Trade Pact Between Canada and Australia Formed
Ottawa announced by the Prime Minister that after months of negotiations Hon. James A. Hobt and Hon. These A. Low have concluded a reciprocal trade agreement between Canada and Australia. Details of preferred exports and favorable treatments were not disclosed, but officials expect the pact to boost reciprocal trade and strengthen imperial ties.
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Ottawa
Australia
James A. Hobt
Finance
A. Low
Dominion of Canada
Canada
Hard Problem For Turkey Faces Funds Shortage
Turkey struggles to indemnify 350000 Turks returning from Greece and to fund housing and land restoration in Anatolia after the exchange, while nationalist rhetoric remains strong. The country bears the burden of war torn regions and uneven returns compared with Turks in Macedonia and elsewhere.
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Greece
Constantinople
Turkey
Grecian
Asia Minor
Anatolia
Macedonia
Endowment campaign funds to sustain Sulgrave Manor shrine
The Sulgrave Institution reports a U S endowment drive by the Society of Colonial Dames raised 106000 dollars to maintain Sulgrave Manor as a shrine of United States patriotism. No formal public announcement has been made here.
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U.S
Sulgrave
London
Sulgrave Institution
Sulgrave Manor
George Washington
United States
Society of Colonial Dames
Trans-Pacific Flight Plans Outline Pan Pacific Airlines
Plans announced by the Pan Pacific Union call for a trans Pacific flight from San Francisco to the Philippines and Australia with army and navy cooperation. A New Zealand stop is possible as part of studying the feasibility of five or more permanent Pacific border airlines.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Philippines
Australia
Army and Navy
Pan-Pacific Union
New Zealand
Pacific Ocean
Avalanche destroys Swiss village in Tessin Canton
A landslide swept through the mountain village of Semeo in Berne’s Tessin Canton, crushing twelve houses and partially burying them as a flood from an overflowing mountain stream inundated the area. Several inhabitants were killed or swept away.
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Berne
Switzerland
Semeo
Tessin
Fire Prevention Week Proclaimed in Ottawa
Fire prevention week was proclaimed for Ottawa with events from Sunday October 5 to Saturday October 11. The observance aims to raise awareness of fire safety and prevention measures across the city.
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Ottawa
Prince Seeks Ottawa Backing for Wembley Season
During a stay in Ottawa the Prince of Wales, president of the British Empire Exhibition, urged the Canadian Government to back a second Wembley season. The Prince previously helped secure Canada’s involvement, aided by interviews with officials Fielding and Lapointe. The London Star calls him “our uncommercial traveller.”
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London
Gevat
H.R.H
Prince of Wales
Ottawa
Wem- Mey
Fion
Fielding
Ernest Lapointe
Test Case Over Home Bank Assets arising November
Toronto arguments against payment by shareholders in the de funct Home Bank will be heard November 17. The case centers on the acquisition of Banque Internationale assets declared void, with about $300000 involved. It questions the validity of Grain Growers shares and alleges an illegal contract with Home Savings and Loan Company. The test case will determine liability of other parties, funded from the bank estate.
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Toronto
Home Bank
Banque Internationale
Grain Growers’ Grain Company, Limited
United Grain Growers
Home Savings and Loan Company
A. W. Ballantyne
K.C
Messrs
Bain and
O'Donohue
Prince of Wales Visits Winnipeg During Western Canada Stop
The Prince of Wales made a three hour informal stop in Winnipeg en route to his Alberta ranch. Mayor Farmer greeted him, expressing citizen pleasure at the royal visit. The prince said he was always pleased to visit Western Canada and looked forward to ranch rest and recreation. A H. representative and railway staff were present along with a few citizens.
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Winnipeg
Alberta
Prince of Wales
Canadian National
Farmer
Rovyal
Western Canada
Toe H
Greece to Send Mission to United States on War Debt Plan
Greece prepares a special mission to the United States to fund and arrange gradual repayment and extinction of its war debt. The mission will start after next month’s parliamentary elections and be headed by Georges Roussos, the current Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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New York
Greece
United States
Georges Roussos
Saskatchewan tofill CN Railways director seat
A Saskatoon Board of Trade delegation will tell Premier King during his October visit that one of CN Railways two vacant director posts should be filled by a Saskatchewan man. Saskatchewan and Alberta own many CN lines but lack direct representation on the board.
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Saskatoon
Canadian National Railways Board of Directors
Saskatchewan
Manitoba Crops Show Notable Agricultural Optimism
Manitoba crops contain brighter prospects than typical for this period, according to the Provincial Department of Agriculture. A small portion of grain remains to be threshed and in Southern Manitoba about 20 percent of the crop has already been threshed.
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Manitoba
Provincial Department of Agriculture
No Women on Victoria's Bench Amid Vote Rejection
The Legislative Council of Victoria defeated the government bill to appoint women as justices by an 18 to 0 vote. No women will join the bench as proposed, marking a setback for gender access in the judiciary.
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Melbourne
Legislative Council
State of Victoria
Ukraine Seeks Western Horses for War Use
Ukraine aims to buy up to 1000 horses from Alberta and Saskatchewan this fall. Barney Hepburn of Montreal is authorized to purchase, but financing and transport costs, including care en route, challenge profitability.
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Calgary
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ukraine
Barney Hepburn
Montreal
Odcasa
Europe
Canada
Berlin Seeks Conditions for League of Nations Entry
The German Government drafts a memorandum detailing terms for joining the League of Nations. It requests clear terms on permanent council seats and states that German entry would not imply war guilt. The document also seeks guidance on obligations, especially troop transport through Germany, which could breach neutrality.
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Berlin
Germany
League of Nations
League Council
Council of the
League
Russia
New York Bankers Eye Canadian Financing Ahead
The Tribune reports heavy interest from New York bankers in Canadian financing. Refunding and new borrowing by provinces and municipalities are seen, with Manitoba seeking 17 million dollars and Toronto inviting bids on a 1.5 million loan.
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New York
the Tribune
Manitoba
Toronto
Settlers Move From Drought Areas in Alberta
About 100 settler families have already moved from drought-stricken Southeastern Alberta to new locations across the province. Inquiries and applications are coming in daily as the movement accelerates though it remains far from a stampede.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Toronto schools back continuance of temperance act
Principals of Toronto public schools favor extending the Ontario Temperance Act. They warn that easier access to intoxicants could raise traffic fatalities among schoolchildren, a key point in the resolution’s preamble.
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Toronto
Toronto Public
Border Smugglers Fined in Saskatchewan
Customs officers cracked down on smuggling in Southwestern Saskatchewan. Norval Shuttleworth of Diebolt North Dakota Ferdinand Schrimmer and Frank Bloomquist both American citizens were fined for failing to register their entry from the States. Bloomquist Schrimmer and Shuttleworth also faced inland revenue penalties.
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Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Immigration and Customs Officers
Norval Shuttleworth
Diebolt
N.D
Ferdinand Schrimmer
Frank Bloomquist
Inland Revenue Act
Bloomquist
Schrimmer
Shuttleworth
Canada
C. Livingstone
Leitchville
British Navy Not At League's Disposal
Geneva report quotes Arthur Henderson stating the British delegation will not place troops or ships at the League of Nations. He says the government has no plan to turn the league into a war body or assign it military campaigns or naval operations.
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Geneva
Arthur Henderson
Committee of Disarmament
Henderson
Council of the
League of Nations
League
New Discovery On X Ray Treatment
Dr Donald Butts of Philadelphia announced at the Homeopathic Medical Society of Pennsylvania convention in Wilkes Barre that secondary radiations from the Roentgen tube drive cancer treatment rather than primary X rays He claims beta rays of radium reduce cancerous tissues with constructive rather than caustic effects.
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Wilkes Barre
Donald Butts
Philadelphia
Homeopathic Medical Society of Pennsylvania
Butts
Losses From Belgian Foot and Mouth Disease
Foot and mouth disease devastates Belgian cattle with losses estimated at 60 million francs. By August the number of affected cattle reached 143,392, and a large number of hogs were also stricken.
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Brussels
Belgium
Navy Shenandoah to make cross country speed test
The navy announced the huge dirigible Shenandoah will depart Lakehurst New Jersey on October 3 for a speed test across the country. It will carry the airship to the Pacific coast for the first time in navy history.
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Washington
Navy
Lakehurst
N.J
Pacific Coast
Navy Department
Victorian Nurses Award Thirteen Scholarships
The central board of the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada announces thirteen scholarships of 460 dollars each for nurses who have graduated from standard hospital training schools. The funds support university public health courses for the 1924-25 year, including Miss Hazel Branker of Edmonton to the University of British Columbia.
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Ottawa
Central Board of the
Victorian Order of Nurses For
Canada
Hazel Branker
Edmonton
Alta
University of British Columbia
Philippines Not Exempt Washington
The eighteenth amendment and Volstead Act reach the Philippine Islands. State Department orders US consuls to halt vessel clearances to the Philippines carrying liquor. Dispatches from Manila say Governor Wood believed the Philippines exempted, prompting actions to issue health bills for Hong Kong bound liquor cargos.
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Washington
United States
Philippine Islands
State Department
Department
Manila
Wood
Philippines
Department of Justice
Hong Kong
China
Mineral riches of North may be exploited
The Arctic exploration notes suggest Canada may benefit from northern mineral wealth as steamer Arctic docks, with F. D. Henderson of the Northwest Territories and Yukon branch predicting vast ore treasures. Government action could open up development in the far north gathering interest from federal agents.
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Quebec
Dominion of Canada
Arctic Circle
Canada
J. S. Bernier
Arctic
F. D. Henderson
Northwest Territories and
Yukon
Department of the Interior
Kane Basin
Greenland
Canadian Fur Farming Methods Studied by U S Officials
A special study by the United States Bureau of Biological Survey examines Canadian fur farming methods and the Canadian government’s stance on the industry. Frank G. Ashbrook toured Ottawa Montreal and Prince Edward Island to review practices with potential application to U S fur farming including Alaska.
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Washington
Department of Fur Resources
United States Biological Survey
Frank G. Ashbrook
Ottawa
Quebec
Montreal
Prince Edward Island
Canada
United States
Alaska
Swift Justice in Montreal Arrest and Five Year Sentence
Armand Paul alias Tremblay was arrested at 3 30 am and charged with stealing 27 000 cigarettes. He pleaded guilty at 10 am and at 11 o clock was sent to St Vincent de Paul penitentiary to serve five years as ordered by Chief Justice Decarie in the ar raignment court.
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Montreal
Swift
Armand Paul
Tremblay
Decarie
St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary
Better Times Are In Sight For Dominion
Ottawa hears Babson forecast improvement for Canada and world markets. He predicts Canada will dominate wheat and raw material exports, with Western Canada aided by Dawes reparations. He cites 1924 first eight months data: 25 percent drop in failures, 10 percent drop in liabilities, 10 percent rise in exports, 10 percent fall in imports, a 5 percent wage index decrease, and 6 to 20 percent lower building and commodity prices.
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Ottawa
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
Roger W. Babson
Babson Statistical Organization
New York
Ottawa Board of Trade
Europe
Pacific
Atlantic
Canada
United States
Babson
Postal Strike Expensive for Toronto and Canada
Hon. Charles Murphy Post Master General cites a 39,000 dollar cost from last summer's postal strike. He told the Canadian Federation of Postal Employees after September 11 talks that no loss to citizens or the public occurred due to service dislocation and urged reinstatement of 0 workers.
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Toronto
Canada
Charles Murphy
Canadian Federation of Postal Employees
Murphy
Will Remain Neutral Powers Refuse Interference in China War
Foreign legations send memorandum to the Chinese Foreign Office and to General Chang Tso Ling denying any intent to interfere in the fighting between Chang and the Peking Government. They warn that if foreign lives are lost or property damaged the Chinese authorities responsible will be held to account.
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Peking
Foreign Office
Chang Tso-Lin
Manchuria
Chang
Harvesters Sought as Saskatchewan Faces Labor Shortage
Saskatchewan Branch of the Labor Employment Service reports a shortage of over 2,000 harvest workers. Regina representative R. W. Brewis says in five days he has recruited only 100 men to relieve the shortfall. Local Winnipeg effort underscores the regional crunch.
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Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
R. W. Brewis
Regina
It Labor Employment Service of Canada
Brewis
Berlin holds off on talks as German officials pledge quick restart
The German Foreign Office said Anglo German commercial negotiations had not broken down but were postponed. The statement promises a swift resumption and a satisfactory conclusion with every prospect of success.
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Berlin
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Minard
Prince
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Canadian
Dodds
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Lord D'Abernon
U.S. State Department
North
Dominion
Carter
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