U S Warship Kane Bombed Off Spanish Coast
Secretary Hull protested to Spain after a tri motor bomber attacked the U S destroyer Kane about 40 miles off the Spanish coast. The Kane fired anti aircraft rounds but the plane, undetected markings, dropped three bombs missed, and the ship continued to engage as the incident was not treated as deliberate aggression.
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Washington
Hull
Francisco Franco
United States
Kane
Gibraltar
Bilbao
State Department
Spain
Department
Cattle Disposed At King Edward’s Ranch Auction
Pekisko head of 160 Scotch shorthorn cattle on King Edward’s ranch near here will be auctioned October 26. Prof. W. L. Carlyle, ranch manager, said the sale will be at T. A. Russell’s Bonnie Brae farm in Downsview Ont outside Toronto. Proceeds aim to help eastern Canadian breeders improve herds amid feed shortages on the royal ranch and other Grouth-stricken southern Alberta holdings.
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Pekisko
King Edward's
Here
W. L. Carlyle
T. A. Russell
Bonnie Brae
Downsview
Ont
Toronto
Royal Ranch
Alberta
Canadian Children Drowned in Shanghai Disturbances
A private telegram from Chengtu reports the drowning of two Canadian children during recent disturbances in the Shanghai region. Details of the tragedy were not provided.
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Canaain Canarea
Shanghai
Chengtu
Rain Reprieve From Drought Across Canadian Prairies
A Dominion bureau crop report notes rains have partly relieved drought in southwestern Ontario, southern Manitoba, southwestern Saskatchewan and border areas of Alberta. Harvesting nears completion amid wet weather. wheat deliveries rise toward a peak with generally good quality and high protein. Rust is widespread but mild in impact. coarse grains yield poorly across the prairies while pastures deplete. Manitoba has adequate roughage. Alberta and Saskatchewan battle growth-area drought, Russian thistle stacked for winter feed, and hail damage hits late crops near Calgary and Lethbridge.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Grouth
Prairies
Calgary
Lethbridge
Celebrated Birthday and Opening of Exhibition in Vancouver
Lord Tweedsmuir marked a birthday as Vancouver opened the Canada Pole exhibition. He hailed Canada’s railway milestone and noted Vancouver as a key gateway and winter grain hub, urging East and Pacific regions to play major roles. Quebec cabinet listed with five lawyers in Premier Duplessis’s government, including himself, plus diverse professions among the 14 ministers.
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Canada
Vancouver
Pacis
Pacife
Qquebec
Tasem Squebec
Maurice Duplessis
Union Nationale
Trade Talks Between British And Canadian Ministers Invaluable
British cabinet secretary Malcolm Macdonald opened the Canadian National exhibition British trade section via telephoto link. He said inter imperial trade is two way and essential to employment and living standards. The Ottawa accord aims duty free access and expanded two way sales, with ongoing discussions in London between Britain and Canada. A Spanish war zone picture shows Felips Sanchez inspecting rebel motorized forces in Vigo.
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Toronto
Malcolm Macdonald
Dominion
Exhibition Grounds
Ramsay MacDonald
London
United Kingdom
Canada
MacDonald
Ottawa
Great Britain
Dunning
Charles Dunning
Felips Sanchez
Vigo
Premier reduces salary and cabinet pay in Quebec
Duplensis, after taking office, cuts own salary from 14000 to 12000 and halves cabinet ministers pay from 8000 to 7000. Indemnities for sessions over 130 days to drop ten percent, saving about 120000 annually. Gilbert Layton, new minister without portfolio, to introduce pensions for blind Quebec residents aged 40 to 70.
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Duplensis
Quebec
Legislative Assembly
Treasury
Gilbert Layton
Funds Restored to Rupert's Land Diocese Endowment
Funds to the Church of England diocese of Rupert's Land were fully restored from an estimated 708 641 to 772 after church representatives met to discuss the restoration campaign. Archbishop Harding of Rupert's Land led the resolution praising Canada church members for their gifts and intercessions. The treasurer J M McWhinney seconded the motion. securities remaining in church possession will be adjusted and the matter sent to the General Synod executive meeting in Toronto next month.
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Church of England
Winnipeg
Rupert's Land
Harding
Canada
J.M. McWhinney
General Synod
Toronto
Pope Pius XI Seemingly Weak From War Worries
The pope appears so weakened by concern over the Spanish civil conflict that he can barely rise from his throne at the end of audiences. He plans to receive Spanish bishops and priests in exile in Italy and will protest the civil war’s sacrileges to the world in his address.
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Vauiean Uy
Pius XI
Italy
Britain declines to act on Western Ethiopia mandate request
London reports Britain refuses to intervene for a League mandate in western Ethiopia. Sixty gala chiefs in revolt against Italian rule had urged Britain to accept the mandate for a 50,000 square mile territory that includes fertile tracts along the Sudan border. Officials say accepting a mandate would contradict Britain’s stated Ethiopian stance of not seeking material advantage.
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Ethiopia
London
Great Britain
East
Africa
Sudan
Britain
United States Faces Wartime Finance and Exemption Debate
Wartime discussions recount United States allocations and exemptions, citing $41,256 from France and Belgium and plans to bolster defences. Analysts estimate several million in activity and mixed imports while statisticians weigh economic impact amid Nazi-related tensions.
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Arges Aseetal
United States
Ion Sistas
France
Belgium
Gert Fay
Preech
Sonpeseen Ini Maten
Ind
Geesseah
Bracken Government To Continue In Office Despite Majority Loss
Ottawa trade pact debate sparks protest from Adelaide chamber of manufacturers while Canada’s treaty with Australia remains in force. In Manitoba, Premier John Bracken’s Liberal-Progressive government will govern on a reduced majority, with cabinet reshuffle planned and early session called. coalition talks with Conservatives dismissed after party leader’s rejection.
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Bracken
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Australia
Canada
Adelaide
Associated Chamber of Manufacturers
Winnipeg
John Bracken Srill
Manitoba
Robert Hawkins
M.L.A
Dauphin
Grough
Hawkins
Social Credit
Bracken Ietunacas
Prgroctvoretoe Secature
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Aix
Communist
Barred British MP Gallacher Denied Entry to U S
The United States barred William Gallacher a Communist member of the British parliament from entering the country. The American Civil Liberties Union released a protest over the denial of a temporary visa while Gallacher travels in Canada. The decision cited the immigration act barring entry of those whose groups aim to overthrow governments by force.
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Washington
United States
Wiliam Gallacher
American Civil Liberties Union
Department
Gallacher
Canada
Many Children Enrolled Ottawa
Indian schools in Canada have enrolled 18,000 children with 8,900 in resident schools. Two new residential facilities have been built at Sault Ste. Marie Ontario and Lebret Saskatchewan. The schools operate in cooperation with church authorities involved in Indian work.
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Ottawa
Indian Schoors
Canada
T. A. Crerar
Indian Affairs
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Lebret
Sask
Department of Indian Affairs
Grain exports surge at Churchill port in Manitoba
Wheat exports at Churchill have surpassed one million bushels as four trans Atlantic ships have sailed and as many as twenty more outbound voyages are expected before October. The season marks a busy year, with 1934 record sailing of fifteen ships, and 1,277,000 bushels exported since the U S firby began the 1936 shipping season.
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Churchill
Man
Manitoba
U.S
Firby
Wentworth
Salmon Pool
Jean L.D
Government Accepts Minimum Wheat Price Approved By Board
The Dominion government backed the Canadian wheat board’s plan setting a 90 cent per bushel minimum for No 1 Northern at Fort William. The price activates if the market closes below 90 cents, with the board likely to buy only to support the market, while old stocks remain largely held by private interests. Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced the decision after cabinet, noting it aligns with last year’s level and aims to balance hedging and market stability amid heavy new crop flows.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Canadian Wheat Board
Lakes
Northern
Mackenzie King
Wheat Board
Canada
The
Fort William
James R. Murray
W. F. A. Turgeon
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Spanish Coast
King
Insier
Uae
Manoean
Pope Pius 1
Ernest Lapointe
Philippe Roy
New Air Service
Wamonton
British Columbia
W. R. Hale
Edmonton
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