Canada to Attend War Conference with Nine-Power Pact Signatories
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced Canada will participate in a Washington conference of nine powers to mediate the Sino-Japanese dispute. The meeting, tied to the nine-power treaty and the League of Nations, aims to stabilize Far East conditions and is expected within two weeks with place and date to be announced. King warned against unilateral actions that could jeopardize the conference.
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Ottaw
Canada
Mackenzie King
Washington
Robert Borden
Far East
United States
France
Italy
Japan
China
Belgium
Portugal
Netherlands
British Empire
League of Nations
Tolmie Former Premier Of British Columbia Dies At Cloverdale
Former Premier Simon Fraser Tolmie of British Columbia dies at his Cloverdale home after months of illness. A physician by training born January 25 1867 in Victoria he served five terms in Parliament and held posts including agriculture minister in two federal cabinets and BC premier from 1928 to 1933. He began as Victoria inspector of animals and later became Dominion inspector before entering politics.
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Victoria
Simon Fraser Tolmie
British Columbia
House of Commons
Tolmie
Cloverdale
Ottawa
Dominion
William Fraser Tolmie
Jane Wark Tolmie
Legislative Assembly
Vancouver Island
Mainland
Toronto
Ontario Veterinary College
Search for missing aviator continues in Australia
R. H. K. Smith sails to Sydney to join the search for Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, last seen flying from London to Australia in November 1935, with hope the aviator is alive despite nearly two years missing.
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San Francisco
Sir Charles Kingsford- Smith
R. H. K. Smith
Sydney
Australia
Sir Charles
London
Conference on Pensions in Ottawa set for November
A Dominion provincial conference on old age pensions will be held in Ottawa November 2. Finance Minister Dunning announced the meeting to discuss amendments to the act and general administration to gain uniformity and efficiency across jurisdictions.
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Ottawa
Dunning
Paralysis Epidemic Costs Toronto Taxpayers
Medical health officer Dr. Gordon P. Jackson told the board the infantile paralysis outbreak that began early this summer would cost taxpayers 22799 dollars.
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Toronto
Gordon P. Jackson
Board of Control
Japan forms Brain Trust to steer China war effort
Tokyo announces creation of a 10 member supreme advisory commission to aid the cabinet in coordinating Japan's forces for a swift victory in China. The body, approved by the privy council and endorsed by Emperor Hirohito, includes leaders from business, the army, the navy, and major political parties. Yosuke Matsuoka, among the members, argues China must be subdued in north China and along the coast to end resistance and curb Communist influence.
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China
Toky
Japan
Privy Council
Imperial Palace
Hirohito
Fumimaro Konoye
Yosuke Matsuoka
Manchukuo
Tientsin
China Coast
Shanghai
Nanking
Communist International
Foreign Office
Retains Same Post Hon Norman Hipel To Again Be Speaker Of Ontario House
Hon Norman Hipel speaker of Ontario's 19th legislature will hold the same post in the 20th after Premier Hepburn announced his reappointment. The move bucked a years old custom that a speaker serves only one legislature. Windsor-Sandwich MLA James H Clark will be deputy speaker again. Ian T Strachan and M T Armstrong hold Liberal whip roles.
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Norman Hipel
Ontario House
Toronto
Ontario
Mitchel Hepburn
Waterloo South
James H Clark
M.L.A
Windsor-Sandwich
Ian T. Strachan
Toronto St Georges
M. T. Armstrong
Parry Sound
Special Emergencies Call Of Blackshirt Volunteers In Rome
Reports say 50 000 blackshirt volunteers were called to arms for special emergencies. Italian minds question whether Fascist high command plans to send new legions to aid Spanish insurgents. Sources claim some volunteers may serve in East Africa while others remain in Italy or are sent to Africa.
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Rome
High Command
Spain
Italy
Africa
Nesbitt applies for recount in Toronto Bracondale race
Conservative candidate Russell Nesbitt has filed for a recount of votes cast in Toronto Bracondale in the October 6 election. Preliminary returns showed Nesbitt losing to Liberal Lionel Conacher by 47 votes.
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Toronto
Russell Nesbitt
Bracondale
Nesbitt
Lionel Conacher
Chinese Fishermen Drowned as Junks Sunk Near Hong Kong
Chinese fishermen and fishing junks suffered heavy losses off Hong Kong with five thousand diversed fishermen drowned and 200 junks sunk in the past month according to the Chinese fishermen's union. The union says 40000 fishermen and 6000 junks are idle and appeals to the Chinese government for relief from the attacks.
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Nanking
Hong Kong
Chinese Fishermen’s Union
Union
Unemployment Relief Declared Unnecessary in 15 French Districts
In a rural to urban shift, officials announce unemployment relief is no longer needed in 15 French districts. The move affects workers and local agencies as authorities reallocate funds and adjust support programs.
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France
Nine Officers Drowned Off Java Coast During Night Flight
Netherlands air commander H. G. Debruyne and eight other naval officers were killed when their bombing plane crashed into the sea off the Java coast during a night flight. Debruyne had just been named commander of the Netherlands-India air service and was based at Soerabaja, Java.
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Singapore
Straits Settlements
Netherlands
H. G. Debruyne
Java
Debruyne
Netherlands-India Air Service
Soerabaya
American bow hunters trek into Ontario big game territory
Roy I Case of Racine Wisconsin, an experienced bow hunter, bagged a deer at 25 yards in northern Ontario wildlife country. Toronto’s H J Cody announces the Ontario Mining Association renewed a $10 000 gift for silicosis research led by Sir Frederick Banting.
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Winnipeg
Ontario
Roy I. Case
Racine
Wis
Toronto
H. J. Cody
University of Toronto
Ontario Mining Assocation
Sir Frederick Banting
Study Of World Problems Marks Canadian Institute Anniversary
Lord Tweedsmuir urged a sympathetic study of world problems at the Canadian Institute of International Relations anniversary dinner. Prime Minister Mackenzie King welcomed the call for inquiry before conclusions, saying it would shape public opinion. Dafoe presided as the institute’s 10th anniversary dinner noted Canada’s need for an independent view of world affairs.
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Montreal
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Mackenzie King
Canadian Institute of International Relations
John W. Dafoe
Winnipeg Free Press
Britain
United States
Sir Robert Borden
Ottawa
Canadian Institute
Robert
Arthur Currie
John Nelson
Mr. Dafoe
Support for Inside Route Airways Linking U S and Canada
At an international conference in Lethbridge Alberta delegates from Edmonton Calgary Great Falls Montana and Utah Idaho Colorado and Wyoming discussed backing an inside airways route to Alaska via Alberta. city officials and the board of trade promoted the idea and large transport planes ferried delegates. both governments are expected to be petitioned for mail transport support.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Airways
United States
Alaska
Alberta
Board of Trade
Edmonton
Calgary
Great Falls
Montana
Utah
Idaho
Colorado
Wyoming
Anti-Fascists Sentenced in Italian Government Overthrow Trial
Trial of 14 anti fascists ends with five men jailed 10 years each for attempting to overthrow the Italian government. Six others receive one to four year terms. Three acquitted.
Empire Migration Plan Aims at Non-Political Board
London A A Somerville chairs the Empire Migrant conference proposing a statutory body of top minds to study empire development and settlement schemes including harbor facilities and fisheries under Ottawa terms. The plan seeks a coordinated effort beyond piecemeal fixes, with a committee to draft concrete migration plans.
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London
A. A. Somerville
Ottawa
Mr. Somerville
Major Howard
Vancouver
Columba
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Hudson's Bay Company
Britannia
Dominions
C. G. Ammon
M.P
Lord Mansfield
John Nation
Germany pledges inviolability of Belgium and aid in invasion
Germany pledges to respect Belgium’s inviolability and assist in case of attack. The note, signed by Foreign Minister Von Neurath, references potential Belgian cooperation and aims to define German western policy ahead of a Locarno replacement. Italy reportedly informed and may act similarly in the future.
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Berlin
Germany
Belgium
Mussolini
Italy
Ruhr
Krupp
League
Baron von Neurath
Reich
Great Britain
France
Asbestos Exports Rise in August 1936 USA Leads Purchases
Ottawa reports Canadian asbestos exports nearly double August 1936 totals vs 1935. August shipment reached 19,808 tons valued at $1,143,232, with the United States as the principal buyer taking 8,289 tons. The year earlier August sent 106,075 dollars worth $527,630.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
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