Alberta Orders Halt Challenges to Provincial Legislation
Three orders in council issued by the Alberta government restrict filing and starting actions testing the constitutionality of provincial laws. Clerks and registrars are barred from processing such claims without permission of the lieutenant governor in council, replacing the need for court action. The Dominion government cannot veto these changes, as Alberta uses the Judicature Act to amend court rules.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Aberhart
Alberta Supreme Court
J. C. Bowen
Leutenant-Governor A-Council
Incident Is Closed Friction With Japan Over Wounding Of British Ambassador
Britain declares its dispute with Japan over the August 26 wounding of Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen in China resolved. London accepts Japan’s final note and endorses assurances of noncombatant safety and steps to prevent a recurrence. Sir Robert Craigie relayed London’s acknowledgment to Tokyo through Foreign Minister Koki Hirota.
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Japan
London
Great Britain
China
Foreign Office
Tokyo
Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen
Britain
Nanking
Shanghai
Robert Craigie
Koki Hirota
Craigie
Hirota
United Kingdom
Ottawa Wheat Stocks Rise in Week Ending Sept 17
Canadian wheat in store for the week ending September 17 totalled 68,240,900 bushels. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports an increase of 10,096,615 from the prior week and a decrease of 4,015,135 from the same week last year.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Intelligent control for relief grants urged by Purvis
A B Purvis chairman of the National Employment Commission told Winnipeg Board of Trade that indiscriminate relief must end. He urged scientific classification of relief and separation of employables from non workers. He cited Saskatchewan as facing a bad situation and warned recovery depends on targeted aid.
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Winnipeg
A. B. Purvis
National Employment Commission
Winnipeg Board of Trade
Saskatchewan
Mr. Purvis
Brouth Area
Spanish City on Fire near Cordoba Siege
Government forces crossed the Cordoba Badajoz border and entered Granja de Torrhermosa outskirts after a day of heavy air bombardment. Civilians fled as insurgent machine gunners held the central cathedral tower while government troops took cover in a cemetery behind tomb stones.
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Madrid
Granja de Torrhermosa
Spain
Cordoba
Cordoba-Badajoz
Central Cathedral
Father of Patent Office Lynch Dies at 84
William Joseph Lynch former chief of the Dominion patent office died in Ottawa at 84. A Quebec City native he served the patent office for over 50 years earning the title father of the patent office. He authored patent law books and attended conferences in Washington and London before retiring in 1921 due to ill health.
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Ottawa
William Joseph Lynch
Dominion Patent Office
Quebec City
Patent Office
Washington
London
England
Department of Agriculture
Dominion Provincial Relations Inquiry May Start In Winnipeg
Hon Newton Rowell chairing the royal commission on Dominion provincial relations arrived in Winnipeg to confer with provincial officials. He indicated Western provinces may present first and that a Winnipeg start could be convenient. Rowell then planned to proceed to Regina Edmonton and Victoria to set preliminary arrangements with government heads.
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Winnipeg
Newton Rowell
Ontario
Justice Rowell
Regna
Edmonton
Victoria
Detroit aviatrix eclipses speed record on 3 km course
Jacqueline Cochran of New York achieved an average of 293.05 mph over four runs on a three kilometre course in Detroit, surpassing the women’s and aircraft speed record of 276.527 mph set in 1934 by Helene Boucher of France.
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Detroit
Jacqueline Cochran
New York
Helene Boucher
France
England Sees 800 More Divorce Cases Than Courts Handled
In the last session England faced a surge of 800 additional divorce cases beyond court capacity. The backlog highlighted system strain and rising divorce filings amid the period.
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England
Sesson
Improving Civil Aircraft British Manufacturers Must Meet Challenge
British aircraft makers face growing competition from United States and German firms. A London meeting of airline operators with Viscount Swinton signals government concern and potential financial aid to accelerate a speedy response. The air ministry plans early talks with dominions on unified action, craft for fast intra empire service, and expanded markets.
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London
United States
Dominions
Viscount Swinton
Air Ministry
Quebec lumber industry expects record winter employment
Hon Johnny Bourque acting minister of land and forests said about 45000 lumbermen will be employed in Quebec forests this winter by lumber companies. Last year's wood cutting gave 35000 men employment and the coming season's figure probably will be an all time record.
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Quebec
Johnny Bourque
Line To Goldfields Hinted But No Immediate Action On Con struction is Planned Edmonton
Sir Edward Beatty, chairman of the Canadian Pacific Railway, said three routes are surveyed for a rail line to Goldfields to access a rich mining area. No decision or construction action is planned yet, as routes from Lake Athabaska, North Battleford, or Prince Albert are under review. He visited Edmonton on his train and later left for Dawson Creek to inspect the NAR.
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Edmonton
Sir Edward Beatty
G.B.E
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lake Athabaska
N.A.R
North Battleford
Prince Albert
Turner Valley Producers Discuss Oil Imports and Pipeline
Alberta crude oil leaders debated taking the import question to the federal tariff board before it. J. J. Frawley said the board could report to the Dominion government and offer recommendations. The group also weighed a Pacific coast pipeline and voted a half cent per barrel fee to fund the association.
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Calgary
Canada
Federal Tariff Board
Turner Valley Petroleum Producers’ Association
Tariff Board
J. J. Frawley
Attorney-General's Department
Pacific Coast
Turner Valley
Lost Flyers Drive Two Russian Planes In Arctic Quest
Withdrawal of Sir Hubert Wilkins and his huge flying boat from the search leaves two Russian planes active in the Barrow Alaska area. One amphibian pilot Alexsei Gratciansky is hundreds of miles north on a 2000 mile search. The other Basil Zad koff is undergoing repairs east of Barrow after a minor crash. Reports say four planes are at Rudolph Island awaiting weather to cross the pole. No Moscow updates available.
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Barrow
Alaska
Sir Hubert Wilkins
North Pole
Alexsei Gratciansky
Here
Basil Zadkoff
Rudolph Island
Russian Arctic
Siberia
Pole
Moscow
League Moves to Halt 10 Conflict in China
British spokesman said Britain weighs reviving the Washington nine power treaty to protect China's integrity and end the Sino Japanese war. A conference of signatories including the United States would be invited to craft a united program to halt the fighting. In Geneva, Delbos and Scoppa discussed easing Italo French strains over the Mediterranean patrol and Spain.
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Geneva
Great Britain
Washington
China
Far East
United States
Japan
League of Nations
Yvon Delbos
Renato Bovascopa
Italy
Mediterranean
Spain
Delbos
Bovascopa
France
Scoppa
Nyon
Bombing Of Nanking Blasts City In Major Japanese Raids
The Japanese attacked Nanking with over 50 planes in two raids, killing or wounding more than 200 Chinese civilians. Incendiaries set huts aflame along the Yangtze riverfront while a southward strike on Canton reportedly killed more than 300 civilians.
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Nanking
Japan
Chinas
Yangtze River
Canton
Yangtze
Pukow
British Firms Seek Compensation for Occupied Property in China
London reports that representatives of British firms with interests in China have decided to petition the Foreign Office for compensation for property occupation by troops. Two committees were set up to monitor war developments in China, one for exporters and one for importers.
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London
China
Foregn Office
Record Beef Prices Hit 18 Year High at Chicago Market
Wholesale and retail beef prices surged to the highest levels in years with choice steers at 19.50 per hundredweight in Chicago. Cattle feeders reported the best profit margin on record as livestock men noted the market strength.
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Chicago
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