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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1929
Page
7
Senator Borah urged Britain to sink ships to reach parity with the United States. He argued paring armaments would save taxpayers and reduce war incentives, noting U S has eighteen ships versus Britain's nine.
The Lancashire cotton stoppage drags on with slimmer hopes for immediate settlement and return to work. Negotiations are tough as the Amended Union remains firm against wage cuts while other parties eye potential gains for rivals in Britain and France. Foreign press notes France, Lille, Roubaix and Tourcoing ready to capture orders lost to Lancashire. The Empress raps old methods behind a 60 year old system.
General J. H. MacBrien of Ottawa, president of the Aviation League of Canada, announced rapid progress in Canadian aviation. He cited new mail routes, growing flying clubs, and a planned transcontinental airway linking Vancouver and Halifax by 1951, with regional feeders to Hudson Bay, Peace River, and Northern Ontario and Quebec.
Ottawa reports rising infantile paralysis figures with Ontario most affected. Deputy Minister of Health J A Amyet warns provinces to adopt best methods if the situation worsens as a blue book on the disease is prepared by Dr Helen MacMurchy for public guidance.
A national board was elected to form the Canadian Geographical Society aiming to make Canada better known at home and abroad. The group plans a magazine and includes directors from major universities and media. In a separate note, Wesley Burke, captured after a two week manhunt, confessed to robbing the Royal Bank of Smithers on July 17, cash over two thousand dollars, most of which was recovered.
Right Hon. J H Thompson, Lord Privy Seal and unemployment minister, accepts invitation from the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada to attend its Saint John New Brunswick convention the week of August 26.
President Hoover defends delaying three cruisers next fall, citing the London naval parity treaty with Great Britain as essential defense. In a letter to Paul V. McNutt, national commander of the American Legion, he argues naval equality secures U S contingency and counters critics.
Figures from harbor commissioners show Western Port leading grain exports with 54,233,652 bushels through the port in the first six months of the year, from June 1. Montreal follows with 43,549,140 bushels, Saint John 22,522,984, and Quebec 3,587,273.
Federal authorities locate four beacon stations guiding pilots one and a half miles east of Forrest. A. D. McLean of Ottawa and C. Taylor of Regina on the aviation board concluded preliminary arrangements this week. Two men to be stationed at the depot for day and night duty. The closest beacon to the west will be Broad.
Judge Dubue presided at Aklavik in the Northwest Territories where Okchina Eskimo was found guilty of manslaughter in the case against Okstisk. The jury deliberated two hours and Okchina received a nineteen year sentence at Herschel Island. The North travels of the judicial party aimed to deliver British justice to Eskimos far from Edmonton.
The Pas Manitoba reports Capt W N Sherlock of Dominion Explorers a aerial staff pilot starts a secret flight from The Pas toward Lac La Ronge Saskatchewan. Mining circles say the craft will enter northern territory for mineral exploration potentially setting a Canadian record for light moth biplanes.
The Financial Post estimates Canada consumed about 475 million gallons of gasoline last year, a record high up 20 to 25 percent from previous years. Consumption may reach one billion gallons in five years thanks to rising auto registrations at 14 to 15 percent annually, plus tractors, farms, tourism, higher mileage, and new aviation use.
Nearly 40 million dollars in second interim payments are being distributed by the Canadian Wheat Pool for 1928 crops. Payments vary by grade from 34 to 2 cents per bushel, with specific rates listed for No 1 Northern Fort William Ni 17 No 3 No 4 No 5 No 6 and feed wheat and Durum grades.
The London rally and similar events in European capitals mostly stayed peaceful under heavy police presence. In Canton martial law followed grenade incidents at a government factory. Moscow and other Soviet cities staged large parades with calls for peace while Paris saw arrests and sporadic clashes amid heightened security.
The Department of National Revenue will survey liquor running activities along the Canadian border to determine how many participants are Canadians. The aim is to decide if enough people are involved to justify legislation in the next Parliament session to bar Canadian citizens from obtaining clearances for liquor headed to the United States. The move follows Hon. W. D. Euler’s statement that legislation to shut them down would be introduced if a sizeable number are found.
An acetylene gas tank exploded at the Consolidated Reduction plant in Trail BC, killing two men and injuring a third. Debris was hurled about 200 feet, with the tank itself rising to that height before crashing back through the gate house roof.
Ottawa income tax receipts for the first quarter ending June 30 totalled 58 035 317 dollars, up from the same quarter in 1928. The Minister of National Revenue attributes the gain to higher incomes and stronger collection efforts.
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