Progressive amendment to budget aims for tariff changes
A male amendment from the Progressive group led by W. R Fan-ger of Last Mountain Saskatchewan proposes striking part of the 101st line of the budget amendment and substituting a plan calling for increased protection with extended British preferences. It favors higher direct taxation, mainly income tax, supports cooperative production and credit, and notes regulations requiring 60 percent British materials hinder imports from Great Britain.
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W. R Fan- Ger
Progressive
Last Mountain
Sask
Canada
Fansher
Great Britain
Heroic Flight Fails to Save Youth in Alberta Accident
Flying Officer Spadbrow of the Grande Prairie forestry patrol undertook a 160 mile round trip from Grande Prairie to the Sturgeon Lake area to reach a 17 year old boy accidentally shot. Despite a perilous descent through trees and a rapid horseback journey, the youth died before the plane could return to Grande Prairie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wémonton
Aberta
Grande Prairie
Sturgeon Lake
Edmonton
Spadbrow
Savings Deposits Rise in Canadian Banks in March
Ottawa reports deposits in Canadian banks rose by 15,875,817 during March, totaling 1,435,311,592 at month end. The statement notes a decrease in call loans outside Canada and an increase in domestic holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Australian Trade Minister Fenton in Canada Tour Return
Hon J. E. Fenton Australian Minister of Trade and Customs will tour Eastern Canada after London Naval Conference. He will visit Canadian cities, reach Vancouver May 24, sail Victoria May 28 aboard the liner Aroaagi on return to the commonwealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Win
New York
J. E. Fenton
Canada
Commonwealth
Vancouver
Victoria
United States navy building program proposed in bill
A naval program costing one billion dollars aims to restore parity with Great Britain within ten years. The bill will be introduced by Chairman Britten of the House Naval Affairs Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L Washington
United States
Great Britain
Fm a.Bil
Chaim Mam Britten
Oval
Manttten
Liberal association expects King King to run in Prince Albert
Prince Albert Liberal leaders say Prime Minister W L Mackenzie King will again seek the riding. Dr G A Robertson notes the convention is a formality while conservatives plan a June 6 nominating meeting with candidates including George Braden and D L Bur Esa. Labor groups say they are building strength for a future provincial contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
G. A. Robertson
George Braden
Rorthern
D. L. Buresa
MacDowall
King
Harry Davis
Broadcasting licenses flood Ottawa as elections loom
Ottawa reports rising number of broadcasting license applications with most held in abeyance until after the general elections. Canadian Pacific Railway seeks approval to build three high powered stations in Montreal Toronto and western Canada with sites to be decided. Parliament Hill insiders expect the broadcasting royal commission report to be left to stand over as dissolution nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Parliament Hill
House of Commons
Royal Commission
Wop May Visits Ottawa Briefly Before Flying On
Captain W R May Edmon ton winner of the McKee trophy for aviation in 1929 slipped through Ottawa May 6 without officials noticing. He landed on the Ottawa River opposite Rockcliffe aerodrome and then departed for Sudbury and finally Edmonton after a brief chat with mechanics.
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Ottawa
Department of National Defence
W. R. “Wop
Edmonton
J. L. Ralston
National Defence
Ottawa River
Rockcliffe
Bellanca
The
Airways Company
May
Alr
Sudbury
Ont
Vancouver moves to license export liquor warehouses
Federal legislation sets licensing for export liquor warehouses effective June 11. Recent shipments from Vancouver to Europe include 21,130 cases of bonded liquor aboard the steamship Pacific Pioneer bound for the United Kingdom and 700 tons moved by the motor ship Drechfydgel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Van‘couver
Europe
Pacific Pioneer
United Kingdom
Drechfydgel
Elimination Of Weed Seeds From Feed Grains Discussed
G G Cotte proposed weed seed removal from oats and barley at the House of Commons agriculture committee. He urged establishing weed free feed trades and claimed seed weeds could be cleaned from oats and barley. Other committee members debated the proposal and its schedules under the Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uuawa
Agriculture Committee
House of Commons
GG Cotte
Tfa
Macleod
Britain to Consider Land Settlement Aid in Carrot River Valley
The British Government may aid land settlement in the Carrot River Valley, spanning Manitoba and Saskatchewan, under the Empire Settlement Act of 1922. Aid would require half the expenses from UK and local governments or authorities, and proposals must be approved by the UK, Canada, or provincial governments. The secretary of state for dominion affairs sent the letter to Manitoba officials, with copies to Winnipeg and Saskatchewan's premier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrot River Valley
Secretary of State For
Dominion Affairs
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Overseas Department
England
Canada
United Kingdom
His Majesty
Dominions
Preference Is Re Established Recalled by Australian Government
The Labor Government of Australia backs a return to first preference for returned soldiers on government contracts with second preference to trades unionists. Prime Minister James Scullin announced the regressive move following public pressure and veterans groups preparing a nationwide campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itralian
Canberra
Australia
Labor
Trades Union Movement
James Scullin
Broadcast From Dirigible R-100 Flight From Airship
The Canadian National Railway plans a direct broadcast of the R-100 dirigible flight from the airship itself. E A Weir, CN director of radio, said talks are under way to carry the full story across the Dominion via CN network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Canadian National
E. A. Weir
Canadian National Railways
Dominion
Walking Across Canada to Vancouver
Hon. Katherine Trevelyan, daughter of British Education Minister Sir Charles Trevelyan, arrived in Montreal aboard the Cunard liner Aluania. She sets out alone on foot with a knapsack for a walking tour of Canada to the Rockies and aims to reach Vancouver if feasible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Que
Katherine Trevelyan
Charles Philips Trevelyan
Cunard
Canada
Rockies
Vancouver
Ottawa House passes third reading on Ontario divorce courts bill
After a tempestuous hour with four roll call divisions the House of Commons approved third reading for the Ontario divorce courts bill. The final tally was 100 affirmatives to 85 negatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
House of Commons
Ontario
Yeas
Train Telephone Now A Fact On The International Limited
Canadian National Railways have perfected a two way railway telephone system in moving trains. The International Limited between Montreal and Toronto covers 354 miles in 9 hours 60 minutes. Sir Henry Thornton inaugurates the service from the train while traveling at 69 miles an hour with J C Burkholder at the switchboard who led the development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian National Railways
International Limited
Montreal
Toronto
Sir Henry Thornton
J. C. Burkholder
Canadian National Telegraphs
Far North Survey and Air Base Plans Announced
The Department of the Interior outlines aerial surveys in the far north and inspection work by three field parties. A branch of ice opens at Fort Smith and a transfer of star from Winnipeg and The Pas is noted. Airplane bases will be established at Fort Resolution in coordination with the Royal Canadian Air Force to support government survey work.
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Famonton
Alperta
Far North
Department of the Interior
Fort Smith
Star
Winnipeg
Pas
Fort Resolution
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada to Exhibit at 18 British Fairs Under Empire Board
Ottawa reports cannona producers will attend 18 exhibitions and trade fairs in Great Britain this year under the Empire Marketing Board. The Canadian display follows the Olympia London fair and includes sessions across England Scotland and Ireland. Canada also joins the six months International Exhibition at Antwerp opening April 26.
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Ottawa
Cannona
Great Britain
Olympia Building
London
England
Empire Marketing Board
Scotland
Ireland
Canada
Antwerp
Pas town bid to host CN Rail lines headquarters
The Pas officials seek to make the town the headquarters for Canadian National Railways lines in northern Manitoba. The department of railways and CNR president Sir Henry Thornton will study the request and update local officers as inquiries proceed.
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Pas
Canadian National Railways
Manitoba
Department of Railways
Sir Henry Thornton
CNR
Minister of Railways
Civil riots in India subside after widespread violence
London reports that India’s civil disobedience unrest has subsided from a storm of clashes. The worst incident at Chittagong cost nine lives, with deaths at Calcutta and Simla and injuries to police. Delhi notes patrols by cavalry and armored cars as Gandhi followers face a boycott call in Bombay.
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London
England
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Chittagong
Calcutta
Ito
Simla
Delhi
V. J. Patel
Bombay
Peshawar
Minister Warns Against Lower Grain Acreage in Canada
Canadian Wheat producers should not cut output says Minister of Trade and Commerce James Malcolm. He argues high prices drive substitutes, but Canada can produce the best wheat cheaply through science, and a strong grain act ensures producers receive maximum returns. He cites Western Canada’s Board of Grain Commissioners as a stabilizing force.
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Canada
James Malcobm
Trade and Commerce
House of Commons Committee On Agriculture
Malcolm
Western Canada
Board of Grain Commissioners
Pioneer Flying Trip Linking Asia and North America
George F. King of New York recruiting Saint John and possibly Moscow for an eight to ten day pioneer flight this fall or spring 1932. The plan aims to establish a northern air route connecting Asia with the United States and Canada via Alaska and the Ber ing Straits. Saint John seen as an ideal eastern terminal. start point and date depend on weather.
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Saint John
N.B
Moscow
Russia
Alaska
Bering Straits
George F. King
New York
Junkers Corporation
Asia
United States
Canada
King
Canada Praises Nation and CP Ball Meet
FE W Beatty, chairman of the Canadian Pacific Ball, tells Montreal shareholders that Canada remains confident despite unusual conditions. He cites the country’s strength and expects no apprehension for the future, though grain market failures slow freight trade and a full return to normal conditions is anticipated in months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Que
Canada
FE. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Ball
Ottawa Premier Plans Early Parliament Dissolution
Premier King announced that once minor amendments are agreed upon with opposition, parliament will be dissolved or prorogued to allow voters to choose a representative for the Empire Economic Conference in London in September.
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Ottawa
King
London
England
Solomon Islands Epidemic Takes Toll With New Hospitals
Infantile paralysis is hitting natives in the Solomon Islands and Santa Cruz, with more than 80 deaths in recent weeks. Most cases are isolated and several new hospitals have been established to treat patients. Great Britain's wealth is estimated at 112.5 billion dollars and Germany's at 7.5 billion.
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Auckland
N.2
Solomon Islands
Santa Cruz Group
Great Britain
Germany
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