.
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Berlin
Germany
Erich Ludendorff
Austria
Hungary
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
France
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Rumania
Vorwaerts
Adolf Hitler
Ludendorff
Attempted assassination targets Cosgrave in Dublin
An ambush on the highway to William T. Cosgrave's home in Dublin opened fire on the motor car carrying the Irish Free State president and an accompanying vehicle. Both cars were hit but no one was injured. Cosgrave was returning home without his armed escort as drivers were unarmed. Officials said they were disturbed by the incident.
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Dublin
Ireland
William T. Cosgrave
Irish Free State
Cosgrave
Fort Dublin
Large Sums for Public Works in the West
Unemployment relief plans total 1 455 041 across Western Canada. Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan receives 52 400 for improvements with 36 841 for roads and sewers in Swift Current Kincaid Shellbrook Shaunavon Shamrock Pennant and Coderre. Manitoba gets 235 000 including Riding Mountain National Park work. British Columbia shows 188 632 in municipal works and 4 000 in provincial projects. Works span road upgrades sewerage parks waterworks airports and bridges.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
G. D. Robertson
Prince Albert National Park
Saskatchewan
Swift Current
Kincaid
Shellbrook
Shaunavon
Shamrock
Pennant
Coderre
Manitoba
Riding Mountain
Ritchie
Tache
North Kildonan
St. Vital
East Kildonan
St. Paul
Brooklands
British Columbia
Alberta
National Parks
Trade Mission Aims to Boost Canada Japan Ties in Kobe
Delegates from five committees of the Canadian Chambers of Commerce pursue conferences with Kobe Osaka businessmen to widen Canada Japan trade. J. O. Cameron of Victoria and S. H. Carsley of Montreal address events. John M. Imrie of Edmonton and Mayne D. Hamilton of Vancouver speak on development and cross border relations.
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Kobe
Japan
Canadian Chambers of Commerce Trade Missions
Osaka
Canada
Chamber of Commerce of
Chamber
John M. Imrie
Edmonton
J. O. Cameron
Victoria
S. H. Carsley
Montreal
Canadian Academy
Bates
Tench
Imrie
Kansas
Chamber of Commerce
Mayne D. Hamilton
Vancouver
Penitentiary Crowded at Prince Albert Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan penitentiary in Prince Albert is crammed with 538 prisoners, the highest total in the facility’s history. Temporary shelters hold 100 inmates, while a new wing for 200 is under construction but won’t be ready for at least two years, leaving berths tight as court turnovers rise.
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Prince Albert, Sask
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Norway Recognizes Canadian Title to Arctic Islands
Norway formally recognizes Canada’s title to the Sverdrup Group in the Arctic north of the mainland. Acting prime minister Sir George Perley announced the recognition, removing a potential dispute over sovereignty of Axel Heiberg Ellef Ringnes Amund Ringnes and King Christian islands.
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Ottawa
Ont
Norway
Arctic Islands
Sverdrup
Axel Heiberg
Ellef Ringnes
Amund Ringnes
King Christian
Arctic
Sir George Perley
Canadian Delegates Welcomed by Kyoto Officials
The City of Kyoto welcomed the Canadian Chambers of Commerce trade mission. The government, mayor, and chamber president hosted a luncheon for the delegates, with the mayor expressing pleasure at meeting the Canadian representatives.
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Kyoto
Japan
Canadian Chambers of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Poor Fishing Season Report From Canadian Labrador Waters
Halifax reports say conditions on the Labrador coast were severe. Captain Edgar McIntosh aboard the trading schooner H. H. McIntosh notes Newfoundland Labrador fishing succeeded, but Canadian Labrador suffered one of its worst seasons in history.
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Halifax
N.S
Canadian Labrador
H. H. McIntosh
Edgar McCarthy
Newfoundland Labrador
Beauxvais Crash Cited Delayed Trials by R-101 Crew
Squadron Leader R. S. Booth said the Imperial Conference inhibited additional flight trials for the R-101 before its voyage ended in a crash near Beauvais France. He noted R-100 officers would have pressed for more tests if not for the conference.
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London
England
R. S. Booth
Beauvais
France
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Pensions Board
Western Pensions Tribunal
Plan World
W. N. UL
Air Lines
Canadian Airways Limited
Coast City
West
Commonwealth
James A. Findlay
Church of Scotland
United Churches
George M. Inverarity
J. K. Christison
Carberry
Lucky Lads
C. E. Stockhill
Canadian Pacific
THE
Saskatchewan Institution
Prince Albert
Northern Islands
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