Wheat Selling Agency Denies Dumping. Market Stabilized
Winnipeg report quotes John I McFarland general manager of the Canadian wheat pools central selling agency stating the government is not dumping holdings and continues price support to aid farmers. He cites 95,000,000 bushels marketed to date and explains much remaining wheat is low grade or damaged, with the world market conditions unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
John I. McFarland
Canadian Wheat Pools
Western Canada
Farma
McFarland
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Mr. McFarland
Liverpool
Buenos Aires
Chicago
Window Washer Fights Hawk at World’s Fair Skyride
William Weber, a window washer on the falls skyride tower at the Chicago World’s Fair, battled a large chicken hawk 624 feet above ground. He used his tools and fists to fend off the bird, with his safety belt preventing a fatal fall and ultimately sending the hawk away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Weber
Falls
Weber
Remembrance Day Observance Rules for Ottawa
Remembrance Day falls on Sunday November 11 this year and will be observed on that day per the secretary of state. If a statutory holiday lands on Sunday the following Monday is observed for business purposes except Remembrance Day. Any deviation to create a Monday business holiday rests with local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Department of Secretary of State
Manitoba Saskatchewan Cattle Fed Through Winnipeg Abattoirs
About 2,000 head of number fed cattle from Manitoba and Saskatchewan growth areas have been marketed through Winnipeg abattoirs since the first loads arrived September 21, according to a checkup at local packing plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Grouth
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Arbitration restores nine percent pay cut in New Westminster
An arbitration board orders back pay and restores a nine percent salary cut for New Westminster public and high school staff effective January 1 1938. The decision addresses teachers and public employees in the city and supersedes the prior reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Westminster
Labor Party Reaffirms War Policy And Peace Stand
Southport report notes the Labour annual conference rejected pacifist calls for a general strike if war threatened and upheld a nonwar stance. Arthur Henderson, party secretary, stressed Labour would oppose Britain entering war and praised Russia joining the League of Nations as a move to preserve peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southport
England
Britain
Labor Party
Arthur Henderson
World Disarmament Conference
Labor
Russia
League of Nations
Henderson
New Farm Station Ottawa Experimental Farm Planned
The government will establish a 640 acre experimental farm in Melfort Saskatchewan to study clay bush conditions. Land is secured and buildings are under construction with operation expected next year. livestock and forage crops will lead the program aiding farmers in the Carrot River valley region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Melfort
Sask
Department of Agriculture
Claybush
Prairies
Saskatchewan
Carrot River
Australia urges Britain to declare agriculture aims
Bradford England reports Stanley Bruce, Australia’s high commissioner, urged Britain to state clear objectives for agriculture and guide inter imperial trade policy. He noted home agriculture policy already impacts Dominion exports with standstill agreements on meat and cattle and talks on egg exports ongoing.
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Australia
Britain
Bradford
England
Dominions
Stanley Bruce
London
Bruce
Bradford Textile Society
Eges
Ottawa May Lower Interest on Farm Loans
An Order in Council secured by Finance Minister E N Rhodes allows the Canadian Farm Loan Board to borrow money from the federal treasury at four percent, enabling four and a half percent to be offered to borrowers. The order also permits the minister to purchase four percent bonds of the board up to ten million nine hundred thousand dollars in ten thousand dollar installments.
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Ottawa
Canadian Farm Loan Board
E. N. Rhodes
Federal Treasury
Intereast
Ty Council
Minister of Finance
McGill Professor Joins London Institute of Education
Montreal reports that Prof. F Clarke of McGill University is joining the University of London Institute of Education staff as adviser to overseas students. He will depart for his new post toward the end of January. Dr H D Southam, formerly at Vancouver Normal School, becomes assistant professor of education at McGill.
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Montreal
F. Clarke
McGill University
Institute of Education
University of London
H D. Southam
British Columbia Normal School
Vancouver
McGill
Trade improves in Britain says Chamberlain at London bankers dinner
London the chancellor Neville Chamberlain told bankers that evidence shows Britain’s trade has improved and sterling independence would be maintained He noted the exchange equalization account to smooth currency fluctuations and urged patience as other nations face internal needs He warned that one government cannot single handedly reopen international trade while exports rose about 100 million in eight months Montagu Norman supported central banks and the Bank for International Settlements calling for imperial central banks to unify monetary policy.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
City of
Montagu Norman
Bank of England
Bank For International Settlements
Chamberlain
Plane Crash Kills Seven Off Folkestone Eng
An aeroplane with seven occupants crashed into the English Channel three miles from shore on a flight toward Le Bourget France, killing all aboard. The incident occurred in mist with heavy rain. witnesses include the German cargo steamer Leander and nearby steamer Biarritz. The aircraft, belonging to Hillman’s Airways, departed an Essex Romford airfield and flashed 0.8 to Croydon before disaster.
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Folkestone
Eng
English
le Bourget
France
Leander
Biarritz
Croydon
Hillman'a Airways
Romford
Essex
London
Parin
Nobel Prize Guess Crowns Sir Norman Angell
An Oslo cable to the New York Times quotes M Olden of the Norwegian Peace Society predicting the 1924 Nobel peace prize will likely go to Sir Norman Angell. Angell, economist author and former British MP, wrote many works on peace and war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oslo
New York Times
M. Olden
Norwegian Peace Society
Norman Angell
Hearing Opens On Alberta Resource Claim
The royal commission on Alberta's provincial natural resources during Dominion administration has opened. Judges A. K. Dysart T. M. Tweedie of Calgary and G. C. MacDonald of Montreal comprise the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Alberta
Royal
A. K. Dysart
T. M. Tweedie
Calgary
G. C. MacDonald
Montreal
Ontario Schools Plas To Teach Agricultureg
Ontario minister of agriculture Duncan Marshall announced plans to place agriculture on the public school curriculum. In a Young Men's Canadian Club address he said he reached an understanding with minister of education L J Simpson to teach scientific agriculture in all public schools within two to three years. Pupils would gain soil knowledge and learn the basic importance of agriculture for those who live on the land, with agriculture ranked as an important subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ister
Toronto
Duncan Marshall
Ontario
Departments of Agriculture and Education
Young Men's Canadian Club
L. J. Simpson
World War Pilot Captain Killed In Army Plane Crash
Captain Robert E Selff of Worcester Massachusetts commanded the 11th bombardment squadron flight when the bomber crashed eight miles north of Mammoth ranger station in Inyo national forest. Also killed were Second Lieut Clifford L Huffman of Fort Collins Colorado and Private Leroy Hitchcock of Bakersfield California. Cadet Fay W Olmsted of Santa Barbara bailed out and escaped a cliff fall.
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Self
Bishop
Calif
Mammoth Ranger Station
Inyo National Forest
Robert E. Selff
11Th
Worcester
Mass
Clifford L. Huffman
Fort Collins
Colo
Leroy Hitchcock
Bakersfield
Fay W. Olmsted
Santa Barbara
Canada predicts tax cuts and lower rates in finance drives
Prime Minister Bennett in London and Finance Minister Rhodes in Ottawa set out tax reductions and lower borrowing costs tied to a 250 million refunding loan. They cited Canada’s 28 months of business recovery, a wartime rate normalization, and improving federal finances with a potential ordinary-budget surplus and Railway improvements.
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Ottawa
Canada
R. B. Bennett
London
E. N. Rhodea
Mr. Bennett
Bennett
Rhodes
Dominion
National Serena
Sr. Rhodes
Canadian National Railways
Munitions World Racket Highlighted by Nye
Senator Gerald Nye denounced the manufacture and sale of war munitions as a world racket driving the world toward another war. He urged nationalization and wartime taxes, citing hidden partnerships with industries and officials across flags, and warned of limited disclosures to date.
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Washington
Gerald Nye
North Dakota
U.S. Senate Munitions Investigation Committee
Senate
Lower Interest Rates Seen to Persist in Canada
Vancouver reports Frank A. Rolph of the Imperial Bank of Canada predicts lower public debt interest rates for federal provincial and municipal levels. He says rates are dropping now and should stay down for years as governments act, though provinces and cities may not reach Dominion levels.
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Vancouver
Canada
Frank A. Rolph
Imperial Bank of Canada
Dominion
Relief Lists Show Lower British Columbia Unemployment
Relief registrations in British Columbia fell to 29 000 recently the lowest total in two years. Provincial relief administrator E W Griffiths said consolidation of old and new lists was near completion with 10 000 listed in provincial areas and 19 000 in municipalities. The March unemployed relief total had been 51 000 and declined to 21 600 in July before rising to 29 000.
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Bright
B.C. Victoria
British Columbia
E. W. Griffiths
Reception for Prince Duke of Gloucester in Fremantle
Australia gave the Duke of Gloucester a rousing reception as he arrived aboard HMS Sussex. Prince George, third son of the king and queen, enjoyed an ovation as crowds lined the waterway and he proceeded to Perth for his first Australian function, visiting the war memorial and placing a wreath.
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Duke of Gloucester
Australia
Fremantle
H.M.S. Sussex
Perth
War Memorial
Rev Ralph Connor Urges National Government for Canada
Winnipeg author Rev Charles W. Gordon known as Ralph Connor told a service club that a national government is needed to solve Canada’s problems. One group cannot solve the country’s issues, he said, during the address in Chatham Ontario.
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Chatham
Ont
Canada
Charles W. Gordon
Winnipeg
Ralph Connor
Berlin bans balloon tires to save scarce rubber
An official restriction on bidding the manufacture of balloon type tires has been enacted to conserve dwindling rubber supplies. Balloon tires consume about twice as much rubber as ordinary tires, prompting the new limit to protect scarce resources.
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Berlin
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Hawk
New Farm Station
Farm Loan Board
Joe Stal
G. H. Barton
Dominion Marketing Board
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Inne
Paris
English Channel
Sail For
Syd Cozens
Jack Terry
British Isles
Torchy Peden
Ocean
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