Empire Parley Ends in Trade Agreement with Great Britain (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1932)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. EMPIRE PARLEY ENDS IN TRADE AGREEMENT WITH GREAT BRITAIN: OTTAWA, CANADA - Impressive scenes mark the closing of the British Trade Conference in the great Chamber of the Dominion Parliament Building. The signing of reciprocal pacts between England and her far-flung commonwealths is held to be the most significant step in recent commercial history. Tariff and quota preferences decided upon during this month’s pow-wow of representatives from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India and other United Kingdom possessions, may be sorely felt by the United States and other nations. A high-light in the year’s events! 2. REFUSED WAGE RAISE, MOTORIZED STRIKERS FORCE MINE CLOSING: TAYLORSVILLE, IL - Assembling in automobiles from all parts of the State, 25,000 striking miners invest this town and prevent the operation of the Peabody mines. BENTON, IL - Moving into the Southern Illinois mine fields in a column five miles long, the strikers are routed at the Franklin County line by a small force of armed citizens who wreck many cars and cause the invaders to scatter over three counties. A startling development of mass tactics by the strikers and a surprise defense by the embattled residents. The victors await the next move of the vanquished, who strive to reassemble their hosts at nearby rallying points. A tense situation, loaded with dynamite. 3. FLYING FAMILY LEAVE ON ROUND-WORLD HOP IN AERIAL BUNGALOW: BROOKLYN, NY - The world’s first sky-high house-party takes off on the first leg of its trans-oceanic flight, with Colonel George Hutchinson, the pilot, his wife and two children, Kathryn, 8, and Janet Lee, 6, in their big 10-passenger Sikorsky amphibian cabin plane. This unique trip, panned as a leisurely journey via St. John, Labrador, Greenland, Iceland and the British Isles, is hailed as epochal in the history of continent-to-continent air transport, being the first Atlantic air voyage featuring children as passengers. ODD BITS IN TODAY’S NEWS: 4. HORSE GROWS MUSTACHE/DOVER, DE - May, a 7-year-old mare belonging to Harvey Farrow, boast as fine a pair of mustachios as any swashbuckler. Known as “the bearded lady,” she’s the pride of the country-side, and the barber’s delight. 5. FIRE-PROOF CIGARETTES/NEW YORK, NY - Andor Novak, an artist, has evolved a cigarette you can drop on the bed clothes, in your pocket or hand-bag or on the carpet without fear of fire or scattered ashes. If it becomes popular, 75 percent of fires may be eliminated. 6. SAILS FOR U.S. IN 30-FOOT BOAT/OSLO, NORWAY - Alfon Moller Hansen, intrepid seaman, accompanied by dog and cat, shoves off for Miami, FL, in his diminutive craft, hoping to reach his destination by Christmas. A reckless adventure by a true son of the Vikings. 7. ANCIENT METROPOLIS HAILS BUSINESS BOOM WITH CITY-WIDE FETE: VIAREGGIO, ITALY - In a colorful and exotic festival, the city fathers of the famous watering place hope to encourage prosperity and put residents and tourists in a golden frame of mind. Huge floats, grotesque in appearance, papier mache griffons, dragons and other weird creatures in heroic proportions, and gigantic walking statues with comic mien, move along the drive in hilarious procession to make this carnival, reminiscent of the great pre-Lenten fiestas, one of the most unusual of its kind. 8. WAR FLIER ACHIEVES DAREDEVIL TAKE-OFF FROM SPEEDING AUTO: LOS ANGELES, CA - Captain Oliver “Boots” Le Boutillier, Royal Flying Corps star, and member of the gallant squadron that downed the famous Richthofen, thrills spectators at Mines Field, the municipal airport, and hangs up a new record in death-defying aeronautics, by taxiing to a hop-off on top of a sedan. As the car approaches forty-miles-an-hours, the bird-man speeds his motor and lifts his small monoplane clear, but only by a hair’s breadth. Plane and machine almost crash as the aviator struggles to get lifting headway. A breath-taker, if there ever was one. 9. NATIONALIST ARMIES RALLY ON EVE OF NEW CRISIS IN MANCHURIA: HANKOW, CHINA - The famous 19th Route Army, China’s pride in the battle of Shanghai is again filling its ranks and loading its ammunition pouches for another major action. With the Chinese Red Army becoming increasingly menacing on one side and Japanese Expeditionary Force on the other making threatening moves towards Jehol Province, China’s last stand in Manchuria, General Tsai Ting Kai, youthful commander of the valiant forces, stirs his men to greater deed of heroism for the Republic of China. Striking views of China’s crack troops in all their pre-battle elan.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library