Plan changes eyed for world wheat export quotas at Budapest
The international wheat advisory committee at Budapest will discuss extending the wheat pact to 1937, continuing demand adjustment to clear a long surplus, reworking export quota calculations, and shifting to quarterly quotas with a reserve system to cover contingencies. Argentina exceeded its quota last year, shaping next year’s allocations.
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London
International Wheat Advisory Committee
Budapest
Hungary
Britain Seeks Compromise in Naval Talks with U S
London reports say Britain pressed in a long surprise conference to persuade U S delegates at two power talks to abandon opposition to compromise plans. The British proposal would grant Japan naval equality in name but not in fact. The Americans held firm on Washington and London treaty principles. The British sought substitute proposals, but the U S side did not yield.
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London
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Washington
Nurse Harriet Carman Dies After Illness
Miss Harriet Edith Carman a renowned Canadian overseas nurse died in hospital after a brief illness. She served nearly five years with the McGill hospital unit in military hospitals and was decorated for her services. Born in Winnipeg she helped during overseas service.
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Montreal
Harriet Edith Carman
Miss Carman
McGill
Winnipeg
War on insect pests Ottawa conference plans
Ottawa organizers set a November 26 conference to review Dominion government entomological and field station work and map future insect control policy from Atlantic to Pacific. Grasshopper control on prairie provinces will be debated as officials warn of large future grasshopper activity.
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Ottawa
Atlantic
Pacific
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Prairie Provinces
Ramsay MacDonald backs international licensing for arms
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald repeated the need for an international licensing system to govern arms manufacture in Southampton. He stressed government efforts for peace, noting foreign talks with parties that do not share Britain’s views and admitting the difficulty of disarmament. He said he would not concede defeat in pursuit of peace.
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Southampton
Eng
Ramsay MacDonald
John Simon
Remains House Leader Toronto Endorses Henry for Conservative Post
Hon George S Henry former premier endorsed as house leader by Conservative caucus in Toronto. They recommend immediate provincial convention after session to discuss leadership and policy. Karl Homuth had urged Henry to resign then called for a new leader. Homuth said he had won the fight and favored party reorganization after the session. The caucus also urged all Conservative candidates in the June 19 election to meet Henry and his followers before the session to seek party guidance.
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Toronto
George S. Henry
Karl K. Homuth
South Waterloo
Henry
Homuth
Loyalists hear call for Irish republic declaration
John Morgan of London University told a meeting of Irish loyalists that within months de Valera could declare an Irish republic both de jure and de facto. He said the Anglo Irish treaty is dead, Dublin has abolished key safeguards, and he warned of secret German cargoes at Irish ports amid non payment of land annuities.
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London
Eamon de Valera
John Morgan
London University
Britain
Fog Cost Three Lives Paralyzes UK Transport
A thick fog across the United Kingdom caused three deaths and widespread disruption. London remained clear while the west to Bristol and north to Glasgow suffered heavy fog. A Derby railway accident killed two guards unloading race horses. a Kettering motorcyclist died. six fishing vessels collided off Lowestoft. ships stalled at Liverpool. the Caledonia waited at Greenock. Bristol Channel Mersey Clyde shipping halted. boats to Dublin and Belfast delayed.
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London
Bristol
Glasgow
Derby
Kettering
Lowestoft
Liverpool
New York
Greenock
Mersey
Farm Club Movement at Royal Winter Fair Toronto
Thirty two club teams of two members compete in livestock and field crop projects at the Royal Winter fair as part of the national club contests linked to the boys and girls farm club movement. Only two girls join the teams this year, Bernice Hornbrook of the Sussex Poultry Club in Sussex New Brunswick and Louise McDermot of the Hazelridge Poultry Club in Hazelridge Manitoba.
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Toronto
Bernice Hornbrook
Sussex Poultry Club
Sussex
N.B
Louise McDermot
Hazelridge Poultry Club
Hazelridge
Man
Meisner Held on Kidnap Charge After Trial Hearing
David Meisner of London Ontario identified by John L. Labatt as one of three men who abducted him on a western Ontario road last August and held him for about 60 hours before release near Toronto. Labatt testified as the first witness at Meisner’s preliminary hearing before Magistrate C W Hawkshaw. Meisner committed for trial at the next assizes.
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London
Ont
John L. Labatt
David Meisner
Ontario
Toronto
Labatt
Meisner
C. W. Hawkshaw
Ontario Labor Legislation Approved by Cabinet
Ontario attorney general A W Roebuck’s proposed labor bill, approved by the cabinet, will go to the Ontario Liberal caucus this week. Premier Hepburn said the measure aims to raise workers’ social standard and curb cutthroat competition, with no element of compulsion and not a price fixing code.
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Toronto
A. W. Roebuck
Ontario
Liberals
Mitchell F. Hepburn
United States
Hepburn
Saskatchewan Oil Find Reported by Canadian Geology Expert
Dr. Donald F. MacDonald of St. Francis Xavier University and former US government expert is granted leave to report on a new oil discovery in central Saskatchewan. He will depart soon for the west and plans to return within a month.
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Antigonish
N.S
Donald F. MacDonald
St. Francis Xavier University
United States
Saskatchewan
Air Mail Plane Crash Near Long Reach Australia Kills Four
An Imperial Airways air mail plane crashed about 29 miles from Long Reach Queensland, killing four people. Three crew members and one passenger died. The cause of the crash was not known at once.
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Sydney
Australia
Imperial Airways
Long Reach
Queensland
Brisbane
Saar Question On Plebiscite Preparations In Europe
Geneva reports Europe unsettled as Nazi plans to seize the Saar issue prompt League of Nations discussions. The Nov 21 council meeting will map plebiscite arrangements while German and French officials seek to ease tensions. Voters Jan 13 will decide if the Saar remains with the League, returns to Germany, or joins France.
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Geneva
Europe
Saar
League of Nations Council
League
Germany
France
Council
Winnipeg Bread War sparks call for urgent action
Winnipeg merchants accuse chain stores of undercutting prices and driving bakers out of business. The Retail Merchants Association asks Premier Bracken to enforce labor and health rules. They cite Alberta’s deputy minister investigation and a Trades and Industries Act code as models. Wages sank to 10 dollars a month with workers toiling 14 to 16 hours daily. Bread prices fell to two loaves for five cents, with declining quality reported.
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Winnipeg
Baking Indus
Retail Merchants’ Association
John Bracken
Alberta
Trades and Industries Act
Ottawa Works Program Briefs Lead Cabinet Sessions
Cabinet council met in two short sessions to review routine matters with no immediate announcements. Public works dominated the agenda as tenders for various projects were examined to decide contract awards.
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Cabinet
Ottawa
Cabinet Council
Government Lottery Bill Passed Third Reading
The betting and lotteries bill prohibiting sale of tickets and publicity of lottery news received third and final reading in the House of Commons. The vote stood 206 to 38 and the measure proceeds to the House of Lords.
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London
House of Commons
House of Lords
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Dominion Experimental Farms
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