Five Nations Default on War Debts Across World
Washington reports the first group of nations in the Hoover era moratorium period defaulting on intergovernmental debt payments. France, Melgar, and others face U S pressure to resume obligations while Britain Italy and others show mixed responses. Congress debates sanctions as lawmakers push visa fee proposals targeting defaulting nations.
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Washington
United States
France
Great Britain
Italy
Oxecht-Miovana
Finland
Latvia
Lithuana
America
Haly
Henry L. Stimaon
Congress
Kenneth D. McKellar
Joseph J. Mansfield
Texas
Stevens calls for clear loan demarcation in Dominion law
In Victoria H H Stevens minister of trade and commerce attacked high interest rates charged by banks and loan companies. He argued for a sharper line between speculative financing and bona fide commercial enterprise and urged reforms to curb usurious lending. He said a farmer or businessperson cannot pay seven to nine percent and advocated six percent as affordable.
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Victoria
B.C
H. H. Stevens
Coal Discovery Reported Near Great Bear Lake
Two prospectors H. B. Montgomery and Pete Davidson return from the north with word of a coal discovery across from Echo Bay in the Great Bear Lake region. They have staked the field for a Calgary syndicate and plan to return next spring with a diamond drill to gauge its extent.
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Calgary
Alberta
Great Bear Lake
H. B. Montgomery
Pete Davidson
Echo Bay
Ottawa Justice Refuses Stay in Communist Deportation Case
Justice A S Crockett of the Supreme Court of Canada refuses a stay of proceedings in the deportation of 10 alleged communists detained by immigration authorities at Halifax. The men may be deported before their appeal to the Privy Council is disposed of.
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Ottawa
Ont
A. S. Crockett
Supreme Court of Canada
Halifax
Privy Council
Motorman Shot By Rifle Fire In Winnipeg Incident
A bullet from an unspecified rifle shattered a streetcar window in Winnipeg, wounding Motorman Conductor John Werthe in the arm. Police investigate the shooting as the assailant remains at large.
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Winnipeg
John Werthe
Rail unions reject wage extension at present wage cut
Alexander F. Whitney, chairman of the employers at the joint ware scale conference, announced the unions would not accept indefinite extension of the 10 percent wage reduction for rail employers. He said a definite termination date must be set, with January 21 as the proposed deadline.
Pioneering Yukon Politician James Harlin Rove Passes
James Harlin Rove a noted Yukon and western rail hub advocate dies in Victoria after months of illness. A former Northwest Assembly member elected 1883 served until 1901 and later held Yukon commissioner duties before entering the federal Senate.
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Victoria
Bag
James Harlin Rove
Renater
Proterr
Mower Jaw
Virteeia
Ee Rae
Victora
Rass
Moos Jaw
Yukon
House of Commons
The
Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Northwest Assembly
West Assiniboia
Territorial Executive Council
Faith in H B Route to Hudson Bay Cited by Canadian Rail Agent
Alexander M'Owan, former Saskatoon Phoenix editor and CN Rail agent in Glasgow, urges Canadians to trust the Hudson Bay route and faith in its data. He notes Scottish interest in Hudson Bay commerce and recalls the fur trade era when the bay connected western Canada. He says ships from the northwest used Scout ports and HBC recruitment drew from Scotland.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Hudson Bay
Churchill
Alexander M’owan
Canadian National Railways
Glasgow
Saskatoon Phoenix
Mowan
Scotland
M'Owan
Halcyon
Great Fur Company
Canada
Hudson’s Bay Company
Island
Three Foster Children Die In Ottawa Gas Poisoning
In Ottawa Ontario three one year olds in a supervised boarding home died from inhaling toxic kitchen gas. Their foster mother Malvena Kirouac slept upstairs with her four children as the stove released deadly fumes. She woke to a faint odor and found two children dead, with the third dying en route to hospital.
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Steve
Ottawa
Malvena Kirovac
Dominion Government
Two Bandits Sentenced for Euston Station Mail Theft
In London, two of three bandits who knocked a postman unconscious outside Euston station and stole a bag of registered mail were tried at Old Bailey. Henry Hartman, 22, received 18 months hard labour and 18 strokes of the birch, while Frederick Harris, 47, got six years in a penitentiary.
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London
Eng
Euston Station
Old Bailey
Henry Hartman
Frederick Harris
Calgary work program for youths aims at training camps
The Alberta relief commission led by A A Mackenzie proposes a special work and education camp for unemployed youths aged 19 to 21. Public organizations are invited to sponsor the effort. Whalers of Norway have agreed on production quotas for this season.
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Calgary
Alberta
Alberta Relief Commission
A. A. Mackenzie
Whalers of
Norway
Explosion and Fire Ravage Montreal Night Club District
An explosion in a store basement from a defective furnace sparked a fire that swept a night club and two other buildings in Montreal. Damage is estimated between 30 000 and 75 000 dollars. Firemen controlled the blaze in about an hour. Several people narrowly escaped injury as traffic on Ste Catherine Street East was delayed.
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Montreal
Que
Trafic
Ste. Catharines Street
U S Aroused Over French Debt Default
Washington reacts to France not paying its war debt instalment as lawmakers denounce the move and consider punitive actions. Belgium and Poland signal nonpayment, Stimson discusses Belgium's stance, and a stalled French-US trade treaty looms amid Paris isolation.
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Washington
United States Congress
State Department
France
Harold Knutson
Minnesota
House of Representatives
United States
Henry L. Stimson
Belgium
Paul May
Stimson
Denies Intention To Murder Ex Kaiser At Doorn
Heinrich Fuebker, a Meusa on Rhine native, entered Doorn House with a loaded revolver and a 12 inch dagger claiming he delivered a letter from Adolf Hitler to the ex Kaiser. He said he carried weapons to guard against dogs or servants and clung to a car to reach the grounds. German authorities took him into custody and plan to strengthen the guard with more officers and police dogs.
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Doorn
Holland
Heinrich Fuebker
Haiser
Fuebker
Meusa-on- Rhine
Doorn House
Adolf Hitler
Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission Sets Christmas Day Bow
The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission will debut on Christmas Day as the nation’s broadcasting authority. It will present the Empire broadcast from London via Canada under its direction for about one hour from 8 to 10 o clock mountain standard time.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
Empire
London
Commission
Third Beet Payment Helps Alberta Growers in December
In Lethbridge Alberta Santa Claus brings a third payment of 175000 to southern Alberta sugar beet growers on December 20. This payment raises total beets payments to 675000 this fall and winter. The local factory has produced 31000000 pounds of sugar to date and will run until January 15.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Santa Claus
Hope For Future London Address by Canadian Prime Minister Bennet
An earnest plea by Prime Minister Roo Bennet of Canada urged that agreements be built for the future rather than present gains. He spoke at an informal dinner in his honor attended by Sir Robert Horne, former Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, in London.
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London
Rug
Roo Bennett
Canada
Mexico Plans to Withdraw from League of Nations
Mexico City officials indicate Mexico intends to drop out of the League of Nations citing the need for budget economy. Officials say membership costs from 60000 to 90000 dollars yearly are too heavy as the country seeks to balance its budget. an official declaration is anticipated.
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Mexico
League of Nations
Mexico City
Foreign Office
Changes Predicted in Future Business Methods
Vancouver BC Hon H H Stevens minister of trade and commerce predicts great changes in business methods. He argues changes arise from the gradual failure of one system and the rise of another rather than formal blueprints. He spoke at a junior chamber civic affairs event.
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Vancouver
B.C
H. H. Stevens
Britain Faces Budget Deficit From Debt Payment
British Chancellor Neville Chamberlain told Parliament that paying the £95.55 million debt instalment will create a budget deficit of about £29.5 million. He linked wartime debts and reparations to the Lausanne talks and urged that full debt remission requires US action. He warned against default and stressed Britain’s tax revenue would cover any payments, while noting the need for international settlement.
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London
Eng
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Great Britain
Lauusanne
United States
Hoover
Mr. Chamberlain
United Kingdom
Germany Returns to Arms Conference In Dispute Over Armies
Germany is formally readmitted to the disarmament conference as five powers clash with Franco German disagreement over excluding trained reserves from the scheme. Russian Maxim Litvinoff accuses big powers of dominance while Britain and France defend the big five’s role in bringing Germany back.
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Arthur Henderson
Maxim Litvinoff
Joan Linton
Great Britain
Rene Massighi
France
Conference of the Big Five
Germany
Warning For Hunger Marchers In Alberta
Premier J E Brownlee warns hunger marchers moving from southern Alberta to Edmonton that defiance of authority will be treated as a challenge. RCMP orders aim to block the march at all points as organizers in coal-field communities plan a December 6 gathering in Calgary then march toward the capital.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Wis
J. E. Brownlee
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Crows Nest
Red Deer Valley
Calgary
Red Deer
Soviet Delegates Meet in London For Trade Talks
Walter Runciman and Major J D Colville received Soviet Russia delegates in London for negotiations on a new trade agreement after Ottawa marks. A brief discussion followed as Britain sought to replace its halted Russo British treaty amid Dominion criticisms of dumping.
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London
Eng
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
J. D. Colville
Russia
Ottawa
United Kingdom
London Separate Schools May Seek Board Takeover
Albert H. Murphy, chairman of the local separate school board, warns that without financial aid for London schools, trustees may petition the board of education to assume control of Roman Catholic education within a short period.
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London
Eng
Board of Education
Albert H. Murphy
Premier Tolmle Announces Early House of Commons Opening
Premier S. F. Tolmle intimates the British Columbia Legislature will open in early February. Tolmle plans to depart for Ottawa around January 10 to attend the unemployment conference of provincial premiers with Prime Minister Ti. B. Tennett on January 1.
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Semater Ress
H.B
Northern Sea
U. S
NAVY
Viscount Wolmer
Board of
Navy, Army and
Air Force Institutes
Kaiser
Clalima
Canadian Broadcasting Commission
Preenter Hennett
Geneva
Suyorth
General Commission
B.C. House
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