Way is Open for Increased Trade with Britain
Ottawa outlines free entry for most Canadian manufactured goods into the United Kingdom under a new agreement. Preferences range from 10 percent to 831/4 percent with free entry on many commodities including paper aluminum stoves typewriters leather furs rubber textiles and chemicals. Specifics cover timber bacon milk butter cheese tobacco apples potatoes eggs and grain with various duty concessions and three year terms under the accord.
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Ottawa
Ont
United Kingdom
Wheat Movement To Churchill Slows In Canadian Rail Routes
Wheat movement from this CN division to Churchill Sask is slowing as the Churchill elevator nears capacity. Since August, 2,500,000 bushels were shipped and 1,500,000 more have gone north, leaving more than 500,000 bushels yet to be shipped.
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Churchill
Prince Albert, Sask
Canadian National Railway
Mul Receives Large Order for Silk Stockings
Hamilton Ontario hosiery mill lands one of Canada's largest orders for 1,000,000 pairs of silk stockings. The deal will keep the stocking department busy day and night for six months.
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Hamilton
Ont
Canada
Mll
Death Ruled From Negligence In Egmont Collision
A county judge in Eng-A ruled the New Forest crash that killed Earl of Egmont last May was due to gross negligence by both drivers. John Penny sued Ira Jack Lithauer for £100 but the court dismissed the action with costs after finding both motorists negligent for not seeing the other car and for excessive speed.
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Egmont
Southampton
Eng
New Forest
Earl of Egmont
Priddis
Alberta
John Penny
Earl
Ira Jack Lithauer
London
Lithauer
Communists Expel 20 Members From Moscow Committee
The central control committee of the Communist party expelled 20 prominent members including Gregory Zinovieff and Leo Hameneff for organizing a counter revolutionary group to dissolve collective and state farms. The expelled were long standing party men and former Trotsky followers now exiled in Turkey.
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Moscow
Russia
The
Communist Party
Gregory 8
Zinovieff
Third Internationale
Leo Hameneff
Leon Trotsky
Trotsky
Turkey
Decision Rests With Local Authorities
Ottawa authorities hold the key to direct relief payments under the Dominion Government accord. The Department of Labor says the act grants local administrators control over whether relief is paid in money or in kind.
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Ottawa
Ont
Department of Labor
Advances Plan For Circulation Of Money
In Springside Sask Hon A C Stewart proposes increasing money in circulation to ease economic hardship. A federal banker commission would issue fiduciary money, absorbing government securities from capital. Industry would receive loans at lower rates as funds move from investors to commerce.
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Springside
Sask
Canada
A. C. Stewart
Banker Commission
Stewart
Dominion
Harvesting accident claims life of young Saskatoon farmer
Robert Potter a 26 year old Sovereign district farmer died in Saskatoon after being dragged into a combine on his farm twelve miles southeast of Sovereign. The Ottawa report notes Imperial Conference expenses totaled $238,581.88 with $133,505 spent on entertainment for delegates while in session.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Robert Potter
Sovereign District
Mr. Potter
Sovereign
Ottawa
Ont
George Perley
William Duff
Lib
Antigonish-Guysboro
House of Commons
Alberta Minister Criticizes Health of Animals Dept
Hon George Hoadley Alberta Minister of Agriculture criticized the Dominion health of animals department during an Alberta Veterinary Association convention address. He said reorganization of the health of animals branch is long past due and urged a system to allow young men to enter the veterinary profession with adequate reward.
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Calgary
Alberta
Dominion Health of Animals Department
George Hoadley
Alberta Veterinary Association
Health of
Lost Hunters Found Near Gravenhurst After Two-Day Ordeal
Three hunters from Toronto and Kitchener were found exhausted but in good condition after spending nearly two days in Muskoka’s rocky woods while partridge hunting near Gravenhurst Ontario. They were drenched from exposure but survived the ordeal.
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Gravenhurst
Ont
Muskoka
Toronto
Kitchener
Fishermen Threaten Province Wide Strike Over Salmon Prices
A general strike across British Columbia’s coast was foreshadowed after the British Columbia Fishermen's Protective Association protested the season’s low salmon prices, signaling widespread action on the coast.
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New Westminster
B.C
British Columbia
English scientist develops glasslike material from crude sugar
An English researcher reports creating a hard transparent material resembling glass from crude sugar. The breakthrough suggests potential for new glass substitutes using simple sugar as the base.
Bright Fan Sinking Shakes Hudson Bay Route Faith
Captain R E Oliver declares the sinking of the grain steamer Bright Fan an act of God after arrival from Churchill. He cites no details aboard the ship while crew members say lookouts were at posts. Churchill remains a future shipping hub despite the disaster.
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Hudson Bay
R. E. Oliver
Churchill
Oliver
English Woman Killed By Chinese Bandits in Harbin
Mrs C T Woodruff an English woman and wife of the British American Tobacco Company chief accountant was killed when bandits tried to kidnap her three children in broad daylight on a main Harbin street. Two Russians pursuing the attackers were wounded. police later rescued the children. two bandits escaped.
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Harbin
Manchuria
C. T. Woodruff
British American Tobacco Company
Alberta merchants oppose debt act moratorium plan
Members of Alberta Retail Merchants' Association oppose a moratorium or changes in the Debt Adjustment Act and reject proposed expansion by the Alberta Bar Association. They favor maintaining the present system without elaboration and view committees of three men across the province as unnecessary for debtor creditor disputes.
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Calgary
Alberta
Alberta Retail Merchants’ Association
Alberta Bar Association
MacDonald Celebrates 66th Birthday at Downing Street
British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald marked his 66th birthday on October 12 at No. 10 Downing Street while his duties centered on ongoing conference matters.
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London
England
Ramsay MacDonald
No. 10
Downing Street
Bennett Champions Wheat Preference For Canada In UK Deals
Prime Minister Bennett says tariff concessions on wheat and flour will boost Canada by securing free flour entry and a six cent per bushel wheat preference. He cites UK data showing flour imports and argues the preference will direct more trade to empire suppliers, while stressing market stability for Canadian wheat.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
House of Commons
R. B. Bennett
United Kingdom
Bennett
United States
Winnipeg Seeks Help Over Transient Unemployment
Winnipeg city council urges the Dominion Government to relieve the transient unemployment problem by providing transportation to a legal residence and adequate food and shelter for those stranded. More than 3,000 transients were moved off freight trains in six days under the ban on 10d riding.
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Winnipeg
Man
Last Ship For Season From Northern Port
The steamer Pensilva departs as the final autumn voyage from the northern port. It is the tenth vessel to carry grain overseas via the Hudson Bay route this season, leaving amid calm seas after a turbulent previous week.
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Churchill
Man
British September Exports Hit Low in Years
British exports for September totaled £26,228,666, the lowest total in many years, according to trade figures released by the Board of Trade.
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London
England
Board of Trade
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Mul
NEW
Quebec
J. H. Rainville
K.C
Montreal
Imperial Conference
ROYAL
Greenwich
Sir Frank Dyson
West
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