Farmers dispute wheat relief plan in Calgary meeting
Norman F. Priestly of the United Farmers of Alberta criticizes a five cent per bushel wheat bonus as insufficient and unfair to drought damaged growers. He notes Coalholme locals' demand for a one dollar per acre 1930s relief measure and urges Ottawa to consider alternatives. Similar calls arise in Saskatchewan and northern Alberta for oats freight absorption at 2.15 cents per bushel.
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Calgary
Alberta
Te United Farmers of Alberta
Norman F. Priestly
U.F.A
Coalholme
Ottawa
Priestly
R. B. Bennhett
Saskatchewan
Gandhi demands complete Indian independence at Westminster
In the grand committee room at Westminster Mahatma Gandhi urged full independence for India with equality partnerships with Britain. He dismissed safeguarded drafts, called himself a rebel, and spoke for nearly two hours while audience members including Megan Lloyd George and J R Clynes watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
House of Commons
Westminster
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
India
Britain
Megan Lloyd George
James A. de Rothschild
Labour
J. R. Clynes
Tom Shaw
World Wheat Production Down 225 Million Bushels From 1930
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 1931 world wheat output excluding Russia and China is estimated 225,009,000 bushels lower than 1930. Decline tied to small North American spring crops and large European, Indian and Australian reductions. European crop slightly below 1930 with a drop of 60 to 65 million bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itawa
Ont
Russia
China
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
North America
Gee Gentine
Australia
Protest over Chinese coal in Canada linked to Nova Scotia sale
A protest against landing Chinese coal in Canada was telegraphed to Prime Minister Bennett by MP W A Black and Felix P Quinn. The note follows news that a Norwegian freighter heading from Port Redon to Canada carries 4000 tons of Chinese anthracite, offered for sale in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
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Halifax
N.S
Canada
R. B. Bennett
W. A.black
M.P
Felix P. Quinn
Port Redon
China
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
British Film Ties Eyed by Toronto Distributor Nathanson
N. L. Nathanson, back from a mid month England tour, hinted at closer ties with British producers and discussed the potential for wider Canada distribution of British produced films. He did not confirm any completed agreements but suggested his organization may form closer alliances with the British film industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Canada
N. L. Nathanson
England
Naanson
Retrial Ordered in Kern Case in Moose Jaw
The King's Bench ordered a retrial of J. H. Hern Sr. J. H. Kern Jr. and D. K. Horne on conspiracy to defraud after a hung jury. The case will appear at the next jury sittings in Moose Jaw, January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Jaw. Sask
J. H. Hern, Sr
J. H. Kern, Jr
D. K. Horne
King’s Bench
King’s Bench Court
Japan Withdraws Troops Halted Outside Manchurian Zone
Tokyo announces halt of occupation outside the south Manchurian railway area and says troop withdrawal is underway. The foreign office confirmed the move as part of wartime repositioning.
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Tokyo
Japan
South Manchurian
Foreign Office
Ontario raid targets motion picture combine I Cited firms
Police in Ontario conducted a raid seizing books and papers of seven motion picture companies named by Peter White as part of an alleged illegal combine. Offices of Paramount Canada Famous Players Bloom and Fine Theatres Regal Films Ex Producers Distributing were searched as evidence for prosecutions planned for October 5 amid provincial co operation with Alberta Saskatchewan.
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Ontario
Toronto
Bloom and Fine Theatres
Regal Films, Ltd
Exhibitors Distributing Co., Ltd
R. H. Greer
K.C
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Commissioner White
Baldwin signals support for Italian armaments truce proposal
In London, Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin acting head of the National Government told the House of Commons that Britain’s attitude toward the Italian plan is favorable. He said Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, at Geneva, could agree to naval proposals if accepted by all powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Stanley Baldwin
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Viscount Cecil of
Airman D Cramer Missing. Bbc Seeks Him in Sea
London reports hope that Park er D Cramer a US airman lost on a flight from Detroit to Copenhagen remains alive. The BBC says nine ships search North Sea waters and Orkney and Shetland residents are urged to watch for Cramer and radio operator Oliver Pacquette on any inhabited island.
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London
England
Parker D. Cramer
United States
Detroit
Copenhagen
British Broadcasting Company
North Sea
Orkney and Shetland Islands
Cramer
Oliver Pacquette
Hudson's Bay Chief In West Winnipeg Meeting Officials
Major Patrick Ashley Cooper new Hudson's Bay Company governor visits Winnipeg to confer with local executives about first hand business information and company operations.
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Winnipeg
Man
Patrick Ashley Cooper
Hudson's Bay Company
SeVere earthquake rattles Japan causing deaths and damage
Mid Japan was struck by a severe earthquake triggering 14 deaths and injuries to 60 in Saitama and Gamma prefectures. 150 houses collapsed including Hikawa temple at Humagai, rail lines and telegraph trunks were knocked out, isolating Koobé Dairen Kumamoto and Hakodate. Seismologists call it the year's worst quake.
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Tokio
Japan
Saskatchewan Highway Chief Elected Canadian Good Roads President
Lucerne Quebec report notes A C Stewart, Saskatchewan highways minister, chosen to lead the Canadian Good Roads Association at its 18th annual convention. Resolutions urge more federal highway aid and lower level crossings, with cautions on highway expenditures and return on investment.
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Lucerne
Que
A. C. Stewart
Saskatchewan
Good Roads, Association
Association
S. W. Fairweather
Bureau of Economics
Canadian National Railways
Board of Railway Commissioners
Canada
Frank Oliver
Dominion
W.G. J Robertson
Ontario Motor League
Oliver
Ontario
Robertson
W. R. Hibbs
Newfoundland
R. W. Bruhn
British Columbia
Leopold Macaulay
W. Finlayson
Leonard MacNeil
Prince Edward Island
Justice Fullerton
Board of Railway, Commissioners
Charles M. Black
Royal Automobile Club of Canada
J. L. Stewart
Canadian “Automobile? Chamber of Commerce
Canada Plan to Ship Surplus Wheat to China
Hon. William Atkinson proposes Canada ship its surplus wheat to China and accept notes as payment later when China’s finances improve. He argues current surpluses choke elevators and that exporting now would avoid waste, create demand, and open a future market for Canadian grain. He plans to discuss with the Dominion Department of Agriculture.
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Victoria
B.C
Canada
China
William Atkinson
Atkinson
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Children Perish In Fire At Hague Saskatchewan
Six of nine Pi Uns roh children died when a farm home burned in Hague Saskatchewan. Three youngsters escaped from an upstairs window. Victims ranged from one year ten months to 13 years old, bodies found largely burned.
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Hague
Sask
John+ Pi Unsroh
Many Returning To Britain More Taveard And Bound To Old 'giskeates
London reports a historic shift as Britons returning home from the Dominions surpass those emigrating. For the year to June 1931 Britain showed an outward balance of settlers to the Dominions of 200, with only New Zealand still showing a net outward flow. Total emigration within the Empire reached 38,000, down from 80,000 the prior year, while many Britons who settled in the United States are now returning.
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Britain
Dominions
New Zealand
United States
Smuts Addresses Centenary British Science Meeting
General Smuts, the South African soldier statesman and scholar, received a tremendous ovation at Westminster's Central Hall as he opened the centenary meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. He presented a "Scientific world picture of today" and introduced the idea of holism, arguing that matter and energy are mere configurations in space-time and that science can guide ethical values to close a lag with civilization. He asserted that science may become the clearest revelation of God to our age, blending physics with metaphysical insights.
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London
England
Jan. C. Smuts
Westminster
British Association For the Advancement of Science
General Smuts
Alles
Sruts
Smuts
Cemetery leaders reflect on depression era mood shifts
Kansas City and Pittsburgh voices note a shared gloom among cemetery workers during the depression. W B Jones, secretary treasurer of the Association of American Cemetery Superintendents, explains that reduced eating and drinking during hard times can extend life, a remark highlighting the era's somber social tone.
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Kansas City
W. B. Jones
Pittsburgh
Association of American Cemetery Superintendents
Hope for Peace in Present Crisis in Manchuria
Geneva reports two factors lifting peace hopes in Manchuria. Tokyo announced troop withdrawals from Kirin and US Secretary of State Stimson said Washington works with the League to settle the dispute, with potential mixed commission inquiry under League auspices. A Tokyo briefing denied Chinese incursion reports.
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Manchuria
Geneva
Switzerland
Tokyo
Kirim
United States
Henry L. Stimson
League of Nations Council
Japan
China
League
Tsingtao
Chefoo
South Manchurian
Canadian cattle sent to France from Halifax
Canadian shipments inaugurate a new export outlet as the S S Minnetonka discharged live cattle at Havre ten days after leaving Halifax. Hercule Barre in France reports an excellent reception and government cameramen filmed the loading for Paris publicity via rapid air mail.
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Ottawa
Ont
France
Department of Trade and Commerce
Hercule Barre
The
S.S. Minnetohkea
Havre
Halifax
S.S. Minnetonka
Motion Picture Bureau
Air Mail
Paris
Plea For Fair Play From Senator Gideon Robertson
Vancouver audience hears Dominion Minister of Labour urge balanced press reporting on economic issues and government actions. He praises the press’s power but laments recalling past errors to critique the present administration, urging fair coverage to shape public opinion.
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Vancouver
B.C
Gideon Robertson
Dominion
Labour
Board of Trade
Winter train service linked to remote Churchil posts
Unofficial reports say Churchill will be connected to the outside world by weekly winter trains along the 500 mile bay line. Engines will plow through the snow to bring mail and supplies to the few residents remaining at Churchill through the season.
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Churchill
Bay Line
New Bay Port
Baychime Escapes Ice Enclosure Off Barrow Alaska
Hudsons Bay Company steamer Baychime, long beset by Arctic ice near Barrow Alaska, finally escaped the pack and now steers southeast along the coast toward safety.
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Point Barrow
Alaska
Hudson's Bay Company
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Makatne Gandhi
British Motion Pictures
Kern
Hudson’s Bay Chief
West
SKY Rocket
G. H. Stainforth
Fergus
Canadian Pacific
Beatty Bros., Limited
Great Britain
Commons
Overseas Settlement Committee
Rrobertson
Fron Ice
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