New Marine Flag For Canada Promoted In Senate
Legislation to adopt a maple leaf marine ensign instead of the shield flag was designed by the banking and commerce committee of the senate. Senator Raoul Dandurand of Montreal sponsored the amendment to the shipping bill which passed nine to five, sending the issue to the commons for final action this week.
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Ottawa
Canada
Banking and Commerce Committee
Senate
Raoul Dandurand
Montreal
W. A. Griesbach
Edmonton
Arthur Meighen
Toronto
Griesbach
Meighen
Commons
Edmonton Air Show Disaster Claims Three Injured and Killed
An Fokker monoplane crashed during the Edmonton Air Club show at the city airport. Pilot Matt Berry and Airport Manager Capt. James Bell survived with critical injuries while aero mechanic Fred Hodgins died after being pulled from the wreckage. The plane reportedly rose to about 30 feet before settling and crashing into the left wing.
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Edmonton
Fred Hodgins
Matt Berry
James Bell
Air Club
Hodgins
Memorial Cross Unveiled in Pointe Claire for Sir Arthur Currie
A memorial cross honoring General Sir Arthur Currie was unveiled in Memorial Park Pointe Claire Quebec on the field of honor where Currie spoke during the 1933 commemorations. Lieut General Archibald Cameron Macdonell, former RMC commandant, unveiled the grey stone memorial.
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Pointe Claire
Que
Arthur Currie
France
McGill University
Archibald Cameron Macdonnell
Royal Military College
Kingston
Ont
Ottawa senator argues withdrawal from League would harm Canada
Hon. Ynomas Chapais told the senate that leaving the League of Nations would be unworthy of Canada. He warned it could save about $300,000 yearly but would deal a dangerous blow to the international institution whose moral influence was strong.
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Ottawa
League of Nations
Canada
Ynomas Chapais
Senate
Lethbridge Hosts Southern Alberta School Drama Festival
Lethbridge hosted a large annual school and dramatic festival with elocution and vocal classes for 500 boys and girls. The event runs in conjunction with Alberta’s 27th annual musical festival, highlighting a city of song and drama.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Alberta
Decoration For Sir Geo Perley Ottawa
Sir George H. Perley has received another decoration to add to his honors The latest is the Canadian efficiency decoration bearing a military character and significance for his service and contributions from Ottawa
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Ottawa
George H. Perley
Medals For Mounted Police In Royal Grant
Ottawa reports more than 300 Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers eligible for a long service medal authorized by a royal warrant from the king. The award covers service milestones and formal recognition of duty.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Balanced Railway Budget Promised By P R Services Chief
E W Beatty KC president of the Canadian Pacific Railway pledged a balanced railway budget within a reasonable period if a unified privately administered system were adopted by Canadian railways. Speaking to the Canadian Political Science Association he argued the plan would finance justifiable extensions for growing settlements and development. Beatty described federal railway debt and called government railways a veritable rake's progress.
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Pawers
Montreal
E W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Railroads of Canada
Canadian Political Science Association
Beatty
Canadian National Railways
Sweepstake bill defeated in non party vote in Commons
In Ottawa the Fraser bill to legalize hospital sweepstakes failed 105 to 57 in an open vote. Leaders Bennett King and Woodsworth united against it. most support came from Quebec Liberals. Carmichael moved the six months’ hoist, killing the bill after passage of the motion.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
R. B. Bennett
Mackenzie King
J. S. Woodsworth
Bennett
Maurice Dupre
Quebec
J. A. Fraser
Cariboo
B.C
Senate
A. M. Carmichael
Kindersley
House
Carmichael
Regulate Trade Proposal Replaces Combines Act Aide
C H Carlisle president of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co urged replacing the Combines Act with legislation giving the Dominion government power to regulate trade and commerce. He argued the act should safeguard the public through constructive supervision rather than blocking efficient organization and noted both high and low prices harm the public.
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Ottawa
Dominion
C. H. Carisle
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
Pany
Carlisle
Drouth Mobilization Tactics Hit Russian Wheat Fields
Communist party chiefs in the Azov-Black Sea region mobilize city and village fire departments to deploy water barrels to drought parched croplands. All able bodied men are ordered to help bring water as rains are reported in southwestern Ukraine and lower Volga.
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Rostov
U.S.S.R
Communist Party
Drouth
Azov-Black Sea
Moscow
Ukraine
Lower Volga
Russia
Toronto student wins gold medal in medical class
Miss Jessie Gray of Toronto is awarded the gold medal in the graduating medical class at the University of Toronto. T Kakyama, a Japanese student from Cumberland, B C, takes second, and R C Dickson of Ottawa earns third honors.
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Jessie Gray
Toronto
University of Toronto
T. Kakyama
Cumberland
B.C
R. C. Dickson
Ottawa
Dominion Loan Arranged Ottawa
Orders in council under the Relief Act authorize a 600000 loan on provincial treasury bills at five percent to Manitoba to consolidate May and June maturities 500000 and 100000 respectively. Manitoba also gets 294000 for May and June relief costs while Saskatchewan and Alberta receive up to 750000 each for road building funded by the federal treasury at five percent.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Praises Beharnois Bond Liability Discharge
Prime Minister R B Bennett told the House that the Dominion government is released from any liability as guarantor of Beauharnois bonds. He also announced that Beauharnois investigation costs totaling 43536 dollars in the House and senate have been paid.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Beauharnois Corporation
R. B. Bennett
House of Commons
Beauharnois
Senate
Bennett Deliberates Unemployment Insurance Move in Commons
Prime Minister R. B. Bennett says contributory unemployment insurance seems inevitable but cannot confirm any legislative action during the current session. He spoke to the House of Commons amid debate on social reform measures and financial policy.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
House of Commons
New Zealand Aviatrix Sets England to Australia Record
Miss Joan Batten lowered the women’s England to Australia flight record to 15 days in Darwin. She cut 44 days from Mrs. Amy Mollison’s 1930 mark of 19 days, beating the older women’s record all the way from London as male aviators shortened the era.
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Joan Batten
England
Australia
Darwin
New Zealand
Aviatrix
Amy Mollison
British Columbia’s First Quarter Trends in 1934
The first quarter of 1934 in British Columbia shows growth across sectors. Bank clearings rose 25 percent from 1933, lumber production up 90 percent to 487,336,000 fbm, lumber exports by water doubling to 291,139,097 fbm, and gold output rising 22 percent to 61,833 ounces. Coal, agricultural products, and payrolls also increased. Relief dependence declined by about 12,000 people per month in March and April versus the prior year.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Sweepstake Winnings Ottawa Debate Ends Bill
Hon. Hugh Guthrie advised two changes to lottery law during the sweepstakes debate. The bill to legalize sweepstakes was killed. Under the criminal code the prize could be forfeited to an informer, a provision Guthrie termed unsuitable. He argued winnings should go to the crown and suggested raising the $20 ticket fine.
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Ottawa
Hugh Guthrie
Guthrie
Winnipeg Strike Settled at Western Packing Company
A partial strike at the Western Packing Company in Winnipeg ended by mutual agreement. Workers returned to their jobs. wages rose by 10 percent for lower paid workers and 7.7 percent for higher paid categories.
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Winnipeg
Western Packing Company
Roosevelt Pushes Silver Policy to Alter Monetary Standard
President Roosevelt urges Congress to declare policy to raise silver to one quarter of monetary stocks and keep gold at three quarters. He would authorize purchases and limit payments for existing holdings to 50 cents an ounce with 50 percent tax on profits. He cites a bi metallic world approach and says negotiations with neighboring countries are already under way.
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Roosevelt
Washington
United States Congress
Congressional
United States
Congress
Pattullo Returns with BC Proposals on Rail and Funding
Premier Pattullo, back from talks with Prime Minister Bennett, announced two novelties. The Dominion will provide direct cash to a provincial works program and the Pacific Great Eastern Railway may be turned over at replacement value, with valuation to begin immediately.
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Vancouver
T. D. Pattullo
British Columbia
R. B. Bennett
Dominion
Pattullo
Bennett
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
Britain plans to aid own meat producers
The Daily Telegraph reports Britain will help its meat sector if Ottawa conference accords fail to curb imports after June 30. If Dominions reject a new scheme, Britain may restrict frozen and chilled meat imports, using quotas to shield home producers and possibly a price guarantee similar to dairy supports.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Canada Shows Rising Tide of Trade Activity
Canada’s external trade surged in April with exports up 14,358,000 dollars or 70 percent and imports rising 11,571,000 dollars or 57.5 percent, marking the largest April commerce since 1931. The Bank of Montreal notes the rise reflects preferential tariffs and domestic demand, while wheat carryover drops and visible supply as of May 11 stands at 202,717,000 bushels, nine million less than last year. The first Dominion crop forecast shows spring wheat acres down eight percent to return to 1928 levels.
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Montreal
Canada
Bank of Montreal
Dominion
Bolivian counter attack encircles Paraguayan divisions
Army dispatches report a Bolivian counter strike near Fort Ballivian as decisive. More than 6,000 Paraguayans killed and 12,000 wounded amid a surround maneuver by Col. Bernardino Bilboa Rioja and Bolivian forces in the Canada and Strongest sectors.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Fort Ballivian
Bernardino Bilboa Rioja
Canada
Fatal Strike Riot in Toledo After Auto Lite Clash
In Toledo a strike riot at the Auto Lite plant drew 6000+ with bricks and bottles thrown at 25 militiamen. National guardsmen fired gas, then rifles as the crowd surged. Two men were shot and three injured. the scene cooled around midnight after heavy gas attacks and intermittent clashes.
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Toledo
Ohio
National
Byrd Reports Severe Cold at Little America Antarctica
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd reported 72 degrees below zero at his Little America outpost on the Ross ice barrier on May 21. He warned the coldest Antarctic winter lies ahead and his base may become the coldest inhabited place.
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Little America
Antarctica
Richard E. Byrd
Ross Ice Barrier
Naphtha Prices Reduced by 32 Cents a Barrel
Turned by Turner Valley producers, a 32 cent cut lowers naphtha to 2.55 dollars per barrel for clear naphtha and 2.19 for crude oil 50 gravity and up. Refiners cite a continued surplus of Turner Valley naphtha as the rationale.
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Calgary
Turner Valley
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