Government revokes higher duties on window glass
Ottawa reverses the increased duties approved in the last session to protect consumers from higher glass prices. The duty drops to 12 percent under British Preferential, 12% under intermediate, and 12% under general tariffs, with specific rates for sheet sizes and a pledge to adjust if manufacturers comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
George Perley
Canada
House of Commons
Nett
Libbey-Owen, Beet Glass Company, Ltd
Bennett Alt
Submarine Venture Eyed for Arctic Travel and North Pole Reach
A New York son linked Arctic explorer Stefannson argues submarines are safer and more practical than planes for reaching the North Pole. Sir George Hubert Wilkins’ 1913 expedition is cited as a potential under water path to the polar cap, with offshore regions to become new exploitation fronts if proven. Regina officials register meat inspection plans after city council sub committee meeting. A Lahore murder case sentence notes complicity and death penalties for the assassination of the police assistant superintendent in 1928.
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New York + son
Arctic Explorer
North Pole
Stefannson
Bridge University
Sir George Hubert Wilkins
Polar Cap
Pole
Globe
Wilkins
Canada
Hixon Bay
Russia
Yeria
Lahore
Ate
Minister Defends Railway Progress On Seaport Route
Minister of Railways RJ Manton rejects criticism of the seaport project. He notes plans to open the route in September 1931 for tests and aims for commercial use next autumn. He praises the roadbed to the seaboard and commends Churchill superintendent George Kidd and staff for efficient work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ram
Churchill
RJ. Manton
Railways
Caisis
Qutumn
Seaboard
George Kidd
Department of the Interior
ONR
Authorities Must Work Together For Better Roads
Kelowna speaker, Toronto chairman of the C4 food Roads Association, urges federal, provincial, and municipal authorities to collaborate to solve transportation problems. He says good roads boost national life and business, with distance now measured by time as East and West unite through faster autos. He opposes using highways to compete with railways, while recognizing railways benefit from improved highways.
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Kelowna
Toronto
C4 Food Roads Association
Theood Roads League of
British Columbia
Canada
Squires
Canadian Chambers urge preference for Canadian goods
The agricultural committee of the Canadian Chambers of Commerce tells the convention that consumers should favor Canada produced commodities and that farmers should diversify their operations to supply goods with strong Canadian markets, improving growers’ returns.
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Toronto
Ont
Agricultural Committee
Canadian Chambers of Commeres
Women voters outnumber men in England and Wales
The registrar general reports 362000 more female electors than males in England and Wales. London proper remains the only major district with more men, while South Kensington shows women outnumbering men by over two to one. In working class areas women are fewer. Traffic on Welland Canal diverted after valve damage at Thorold locks causes delays.
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England and
Wales
London
England
South Kensington
St Catharines, Am Iine
Welland Ship Canal
Thorold
Returns From North Winnipeg Claim Highlight
A party led by mG A Jobt son, reputed Canada's farthest north drill operator, arrived in Winnipeg after working on a claim 300 miles north of Churchill. Bertie, a member, endured two weeks halted by equinoctial gales while descending by boat from the claims.
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Winnipeg
Man
Mg. A. Jobtson
Canada
Churchill
Bertie
Aviation in Canada urged for broader government support
General J. 3. MacBrien, president of the Aviation League of Canada, urged governments to limit purely aerial work and expand experimental development and training. He called for organized airways, up-to-date airports, support for aircraft manufacturers, and broader aeronautical education to secure a robust commercial aviation sector in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
J. 3. MacBrien
Aviation League of Canada
Canadian Chambers of Commerce
MacBrien
Dominion
General MacBrien
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Beauty Aids Cost United States 250 Million Yearly
The Beau tician industry in the United States is valued at about one billion dollars annually with beauty aids costing 250 million dollars each year. Statistics cite large yearly use of rouge face powder and other skin care products by Americans while Winnipeg faces a power shortage and cities urge customers to stop using electric water heaters this winter.
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United States
Washington, D.C
C. Concannon
Department of Commerce
Winnipeg
Aban
Winnipeg River
Manila
Winnipeg Electric Company
Tomers
Winnipeg Electric
Urban Rapid Transit Company
Winnipeg, Selkirk and
Lake Winnipeg Railway
Japan Seeks Increased Trade With Canada, Toronto Speech
Japanese Minister to Canada Tokugawa addressed the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Toronto. He urged growing trade between Japan and Canada, noting mutual rights to regulate economic policy and stressing safeguards against unwanted imports while welcoming expanded Orient-Canada commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tun
Japan
Tokugawa
Canadna Eres
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Otani
Canale
Orient
Canada
Can Man National line upgrade underway in Saskatchewan
One hundred men began work on the Can Man National line between Melville and Watrous Saskatchewan. A 28 mile section east of Melville will receive 100 pound rails replacing 5 mile old rails as part of a 140 mile program by Canadian National Railways. District engineer A M MacGillivray said heavy traffic and larger locomotives justify the upgrade and laying the new track will not disrupt traffic.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Melville
Watrous
Canadian National Railways
A.M. MacGillivray
CNR
Mucciliivray
Air Minister Made Will Before Flight
Air Minister Lord Thomson prepared a will bequeathing all property to his brother Col Roger Gordon Thomson before departing on a voyage in the H dirigible. The document, witnessed by two air ministry officials, ordered the will locked away and destroyed if he returns. Mapping the Moon Mt Wilson California describes a new astronomical survey using plane-map photography to view the moon as if from space.
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London
Angmnu
H Dirigible
India
Lord ‘Thomson
Min Air
Roger Gordon Thomson
Air Ministry
Tam
Ndia
Lord Thomson
Moon
Mt Wilson, Cal
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Earth
Dominion questions on empire tribunal and British nationality
London officials report on Sankey committee discussions of two major constitutional issues for the dominions. The first concerns an empire tribunal of appeal with representative panels and a neutral president. The second debates whether British subjects in dominions retain nationality after marriage and the form of a common British nationality blending dominion ties with the imperial link.
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London
England
Sankey
Chain of Two
Cellor
Finpire Tribunal of Appeal
Maurice Dupre
Car ‘Ain
Empire Tribunal
Britain
Dominions
India
Commonwealth
Dupre
Court of International Justice
Irish Free State
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Ament
Milling tests show high grade wheat across western Canada
Winnipeg reports the Canadian Wheat Pool core lab found top wheat grades excellent in a study of over 2700 samples from western districts. Results show 48.5 percent No 1 and 30 percent No 1 Northern grades, with some moisture and protein variations. Overall protein averages around 12 to 13 percent, while test weights run below last year in Manitoba and southern Saskatchewan. Flours produced have good color.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Wheat Pool
Canada
Manituba
Saskatchewan
Amt Atherta
Saskatoon
Calgary
Dunning Joins Ontario Insurance Firm in Waterloo
Former minister of finance Charles A. Dunning is appointed director and active associate with the Ontario Equitable Accident Insurance Company after exiting a past role as director and vice-president. The move does not affect his status as a member of the House of Commons or his parliamentary duties. Ottawa notes the change will broaden his experience in Canadian financial life insurance.
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Frem
Chas. A. Dunning
Waterloo
Ontario Equitable
Tweed
MILA
Charles A. Dunning
Dunning
Cmpany
Ottawa
House of Comnons
Doukhobors Face Schooling Opposition in Interior Victoria
Reports cite infernal diss orders in interior Doukhobor communities. Hon Joubua Hinchelife says attendance problems are largely solved with communities enthusiastically supporting schools since fall term. About 40 radical children are absent, prompting plans to compel education.
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Victoria
Joubua Hinchelife
Department of Education
Direct Parcel Service Agreement Between Canada and Cuba
A direct parcel exchange pact between Canada and Cuba has been signed and will take effect soon, allowing direct parcel post between the two nations. Previously parcels were routed via England or France, according to Postmaster General Arthur Sauve.
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Ottawa
Uni
Viding
Canada
Cuba
Arthur Sauve
England
France
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Will
E. Leslie Burgin
New York
Melin
Sir Henry Thornton
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Montreal
Servier
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