British General Elections Still in the Balance
London reports the general election remains uncertain as Ramsay MacDonald signals an adjournment without pledging dissolution. Lloyd George and Liberal leaders weigh tariffs amid fear of a Liberal Conservative split if an election is called.
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London
Eng
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Surrey
David Lloyd George
Herbert Samuel
Churt
Lloyd George
Gandhi Attends Silent Quaker Meeting in London
Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Sankey attended a Quaker prayer session in London sitting in silence for half an hour before the assembly dispersed. Gandhi then met the Aga Khan at a hotel for another effort to bridge Hindu Islamic tensions. Earlier both leaders spoke with Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.
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Mahatma Gandhi
London
Lord Sankey
Mahatma
the Aga Khan
Western Canada receives first British coal shipment via Hudson Bay port
Montreal ship agent Thomas Harling notes S S Farnsworth delivered up to 1500 tons of bunker coal to load the initial grain shipment from Canada’s new Hudson Bay port. He sees a potential trend if lower eastward grain rates attract coal westward for discharge at the new bay port.
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Montreal
Que
Churchill
Dumbells
Canada
S.S. Farnsworth
Hudson Bay
Thomas Harling
New Bay
Har- Ing
Stainforth Sets World Speed Record For Seaplane
Flight Lieutenant G H Stainforth set a new world aeroplane speed record of 408.8 mph over a three kilometer Calshot course. He broke his prior record of 379.05 mph from the Schneider Trophy race, achieving 415.2 mph on one lap and averaging 408.8 mph across four laps with a specially engineered racing seaplane.
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London
Eng
G. H. Stainforth
Calshot
Stainforth
Attech
Viscount Byng Retires From London Police Chief Role
Viscount Byng of Vimy leaves Scotland Yard after a three year term as Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. He cites age and health as reasons, crediting his reorganization of the force and praising its modern methods and efficiency.
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Scotland Yard Force
London
Eng
Viscount Byng of
Vimy
Scotland Yard
Metropolitan Police
Great Force
Canada
Lord Byng
Butter Trade With Canada Possible On U S Market
Opinion on the butter market on Wednesday Sept 30 suggests Canada may sell butter to the United States if the Canadian dollar discount widens. US duty is 14 cents a pound, same as Canada’s, with dealers estimating butter could land in New York for around 32 1/2 cents per pound, slightly under local market.
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Montreal
Que
Canada
United States
New York
Bennett Praises Hospital Work at AHA Meeting
Prime Minister R B Bennett lauded medical science and its advances over the last 50 to 60 years. He addressed the American Hospital Association in Toronto, noting shared efforts across Canada and the United States to alleviate disease and improve health.
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Toronto
Ont
R. B. Bennett
American Hospital Association
Bennett
Canada
United States
Riots Strike in Estevan Leave Dozens Injured
In Estevan Saskatchewan a clash between four hundred strikers and police lasted about three quarters of an hour. Two strikers were killed, five gravely hurt, twelve officers and five bystanders injured. Notable deaths include Nick Norwan and Julian Jryshko. One mounted constable was gravely injured. thirteen arrests were made.
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Estevan
Sask
Nick Norwan
Julian Jryshko
Bienfait
Snowbound at Aklavik Delays Flight From North
The Canadian Airways plane C.A.S.Q. landed at Aklavik on September 30 after repeated fog sleet and snow delays. Winter has set in with under eight inches of snow. The craft then departed southward carrying a heavy southbound mail consignment.
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Aklavik
N.W.T
Mackenzie
Canadian Airways
C.A.S.Q
Manitoba Trans-Canada Highway Work for Thousand Men
Approximately 1 000 single men and transients will be employed on the Manitoba section of the trans Canada Highway. The project covers the eastern portion and has approval from both the Common and Provincial governments.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Ruling On Anthracite Coal In Ottawa Exempts Imports
A Canada customs bulletin declares anthracite coal imported into Canada is not a class of kind produced in Canada. Therefore it will not be subject to dumping duties under the Customs Act.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Department of National Revenue
The Dumbells Army Musical Troupe Tour Across Canada
Winnipeg theatres host The Dumbells on their thirteenth annual Dominion tour with Ross Hamilton Al Plunkett and Red Newman in star roles. The all men company features Glenn Allan Don Romaine a ten piece band under Captain M W Plunkett and will perform in Winnipeg Regina Saskatoon Edmonton and Calgary across October with overseas revue As You Were.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canada
the Dumbells
Dominion
Dumbells
West
France
Ross Hamilton
al Plunkett
Red” Newman
Glenn Allan
Don Romaine
M. W. Plunkett
Walker Theatre
Wennipegz
Capitol Theatre
Regina
Capital Theatre
Saskatoon
Empicve
Edmonton
Grand Theatre
Calgary
Death of Sir William Orpen Aged 53
Sir William Orpen renowned British artist and president of the International Society of Sculptors Painters and Engravers for a decade died at age 53 after a lengthy illness. His satirical portraiture and the contentious Palm Sunday study sparked debate. he was lauded for his portraiture yet critics noted a caricatured edge.
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Sir William Orpen
Long Hiness
London
Eng
International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Engravers
Sir William
Royal Academy
Jerusalem
Stamp commemorates Sir Georges Etienne Cartier
Ottawa reports the post office department completes its stamp series with a 10 cent grey green issue honoring Sir Georges Etienne Cartier. The design marks the memory of the historic figure as part of the Confederation era postal program.
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Ottawa
Ont
Confederation
Post Office Department
Georges Etienne Cartier
League fails to agree on arms truce at disarmament session
Geneva reports the League of Nations Assembly adjourned after limited action toward an arms truce for the 1932 world disarmament conference. It urged invited nations to say by November 1 if they accept a one year truce, asked for armament statistics, and kept February conference dates despite debates. Titulescu praised Mexico’s entry. Lerroux lamented unresolved Manchuria conflict and urged withdrawal of troops.
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Geneva
Switzerland
League of Nations Assembly
Assembly
League
Dino Gradi
Nicolas Titulescu
Roumania
Titulesco
Mexico
Alejandro Lerroux
Spain
Manchuria
Japan
Bennett Vows Canada Will Honour Obligations
Premier R. B. Bennett said Canada will honour obligations under borrowing contracts with no further statement from the Prime Minister. The focus remained on the country’s financial situation.
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Toronto
Ont
Canada
R. B. Bennett
Gold output to drop. U S may fall to third in world ranks
Scientists predict a shrinking U S gold flow from mines over the coming decade. They foresee negligible new discoveries and exhausted existing fields, placing the United States behind Canada by 1933 and dropping from 42.8 million dollars in 1930 to 36.1 million in 1940, with South Africa leading at over 200 million.
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United States
Washington, D.C
Great Britain
Sweden
Norway
Canada
South Africa
Navy cuts contracts for destroyers amid yard awards
The Navy scuttled six of its 11 paper destroyers while four new destroyer contracts were awarded by Secretary Adams. One vessel had already been allotted to the New York navy yard, with eleven destroyers authorized by Congress.
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Washington, D.C
United States Navy
France Faces Wheat Shortage After Poor Harvest
France's 1931 wheat crop is estimated at 212 to 227 million bushels, 14 million short of domestic needs due to heavy rains and lack of sun, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
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Paris
France
Ministry of Agriculture
BC Fruit Trial Ships To Orient From Vancouver
A trial shipment of British Columbia tomatoes left on the Empress of Asia for Hong Kong and Shanghai as part of a push to popularize provincial fruit in the Orient. The voyage also carried canned loganberries to Hong Kong on the same liner.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
Orient
U.S
Hong Kong
Shanghai
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Peter Heenan
Ww. N. U
China
Proteus
Bias Bay
Poseidon
Pandora
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