Bennett May Of His Cabinet
Premier Bennett indicated potential creation of a department of communications to oversee air services railways canals and wireless as part of cabinet consolidation plans. He discussed post office roles while addressing a salary resolution for the solicitor general and noted debates over reducing portfolios to improve efficiency.
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Pew Department of Communications
Dominica
RB Bennett
House of Commons “and Post Office
Post Office
Bennett
Hugh Guthrie
W. L. Mackenzie King
Mr. Bennett
T. G. Murphy
King
Duncan
Finance Department
Department of Communications
Dominion
Tolstoy Heiress May Visit Canada If Laws Met
Miss Alexandra Tolstoy daughter of the late Count Tolstoy, famed Russian writer, may be allowed to visit Canada if she complies with Canadian laws. The remark was circulated in the House of Commons by Minister of Immigration W A Gordon who noted reports of a prohibition on entry. JS Woodsworth of Winnipeg North Centre prompted the minister to address the claim.
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Tolstoy
Dominion
Alexandra Tolstoy
Count Tolstoy
Canada
House of Commons
W. A. Gordon
JS Woodsworth
Labor
Winnipeg North Centre
Spain Republic recognition affirmed by Dominion governments
London Rt. Hon. Arthur Henderson announced in the House of Commons that all Dominion governments fully concurred in recognizing the new republican government of Spain. Commander Donald MacMillan plans aerial mapping of Labrador this summer.
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Spanish Republic
London
England
Arthur Henderson
Af- 3
House of Ons
Spe
Amalgamation Hit for Western Soldiers Settlement Board
The Soldiers Settlement Board plans a major reorganization affecting western offices in Regina and Prince Albert, consolidating work in Saskatoon and abolishing the Ottawa board chair and three member staff. Ontario investigator Tom McGladery, ally of Minister Wesley Gordon, led the study and recommended cuts and staff reductions across the department.
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Ottawa
Soldiers Settlement Board
Wesley Gordon
Regina
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Col J. Rattray
Manitoba
Tom McGladery
Ontario
McGladery
Massey Harris Company
Vancouver
Inter provincial educators meet on school readers plan
A two day meeting in Edmonton of the New School Readers group includes Alberta deputy minister Dr John T Ross and senior officials from British Columbia Manitoba and Saskatchewan. They agreed on publisher specifications for a new set of school readers to be adopted across the four provinces with adoption for fall 1933.
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Edmonton
Aseria
Alberta
John T. Ross
S.J. Willis
British Columbia
R. Fletcher
Manitoba
J. 8. Huff
Saskatchewan
Manitoba Postmasters Seek Faster Mail Service Reforms
The Manitoba Postmasters Association adopted two resolutions at its annual convention in Winnipeg. They urge limiting open letter envelopes to five inches long to reduce losses and delays. They also seek to end large firms using stamped return envelopes sent to rural areas that bypass local postmasters for revenue. P. H. Nelson of Russell was re elected president.
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Manitoba Association
Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba Postmasters Association
P. H. Nelson
Russell
Governor General Visits Foot Guards Regimental Mess Room
His Excellency the Governor General and honorary colonel received by Lieut. Col. J. C. Foy VC as Ottawa guardsmen present a gold key to the regimental mess room. The Earl Bughcknowledges the honor and praises the guard of honor shown in the capital.
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Ottawa
Governor-General's Foot Guards
J.C. Foy
Earl Bugh Tok
Governor General Unveils Faraday Memorial in London
His Excellency the Governor General unveiled a remembrance stone in London to Michael Faraday whose discovery birthed the electrical industry. The Earl of Bessborough, a former director of London Power Company, attended the event.
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Ottawa
London
England
Michael Faraday
Earl of Bessborough
London Power Company
Hawks Flies England to Rome in Five Hours Twenty Minutes
Captain Frank M. Hawks of Texas set a new aviation mark for European pilots by flying from Heston England to Rome in 5 hours 20 minutes in the same red plane that broke the U S speed record. He departed at 6:30 am and reached Rome in five hours twenty minutes but on the return leg was forced down in France by fuel shortage, failing the round trip.
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Heston
England
Lindbergh
Farmers Oppose Futures as Hearing Wraps Up
Winnipeg reports record the Canadian Wheat Pool pressing for government supervised futures trading while A J McPhail and Andrew Cairns each present data and opinions. The Pool cites farmer opposition to futures and argues for study to confirm or dispel complaints, noting U S supervision as a model and suggested market weaknesses affecting prices.
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Winnipeg
Josiah Stamp
Royal Commission On
Canadian Wheat Pool
Canada
A. J. McPhail
Andrew Cairns
Pool
Prairie
Mr. McPhail
Central Selling Agency
Regina
Calgary
Co-Operative
Central
West
McPhail
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Winnipeg Exchange
United States
Cairns
May Hold Conference on Unemployment in Ottawa
Ottawa reports that Dominion and provincial leaders plan a post session conference to address unemployment next winter and consider a deportation time limit. Officials say Canada would not relinquish exclusive control over immigration and may seek changes to laws to implement limits.
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Ottawa
Canada
Department of Immigration
Thousands Deported From Canada In 1990
In the House of Commons Hon. W. A Gordon says 4 205 people were deported from Canada in 1990. Most went to the British Isles while others were sent to Poland Germany the United States and various European nations New Zealand Newfoundland China and Japan. Deportations stemmed from public charges criminal convictions mental defects and other reasons with total cost of 138 220.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
House of Commons
W. A Gordon
H. E. Spencer
U.F.A
Battle River
Gordon
British Isles
Poland
Germany
United States
New Zealand
Newfoundland
China
Japan
Spencer
British flier sets England to Capetown record in six and a half days
Commander Glen Kidston, British aviator and survivor of the Godstone crash, flew from Croydon to Capetown in about six and a half days. The group pictured at Croydon before the flight includes wireless operator L A Valetti and assistant pilot Lieut Gathcart Jones.
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Glen Kidston
England
Capetown
Croydon
Kidston
Godstone
Surrey
L. A. Valetti
Glen Kidstrm
Gathcart Jones
Batter For Export Higher Prices Expected With Heavy Output
Ottawa reports enormous butter production pushing Canada onto the export market with no immediate rise in prices. Minister Robert Weir heard from Montreal Produce Dealers Association officials that storage for next winter might be risky as production grows, and current churnings may improve in quality.
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Ottawa
Robert Weir
Montreal
Canada
Reduced Railway Service and Fares Debate in Commons
In Ottawa Hon. R J Manion said rail rate decisions and service cuts are for the Board of Railway Commissioners not the government. Debates centered on Boulangers motion to urge reduced colonization fares and public subsidies to railways to ease unemployment amid declining passenger revenue.
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Ottawa
Boulanger
Canada
Bellechasse
Robert Gardiner
Uf.a
Canadian Railways
Manion
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
Dr Manion
Mackenzie King
Canada poised to lead world industry and economy
London officials hear Hon. G. Howard Ferguson urge Britain to embrace the Dominions as equal partners. He warns Britain’s self sufficiency is challenged by rising global powers and calls for capital and closer Britain Canada ties to accelerate shared prosperity.
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London
England
G. Howard Ferguson
Lonon
Great Britain
Dominions
Ferguson
Association of the British Chambers of Commerce
Britain
Canada
Mr. Fer
Rideau Hall Costs and Governor General Salary Details
The governor general’s total annual compensation includes a salary of 448,666.56 plus a 50,000 travelling allowance. Additional allowances total 79,000, covering aides-de-camp and fuel and light. Rideau Hall maintenance costs over 1927-30 averaged high figures with yearly fuel and light expenses and other incidentals.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
House of Commons
E. J. Garland
Bow River
Rideau Hall
Increased Duty On Vegetables Tariff Raised
The Minister of National Revenue fixed duty values for vegetables including asparagus lettuce green onions shallots onion sets potatoes rhubarb and spinach. Values set per pound include 15 cents for asparagus 5 cents for lettuce 6 cents for potatoes 4 cents for rhubarb and 3 cents for spinach with packer weight included in the assessed value.
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Ottawa
Minister of National Revenue
Plan Air Race Around World From Los Angeles to New York
A proposed around the world air race in identical monoplanes gains possibility with preparations led by John Herry Mears of New York and Wiley Post of Oklahoma City, entering final stages.
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Los Angeles
John Herry Mears
New York
Wiley Post
Oklahoma City
Oak Tree Near Warsaw Iowa Reaches Seven Feet Diameter
A large oak tree in Warsaw Indiana measures seven feet in diameter according to local measurements. The historic tree stands as a notable landmark in the area and draws attention from residents and visitors alike.
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Warsaw
Indiana
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Bennett May
Denald Maclillan
Labrador
Mary
New School Readers
Western Province
Apt. Hawks
Rome
Say's
Charles Camsell
British Institution of Mining and Metallurgy
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