Ferguson Rejects Plebiscite On Liquor Act In Ontario
Premier G Howard Ferguson declared there would be no plebiscite while the Conservative party governs Ontario. He praised the liquor control act as probably the best in the Dominion and urged improving defects as time goes on. He attacked Liberal leader W E N Sinclair for wavering on prohibition and questioned who should administer the law.
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Toronto
G. Howard Ferguson
Ferguson
Dominion
W. E. N. Sinclair
Ontario
Sinclair
Wireless Service to Link England and Australia
Wireless service direct from London to Australia will be available to the public in a few weeks. The British post office has pursued this service for months and tests have reached the final stage. Individual messages have already been successfully transmitted in trials.
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London
Eng
England
Australia
Canada employment up sharply in August records
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports employment in Canada rose at the start of August. Payrolls from 6,840 firms covering 1,087,812 workers compare with 1,070,817 on July 1. The index stands at 127.8, a record for all time.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa Income Tax Receipts Rise 1929 Five Month Total
Income tax collections in the five months ending August 31 totaled 60 392 142 dollars, up 91 918 over the same period in 1928. August receipts were 850 427 dollars, compared with 522 100 last August, per National Revenue Department figures.
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Ottawa
National Revenue Department
Japan Moves Toward Naval Disarmament Conference
Tokio reports the navy ministry ordered Commander Tamon Yamaguchi to Washington to join the Japanese embassy staff in preparation for a proposed conference on naval limitation. The step marks Japan's initial move in a new disarmament effort.
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Tokio
Japan
Navy Ministry
Tamon Yamaguchi
Naval General Staff
Washington
Seismic shock hits Saskatoon during September quake
The Saskatoon seismograph at the University of Saskatchewan recorded a severe quake on September 17. It was the most intense registered in months, with its epicenter undetermined until cross referenced with data from other locations.
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Saskatoon
Sask
University of Saskatchewan
Army and Navy Veterans Convention Opens in Quebec
The annual Army and Navy Veterans Association convention opens in Quebec with over one hundred delegates from across Canada. Brig Gen W A Gries gach of Edmonton, Alberta, presides at the gathering.
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Quebec
Army and Navy Veterans’ Association
Canada
W. A. Griesgach
Edmonton
Alta
Sapiro urges one hundred per cent pool by legislation
Aaron Sapiro spoke to about 700 Estevan district farmers under the United Farmers of Canada on a campaign for a province wide one hundred per cent pool. He argued farmers should market all grain through a single controlled marketing body and urged legislation to compel outsiders to join. He posed four questions to frame the case: understanding one hundred per cent pool, reasons for his visit, objections, and why legislation outweighs counterarguments.
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Estevan
Sask
Aaron Sapiro
America
Saskatchewan
United Farmers of Canada
Sapiro
Hudson Bay Railway Opens to Churchill Trains
The Hudson Bay Railway is ready for regular traffic to Churchill after completing the final ballast of the First Lift. Passenger trains will not run to the Bay until spring, per Ottawa. An inspection by Major J. G. MacLachlan and D. R. Campbell found the line in order.
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Hudson Bay
Churchill
Bay
Ottawa
Mile 412
J. G. MacLachlan
D. R. Campbell
Western Region
Imperial Trade Conference Aims for Imperial Policy
It is reported that plans are underway to organize an Imperial commercial conference in London before the 1930 Imperial Conference. Each Dominion would appoint a small delegation representing agriculture and business to meet three months before the premiers to hammer out a common trade policy as a guide for their deliberations.
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London
Eng
Canada to sign optional clause of world court statutes
Premier Mackenzie King states Canada will certainly sign the optional clause of the statutes of the world court of international justice. He noted ongoing discussions in Geneva about Britain Empire members joining the clause.
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Ottawa
Canada
World Court of Internaional Justice
Mackenzie King
King
Geneva
Coates Leads Boris Godounov at Berlin Opera
Albert Coates, noted conductor, led Boris Godounov at the State Opera Berlin, the first English maestro there since Sullivan with the Mikado years ago. He was warmly received by the German audience.
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Berlin
Albert Coates
Boris Godounov
State Opera
Berlin Opera
Sullivan
Mr. Coates
Police Return Young Doukhobors To Home
Eight Doukhobor children aged eight to sixteen escaped from the children's aid home in Vancouver and sought to join their parents at Oakalia jail. Police found them and returned them to the home as over 100 Sons of Freedom members were jailed for six months for a nude parade at South Slocan, B.C.
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Vancouver
Oakalia
Sons of Freedom
South Slocan
B.C
King George Hosts Ramsay MacDonald at Sandringham
At Sandringham Castle King George VI and Ramsay MacDonald shared a private drawing room talk on the eve of MacDonald’s historic trip to the United States. The Prince of Wales visited briefly, and MacDonald and his daughter Ishbel were guests with the royal couple for the night.
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Sandringham
Eng
King George
Ramsay MacDonald
Sandringham Castle
United States
Prince of Wales
Ishbel
London
MacDonald
Queen Mary
Thomas praises Canada visit as step toward unemployment remedy
Liverpool England J H Thomas Lord Privy Seal and Minister of Employment says his Canada trip will help solve Britains unemployment problem this winter He plans to meet business leaders to boost trade and secure customers Canada will buy coal and steel from Britain and Britain will also push for wheat sales without forcing Canada to export its own goods
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Liverpool
Eng
J. H. Thomas
Canada
Great Britain
Britain
Dominion
Mr. Thomas
Guided Planes By Remote Radio Aims For Future Air Travel
In Philadelphia a joint Aero Club of Pennsylvania and Rotary Club meeting heard G E Toews describe radio controlled pilotless planes with speeds up to 416 miles per hour, noting current limits and possible British engine advances. Edward P Howard announced a licensing application for a pilotless aircraft navigated by radio impulses.
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Philadelphia
Aero Club of Pennsylvania
Rotary Club
G. E. Toews
Aeronautical Laboratories
Navy Yard
Britain
Edward P. Howard
United States Department of Commerce
Marler Presents Credentials as Canadian Minister to Japan
Hon. H. M. Marler presented his credentials to Emperor Hirohito as Canada’s minister to Japan. He traveled from his hotel in an Imperial household car to the palace for a brief ceremony attended by the foreign minister and the minister of the household. Japanese Minister Tokugawa also received a farewell audience before sailing aboard the Empire of France.
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Tokio
H. M. Marler
Japan
Hiroshito
Marler
Tokugawa
Canada
France
Prince of Wales Buys Private De Havilland Plane
The Prince of Wales purchased a two seater De Havilland Gipsy Moth in London for 3500 dollars. It is intended for his private use and features dual control so he can pilot it personally.
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London
Eng
Prince of Wales
Britain Plans FivePower Naval Conference Invitations
British Premier Ramsay MacDonald will issue invitations for a five power naval conference to be held in London. The invitees are United States Japan France Italy with talks possibly after MacDonald meets President Hoover in Washington on cruiser question disputes.
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Washington
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
United States
Henry L. Stimson
London
Tokyo
Paris
Rome
Japan
France
Italy
MacDonald
Hoover
Mackenzie King to Tour West Ottawa with Speeches
Premier Mackenzie King plans a hurried trip likely to the Pacific Coast starting late October. He will deliver several speeches en route, with arrangements delayed by uncertainty over when Ramsay MacDonald will visit Ottawa. King's journey will start after MacDonald leaves Britain.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Pacific Coast
Ramsay ‘MacDonald
MacDonald
Mr. King
Damage to Chinese Property From Russian Raids Across Manchurian Border
The Chinese Nationalist Government estimates property damage in Manchuria at 25 million dollars due to Russian raids along the 2000 mile Russo Chinese border. For three months sporadic fighting has centered on the Chinese Eastern Railway dispute between Manchuria and Siberia.
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Shanghai
Manchuria
Siberia
Chinese Eastern Railway Administration
U.S.S.R
Britain moves to curb narcotics production at League of Nations
The British delegation proposed an international agreement to control and limit heroin morphine and cocaine production. The plan aims to convene producing countries to determine annual quotas and total outputs. Britain aligns with Canada the United States and Italy in seeking a conference under League Council authority.
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Geneva
League of Nations Assembly
Baldwin
Assembly
N. Baker
League Council
Great Britain
Canada
United States
Italy
League
Hold Export Grain For Better Price Says Grain Official
Ottawa reports E. B. Ramsay, chairman of the Board of Grain Commissioners, urges farmers to hold grain for fair prices. He cites ample storage in Canada, potential congestion only temporary, and a need to regulate wheat flow to avoid higher carriage costs. He notes strong grain quality this year and benefits of the Hudson Bay route for cheaper imports and export shifts.
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Ottawa
E. B. Ramsay
Board of Grain Commissioners
Canada
Ramsay
Mr. Ramsay
Eur
Hudson Bay
Raamsay
United States
Atlantic
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Hudson Strait
Mongolians Mobilize Troops Amid Frontier Tensions
Japanese press agency reports the outer Mongolian Government mobilizing men aged 20 to 40 and ordering two cavalry divisions commanded by Soviet officers to move to the frontier. Preparations aim to deploy 50,000 troops due to Russo-Chinese developments in Manchuria.
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Tokyo
Manchuria
Alberta Officials Meet in Ottawa Over Employment Issue
Hon. George Hoadley Alberta Minister of Agriculture visits Ottawa for talks with Hon. Robert Forke Dominion Minister of Immigration. The agenda remains unofficial but is believed to cover employment conditions in Alberta.
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Robert Bothby
London
England
Dominion
Alfred Shepherd
Ottawa
George Hoadley
Alberta
Robert Forke
Population contrasts: U.S. citizens in South Africa and car scarcity in Arabia
A record notes over 1,000 American citizens reside in South Africa while Arabia reports only one automobile for every 75,000 residents, illustrating stark mobility and population gaps.
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South Africa
Arabia
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