No National Unity In Canada Speaker Claims
Prof Frank R Scott of McGill presented for the League for Local Reconstruction that Dominion power has shrunk while provincial powers grow, hindering a united Canada. He blamed the central government’s limited role and rising economic centers for weakening national sentiment and warned Ottawa acts mainly as a tax collector.
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Canada
Ontawa
League For Local Reconstruction
Fathers of Confederation
Jeague
Rowell
Frank R. Scott
McGill University
League ‘Thre
Dominion
Scott
Ottawa
Geneva
Union of
Crown of
Great Britain
Confederation
Port Arthur City Official Faces Oath Legislation矛
Port Arthur council faces an oath validity issue after the municipal affairs department ruled the oath did not comply with law. Minister Eric Cross said the city may seek special legislation to cover the case, extending oath time and granting leave of absence for Mr Cheesman to avoid ineligibility.
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Port Arthur
Toronto
al Cheesm
Fap
Arctic
Arthur
Hubert Wikition
Ner
Coun
Ostario Department of Municipal Affairs
Hiexer
Eric Cross
Ontario
Mr. Cheesman
British Refuse Japanese Demand in Shanghai Concession Dispute
In Tientsin a clash nearly erupted as Japanese officials demanded Chinese in a British concession be handed over. Britain refused and warned it would resist any force. Japanese then backed down temporarily. Chinese reports claim gains at Hangchow and Wuhu with a dominating position near Wuhu.
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Shanghai
Tientain
Hangchow
Wuhu
Yangtze River
Nanking
Agriculture in Britain Faces Postwar Rebuild
Agriculture in Great Britain will be better prepared to face London and postwar demands, said Agriculture Minister W. B. Morrison to the National Farmers' Union. He compared current readiness to the wartime state in 1814.
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Britain
Great Britain
London
W. 8. Morrison
National Farmers’ Union
Ottawa considers unemployment insurance amendment
A copy of the proposed amendment to the British North America Act to empower the Dominion to initiate and administer a national unemployment insurance measure has been forwarded to the provincial premiers for their consideration. There are more than 1,500 foreign language newspapers in the United States.
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Ottawa
United States
Halifa x Air duo tangled in mid air and crash
Halifax Aero Club pilots Arthur Lemaistre and Roy Holton flew in formation over Taft s Cove when wing tips locked. Both escaped uninjured by ditching on the water. One plane sank minutes after impact. the other, damaged, towed ashore. Fisherman rescued them. Holton a student pilot. Lemaistre a licensed pilot.
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Halifax
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Marine Division
Taft’s Cove
Halifax Aero Club
Arthur Lemaistre
Winnpeg
Roy Holton
Ottawa
Dartmouth
Holton
Lemaistre
CBC to show annual surplus on revenue and capital accounts
Transport Minister Howe announced the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation will close the year with a surplus on both revenue and capital accounts. The review considers whether the annual license fee of 2 should rise to fund future expansion, including a high powered Maritimes station.
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Ottawa
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Howe
CBC
Maritimes
Sharp Decline in Canadian Wheat In Store Week Ended Jan 14
The Dominion bureau reports Canadian wheat in store fell to 55 817 438 bushels, down from the prior week and below the 1937 week. U.S. stocks show 4370 000 bushels of Canadian wheat, down 156 000 from last week, with total U.S. wheat in Canada at 1 670 818 bushels. Rail transit recorded 976 285 bushels.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Aatistics
United States
Canada
Vancouver politician appeals for BC Yukon boundary move
D Pat tulle, aged 65, used his January 19 birthday dinner to urge all BC residents to back his government’s plan to extend British Columbia’s boundaries to include the Yukon Territory. He claimed the province has four years to push the project and hopes for completion in 18 months to two years.
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Vancouver
Premera
D. Pattulle
British Columbia
Yukon Territory
Indians Needing Meat Reported Near Mackenzie River Valley
Pilot Sawle of Canadian Airways, Ltd, returning to Famonton from a flight to Alavi said a meat shortage affected Indians along the Mackenzie river valley in the North West Territories. He flew supplies to Root River 75 miles northwest of Fort Simpson and to Fish Lake, delivering moose, caribou and fish with flour and bacon.
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Famonton
Mackenzie River
North West Territories
Sawle
Canadian Airways, Ltd
Lawle
Root River
Fort Simpson
Edmonton
Fish Lake
47 Victims Named From Sacred Heart College Fire
A single column lists 47 dead or missing from the Sacred Heart College fire in St Hyacinthe Quebec. The morgue held 22 bodies with one more at St Charles hospital mortuary as Coroner Dr Paul Morin added 24 missing to the roll.
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Victims College
St. Hyacinthe
St. Hyacinthes Sacred Heart College
St. Charles Hospital
Paul Morin
New Canada United States aviation pact aims to ease air traffic
Proposals outline a treaty to replace the 1928 aviation accord, uniting radio land weather facilities and traffic rules across the continental US and Canada. They cover flight rights, licenses, inspections, and safety provisions for international air traffic and require passport and customs compliance.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Washington
Continental
Amecan
Canfaia
Corry
Arctic Moonlight Talks: Soviet Mines Flight Plans Halted
Fairbanks reports say Soviet representative Genge Huter and MOB Be Joakow were advised by radio to cease moonlight fights over the Arctic during January’s full moon while Wilkins, based in Aklavin NWT, remains grounded due to bad weather.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Genge Huter
Wilkins
Mob Bejoakow
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New Zealand
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A. P. McNab
W. J. Patterson
Regina
U.S
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