Government annuity rates rise by fifteen percent
Government annuity rates are increased 15 percent effective September 5 and to remain in force until new tables are adopted. Actuaries from Toronto University will study mortality of annuitants with Dr. M. A. Mackenzie and N. Sheppard, aiming to prepare a revised rate table based on mortality experience and a three and a half percent interest assumption.
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Ottewa
Norman Rogers
Labor
Senate
Rogers
M. A. Mackenzie
Toronto University
N Sheppard
Institute of Actuaries of Great Britain
A. D. Watson
Department of Insurance
May Secure Post For Western Man Recommended Radio Commission Board
The Gazette Ottawa dispatch notes Leonard Brockington a Winnipeg lawyer and former Calgary counsel is eyed for chair or assistant chair of the national radio board. His appointment could ease ministerial splits over preferred leaders at the British and National broadcasting firms. Sir Percy Vincent described Toronto as the greatest city of the empire and Canada as a heritage shared with Britain in a Canadian club address.
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Radio Commission Board Montreal
Ottawa
the Gazette
Leonard Brockington
Winnipeg
Corportion
Calgary
National Radio Board
Brockington
Gladstone Murray
British Broadcasting Company
Brophy
National Broadcasting Company
Marconi Company
Montreal
Toronto—station
Canada
Percy Vinent
Percy
American Flyers Endure Welsh Field Stop After Atlantic Flight
American Flyers led by crooner Harry Richman and pilot Dick Mertill completed a 17 hour 53 minute night flight across the Atlantic ending in a remote Welsh field near Llangadock, forced down by fuel shortage. They logged about 3300 miles total, with radio failure and a midflight dive delaying them before a safe landing.
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Llangadock
South Wales
Harry Richman
Dick Mertrill
Merrill
Croydon
Wales
Richman
London
New York
Floyd Benett Field
Bennett Griffin
James Mattern
Harbor Grace
Nbd
Irish
Griff
In and Mattern
Newfoundand
Berlin
Vetran
Scotland
Must Pass Driver's Test at Owner for 39 Years
London motorist Sir Walter Windham, a 38 year car owner and foreign service messenger, was ordered by Marylebone police court to take a driving test and display learner L signs until passing. He was disqualified for a month, fined £3, and warned that his sight and hearing were not as they once were.
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London
Sir Walter Windham
Marleybone
Walter
King
Foreign Service
Whitehall Court
Marylebone
Coats
Sir Watters
Cunard Line President Receives King Edward Messages
Sir Percy Bates of Cunard-White Star received two telegraphs from King Edward praising the Queen Mary for record westward and eastward Atlantic crossings. Bates noted the king’s fastest westward run and the three day four hour crossing mark, ordered the messages posted on the ship’s bulletin boards.
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London
Cunard-White Star Line
Sir Percy Bates
Edward
Bishop's Rock
Percy
First Step Toward Safer Roads Hailed At Conference
A. A. Smith, chief engineer for Ontario highways, described the straight highway as the initial move to safety during the Canadian Good Roads Association 22nd annual convention. Public works officials from provinces and motor groups attended the three day meeting on highway improvements.
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Charlottetown
A. A. Smith
Ontario Department of Highways
Ead
Canadian Good Roads Association
Automobile Association
Canada
Arthur Dixon
Public Works
British Columbia
Unconditional release of Mrs Atkinson in Poland
Mrs F G Atkinson wife of a Minneapolis business executive was freed in Warsaw after protests by U S State Department representatives. She had been sentenced to a year in a Polish prison over alleged failure to declare a letter of credit while crossing the border into Germany and back.
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F. G. Atkinson
Minneapolis Busiens
Warsaw
U.S. Department of State
Reed
New Zealand Advocates Creation Force For League Reform
Foreign Minister Halvdan Koht of Norway told the League of Nations that a New Zealand memorandum urges forming an international land, sea, and air force under league control to deter war makers. It proposes national plebiscites to approve armed contributions and separation of the league covenant from postwar treaties, plus disarmament and strict anti-war measures as peace guarantees.
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New Zealand
League of Nations
League
Halvdan Koht
Norway
League of Nations Seceta Iat
Geneva
Montreal to Ottawa Coal Probe Sessions Delayed
A royal commission on anthracite coal will not resume in Montreal on Tuesday September 8 as announced. Ottawa studies the extensive evidence already received in Montreal and Toronto. Final hearings will occur toward the end of September with dates to be announced.
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Ottawa
Or. A. A Tory
Royal Commission
Montreal
Quebec
Toronto
Baron Tweedsmuir Praises Canadian Militia at Calgary Luncheon
Baron Tweedsmuir called Canada must have a well equipped militia and urged a defense policy. He praised Canadian militia for patriotism and efficiency and warned no country can be safe without defense. He cited wartime achievements and urged Britain and Canada to maintain strong militia forces.
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Calgary
Canada
Baron Tweedsmuir
Goveror
Alberta Military Institute
Britain
Dominion
Canadian Hospitality Lord Mayor Of London Delighted ith Visit To Dominion
Sir Percy Vincent London lord mayor bids farewell to Canada after attending Vancouver gold jubilee celebrations. He praises Canadian hospitality and notes weariness from a strenuous visit while posing with Lady Vincent. Departure contrasts with three weeks earlier arrival.
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London
Dominion
Quebec
Percy Vincent
Canada
Percy
Vancouver
Lady Vincent
Sir Percy
Substitutes On Display At Leipzig Autumn Fair
At Leipzig Germany the autumn fair showcases German substitutes for imports including synthetic resins and Buna rubber. A new artificial marble uses photo mechanical veining on glass while leather imitates reptile skin. The claim is that skilled buyers cannot tell substitutes from originals. Halifax would create slum districts in five years, Sir Raymond Unwin warns. A housing program aims to build 3,300,000 homes.
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Germany
Leipzig
Halifax
Great
Britain
Sir Raymond Unwin
Lady Unwin
Newfoundland
Liverpool
Viscount Elibank Urges Canada to Choose Empire Fate
Vancouver report shows Viscount Elibank, head of the British central chamber of commerce, admonishing Canadians to decide if they stay in the British empire. He warned Britain must rearm and defend the empire, stressing the red route to the Antipodes and urging unity across Canada Britain Australia and New Zealand.
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Vancouver
Viscount Elibank
British Central Chamber
Great Britain
London
Defence
Ian MacKenzie
Canada
Elibank
Australia
South Africa
Lord Eulbank
House of Lords
Comemons
New Zealand
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Social Credit
Manitoba
John Bracken
Peace River
Alta
Drinker
Philadelphia
Summit
B.C
Price
Canadian Wheat Board
Fort William
Fort Wiliam
Queen Mary
Hankow
China
Canton Hankow
Yangtze River
Hancon
Canton
Poland
World Peace Army
Pes
Foster Stone
Moose Jaw
Sask
Foster
United States
Japan
Uersea
Vendon
Foreign Office
Moscow
A. Essipov
Soviet People’s Commissariat of Agriculture
Sascatoon
Edmonton
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