Smuts Links Spanish War to League Crisis in Italo-Ethiopian Rift
Durban in South Africa General Jan Smuts deputy prime minister blamed the Spanish civil war and the Moroccan revolt on the League of Nations handling of the Italo-Ethiopian crisis. He warned the Mediterranean is more dangerous than ever and urged firm action by France and Britain to restore collective security. He warned that failing to act could unleash a widespread armaments boom and unemployment.
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Durban
South Africa
Jan. Souis
Spain
League of Nations
Mediterranean
Morocco
Natal
Smuts
France
Britain
League
Europe
Abyssinia
Demand For Platinum Surges As War Needs Rise
A 23 percent platinum price jump to 53 dollars an ounce follows three weeks of very unusual demand here and abroad. Bulk of the metal goes to war purposes including chemical warfare, battleship and surgical equipment. Most foreign buying comes from Japan.
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New York
Japan
London Lord Mayor Praises Canada and Praises Prairie Wheat Lands
Sir Percy Vincent during his Vancouver visit notes two impressions the Rockies and mining of the prairie wheatlands. He criticizes perpetual soil extraction and urges Canada to attract more settlers, pioneer types who can endure initial loneliness.
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Vancouver
Percy Vincent
London
Canada
Rocky Mountains
Prairie Wheatlands
Wheat in storage for week ending August fourteen
Canadian wheat held in storage rose to 116,393,568 bushels for the week ending August 14, according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The previous week showed 413,061,155 bushels, while the same week last year totaled 196,551,774 bushels.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Wheat in transit at 34 cents a bushel freight rate
Montreal grain brokers report wheat moving from the head of the Great Lakes to St Lawrence river ports at the year's lowest freight rate of 34 cents per bushel. Earlier in the season the rate was six cents.
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Montreal
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Strict Neutrality Urged by Sanel Heare on Spain Crisis
Cromer England warns deviation from strict neutrality in the Spanish civil war could draw Europe into general conflict. Sir Samuel Hoare lambasts leftist support for Spain and argues Britain must stay impartial, resisting factions and extremist pressures. He cites Britain's success in defeating Communism through prosperity and lawful reform.
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Sanel Heare
Britain
Cromer
England
Samuel Hoare
the Admiralty
Spain
Europe
Lansbury
George Lansbury
Labor
M.lp
Sir Samuel
Increased Immigration to Canada rises in midyear
Ottawa reports 5252 immigrants admitted in the first six months of the year, slightly above the same period in 1935. Adults include 2163 females and 1236 males, with 1853 children under 18. Emigration from Britain and the United States fell slightly, while 48 other races boosted overall intake.
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Ottawa
Canada
Department of Immigration
United States
Reception for Lord Mayor of London in Ottawa
An official reception to Sir Percy Vincent on his return journey will be held on parliament til the morning of Sept. 2. Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Ottawa’s mayor and civic officials will be asked to join. King will tour the city and host a luncheon for the privy council civic officials and other distinguished citizens.
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Ottawa
Percy Vincent
London
Mackenzie King
Privy Council
Sea Monster Sighting Spurs Call for Patrol Boat
Fishermen from Port-Au-Port asked the Newfoundland department of natural resources to dispatch a boat to kill a sea monster menacing gear. The creature, about 200 feet long, was described as a sea serpent and remains vaguely described in reports.
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Port-Au-Port
Mid
Newfoundland Department of Natural Resources
No Election in Ontario Won’t Be Called Soon Premier Hepburn Says
Premier Hepburn told a Liberal picnic in Sydenham Ontario that there would be no election in the province for some time to come. He made the remark in response to a challenge by Hon. Earl Rowe who urged him to go to the country next year.
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Sydenham
Ont
Hepburn
Ontario
Earl Rowe
Oldest Indian of this district celebrates 87th birthday
Peter Big Wind, hereditary chief of the Ojibway Indians of Rama reserve, marks his 87th birthday. The veteran leader, noted as the district’s oldest Indian, resides at Rama and is recognized for his enduring role in the Ojibway community.
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Orillia
Ont
Peter Big Wind
Rama Reservation
Alberta farmers to gain by larger wheat crop this year
Central and northern Alberta farmers expect about 45 million bushels of wheat this year, worth roughly 36 million dollars at 80 cents a bushel, up from 22 million last year. Two thirds of output will come from the north, with harvesting resuming after rain. Rains expected to aid green feed and ease fodder shortages for livestock.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Britain imposes embargo on export of planes to Spain
London reports the British government has enacted a blanket embargo on exporting civil and military aircraft to both Spanish belligerents. The move aims to enforce non intervention in the Spanish Civil War, addressing concerns that technical legality and delays risk peace in Europe. The ban covers 20 varieties of war material including private aircraft.
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London
Great Britain
Britain
Spain
Whitehall
Europe
Eskimos of Barrow Face Winter With Food Aid Uncertain
Dr Henry W Greist medical missionary reports a trader offered to land 5000 dollars worth of food to aid 500 starving Eskimos along the Arctic rim. The offer was made to the Indian bureau in Juneau by Captain C D Pedersen a San Francisco trader near Herschel Island. Barter Island and nearby areas are among the hardest hit with possible starvation if relief does not arrive.
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Barrow
Alaska
Henry W. Greist
Arctic Rim
Indian Bureau
Juneau
C. D. Pedersen
San Francisco
Herschel Island
Pedersen
Viscount Eubank to Speak in Canada and New Zealand
Rt Hon Viscount Eubank, president of the Conference of Chambers of Commerce of the Empire, will address several organizations while traveling through Canada en route to New Zealand for September meetings. He is a descendant of a Quebec military governor and holds the Baronetcy of Nova Scotia.
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Viscount Eubank
Conference of Chambers of Commerce of the Empire
New Zealand
Canada
Quebec
Baronet
Nova Scotia
Montreal clothier charged in fire murder case
Julius Cohen, 49, charged with murder after a blaze at Maison Canadien clothing store killed three firemen and injured 50. Romeo Vidal, 35, faces arson arrest as inquiry reopens. coroner's jury found Cohen criminally responsible for the deaths.
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Montreal
Julius Cohen
Romeo Vidal
Cohen
Maison Canadien
Albert Guerin
Pierre Plouffe
Francois Beaulieu
Massicotte
Vidal
Australia to launch defence rearmament program in September
In Sydney the minister for defence R A Parkhill announced a new defence program to complete the commonwealth's defence against air raids. The plan will overlap with the three year program begun in 1934 and aims to raise air force personnel to 2060 and citizen force to 395 while aircraft manufacture is developed in Australia.
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Commonwealth
Sydney
Australia
Manly
N.S.W
R. A. Parkhill
Trade Mission To Far East Leaves Vancouver In January
A Montreal sponsored trade mission to the far east, backed by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, with support from the department of trade and commerce and cooperation of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, will depart Vancouver for China on January 19, 1937.
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Montreal
Far East
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Department of Trade and Commerce
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Vancouver
China
Smithsonian Studies Link Drought Cycle to Sun Output
The Smithsonian tied North Central drought outlook to a 46 year precipitation cycle linked to solar radiation. Secretary Dr. Charles G. Abbot said the cycle does not foretell a permanent desert, predicting a rainfall rebound within a few years, with a low point around 1938 to 1940 and a rapid upswing thereafter.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
North Central
United States
Great Lakes
Smithsonian
Charles G. Abbot
Institution
May Abolish Penal Colony Port of Spain Rumors
Rumors that France may abolish its penal colony in French Guiana spread after Trinidad authorities released four Cayenne fugitives in an open boat and planned to depart seven more similarly. The exhausted men drifted toward Venezuela as police and labor groups aid the fugitives in Port of Spain. Two in serious condition were treated at a Salvation Army hostel while authorities worked on the case for days.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
France
French Guiana
Cayenne
Salvation Army
Trinidad Labor Party
Labor Party
Venezuela
Japan Proves to Be Drag on Factory Wages
A paper by G. E. Hubbard and Denzil Baring argues Japan will sustain export power through very low selling prices and wages. They forecast little wage rise due to population labor supply and farm‑to‑factory wage drag, and predict Japan may shift to exporting more manufactured goods as silk and cotton demand weakens. The study notes rising Japanese cotton and steel output since 1928 while Western steel drops, and calls for peaceful adjustment to these new industrial realities.
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Yosemite
Calif
Japan
Institute of Pacific Relations
G. E. Hubbard
Royal Institute of International Affairs
Denzil Baring
United States
France
Great Britain
India
Far East
J. R. Stewart
I Nstitute
Manchuria
Manchukuo
Germany demands apologies over Kamerun incident in Spain
Nazi officials threaten force and an embargo as Berlin summons Madrid to apologize for the Kamerun affair. Admiral Carls warns that German ships will use all means, while Berlin blames Moscow for the insults and accuses Spanish loyalists of hostility. Der Angriff accuses the Libertad of mutiny and disrespects its flag.
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Berlin
Germany
Spain
Madrid
Kamerun
Carls
Nazi Foreign Office
Hitler
Moscow
Wilhelmstrasse
Cadiz
der Angriff
Goebbels
Libertad
No Fall Session Parliament Likely Meeting Next Year
Prime Minister Mackenzie King stated there is no plan to call a fall session of parliament. Parliament would be convened early in the new year, with prior notice if Geneva or domestic developments necessitate it. No current indication of such a situation.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Geneva
Canada
Wheat yields in Rolla district survey indicates high output
Farmers in the Rolla district report wheat yields up to 65 bushels per acre for summer fallow fields, while fall plowed land is expected to produce about 35 bushels per acre. Harvesting on a wide scale has begun as the district surveys progress.
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Rolla
B.C
Judge Fined for Parking Lapse in Edinburgh
Lord Pitman, a judge of the Scottish court of session, was fined £1 for leaving his car without effective brakes. The vehicle rolled down a hill, struck an iron railing, and damaged the stone house coping.
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Edinburgh
Lord Pitman
Scottish Court of Session
Arab Terrorism Escalates in Jerusalem Toll Rises
British military patrols reinforce in the Holy Land after a fresh Arab terrorism wave that claimed 11 Jewish lives, raising total Jewish fatalities to 66 in the ongoing racial economic conflict.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
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A. J. Haggett
Regina
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