Royal Air Force praised for wider Empire routes and training
The House of Commons heard Sir Philip Sassoon defend air estimates as the RAF showcased new routes and relief missions. He cited rediscovered Egyptian state railcars and aid to Khartoum, while warning that future funding must rise beyond the current 17 million pound allowance to sustain expanded Empire air routes and high training standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
House of Commons
Phil’. Sasson
Air
Royal Air Force
Darfu
Khartoum
Watinalfa
Sir Philip
Philip
North Salmon Fisheries May Be Developed
Victoria BC officials say BC will urge Ottawa to abolish the Fraser River salmon run and push northern fisheries after the US Senate refuses to ratify the Canada United States treaty for salmon preservation. The decision follows the Senate’s stance to take no action at present.
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Victoria
Senate
United States
Canada
Fraser River
British Columbia
Ottawa
United States Senate
Ottawa Child Welfare Chief Dr Helen MacMurchy May Retire
Dr. Helen MacMurchy, chief of the Department of Child Welfare in the Dominion Department of Health, may retire at the end of March after reaching the 60 year age limit. She was appointed chief of the child welfare branch in 1919.
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Helen MacMureny
Ottawa
Ont
Helen MacMurchy
Department of Child Welfare
Dominion Department of Health
Canada
MacMurchy
Preparatory Talks for Imperial Conference in Canada
Canadian Manufacturers' Association reports progress on planning the Imperial Economic Conference to be held in Ottawa next July. Manufacturers have held many meetings to discuss British trade between Canada and Great Britain and have gathered substantial information for the event. The report notes 540 millionaires in Lochinvar area with incomes over £50,000 taxed, and 157 with incomes over £100,000 for the year.
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Canada
Toronto
Ont
Ottawa
Council of the
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Great Britain
Loogon
Pagina Area
France Considers Fresh Duty on Canadian Wheat
Paris reports the French government may impose a new duty on Canadian wheat though no decision has been reached and such action is considered unlikely. The move would affect bread costs and could be enacted under the padlock act. Agriculture ministry aims to limit fresh fruit imports to guard against the San Jose louse from California.
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Paris
France
Ministry of Agriculture
Canada
San Jose
Dr Grisdale to Retire from Ottawa Post
Dr J H Grisdale Deputy Minister of Agriculture will retire after illness. Announcement by Robert Weir states Grisdale, in service since 1919, will receive six months leave with pay from April 1 before superannuation takes effect. No successor named.
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Ottawa
J H. Grisdale
Robert Weir
Grisdale
Thousands Honor Briand in Paris After Death
More than 10 000 people from porters to statesmen filed past Aristide Briand's bedroom to pay homage to the late French statesman. A German ambassador sent an imposing tribute while carnations from wounded veterans and others lay at the scene. The Briand family kept the room open two hours and forty minutes longer than planned.
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Paris
France
Aristide Briand
M. Briand
Relief measures rush 40 million bushels to humanitarian aid
Within 24 hours after President Hoover signed a bill placing 40 million bushels of the farm board holdings for humanitarian use the Red Cross requested and received a 5 million bushel allotment. From Omaha Nebraska elevators 14 000 bushels were loaded for shipment to South Dakota to feed livestock.
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Washington, D.C
Hoover
Farm Board
Red Cross
Omaha
Nebraska
South Dakota
Russian Garrison in Siberia Reported Doubling in Recently
Tokyo reports from the Japanese consulate at Kharbarovsk that Soviet forces in Siberia have approximately doubled in the last month. The war office estimates total Russian troops along the Ussuri frontier at about 50,000 despite Japanese assurances of no alarm.
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Siberia
Tokyo
Japan
Kharbarovsk
Sibera
Foreign Office
War Office
Ussuri
National Emergency Fund Subscription Report
Prime Minister R. B. Bennett announced that the National Emergency Relief Fund has received 1250.00 in subscriptions. Norman Sommerville, K.C. stated the total includes the amount raised last December and attributed the funding to national support efforts.
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National
R. B. Bennett
Norman Sommerville
K.C
Alberta assembly backs federal unemployment insurance plan
The Alberta legislature unanimously supports a federal or national unemployment insurance scheme. Moved by Labour member A Smeaton, the resolution urges immediate federal action and an investigation into a contributory scheme with employer and worker participation. Ottawa confirms the Dominion Government plans to study such a plan.
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Edmonton
Lethbridge
Ottawa
Alberta
Sherman completes 1931 Vancouver trek to Winnipeg journey
Long journeyer from Winnipeg to Vancouver and back arrives after covering over 2800 miles on foot. E Sherman started June 13 1931 and ended five months after October 6 with 491 days and 1879 miles to Vancouver, despite severe weather and fatigue. En route he spoke at 503 schools.
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Winnipeg
Stannary E. Sherman
Vancouver
Sherman
Pacific Coast
Stronger Export Market for Grain Signals Optimism
Fort William reports a brighter February for western Canadian grain movement. The international wheat market shows improvement and prospects for expanded Canadian exports appear strong as Russia and Europe adjust miller quotas and demand rises.
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Fort William
Ont
Board of Grain Commissioners
France
Italy
Germany
Russia
Alberta Sees Income Tax as Least Drastic Western Province Move
Premier J. E. Brownlee argued in the legislature that adopting a provincial income tax is inevitable to balance the budget and that the measure would raise 1 374 000. He said Alberta would have the least drastic schedule among western provinces and would still compare favorably with Manitoba as the lowest taxed in the region. F H White criticized the bill for hitting workers hard and called for redrafting.
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Edmonton
Alberta
J. E. Brownlee
Manitoba
Western Provinces
F. H. White
Labor
Calgary
Moose Jaw adopts accident insurance for school children
Moose Jaw becomes possibly the first Canadian city with an accident insurance policy for students. The plan covers up to 100 in case of accident and was presented to and adopted by the school boards after a year of consideration. Ottawa reports the House of Commons will adjourn for Easter recess from March 23 to the following Tuesday with Premier Bennett backing the plan.
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Moose Jaw
Canada
Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons
Bennett
W. L. MacKenzie King
Royal Commission
RB. Bennett
Lord Ashfield
England
Crop Failure in Russia Triggers Food Relief Effort
Official Moscow reports say over 40 million Russian peasants face hunger after last fall's poor harvest. Regions including the Urals and Volga basin are hit as sowing in Ukraine lags. A planned 1 million tons of grain relief moves slowly due to railway strain and reluctance to release stored grain.
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Riga
Latvia
Moscow
Russia
Urals
Siberia
Middle
Lower Volga
Pashkyria
Caucasus
Ukraine
Josef Stalin
Manitoba Farm Loans Board Reveals Large Deficit Rise
Winnipeg report shows the Manitoba Farm Loans Association deficit grew from 168 874 18 to 1 022 203 during the year ended April 30 1931. The new board said operating expenses totalled 85 197 31 and 768 199 44 was written off under its policy. Officials fault past operations noting the financing gap doomed the scheme from the start.
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Winnipeg
Stan
Manitoba Farm Loans Association
Manitoba Farm Loans Board
Valera Elected President of the Irish Free State
In Dublin on March 9 Hamon de Valera won the presidency of the Irish Free State by an 81 to 0 vote in Dail Eireann. Fianna Fail supporters cheered as Cosgrave’s old government party shifted to the opposition. De Valera’s leadership follows a period of political realignment with Fianna Fail’s rise and cooperation from independents.
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Valera
Irish Free State
Dublin
Ireland
Hamon de Valera
Dail Eireann
Cie
Finne Fail
de Valera
Soldiers of Destiny
Labor
Fianna Fair
William T. Cosgrave
Cosgrave
Dail
Fianna Fail
Frank Fahy
Fahy
Irish Volunteers
South
Galway
Kilroy
Traynor
J. Dillon
O'Hanlon
Mr. de Valera
James McNeill
Thornton Denies CN Rail Traffic Diversions
Sir Henry W W Thornton president and chairman of Canadian National Railways issues a statement denying rumors that government actions diverted CN traffic. He says management has pursued strict economy causing service cuts and pay reductions, and accepts responsibility for those changes.
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Montreal
Henry W W. Thornton
Canadian National Railways
Canadian National
Saskatchewan 20 Year Debentures Oversubscribed
Saskatchewan bonds prove heavily oversubscribed on the domestic market with applications far exceeding supply. Six percent sinking fund debentures priced at $94.45 yield about 6.50 percent. Proceeds fund refunding treasury bills and other capital works.
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Toronto
Ont
Province of
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Treasury
Syndicate
Premier Outlines Seed Plan For Prairie Provinces
In Ottawa Premier R B Bennett outlined a federal seed and feed scheme for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. The plan proposes loans by the Dominion to the three provinces in exchange for provincial treasury bills. Manitoba would require just under seven hundred thousand dollars.
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Prairie Provinces
Ottawa
Dominion
House of Commons
R. B. Bennett
Manitoba
Bennett
Back To the Garden Says Horticulture Expert
Dr A F Bars of the University of British Columbia tells the Local Council of Women that back to the garden is a better slogan than back to the land. He argues nourishment of body and soul may be found in gardening rather than simple land reform.
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Vancouver
B.C
A. F. Bars
Department of Horticulture
University of British Columbia
Council of Women
Dr. Barss
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Thornton
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University
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