Changes Made in Gold Tax Application in Ottawa
Ottawa government relieved nondividend paying gold mines and low grade ore producers from the proposed tax by altering the method to a 25 percent premium tax on the gold rather than a 10 percent production tax. Mines not paying dividends before 1993 or never paying dividends will be exempt, and the tax won’t apply if the price to the producer falls below 20 dollars per ounce. Prime Minister Bennet announced the changes citing constitutional questions and industry protests, expecting revenue around nine million dollars to offset sugar tax reductions.
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Ottawa
RB. Bennett
Ontario
Dennett
Charles
Metro Ontario
Inc
Govern Ontario
Control Meat Production London Plan Gains Backing
A parliamentary agricultural committee moves to regulate meat production like wheat growers with a minimum price guarantee, higher funds via foreign meat import duties, and measures to boost domestic output while limiting imports. Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet reports Professor Van Euler, Nobel laureate in 1929, discovered a fruit juice derived protective substance against pneumonia.
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London
Parliamentary Agricultural Committee
Gover
Stockholm
Sweden
van Euler
Svenska Dagbladet
Euler
Tornado Kills Twenty in Calcutta and Sylhet havoc
A tornado struck Calcutta and the town of Sylhet in Assam, killing twenty people and injuring hundreds. Dozens were reported missing as native houses were blown away and boats on the Surma river foundered.
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Calcutta
India
Sylhet
Assam
Surma
Flood Devastation Forces Fort Vermillion Evacuations
Floodwaters from the Peace River spill swept Fort Vermillion and surrounding district. Five homes wrecked and telegraph towers toppled as the river rose, forcing the 200 residents to flee to hills and boats used for rescues. The district population totals about 1,500.
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Fort Vermillion
Peace Rh
Fort Vermillion Settement
Canada Sells Japan Wheat Amidst Asian Competition
Hon. Herbert Marler, Canadian minister to Japan, said Canada sold Japan $2,000,000 worth of wheat last year though Australia supplies most of Japan’s wheat due to exchange rates. He noted Manchuria produced about 60,000,000 bushels, mostly for the Habin area, making it a limited competitor in world markets.
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Montreal
Ansouga
Japan
Australia
Canada
Herbert Marler
Manchuria
Habin
Kerensky Breaks Silence on Communism in Russia
Former premier Alexander Kerensky declares Communism dead in a shock statement praised in Russia. He cites the capital and labor clash as a struggle in which the middle class has become more powerful, signaling a shift in political stance.
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Alexander Kerensky
Soviet Russia
Russia
Record Flight Beat Mollison From England to Australia
Kenneth Waller and Bernard Rubin set a new record for the England to Australia flight, beating the previous Mollison mark by two and a half hours. Waller, instructor at Cinqueports Flying Club, and Rubin began from Port Darwin on April 23 and arrived after eight and a half days of flying. They had previously departed March 22 to survey the England Australia air race route tied to Victoria state centenary events.
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Victoria
Port Darwin
S. Aftr
British Columbia Liquor Revenues See Gains in Jan Feb
British Columbia liquor revenues showed a surprising 25 percent increase in January and February with a further 40 percent rise in March compared with last year. Fiscal year projections started April 1, 1924, were initially set $300,000 below the prior period, but current signs suggest a rise rather than a decline due to increased purchasing power.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Dow
Ready for Discussion On Ottawa Public Works Plan
The government’s program of unemployment relief public works may reach the house soon. In reply to Rt. Hon. Mackenzie King, the prime minister said the legislation is practically ready, but he preferred advancing existing bills before introducing new material.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Imperial press conference invites eight Canadian delegates
At the annual Canadian Empire Press Valen meeting in Toronto the Imperial press conference was announced for May 6 to June 21, 1998 in South Africa. Eight delegates will tour South Africa and Rhodesia as guests of the South African section, with selection left to the executive. The Canadian section reported flourishing membership and broad readership for the Empire Press Union newsletter.
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Toronto
Canada
Imperial Press Conference
Empire Press Valen
Union of South Africa
J. H. Wools
Calgary Herald
South Africa
Rhodesia
Empire Press Union
British Empire
Empire
Australia
Alberta Premier Brownlee Consults Dominion Officials
Alberta premier J E Brownlee and agriculture minister George Headley met with Dominion ministers and officials in Ottawa to discuss forthcoming legislation on refinancing farm credits and amendments to the bankruptcy acts. The measure, delayed by other business, has far reaching effects across provincial bankruptcy and moratoria laws. Brownlee will remain in Ottawa for some time.
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Brownlee
Alberta
Dominion
Ottawa
J. E. Brownlee
George Headley
Ottaw
Ontario Fall Wheat Damaged Across Ontario
Severe winter floods and frosts have damaged fall wheat across Ontario with some fields nearly or completely ruined, according to the provincial department of agriculture. Sydney report notes Australian high commissioner Stankey M. Bry begins a journey May 3 to Ottawa and Washington to discuss world wheat production with President Roosevelt.
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Toronto
Secons
Ontario
Provincial Department of Agriculture
Canada
Sydney
Nsw
Stankey M. Bry
London
Ottawa
Washington
Roosevelt
Western Ontario to Honor Sir Arthur Currie With Scholarships
London Ontario boards authorize establishment of no scholarships at the University of Western Ontario in memory of the late Sir Arthur Currie a former commander in the Canadian corps in France and principal of McGill University details indicate the Ontario institution board of governors approved the action.
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London
Ont
University of Western Ontario
Sir Arthur Currie
France
McGill
Ontario
Relief for Saskatchewan Veterans Approved at Ottawa Meeting
Seven thousand dollars for immediate relief among Saskatchewan veterans was voted at a gathering of past Dominion presidents and provincial command leaders of the Army and Navy Veterans in Canada. Funds will be distributed on arrival in Saskatoon next week of Col. H. W. Arnold, Saskatchewan command president, who urged prompt aid for distressed veterans.
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Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Army and Navy
Canada
Saskatoon
Col
H. W. Arnold
Col. Arnold
Stamp Auction Sets Price for 1851 Hinds Collection
At the auction, the Hinds stamp collection includes two Canada 12s stamps from the 1851 issue, black, listed for 1400 pounds. Eight years earlier in Paris, these two stamps sold with the Ferrari collection for 625 pounds.
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London
Hinds
Paris
Ferrari
Death of Evangelist H. T. Crossle in Toronto at 83
Rev. Dr. H. T. Crossle long associated with the Crossley and Hunter evangelistic team died here recently at the age of 83. Born in Canada he served abroad and was a respected figure in Methodist circles. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Toronto
H. T. Crossle
Crossley
Hunter
Prisoners for Soldiers in Nanking War Order
General Chiang Kai Shek, ruling China, issued a mandate to convert tens of thousands of prisoners in Chinese jails into soldiers for the war effort. The decree stipulates coerced labor and military service to bolster the government’s fighting capacity amid ongoing hostilities.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Control Board Proposed for Bakeries in Canada
Ottawa discusses creating a Dominion licensing board with powers to license bakers distributors and stores, regulate prices based on costs including wages, enforce sanitation and weights standards, and curb unfair trade practices. The plan, supported by Bredin of Bredin Read Co and Ward of Canadian Bakeries Ltd, seeks advisory representation from provincial baking bodies. Hon H H Stevens indicates capital structure would be addressed later.
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Ottawa
Stevens
Mark Bredin
Bredinread Co
Toronto
Brith Columbia
Saint John
James Dempster
H. H. Stevens
Canadian Lumber Leads March Exports to Britain
London reports Canada as the top British supplier of wood and timber in March. Board of Trade data show total imports at 8,225,000 pounds with Canada supplying 2,225,000 pounds, a jump from 665,000 last year and 460,000 in March 1932, marking threefold and fivefold increases respectively.
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London
Canada
Board of Trade
Dominion
Travel tourism study panel adds two senators
Two names join the senate committee studying ways to boost tourist traffic. Senator R. B P. Horner of Saskatchewan and Senator C MacArthur of Prince Edward Island are added. J. B. Harkin, commissioner of national parks, is slated as chief at the first meeting. Senator W. H. Dennis of Halifax will chair.
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Ottawa
Senate
R. B P. Horner
Saskatchewan
C MacArthur
Prince Edward Island
J. B. Harkin
National Parks
W. H. Dennis
Halifax
Guelph Agricultural College Celebrates Diamond Jubilee
Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph marks sixty years since its founding. From a small school of 30 students it has grown into a leading institution in its field with a global reputation.
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Guelph, Ont
Ontario Agricultural College
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Vacate Homes
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Soviet Republic
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Chamber of Commerce
Nome
Alaska
Chelyuskin
Slipnov
Relief For Veterans
Guelph
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