British set new long distance air record
British Royal Air Force pilots Squadron Leader C. R. Gayford and Flight Lieutenant G. R. Nicholetty completed a nonstop flight of 5349 miles from Cranwell, England to Cape Town, setting the long-distance, altitude, and speed records. They landed after 57 hours 25 minutes, asserting Britain held all three major air records.
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Waifish Bay
South Africa
Royal Air Force
England
United Kingdom
C. R. Gayford
G. R Nicholetty
Great Britain
Royal Air Forces
Cape Town
Cranwell Aerodrome
Channel
France
Mediterranean
Africa
Gayford
Nicholetts
Gayford and Nicholetts
Russell Boardman
John Polando
United States
Turkey
Provisional British Ministers May Attend Washington Talks
In London it is understood Whitehall has made a tentative plan for Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, Walter Runciman, and Neville Chamberlain to travel to Washington for debt conversations with the incoming US administration. If feasible, the three would represent National Labour, Liberal, and Conservative elements of the National Government during the talks.
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Washington
London
Eng
Whitehall
Ramsay MacDonald
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
Neville Chamberlain
United States
Naional
National Labor
Liberal
Four RAF flyers killed in Salisbury crash during practice flight
Four Royal Air Force servicemen died when their bombing plane crashed and burst into flames during a Salisbury practice flight in England. A fifth man survived with burns. The deceased were Flying Officer T. P. Pitcher Sergt. A. R. Allen Corporal Cyril Smith and Second Class Aircraftsman E G Scholl Leading Aircraftsman J W B Hipwell escaped with minor burns.
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Mbers
Royal Air Force
Cash
Salisbury
Eng
T. P. Pitcher
A. R. Allen
Cyril Smith
E.G. Scholl
J. W. B. Hipwell
Prisoners to Face Trial in Kingston Riots
Twenty five prisoners from Portsmouth penitentiary will appear in public court following last October rioting. Over thirty others will be punished for their role, most appearing before the prison court without criminal charges.
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Kingston
Ont
Portsmouth Pen Tentary
Taxation Advances Seen for This Year in Britain
London report notes British taxpayers may face higher levies as Neville Chamberlain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, told the House of Commons that tax reductions are not promised but that increased taxation will be necessary this year.
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London
Eng
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Ottawa Debates Wage Cuts in Nation’s Payroll
Ottawa government moves to trim five million dollars from payroll with resolutions to submit bills cutting indemnities for members and senators and salaries of civil servants. debate extends as House considers a new ten percent income tax on judges RCMP and senior officers while departmental estimates interrupt proceedings. opposition figures including Woodsworth Chevrier Denis Duff Pouliot speak against the cuts. Rhodes, the finance minister, guides the measure.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Army
Navy
Srish
J. 8. Woodsworth
Co- Operative Commonwealth Federation
E.R. E. Chevrier
J. A. Denis
St. Denis
Montreal
Wiliam Duff
Antigonish Guystore
J. P. Pouliot
Temiscomata
E. Rhodes
Ficlance
French armament debate urged regional pacts for security
In Geneva former premier Joseph Paul Boncour closed general debate on France armament plans with an appeal for Europe to form regional security pacts such as Locarno as a step toward arms reduction. He urged the United States to lead moves to implement the Briand Kellogg pact.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Joseph Paul Boncour
Europe
United States
Awards For Spring Show 3600 Cash Prizes In Regina
The Regina Exhibition Association announces a 3600 cash prize fund for the annual spring show to be held March 21 to 24 at the exhibition grounds in Regina Saskatchewan. The event is limited to exhibitors resident in Saskatchewan with prize announcements forthcoming.
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Regina Regina
Sask
Regina Exhibition Association
Marca
Sasatchewan
Bankers predict near term rate cut in Canada
Toronto Telegram reports that leaders of banking and trust firms expect government policy to lower interest rates. J. A. McLeod of Bank of Nova Scotia signals banks await government guidance before cutting deposits and savings rates.
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Toronto
Ont
Toronto Telegram
Telegram
J. A. McLeod
Bank of Nova Scotia
Canadian Bankers’ Association
Engineers meeting calls for higher professional standards
Ottawa and Montreal participants at the annual Engineering Institute of Canada discussed a development committee report urging a drastic raise in educational standards for engineers. The special council meeting in Montreal endorsed the recommendation as key for the profession's future.
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Ottawa
Gineerng Institute of Canada
Council
Montreal
Tide Of Progress in Canada Tour by Continental Can Leader
Carl C. Conway, president of Continental Can Limited, led a U S financier party inspecting Ontario's northern mineral belt. He urged lifting Canada from a low mood as the tide of progress.
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Prncury
Canada
Carl C. Conway
Continental Can. Limited
United States
Ontario
Ope of Greenian wireless stations burned at Scoresby
Two wireless stations at Scoresby reportedly burned in a blaze, cutting communications. Authorities have not yet confirmed the cause or listed any injuries. Local teams are assessing damage and restoring service.
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Greenian
Scoresby
Senate committee backs export via Canadian ports policy
The senate railway committee endorsed shipping policy mandating that Canadian exports carried by the Canadian National Railway be routed to Canadian ports unless shippers specify otherwise. Rt Hon Arthur Meighen said the move meets Maritime province aims and aligns with national policy, though Parliament lacked authority over the government’s railway.
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Ottawa
Arthur Meighen
Maritime Provinces
Senate Committee
Meighen
Railways Indispensable Says Ottawa Leader in Senate
Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen argued railways are indispensable and that lesser utilities must yield to the more important form of transportation, warning against permitting railways to be driven out of business.
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Ottawa
Ont
Arthur eMighen
Senate
Barter deal with Russia nears real stage in Ottawa
Negotiations on a barter of Russian oil and coal, led by Winnipeg's G. G. Serkan, reach a critical point. Western sponsors seek funds without government backing, hoping to secure Russian imports and sale outlets while Canada would guarantee seven percent bands as interim payment and shield the syndicate from Soviet breach.
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Ottawa
G. G. Serkan
Winnipeg
Canada
Russia
Bank Robbery Hits Toronto Branch at Queen and Kenilworth
Two armed men walked into the Bank of Toronto at Queen and Kenilworth Streets and escaped with between 5 000 and 8 000 dollars. It followed another city bank raid earlier in the week near Wellesley and Church where a suspect was shot in the shoulder during a gun battle with a policeman. Three clerks and the manager were inside the east end bank vault when the robbers struck.
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Toronto
Unt
Bank of Toronto
Queen and
Kenilworth
Wellesley
Church Streets
East End
Mining Boom Stimulates Toronto Job Reinstatements
Mining stock activity in Toronto has boosted employment by re employing over 100 former brokerage staff. Since activity began weeks ago, brokers have issued urgency calls for floormen telephonists accountants stenographers and telegraph operators. If foreign and Canadian investment continues, thousands of field workers may gain exploration and mining jobs.
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Toronto
Ont
Diversified farming pushed for Western Canada growth
Regina notes H C Power of the Dominion Agricultural Credits Company says diversified farming aids the West. Farmers shift from fall wheat to mixed crops and livestock. The company lists 4853 sheep and 1385 cattle bought last year, with strong regional growth anticipated from Saskatchewan to the Rockies.
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Regina
Sask
Western
Canad
H. C. Power
Dominon Agricultural Credits Company, Limited
Powell
Prairie Provinces
Suffolk
Oxford
Shropshire
Hampshire
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Swan River
Claresholm
Edmonton
Rockies
Agricultural Credit Company
Winnipeg Man Becomes Chief Secretary to Prime Minister
Fr K. Rod Finlayson of Winnipeg is appointed chief secretary to the Prime Minister, praised for long service since arriving in Ottawa. He acts as the right hand of the government leader, not a private secretary, working in a small office near Mr Bennett.
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Winnipeg
Bennett Ottawa
Fr K. “Rod” Finlayson
Ottawa
Finlayson
Bennett
Ottawa Journal publisher found not guilty in damage suit
A Toronto jury verdict cleared publisher P. D. Ross of The Ottawa Journal in the $20,000 damage case brought by Port Hope resident Abeling W. T. R. Preston. The panel stated Preston has had an honorable public career after two hours of deliberation. A separate note mentions a 9,434 pound butter pyramid at a Holstein Friesian meeting in Toronto where T. F. Dent of Woodstock received a gold watch from George 8. Henry at the convention banquet.
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Toronto
Unt
P. D. Ross
Ottawa Journal
W. T. R. Preston
Port Hope
Preston
Unclaimed Bank Balances Reported in Canada
Ottawa report to the House of Commons by Minister of Finance E. Rhodes shows 1,860,196.75 dollars in unclaimed bank balances across Canada. The figure reflects funds held by banks awaiting rightful owners, with Ottawa as the capital hub for the disclosure.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
E. 2
Rhodes
Canada
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