Natural resources bill to be resolved before budget
Ottawa reports Premier Mackenzie King saying parliament will deal with returning resources to western provinces and lands to British Columbia before Easter recess, with budget introduction likely to trigger sustained debate and possible dissolution if the strain mounts. The date of the budget remains uncertain.
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Ottawa
Mackensie King
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Peace River
British Columbia
Howe of Commons
King
Two Vancouver Teachers Drowned
North Vancouver Vancouver teachers J A Hyndman and F E Lothian perished in Lynn Creek while leading 18 pupils on a mountain hike. Lothian sacrificed himself attempting to save Hyndman as the party crossed a log bridge. both were swept over the falls in the swollen creek.
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North Vancouver
J. A Hyndman
Vancouver
F. E. Lothian
Carleton School
Lynn Creek
Lothian
Second Canyon
Risk Death To Reach States Niagara Fas
Four aliens braved death crossing the Niagara river in a trail boat to enter the United States illegally. They ascended a 200 foot bank by an iron ladder while a transporter escaped. border patrolman captured the group others fled. Japanese Royalty Starts Tour Yokohama Imper ial newlyweds Takamaten sail for Europe on honeymoon aboard Kashima Maru. They plan a year long voyage visiting European courts then Canada before returning home around May 1, 1931.
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Niagara Fas
Niagara River
United States
Yokohama
Japan
Prince
Takamaten
Europe
Globe
Canada
Pacific
Prince of Wales Flight Crash Kills Pilots at Helio Polis
A Cairo flight carrying the Prince of Wales from Khartoum crashed soon after takeoff at Helio Polis Aerodrome. All aboard perished including Pilot Officer K. B. Barron and Aircraftsman C. Davies in the return trip to Khartoum.
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Cairo
Egypt
Prince of Wales
Khartoum
Heliopolis
K. 8. Barron
C. Davies
Geneva Nations headquarters discuss next League president
A Geneva venue representative at the League of Nations headquarters asked whether the country should have the next turn in supplying the president of the league. His request was referred for decision to the subsequent session of the league council.
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Geneva
Venesuela
League of Nations
League
League Council
Parachute Saves Aviator After Midair Crash Near Mather Field
During a dog fight at Mather Field Captain HM Elmendorf and Lieut Woodring pursued a formation when Woodring’s plane suddenly veered. Woodring leapt from the cockpit as the aircraft crashed 2000 feet from the field. the pilot landed uninjured by parachute. The crash followed a similar 1927 incident near Uplands Field Ottawa involving Col Lindbergh’s escort, where Thad Johnson’s parachute failed to deploy.
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Mather Field
HM. Elmendorf
Woodring
Lieut
Deut
Thad Johnson
Uplands Field
Ottawa
Charles A. Lindbergh
Johnson
Australia seeks native governor general for Australia
Sir Isaac Isaacs, chief justice of the Australian High Court, has been recommended as Australia’s next governor general. The move signals a push for a native viceroy, with Dominion officials hinting a precedent may be set. Sydney reports Morris Hughes says governance matters more than who rules. He criticizes Stanley Bruce’s government for relying on wage cuts to cope with financial depression.
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High Court
London
Eng
Australia
Lord Stonehaven
Isaac A. Issacs
Australian High Court
Commonwealth
Sydney
New Australian Party
William Morris Hughes
Stanley Bruce
Canadian Minister Roy Meets King George at Windsor Castle
Canada’s minister to France Hon. Phillipe Roy was received by King George at Windsor Castle for a 20 minute interview. Roy, a former doctor, said the King is in strong health and recalled meeting the monarch in 1891 during his Laval University days.
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France
Windsor Castle
London
Fng
Canada
Phillipe Roy
Roy
Laval University
Montreal
King George
Paris
Ship Enters Wrong Port in Cargo Mix Up
The oil tanker Los Alamos, en route from San Pedro to Seattle, arrived in Vancouver BC seeking orders. The master learned the cargo was bound for Seattle, not Vancouver, and both ship and agents prepared to depart on the next tide. An inquiry into the blunder is underway. In New York Lindbergh opened the trans Carib Airways with a dawn to dusk flight from Havana to Cristobal Canal Zone.
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Seattle
Vancouver
Los Alamos
San Pedro
New York
N.Y
Charles A. Lindbergh
trans-Carib Airways
Havana
Cristobal
Canal Zone
CNR To Be Reconstructed By Amalgamation Plan
Ottawa indicates reconstruction of the Canadian National Railways financial structure will begin this session with a bill to amalgamate all CNR components into one corporate body. The move aims to consolidate bonds and reorganize finances, but full action may be delayed depending on elections and bondholder consent.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canadian National Railways
CNR
Department of Railways and Canals
French Flier Honored At New York Funeral
French officials and aviation leaders including Col. Charles A. Lindbergh attended the funeral of Count Henri de la Vaulx president of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale killed in a Jersey City accident. A requiem mass was held at St Vincent de Paul church before the body sailed on the De Grasse to France.
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New York
N.Y
Charles A. Lindbergh
Henri de la Vaulx
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Jersey City
Theophine Wucher
St. Vincent de Paul
de Grasse
Big Industries May Locate in Coast Province
Premier 8 F Tolmie reports Vancouver visit shows three major industries researching location in British Columbia with one likely to build a large plant. He sees Ottawa talks on the Alaska Highway Yukon section, the five year BC census, and debt to Australian lumber delegation as supported, with possible treaty amendments.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
F. Tolmie
Victoria
Canada
Ottawa
United States
Yukon
Alaska
Tolmie
Australan
Prairie Provinces
Athlete From West Again In Limelight
Saskatoon star Ethel Catherwood, holder of the girls world record at five feet three inches set at the 1928 Olympics, resumes high jumping after a long layoff. She trains under Walter Knox and Ab Chilcott at Hampden Park and will perform in a June Shriners exhibition following recent injury setbacks.
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Toronto
Uni
Ethel Catherwood
Saskatoon
West
Amsterdam
Coliseum
Shriners’ Sports
Walter Knox
Ab" Chilcott
Hampden Park
British National Union Plans Farm Tour of Canada
The British National Union announces a party of farmers will tour Canada in August and September. The aim is to exchange ideas as agriculture in Britain is seen as behind the times and to offer guidance on soil issues to Canadian farmers.
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British National Union
London
Eng
Canada
Times
New World
Missionary Bridgman Captor Talks Hint at Release
Chinese officials negotiating with captors of Rev. C A Bridgman Canadian United Church missionary in West China. Cablegram from Chungkiang West China says release may come early through talks with foreign mission offices in Canada.
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Toronto
C. A. Bridgman
United Church
West China
Canada
Chungkiang
French cruiser plan denied by official report
Reports from foreign newspapers claiming France would build a cruiser of 27,000 tons armed with eight 12 inch guns have been officially denied. No official confirmation or details were provided about any such project.
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France
King May Appoint New Poet Laureate
London notes the question of appointing a successor to Dr. Robert Bridges as poet laureate. The article discusses the tradition since Chaucer and the evolving role away from active writing for royal occasions, predicting a scholarly poet may receive the title upon PM advice.
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London
Eng
Robert Bridges
Lord Tennyson
Tennyson
Austin
Chaucer
Noted Soldier Gordon Guggisberg Dies at 60
London reports the death of Sir Gordon Guggisberg, noted soldier and colonial administrator born in Toronto. Governor of British Guiana since 1928, he had a long career across the empire including service in the war and work in the East, Africa, and South America. He was a Royal Military College graduate. promotions were slow in peacetime.
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Gordon Guggisberg
Empire
London
Eng
Sir Gordon
British Guiana
Toronto
Africa
South America
Gordon
Royal Military College
Woolwich
Canadian Prisons Fireproof Says General Hughes
General W St Pierre Hughes, superintendent of penitentiaries in Ottawa Ontario, insists Canadian penitentiaries are fireproof and could not suffer a disaster like Ohio's loss of over 300 lives. He notes all cell blocks are fireproof in Canadian institutions.
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Ottawa
W. St. Pierre Hughes
Ohio State
Hughes
Canadian Penitentiaries
Treaty Signed by Delegates of Five Powers
London paper reports the London naval treaty of 1930 signed by the five powers at St James Palace. Delegates from the United States France and Italy depart for home after signing. Briand wins applause as he transfers the treaty pen to the chairman, marking a formal close to the 92 day conference.
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London
Eng
St. James Palace
George V
U.S
Southampton
Paris
Rome
Henry L. Stimson
Aristide Briand
Queen Anne’s
Monsieur MacDonald
Spreading Riot Violence Across Indian Empire
British control in India faces a grave surge as riots and clashes with troops erupt in multiple cities. In Peshawar, a mob killed several rioters and a British solider died after Gurkha troops opened fire to quell the unrest. In Chittagong, an Indian rebel was killed during disorders as forces struggled to maintain order.
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Bombay
India
Chittagong
Peshawar
Khyber Pasa
Lahore
Alberta election date set for June nineteenth
Alberta announces the provincial election will be held on Thursday June nineteenth. Acting premier George Hoadley issued the statement for Premier Brownlee, saying the government will give ample notice and that the UFA government has one year left in its five year term.
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Edmonton
Alta
Alberta
George Hoadley
Brownlee
Vancouver
U.F.A
George Headley
Conference Of Premiers Postponed and Prairie Quarantines
Winnipeg braces as the prairie premiers conference to discuss immigration is indefinitely postponed. Premier Bracken says a Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta policy outline may occur next month. The April 29 date was dropped and a Dominion conference is planned for mid summer in Ottawa. Saskatchewan towns Montrose Cory Loganton Park Warman Wood Creek and Big Arm announced restricted quarantine districts for ovine tuberculosis under the act.
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Winnipeg
Man
Bracken
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
Ont
Montrose
Cory
Loganton
Park
Warman
Wood Creek
Big Arm
Water Tests For Churchill Ottawa Supply
Water tests for Churchill Ottawa supply are conducted for the Department of Railways and Canals. Tests so far are satisfactory, addressing fears of salt accumulation. The water is characterized as hard but still suitable for human use.
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Ottawa
Churchill
Department of Railways and Canals
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