Three Canadian Delegates Named for League Assembly
Ottawa announced that Sir Robert Borden Senator Thomas Chapais and Hon Mrs Mary Irene Parlby will represent Canada at the League of Nations Assembly in Geneva set for September. Borden will head Canada’s council delegation. Chapais is noted for historical writings and Laval teaching. Parlby serves as Alberta minister without portfolio and is a United Farmers of Alberta candidate.
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Ottawa
Canada
Assembly of the
League of Nations
Robert Borden
Thomas Chapais
Mary Irene Pariby
Geneva
Council of the League
Council
League
Canadian Butter For China First Test Shipment
The Department of Agriculture plans a September 4 test shipment of prime dairy butter from British Columbia to Hong Kong. If successful, a large market for B C butter in the Orient will be pursued, with the butter sent to Hong Kong under the care of the Canadian trade commissioner.
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Victoria
B.C
Orient
Hong Kong
Department of Agriculture
Pacific
Far East
Calgary Cadets Win United Empire Trophy at Ottawa
Calgary high school cadets captured the United Empire trophy at the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association meet in Ottawa Ontario scoring 973 points to lead Hamilton Central Collegiate A with 966 and Winnipeg Highland Collegiate with 963 in the Tyro MacDougall bankers and cadet matches.
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Connaught Ranges
Ottawa
Ont
Calgary High School
Tyro MacDougall
Bankers
Dominion of Canada Rifle Association
Calgarians
Hamilton
Central Collegiate
Winnipeg Highland Collegiate
Two Deaths From Infantile Paralysis in Oshawa Area
Health authorities report infantile paralysis claimed two youths in East Oshawa, Eddie Curin and Albert W. Ferguson, both age ten. Total cases stand at 12 with no new infections. East Whitby township shows no change in the situation.
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Oshawa
Eddie Curin
Albert W. Ferguson
East Whitby
Rotary plan eyed by Windsor bricklayers union
Windsor Ont bricklayers union considers a rotary system of job sharing on construction projects to provide some employment for members during a low mood period. Each worker would rotate one week on, one week off to stay employed.
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Windsor
Ont
Bricklayers' Union
Motion Picture Operator Dies In Alberta Crash
Edmonton photographer and motion picture operator W A Crawford of Westlock Alberta was killed when his car swerved off a road near Giviers Di Barre and rolled into a ditch. Mrs Crawford escaped serious injury, provincial police reports say.
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Edmonton
Alberta
W. A. Crawford
Westlock
Giviers di Barre
Crawford
British Forces Tighten Defense as Tribal Unrest Spreads in India
Unrest spreads on the northwestern frontier as Afridi besiegers withdraw under bombardment. Massazais attack Badama Post. Dra kazis join. Chemkennis menaced. Fresh troops arrive from Lahore by armored train while air forces drop thousands of bombs daily to deter mass attacks near Peshawar.
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India
Peshawar
Afridis
Massazais
Badama
Chemkennis
Lahore
Nowshera
Badama Post
Will Oppose Stevens in East Kootenay By election
William Robson, dismissed from the Provincial Labor Bureau, will run against Hon. H H Stevens as an Independent Labor candidate in East Kootenay. Robson has Labor ties since 1889 and was once with Nanaimo. Liberal district action to follow. M McLean of Fernie, a Conservative, previously held the seat before Stevens.
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Cranbrook
B.C
H. H. Stevens
East Kootenay
Trade and Commerce
William Robson
Labor Bureau
Stevens
Robson
Nanaimo
M. McLean
Fernie
Vancouver
Bennett
Saskatchewan student wins $500 Pioneer Scholarship
Delbert Clarke of Lloydminster district graduates from the University of Saskatchewan with high honors in history and economics and receives a $500 scholarship for 1930 31 from the Canadian Pioneer Problems committee. The award is from Queen's University Kingston. He will study history under Prof. A B Morton at the University of Saskatchewan.
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Lioydminster, Sask
Delbert Clarke
Lioydminster District
University of Saskatchewan
Canadian Pioneer Problems Committee
Queen’s’ University
Kingston
A. 8. Morton
Lindberghs beat by hours in transcontinental flight record
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh set a new record by beating the previous transcontinental flight time by more than two hours. Capt Frank M Hawks completed a Glendale to Curtiss Field run in 12 hours 25 minutes and three seconds.
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Valley Stream
N.Y
Charles A. Lindbergh
Frank M. Hawks
Glendale
Cal
Curtiss Field
Miners Trapped After Coalmont Explosions Near Princeton
One miner is dead and 30 miners remain entombed after a blast in the Coalmont Colliery near Princeton. Word of the disaster has reached Merritt and plans to send rescue teams are under consideration.
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Merrit
Coalmont Collery
Coalmont
Princeton
Plane Saves Life With Montreal Antitoxin Drop
An aeroplane dropped a Montreal produced antitoxin by parachute to a suddenly stricken factory worker in Burlington. The rapid delivery halted the oncoming attack of a deadly disease, saving the employee's life.
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Burlington
Montreal
Claim Immigrants Dumped In Alberta Province
Captain E M Johnson of the Soldier Settlement Board reports Ottawa asked him to probe charges that 200 German immigrants were dumped in Alberta last week. The probe follows a protest telegram to Premier Bennett by George Hoadley. The steamship firm and the Der Herold editor deny the allegations, while Walter Widmer of the German-speaking workers association affirms them.
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Edmonton
Alberta
E. M. Johnson
Soldier Settlement Board
Department of Labor
Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
George Hoadley
Steamship Company
der Herold
Walter Widmer
Association of
Government Unemployment Survey Underway in Canada
Ottawa announced a rapid unemployment survey across Canada with the employment service council to meet August 21 to review data. Officials have asked provinces and municipalities with 10 000 plus population to report current unemployment and winter projections within ten days for council discussion and potential relief measures.
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Ottawa
Ont
G. D. Robertson
Labor
Canada
Employment Service Council
Department of Labor
Unemployment Service Council
Wheat Exports Rise by 869,100 Bushels in Week
Vancouver report shows 869,100 bushels of wheat exported in the past seven days. Season total reaches 1,570,285 bushels, up from 431,098 a year ago. Elevators hold 6,649,529 bushels and railways 1,516,300 on BC divisions. Ships in port account for 170,156 bushels.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
Aer
Notable figures injured in Ontario car collision
London Ontario Minister of National Defence Donald Sutherland Franklin Smoke MP for Brant and J L Stansell defeated Norfolk Elgin candidate were slightly injured when their car struck a truck and overturned in a ditch.
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London
Ont
Donald Sutherland
National Defence
Franklin Smoke
Brant
J. L. Stansell
Norfolk Elgin
Meeting Of CMLA Tariff Section In Toronto
Manufacturers from every branch of industry in Canada attended the tariff section meeting of the Canadian Manufacturers Association in Toronto. Officials declined comment for publication. Discussion reportedly covered advanced duties on boots shoes leather goods automobiles and auto accessories. The tone favored generally lower duties with modest increases on some Canadian lines to aid trade and curb unemployment. Outcomes to be referred to the association's executive council after upcoming committee meetings.
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Toronto
Ont
Canada
Association
Transportation, Commercial Intelligence
New Brunswick Approves Liquor Purchase Ban on Offenders
Provincial cabinet authorizes a regulation under the Liquor Control Act to bar individuals from buying liquor for three months after conviction for selling or keeping liquor for sale or after being found drunk twice in twelve months. The rule targets excessive drinking and aims to curb drunkenness.
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Fredericton
N.B
New Brunswick
Compulsory Training Bill Aims at Economy Move
Wellington New Zealand government introduces a bill in the House of Representatives to suspend compulsory military training temporarily as a cost saving measure. The measure targets military training expenses and seeks to cut government spending.
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Wellington
N.Z
House of Representatives
JAPAN BUSINESS TOURISTS VISIT CANADA VIA EMPRESS OF CANADA
Leading Japanese businessmen arrived in Vancouver aboard the Empress of Canada for a two day official welcome by Mayor W H Malkin and local merchants. The party plans a cross country tour to New York then Victoria and San Francisco before returning to Seattle and Victoria, stopping to study Canadian and U S industries and ventures.
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Japan
Vancouver
Far East
W. H. Malkin
Canada
New York
United States
Ing
Victoria
B.C
San Francisco
Seattle
Soichiro Sato
Japan Artificial Ice Company
Shigetaro Matsui
Hiroshima Overseas Development Association
Fire Devastates Masson Quebec Leaving Hundreds Homeless
Masson Quebec faced a major blaze that destroyed nearly 50 homes and left between 590 and 600 people homeless. Parish priest Rev Monsignor Routhier estimates the damage at 200000 dollars. Madame Joseph Laflamme died during the afternoon, likely hastened by the shock. The town of Lievre River parish, 21 miles from Ottawa, saw over a quarter square mile reduced to smouldering embers with about 120 families displaced.
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Masson
Que
Monsignor Routhier
Mme
Joseph Laflamme
Lievre River
Ottawa
Dominion Government Likely to Restrict Immigration
Ottawa reports Indications that the Dominion Government will regulate immigration to Canada. No official announcement was made after a cabinet meeting, but the matter was under discussion. It is believed any action would curb newcomers from European countries to curb unemployment. Railway agreements on immigration may not be renewed under current provisions. A formal statement may be issued soon.
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Ottawa
Onti
Canada
Justice and economy mark Sauve postmaster general pledge
Ottawa. Hon. Arthur Sauve, postmaster-general, declared a policy of justice honesty and economy in administering the post office department. He pledged to uphold law with discrimination observe regulations and resist racial religious or political fanaticism while ensuring impartiality for employees and avoiding injustices. He praised his predecessor Venot and expressed confidence in his ability to lead the department.
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Ottawa
Post Office Department
Venot
Saskatchewan Premier Satisfied With Wheat Parley Results
Saskatchewan Premier J. T. M. Anderson expresses complete satisfaction with the western premiers conference and Ottawa talks on Canada’s grain financing. He departs Regina saying the visit in the east was “a fine time” and notes plans for a correspondence high school course for settlers and farmers in remote areas and an elementary prospecting course to aid mining development in the north.
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Toronto
Ont
Ottawa
Wheat Pool
Bennett
Canada
J. T. M. Anderson
Saskatchewan
Regina
Red Menace In China Threat to Nanking
Communist forces threaten Nanking with the capital and surrounding cities Hankow Yangtze basin in turmoil. The 82 mile wall guarding the capital is underdefended as troops shift to fronts. peasants convert to Communists and suspected rebels face execution. Thousands flee as invaders advance.
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Nanking
China
Hankow
Hanyang
Wuchang
Yangtze River
Eskimos Reach Cuba Bound Expedition By Canoe
Charles Plaiinshek and his two sons with guide Frank O Grady resumed their Arctic to Cuba journey by 18 foot canoe after an overnight stop at Burlington Iowa They left The Pas Manitoba March 21 1929 reached Arctic Circle returned to The Pas and pressed south last winter by dog sled They plan to reach Havana in 1931 with a stop at Granite Falls Minnesota en route.
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Burlington
Iowa
Arctic Circle
Cuba
Charles Plaiinshek
Frank O'Grady
Pas
Manitoba
Granite Falls
Minn
Havana
Regina Pilot Sets Western Canada Altitude Record
P. B. Keffer of the Regina Flying Club climbed to 18 250 feet over Regina Tuesday afternoon August 12, creating what is believed to be a western Canada record. Regina sits about 1 800 feet above sea level making the altitude effectively over 20 000 feet above sea level.
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Regina, Sask
Canada
Regina
P. B. Keffer
Nebraska Corn Huskers Tour West Winnipeg En Route Vancouver
About 175 Nebraska tourists, described as corn huskers from rural Nebraska, travel on Canadian National Railways through Winnipeg on their Pacific Coast journey to Vancouver, exploring Western Canada en route.
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Winnipeg
Man
Pacific Coast
Nebraska
Vancouver
Canadian National Railways
Canada
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