Sir John Simon Criticized Over Arms Inquiry Demand
At the University Veterans League annual dinner Col Drew urged an exhaustive inquiry into Britain's arms traffic. About 250 veterans supported the call, passing a resolution asking Canada to inform Britain’s administration of the league’s wish for a thorough review of production and distribution of armaments within the empire.
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University Veterans’ League
Col
Drew
Sir John
Great Britain
League
Grain strike clash ends with 14 jailed near Mundare
In Mundare Alberta a confrontation between RCMP and grain strike picketers left 14 men marched to Fort Saskatchewan jail and several injured. John Lom ash led wagon of wheat prompting police intervention as reinforcements used clubs and pistols. One RCMP officer was struck, nine picketers jailed, a camera with recanting footage seized.
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Mandate
Alta
FCMP
John Lom ‘Ash
RCMP
Pearlson
Vegre‘ville
Inspector Scott
Steve Hawke
Fort Saskatchewan Provincis
Mundare
Edmonton
Convicts Escape From French Penal Colonies Tale Of Hardships
Ten escaped convicts from three French penal colonies off French Guiana reached Aruba after a perilous 32 day ocean crossing. They faced weeks of thirst and hunger with boats wrecked and near-death moments while recounting their journey to safety.
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Aruba
Dutch West Indies
French Guiana
Jean Duver‘nay
Winnipeg Bread War Risks Wage Infractions Loom
Winnipeg bakers kept price cuts amid a bread price war. Households could buy two loaves for five cents as the province warned of action for wage rule breaches. G N Jackson said investigations into bakery payrolls were under way to shield workers from wage cuts, while bakery officials denied wage reductions. H B Scott of the Manitoba Retail Merchants’ Association claimed most bakery employees had suffered wage cuts.
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Winnipeg
Department of Labor
G. N. Jackson
Minimum Wage Board
Bread Company
H. B. Scott
Manitoba Retail Merchants’ Association
Canadian National appoints officers on eastern lines
Toronto C C Stewart, traffic and operating assistant to the general superintendent of the Canadian National Telegraphs at Winnipeg, will take over the same position on the eastern lines with headquarters in Toronto. W M Hamilton, western lines inspector, will succeed him at Winnipeg.
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Toronto
C. C. Stewart
Canadian National Telegraphs
Winnipeg
W. M. Hamilton
Stewart
Mounties Impress at New York National Horse Show
The first US appearance of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment at Madison Square Garden drew strong interest as critics praise the dramatic drill sequence. A 32-horse formation underlined the show’s spectacle with mounted officers in scarlet coats, while commentators noted the Mounties' finesse rivaling stage acts of the era.
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New York
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
United States
Madison Square
Gannen
Joe Williams
World- Telegram
French Cabinet Formed Under Flandin After Turbulent Days
M. Flandin finished forming a new cabinet in Paris in about ten hours, uniting a truce government with a stronger rightward tilt. Georges Mandel joins as communications minister, while Adrien Marquet is excluded. Herriot's Radical Socialists retain eight posts after gains.
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M. Flandin
Pariament
Parla
Parla Nancy
Papa
Aston Doumergue
Pierre Etienne Flandin
Doumergue
Suc- Syenne
Flandin
France
Edouard Herriot
Sociatiata
Elysee Palace
Albert Lerun
Georges Mandel
Georges Clemenceau
Labor
Adrien Marquet
Mandel
Herriot
Grain Regrading Action to Settle Mundare Elevator Dispute
Grain now stored in eight Mundare elevators, Alberta, will be re graded to test claims by former grain strikers that grades were too low. Board chair E B Ramsey said the board will return to Mundare soon to hear evidence. Strikers pressed for immediate installation of cleaners in all eight elevators at their expense.
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Mundare
Eamonton
Alta
E. B. Ramsey
Board of Grain Commissioners
Ramsey
France Ready to Send Troops if League Requests Saar
Foreign Minister Pierre Laval told German ambassador Roland Koester that France stands ready to send troops into the Saar Basin if the League of Nations requests it. He denied that any special movements were ordered. The German ambassador indicated Germany would honor treaty conditions while Austrian Nazi legion members facing treason charges claimed the legion was prepared for action in the Saar.
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France
Saar Paris
Pierre Laval
Roland Koester
Saar Basin
League of Nations
Germany
Saar
Tar sand strike reported near Hud son Bay Junction
Samples from a joint operation by Trail Blazer Company and Senator Oil and Gas Company of Ottawa indicate tar sands at 590 feet at Wadson Bay Junction area. Drilling paused due to tar sands backing into drift tubing. work to resume once casings arrive. Geological notes describe a favorable subsurface for further discovery.
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Wadson Bay Junction
Regina
Hudson Bay Junction
Trail Blazer Company
Senator Oil and Gas Company
Ottawa
Groat
Ceremony in Lords Present Duke of Kent and Prince
In London the Duke of Kent youngest son of the king was presented in the house of Lords as members of the Commons crowded the Peers galleries. The procession followed by the Duke of York and the Prince of Wales included the letters patent creating Prince George Earl of St. Andrews and Duke of Kent. Great Britain and the United States agreed that tri power naval talks must continue until an accord is reached with Japan.
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Ake of Kent
House OF Lords
London
Duke of Kent
House of Commons
House of Peers
Earl Marshal
Duke of York
Prince of Wales
Prince George
Earl of
Great Britain
United Sates
Japan
Vancouver Leaders Enter City Race for Mayor in December
Vancouver politics heats up as G. G. McGeer joins L. D. Taylor in the mayoral race for the December 12 election. McGeer, a Liberal MLA, also plans a Liberal nomination for Vancouver-Burrard in federal bounds, while Taylor seeks re election. In Geneva the Saar question dominates League of Nations talks as the governing commission accuses the German Front of intimidating Saar residents to vote for annexation. The report cites organized German influence, German government sanction, and use of police and propaganda to sway opinion.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
G. G. McGeer
Vancouver-Burrard
L. D. Taylor
McGeer
Gerry” McGeer
Taylor
Geneva
League of Nations Council
Saar
Germany
Germain Front
Ecret
League
Baar Wil Voto
France
Documenta
Ie Wan
Co operation Promised as Ottawa Backs Tourist Industry
Prime Minister R. B. Bennett pledged federal co operation to Canada’s tourist industry while warning it must protect Canada’s good name through fair treatment, truthful representation, and honest pricing. He spoke to the Canadian Association of Tourist and Publicity Bureaux and other tourism stakeholders at a dinner closing the nation wide conference.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
Tourist Industry of
Canada
Canadian Association of Tourist and Publicity Bureaux
Senate Tourist Committee
Fravel Bureau
De Valera Says Irish Vote for Complete Independence
Lamon De Valera, president of the Irish Free State, declared in an election address at Limerick that a majority of the Irish people are prepared to vote for complete independence of their country.
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Dublin
Lamon de Valera
Therish Free State
Limerick
Italy's Wheat Imports Rise in October
Rome reports Italy imported 32 270 quintals of wheat in October, up from 31 092 a year earlier. A July to October summary shows wheat imports down by 20 586 quintals while maize imports rose by 45 035 quintals.
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Rome
Italy
Abolition of Private Armaments Motion Defeated in Commons
London report on the Labor motion to abolish private manufacture and trade in armaments failing 279 to 68 in the House of Commons. Sir John Simon denies U S style inquiry, favors Geneva treaty and international controls over state monopoly. Won. U. 2012
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London
House of Commons
John Simon
United States
Senate Committee
Sir John
Washington
Geneva
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Priestley
U P.A
Dutch Schultz
Nelsons
Winston Churchill
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Saar Valley
the King's Christmas
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Windsor
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