Scathing denouncement urges central control of Canadian ports
Sir Alexander Gibb, port engineer in London, calls for abolition of harbor commissions and a Ottawa based central board to administer Canadian ports under the Department of Marine. The plan would create a three member central board with harbor finance, port engineering, and port operations directors and appoint harbor managers at each port. An advisory committee would include provincial, municipal, business, railway, steamship, and labor representatives.
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Ottawa
Alexander Gibb
London
England
Department of Marine
Boaid
Board of Trade
House of Commons
Alfred Duranteau
Canadian
Sir Alexander
Montreal
Vancouver
St. Lawrence Deep Waterways
Interim Wheat Pool payments at 18.10 cents per bushel
Winnipeg reports an interim payment of 10 cents a bushel on all grades of the 1931 crop wheat delivered to the three prairie Wheat Pools. The initial 39 cent per bushel basis applied to No 1 Bortego at Fort William with 45 cents due for No 1 Northern. Pool totals and pooled amounts to be announced after year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Fort Wiliam
Northern
Remanded for Trial in Warehouse Break-In Case
Preliminary hearing on charges of breaking and entering the Distributors Ltd warehouse was held at the police court. Riet Denfials and Anton Hansen were remanded for trial. magistrate Ellis fixed bail at $1,500 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Distributors, Ltd
Riet Denfials
Anton Hansen
Ellis
General R P Clark Dies in Coast City
Vancouver reports the death of General R P Clark a World War I hero and longtime Pacific Coast financial figure. Born in London in 1874 he went to Canada as a young man, participated in the Klondike rush and fought in the Boer War. In World War I he distinguished himself at Ypres and rose to Brigadier General of the 2nd Infantry Brigade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
R. P. Clark
British Columbia
London
England
Canada
Ypres
LU. Hy
Smith-Dorrien, Fle
2Nd Infantry Brigade
Our Number One Wheat Is Not in Demand in Britain
Ottawa April 7. A British market report before the House of Commons agricultural committee states there is practically no demand for No 1 Northern wheat in the United Kingdom, with demand only for No 2 and lower grades. Causes include duties and grading issues with Garnet wheat, plus experimental efforts to develop a Superior Reward strain to improve resistance to smut and suit European buyers.
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Britain
Ottawa
House of Commons
Albert Humphries
L. H. Newman
Dominion
United Kingdom
Newman
Marquis
Four Power Danubian Talks End in London
London April 8 The four power conference on Danubian affairs ended before noon. British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald called the talks to consider extending financial aid to nations on the Danube. A Foreign Office communique said Britain France Germany and Italy will each address the others promptly with views on reserved points and on how best to advance the proposals. The nations are expected to attend the Geneva conference. The powers agreed that outside help alone cannot prevent an economic collapse and that Danube states must reach agreements on their future welfare.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
Danube
Foreign Office
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Geneva
Seeding Under Way Across Prairie Subdivisions
Dispatches report plowing has begun at Bowden on the Red Deer subdivision with ample moisture and at Burdett on the Taber subdivision where moisture is good. Preparations for seeding are under way as the outlook remains promising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
J. M. McKay
Bowden
Alto
C.P.R
Red Deer
Burdett
Taber
Alberta Enacts Graduated Luxury Tax on Spirits and Wines
The Alberta Liquor Control Board announces a 5 percent price increase on spirits and wines aligning with other provinces. Additional costs from federal tax changes and the French treaty abrogation may raise imported French and domestic prices, while adjustments for Great Britain duties are noted.
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Edmonton
Alberta Liquor Control Board
Canada
Great Britain
Fire destroys sixth century San Julian church in Seville
A blaze gutted Seville's ancient San Julian church last night, destroying many statues and precious artworks. Authorities say the fire was incendiary with gasoline spread through the building and set alight.
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Seville
Spain
San Julian
Mussolini Orders Abandonment of Ancient Italian Town
Premier Mussolini ordered the complete abandonment of Santo Stefano an ancient two thousand year old town in Italy after its central district collapsed into caverns beneath the town. Experts warn the wrecked settlement sits on volcanic rock honeycombed with caverns that may collapse at any moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Stegano
Italy
Mussolini
Lang Defies Commonwealth Over NSW Debt Seizure
In Sydney on April 8 Premier J. T. Lang defied the Commonwealth by padlocking the taxation office section with assessment papers, halting future issue of papers, and sending staff on holiday while the government seeks to seize NSW revenues to cover Overseas debt payments.
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Sydney
Australia
Commonwealth
New South Wales
J. T. Lang
Lang
Taxation Office
Canadian rail union workers agree to ten percent wage cut
Fifty-five words summarizing the article: The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees on about six Canadian railroads including Canadian National and Canadian Pacific signed a new agreement. Starting May 1, 35,000 workers will accept a ten percent pay cut for one year as part of the deal among companies such as Temiskaming and Northern Ontario, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo, Northern Alberta, Esquimalt and Nanaimo, and Quebec Central Railways.
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Montreal
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Waye Union
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
Dominion and Atlantic
Temiskaming and
Northern Ontario
Toronto, Hamiltonand Buffalo
Northern Alberta
Squimalt
Nanaimo
Quebec Central Railways
Carl Axelson Lectures on Soviet Farm System in Canada
Carl Axelson, longtime U F A figure and Bingville farmer turned Farmers Unity League organizer, arrived in Lethbridge to lecture about Soviet collective farming. He criticizes the U F A as too conservative and plans further field visits after a Russia trip with fellow organizers.
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Lethbridge Herald
Carl Axelson
Stormy Petro
Bingville
Alberta
Farmrs’ Unity League
Canada
Athabasca
League
Lethbridge
Othe Fields
Axelson
Medicine Hat
U.F.A
Gershaw
United Farmers
Farmers’ Unity League
Workers’ Unity League
Third Internationale
Moscow
Bingville Racical
Russia
P. AL. McNamee
Kelyington, Sask
Florence Bowes
Elbow
Sask
Farmer Unity League
Nova Scotia Opposes Public Radio System
Evidence presented to the House of Commons radio committee failed to convince Nova Scotia officials of the need for a publicly owned broadcasting system. Halifax Harbor Commission head C. Phinney testified for the province, arguing the current system should remain if no proof of benefit exists despite potential high costs.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Nova Scotia
Coll
BE. C. Phinney
Halifax Harbor Commission
Festival Concert At Empress Theatre
Children from seven and eight schools perform distinct songs at Empress Theatre tonight. Older artists will add vocal and instrumental numbers. Admission supports the Festival and benefits the Milk Fund.
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Empress Theatre
Mutinous Ecuadorian Sailors Seize British Vessel in Harbor
In Guayaquil on April 8, Ecuador’s two gunboats mutinied to block General Leonidas Plaza Gutierrez from landing. Rebels seized Fort Punta Piedra and captured the oil tanker Buaro, a British property, amid clashes with police and reports of a political conspiracy linked to a prior Tulcan revolt. Plaza, returning to handle matters for the Liberal Party, disembarked with his family but did not engage in politics that day.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Leonidas Plaza Gutierrez
Fort
Punta Piedran
General Plaza
Duran
Quito
Tulcan
Cotopaxi
Tarquil
Port ‘S
Auayaquil
Puna Piedra
Plaza
Promment
Liberal Party
Complaint on Pensions Voiced in Parliament
In Ottawa on April 7 MPs heard widespread anger over pension claim hearings for veterans. backlog of 30,000 cases with no judgments blamed on a clogged system. proposals included using county court judges and empowering travelling tribunal judges to speed processing. outcome: the $48.5 million pension payment item passed after lengthy debate.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Murray MacLaren
United Farmer
Red Deer
Board of Pension Commissioners
F. G. Sanderson
Lib
Perth South
Vauxhall Producers Association Audited Accounts
Auditor J J Marshall and Official Auditor W F Harvey sign off on Vauxhall Co operated records from March 16 1932 in Alberta. They report receipts for the year including a beginning balance of 1378.39 and disbursements of 1319.64 with a bank balance of 58.75 showing a closing deficit of 1378.39. The report notes donations beyond those shown and mentions a continuation on page ten.
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J. J. Marshall
Sec.Treas
W. F. Harvey
Vauxhall
Alberta
Vauxhall Producers Association
Vauxhall Co-operative Associa
Tion Ltd
C. Mauter
T. Birck
D. Hays
Booth
Jas. Rosg
Ign, Books Ang. Staes
Ottawa Gun Murderer Cassidy Hanged In Hull Jail Yard
Austin Cassidy, Ottawa, aged 33, was executed in Hull jail yard at 5 21 am for killing Bert Marshall during a car dispute on October 15 1930. Cassidy faced the gallows with composure and thanked guards before the Lord's Prayer and fall of the trap ended his life nine minutes later. The case stems from a quarrel after their cars bumped near the scene. A second item notes the 1930 193% winter wheat forecast by the Agriculture Department at 458 million bushels, well below the prior bumper crop.
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Hull
Que
Bert Marshall
Austin Cassidy
Ottawan
Cassidy
Marshall
Ottawa
U.S
Washington
Agriculture Department
Grain price list from Ogilvie Grain Dept
Ogilvie Grain Dept supplies a local price sheet with May 60 and 5 8, July 62 and 1 2, Oct 64 and 5 8, No 1 Nov 60 and 1 8, track 60 and 3 8, street 42.
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Ogilvie Grain Dept
Hawaiian Murder Defense Secures Noted Alignish
Honolulu reports a jury has been chosen to try Mrs. Granville Fortescue and three U.S. Navy men for the Kahahawai slaying amid defense tactics by Clarence Darrow. Aliens and juror composition are noted as Darrow weighs attacking second degree murder and possible insanity pleas.
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Honolulu
Joseph Kahahawai
Granville Fortescue
Clarence Darrow
Southwest States
Darrow
Fortescue
Thomas H. Massie
Ville Fortescue
United States Navy
Joseph Kahahawal
John C. Kelley
Kelley
Forsecue
Washington
New York
U.S.N
Eb.j. Lord and Albert
O. ‘Jones
Kahahawai
Montgomery Winn
Chas. S. Davis
Davis
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Toterim
General Clark
Coast City
Jave
Alta
Thecuador Navy
House
Pensions and Health Department
Department of External Affairs
Department of Justice
Vauxhall Co-operative
Beaver Lumber Co Ens
Young Gun
Otawa
Medicine Hat School Board
Empress
Bae
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