Provinces Weigh Amendments to British North America Act
Ottawa conference in November will debate amending the British North America Act to grant the federal government control over unemployment, hours and minimum wages, taxation, company laws and trade regulation while seeking a purely Canadian method to amend the constitution. If approved, Canada could amend its constitution without London.
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Canada
Ottawa
R. Bennett
Senate
House of Commons
London
Ontario Official Proposes Unified Command to End Kidnapping
New York report quotes Attorney General Arthur Roebuck calling for a nationwide plan to deter kidnapping by illegal ransom. He urges a mobile police unit and a ban on ransom payments, plus supervisory powers over relatives bank accounts to prevent payments. Roebuck favors centralized criminal investigation without full police centralization, and plans to seek Ontario legislature powers for provincial police expansion.
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New York
Arthur Roebuck
Ontario
United States
Tanasom
Lodnappers
Roebuck
New York Herald-Tribune
Criminal Investigation Department
Ramsay MacDonald Returns to England After Restful Trip
In St Johns Newfoundland Premier Ramsay MacDonald delivered his farewell address to the new world before sailing Sept 28 aboard the Uner Nova Scotia to Britain. His sight and health improved after a long holiday in Canada and Newfoundland joined by his daughter Ishbel.
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Ramsay MacDonald
St. John's
Nld
Newfoundland
Great Britain
New World
Canada
Nova Scotia
Ishbel
Aftermath of yacht race ends with Endeavour for sale not
The Newport hull Endeavour, a trim sloop that fell short against Rainbow in the America's Cup bid, is reportedly for sale as Canadian enthusiasts eye a Nova Scotia purchase. Owner Thomas Sopwith denies selling and plans to sail Endeavour to England next summer, while Cup chatter on 1934's turbulent series endures.
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Newport
Endeavour
Rainbow
T. O
Sopwith
Nova Scotia
United States
Britain
City of Eansville Sails for Round-The-World Voyage
The freighter City of Eansville will sail from Montreal on October 6 on a whirlwind circuit. It will pass through the Panama Canal to the Far East and return via the Suez Canal and across the Atlantic.
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Montreal
Eansville
Panama Canal
Far East
Suez Canal
League Protest Warsaw Protest to League over Soviet inclusion
The national minority committee of White Russians lodged a protest with the League of Nations against Soviet entry, reported by the New paper Kuryet Proanny.
Ontario to cut student annual exams to save costs
The Ontario Department of Education will reduce the number of student annual examinations deputy minister Duncan Mc Arthur announced. The move aims to lower costs and lessen the workload on students.
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Toronto
Ontario Department of Education
Duncan McArthur
28th Battalion Reunion Celebrates 20th Mobilization Anniversary
The 28th North West Battalion Association marks 20 years since overseas mobilization with a reunion set for November 3 at the Kitchener hotel Regina. A committee led by Colonel J A Crosa will organize events with Brigadier General Embury and subcommittees covering finance dinner program publicity and church parade. Members are urged to reply to F Cretney or J W Douglas to confirm attendance.
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28Th North West Battalion Association
Kitchener Hotel
Regina
J. A. Crosa
A. G. Styles
G. Fraser Stewart
James McAra
Walter McInnis
P. G. Harragenee
H. C. Bill
L. G. Geernaert
P. Hood
H. Bicknell
F. Cretney
P. Tappin
S. Kramer
R. C. Webster
A. Banks
J. F. Embury
France
Flanders
Reunion
Co. Webster
H. C. Bull
E. BD. Walker
J. W. Douglas
P. Harredence
H.C. Bull
H. Bull
Embury
Reunion Comunitee
Dewdney Avenue
Battalion
Eighteenth Avenue
Province Resists Dominion Wage Scale Control
Hon G S Pearson denies BC would surrender minimum wage and labor regulation control to Ottawa despite talk at the Dominion provincial conference. Premier T D Pattullo cites BC payroll rises of about 500 000 monthly from current wage scales while BC supports nationwide wage legislation but not a Dominion imposed BC scale.
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Dominion
Canada
British Columbia
Trapper Found Dead on Cortez Island Cabin Door Signal
Warden Roy E. Allen found 55 year old George Reanson dead in his Cortez Island cabin near Vancouver. A white distress flag hung from the front door, and the death was attributed to natural causes after he had been dead for over a month.
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Vancouver
Cortez Island
George Reanson
Roy E. Allen
Powell River
B.C
Beanson
Marketing plan to regulate sale of poultry and eggs
Dominion marketing board considers schemes to regulate sale of poultry and eggs from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Fall marketing may see poultry scheme adopted. Presenting for western interests were R P Roblin G H Barr and W A Landreth representing regional livestock and poultry groups.
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Ottawa
Western Livestock and Poultry
Dominion Marketing Board
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
West
R. P. Roblin
Saskatchewan Livestock Producers’ Co-operative Association
G. H. Barr
Regina
Russia Drives League to Reassess Disarmament Efforts
Geneva reports that Russia requested the League of Nations council seek a report on the possible resumption of the disarmament conference. The move stirred opposition as it could shift blame for any failure to Germany’s withdrawal and reopen disputes over Versailles terms. The letter was sent to Richard Sanders, head of the league assembly.
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Geneva
Russia
Council of the
League of Nations
Maxim Litvinoff
Arthur Henderson
Germany
Litvisoff
League Council
Richard Sander
League Assembly
Amnesty Decree Frees Short Term Prisoners in Italy
King Victor Emmanuel signed an amnesty decree celebrating his granddaughter Maria Pia's birth. The ruling frees prisoners with sentences of two years or less and reduces terms by two years for those with longer sentences. Political offences and serious crimes remain excluded, but many military offences are covered.
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Victor Emmanuel
Rome
Maria Pia
World conference linked by wireless phone network
London reports a successful conference linking Sydney Johannesburg Bombay New York and London via a world wide wireless system. London announces new long distance rates for Britain with large reductions and three minute evening calls across England Scotland and Wales for up to 25 cents.
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London
Sydney
Johannesburg
Bombay
New York
Britain
Post Office
England
Scotland
Wales
Polish team dominates 22nd Gendon Bennett Balloon Race win
In Warkaaw Poland the 22nd annual Gendon Bennett balloon race results suggest Poland swept honors. The Warsaw crew of Burzynski and J Zakrzewski reportedly landed near Ryazan after about 750 miles, with Hynek and the Kosciuszko near Voronezh believed second. The Polonia burst into a lake north of Helsingfors, third place uncertain. All 16 starters reported safe.
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Poland
Waraaw
Rara- Tawa
Warsaw
Burzynski
J. Zakrczowski
Riazan
Russia
Kosciuszko
Francisczek Hynek
Voronezh
Polonia
Helsingfors
Finland
Queen Mary Launches Amid Royal Speeches At Clydebank
The Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary slid down the ways in Clydebank Scotland with King George and The Prince of Wales in attendance. The ceremony marked a historic christening as the ship began its life, with the monarch praising workers and government aid that revived the project.
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Prin
Munich
King Castle
Royal Co Abbey
Ce George
Princess Marina
George
Queen Mary
Balmoralouple
Westminsterderstood
Prince of Wales
Clydebank
Glasgow
Scotland
Britannia
Agasallor
Samuel Cunard
Atlantic
America
Cunard
Samuel Cupard
Atudentsa
Bennett Makes Strong Plea for World Peace
Paris event at the Inter-Allied Club features Prime Minister Bennett addressing 150 diplomats and French dignitaries. He urges international peace and recalls Canadians' role in maintaining peace, noting France’s efforts and the impact of events in Canada tomorrow. Pierre-Etienne Flandin and Philippe Roy participate in the exchange.
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Paris
R. B. Bennett
Hanqurt
Inter-Allied Club
France
Canada
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Doumergue
Jacques Cartier
Plandin
Philippe Roy
Imperial conference urged during King's silver jubilee
The British Chamber of Commerce unanimously called for an Imperial conference during the King's jubilee year. Leaders from the Dominions would be in London to review the empire trade position since Ottawa 1932. Empire exports surpassed foreign exports for the first time, with eight months showing a 14.2 percent rise to over 60 million dollars.
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British Chamber of Commerce
London
Dominions
Ottawa
Britain
Boy Scout Campaign in Ottawa Aims for Large Membership Rise
Lord Bessborough the governor general urged an Ottawa banquet audience to boost Canadian Boy Scouts from 65 000 to 100 000. He noted Lord Baden Powell would visit Canada next year and called for welcoming him with greater membership. Hon H H Stevens praised the scouts, S J Latta Saskatchewan received the Silver Wolf badge, and Col J A Woods Calgary pledged support for higher enrollment.
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Ottawa
Lord Bessborough
Boy Scouts’ Association
Canada
Lord Baden- Powell
H. H. Stevens
S.J. Latta
Saskatchewan
Col
J. A. Woods
Calgary
Boy Scout Movement
Meighen to Represent Canada at Melbourne Centennial
Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen will attend Melbourne centennial celebrations as representative of the Empire Parliamentary Association and the Dominion government. He sails from Vancouver on October 20.
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Ottawa
Arthur Meighen
Senate
Melbourne
Australia
Empire Parliamentary Association
Dominion
Vancouver
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28Th Battalion
Columbia
RT. Rev. W. Co. White
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Honan
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General Synod of the Church of England In
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Desire New Conference
Boy Scout Campaign
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