Canadian Manufacturers Association debates taxation and unemployment
The Canadian Manufacturers Association passed resolutions urging coordination among Dominion, provinces, and municipalities to reduce duplication in taxation and public spending. It called for support of limited expenditures and measures to relieve taxpayers burdens, while promoting land settlement and direct relief to the jobless. Election of officers saw W. C Coulter named president with a slate of vice presidents and an executive council from across Canada.
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Canadian Manufacturry Association
Canada
F.C. Brown
Vancouver
Death of Joynson-Hicks Lord Brentford dies at 66
London notices the death of Sir William Joynson-Hicks first Baron Brentford aged 66. Death followed congestion of the lungs and heart weakness after a severe February chill from a West Indies visit. A noted political figure and leading layman in the Church of England, he played a key role in the debate over the revised Book of Common Prayer.
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London
Eng
Will'am Joynson-Wicks
Lord
Brentford
West Indies
Lord Brentford
Church of England
Centenary Reform Bill Celebrations In Newcastle
Celebrations opened June 7 in Newcastle to mark the centenary of the reform bill. Viscount Halifax and his son Lord Irwin attended. the elder Viscount, aged 93, is likely the only living person who personally knew the reformer Earl Grey, who secured passage of the bill, and his family remains tied to the area.
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Newcastle
England
Viscount Halifax
Lord Irwin
India
Earl Grey
Premier Tolme Likely Attends Western Provinces Conference
Viewnna notes no official statement yet but Tolme expected to represent British Columbia at the June 20 conference in Regina. Premier Anderson of Saskatchewan invited the four western provinces to discuss their empire trade viewpoint.
Quebec forest fires threaten prospectors near Amos
In remote Quebec hinterland fires rage near the Dome and Hollinger mines with a 40 mile wind driving the blaze across brush. Four buildings burned in Taschereau as fugitives seek water and safety along Alaska Lake and Bell River while many prospectors toil miles inland with scant lakes to aid escape. No search can occur until the fire subsides.
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Quebec
Taschereau
Dome
Hollinger
Alaska Lake
Bell River
Epoch In History Jesal Conference Mark Pelod Of Great Moment
In Ottawa the Imperial Conference is described as an epoch in history though not miraculous. W C Coulter president of the Canadian Manufacturers Association states that diverse interests will be present and that compromise and conciliation are familiar British traits. He spoke at the final dinner closing the 61st annual convention in Ottawa.
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Jesal
Pelod
Empire Ottawa
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
W. C. Coulter
Ottawa
Coulter
Gold Receipts Top Five Million at Ottawa Mint
May gold receipts at the Royal Canadian Mint Ottawa exceeded five million dollars for the third time in history. The May shipments weighed 242428 fine ounces with gold valued at 2067 dollars per ounce, totaling 5,011,425 dollars.
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Ottawa
McQuade Couple Charged With Food Fraud Near Malta Farm
Police report J. McQuade and his wife, who sought relief aid for food and coal, held a $2,000 bank balance and a mortgage on a local house while purchasing a farm at Malta. They were arrested on the farm and charged with obtaining food by false pretences.
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Toronto
Unt
J. Mcquades
McQuade
Malta
McQuades
Air Mail Service Inaugurated Between Emma Lake and Lac La Ronge
Southern Air Mail Prince Albert. With 40,000 letters aboard the new regular monthly air mail service between here and northern Saskatchewan points was inaugurated recently. Two planes were required to carry mail from Emma Lake, the air base here, to Lac La Ronge and Montreal Lake, points of call. Most of it was prepared by stamp collectors.
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Southern Air Mail
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Emma Lake
Lac la Ronge
Montreal Lake
Trapper Karl Fredericks Freed After Third Trial
In British Columbia Trembleur Lake district a 32 year old trapper and prospector Karl Fredericks was convicted of causing fatal harm to two companions in June 1930 but the British Columbia Court of Appeal granted a new trial on appeal leading to acquittal by an assize court jury at his third trial.
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Amioops
British Columbia
James Bay Railway Opening Set for July 15
The James Bay railway from Cochrane to Moose Factory will officially open July 15 after a conference between Premier George S. Henry and Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway chairman George W. Lee. Henry will drive the last spike amid a ceremony with Premier R. B. Bennett and Chief Justice FR Latchford invited to attend.
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Cial
Toronto
Cochrane
Moose
James’ Bay
George S. Henry
George W. Lee
Temiskaming and
Northern Ontario Railway
Henry
R. B. Bennett
FR. Latchford
Temiskaming
Northern Ontario
Indians win food hunting rights beyond Alberta Act
Alberta Court of Appeals rules Indians have an unrestricted right to hunt for food on unoccupied lands regardless of the Alberta Game Act. Justice McGillivray stated the decision does not deem the act ultra vires but excludes Indians hunting for food on unoccupied government or other lands.
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Calgary
Alberta
Alberta Court of Appeals
Justice McGillivray
Western provinces discuss wheat bonus extension in Regina
The inter provincial conference of the western provinces will meet in Regina on June 20 to discuss extending the five cent per bushel wheat export bonus paid by the Federal Government this year. The conference aims to draft a memorandum outlining the West's interests for the upcoming Imperial Conference.
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Regina
Wasx
Western Provinces
Ottawa Plans Commemorative Stamps for Imperial Conference
Prime Minister RB Bennett’s office announces three commemorative postage stamps for the upcoming Imperial Conference in Cetawa. A 3 cent King portrait, 5 cent Prince of Wales portrait, and a 13 cent double portrait will be issued with additional overprinted air mail stamps. The stamps will cover mail to the Empire and beyond.
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Ottawa
Prince of Wales
Memorial to Queen Alexandra Unveiled in London Indiana
In a ceremony attended by the King and Prince of Wales, a memorial to Queen Alexandra was unveiled outside Marlborough House. Erected by public subscription, the tribute recalls Alexandra’s years as Princess of Wales and her return after Edward VII’s death. The event coincides with Alexandra rose day, begun under her auspices. She died in 1925.
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London
Indiana
Prince of Wales
Queen Alexandra
Marlborough House
Alexandra
Princess of Wales
Edward VII
New Governing System Proposed To Replace Party Position Winnipeg
J W Dafoe editor in chief of the Winnipeg Free Press urged delegates at the third Canadian conference on social work to consider a new state concept linking government to individuals. He warned the idea was revolutionary and its ultimate consequences unclear amid economic strain.
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Winnipeg
J. W. Dafoe
Winnipeg Free Press
Dafoe
Plot to wreck the Ottawa conference urged by press
A Beaverbrook newspaper laments a world plot to disrupt the Ottawa conference. It accuses foreign powers of propaganda to sow discord between the Mother Country and the Dominions and cites a Canadian magazine article by Lieut Col J B McLean alleging attempts to divide Canada from Great Britain and the Dominions from each other.
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Ottawa
Lord Beaverbrook
British Commonwealth
The
Express
Dominions
the Express
J. B. McLean
Canada
Great Britain
No United Ireland Would Never Be a Party To Separation From Britain
London reports say talks between the Free State and Britain may expand to revisit union with Northern Ireland. Viscount Craigavon rules out any separation from Britain, saying Ulster has made up its mind. He notes the present British Government and he see eye to eye. President de Valera may push the dispute to an Imperial or International tribunal. The oath abolition bill stalls in the Irish senate, losing teeth to opposition.
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Britain
London
England
Free State
Northern Ireland
Viscount Craigavon
Lord Craigavon
Ulster
Great Britain
de Valera
Imperial trade plan gains BC support for empire currency
British Columbia industries back imperial economic aims as the Imperial Conference opens in Ottawa next month. The proposal favors Empire trade collaboration and a common currency to boost business among British countries, with Victoria reporting strong provincial backing.
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Rency
Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Ottawa
Lotbiniere seeks two men after brutal murder
In Lotbiniere the death of Simeon Bernard a popular notary is blamed on intruders who beat him when he resisted a bank robbery attempt at La Banque Provinciale. Citizens aid provincial police in hunting the suspects as a new system proposal sparks wider unrest. Shanghai telephone workers strike over an automatic system prompting massive layoffs.
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Lotbiniere
Simeon Bernard
la Banque Provincial
Shanghai
China
Shanghai Telephone Company
Immunization Plan Rejected by Jetty Council
Baskin leading the Sas katchewan Union of Urban Munici palities sought a resolution proposed by Dr. Arthur Wilson health officer to immunize all relief applicants against a communicable disease. The jetty council voted unanimously to turn it down.
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Baskin
Sineenense
MUD
Saskatchewan Union of Urban Municipalities
Arthur Wilson
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