Commons Told Trade Pact May Be Cause Of War
In Ottawa two independent minds dominated the budget debate. William H. Moore criticized Empire trade agreements linking his stance to past votes, warning economic imperialism could spur war and echo in Japan, Germany, and Italy. H H Stevens urged railways reform, proposing three joint committees and a special autumn session to tackle labour rights, coordination, and political interference.
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Commons
Ottawa
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Canada
William H. Moore
Ontario
H. H. Stevens
Kootenay East
Reconstruction Party
Moore
Great Britain
Japan
Germany
Italy
Stevens
Senate
BC Government to Remove Irritation for Tourists Crossing Border
The British Columbia government will prevent undue irritation to bona fide motorists entering from Alberta while requiring new residents to purchase BC license plates. Attorney-General Gordon Sloan cited border stops as examples and said three recent cases prompted the stance.
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B.C
Victoria
British Columbia
Alberta
Coast Province
Gordon Sloan
Measles Toll Hits Indian Areas in Saskatchewan
Walter Gilbert reports an epidemic of measles among Indians near Heals Crome and Beauval in Saskatchewan. He cites deaths in Tie a la Crosse and says about 90 of 100 in Beauval district are ill with pneumonia following measles, affecting primarily Indigenous communities.
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Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
Heals Crome
Beauval
Walter Gilbert
Canadian Airways
Fight North
Tie A la Crosse
Canadian envoy invites Hart House quartet leader to coronation
Vincent Maseey, the Canadian high commissioner in London, informed Hart House String Quartet that leader James Levey is officially invited to represent them in the coronation orchestra at Westminster Abbey on May 12. The coronation ensemble will feature leading United Kingdom musicians.
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New York
Thon
Vincent Maseey
London
Hart House String Quartette
James Levey
Westminster Abbey
United Kingdom
Gandhi influence cited on sit-down strikes origin
Thomas Rogers, once of the Bombay Statesman and now living in London Ontario, traces the origin of sit-down strikes to Gandhi’s non-resistance tactics from about a decade ago. He comments on the evolution of labor action and its tie to nonviolent protest.
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London
Ont
Gandhi
Thomas Rogers
Bombay Statesman
Senators Urge Action Against Dishonest Brokerage
Senator Arthur Sauve advocates Canada wide measures to stop dishonest brokerage practices in mining and resources. He calls for close government supervision and deployment of scientific expertise to ensure rational resource development and curb misleading prospectuses and publicity.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Arthur Sauve
Rigaud
Senate
Manitoba Schools Open Ten Months a Year Plan
In Winnipeg Manitoba the Keep Schools Open policy aims to run schools ten months annually regardless of district finances. Education Minister Ivan Schultz pledged government aid to underfunded districts while legislators debated budgets.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Lawrence
Looking For Recruits London
Investigation proceeds to determine if recruits can be drawn from dominions and colonies for the British army. The annual report for the year ending September 30, 1936 shows recruiting still falling short despite doubled efforts. Recruits totaled 21,975 vs 25,681 in 1934-35. annual need is about 32,000, leaving a deficit of over 10,000.
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London
Dominions
Stolen Eight Inch Miniature Image From Todaiji Temple
Police launch nation wide search after a silver encrusted eight inch miniature image set with 20 000 jewels is stolen from Todaiji temple in Japan. The priceless artifact valued at 50 000 000 yen was mounted in the Buddha crown and vanished under mysterious circumstances.
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Mara
Japan
Todaiji
British steel magnate warns of UK crash within two years
Ottawa lord Riverdale, a British industrialist once Sir Arthur Balfour, told interviewers that in two years the United Kingdom faces an economic crash as prices rise and Britain’s big re armament program fuels a boom now but will falter later. He argues times are too good and predicts a sharp downturn after a temporary uplift.
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Ottawa
Riverdale
United Kingdom
Arthur Balfour
England
Emigration Declared Unwise Amid World Economic Strains
Alfred Rives, Canadian delegate, told the League of Nations raw materials committee that emigration should slow in the present global economy. He argued the drop in emigration is a consequence of unemployment and that no nation can absorb new workers while facing its own job problems.
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Geneva
Alfred Rives
League of Nations Raw Materials Committee
Rives
Police raid three gambling dens in Montreal
Police used moving vans to raid three gambling places in Montreal to prevent a tip-off. Officers arrested 119 Chinese suspects who appeared in court.
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Montreal
Cream stocked for two Moscow winters by diplomat’s wife
Mrs. Marjorie Post Hutton Davies, wife of new U S ambassador Joseph E. Davies, bought 2000 pints of cream frozen for the trip to the Soviet Union. The shipment will precede the couple to their residence where 25 electric refrigerators will be installed. Also bought were strawberries and rock salt for ice cream.
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New York
Moscow
Marjorie Post Hutton Davies
Joseph E. Davies
United States
Davies
Mra. Davies
Russia
Ontario Government Plans Municipal Subsidy Bill
The Ontario government moves to implement Premier Hepburn’s budget promise offering municipalities a subsidy equal to one mill on their tax rates. Minister David Croll introduces the bill with cabinet control over on how subsidies reach taxpayers, noting the measure is not permanent and a tax survey may yield real estate relief. The government also plans to fund municipal shares of old age pensions and mothers allowances.
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Ontario
Toronto
Mitchell Hepburn
David Croll
France Sells Prison Ship 10,000 Convicts Carried Since 1921
Paris announces the privatization of the prison ship Martiniere which ferried over 10,000 inmates to Devil's Inland since 1921. The government decreed no more convicts will be sent to the settlement as the vessel moves to a commercial carrier. In Manila a round the world air ticket was sold to David Winship for about 2308.33 dollars with seven major airlines aboard.
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Paris-France
Devil's
Manila
David Winship
Labor Congress Opposed to Plan of Immigration
In Toronto the All-Canadian Congress of Labor opposed loosening immigration restrictions and urged provinces to extend minimums. It asked the federal government to prevent profiteering and to consider taking over armament industries if war returns. A royal commission on social legislation jurisdiction was also proposed.
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Toronto
All-Canadian Congress of Labor
Beig
Canada
Labor Congress
George Cockburn
Regina
Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railways
Dominion
British Columbia Finance Minister Sees 2 Million Surplus
Hon Jonn Hart BC finance minister expects a 2 million dollar surplus at March 31. He plans to use the funds for direct unemployment relief and road construction. Hart and Premier Pattullo highlighted a 3000 dollar loan negotiated in Toronto as fully successful.
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Vancouver
Jonn Hart
British Columbia
Hart
Canada
T. D. Pattullo
Toronto
Ships In Grain Race From Australia To Britain
Fourteen grey windjammers sail from Australian ports to Britain and Europe in the annual Cape Horn grain race. The field includes famous vessels with voyage times of 90 to 120 days. The Abraham Rydberg left Wallaroo January 12 and the C. B. Pedersen from Port Germain January 23, with twelve others chasing post January 12 to March 3.
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London
Cape Horn
Great Britain
Abraham Rydberg
Walleroo
C. B. Pedersen
Rydberg
Port Germain
Canada Drops Compulsory Voting in Commons Panel
The Commons special committee on the Election and Franchise Act voted down compulsory voting and registration as not feasible for Canada. The panel noted Australia's example showed high cost with only modest vote gains, deeming the system unsuitable for Canadian conditions.
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Canada
Ottawa
Commons
Australia
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Britain
W. Lash Miller
University of Toronto
Miller
Washington
Roosevelt
National Resources Board
Florello la Guardia
Aitler
Shoal
Fovset
France
Round-The-Worla Air Ticket
Queen
Amuse Marjorie Davies
Mins Davies
Europe
Dea
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