Empire Trade Talks Open As Bennett Proposes Tariff Ties
Delegates from the British empire meet in Ottawa to discuss broader trade preferences under Premier Bennett. Canada seeks extended free list and higher picks for British imports while Britain weighs extending tariff preferences to natural products and preserving established deals.
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Bennett
Dominions
United Kingdom
Baldwin
Dominion
Empire
Peace Tower
Canada
House of Commons
Imperial Conference will not mix Britain Irish Free State plans
Ottawa dispatch reports that J H Thomas and Sean T O Kelly stated the Imperial Conference deliberations will not project the differences between Great Britain and the Irish Free State. Both officials affirmed a neutral approach to the talks in the Dominion capital.
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Ottawa
Ont
Great Britain
Canadian Commander Sold To Indian Syndicate
The SS Canadian Commander, docked in Halifax harbor, has been sold to an Indian syndicate. It marks the first Canadian National steamship sale under the fleet reduction plan. Sale price was about 22,000.
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Montreal
Que
Halifax Harbor
Canadian National Steamship
Dictatorship for Prussia shocks 1932 Berlin political scene
The federal government declares martial law in Prussia and ousts cabinet members. Berlin guards patrol streets as Papen becomes federal commissioner with Franz Bracht as deputy. Dr Karl Severing resigns under police pressure to avoid arrest, reshaping Prussia's interior ministry and power dynamics.
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Berlin
Germany
Prussia
Prandenburg
T.e Reich
Paul von Hindenburg
Franz von Papen
Franz Bracht
Essen
Bracht
Ministry of Interior
Karl Severing
Severing
Dr. Severing
Imperial Conference delegates listed by empire nations
Ottawa reports the Imperial Conference delegation totals with Great Britain sending 78 delegates and 55 advisers, Canada 13 delegates and 50 advisers, Southern Rhodesia eight, while Australia New Zealand South Africa the Irish Free State Newfoundland and India send smaller groups. Accommodation is in the House of Commons Building with a special directory issued.
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Great Britain
Canada
Southern Rhodesia
H. W. Moffatt
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Irish Free State
Newfoundland
India
House of Commons
Prince of Wales predicts 1932 revival of world trade
In London at a West African dinner the Prince of Wales spoke of an early shift toward better times. He expressed hope that trade recovery would come soon and stated that 1932 would mark the beginning of a happier, more prosperous era and a great revival of world trade.
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Prince of Wales
London
England
Trump For League Geneva
Geneva Switzerland a resolution ending the first phase of the world arms conference was drawn up by the general commission Edouard Herriot French Premier announced Britain France United States and Italy had agreed in principle that land artillery should be limited Herriot welcomed the text as a triumph for the League
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Geneva
Switzerland
General Commission
Edouard Herriot
Britain
France
United States
Italy
Herriot
Trade With New Zealand Expands Canadian Exports
Ottawa reports the Canada New Zealand trade agreement has boosted shipments to the southern Dominion with June exports doubling to 327 578 dollars. The Department of Trade and Commerce issued the statement noting the higher flow of Canadian goods follows the agreement.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
New Zealand
Dominion
Department of Trade and Commerce
Prince George Named Personal Naval Aide to the King
London announces Prince George youngest son of the king has advanced in his naval career by being appointed personal naval aide-de-camp to his majesty.
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London
England
Prince George
Cabinet Shakeup in Italy Names Five Ministers Resign
Rome reports Italian premier Brussolini ordered a broad cabinet rotation. Five ministers resigned including Grandi Rocco Mosconi Guiliano Botta. Mussolini retained foreign affairs and corporations while 11 under secretaries were displaced. Francesco Guinta, a close ally, was among those moved.
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Rome
Italy
Dino Grandi
Brussolini
Mussolini
Portfolis
Grandi
Alfred Rocco
Antonio Mosconi
Balbino Guiliano
Guiseppe Botta
Il Duce
Francesco Guinta
Deliberations At Imperial Conference Might Last Five Weeks
Ottawa reports Malcolm MacDonald son of Ramsay MacDonald says Imperial Conference deliberations may extend about five weeks. The conference roster is nearly complete with Rt Hon Stanley Baldwin leading a British delegation of 78 members and other nations contributing sizable contingents.
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Ottawa
Ont
Malcolm MacDonald
Ramsay MacDonald
Newfoundland
Stanley Baldwin
Empire Wheat Quota Scheme Probed for World Outcomes
Premier J. T. M. Anderson of Saskatchewan backs the Imperial Economic Conference as a step toward solving global economic troubles. He says the empire may guide world recovery and that the Ottawa talks should properly investigate a wheat quota, with later world discussions possible to balance distribution and price.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
J. T. M. Anderson
Saskatchewan
Anderson
Sir Henry Thornton Resigns From Canadian National Railways
Sir Henry Thornton resigns as president and chairman of the Canadian National Railways, effective August 1, with S. J. Hungerford to act as president in charge of operations and construction. Future plans remain undisclosed though rumors of U.S. railways seeking his services circulated.
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Ottawa
Ont
Sir Henry Thornton
Canadian National Railways
Board of
Dominion
S. J. Hungerford
Sir Henry
Montreal
C.N.R
United States
Protecting Grain Ships to Churchill by Far North Radio Network
As Atlantic ships head to Churchill to load grain next month they receive constant protection from a network of radio stations across the Far North. Resolution Island near the straits eastern entrance Cape Hope Advance midway Nottingham Island base at the west entrance and Churchill form the four direction finding stations. Captains can communicate with these stations during fogs and other conditions and have their positions plotted on charts.
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Churchill
Man
Hudson Straits
Resolution Island
Straits
Cape Hope
Nottingham Island
Channel
Four-Year-Old Killed After Brother Ties To Cow
Coroner's inquest in Joliette Quebec heard that four year old Paul Lamarche was tied to a cow's tail by his older brother. The frightened animal dragged him to his death, a witness testified.
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Joliette
Que
Paul Lamarche
Lamarche
Paul
United States Loses Half Its Trade With Britain
US trade with Great Britain has fallen from 50 million dollars per month to 21 million since Britain imposed tariffs and the gold standard was suspended. Analysts blame these policies for a virtual 50 percent duty on many U S exports, with grains and cotton mostly steady.
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London
England
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Canada
Dakota Farmers Hold Wheat At One Dollar Plan
Dell Willis, Tolna farmer and head of a North Dakota coalition, organized with over 400 townships to hold wheat until bids reach one dollar per bushel. The plan, effective August 1, bases the price on Winnipeg quotes and applies discounts for lower grades. Farmers will sell only 10 percent after demand appears, aiming for an orderly market amid low prices.
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Tola
N.D
North Dakota
United States
Dell Willis
Tolna
Willis
Winnipeg
Ireland seeks Canadian market concessions at Imperial Conference
The Irish Free State signals willingness to buy Canadian flour and bacon and grant reciprocal preferences in return. Delegates expect bacon imports from Canada to rise and seek favorable terms for wheat. In exchange, Ireland would seek access for its woollens liquors and malt beverages, shaping the commerce talks.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Free State
Ireland
Ottawa Dinner Honors Imperial Economic Conference Guests
Ottawa hosts a grand Imperial Economic Conference dinner with about 700 guests from across the British Empire. Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett, Canada’s prime minister, delivered a festive toast marking a family gathering of leaders, including heads of delegations from Great Britain, Australia, India, South Africa, and Newfoundland, with many decorations and diplomatic ties evident.
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Ottawa
Mr. Bennett
Canada
Great Britain
Southern
Rhodesia
H. W. Moffat
Livingstone
Newfoundland
Stanley Baldwn
Arosa
Seizure of Opium on Empress of Japan Liner
Vancouver customs officers seized $7,000 worth of opium hidden in a galley aboard the liner Empress of Japan and found $500 in additional contraband scattered. Crew reported narcotics deliveries off Honolulu with some shipments tossed overboard to be recovered by fishing craft.
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Vancouver
B.C
Honolulu
Canadian Wheat Shipment To East Vancouver Sale
Grain circles report four thousand tons about 135000 bushels of Canadian wheat sold in Vladivostok for August delivery through Kerr Gifford and Company. Shipment will begin almost immediately following prior Western grain shipments to the Russian port.
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Vancouver
B.C
Far East
Vladivostok
Kerr, Gifford and Company
Soil Drift Law Urged by Wood River Council
The Wood River Municipality Council plans to urge the legislature to require Saskatchewan farmers to keep soil on their own land to prevent drifting onto rock. If the law is not enacted, action will be taken at the owners' expense.
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Winnipeg
Man
Saskatchewan
Wood River
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