Premier Bennett Denies Charges In Depth
Ottawa Ontario Major W D Herridge Canadian Minister to Washington testified he paid his own expenses on his honeymoon and did not draw a salary while absent. Premier Bennett denied the same January charges raised by Gordon about a private railway car costing 125000 public funds. The inquiry follows Gordon’s Hamilton speech, Bennett said he faced widespread publication yet demanded a full investigation, insisting the charges are groundless.
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Ottawa
W. D. Herigge
Washington
Hamilton
G N. Gordon
House of Commons
K. E. Bennett
Gordon
Toronto Globe
Bennett
Herridge
Tme
Major Herridge
Mr. Bennett
William du Lib
Antigonish
Guysboro
Cobourg
Duff Tn
Tin
Tye
Rumors of Rail Merger Report Not Imminent
Ottawa reports doubt that any Royal Commission on railways will soon recommend merging Canadian Pacific and Canadian National under corporate management. No report expected for weeks, unanimity unlikely, Lord Ashfield abroad, return date indefinite. Likely prorogation timing may push any action beyond the current session.
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Ottawa
Ont
Effec
Royal Commission On Railways
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National
Lord Ashfield
London
England
Canada
Royal Commission
Oldest Albertan D Lethbridge Dies at 104 in Alberta
Ahars Jenesen of Aetna near Cardston, believed oldest man in Alberta, dies at age 104. Born in Norway he emigrated to the United States in 1887 and moved to Alberta in 1897. Descendants of the fifth generation survive him.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Ahars Jenesen
Aetna
Cardston
Norway
United States
Welsh teen singer thrills royalty at Buckingham Palace
Iwan Davis, 16, the Welsh singer who toured Canada, performed for the King Queen and royal household at Buckingham Palace. He sang Welsh numbers and received acclaim as the proudest boy in London after the hour long recital.
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London
Eng
Iwan Davis
Canada
Buckingham Palace
Doukhobors Plan Mass Settlement in South America
Doukhobor leaders discuss a large scale move from Europe to South America. Plans include acquiring 1,000,000 acres in Colombia to settle 50,000 Doukhobors, while denying any Canadian exodus. Veregin notes Canada land purchases and development continue. delegates from Berlin London and Czecho-Slovakia attend as talks proceed.
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Europe
Winnipes
Mar
South America
Peter Veregin
Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood
Columbia
Canada
Veregin
JM. Hackney
St. Paul
Minn
International Colonration Corporation
Colombia
Foster
Berlin
Germany
London
England
Czecho-Slovakia
Premier Brownlee Seeks Cost Cuts For Government Houses
Edmonton Alberta Premier Brownlee expressed readiness to discuss with provincial representatives a plan to reduce expenses for government houses. He noted a possible constitutional approach at the national level affecting provincial king's representatives. He cited Ontario where the chief justice serves as administrator due to vacancy, while discussing lieutenant governor expenses.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Brownlee
Ontario
Supreme Court
Aid For Farmers Bill Introduced In Manitoba Legislature
Manitoba farmers lacking feed and seed grain would receive aid under a measure by Agriculture Minister Albert Prefontaine. The bill would back bank loans to municipalities for seed grain and fodder, with three way cost sharing among provinces dominion and municipalities. Repayment would come from relieved farmers. The Dominion has offered to lend funds though not yet approved. Ottawa.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Albert Prefontaine
Dominion
Manitoba denies plan to float $5,000,000 loan
Officials of the Provincial Treasurer's Department denied the Manitoba Government would float a five million dollar loan. No preparations for such an issue are being made. Premier John Bracken said the government is watching market developments but has no present thought of a domestic loan.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Provincial Treasurer's Department
John Bracken
Nia
Radio set license doubled to two dollars in Ottawa
Ottawa authorities announced that the annual license for radio receiving sets will rise from one dollar to two dollars starting April. Minister Alfred Duranteau said the higher fee aims to boost revenue toward roughly 1.5 million dollars and that commercial broadcasting license increases are under consideration.
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Ottawa
Alfred Duranteau
Marine
Welsh students tear down dragon flag at Carnarvon Castle
Welsh Nationalist students dismantle the Union Jack from Carnarvon Castle in the market place as a March 1 St David's Day reprisal for the government's refusal to raise the red dragon flag over the fortress.
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Carnarvon
Wales
Carnarvon Castle
St. David's Day
Britain Benefits From Finance Recovery in Exchange Freedom
London reports improved British finances as Neville Chamberlain announces permission to buy foreign exchange. He confirms repayment of $150,000,000 borrowed in the United States last summer and notes reduced French advances while stressing no current revenue burden from currency strategy.
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London
Eng
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Commons
Chamberlain
United States
Treasury
Betai
Less Pay For Operators and Telegraphers Wage Cut
Montreal reports a 10 percent salary reduction for commercial telegraphers in both Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways for one year starting April 1. About 1,700 CN and 1,500 CPR workers are affected as the measure aligns with reductions in running trades and clerks. CPR also cut monthly unpaid work by two days for general office staff starting March 1, bringing their pay reduction in line with other staff.
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Montreal
Que
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Commercal Telegraphers’ Union
Canadian National
CPR
Canadian Pacific Rail Company
Rescued From Snow Drift Bamed In Drift
Twenty six hours in a New Westminster snow drift left John Peebles a Kettle Valley railway sectionman trapped eighteen feet deep. Rescued alive and in hospital, he suffers frozen hands and feet and exposure after battling to escape all afternoon and night before fellow workers dug him out unconscious.
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New Westminster
John Peebles
Kettle Valley Railway
Rero
Peebles
Dominion Note Advance Totals Twenty Million
In Ottawa the Minister of Finance reported to the House of Commons that Dominion notes advanced to Canadian banks under the Finance Act totaled 20 million dollars. The three percent interest rate applied to these advances, matching the lowest rate charged in 1931.
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Ottawa
Gmr
Finance Act
Canada
EN. Rhodes
House of Commons
Empire goods preference rules under Import Duties Act
The Board of Trade outlines preference regulations stating goods are not deemed Empire-made unless at least 25 percent of value comes from Empire materials or work within the Empire. Each article in a parcel is treated separately, with manufacturer cost at factory including containers but excluding profit.
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London
Anxious To Settle Reparations Problem
In Paris diplomatic circles a growing desire to settle the reparations issue on political grounds rather than finance was reported after Premier Andre Tardieu returned from Geneva. He conferred with German ambassador Leopold Von Hoesch and French ambassador Andre Francois-Poncet in Berlin.
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Parl
France
Tariff Moves in Isle of Man Spurred by Tynwald
The Isle of Man joined Britain’s protectionist trend as the Tynwald court imposed a 10 percent tariff on all goods not on the free list of the United Kingdom tariff act. Sugar table waters and dried fruits were added to the list.
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Douglas
Isie
Suan
Isle of Man
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Special Coal Rate Extended to Ontario in Alberta News
Coal men in Alberta cheered Ottawa decision extending the special freight rate of 6.75 dollars per ton to Ontario for another year. The rate, set to expire July 13, 1931, was delayed from removal pending outcomes of decisions among Commonwealth Government officials.
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Calgary
Alberta
Ottawa
Ontario
Unemployment Crisis Sparks Liberal Attack in Commons
In Ottawa, Mackenzie King denounces the Bennett government's relief policy as dead and without alternatives. He predicts prolonged unemployment and calls for a national commission to advise on policy. Independent MPs signal opposition to the Heenan motion as party politics. A justice bill tightens penalties for bad cheque fraud.
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Ottawa
Labor
AW. Neill
Comox-Alberni
Henri Bourassa
Labelle
Heenan
Mr. King
Goernment
King
Red Cross
Hugh Guthrie
Tlee
Unemployed Delegations Meet Ottawa Government
Canadian unemployed groups from multiple cities converged on Ottawa to press for non contributory, universal unemployment insurance funded by wealth levies. Prime Minister Bennett rejected the plan, promising only a contributory system with worker and employer participation. Delegates faced police dispersal, with 35-person deputations allowed. Edmonton hunger marchers would receive transport aid only if they cannot pay. In Winnipeg about 1,500 demanded immediate relief and job wages with reallocation of military funds to relief.
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Ottawa
Bennett
James Litterick
Toronto
Wellington Street
Parliament Hill
City
Parment Buildings
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Edmonton
Alta
J. E. Brownlee
Winnipeg
Man
Panama Route Steamships May Inaugurate Freight Link
The Canadian Pacific Steamships declared a possible fortnightly freight service between Montreal and Vancouver via the Panama Canal this summer. It confirms that the Canadian Britisher Canadian Ranger and Canadian Winner will operate a monthly intercoastal service, connecting Vancouver with St John and Halifax in winter. The move aims to open Pacific coast markets to eastern Canadian manufacturers with lumber from BC and goods from eastern Canada among the freight.
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Montreal
Vancouver
Tianal Steamships
Panama Canal
St. John
Halifax
Canada
British Columbia
Speed King Sir Malcolm Campbell Visits Toronto
Sir Malcolm Campbell praised his eight year old car as a remarkable British workmanship test. He spoke at a city hall luncheon where Mayor William Stewart welcomed him and Premier George S. Henry represented Ontario before several thousand attendees.
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Ont
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Speed Ace
E Club
Malcolm
William Stewart
Province of
Ontario
George 8
Henry
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Wiling
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