Conference Debates Armament Lists Include Warships
Delegates from Britain and Japan push to remove warships from the armament category under the draft convention to improve transparency. Admiral Aubrey Sih argues the aim is publicity rather than reduction, with Italy and others wavering on the proposal amid international traffic concerns.
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Arms Conference Faces Hard Times Over Armament Pact
Geneva France led by Paul Boncour urges national security as a condition for disarmament, calling for mutual confidence and aid among nations. Smaller states denounce the Gratt convention as compromising their defense, with Greece leading the protest as Poland and Romania point to Russia's absence from talks.
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France
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Canadians Among Were Sol Seeking Fortune
Canadians and Americans heirs to the Crawford estate in Britain valued at about six and a half million dollars have gone to Boston to meet legal representative Col. Guthrie. Byron Craw and John Hawkes of South Devon led the claimants party seeking fortune from the Crawford estate. Ottawa Saskatchewan taxes lower than the other prairie provinces. federal income tax totals cited for 1969 show Saskatchewan at 672,024 dollars and Alberta at 1,163,511.
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House of Commons
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Governor General Byng Plans West Canada Tour
Governor General Byng will undertake a Western Canada tour beginning January 16 lasting a month. Stops include Winnipeg Ramonios Robes New Mashton Prince Rupert Vancouver Victoria and Calgary. The trip will be by Canadian National Railways and Rotary members will accompany the voyage.
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Canadian National Railways
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Death of Lord Leverhulme Passes Away at 74 in London
Lord Leverhulme, famed soap maker, philanthropist, and traveler, died in London at age 74 after a long illness. He promoted a six hour workday in Canada and Toronto in 1919, spoke on Britain and the United States trade, and later suffered extreme deafness. His heir, Hon. William Hulme Lever, acts as chairman of the business he founded.
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Britain
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Pulp and Paper Mill Plans Seek Federal Help in Manitoba
Spanteh River Pulp and Paper Company with J. D. McArthur seek federal cooperation to supply pulpwood for a 200 ton Manitoba mill. They would pay stumpage-equivalent prices to Northern Ontario mills and let crown-set prices follow. Proposals, they say, aim to secure a long-term wood supply with a $5 to $6 million expenditure.
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Fedral
Sousit
Spanteh River Pulp and Paper Company
J. D. McArthur
Manitoba
Ontario
Saskatchewan Coal Shipped for German Briquetting Tests
Hugh Sutherland of Winnipeg leads a party of industrial engineers to witness briquetting tests in Germany on Saskatoon lignite coal. Fifty tons shipped from Bienfait to Rotterdam have arrived safely, with tests to be conducted under the Thyssen and Sunnes systems.
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Regina
Germany
Saskatchewan
Daring Parachute Descent Demonstrated at High River
Flight Officer Albert Carter made the first parachute descent at the High River air station in Alberta. From a Viper aircraft at 1200 feet, hundreds witnessed a successful jump despite a strong wind. Carter rode a one-seater plane wing, piloted by Flight Officer Dickens.
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High River High River
Alta
Albert Carter
High River
Dickens
France Suggests Expanded Steering Committee At Conference
France proposes enlarging the steering committee of the arms control conference from seven to nine members. The move aims to better represent all world regions including League of Nations members. The proposal was made by Paul Senevour, affecting the 64th session of the conference.
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Geneva
Germany
Paul Senevour
League of Nations
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Confers
Canada National Railways under fire in Ottawa debate
In Ottawa Hon. George P. Graham defends CN railways operations while announcing a cut of ten million dollars in main estimates to ease national costs. He argues public ownership helped CN through private bankruptcy era and contrasts CN and CPR performance with American railways, noting service quality exceeds remuneration.
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Canadian National Railways
George P. Graham
Raiways
Graham
Canadian National
Canada
Canadian Pacife Railway
Memorial Arch at Ypres to inscribe missing soldiers names
London reports that about fifty thousand imperial soldiers will be listed on the Memorial Arch at Menin Gate Ypres to honor missing troops from the Ypres salient. Approval has been given for positions for Canadian names and the Canadian high commissioner notes authorization. Cairo notes the murder case of Sir Lee Stack Sirdar of the Egyptian army and Sudan Governor General moves toward trial with details of the assassination described by an accused.
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Abdua ‘Fattah Anayat
Amundsen and Grain Act Amendments Reported
Canadian grain act amendments surface amid debate on competition and handling. References to transportation, weighing, storage, and port operations outline proposed changes affecting elevators, terminals, and private and public grain operations.
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Amundsen
Canada Grain Act
Canadian Fishermen Hope U S Duty Cut After Report
T H Johnson, general manager of the Canadian Fish and Cold Storage Company, says an American fish embargo will not help the Canadian halibut industry. He hopes President Coolidge will reduce the duty on Canadian fish entering the United States after Hopkinson report considers production costs. Johnson notes the 1914 order allowing U S fish through Canada aided Canadian labor and railway freight.
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Railway Co-operation proposed by Canadian Pacific
EW Beatty president of Canadian Pacific told the annual meeting that cooperation with Canadian National Railway could end duplicate train service. He said the policy would solve railway authority issues and protect shareholders interests as talks with the Dominion Government proceed.
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Tremors Feared at Sea from May Earthquake Reports
Reports from Dominion Observatory note May 5 and 6 tremors of high intensity possibly originating at sea. Officials cannot determine a clear epicenter as dispatches offer no confirmation of a landfall. Observers warn the quake could rival Tokios destruction if it struck inhabited areas.
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Globe
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Dominion Observatory
Rural Credits Backed by Dominion Government Aid
Senator Mitchener urged rural credits as essential to farming in Canada arguing the scheme championed by Dr. Tory would work. Senator Belcourt called it the country’s most practical reform, while Mitchener said it would secure farmer debts and extend repayment terms to keep land in families unless a better financing system emerged.
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University of Alberta
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Trade Treaty With Finland Under Parliament Review
Question to Duawa-A notes Canada and Finland plan a trade treaty. Finance Minister J A Robb signals extended most favoured nation treatment. He also introduces a bill to ratify the July 11 1924 Canada Finland trade agreement.
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Forke remains Progressive leader amid party shakeup
Ottawa reports Robert Forke will stay as leader of the Progressive party after a caucus decision. J Fred Johnston resigns as chief whip and is replaced by C W Stewart of Humboldt. Forke conditioned his leadership on organizational changes as 17 Progressives who voted with the government on the budget consider future alignment.
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Robert Forke
J. Fred Johnston
C.W. Stewart
Humboldt
Progressive Party
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Last Mountain
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Wife's Adta Londa-Lord Danesfort Seeks Inquiry Panel
A damaged fragment reports a call for a select committee to probe enforcement of a 19th century law on a wife's status and liability for her debts. The text references a British wife as a husband's chattel and notes changes diminishing that control. Local context and names are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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Danesfort
Hue Band
Completion of H B road urged by supporters
Supporters urge completion of the Hudson's Bay Railway as vital for western prosperity. General Peterson and MP statements emphasize cost and feasibility to finish the line, noting substantial equipment and a million dollars needed to complete. Speakers including ministers stress unity and western shipment needs.
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Opposes Free Export Of Arms At Central Conference
Report from Ottawa notes a Latin American view presented at an arms conference opposing free export of weapons. A jurist argued arms should not be exported broadly but only to governments democratically chosen and authorized. The piece also mentions Canadian mine output dropping 22 percent in February. canoeist George HC Smythe reached Rome after a 14 nm paddle to Rome and was greeted by a large crowd.
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