Ferguson Rules Out Ontario Plebiscite
Premier G Howard Ferguson declared there would be no plebiscite on Ontario Liquor Control Act, defending responsible government and criticizing Liberal leader W E N Sinclair. He praised the act as probably the best in the Dominion and pledged to improve defects as needed.
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Torent
G. Howard Ferguson
Perwer
Ferguson
Dominion
W. E. N. Sinclair
Ontario
Sinclair
London to Australia Beam Wireless Service Introduced
Beam wireless service direct from England to Australia will be public within weeks. The British post office has run months of work and trials. Individual messages have already been successfully transmitted in extended tests.
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London
Eng
England
Australia
Employment On Increase In Canada In August
Employment in Canada rose further in early August with payrolls from 6,840 firms totaling 1,097,812 persons, up from 1,070,817 on July 1. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports an unusually strong mid summer gain and a record index of 127.8.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa Tax Collections Grow in Five-Month Period
Ottawa income tax collections for five months ending August 31 totaled 60.39 million dollars, up 9.31 million from the prior year. August receipts reached 850,427 dollars, up from 822,100 a year earlier, per the National Revenue Department.
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Ottawa
National Revenue Department
Japan to send Yamaguchi to Washington for naval limit talks
Tokio signals a new naval disarmament move as Commander Tamon Yamaguchi from the naval general staff is ordered to Washington to join the Japanese embassy staff in preparation for a proposed conference on naval limitation.
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Tokio
Japan
Navy Ministry
Tamon Yamaguchi
Naval General Staff
Washington
Seismic Shock Recorded in Saskatoon September Visit
The seismograph at University of Saskatchewan recorded a severe earthquake shock on September 17. It was the most intense event logged here in months. The quake's location could not be pinpointed until cross checked with distant records.
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Saskatoon
Sask
University of Saskatchewan
Army and Navy Veterans Quebec Convention Opens
The annual Army and Navy Veterans' Association convention opened with over a hundred delegates from across Canada. Brigadier General Hon. W. A. Grieswach of Edmonton presided over the sessions.
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Quebec
Army and Navy Veterans’ Association
Canada
W. A. Grieswach
Edmonton
Alta
Sapiro Urges One Hundred Per Cent Pool in Estevan
Aaron Sapiro addressed about 700 farmers in Estevan Saskatchewan under the United Farmers of Canada urging one hundred percent pooling by legislation to centralize grain marketing. He outlined four questions on understanding the term one hundred per cent pool and justified legislation to enforce the practice.
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Estevan
Aaron Sapiro
America
Saskatchewan
United Farmers of Canada
Sapiro
Hudson Bay Railway Ready for Regular Trains to Churchill
Official quarters confirm the Hudson Bay Railway is ballast complete to Mile 414 enabling regular traffic. Passenger services to the Bay await Ottawa’s spring decision though muskeg train did not run to Churchill as claimed. Major J G MacLachlan and PD R Campbell visited on a work run inspecting the line.
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Hudson Bay
Churchill
Bay
Ottawa
Mile 412
J. G. MacLachlan
PD. R. Campbell
Western Region
Imperial trade conference proposed for 1930 premiers meet
It is proposed to organize an Imperial commercial conference in London before the 1930 Imperial Conference. Each Dominion would appoint a small delegation representing agriculture and business. The delegation would meet three months before the premiers to draft an Imperial trade policy for guidance.
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London
Eng
Canada to Sign World Court Optional Clause
Premier Mackenzie King says Canada will certainly sign the optional clause in the statutes of the world court of international justice. He notes discussions in Geneva about signing the clause by British Empire members.
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Ottawa
Canada
World Court of International Justice
Mackenzie King
King
Geneva
Coates Leads Opera in Berlin State Opera Debut
Albert Coates the noted conductor led Boris Godounov at the Berlin State Opera becoming the first Englishman to wield the baton there since Sullivan. The Berlin audience welcomed him warmly.
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Berlin
Albert Coates
Boris Godounov
State Opera
Berlin Opera
Sullivan
Mr. Coates
Police Return Young Doukhobors To Home
Eight Doukhobor children aged eight to sixteen escaped from the children's aid home and tried to reach their parents at Oakalia jail. Police found them and brought them back. Separately, over 100 Sons of Freedom Doukhobors were jailed for six months for participating in a nude parade at South Slocan, British Columbia.
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Young Doukhobors
Vancouver
Doukhhobor
Oakalia Jail
Sons of Freedom
South Slocan
B.C
King and MacDonald Dine at Sandringham Before U S Visit
King George and Ramsay MacDonald sat in Sandringham Castle drawing room on the eve of MacDonald's historic journey to the United States. The Prince of Wales visited briefly and Ishbel MacDonald, with Miss Ishbel, spent time with Queen Mary.
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Sandringham, Eng
King George
Ramsay MacDonald
Sandringham Castle
United States
Prince of Wales
Ishbel
London
MacDonald
Queen Mary
Thomas pleased with his recent visit to Canada
Liverpool politician J H Thomas reports satisfaction with his Canada trip. He hopes the visit aids Britain's winter unemployment problem and says he will meet business leaders to turn talks into practical steps. Thomas notes Canada will buy British coal steel and wheat rather than imports from other regions.
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Thomas
Canada
Liverpool
Eng
J. H. Thomas
Great Britain
Britain
Dominion
Mr. Thomas
Remote radio guided planes could steer future flight
G E Toews of the navy yard Aeronautical Laboratories outlined speeds up to 416 miles an hour for pilotless aircraft steered by radio at a joint Aero Club of Pennsylvania and Rotary Club meeting in Philadelphia. Edward P Howard noted a licensing application for a pilotless machine navigated by radio impulses has been filed.
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Philadelphia
Aero Club of Pennsylvania
Rotary Club
G. E. Toews
Aeronautical Laboratories
Navy Yard
Britain
Edward P. Howard
Air Regulations Division
United States Department of Commerce
Marler Presents Credentials to Emperor of Japan
Hon H M Marler Canadian minister to Japan presented his credentials to Emperor Hirohito in a brief ceremony. He traveled from his hotel in the Imperial household’s automobile, with foreign and household ministers in attendance. Tokugawa also bade farewell to the Emperor before sailing on the Empress of France. London report notes Prince of Wales bought a two seated De Havilland Gipsy Moth for $3500 for private use with dual controls.
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Tokio
H. M. Marler
Japan
Hirohito
Marler
Tokugawa
Canada
France
London
Eng
Prince of Wales
British Premier May Call Power Conference
Invitations to a five power naval conference are expected to be issued by Premier Ramsay MacDonald for a late January meeting in London. Britain plans to invite the United States Japan France and Italy with all five nations to participate. No joint invitations from Britain and the United States will be issued, and timing may await MacDonald Hoover talks on the cruiser question in Washington.
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Washington
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
United States
Henry L. Stimson
London
Tokio
Paris
Rome
Japan
France
Italy
MacDonald
Hoover
Mackenzie King Plans West Ottawa Trip After October
Premier Mackenzie King proposes a hurried trip to the Pacific Coast ending October, with speeches en route. Definite plans were delayed by Ramsay MacDonald’s Ottawa visit, now settled for after October 15, allowing King’s journey to begin after MacDonald’s departure.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Pacific Coast
Ramsay MacDonald
MacDonald
Mr King
Damage to Chinese Property Reported After Raids
The Chinese Nationalist Government estimated damage to Chinese property from Russian raids along the Manchurian border at 25 million dollars. For three months the Russo-Chinese border near Manchuria and Siberia has seen sporadic fighting over the Chinese Eastern Railway administration.
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Shanghai
Manchuria
Siberia
Chinese Eastern Railway Administration
USSR
Britain backs international curbs on narcotics production
At the League of Nations, Britain proposes a conference to limit annual heroin morphine and cocaine production, aligning with Canada the United States and Italy and reversing Baldwin era rejection of narcotics treaties. N Baker reports the Labor Government’s shift to seek global agreement via the League Council.
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Geneva
League of Nations Assembly
Baldwin
Hold export grain for better price say Canadian official
Ottawa quotes E B Ramsay chairman of the Board of Grain Commissioners urging farmers not to move grain overseas without a fair price. He cites ample storage in Canada and argues stabilization of prices benefits western and national welfare, with Hudson Bay route boosting transport and cross-border trade.
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Ottawa
E. B. Ramsay
Board of Grain Commissioners
Canada
Ramsay
Mr. Ramsay
Hudson Bay
United States
Atlantic
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
JT Judson Strait
Mongolians Mobilize Troops Amid Frontier Tensions
The Japanese press agency says the Mongolian government mobilized all men aged 20 to 40 and ordered two cavalry divisions led by Soviet officers to shift toward the frontier. It notes preparations to move 50,000 troops due to developments in the Fusio Chinese situation in Manchuria.
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Tokyo
Manchuria
Alberta Ministers Meet in Ottawa on Employment Talks
Hon. George Hoadley minister of agriculture from Alberta meets in Ottawa with Hon. Robert Forke dominion minister of immigration. They plan to discuss employment situation in Alberta though the exact subject remains unofficial.
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Ottawa
George Hoadley
Alberta
Robert Forke
Dominion
Population contrasts in Africa and Arabia
The report notes that over 1,000 American citizens reside in South Africa while Arabia has an extremely low vehicle density with one automobile for every 75,000 people.
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South Africa
Arabia
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