British firms plan to make cars in Canada
Commerce Congress delegates report Britain aims to imitate the United States by establishing manufacturing plants in Canada. They seek assembling centers for spare parts and stronger salesmanship to coordinate a concentrated advertising approach and provide ready service for British car owners in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Commerce Congress
Britain
United States
Congress
P. J. Hannon
Vancouver to host Mayors Conference on unemployment
Calling Conference Vancouver. HC to organize a western movement toward solution of the unemployment problem. Mayor W H Malkin arranging a conference of mayors of western cities about June 9. On that date Mayor R H Webb of Winnipeg will arrive with Manitoba men to welcome the French line vessel Winnipeg. Malkin telegraphed Webb suggesting other western mayors be invited to attend the Vancouver gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
W. H. Malkin
R. H. Webb
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Malkin
Wall Continue Coal Rates Drumheller Alberta
Eastern freight rate on Alberta coal, reduced years ago to aid western coal in the east, will be continued for another year. A wire from E. J. Garland, MP for Bow River, states the government will have an order in council passed forthwith after persistent demands for the extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drumheller
Alberta
E. J. Garland
Bow River
London to unveil Marshal Foch statue near Victoria
London officials announce the Marshal Foch memorial will be erected on a triangular patch near Victoria station facing the Hotel Belgravia. The French sculptor Malinsard will carve an exact Cassel replica modelled from life, with the Prince of Wales set to unveil it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Marshal Foch
Prince of Wales
Victoria Station
Hotel Belgravia
Malinsard
Cassel
Ottawa Leaders Call Joint Rail Survey To Pacific
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Mackenzie King urged both Canadian National Railways and Canadian Pacific Railway to conduct a joint survey of an outlet to the Pacific coast. He warned that if the survey is not started within a year, a future administration would initiate the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Air service expansion planned to offset wartime curtailment
Tokyo reports the navy ministry plans a vast extension of Japan's aerial operations to compensate for reduced maritime warfare due to the London agreement. Meanwhile a 180 ton plane hull is being built at Newport News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Walts
London
England
Newport News
Pensions Disbursements by Provinces Reported in Commons
Government figures show 42 553 pensioners across Canada received 7 542 570 12 for old age pensions up to the end of the fiscal year. Alberta 2017 pensioners 267 420 04. British Columbia 4576 2 049 674 52. Manitoba 5104 1 649 205 67. Ontario 26370 2 225 655 32. Saskatchewan 4482 1 139 942 82. North West Territories 4 557. The uneven totals reflect different act start times, with British Columbia first and Ontario last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
House of Commons
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
Saskatchewan
North-West Territories
Fire destroys main building and dormitory at Lacombe college
A blaze at the Canadian Junior College in Lacombe Alberta destroyed the main building and the boys dormitory. Five boys sustained burns and were treated at Lacombe hospital. The fire caused about 100000 dollars in losses. The girls dormitory was saved and the site housed three buildings built about twenty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacombe
Alberta
Lacombe Hospital
Canada
Canadian Nurse Killed in Italy Auto Crash
Miss Helen Gee of Denver Colorado and Miss Ruth Henderson a Canadian nurse aged 32, employed at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, were killed near Fronta Italy when their car veered off the road and plunged 250 feet into a ravine after colliding with another vehicle. The car carried suitcases indicating a touring trip through Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floorence
Italy
Helen Gee
United States
Denver
Colo
Ruth Henderson
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Ronta
Dominion Expects Wilkins to Join Arctic Expedition
Ottawa Sir Hubert Wilkins may accompany the annual Arctic expedition sent by the Dominion Department of Interior to the Northwest Territories and Yukon branch. The Australian explorer scientist reportedly has department permission to join, voyage aboard the SS Beothi leaving North Sidney Nova Scotia toward the end of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Dominion Department of Interior
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Department
Sidney
Scotia
Mounties Leave For England To Compete In London Show
A detachment of Royal Mounted Police will travel from Montreal on May 29 to compete in the International Horse Show in London. Major T Dann, senior inspector, leads the team after a rigorous training period in Regina and Ottawa. Meanwhile Flight-Sergeant Robert W Pike's body is returning to Vancouver after a fatal crash. In aviation news, Capt Chastes Kingsford Smith plans a westward Atlantic crossing with the Southern Cross near the end of June from Dublin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ottawa
Royal Mounted Police
Montreal
T. Dann
Canada
Regina
Union Station
Robert W. Pike
Vancouver
British Columbia
Atlantic
Dublin
Ireland
Atlantic Ocean
Chastes E. Kingsford
Senith
Southern Cross
Calfornie
Australia
Atlas firms plan huge smelter near Grest Slave Lake
In an 18 month timeline Atlas Exploration Company along with Consolidated Smelters and Ventures Limited announce a massive oil-burning smelter at the southeast corner of Grest Slave Lake. The plant will process rich copper ore for global markets via Edmonton, marking a major Canadian mineral development effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stmonroe
Fithin
Grest Slave Lake
Edmonton
Atlas Exploration Company
Consolidated Smelters and Ventures. Limited
Canada
Conservatives Present Bennett With Large Loving Cup
In Ottawa members and senators crowded the House of Commons caucus room as Conservatives hailed their leader Hon R B Bennett with a huge loving cup. The surprise presentation moved him as two senior supporters R S White and W A Black stepped forward to present the gift and he spoke gratefully in thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
House of Commons
R. B. Bennett
R.S. White
W. A. Black
Amounts Paid on Subsidies Announced in Ottawa
Ottawa reports subsidies to western provinces by the Dominion Government. Payments depend on population growth with amounts for Saskatchewan Alberta Manitoba and British Columbia outlined at current and projected populations. Substantial per capita and total grants increase as populations rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons
C. A. Dunning
F. G. Sanderson
Perth
Prairie
British Columbia
Peace River
Saskatch
Ewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Veterans Can Renew Pensions Under New Act
Ottawa reports the Pension Act allows veterans who exchanged rights for cash to renew pensions. If monthly benefits would have matched the cash sum over time, and they prove war disability, they become entitled to a pension again once the cash is exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Flight Agan Postponed To End Of June For R-100
London reports that the British air ship R-100 flight to Canada has been postponed to late June or early July. Frederick Montague told the House of Commons that repairs are needed after a recent 24 hour test flight over England. Materials must be specially manufactured and the B-109 was expected to fly to Canada around early June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Canada
Frederick Montague
Air
House of Commons
Edinburg Free Church minister attacks modern war books
Rev John Calder of Campbelltown denounces modern war books as witty and inexcusable exploitation. He calls them a libel on the army and a calumny on the heroic dead, voiced at the Free Church Assembly in Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Scotland
John Calder
Campbelltown
Assembly of
The
Free Church of Scotland
Calder
Vancouver milk ships foster babies in distant lands
Vancouver cows serve as foster mothers for children in China and Japan as fresh certified milk is shipped from Vancouver to Shanghai across 5419 miles aboard Canadian Pacific ships. The Empress of Canada made the trip in 14 days with stops at Honolulu Yokohama and Kobe. W F Jones, manager of Brooksbank Laboratories, argues the cow feeding a child deserves the same care as the mother and highlights the spotless stables and meticulous handling behind the milk’s journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
China
Japan
New York
Montreal
Australia
South
Orient
Broskabank
Ies
Shanghai
Canada
Honolulu
Yokohama
Kobe
W. F. Jones
Brooksbank Laboratories
Campaign Finance Change Ends Campaign Contribution Prohibition
The Dominion Election Act was passed after an amendment by J and Woodsworth that repeals a section barring contributions for campaign purposes. The change allows unincorporated companies and organizations to contribute with no restriction, while labor unions had argued the provision burdened them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
House of Commons
J. & Woodsworth
Labor
Winnipeg North Centre
Woodsworth
Senate Approves Consolidated Canada Grain Act in Ottawa
The Senate approved the consolidated draft of the Canada Grain Act prepared by a House of Commons committee. Introduced by Hon. Raoul Dandurand, it passed after three readings. Senator A B Gillis condemned late-session introduction as impractical, warning the Senate would become a rubber stamp for the Commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Senate
House of Commons
Raoul Dandurand
A. B. Gillis
Commons
New Tame Prairie Air Mail Adds Daylight for Service
Western Canada Prairie Airmail schedule updated to May 27. The eastbound plane left Stevenson airport at 7 30. A survey found meteorological conditions cause the main difficulty on the Winnipeg to Regina leg especially at the Winnipeg end. The extra daylight hours are expected to improve the percentage of effective performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Air Mail
Winnipeg
Western Canada
Prairie Airmail
Western Points
Stevenson Airport
Regina
Coolican
Grain movement rising from Head of Lakes export hub
Montreal reports from Fort William indicate a brisk export grain flow. European buyers are absorbing Canadian wheat, with shipments expected from Port Arthur and Fort William in the 13 to 20 million bushel range, implying a carryover not exceeding 60 million bushels if trends hold.
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Montreal
Fort Wiliam
Boa
Urell
Board of Grain
Commissknton
Port Arthur
Fort William
Head of the Lakes
Atlantic Seaboard
F. Sh. Creel
Board of Grain Comaasssoners
Statistician
Statistician’s
Board of Grain Communlesioners
Conference on Unemployment Will Be Held
Ottawa officials say a interprovincial unemployment conference may be held this year with $10,000 appropriation. Premier King notes aim to include labor, transport, and major employers to devise winter employment plans and consider eight hour day legislation. Mayor Webb says Winnipeg will be represented at Vancouver June 8 with other western cities to join in addressing worsening unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
King
Canada
Heaps
Winnipeg
Man
Ralph Webb
Vancouver
Saskatoon
Regina
Edmonton
Calgary
Webb
Relieved Of Indebtedness Soldier Settlers Plan Passed
Ottawa reports a government bill to relieve all 12 000 soldier settlers of 20 percent of their indebtedness was passed by a Senate committee without amendment. The scheme would cancel about 11 million dollars of capital debt with 27 million remaining to be paid, overseen by Hon Charles Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Senate
House of Commons
Canada
Charles Stewart
Young aviatrix killed in 2000 foot plunge near Colorado Springs
Margaret Ferguson, 17, one of America’s youngest aviatrices, died when her solo flight suffered motor trouble over Colorado Springs. The motor reportedly restarted briefly during a 2000 foot descent before failing again, killing Ferguson who had earned her pilot license only days earlier and planned to attend high school that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
America
Margaret Ferguson
Ferguson
Three Europeans Guilty Of Forcing Natives To Labor
In Windhoek Southwest Africa three young Europeans were charged with kidnapping natives and compelling them to work on their plantations under the lash. They were found guilty of assault and fined five pounds each. The sentences were considered light given the youth of the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windhoek
Africa
Settlement Land Seeker Group Routes West From Montreal
A band of French Canadians from the eastern provinces and the United States plans to leave Montreal and Quebec by the Canadian National Railway toward the end of June in search of settlement land in the west. Ottawa reports opium and narcotic act expenditures rose from 27 452.40 to 62 110.83 dollars between 1826 and 1930, per a House of Commons return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Provinces
United States
Quebec
Canadian National Railway
Am Ts
Ottawa
House of Commons
Chief Scout Re-Elected in Canada Scout Meeting
Ottawa reported that His Excellency the Governor General was re-elected as chief scout for Canada at the annual meeting of the Canadian General Council of the Boy Scouts Association.
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Ottawa
Canada
Boy Scouts Association
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