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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1932
Page
3
At Ottawa the Empire Conference nears its climax as Rt Hon Blanney Baldwin states Britain seeks reduced dominion duties on British goods and curbs on customs valuations. Dominions await British reciprocation on natural products and Russian dumping, though no wheat or meat tariff preferences are offered.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia said debt readjustment may serve U S interests amid Borah’s proposal for a world conference on postwar problems. He had previously disagreed with the idea that foreign indebtedness should not be readjusted.
Representatives of the United Kingdom and Dominions along with India meet in Ottawa to debate declining commodity prices and unstable exchange rates. The first business session of the Imperial Conference monetary committee announced continued discussions and the formation of a sub committee to study currency exchange and price declines.
Negotiations between Canada and South Africa begun at the Imperial Economic Conference have progressed so well that a trade agreement is expected soon. The agreement is stated to align with, not conflict with, the conference's broader negotiations.
Postage stamps of Manchukuo have appeared after the suspension of Chinese postal service in Manchuria. Japan will handle all Chinese and foreign mail to the Pu-Yi Government, a move interpreted as Japan recognizing the Pu-Yi regime.
In Belfast a resolution by Nationalist members of the Northern Ireland party urged adherence to a call attributed to the Irish Republican Army to attend no further Ulster House of Commons sessions. The message signals a political stand amid ongoing constitutional tensions.
The report notes that stated by Adhere To Agreement eter a Eng Spain notified the Irish Government that it would adhere to the European consultative pact negotiated by France and Great Britain. The dialogue centers on commitments and regional cooperation within the bloc.
Dr. Paul Gorgulov was found guilty of assassinating President Paul Doumer in Paris. Witnesses described his history of violent outbursts and observed tensions with alienists. Russian laborer Ivan Lazareff testified that Gorgulov and the old Cheka captured and tortured him. Two defense alienists said Gorgulov was insane.
Captain Wolf gang von Gronau told the Canadian Press of a proposed air mail service from Europe via Iceland and Greenland to the Pacific Ocean with stops. He noted swift steamships reduce Europe to New York competition and said the project would save time. He discussed consulting the Royal Canadian Air Force on western Canada routes and reported gasoline arriving safely at Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
Four of a nine man crew on the Ottawa River for the Upper Ottawa Improvement Company died when their boat was sucked into the Eddy of the True Rapids and capsized during a attempt to run the turbulent section. One more is missing and feared dead. Three clung to the upturned hull and reached shore while another swam to safety.
A selection of steers from the University of Saskatchewan in Regina has been sold with details on prices unavailable. The sale was confirmed by a cable to the Department of Agriculture from Dean A. M. Shaw in England, per Deputy Minister A. H. Auld.
The Book of Remembrance will be placed within the casket of the altar in the memorial chamber in Ottawa with about 68,000 names of Canadians who died in the Great War. James Purvis, heraldic artist of London, Ontario, has been tasked with executing the volume.
In Carinthia farmers lacking coin can pay taxes with wooden substitutes. The government announced that those without cash may settle in pine or beechwood at roughly market value.
Reports from interior China show thousands dying daily across most provinces as the cholera outbreak reaches Manchuria and Indo China. Mortality is high with at least 20 percent of those infected dying.
Ulster constabulary seized about 50 head of cattle at Forkhill in South Armagh as efforts to smuggle stock from the Irish Free State into Northern Ireland began amid tariff tensions. The drover abandoned the herd and escaped across the border.
Grain experts returning from a western Canada crop tour say conditions on July 20 point to a prairie wheat crop of 430.6 million bushels, just under the 10 year average of 450 million. Extreme heat and uneven rains may nudge figures, but overall conditions are fairly good with some deterioration in drought-affected southern Saskatchewan. Alberta, northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba show very good conditions.
Ottawa reports negotiations with South Africa expected to conclude in two weeks. The talks, led by Department of Trade and Commerce experts under Hon H H Stevens, aim to expand bilateral trade without conflicting with broader conference negotiations. Canada seeks more sugar pineapples wool oranges corn sisal and other goods. Last year Canada sold South Africa 9 202 200 in goods and bought 4 416 400. In the year ending March 31 1931 exports included wheat rubber tires newsprint automobiles farm machinery electrical goods flour and more. Lumber is seen as a promising product. South Africa currently enjoys British preferential tariffs on Canadian imports.
Melvin A. Traylor of the First National Bank of Chicago reports widespread rumors aimed at wrecking banks. He cites Pontiac investigations and says anonymous calls caused panic in major banks, linking the tactics to a radical group seeking social upheaval. He warns the scheme appears nationwide.
Calgary workers faced relief as Royal Canadian Mounted Policemen allowed several unemployed wanderers to move east toward harvest fields in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Most were barred from leaving past Winnipeg, with permission granted only to those deemed destined for harvesting jobs via "the rods."
Soviet authorities announce a step toward lifting restrictions on peasant sales within about 30 miles of Moscow. Peasants are freed from contracts delivering produce to state cooperatives at fixed prices, except grain. Non joiners of collectives must still fulfill 50 percent of potato contracts.
Reports from Ottawa indicate Hon. Hanford Macnider will seek leave of absence soon as United States Minister to Canada Col. Macnider plans to return to the U.S. for the presidential election and may resign after November 1. He was nominated at the Chicago Republican convention as a candidate for vice president.
James R. Murray, former United Grain Growers executive and Alberta Pacific Grain Co. manager, argues a preferential tariff for Canadian wheat in Britain would boost western grain prices. He asserts many grain spokesmen misrepresent western farmers and that free entry to Britain could lift Canada's crop market over time, benefiting farmers and western Canada.
Toronto report says a British food products exporter will take wheat for all western Canada sales after August 1. The firm will ship the wheat to Great Britain for marketing there, establishing a wheat for goods payment system.
Ottawa reports British delegates will withdraw all discriminations against Canadian cattle. Currently only non breeding cattle enter Britain with pre shipment veterinary checks and quarantine on landing. Canada’s main rival Ireland faces no such restrictions. Change date not announced but expected after conference.
A Royal Bank of Canada branch on Sixteenth Avenue and Oak Street faced an attempted hold up on Thursday July 28. Bank manager G. E. Devereaux and a clerk fired on two bandits as they demanded money, two shots from the clerk and six from Devereaux. The robbers fled in a stolen car, with Devereaux having previously repelled a similar raid years ago.
Ottawa report quotes British War Secretary Lord Hailsham calling the Ottawa conference a success and warning that failure could mean the breakup of the Empire within his lifetime. He says Britain will consider embargo requests on Soviet wheat and lumber but may not fulfill every demand.
In Harbin Manchuria banditry and kidnapping persist amid turmoil. Three Japanese railway officials were kidnapped. The Pu-Yi Government announces adoption of the electric chair as the method of execution replacing shooting or decapitation.
Rome reports the ministry of the marine rejected a London story claiming Italy ordered two cruisers and two torpedo boats a year before Parliament disclosed it. The ministry called the report false and issued a second denial.
A secret shipment valued at £450,000 in gold sailed from Plymouth to New York, triggering notable price movement in London bullion markets. Bankers think the transfer was a private transaction rather than official.
New York reports Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle, the once prominent film comedian, is returning to cinema as Warner Brothers announces a signing for a new comedy. The move marks Arbuckle’s comeback after a period away from leading roles, with expectations high for a revitalized screen presence.
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