Changes in the B N A Act May Have to Wait
A constitutional reform plan for Canada to amend the British North America Act without Westminster may be postponed to 1937. After December discussions and a Dominion provincial conference, prospects for immediate amendments faded as provincial legislatures close for the year. A sub committee has worked toward autonomy, but new sessions in 1936 halted progress, making 1937 the likely focal point.
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Canada
House
Senate
Westminster
New Brunswick
New Hospital Planned for Aklavik Arctic Post
Plans for a new hospital at Aklavik in the Northwest Territories are formed. Bishop A L Fleming notes funds are uncertain as about 25000 dollars are needed to replace the hospital destroyed by fire on April 6. Materials orders must be placed within three weeks to rebuild this year due to remote location.
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Toronto
Aklavik
Arctic
Northwest Territories
A. L. Fleming
Fleming
War-Type Ships Moved to Gibraltar Amid Mediterranean Tension
In Geneva tension grows as the admiralty shifts a secret anti submarine craft to Gibraltar to protect warships. Fifteen mine sweeping trawlers described in the admiralty list have arrived at Gibraltar from home ports in the last week, most leaving Portland base on Easter Sunday. Five destroyers also arrived from the eastern Mediterranean.
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London
Geneva
Admiralty
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Portland
New Zealand Seeks League Seat Ahead of Australia
Wellington Prime Minister Michael Savage announced New Zealand aims to win a seat on the League of Nations council in September succeeding Australia. He said if a cabinet minister is in Europe then he would outrank high commissioners as the island dominion's Geneva representative.
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Wellington
Michael Savage
New Zealand
Council of the
League of Nations
Australia
Europe
Dominion
Geneva
Ottawa Finance Minister announces bills tender acceptance
Ottawa Finance Minister Dunning announced bids totaling 25,000,000 for Dominion of Canada treasury bills due July 15. The accepted bids averaged 99.78138 in price with an average yield of 6 percent.
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Ottawa
Dunning
Dominion of Canada
Treasury
Canada to Set New Pace in Natural Resource Growth
Dr H M Tory of Ottawa told the Women Canadian Club annual meeting that Canada’s natural resources development over the next 25 years will outpace the past 75, aided by land and climate, easy communications, and a united, educated nation. He praised railways, urged unity beyond provincial barriers, and called for Canada to lead intellectual movements.
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Montreal
Canada
H. M Tory
Ottawa
University of Alberta
Association of Canadian Clubs
Tory
Pattullo Returns to Ottawa After BC Talks
Premier Pattullo arrives home briefly from a Washington Ottawa trip to resume talks with the Dominion government. He says discussions focus on general policies including relief and financing, not Dominion aid for a 3.5 million bond due May 15. He notes BC has no plan for a provincial bank.
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British Columbia
Alberta
Coast
Latin American Regional League Sparks Geneva Debate
Discussion at Geneva centers on Latin American moves to establish an all American League of Nations. Opinions split between fear of disintegration of the Geneva institution and belief that regional leagues can dovetail into a universal League. Officials support universal sanctions while allowing regional groups to handle conflicts locally.
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Geneva
League of Nations
League
Appeal for Medical Aid from Ethiopian Gas Casualties
The British Red Cross has been handed an urgent Ethiopian government appeal for medicine and physicians. More than 1,000 sufferers are said to be in acute distress due to insufficient treatment knowledge.
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London
British Red Cross
Compulsory Subjects in Ontario Schools Expanded
Hon. Duncan McArthur deputy minister of education announced compulsory English social sciences health education and business practice as part of a revised Ontario school course to be introduced soon. The statement was made to the public school department of the Ontario Education Association.
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Toronto
Ontario
Duncan McArthur
Ontario Education Association
Calgary talks drop sale of Alberta telephone system
Negotiations for selling the Alberta government telephone system to a United States syndicate have been definitely dropped for at least a year. Hon. W. A. Fallon, provincial minister of public works and telephones, announced the decision.
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Calgary
Alberta
United States
W. A. Fallon
Advocates Mining Policy to Cure Unemployment in Canada
Mr. Justice A M Manson of the British Columbia Supreme Court urged a national mining policy at the Canadian Manufacturers' Association meeting. He called for a Dominion province wide plan to stabilize mining taxation and encourage capital from abroad by fixing long term tax rates so profits are protected during early production and low grade ore can be recovered.
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Justice Manson
Canada
Dominion
Parliament Teems With Committees And Railways Debate
Ottawa notes parliament will split attention between red and green chambers and six committees with heavy agendas. Special panels on railways radio pensions and agriculture seek sitting permission, causing many empty green seats. A railway bill aims to restore the director system and revisit government railways and deficits.
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Ottawa
Feted Met Opera Chief by Canadian Club of New York
Edward Johnson manager of the Metropolitan Opera was feted at the Canadian Club of New York annual reception and presidents dinner. Club president Ernest W. Appleby urged sharing honors. Johnson spoke of spreading the love of opera through press and radio and announced the Met spring season opening in May with ticket prices from 25 cents to 1 dollar.
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New York
Edward Johnson
Metropolitan Opera
Canadian Club of
Ernest W. Appleby
Johnson
Met
Dowager Lady Aberdeen Put Forward for Peace Prize
Lady Aberdeen, wife of Canada’s ex governor general and president of the International Council of Women, is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Support comes from women’s organizations in 40 countries where the National Council of Women has worked under her guidance for years.
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London
Aberdeen
Canada
International Council of Women
National Council of Women
International Council
Cause of Peace
Fears Of Potato Shortage In Canada Rise
Canada faces a looming potato shortage after the Dominion Bureau of Statistics report shows farm stocks at March 31 totaling 11 047 000 cwt, down from 19 740 000 cwt a year earlier. 56 percent of the 1935 crop was not merchantable, compared with 51 percent in 1934. Prince Edward Island cites only potatoes in the Maritimes, while New Brunswick and other provinces report depleted supplies.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
M. G. McNeely
Prince Edward Island
Italian Discontent Grows Over Mussolini War Policy
Giovanni Giglio, ex Rome correspondent, denounces Fascist rule in The Daily Herald. He says Italy’s masses blame Il Duce for ruinous African adventures and a pauperized economy with exports near zero for the next 20 years. Rising living costs fuel unrest.
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London
Giovanni Giglio
Rome
The
Daily Herald
Giglio
Italy
Canada mining sector shown high activity for coming season
Mines Minister Crerar announced completion of 15 preliminary reports from last year’s $1,000,000 geological survey, signaling a record season for Canadian mining, prospecting, and exploration. About 190 field parties with near 1,000 men will test areas across Quebec, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories, including a largely virgin Yukon tract and rich Yellowknife river region prospects for precious metals.
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Ottawa
Crerar
Canada Mining
Quebec
British Columbia
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Yellowknife River
Surveys to Be Continued Across Wide Scale Work
Ottawa reports the Dominion Mines Department will extend its summer surveys program this year. About 800 science undergraduates, plus 200 experienced men, are expected to work across the country from Atlantic to Pacific with a total vote near 500000 dollars. Last season one employee drowned and another broke a leg. overall the project was accident free aside from those incidents. One project targets water supplies in parts of Saskatchewan.
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Ottawa
Dominion Department of Mines
Atlantic
Pacific
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Suspected sabotage reported at Sheffield factory
The Daily Mail cites a potential sabotage attempt at a Sheffield plant to sever ropes on a giant flywheel in the engine room used for steel and wire for aircraft and torpedo boats. Arthur S. Lee warns speedy, unseen failure could cause terrible havoc and smash the entire plant.
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London
Daily Mail
Sheffield
Arthur S. Lee
Ethiopia Seeks 500000 Pound Loan From London
Ethiopia plans a public loan to fund its war with Italy, seeking £500,000 with Bank of Ethiopia servicing the debt. The bonds carry 6 percent interest, issued at £95 for £100 nominal value, maturing in 1941.
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London
Ethiopia
Italy
Bank of Ethiopia
Alberta Fuel Oil Tax Takes Effect May First
Alberta passes a new fuel oil tax act aimed at raising about 200000 in added revenue this year. The tax sets a seven cent per gallon rate with a six cent rebate for farming and industrial uses, and applies to all lower grades of fuel oil.
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Edmonton
Newspaper Man John Westwood Oliver Dead at 74
The Glasgow notice reports the death of John Westwood Oliver in London aged 74. Fifty years ago he was among the first to travel across Canada on the newly built Canadian Pacific Railway and produced descriptive articles for Scottish newspapers.
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London
Glasgow
John Westwood Oliver
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Appointment Names Turquetil to St Mary Immaculate Missionary Post
Vatican City reports Mgr. Turquetil apostolic vicar of Hudson Bay is named superior of the St. Mary Im maculate missionaries operating in his jurisdiction.
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Vatican City
Mgr. Turquetil
Hudson Bay
St. Mary Immaculate
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