Vancouver Mayor Moves to Cut Bond Interest to Three Percent
Vancouver Mayor G G McGeer proposed at a council meeting to set bonded debt interest at 3 percent after March 31. He criticized Bradshaw's report as inadequate for hospitals, libraries, or police, and warned the city faces bankruptcy without new revenue and bond sales.
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Vancouver
Mar
C.P
G. G. McGeer
Thomas Bradshaw
Toronto
McGeer
Cit
Bradshaw
MieGeer
Exhibition Association
Renal
Hospital Board
School Board
MecGeer
Bank of Canada Takes Over Currrency and Credit Roles
OUTAWA March 11 The Bank of Canada assumed control of currency and credit operations from the Department of Finance at 10 this morning. The first discount rate set at 2 4 percent enables the bank to advance to chartered banks or discount securities. The rate tool will be used to influence credit conditions, with frequent rate announcements expected.
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Outawa
Mar
C.P
Bank of Canada
Delack
Dominion
Department of Finance
Suminion
Trans-Atlantic Liner Cited For River Clyde Speeding
A 16000-ton trans-Atlantic liner faced Glasgow sheriff court for speeding in the Clyde. It was accused of creating a heavy wash that damaged two smaller ships at a river dock, with damages reported at 850 dollars.
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Glasgow
Mar
C.P
Blizzard Paralysis Hits Southern Saskatchewan Roads
A two day blizzard blanketed southern Saskatchewan, piling several feet of snow and blocking highways and rural roads. Motor traffic halted, city streets clogged, and streetcar tracks used for passage as the storm subsided on Saturday night. A separate note reports a hen laying 342 eggs in 350 days, nearly matching a Canadian record.
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Risgina
Tota
Ghen
Japan
Birth rate in Britain seen likely to fall without rise
The census bureau notes a declining birth rate in Britain. If a substantial increase in births does not occur, population growth may stagnate and eventually decline. The statistical review highlights this potential demographical trend.
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London
C.P
Census Bureau
Britain
Prairie Weather Forecast Snapshot
Regional forecast notes fair conditions across the Prairies with cold Manitoba and Saskatchewan and milder Alberta. Alberta expects westerly winds and mainly fair weather tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change.
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Montreal
Fair
Winnipeg
Cloudy
Regina
Saskatoon
Swift Current
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Calgary
Edmonton
Vancouver
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Handicrafts Exhibit Opens At Fifth Avenue Church
Under a Carnegie Foundation grant and the Alberta extension program, the Southern Alberta committee in Calgary hosts a two day handicrafts show in the Fifth Avenue church basement. Alberta amateurs display wool weaving rug making needlework wood carving brass and copper metalwork pottery leather and more. Two illustrated lectures on Canadian Art and Great British Paintings accompany the event with lectures at 8 15 p m tonight and Tuesday evening. Admission is free with a voluntary collection to help defray expenses.
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Department of Extension
University of Alberta
Carnegie Foundation
Southern Alberta Committee
Calgary
Fifth Avenue Church
Province of
Alberta
Canada
Henry VIII
Prime Minister Bennett Improves After Illness
Ottawa March 11 CP bulletin reports Prime Minister R B Bennett suffered a cardiac disturbance last week during illness from a throat infection Feb 24. Condition has improved with rest still required as per the physician Dr R S Stevens.
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Ottawa
R.B. Bennett
R.S Stevens
Britain and Germany Back On Track for Talks
London reports by the Sunday Times and the Sunday Observer praise common sense in restoring invitation talks between Adolf Hitler and Sir John Simon. A white paper on British armament is seen as a parliamentary justification, not diplomacy. In Berlin, talks are expected to resume by month end with Hitler recovered from a cold and ready to discuss peace and security.
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London
C.p.havas
Sunday Times
The
Sunday Observer
Adolf Hitler
Britain
John Simon
Berlin
Observer
Hitler
Ivan Maisky
Anthony Eden
Privy Seal
Moscow
Eden
League of Nations
Baldwin
Great Britain
Germany
Petition for Highway to Manyberries Routed to Chamber for Endorsement
Petition to Minister McLellan requests construction of a secondary highway from the Manyberries district in southern Alberta through Orion to Wild Horse. Petition asserts lack of banking and medical services, poor road conditions, inadequate train service, and insufficient local funds, urging a market and tourist route linking United States travelers via Highway No. 3.
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É. McLellan
Chamber of Commerce
Medicine Hat
Manyberries
Orion
Lethbridge
United States
Manyberies
Wild Horse
Churches Rally to King George Silver Jubilee Cancer Fund
Donations to the fund pour in from across Canada as Rideau Hall hosts the appeal. Governor General and Lady Bessborough sponsor the drive receiving 1500 communications with gifts from one dollar to 10000 dollars. New Brunswick leads by population. Quebec and Ontario close behind.
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Ottawa
C.P
Rideau Hall
Canada
Lady Bessborough
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
St. Hilaire
Saskatchewan
Hewson Charges Govi Against Monetary Reform
Edmonton March 11 Alberta Liberal leader W R Hewson denounced the provincial government for opposing monetary reform and planning a 131 million dollar debt refunding scheme. He argued it would lock in perpetual debt and moved a motion of non confidence. Premier Reid said communications would go to federal and provincial governments to seek cooperation on the debt plan.
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Edmonton
C.P
W. R. Hewson
Alberta
Reid
Hon
N. Rhodes
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Dominion
Dionne Parents Oppose Ontario Wardship Bill
Olivia Dionne and his wife reject a bill to place quintuplets under a new guardians board. They warn the move could split the family and demand the right to raise their five baby girls themselves despite government welfare oversight.
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North Bay
Ont
C.P
Olivia Dionne
Ontario
Board of Guardians
David Croll
Dionne
Havana Killings Deepens War Ambience In Cuba
In Mariano suburbs five more bodies were found raising weekend deaths to ten as Havana settles into a trance like calm under a state of war. Soldiers and sailors patrol nearly empty streets while the week end violence continues to echo through the capital.
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Havana
Mar
C.P
Cuba
Mariano
Alaska Dog Derby Victory By Bob Buzby In Fairbanks
Bob Buzby, a Fairbanks businessman, won the 80 mile dog derby at Fairbanks ice carnival with a time of eight hours seven minutes twenty seconds. His team of huskies was driven by Julian Hurley, the U S district attorney. Finishing second was Hurley’s team, and Doc Braafladr placed third after driving an 18-dog team from Nome.
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Bob Buzby
Fairbanks
Alaska
Tfairbanks
Julian Hurley
United States
Doc Braafladr
Nome
Greek Rebels Halt Macedonian Offensive Amid Stalemate
Despatches from Athens report rebel officers abandoning units and fleeing inland as loyalist forces press in Macedonia. Reports claim 3,000 rebels surrendered and casualties run high, with rebels mobilizing Thrace and Macedonia volunteers and women assisting behind lines.
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London
Mar
C.P
Athens
Paris
Eleutherios Venizelos
Greece
Crete
Macedonia
le Journal
Venizelos
Tsardaris
Dedes
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
C.p.havas
Salonika
Thrace
Bulgaria
Demetrius Kamanos
Labor Opposes British Arms Policy in Commons Debate
In London Labor criticizes the white paper linked to higher defense estimates arguing it signals a shift from collective security. Prime Minister Baldwin defends the plan saying it aims to enhance peace through controlled armament.
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Labor Party
London
C.P
House of Commons
Clement Richard Attlee
Labor
League
Stanley Baldwin
Ramsiuy MacDonald
Stevens Calls Youth to Solve Wealth Congestion
Ottawa March 10 Hon H S Stevens former Trade and Commerce Minister urged youth to tackle present difficulties by practical steps. He proposed a federal trade and industry commission housing slum clearance restoration of buildings and a reforestation plan. He spoke under the Federation of Youth across the Canadian Radio Commission network urging energetic and unselfish effort to right the present wrongs.
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Ottawa
C.P
Stevens
Trade and Commrece
Federal Trade and Industry Commission
Police warn merchants about cashing forged cheques
Police warn local merchants against cashing forged cheques after two men operating near a trethh bridge over the weekend passed several “accepted” cheques from a Vancouver bank. The cheque artists are still at large and may head toward this area.
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Trethh
Vancouver
Morand Elected Deputy Speaker of House of Commons
Hon. Raymond D. Morand Conservative member for East Essex was unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons in Ottawa on March 11, following a motion by Sir George Perley, acting Prime Minister.
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NSY
Ottawa
Raymond D. Morand
East Essex
House of Commons
George Perley
Cancer Fund campaign kicks off in Medicine Hat
The King’s Jubilee Cancer Fund aims to establish a Canada research bureau for Canadians donations may be left with Walter Huckvale at the Chamber of Commerce J H Chaseley Bank of Montreal Mayor Bullivant City Hall or at The News office Subscriptions listed include Mayor Bullivant W Huckvale T J Shepherd and others totaling 54 25 with donations from local businesses and groups.
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Medicine Hat
King’s Jubilee Cancer Fund
Canada
Walter Huckvale
Chamber of Commerce
J. H Chaseley
Bank of Montreal
Mayor Bullivant
City Hall
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Struma
Rodopoulos
Vienna
War Office
Provata
Vanvake
Demirhissar
Tsaghesi
Koumarian
Page Tive
Robert McKnight
Bruce Neilson
the Cancer Fund
W. Huckvale
T. J. Shepherd
Freedman’s Grocery
Martin Oliver
J. H. Chaseley
Beny & Son Ltd
St. John’s Pres
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