Fascist Grand Council Denounces League Sanctions in Historic Session
Rome reports the Fascist Grand Council under Premier Mussolini denounced League of Nations sanctions as vain and called for large scale patriotic resistance. It convoked 94 women's committees, ordered national sacrifice, and outlined drastic import cuts and retaliatory trade rules to be enforced by a three-man Sovraintendenza authority.
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Rome
Grand Council
Mussolini
League of Nations
Italy
Piazza Venezia
Ethiopia
War Office
Sovraintendenza
Permit Not Renewed for Nazi Newspaper Correspondent
Leopold Von Hoesch, German ambassador to London, sought explanation at the foreign office over the non renewal of Dr. D. Thost’s permit to stay in England. British press views him as liaison for Adolf Hitler. Government said the permit was not renewed in the public interest. Dr Thost, listed as Der Angriff correspondent, departed by plane for Berlin.
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England
London
Leopold von Hoesch
Foreign Office
D. Thost
Adolf Hitler
Dr. Thost
Thost
der Angriff
Berlin
Deportation Ordered for Couple Tied to London Jewel Theft
Canadian immigration officials ordered the deportation of a man and woman held here at the request of British authorities. The pair are suspected of complicity in a $20,000 jewel theft from the London home of the Earl of Portarlington on November 3. An official inquiry concluded they are undesirables and not admissible to Canada.
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Aegoriaion No Eaigland
London
Portarlington
Canada
Quebec
Food Supplies Reach Winnipeg Area Amid Crop Failure
Food supplies are ready for shipment to replenish Jean larders in a triangular community along Lake Winnipeg's northwestern shore, where crop failure left many farmers short of food. Relief officials are coordinating with municipal authorities to assess further needs. Manitoba minister W R Club says no one will go hungry, as districts including Gimli Bifrost Armstrong Birkedale Coldwell and Rockwood rely on small plots for self-sufficiency.
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Winnipeg
Crean
Lake Winnipeg
Government of
Manitoba
W. R. Club
Selkirk
Gimli
Bifrost
Armstrong
Birkedale
Coldwell
Rockwood
Wheat Board Sub Committee Meeting Described as General Survey
Ottawa reports a sub committee of the cabinet reviewed Canadian Wheat Board activities in a lengthy session described as a general survey. There was no plan to push exports at sacrifice prices. The first official act fixed No 1 Northern at 8714 cents a bushel for Fort William, with W D Euler, Charles Dunning, and James G Gardiner listed as chair and associates.
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Ottawa
Canadian Wheat Board
Cabinet
Fort William
Wheat Board
W. D. Euler
Trade and Commerce
Charles Dunning
Finance
James G. Gardiner
Agriculture
Places Ban On Smoking Employees Of Social Credit
The Social Credit government issues an order banning smoking by provincial government workers during office hours. Signed by civil service commissioner A. L. Sweeney, the rule covers all legislative buildings staff and prohibits corridor loitering and bathroom breaks, requiring employees to stay at work until quitting bells.
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Social Credit
Edmonton
New Social Credit
A. L. Sweeney
Civil Service Commissioner
Dalbeattie man to judge seventh international livestock expo
Walter Biggar of Dalbeattie Scotland will preside as judge at the seventh annual international livestock exposition. A noted livestock authority, Biggar will begin judging when the exposition opens on November 30.
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Chicago
Walter Biggar
Dalbeattie
Scotland
Biggar
Mining Tax Burden Slows Canadian Gold Industry
J Murdock president of Noranda Mines Ltd told delegates at the western meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy that heavy taxation is stunting Canada’s mining sector. He cited a 250 percent rise in mine taxes and bullion tax, plus a 44 percent increase in Dominion income tax amendments, pushing direct taxation to over 40 percent of final net profits. He warned existing mines could dwindle and new ones become less likely without relief.
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Vancouver
Canada
J. ¥. Murdock
Noranda Mines Ltd
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Murdock
Air Route Over Rockies Proposed as Ideal Trans-Canada Gateway
Dr. Charles Camsell, deputy minister of mines, described a 100 mile wide air corridor through northern British Columbia near the Yukon and Northwest Territories as the best gateway for a trans-Canada route. He noted its wide pass, lower altitude by 1000 to 1700 feet, and flat plateau landings, and debunked the tropical valley myth in the Liard district citing hot springs but no tropical climate.
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British Columbia
Vancouver
Canada
Charles Camsell
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Yukon
Mackenzie District
Arctic Ocean
Northwestern Territories
Rocky Mountain Range
Mackenzie Range
Camsell
Liard River District
Tve
Seek Further Loan Alberta Government Needs Funds For November Financing
Premier Aberhart stated Alberta has applied for a federal loan of 2 million dollars to fund November financing if Ottawa cannot accept the province’s general application for financial aid before the December 9 Dominion provincial conference. He cited awaiting reply from Finance Minister C. A. Dunning and the desire for an early conference to present refinancing and refunding plans as the Ottawa talks were postponed.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Ottawa
Dominion
Aberhart
C. A. Dunning
Jean Batten First Woman to Fly Solo South Atlantic
Pernambuco to Natal flight marks Jean Batten as the first woman to cross the South Atlantic solo. She covered 3281 miles from Thies French Senegal, completing the ocean hop in 13 hours 19 minutes, beating Compo's 161 hour solo record.
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Pernambuco, Raz
New Zealand
Jean Batten
Natal
South Atlantic
Thies
Senegal
Compo
Lympne
London
James
British Elections Leave Women Few Victors in London
In a London drawn national result, women fared poorly as 29 of 60 contested seats reported returns. Viscountess Astor held Plymouth Sutton, narrowing her majority from 10 204 in 1931 to 6 097, while Florence Horsfield Irene Ward and F E Scarborough also faced losses. Susan Lawrence, a noted Labour figure, was among the disappointments as the count continued.
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London
Florence Hors
Irene Ward
Wallsend
F. E. Scarborough
Susan Lawrence
Stockton
Herbert Morrison
London County Council
CR. Attlee
George Lansbury
Stafford Cripps
Bristol East
Margaret Bondfield
Wallend
Hudson
R. Carrington-Willis
Labor
Salford
McFarland May Continue as Canadian Wheat Board Head
Ottawa reports John T. McFarland may remain head of the Canadian wheat board. Officials say the board’s future is unsettled under the new administration, but McFarland likely would stay to complete his marketing policy. He was named last August with D. L. Smith and H. C. Grant of Winnipeg as other members. no resignations have been requested.
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John I. McFarland
Ottawa
John T. McFarland
Canadian Wheat Board
D. L. Smith
H.C Grant
False Education Theory Declared Stupid By Doctor Tory
Dr H M Tory former president of the National Research Council of Canada called the claim that there has been too much education false and stupid while receiving an honorary Doctor of Civil Law from Acadia University. He argued as people rise in intelligence so does the state noting modern science creates more jobs than it destroys.
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Wolfville
N.S
H. M. Tory
National Research Council of Canada
Acadia University
Trade Treaty Between Canada And U. S. Signed At Washington
The reciprocal trade pact between Canada and the United States was signed in the White House circular office by Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Secretary of State Hull. President Roosevelt and cabinet witnessed the historic ceremony as officials hailed a return to mutual trade on a basis of shared interests. The agreement ends the long lapse since 1866 and aims to benefit producers and consumers across North America.
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Washington
Canada
Mackenzie King
Roosevelt
King
Hull
White House
North America
United States
Pilot Buckman lands plane then dies after flight
Captain Donald Buckman, 34, United States Army pilot, landed three passengers safely at Kern airport Bakersview after a dash from March Field. He collapsed and died twenty minutes later, apparently from a heart attack, while field attaches reported he felt ill after bringing the plane to a safe stop.
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Bakersview
Cour
Donald Buckman
United States Army
March Field
Buckman
Kern
Research Library Closed Montreal China Library Faces Closure
Financial support has ceased for two years leading to the permanent closure of the Gest Chinese Research Library in Montreal. The collection is to be placed in storage immediately, ending public access to one of its kind.
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Montreal
Gest Chinese Research
Fone
National government to secure good working majority
London reports that the National government will hold a solid working majority in the next parliament. Labor trails with less than half the total while the Liberals are routed. Veterans return as National Labor and Literal Nationalists gain, boosting government strength amid regional shifts and key city results.
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London
Labor
Herbert Samuel
J. R. Clines
Home Secretary
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
H. B. Lees-Smith
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San Bernardino Straits
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