Ottawa bill to reorganize Customs department passed
The bill to reorganize the Customs and Excise Department without amendment moves to third reading and renames the department the Department of National Revenue. It creates three branches Customs Excise and Income Tax each led by a commissioner with deputy minister power. Critics note delays in a promised non political commission and question the name change. Continued on Page Five.
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Ottawa
Customs and Excise Department
Department of National Revenue
Customs
T. l. Church
C ‘Onservative
Toronto Northwest
Church
King
Mr. Church
Department of Customs and Excise
Department
I. B. Hanson
York
Sunbury
W. D. Euler
H. H. Stevens
Euler
Japan Earthquake Death Toll Surges Across Nation
Reports from Tokio and other cities recount at least 2275 dead and 10 000 injured after Monday's quake. Destruction spans Amino and surrounding villages with thousands homeless. Army navy relief units rush food clothing medicines. weather worsens conditions as figures climb. Continued on page five.
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He- Hove
Wiimount
Amino
Asahi
Tokio
All Japan
Yokohama
Kobe
Osaka
Kioto
Japan
Home Office
Parliament Digest: Bills Passed and Debates Noted
Ottawa March 9 Can. Press reports a busy session with Senate meeting at 3 pm and Commons taking private members business. Third readings on soldier settler revaluation and customs reorganization under National Revenue were noted. First readings on securities refund bill and war charities repeal were listed.
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Ottawa
Can
Senate
Department of Customs and Excise
Department of National Revenue
Stundy
BUI
Northwest
Territories
War Charities Act
Monttests
Otdawa
Georgian Bay
Public Works ‘Department
Sewer Workman Plunged Through London Sewers
A sewer worker in Chancery Lane was carried by sudden floodwater fifty feet down a shaft and through streets into the Fleet River, then dumped into the Thames beneath Blackfriars Bridge. He was rescued by river police and suffered only severe exhaustion.
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London
Chancery Lane
Fleet Street
Ludgate Circus
Fleet
Legislature backs Alberta Liquor Board chief
Edmonton report says the Alberta Legislature passed a resolution of confidence in R. J. Dinning, chairman of the Alberta Liquor Control Board, amid claims of political interference and calls for public accounts committee questioning. Debate highlighted party splits and a walkout by Arthur Smeaton, with Premier Brownlow promising a future hearing.
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Edmonton
R. J. Dinning
Alberta Liquor Control Board
A. A. McGillivray
House
Ar Ho
Oficer
Arthur Smeaton
Lethbridge
Lucien Boudreau
St. Albert
Dinning
Messrs
J. T. Shaw
George Webster
Mr. Dinning
Diquor Board
Public Accounts Committee
Assembly
Lucien Bourdeau
Labsr Ind
Napoleon
Arlington Hotel
Letabridee
Liquor Board
Smeaton
Ald. R. J
Brownlow
Rath Assault Case Before the Supreme Court
The Rath assault case opened at the Supreme Court with G Rath charged with assaulting Adam Kungel on January 15 1927. A MacGregor and R Davidson prosecuted. W A Boge defended. Kungel aged 18 testified Rath accused him of field trespass then Rath allegedly threw a wood piece striking him and warned I will shoot you if you come again. (Continued on page two)
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G. ‘Rath
Adam Rungel
Supreme Court
A. MacGregor
R. ‘B. Davidson
W. A. Boge
Adam Kungel
Cypress Hills
Rath
Kungel
Rathis Place
Robert
Albert
Jacob Rath
Horrible Atrocities Attributed To The Constabulary
Rev E Gribble of Forest River Mission accuses a Western Australia police party of massacring natives last year. He says they tied victims to trees used them for revolver practice and burned survivors. Thirty natives reportedly killed with remains found at the police camp site.
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Perth
Western Australia
Vancouver
E.gribble
Forest River Mission
Burdett Well Reaches Limestone Seal at 3623 Feet
Calgary March 8 The Imperial well at Burdett has passed through limestone and continues to drill under T Draper Alberta developments manager The well struck lime at 2900 feet and moved into shale at 3602 feet reaching 3623 feet Tuesday The depth suggests limestone extends about 700 feet This is the first well to pass the line Dr Draper said drilling will continue and final limestone identity with Turner Valley remains undecided
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Calgary
Burdett
Drlill
T. Draper
Alberta
Draper
Turner Valley
Endless respirations sustain Chicago youth two days in hospital
Albert Frick a 22 year old in Chicago is kept alive by an uninterrupted chain of physicians and volunteers providing artificial respiration. Twenty four men work in eight hour shifts since Sunday morning to support his breathing as paralysis of the diaphragm endangers his life.
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Chicago
Ill
Albert Frick
Frick
Fined for Operating Cars Without Licenses in Irvine Court
A Mayer and A Flood were each fined $5 and costs after being charged before J Pollock JP at the Irvine A P Court for operating motor cars without licenses for the year 1927.
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A. Mayer
A. Flood
J. Pollock
J.P
Irvine
Seizure of Soviet Ship Pamiat Lenina Threatens China Russia Ties
Reports from Shanghai describe the seizure of the Soviet ship Pamiat Lenina by Shantung troops and arrests including Mme. Borodin wife of advisor Michael Borodin. Riots in Wuhu prompt foreign evacuation as Cantonese advance and naval units monitor the Yangtse corridor with ships and destroyers on alert.
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Ie Perace
London
Russia
Peking
Mme. Borodin
Michael Borodin
Shanghai
Chang Tsung Chane
Shangshai
Emerald
Nanking
Wuhu
Kutwo
China
Here
Wuhui
Yangtse
Hankow
Wusueh
Preble
Noa
Chekiang
Kiukiang
France Faces Severe Floods After Heavy March Rains
Paris reports exceptional March squalls causing extensive damage as a month of heavy rain swells the Beine and Marne rivers. Forecasts warn of continued wet weather and possible spring floods across northern France while southern rivers Lozere Lot and Allier overflow. Coastal gales prevent fishing boats from venturing out and a tidal wave at Camaret, Brittany, damages harbor craft.
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Paris
France
Beine
Marne
Lozere
Lot
Allier
Camaret
Brittany
Grain prices rise in Winnipeg futures despite weak demand
Winnipeg reports a grain market session where export demand was absent and local traders covered purchases. May futures gained 1 3 4 cents to 1.43 3 4, July up 3 8 to 1 41 1 8, and October 1 4 higher to 1.30 7 8 while cash markets stayed fairly strong and all grades advanced.
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Winnipeg
Kiwanis Club Receives Miss Gowdy’s South Africa Talk
Miss Gowdy of the High School staff spoke to the Kiwanis Club yesterday noon about her teaching experience in South Africa. She described life, climate, scenery, and native challenges, and paid tribute to Cecil Rhodes and his influence on the country. The talk included government service, travel during trips, and humor that delighted the audience.
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Mish ‘Gowdy
Kiwanis Club
South Africa
Cecil
Rhodes
Interim Wheat Pool Payments to Prairie Farmers
Alberta and Western Canadian Wheat Pools announce interim payments totaling about 26 million dollars to farmers in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Checks will be mailed from Winnipeg and Calgary offices covering wheat grades except durum with 20 cent and 16 cent per bushel rates. oats barley rye and flax also receive payments.
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Winnipeg
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta ‘Pool
Calgary
Alberta
Alberta Wheat Pool
Pooll
Bailiff Sale of American Hotel Contents Mar 10 1927
Under distress warrants issued by executors of Abraham Altmayer I seize the complete hotel furnishings and all chattels used in the American Hotel. A full list is on file for inspection. Sale of Barrow's interest to cover the claim and costs set for March 10 1927 at 2:30 PM at the American Hotel premises.
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Samson O. A. Ullmann
Florence Finn Altmayer
Abraham
Altmayer
Thomas Wallace Barrow
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Capetown
Earl of Athlone
Duke of Tech
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Liquor Commission
Boudreau
Stoke
Fairland
Temp
Gowdy
the High School
Ae “Rei
Bailiff’s. Sale
American Hotel
S.A. Wallace
Burns Block
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