British Columbia Special Powers Act Grants Wide Government Authority
The British Columbia legislature passed third reading of the Special Powers Act, granting the government broad control over economic matters and provincial ordinances until the next session. Premier Pattullo defends the measure as work and wages policy, not dictatorship, amid opposition from G G McGeer and the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TD Pattullo
British Columbia
Pattullo
S.P.A
G. G. McGeer
Lib
Burrard
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Mr. McGeer
Drastic Measures for Wheat Pact debated in Rome conference
A 5,000 word report by experts outlines export controls minimum price schemes and consumption boosts to strengthen the international wheat pact. The document will guide discussions at the Rome conference on a London signed agreement among 21 nations, with delegates from a dozen countries saying further study is unnecessary.
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London
Rome
Empire Sugar Policy Shifts Favor Canada and Britain
The budget plan lowers Empire preference to divert sugar to Canada while boosting benefits for Empire sugar producers exporting to Britain. Special benefits rise to about 1.75 dollars per hundredweight for a limited quota, capped at 360000 tons.
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London
Canada
Colonial Offices
Britain
Beer with meals ban indicated by British Columbia premier
Premier T. D. Pattullo telegram to the Restaurant and Cafe Proprietors Association of Vancouver states the legislature will not consider sale of beer and light wines with meals in restaurants and hotels during the current session.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
T. D. Pattulo
Restaurant and Cafe Proprietors’ Association of
Danish Firm Secures Fruit Transport Contract From South Africa
The Morning Post reports Vester Ilsvett and Company of Copenhagen secured a contract to ship fruit from South Africa to Canada.
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London
The
Morning Post
Vester Ilsvett and Company
Copenhagen
South Africa
Canada
Merchants battle over chain stores and mail order dominance
In Ottawa, the Retail Merchants Association of Canada cites a surge in chain store units from 699 in 1926 to 1692 in 1930 and $675 million in 1930 retail sales with $175.6 million from mail order and department stores. Chairman Stevens to summon Rubber Association reps after Easter to probe mass buying practices. Rosario Messier outlines codes to regulate competition, a $5 tax on mail order catalogues, and a scale tax on chain stores to curb monopolies.
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Ottawa
H. H Stevens
Quebec
Retail Merchants’ Association of Canada
Rosario Messier
Mr. Messier
1934 German Budget Features Big Military Grants
The 1934 budget shows large increases in military appropriations and a 100 million mark grant to Nazi storm troopers. The plan balances at 6,458,281,000 marks, about 2.584 billion dollars, with 100 million granted to back export promotion and 35 million for shipping industry issues. Overall, army, navy and aviation outlays push total 1934 spending roughly 900 million marks higher than last year.
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Berlin
Germany
National Socialist Party
Unusual Roosevelt Life Insurance Offer in Chicago
Lloyds of London underwriters offered a policy covering loss on investments if Franklin D. Roosevelt ceased to be president during the contract. The Roosevelt insurance was priced at $50 per $1,000 and targeted members of the Chicago board of trade and Chicago grain market operators.
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Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Lloyd’s
London
Lloyd's
Roosevelt
Chicago Board of Trade
Boer Leader Dies in Cape Town at 90
F. W. Reitz, 90, former president of the Orange Free State and last surviving president of the Boer republics, died in Cape Town. As Transvaal state secretary before the Boer War, he drafted the ultimatum to Britain that triggered the October 1899 rupture.
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Cape Town
South Africa
F. W. Reitz
Orange Free State
Reitz
Transvaal
Victoria Cuts Weekly Hours Under Hours of Work Bill
The British Columbia legislature debates a bill reducing maximum weekly hours from 56 to 48. The measure, given second reading, broadens scope to cover nearly all industries and occupations, expanding beyond the former more limited act.
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Victoria
British Columbia
First Wheat Seeding Reported In Southern Alberta
The Coolidge and Alien farm at Taber reported the season’s first wheat seeding in southern Alberta. Soil is in good condition but temperatures remain cool, delaying general spring farm operations.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Coolidge and Alien
Taber
Increased Employment Gains Across Regions
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports a March 1 employment rise of about 1200 from February 1. From 8499 employers, staffs grew from 849,056 to 861,044, with gains in four of five economic regions and a notable rise in Ontario, while the prairie provinces showed a decline.
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Mawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Supreme Court To Decide Ottawa Referenced Question
The Dominion government asks the Supreme Court of Canada to rule on tariff board powers over legal questions and ministerial approvals of duty values. Prime Minister Bennett announced the action in the House of Commons via an order in council authorizing the reference.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Dominion
Tariff Board
Minister of National Revenue
House of Commons
R. B. Bennett
Banks deny restricting credit in Canada says official
Ottawa. Canada has no need of a reconstruction finance corporation to stimulate credit, says Jackson Dodds of the Bank of Montreal. He testified the chartered banks have not restricted credit during the low mood, but sought safe loans and faced slow business, and warned against provincial legislation that dammed credit.
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Ottawa
Canada
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
House of Commons
Jackson S’odds
Ban
Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Dodds
Improved Showing for Canadian National Railways in 1933
The 1933 CN Railways annual report shows a net operating revenue of 5.8 million on revenues of 148.5 million, with fixed charges producing a cash deficit of 58.9 million. Board of trustees led by C. P. Fullerton presented the figures to Hon. R. J. Manion for parliamentary tabling. Hungerford notes improved late 1933 but overall depression deep. Compared to 1928, gross revenues fell by 163.8 million and operating expenses by 113.4 million.
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Ottawa
Canadian National
House of Commons
R. J. Manion
C. P. Fullerton
S. J. Hungerford
Byrd Plans Eight Months Alone at Antarctic Advance Base
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd prepares to spend eight months alone at a winter advance base 123 miles south of Little America. He will endure intense cold darkness and storms while using a portable shack and a battery of thermometers and smoke bombs to study Antarctic meteorological phenomena.
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Little America
Antarctic
Richard E. Byrd
Elbow Room
Cabinet Interviewed on Pension Security and Rates
Brigadier-General Alex Ross and other veterans leaders pressed Prime Minister Bennett and his cabinet for a government statement on pension security and basic rate maintenance including hospital allowances. They called for reorganizing the pension commission to remove any perception of old-board influence, stressing no demand for more pensions, only fairness and a proper hearing for claimants.
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Ottawa
Alex Ross
CMG
Yorkton
Sask
Dominion Legion
Bennett
Canadian Pension Commission
Board of Pension Commissioners
Ross
Opinion Poll Of Canadian Business Men On Marketing Act
Wendell McLeod Clarke of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce announced a nationwide poll of boards of trade and chambers of commerce to gauge views on the Natural Products Marketing Act in Ottawa. He said the chamber opposes government mixing with business and will watch for government involvement in commerce under the bill.
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Montreal
Wendell McLeod Clarke
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade and
Chamber of Commerce
Canada
House of Commons
Ottawa
Wheat deal sparks Commons debate in Ottawa
The debate centers on John I. McFarland's Dominion backed wheat holdings and whether details of the government's guarantee and the amount of wheat should be disclosed. Prime Minister Bennett argues disclosure could wreck prices while Ernest Lapointe urges full information. Liberals oppose blank cheque relief measures.
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Ottawa
John I. McFarland
Winnipeg
R. B. Bennett
McFarland
Ernest Lapointe
Co. E. Bothwell
John Vallance
Lib
South Battleford
W. R. Motherwell
Melville
Vallance
Relief Bill Delay Forces Provinces to Carry On
Ottawa adjourned for Easter recess as unemployment relief stretches without Dominion aid for about ten days. Provinces and municipalities must finance relief until Parliament resumes April nine, risking piled accounts and no authority to pay. Liberal and Conservative sides clash over the delay while Sir Lyman Duff ready for royal assent.
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Ottawa
House
Senate
Commons
Lyman Duff
Canada
Wesley Gordon
Labor
Mackenzie King
Severs Another Chain Dublin
W W McDowell the new United States minister to Dublin presented credentials directly to President Eamon de Valera rather than to the governor general, breaking a long standing precedent. A mounted guard of honor saluted as he arrived at the parliament buildings.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Britain
W. W. McDowell
United States
Eamon de Valera
Ireland
McDowell
de Valera
Parliament
Mussolini Wins Large Victory in 29th Chamber Ballot
In Rome more than ten million voters approved Prime Minister Mussolini and the fascist regime in elections. With all returns in, only 15 265 votes were cast against the 400 government selected deputies led by Il Duce for the 29th chamber.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
I Duce
Chamber of Deputies
Wrigley Plans $1 Million Employment Assurance
William Wrigley Jr Company directors approve a $1,000,000 employment assurance plan. President Philip K. Wrigley explains the plan pays 4 percent of the average wage to any employee laid off by the factory, funded by the firm.
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Chicago
William Wrigley, Jr
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General Legislative Assembly
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Canadian National Rail
Admiral Byrd
Littl America
J. F. Emerson
Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers
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