Protest Against Restricting Chinese Immigration Declares Canada Policy Unfriendly
Reports from The Journal detail a Chinese protest over Canada’s June immigration act. Dr. Wellington Koo urged Canada to reconsider, describing the act as drastic and unfair. He noted potential harm to Canada China trade, citing three million in herring sales and wheat trade, and described widespread Chinese concern and official protests.
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Attaws
Chris
Canada
Chillen Ter
Teak
Wellington Koo
Taur
China
Million Dollar Policy Insures Dr Banting Life
Reported in Toronto the Rockefeller Foundation may guarantee premiums for a million dollar life insurance on Dr. Banting. The policy aims to fund ongoing diabetes insulin research after his death, with officials declining to confirm New York dispatch claims. The deal, said to be Canada’s largest life policy, was awarded through competitive bidding.
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Toronto
F. G.lanting
Bie Life
Nsurance
New York
Rockefeller Foundation
Foundation
Dr Nansen to Tour Canada and United States
Dr Fridtief Nansen Arctic explorer and League of Nations refugee high commissioner will visit America in November and speak in Canada for the League of Nations Society in Canada. He organized relief for a million refugees and prisoners of war and is assisting Greece in repatriating subjects. He travels coast to coast addressing meetings and is accompanied by his daughter.
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Ottawa
Fridtief Nansen
League of Nations For Refugees
America
Canada
League of Nations
H. G. Richardson
League of Nations ‘Society Jo Canada
Nansen
Br. Nansen
Italian Mission Massacred in Rome Sparks Intense Excitement
A dated report claims the Italian mission tasked with Albanian Greek frontier work was massacred by Greek forces prompting official protests and severe measures by the Italian government. The incident arouses intense reactions in Rome as authorities respond to the act. Also Moscow reports grants of land to Doukhobors returning from Canada to the Ukraine.
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Rome
Tiga
Moscow
Ukraine
Canada
Russians Honor Imperial Family in Memorial Service
Russians gathered at a memorial service at the church attached to the Russian embassy to commemorate the death of Czar Nicholas II and the imperial family. Pilgrims from nobles to workers filled the church, naming each deceased member of the family in a solemn rite while police screened Bolsheviks to prevent disruption.
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Boda
Nicholas II
Nikola
Alexandra Feodorovna
Alexei
Olga
Tatiana
Maria
Anastasia
New French Armed Plane Marcelliee Tests End
French aviation officials completed strain resistance tests on a new all metal plane. It mounts six machine guns and two rapid fire rifles and uses four 250 horsepower motors. Capacity allows seven hours of fuel at speed of MS miles per hour. Unemployment in Britain rises by 11,000 in a week. An Oxford firm received a check from a former undergraduate settling a 1877 debt.
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Marcelliee
Oxford
No Definite Information In Regard To Rumors Of More Bank Mergers
Toronto reports that no definite information exists about potential bank consolidations. In Ottawa, Finance Minister Fielding confirmed consent to a sale of assets between Bank of Hamilton and Canadian Bank of Commerce, noting it is an official step needing Governor in Council approval. Bank mergers remain unpopular with the public.
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Toronto
John Aird
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Ottawa
Hos. W
Wérgers
Fielding
Nance
Demand For More Wheat Contracts Regional Appeal
George W. Robertson, Saskatchewan Co operative Wheat Producers Limited secretary, organizes the office system for recording and filing contracts and canvassers reports. Acreage signed up day by day will show total acreage in the pool at any moment. A. J. McPhail notes many inquiries about contract layouts sent from Regina and an order for 25 000 more contracts has been placed.
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George W. Robertzon
Savkatchewan Co-operative Wheat Producers,Limited
A. J. McPhail
Express
Regina
Wrangel Island claims sparked by Russia and Britain
Sage newspaper reports that the United States and Britain push for Wrangel Island rights. It cites Russia’s historic claim and a 1867 Washington treaty background, noting Petrograd’s 1916 declaration that Wrangel and adjacent Siberian territory are part of Russia.
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United
tGlaim
Sage
Mester
United States
Great Britain
Wrangel Island
Jevest
London
Techittherin
Vilhjaimur Stefanason
Russia
Siberian
China’s Boycott Hurts Japan Trade and Shipping
Tokyo reports Japan's export trade to China has fallen sharply due to a Chinese boycott, hitting steamship lines and merchants. The government has limited action to protecting subjects and property and appealing to Chinese officials, with no clear end to the boycott since the year's start.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Foreign Office
Record Trip Made By German Pilot
German pilot Pieper completed a Berlin to London and back trip in one day, flying Bremen to Hamburg outward at 11 AM then to Amsterdam and London, returning to Bremen at 6 20 PM and continuing to Berlin within minutes. The flight served mail and passengers as part of regular aerial service.
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Berlin
London
Pieper
Bremen
Hamburg
Amsterdam
Prince to Spend Quiet Holiday in Canada
An official statement says the Prince of Wales plans a private visit to Canada. He leaves aboard the Empire on September 5 and will stay on his Alberta ranch until October 20, returning to London. He will not undertake public engagements or an official tour, appearing as the Duke of Cornwall rather than the Prince of Wales.
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London
Canad
Alberta
Canada
Dominion
Prince of Wales
Duke of Cornwall
Airplane Crash Near Maidstone Kills One
A French passenger plane crashed near Maidstone after engine trouble during flight. The pilot and nine passengers were seriously injured while one passenger died. Passengers rushed to the rear causing weight imbalance, forcing an emergency landing by the pilot.
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London
Maidstone
Feptral
Free State Elections Favor Government Over Republicans
In Manitoba style coverage the Free State government leads Republicans by a wide margin as banks bolster border protection against raiding expeditions. Police detachments boost security while provincial authorities inspect defenses with bank managers along the southern frontier. Returns from Manitoba wheat crop prospects arrive, with cautious banking movements to prevent losses. Officials note high ministerial turnout. government support exceeds Republican totals two to one, amid mixed results for Farmers, Labor, and Independents. President Coggrave, en route to Geneva, expresses satisfaction at unexpectedly broad support and cooperation from various quarters.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
H. J. Martin
Tthe
Pasallely
Downs
Dublin
Farmer
Labor Land
Coggrave
Kingstown
Free State
League of Nations Ureeling
Geneva
Casermye
Desmond Fitzgerald
J. MacNeill
Canadian Exhibition Train Draws Big French Crowds
French towns along the Chambery to Grenoble route welcomed the Canadian traveling exhibition train with strong showings of public interest. In Grenoble 6000 people per hour moved through a police cordon, mirroring attendance in Lyons and Aix les Bains as the exhibit toured Quebec Canada. Winnipeg spoke to Edmonton by long telegraph wires in a major cross country test, the 960 mile line touted as the longest all Canadian telephone route.
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Grenoble
France
Chambery
Savoie
Dauphine
Grénoble
Lyons
Aix-les- Bains
Winnipeg
Edmonton
John Bracken
Manitoba
V. W. Smith
Alberta
Owas
Bracken
May Buy Wheat From Poor Winnipeg Co operative Mission
Representatives of the Co operative Wholesale Society of England visit Winnipeg to study buying Canadian wheat directly from proposed cooperative pools. The society boasts 4,000,900 members in Britain, an annual turnover near £100,000,000, and mills about 560,000 bushels of wheat weekly.
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Winnipeg
Co-operative Wholesale Society
England
Britain
Bandits Loot Meghsien Town in Henan Province Raid
Dispatches from Kaifen report bandits attacked Meghsien in western Henan, looting homes and wealth, kidnapping about 100 people including teachers pupils and a town magistrate. Local defense unclear, casualties not confirmed.
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Shanghai
Kaifen
Henan
Meghsien
Fifty Bushel Crop Reported From Sundial Farm
A.P. Hughes of Barons threshed 1,100 bushels from eight acres of spring wheat at Sundial. The wheat graded number one. This is the first 50 bushel crop reported this year, with several 30 bushel crops already recorded to date.
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Lethbridge
A.P. Hughes
Sundial
Reparations Solution Seen No Nearer Yet
London officials say Belgium's latest reparations note advances little toward resolving the Ruhr impasse. British experts criticize the financial terms, noting Belgium's priority claim and the Allies’ large reparations already paid. A personal meeting between Baldwin and Poincare is seen as the hopeful next step.
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London
Belgium
Ruhr
Helgium
Belgidas
Germany
Brussels
Tempa
Weider
Baldwip
Poincare
Stormer
Juranée
Tour Alaska Boys Sent Off From Vancouver Station
Forty four Detroit youths depart via Canadian Pacific Station in Vancouver en route to Alaska. Donald Blaine leads the front row as the only Canuck in the group. Costs are shared: one third by each boy, Buchanan, and the parents cover two thirds through fundraising.
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Alaska
Canadian Pacific
Vancouver
Detroit
Canadian Pacific Stadion
B.C
Gluchanan
Donald Blaine
Buchanan
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