Guthrie attacks credit to Sir Henry Thornton on CN earnings
Ottawa-Hon Hugh Guthrie accuses the Conservative government and CN officials of stealing the credit for CN’s four year net earnings rising by 125 million. He argues Thornton and CN board deserve full praise for the results while others critique census figures and tariff policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Hugh Guthrie
Fnree
Henry Thornton
Canadian Nacual
Guthrie
Henry
Canadian National
Dominion
W. T. Lucas
UFA
Camrose
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Cahill
Pontiac
Guthrie Asne
Liberal Party
Weekly Newspaper Directors Meet In Ottawa Banquet
The annual Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association meeting gathered in Chateau Laurier with broad provincial representation. A banquet hosted by SN Wynn of Yorkton featured Hon. C A Dunning and Geo McPhee. Saskatchewan attendees included D C Dunbar and S J Dorman who urged greater co operation and invited the association to Regina in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Dunning
Ottawa
Chateau Laurier
SN. Wynn
Yorkton
Sask
Saskatchewan
D. C. Dunbar
Estevan Mercury
S.J. Dorman
Alameda
Woman Liberal Elected In Britain In Saint Ives
Mrs Walter Runciman wife of Swansea West MP won the Saint Ives by election marking the first woman Liberal in the present Parliament and the first husband wife combination in the House of Commons. The seat had been Conservative but swung to the Liberals. Mr Runciman supported his wife’s candidacy as a prominent Liberal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Runciman
St. Ives
Penzance
Eng
House of Commons
Saint Ives
Swansea West
Runciman
Liberal Party
Pioneer Missionary Dead Winnipeg
Rev Dr John McLean, a pioneer missionary to Western Canada and longtime Methodist Church leader, died in Winnipeg after complications from influenza. He was 76 or 77 years old and had lived in Canada for over fifty years, influencing church work across the Dominion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
John McLean
Western Canada
MacLean
Canada
Methodist
Dominion
Saskatchewan Legislature Concludes Sixth Session
Lieutenant Governor Newlands prorogued the third session of the sixth Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly after a long day in which more than 30 bills advanced to final stages. Supplementary estimates totaling 1,118,518 covered already incurred costs, with items including 55,208 for the Treasury and 500,000 for the Farm Loans Board. Indemnities for members were raised to 2,000 dollars yearly, leaders to 3,000, and the Premier to 7,200, amid debates over pay relative to other provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Newlands
Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
Power Commission
Treasury
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Farm Loans Board
Educational Department
Public Health Department
Saskatchewan
Maritime Provinces
Howard McConnell
Saskatoon
Gardiner
Infant Princess Hisa Dies at Six Months in Japan
The six months old daughter of Emperor Hirohito dies of complications after pneumonia. The infant, who first contracted influenza that also struck the emperor, is mourned privately by the Empress and royal family. Interment will be under Shinto rites at Akasaka near Tokyo, near where Emperor Taisho is buried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tokio
Mirohito
Hisa
Asakewa
Taisho
New Copper Rich Ore Body Found South of Main Zone
Reports from Flin Flon Mines indicate a new ore body south of the main deposit, deemed highly important. Development is advancing with a 400 foot level crosscut of 240 feet width and about 300 feet drift, averaging 2 percent copper with some zinc, and a 28 foot section grading 5 to 6 percent copper. A new townsite is being prepared with sites picked for concentrator and smelter, and existing camp buildings will be moved for the new plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Alberta moves to sterilize feeble minded people
The Sexual Sterilization Bill passed third reading in the Alberta legislature and will take effect upon assent by the lieutenant governor. Alberta becomes the first Canadian province to undertake sterilization of feeble minded individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Allerta House
Alberta
Dominion of Canada
Sweden Raises Gift For Cancer Research In King Gustav V Birthday Fund
Sweden launches a national subscription fund to honor King Gustav V on his 70th birthday, June 16, with proceeds dedicated to medical research and cancer suppression. The king has accepted the gift in advance, requesting the money aid cancer research efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Gustav V
Five Year Old Joins American Millionaires Inheritance
Jona Mortimer Coward, III of Glenridge New Jersey, inherits over 4.9 million dollars from his father J Mortimer Coward late head of Coward Shoe Stores who died in Havana. The estate includes a 2 million dollar life policy issued last July. The beneficiary is aged five and part of the legacy goes to him as stipulated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yepeg Sen
New York
Jony
Jona Mortimer Coward
Glenridge
J. Mortimer Coward
Coward Shoe Stores
Havana
Mr. Coward
Near East mood dark as Britain demands in Egypt
London reports Britain will press for full Egyptian independence while keeping troops and police control to safeguard life and property. In Cairo Nahas Pasha seeks constitutional government as Britain rejects any alliance that cedes total sovereignty. The crisis centers on Suez security and external influence, with Egypt resisting treaties without absolute independence.
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London
Great Britain
Egypt
Arabia
Near East
India
Nahas Pasha
Fuad
Cairo
Nile
Britain
Great Bi
Suez Canal
Flso
Prish
Fight Destructive Insects Ottawa Convention Speech
Dominion entomologist Arthur Gibson described crop destroying insects at the Canadian Horticultural Council convention in Ottawa. He noted aircraft dusting trials last year showed promise in treating crops and soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Arthur Gibson
Dominion
Canadian Horticultural Council
Government Bill Criticized One Day's Rest In Seven in Manitoba
In Winnipeg the Bracken Government's bill for one day's rest in seven faced sharp criticism in the legislature. Labour leader John Queen said the measure would apply only to workers already guaranteed a seventh day, and Green called it a bluff. He questioned its reach beyond piano and organ factories and mocked its lack of real scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Bracken
John Queen
Green
Queen
Pictures Cannot Be Shown On Empire Tour
London notes that plans to exhibit tour photographs in the House of Commons precincts were blocked by Lord Chamberlain Earl of Cromer. The Empire tour with Lieut Col L M S Amery, Secretary of State for Dominions Affairs, and Captain William Brass MP drew interest for the shown incidents but the exhibition was declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
M.S. Amery
Willian Brass
Exchequer
Col. Amery
House of Commons
Earl of Cromer
Waratahs Praise British Crowds During Tour
The Waratahs of New South Wales praised British spectators for fair play during a nine month tour of Great Britain and France. Manager E Gordon Shaw commended crowds for sportsmanship and lack of discontent, noting record crowds often surpassed fifty thousand. They arrived in Canada aboard the Melita after the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waratahs
New South Wales
Australia
Canada
Great Britain
France
E. Gordon Shaw
Escape Death Whea Ling Crhes the Paseagers On Loadon To Parte
Eight passengers aboard a Paris to London airliner survived a dramatic crash at Lympne Kent after their plane veered near the coast and spiraled to the ground. Pilot Roger Maury attributed a broken valve spring in one engine to the mishap. Baroness Van Till Candi Kavanagh suffered a facial cut. others were uninjured. The craft wrecked, engines destroyed, passengers scrambled to safety as the door was opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paseagers
London
Paris
Lympne
Kent
Baronss van Till Candi Kavanagh
Hragon
Pines
Airdrome
Roger Maury
Maury
Banking System Discussed Before Commons Committee
Government inspector general of banks Tompkins told the House of Commons committee on banking and commerce that the banking system met the country's needs and only gradual changes were needed. A. E. Darby of the Canadian Council of Agriculture presented the council’s views on banks and banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa C. E
Tompkins
House of Commons Committee On Banking and Commerce
Canadian Council of Agriculture
A. E. Darby
Council
Search effort recovers missing aviators near Port Burwell
Ottawa reports detail a vast RCAF hunt for Flying Officer Lewis Flight Sergeant Terry and Bobby near Ungava Bay. Dog teams Eskimos and RCMP aided, with fuel caches laid and port posts warned. Flare signals ceased due to fuel limits. wreckage expected near Labrador or Newfoundland. ice carried south by the Labrador current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Lewis
N. $. Terry
Saskatchewan
Port Burwell
Ottawa
Northland
Royal Canadian Air Force
Lewis
Terry
Bobby
Hudson's Straits
Ungava
Tri
T. TA. Lawrence
RCAF
Ungava Bay
Hudson's Bay
Lawrence
Brian Carr-Harris
A. A Leich
Winnipeg
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
C. Ford
Hudson's Bay Company
W. Bennett
CGMM
Canadian
Labrador
British Prime Minister Promises Equal Suffrage for Women
London report shows Stanley Baldwin addressing a large gathering of 140 organizations. He pledges Parliament will grant women full voting rights in weeks, with Sir William Joynson-Hicks tasked to lead the franchise bill. The prime minister vows a second reading before Easter and passage at the earliest date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stanley Baldwin
Joshua
Baldwin
William Joynson
Mine Chief Admits Laxity in Hollinger Disaster
Hollinger general superintendent Charles Williams testified to the Royal Commission that a failure to enforce disposal orders caused a bad slip up. Powder house rubbish was not curbished or mixed with rocks as directed and was placed in stopes without rocks, starting a fire that killed 39 miners. Williams could not identify a single responsible party and offered no further information when asked to adjourn for inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollinger
Timmins
Williams
Reward for Eskimo Named in Parliament Question
John Millar asked in the House if the government will consider rewarding the Eskimo Bobby for knowledge and skill that helped save Flight Lieutenant Lew is and Sergeant Terry off the Labrador Coast. Defense Minister J L Ralston replied the full rescue report is not yet received and reward will be considered when it arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Ottawa
Bobby
Lewis
Terry
Labrador
John Millar
Qu Appelle
J. L. Ralston
National Defence
Department
Championship Wolf Hunt Proposal Sparks Ontario Debate
In the Ontario Legislature Liberal T Legault urged a championship wolf hunt with a $10,000 prize to curb livestock losses in the north. He proposed around 25 prizes, aiming to attract entrants. In Toronto a registrar general report notes Canadians leaving Ontario for the United States fell by about 15,000 in 1927 versus 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
T. Legault
Ontario
United States
French Legation at Ottawa Paris Receives Approval
The finance committee of the Chamber of Deputies approved funds to establish the French legation in Ottawa. The move aims to strengthen diplomatic ties with Canada for trade and sentiment. Canada’s domestic market absorbs about 837 million dollars of agricultural products annually, versus 800 thousand exported. Per capita farm product consumption in Canada is about 185 750.
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Ottawa
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Ota
Canada
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Flin Flon
Beyaber Mos
Safiety
Amery
Canadian Legion
H. J. Barber
Fraser Valley
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