Russian grain will not affect Canada's trade
Ottawa reports that Canada's wheat trade would not be imperilled by a resumption of trade relations with Russia. Labor Government measures in Britain were discussed as unlikely to boost Russian exports for years due to Bolshevik disruption. Amery noted little Russia could offer surplus wheat, so Russian grain should not compete in the British market.
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Canada
Ottawa
Great Britain
Hight Horn
Amery
Abe
Baikiwin
Russia
Mr. Amery
Dominion Taxes Granted Priority Over Provincial Claims
The Supreme Court of Canada held that Dominion taxes have priority over provincial taxes in a bankruptcy matter. The appeal by the attorney general of Canada challenged a Quebec claim, with the trustee in bankruptcy ranking the Dominion claim first. The Court reversed the King's Bench decision that both claims rank concurrently.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Attorney General of Canada
Attorney-General
Quebec
Dominion
Justice Panneton
Court of King’s Bench
Justice Guerin
New Zealand to Show More British Films Under Quota
Wellington announces a new government regulation requiring exhibitors from October 1 to screen a fixed quota of British films. The policy aims to boost domestic production with an assured supply of both talking and silent films from British studios in the coming year.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Grain Reserves in Vancouver Reach 7,285,000 Bushels
Vancouver grain storage totals 7,285,000 bushels, over five times 1928 figures per Merchants Exchange. October ship bookings show 1,026,933 bushels. In London a missing war film The Battle of the Somme, owned by Dr Guatin Maddock and once overseen by an army photographer, cannot be found after removal for safety during illness.
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Vancouver
Merchants’ Exchange
London
Eng
Battle of the Somme
Guatin Maddock
British Columbia Trustees Back Distinctive Canadian Flag
After lengthy debate the British Columbia School Trustees Association voted to inform authorities that Canada should have a distinctive national emblem rather than a shared flag. The decision follows a discussion on national identity and school spirit in Nanaimo.
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Nanaimo
B.C
Canada
British Columbia
Arctic Es Kimos Population and U S Airways Expansion
A report notes there are about 40 000 Es kimos in the Arctic region and that the United States now maintains over 10 000 miles of lighted airways enhancing navigation and safety for aviation.
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Arctic
United States
Western air mail service to start in December
Ottawa reports the western air mail service will begin in December with the first flight targeted for the second week. National Defence confirms radio beacons emergency landing fields will be ready by December 1, and Post Office and Western Canada Airways have prepared to operationalize the service. A northern Edmonton to Mackenzie River route will start earlier as winter skis permit.
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Ottawa
Ont
Western Air Mail
Department of National Defence
Post Office Department
Western Canada Airways
Edmonton
Mackenzie River
Prairie Provinces
New Airway Mapped London to Capetown
Imperial Airways to inaugurate the world’s longest route eight thousand miles from London to Capetown early next year. Aerial survey by Sir Alan and Lady Cobham mapped a tropical Africa corridor with deserts and jungles. Governments agree to support the airline as preparations finalize for a weekly London to Capetown service.
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London
England
Cape
Imperial Airways
Africa
Alan
Lady Cobham
Capetown
Reparations Bank Shunned By League
The League of Nations will not seek an intimate link with the international reparations bank under the Young plan. Norway and Denmark withdrew a resolution in the Assembly's economic committee, signaling restraint on a bank seen as potentially dominant in Europe’s economy.
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League of Nations
Young Plan
Assembly
Norway
Denmark
Europe
Coal Prices London Meeting Discusses Canadian Trade
A dozen large coal mine operators from various regions met Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas at the treasury to discuss coal prices for the Canadian trade. The minister for employment, recently back from Canada, highlighted opportunities for British exporters. Evan Williams and W. Lee of the mining association attended, though no official statement was issued.
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London
Eng
J. H. Thomas
Treasury
Canada
Dominion
Mining Association of Great Britain
Evan Williams
W. Lee
British dirigibles not obsolete says Airship Guarantee head
Commander Sir Charles Burney, head of the Airship Guarantee Company building the R-100, denies London reports that the dirigibles under construction for the British Government are obsolete. He asserts continued value and relevance of airship design.
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London
England
Sir Charles Burney
Airship Guarantee Company
Birds drawn to beacon die at Long Point lighthouse
More than 800 song birds migrating south for winter were lured by the bright beacon at Long Point near Port Rowan. In dense fog they collided with the lighthouse walls and died.
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Long Point
Lake Erie
Port Rowan
Western Canada 1929 Wheat Report Highlights Baking Quality
A preliminary report by Dr. F J Birchard and T R Aiken for the Board of Grain Commissioners notes western Canada's 1929 wheat flour shows low weight per bu, lower sour yield, higher protein, and excellent baking quality. Milling yields are weak but baking quality remains strong, with frost and immaturity less impactful than last year.
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Winnipeg
Canada
F. J. Birchard
Board of Grain Commissioners For Canada
T. R. Aiken
Dominion Grain Research Laboratory
Birchard
Ontario Labor Party enters lists with manifesto
The Ontario Labor party issues a campaign manifesto outlining a minimum program including unemployment insurance public ownership liquor referendum compulsory auto insurance and amendments to old age pension and mothers allowance acts. It criticizes Premier Ferguson for early election timing and argues liquor should be decided by referendum with government control beyond retail sale.
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Toronto
Ontario Labor Party
G. Howard Ferguson
Conservative Party
Labor Party
Thornton to Remain CN Rail President in Canada
Premier Mackenzie King settled any doubt by confirming Sir Henry Thornton will stay as president of the Canadian National Railways in Canada. With Hon. C A Dunning away in the West, the Prime Minister could not confirm a renewal of Thornton’s contract, though he stressed there was no question of him leaving Canada amid rumors of a move to England.
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Ottawa
Sir Henry Thornton
Canada
Canadian National Railways
Mackenzie King
C. A. Dunning
Sir Henry
Canadian National
England
Ban on Religious Holidays in Soviet 24 Hour Labor System
The Soviet Union introduces a 24 hour work cycle abolishing all religious holidays and Sundays. Workers receive one rest day every five days. Only commemorations left intact are October 25, Lenin anniversary January 9 and May 1 2 celebrations.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Lenin
Ottawa tariff advisory board opens hearings on new applications
The tariff advisory board will begin its first full sittings on Tuesday October 29, reviewing chinaware glassware linoleum and wallpapers among other commodities. Hearings span two weeks and initiate investigations based on ten or more new applications.
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Ottawa
Tariff Advisory Board
Doukhobors Moved from Nelson Jail to Porto Rico Camp
About 230 Doukhobor men women and children confined in Nelsons provincial jail were transported by police to the Porto Rico camp 15 miles south of Nelson. Early Friday trucks and buses moved prisoners to the former Christian lumber camp where deputies accompanied the transfer. At the site many Doukhobors began selecting living quarters and repairing windowless buildings to brace for the coming cold nights.
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Nelson
B.C
Porto Rico
Nelaon
Sons of Freedom
Peter Veregin
Balloon Found Unmanned Near Kamenice in Yugoslavia
A lone balloon with the Aero Club of France flag drifted to the ground near Kamenice Yugoslavia. Blood spots were found on the torn basket and an altimeter at 5000 meters was recovered by peasants. It is linked to pilot Nuguer leaving St Cloud Paris for the Aumont Thieville Cup race. The crash site lies about 850 miles from Paris.
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Paris
Kamenice
Jugo-Slavia
Aero Club of France
Nuguer
St. Cloud
Mrs Lois Pantages Convicted of Manslaughter
Mrs Lois Pantages wife of the theatrical magnate was found guilty of manslaughter by a mixed jury in a trial over a June automobile collision that killed a Japanese gardener. The jury five women seven men did not recommend leniency and the standard penalty ranges from one to ten years in a California prison. Three jurors wept as the verdict was announced.
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Los Angeles
Lois Pantages
California
Pantages
Embargo Considered to Ease Grain Congestion at Lakes Head
Winnipeg reports severe congestion at Fort William and Port Arthur elevators with 86 million bushels capacity filled by about 70 million. World demand weak for Canadian grain prompts officials to consider an embargo on western shipments as the only remedy. E B Ramsay cites recurring fall pattern though car shortages last year slowed movement. Harbor limits and lake boat availability worsen the squeeze on moving grain east.
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Winnipeg
Lake Head
Fort William
Port Arthur
Montreal
E. B. Ramsay
Board of Grain Commissioners
Grain Board
Canada Cuts Non-Preferred Farm Labor Into Next Year
Ottawa reports a 25 percent further reduction in the number of farm laborers from non-preferred European countries allowed into Canada next year. British migration aid continues with two pound assisted passages, while a conference with rail and shipping interests discussed movement plans and the May 31 deadline.
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Ottawa
Canada
Europe
British Isles
Canadian Pacific Railway and Steamships
Canadian National
Hudson's Bay Company
Robert Forke
Immigration Department
No Canadian Race Exists Says Bureau of Statistics
A Toronto complaint notes a father repeatedly entering his child as Canadian on vital statistics forms. Ottawa is blamed, but the forms are provincial, not federal. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics accepts Canadian nationality yet seeks racial origin, which is unrelated to nationality.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Toronto
Bureau of Statistics
Canadian Pictures Sent to London for Italian Art Exhibit
Four works from the National Gallery of Canada will be sent to London as Canada’s contribution to a Royal Academy show. The Italian art exhibit will span from the 12th century to the present and is described as one of the most comprehensive ever staged.
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Ottawa
National Gallery of Canada
London
Dominion
Royal Academy
Prince Names Air Pilot to Royal Establishment
London E H Fielden of the air force officers reserve corps is chosen as personal air pilot to the Prince of Wales. He will fly the Prince’s owned aircraft, marking the first time a royal establishment has an attached air pilot.
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London
E. H. Fielden
Air Force Officers’ Reserve Corps
Toyal
Prince of Wales
Fielden
Manitoba reports large surplus for 1928 29
The provincial government announced a surplus of 2,005,062 dollars for the year ended April 30, 1929. The statement was issued by Hon. W. J. Major attorney-general in Premier Bracken's absence. Bracken holds the provincial treasurer portfolio.
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Winnipeg
W. J. Major
Bracken
Ninth Session Adjourned As League Of Nations Ends TenthYear
The Geneva assembly of the League of Nations adjourned its tenth annual session on September 25. Delegates from more than fifty nations hailed the meeting as among the most constructive and progressive in the league’s first top years.
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Geneva
Assembly
The
League of Nations
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