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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 29, 1928
Page
7
Ottawa reports February trade totaling 176 319 251 dollars, up 21 800 551 from last year and 1 245 001 from January. Imports reached 45 932 397 dollars and exports 90 328 554 dollars, with a surplus of 2 692 186. Agricultural and vegetable products made up one third of exports at 52 101 415 dollars.
Ottawa disclosed in Commons records that Canada severed unofficial trade relations with the Soviet government in May 1927. The move followed belief the Soviet Union failed to honor promises within the British Empire framework and raised questions about the 1923 Russia United Kingdom accord.
Vancouver police report discovery of a murdered man whose body was stunned by a back blow, then burned in a hidden natural hollow near Trail Island about 30 miles north of Vancouver. The crime appears recent. a deep hole above the high water line concealed the cremation site, seen by campers on the mainland. Investigation underway.
In Quebec the legislative council defeated the Montreal bill on third reading by a 12 to 9 vote, blocking a measure to grant married women separate property voting rights in municipal elections. Premier Perron claimed only a few Quebec women favored suffrage. In Prince Albert, Sask, a lone gunman robbed the Bank of Montreal at 1:49 pm, locking staff in the vault and escaping with an undetermined amount of cash after a junior clerk triggered an alarm.
In the Senate Ottwrn Hon CP Beaubien gave notice that he would inquire on March 20 whether the government was aware of communistic propaganda across the country and what measures were being taken to counteract it.
A major recovery and rehabilitation effort is under way in San Francisquito Canyon and the Sacta Slaea Valley after the St Francis dam breach. Teams remove bodies, repair communications, and clear wreckage as a committee mobilizes a long term plan. Los Angeles is blamed for the disaster as officials estimate 264 lives lost and property damage ranging from seven to twenty million dollars.
Ottawa captain Bernier praises the Hudson Bay Railway opening as a path to Europe. He foresees booming cattle and grain shipments, stronger ships to resist ice, and crews trained with coastal weather data, boosting Canada’s trading competition with the United States.
In Ottawa the main budget motion was adopted by a 24 vote margin. The tally showed 92 against with the majority supporting Liberals Liberal-Progressives and independents on the government side. Henri Bourassa briefly spoke before proceedings moved to committee on means, amid loud cheering and parliamentary tensions.
The Champlain and Vancouver, two destroyers being transferred from Great Britain to the Canadian naval service, will depart Portsmouth soon. The Vancouver will stop at several points and reach Esquimalt on June 3, while the Champlain arrives at Halifax on May 17. In Victoria, British Columbia, the legislature prorogued on March 14 with traditional ceremonies.
At a Saskatchewan Conservative convention in Saskatoon three hundred delegates chose Dr J T M Anderson MILA Saskatoon as provincial party leader over M A MacPherson K C MILA Regina Howard McConnell MILA Saskatoon J A Hangerman Unity and J F Diefenbaker Prince Albert The committee reported unanimous support for Dr Anderson and other nominees withdrew.
Halifax senator C B Tanner proposes in the Senate that Canada would view a Newfoundland union favorably and welcome Newfoundland as a province if the people of Newfoundland seek join the Dominion. In Canberra Bert Hinkler receives a 2000 pound cheque for his England to Australia flight achievement.
Crowning of Miss Kite Harrison of Vancouver as queen closes Banff Carnival eight day festival. Retiring queen Miss File Mason of Calgary received ovation as a band of Stoney Mountain Indians attended. Ike Mills wins Dog Derby and Strongheart trophy after Elkhead championship. 30 mile skein time noted.
Ottawa officials in charge of immigration and colonization for Canadian Railways will be summoned before the parliamentary committee. Deputy Minister W. J. Egan testified the department checked that farm laborers brought in under railway agreements actually worked on farms, finding some cases otherwise. He said railways bringing in most immigrants were fulfilling the spirit of their deals, while noting efforts to attract British farm laborers despite cheaper fare to Australia. He cited propaganda against Great Britain in 1922 23 and said it affected immigration but was countered. he added medical exams would reveal if a man had tuberculosis or heart trouble without stripping him.
Tourists aboard a crowded Luxor to Cairo train escaped a fast spreading fire that gutted a first class coach and an adjoining sleeping car. Passengers suffered cuts bruises and sprains while fleeing through windows with baggage abandoned. George Eastman of Rochester and his hunting party were aboard. all trip films were destroyed.
In the House of Commons C L Boulanger proposed equal government aid for Canadians settling western lands, arguing it would ease debt, keep Loyalist and French-origin settlers at home, and urge youth onto the land. Debates involved Fénard Lavigneur McGibbon, with critics urging more policy to retain Canadians and deter emigration.
The Saskatchewan Conservative party outlines its platform in Saskatoon listing key planks including immediate return of natural resources, selective immigration, revision of provincial taxation, diversified agriculture, labor improvement, balanced development, public welfare coordination, independent health commission, publicly owned power, coal development, cooperative enterprises, strict law enforcement, scientific research, fur bearing conservation, temperance education, political gender equality, farm loan reorganization, public tendering, Canadian goods preference, and civil service reforms. The document also mentions free speech in radio and adjustments to auto taxes and civil service diets.
Canada Gazette lists the incorporation of Stephen Motor and Aero Company with headquarters in Regina. Authorized capital is 100,000 dollars to deal in motor cars and aeroplanes and to maintain regular flight service with Regina as base. Agents include Stephen and R. Morrow. H A Stephen as salesman. M A MacPherson and Everett Leslie as barristers.
In Moorpark the coroner's jury delivered a verdict of accidental drowning for the St Francis Dam disaster. Testimony from the first inquest noted 255 bodies recovered, a figure higher than earlier estimates and prompting discussion of the flood tragedy and its victims.
The Canadian dollar climbed back to par after staying discounted for over three months. It moved from about 1.28 per U.S. dollar to 1.32 to 1.34 and ended near one per cent discount.
A.D. McRae of Vancouver, who fractured his skull after slipping on icy pavement outside parliament buildings, is reported to be considerably improved. The article also notes ongoing money order talks between the United States and Germany.
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