Needs Of West Will Come First Says Robertson
Len Gideon Robertson Dominion Minister of Labor told an 88 unemployment conference that the west will be looked after first. He warned municipalities that those who refuse to contribute to relief will be disappointed as federal aid would be extended in cooperation with provincial and civic authorities. Premier John Bracken emphasized market access for prairie farm products to ease the slump in wheat prices and farm living conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Robertson
Manitoba
Dominion
John Bracken
New Potato Policy Clears Third Reading in House of Commons
The House of Commons gave third reading to a bill to bring new potatoes under grading regulations in Ottawa Ontario. MP Young accused the government of seeking to bar United States imports by order in council earlier. Former agriculture minister Motherwell said the measure simply extends existing grading rules.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Young
Lib
Weyburn
Canada
United States
W. R. Motherwell
Prohibition Push by Gandhi in Young India Weekly
Gandhi states in Young India that if appointed dictator for one hour in all India he would close liquor shops without compensation destroy distillery sources adapt factory conditions and create recreation rooms offering innocent drinks and amusement for workers to ensure humane conditions and sobriety.
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Bombay
India
Mahatma Ganani
All India
Young India
Ottawa bill on soldier civil service preference discussed
In Parliament the private member bill to limit civil service preference to ex service men of Canadian and Imperial forces now in Canada was the sole topic during the allotted hour. Meanwhile Malian shipyards along the Adriatic are operating at capacity. We NU. 1898
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Uni
Canada
House of Commons
Adritic
Immigration Policy Aims to End Political Influence
Hon Wo A. Gordon, Minister of Immigration, told the House of Commons the past mistakes in immigration would be corrected. He warned that future policy would be nonpartisan and run in the interest of the country, not by transportation firms or booking agencies driven by profit.
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Wo A. Gordon
House of Commons
France would compromise on debt proposal pivotal plan
Paris rejects Hoover call to pause inter governmental debts for a year and proposes a French counter plan. Unconditional reparations payments to France would be routed to the Bank for International Settlements and disbursed as loans to Germany and other needy nations. The Young plan would stay intact.
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Paris
France
Hoover
United States
Associated Press
Germany
Bank For International Settlements
Walter E. Edge
Laval
Washington
Canada gains control of mint in Ottawa
Ottawa assumes direct control of the Canadian mint from London after the House of Commons passed a government bill. The Department of Finance will supervise the mint which previously stayed under Westminster due to sovereign coinage, a practice that ended earlier.
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Ottawa
London
England
House of Commons
Department of Finance
R. B. Bennett
Westminster
Canadians complete Vimy Ridge memorial with 16000 names
Major-General SC Mewburn of Ottawa announces materials progress at the Vimy Ridge memorial. The Canadian Battlefields Memorial Commission confirms that 16,000 missing Canadians have now been engraved on the memorial, finishing the figure of Canada.
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Quebec
Vimy Ridge
Canada
SC. Mewburn
Ottawa
Canadian Battlefields Memorial Commission
Treasury Secretary Mellon Meets British Leaders in London
Andrew W. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, visited Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald in London. British Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson attended the entire discussion with American statesmen, Mellon characterizing the encounter as a purely social call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew W. Mellon
United States Treasury
Ramsay MacDonald
London
England
Arthur Henderson
United States States
Mellon
Peace River rail outlet to Pacific Coast assured
Hon. A. H. Stevens, minister, assured construction of a Peace River to Pacific Coast rail outlet is decided. G. H. Crane-Williams, director of Austin Motor Company, reports Stevens confirmed route selection and that only appropriation is needed to begin work.
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Peace River
Edmonton
Alberta
Pacific Coast
A. H. Stevens
Trade and Commerce
G. H. Crane-Williams
Austin Motor Company
Stevens
Ottawa
Crane-Williams
New Warships Leave England for Home Stations Skeena and Saguenay
Ottawa reports Canada’s two new destroyers HMCS Skeena and HMCS Saguenay, built at Thorneycroft's in Southampton, have departed for Esquimalt and Halifax. They will reach Halifax on July 3, then Skeena sails to the Pacific via the Panama Canal, aiming for Esquimalt by the last week of July. Commander Victor G. Broden commands Skeena.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
HMCS
Skeena
TMCS
Saguenay
Thorneycroft’s
Southampton
England
Esquimalt
3.C
Halifax
N.S
Malifax
Victor G. Broden
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Less Wheat In Storage Fort William
Canadian wheat stocks in store across positions total 115,917,238 bushels, down 18,100,157 from the same time last year. A weekly report by E A Ursell shows a roughly 5 percent weekly drop in stored grain.
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Fort William
Unt
E. A. Ursell
Board of Grain Commissioners
Government backs no West Urena archives branch
The Ontario debate notes no plan to establish a western Canada archives department. Secretary of State Jon Caban told the House of Commons supply committee that representations were made but no action is planned.
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Urena
Ontario
Archives Department
Canada
House of Cummons
Jon. C. H. Caban
Government Annuities Bill Move Divides House
The House debated reducing the maximum government annuity from 5000 to 1200 under the Government Annuities Act. Premier Bennett’s motion to refer to banking and commerce passed 103 to 54, with opposition and independents voting mixed. Critics argued the plan aids insurers and could seed social insurance. supporters noted limits and tax considerations.
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House of Coram
RB Bennett
Banking and Commerce Committee
Mackenzie King
Committee On International and Industrial Relations
Speaker Black
Otder
Bennett
Uf.a. Progressive
Labor
Neil
Bourassa
Mr. King
E. J. Garland
U.F A
Bow River
Henri Bourassa
Ind. Labelle
Asking Authority To Provide For Obligations
Ottawa The House of Commons has read a bill authorizing government borrowing up to 750000000. Rt Hon RB Bennett told the House the next few years might exceed prior limits. the 1928 authorization of 200000000 is exhausted. He projected Dominion obligations not covered by the last loan would total about 817000000 by 1857.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
House of Commons
Bennett
House
Dominion
Air Mail Link Vancouver and Victoria Organized
Ottawa announces an air mail agreement linking Vancouver and Victoria by a joint post office department and British Columbia Coastal Airways Co. The service starts July 1 with space rented on a poundage basis. BC Coastal recently bought Alaska and Washington Air Co. and operates Vancouver Victoria Seattle triangle flights.
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Ottawa
Uni
Vancouver
Victoria
B.C
Post Office Department
British Columbia Coastal Airways Co
Post Office
Alaska and Washington Air Co
Seattle
Washington
Northwest Rebellion Pensions in House Estimates
Ottawa debate on the Department of Pensions and National Health estimates reveals that Northwest Rebellion pensioners still receive benefits from 1885. Pensions item stands at $30,000 with an additional $5,000 for civil servants hurt by on duty aviation flights.
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Ottawa
Unihority Yeas
Department of Pensions and National Health
House of Commons
Civil Service Commission Under Fire in Parliament Debate
Ottawa reports charges of fraud linked to civil sex examinations, prompting calls for inquiry into the Civil Service Commission. Secretary of State Cahan defended the commission while Major Power sought drastic budget cuts, sparking debate on responsible government and potential parliamentary review after prosecutions conclude.
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Ottawa
Ont
Civil Service Commission
House of Commons
C. H. Cahan
C. G. Power
Quebec South
Cahan
Power
Difficult in the Way v A Wheat Board in Canada
Premier Bennett told the House of Commons consultation among the three prairie provinces on a wheat marketing board, noting no decision was made. He cited Privy Council judgments limiting Dominion powers, saying provinces cannot validate Dominion enactments and that public opinion against a wheat board is strong.
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Ottawa
RB. Bennett
House of Commons
Prairie
John Vallance
North Battleford
Privy Council
Bennett
Wheat Board
Er. Garland
UPA
Bow River
Passing of Trader Horn Dies in London After Brief Illness
Alfred Aloysius Trader Horn, co author of Trader Horn, died in a Whitstable hospital after a brief illness at about 78. Once a Johannesburg trinket peddler, he became a social lion in literary circles writing with Ethelreda Lewis. He toured North America in 1926 delivering jungle adventure lectures before returning to Africa.
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London
England
Alfred Aloysius
Trader” Horn
Trader Horn
Whitstable
Johannesburg
South Africa
Mra
Ethelreda Lewis
North America
Africa
Canadian flyer to race in King's Cup amateur event
J C Webster of the Montreal Light Aeroplane Club, the first Canadian to enter Britain’s 1000 mile King’s Cup, aims to fly for Canada not personal glory. He emphasizes national representation over self-praise and prepares for the July 25 start.
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St. Havertauyers
Smewceal
Britain
J.C. Webster
Montreal Light Aeroplane Club
Webster
Canada
Governor-General Donates Cup For Canadian Model Contests
The Governor-General has donated a handsome silver cup bearing the Earl of Bessborough arms for the second annual national model aircraft contests in Ottawa. The trophy will crown the grand champion at the August 26 and 29 meet, symbolizing leadership in Canadian model aviation.
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Ottawa
Eae
Model Aircraft League of Canada
Handsome
Earl of Bessborough
Canada
Markets For Butter Sought To Improve UK Position
Canadian butter companies seek better market access in the United Kingdom with Dr A Ruddick, dairy commissioner, traveling to England to address meetings of the London Provision Exchange and similar exchanges in Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow, and other centers.
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Ottawa
Unt
United Kingdom
Ruddick
Ett
England
London Provision Exchange
Bristol
Manchester
Glasgow
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China
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Iacoce
Col. Lindbergh
Ann Morrow Lindberg
Lindbergh
New York
Caban
Major Power
Armand Lavergne
J. Woodsworth
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