No Agreement To Curb Hog Prices In Canada
Ottawa reports no consensus among major packing firms to control hog prices in Canada. McLean testifies before the house business inquiry that packers oppose price curbs. profits, salaries, and capitalization will be audited. He cites English bacon demand as main driver of Canadian hog prices and notes foreign markets could lift prices further if found.
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Canada
Lean Prescint
House
London
United Kingdom
McLean
H H. Stevens
McLean Aid
Chicago
City of Toronto
Lord Aberdeen Dead Former Governor General of Canada Dies
The Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair aged 87 died at the House of Cromar in Tarland Aberdeenshire. John Campbell Hamilton Cordon, first Marquess of Aberdeen, served as governor-general of the Dominion from 1893 to 1898 and is succeeded by his son, the Earl of Haddo. His wife Ishbel Martorbanks survived. she was noted for domestic felicity and active partnership. He had held roles as lord high commissioner to the Church of Scotland general assembly and lord-lieutenant of Ireland, returning to Ireland in 1905 to resume the post for a decade.
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Fainburgh
Marquess of
Abereen
Temair
Canada
House of Cromar
Tarland
Aberdeenshire
John Campbell Hamilton Cordon
Marquess of Aberdeen
Dominion
Earl of
Haddo
Ishbel Martorbanks
Lord Aberdeen
General Assembly
Church of Scotland
Ireland
Rumors of Coup Spark Disclosures in Stavisky Case
Officials investigating the Stavisky bond scandal in Paris allege coup talks by former Paris police head Jean Chiappe and Interior Minister Eugene. A parliamentary committee member links the case to a leading judge and hints at a cover story involving higher ups while police probe a supposed double of Judge Albert Prince linked to the Dijon murder.
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Paris
Stavisky
Jean Chiappe
Prince of Paris Police
Assay Interior
Eugene
Thhe Go
Aisky Affair
rot _categori Mt Jlegations
Terim
Albert Prince
Stavisky Invest
Here
Dijon
Prince
Sweepstakes for hospital purposes cleared for second reading
The senate approved Senator G H Barnard s sweepstakes bill for hospital funding on second reading by a 40 to 23 vote. The measure moves to the committee of the whole then to the Commons, after Premier R B Bennett pledged wide open debate and a free vote with party lines withdrawn. Bennett remains personally opposed.
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Ottawa
Senate
G. H. Barnard
House of Commons
A. D. McRae
Commons
R. B. Bennett
Dominion
L. A. Taschereau
Quebec
Bennett
Grading Hogs And Eggs debated in Ottawa Commons
The commons committee on agriculture will study grading regulations for hogs and eggs. M P Pickel urged amending grading laws, noting hog graders favored packers over farmers and egg graders sided with packers against farmers during exams. Stirling moved to refer the question to the committee.
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Ottawa
Commons Committee On Agriculture
Pickel
House
Stirling
Cone
Yale
Parachute Saves Student Over England Flight
A Canadian student pilot W.8. Soule, 21, from Sudbury Ontario, fell from an upside down plane at 4000 feet during a slow roll with Austrian instructor Hell. His safety straps failed, he deployed his parachute after three somersaults, and landed safely, barely missing tall trees.
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Bishop Waltham
England
Soule
Sudbury
Ont
Hell
Louie
Cattle quota for Calgary shipments to UK near exhaustion
Western livestock exporter Jack Byers warns Calgarian cattle quota of 20 200 head to the United Kingdom will run out well before six months. Through the period 8 341 head shipped from Canada, 3 114 from Western Canada. He fears Canada faces disaster if UK market closes to Dominion exporters.
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Calgary
Byers
Canadian
United Kingdom
Dominion
Saskatchewan Should Drop Claim on Prince Albert Park
Local board of trade approves a report urging Saskatchewan to eliminate its claim on Prince Albert National Park. The issue stems from compensation for land alienation and a federal proposal to hand the park over to the province after Dominion objections in Ottawa.
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Sakatchewan
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert National Park
Regina
Board of Trade
Dominion
Ottawa
War Foes blame munition makers for global conflict
Henry Fort asserts a small cadre of men behind wars by profiting from arms sales and international distrust. He supports William Borah’s stance against war and stresses that lasting peace would require removing about 100 war-makers, noting individuals shape public action more than any single person.
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Jary Ford
Myers
Pla
Henry Fort
United States
William Borah
United States Navy
Peveral
Ford
Peopl
Ontario legislatures seeks probe into livestock abuses
The Ontario agriculture committee unanimously passed a resolution urging the Stevens Committee in Ottawa to thoroughly investigate the province's livestock industry. drovers allege lack of buyer competition at stockyards, post close bid cuts, direct shipments to abattoirs, and high handling charges squeezing farmer returns below cost.
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Ontario
Toronto
Agriculture Committee
Stevens
Ottawa
Dlaeming
Battle to Save Sugar Crop in British Guiana
Entomologists launch a major campaign against the dread moth pest in Georgetown British Guiana. Thousands of Amazon flies released on five plantations by Dr J G Myers and team aim to eradicate the insect that devastates the colony’s sugar industry yearly.
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Ritish Jana
Georgetown
British Guiana
J. G. Myers
Myers
Call for a permanent system to handle unemployment relief
Ottawa advocates immediate action toward a permanent social aid system for those unable to work. The Canadian Council on Child and Family Welfare argues unemployment insurance alone cannot solve long term needs and urges a contributory insurance scheme plus reformed relief agencies and direct aid for sickness, old age, and other dependencies. It also recommends rehabilitation programs and rural job opportunities to balance urban migration.
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Ottawa
Canadian Council On Child and
Far Dy Welfare
Montreal arms raid nets loaded revolvers and weapons
Provincial police thwart an underworld arms ring in Outremont Montreal. In a raid after three months of investigation they seized 28 loaded revolvers 1 000 boxes of cartridges five rifles three shotguns 20 daggers 25 blackjacks and axes. A man described as a leading figure remained in custody awaiting arraignment.
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Montreal
Outremont
Louis Jargaille
World
Treasury Bills Sold At Record Low Rate in Canada
Ottawa reports the Dominion of Canada sold 15.3 million dollars in treasury bills by public tender. Two series were offered: 2.45 million for three months at 2.85 percent and 12.55 million for eight months at 3.12 percent. Dated March 1, they mature June 1 and November 1.
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Ottawa
Dominion of Canada
Treasury
Construction Slump Dampens Canadian Builders in Calgary
Major L. L. Anthes of Toronto, president of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, told the Calgary Association of Sanitary and Heating Engineers that the building and construction industry lags behind other Canadian industries, signaling tougher times ahead for contractors and suppliers.
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Calgary
Canada
L. L. Anthes
Toronto
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Calgary Association of Sanitary and Heating Engineers
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