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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 24, 1930
Page
3
London notes that the Labour Government led by Phillip Snowden signals that the Imperial Conference in November will discuss bulk purchases via an import board. Canada’s Wheat Pool may sell to Britain but price parity with Argentine wheat remains uncertain until the talks. The conference unfolds amid election pressures and party strategy.
James W. Gerard former U S ambassador to Germany returns from France claiming a new war is brewing between Italy and France. He says the conflict is imminent and in the air, noting he spoke to no diplomats and declined to label France as aggressor citing France’s memories of the last war and fear of renewed conflict.
Saskatoon farmers anticipate the pale western cutworm arrival next summer and prepare measures. Dominion Entomological Laboratory's K. M. King urges a strong reception for the insect and notes trouble will rise if precautions are not taken to curb damage.
Queensland government opens parliament with a plan including a special tax on all incomes to fund unemployment relief works and an arbitration act amendment to abolish trade unionist preferences, affirming the right to accept work where offered.
A boy named Baxyli Wacko, eight, with a name tag on his coat, arrived in Halifax aboard the Red Star liner Westernland from Warsaw to travel west by Canadian National Railways. He is en route to Star Alberta to join his father in Canada.
Manitoba's present crop outlook is described as very encouraging by the provincial department of agriculture. Wheat fields are headed with good appearance though heads are not long, and the final outcome depends on weather conditions.
Saskatoon police report Joseph Walker a one year old farmer from the Hanley district was severely injured when run over by a mowing machine. He is at St Pauls hospital and expected to recover.
Victoria reports Sir Henry Thomson, president of the Canadian National Railways, after a trans-Canada survey, says there is no disease in the economy, only a passing headache. He notes stock losses in New York caused reduced purchasing power and expects a period of stagnation until purchasing power returns, with a potential uplift if a good prairie crop arrives.
James M Lynch former president of the International Typographical Union and a key figure in securing the 48 hour week died in Syracuse hospital from a blood infection. Born January 11 1867 in Manlius New York he began as a printer's devil on the Syracuse Herald and rose to CIO positions before serving as Commissioner of Labor in 1914.
A message from Japan’s Emperor to King George V travels to England in a gold casket kept by Prince Takamatsu. The poem by a leading Japanese poet is illuminated and parchment inscribed, blessed by Tokio priests, and the casket sealed to ward off evil spirits.
In Canberra the opposition announced plans to move for reductions in Prime Minister and House of Representatives salaries. Leader J. G. Latham stated intent to amend during the budget debate and estimated potential savings of about 4,000,000 pounds roughly 20 million dollars.
Professor J. C. B. Grant of Toronto succeeds Prof. J. H. AfeMfurrich at the University of Manitoba as anatomy head. Grant, MLA PhD LTTD, formerly led a temporary unit of RAMEC and earned the Military Cross for wartime service.
London England Rt Hon J H Thomas told Parliament the Imperial Conference agenda on women’s nationality depends on agreement between the Dominions. He could not provide specifications.
Leopold von Auer, renowned violinist and instructor born in Dresden and based in New York, died of pneumonia at the Losch-Witz Sanatorium near Dresden at age 85. His career spanned continents and inspired generations of musicians.
Ottawa reports six women running in the current campaign, twice as many as 1925. Miss Agnes MacPhail, the first woman elected to the Federal House, faces a renewed contest with Liberals and Conservatives active. MacPhail has attacked militarism at Ottawa and served as substitute delegate on the League of Nations disarmament committee. She held a 1,728 vote majority in 1926 and again faces a straight fight without Liberal nominees in this cycle.
Winnipeg and St Boniface officials propose a federal provincial municipal joint program to relieve unemployment via a dollar for dollar relief work scheme. The plan envisions funding a pair of bridges and related drainage projects with a $1 million outlay. broader public works could reach $6 million to $7 million. A delegation will press Premier Bracken for immediate construction and cost sharing.
Ottawa reports Canada’s commercial apple crop for 1926 shows declines versus 1930 across provinces with Nova Scotia down 40 percent, Quebec 23 percent, Ontario 33 percent, New Brunswick below five-year average, but British Columbia up 22 percent. Total crop estimated at 3,113,380 barrels, below 1929 by about three percent and under 1925–28 average.
Hon Ian Mackenzie, newly named Minister of Immigration and Colonization in Canada, asks Ottawa to block unemployed United States workers from entering Canada. Deputy Minister W J Egan orders border inspectors to watch for illegal entry signals, with cooperation from the customs service and mounted police. Mackenzie insists efforts focus on aiding Canadians amid Western unemployment.
In London England a bill to admit women peeresses in their own right to the House of Lords was defeated by 53 to 49. Lord Astor championed the measure for years while Conservative peers argued the issue should wait until broader reform of the House is considered.
National Defence officials in Ottawa say no man named Pierre La Passe served in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry or any unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the war. The claim tied to a man who fought gunmen in Chicago is unsupported.
In London England the reintroduction of Imperial penny postage was urged in the interests of imperial unity. The resolution, proposed by Sir Henry Page Croft, was passed by the British Empire League.
Reginal Haakie Geremien notes acceptance of the invitation to the World's Grain Exhibition and Conference to be held July 25. Countries including the United States Bolivia Colombia Chile Peru Jugostatia Guatemala New Zealand Poland Czecho-Slovakia Netherlands Belgium are invited. Mr Mooney travels Europe interviewing officials to provide detailed data for Canada and future participation.
L. H. Newman presents overseas testing results on Garnet wheat noting it improves blends with low grade wheats and increases flour quality. He cautions Garnet may not match Marquis in whiteness or hard milling. Reward is slower to mature and yields vary by soil, making Garnet best as a blend improver rather than a Marquis replacement.
Victoria officials discussed plans with Empire Marketing Board rep F M H Loyd and Hon N S Lougheed to promote British Columbia lumber in Britain after a prior delegation to Australia. Loyd suggested a BC lumber team could achieve substantial gains in expanding timber sales, with Lougheed noting the potential impact of such a campaign.
London reports about 9,800 British troops stationed in Egypt including units at Cairo Ismailia Alexandria and Suez. The government sent battleships Queen Elizabeth and Ramillies to Alexandria to protect foreign lives and property amid rioting rumors. Sidky Pasha and Nahhas Pasha were warned about safeguarding foreigners in the region.
Michigan State College agricultural leaders propose a wheat feeding program to cut costs for farmers. They state wheat can be used as livestock feed and dairy feed at higher value, saving about 100 dollars per ton compared with feeding corn, due to current price differences.
Prof Mipo Strongheart leading national gathering of American Indians in Cleveland Ohio with delegates from Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico South Dakota California Washington North Dakota and others. Canadian tribes Blackfeet Bloods Cree Sarcee Sioux and others to attend.
Britain and Ireland accounted for 4 392 000 tons or 44 percent of world ship construction in the second quarter, down from figures before the war. Lloyd Underwriters released the quarterly returns showing Great Britain and Ireland building a smaller share than the rest of the world.
A person wandered through the rush country of Sn ABmamfoy township for nearly four weeks living on berries and sleeping under branches before being found. Doctors say they should be recovered within a day or two with proper care and rest.
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