Commons to Probe Failure of Home Bank
Ottawa reports the House votes 133 to 27 to task the banking and commerce committee with investigating the collapse of the Home Bank of Canada. Liberal William Irvine argues for better administration of the system amid criticized Bank Act flaws, as a Royal Commission nears and Premier King endorses the review.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Banking and Commerce Committee
Home Bank of Canada
Frank Cahill
Liberal
Pontiac
William Irvine
Labor
East Calgary
King
Banking Committee of Parlament
Irvine
Calgary East
New Form of Taxation Edmonton
Edmonton lawmakers approve four new city taxes including rental poll service and motor vehicles taxes. Council plans mainly to adopt rental and automobile license taxes with a five percent rent tax expected to raise about $70 000 annually.
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Edmonton
Yorath
Irish immigrant seeks Limerick Saskatchewan job amid rail inquiry
An Irish immigrant arriving at the C P R station in Moose Jaw asked for Limerick Sask and the train service to that point. He quips that Limerick is the nearest thing to Ireland he can find and says he will try to get a job there.
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Moose Jaw
C.P.R
Limerick
Sask
Ireland
Plan to Make a Close Survey of Branch Lines
Ottawa reports that Canadian National branch line bills will likely go to the Railway Committee after a House passage rather than full Senate debate. The aim is to scrutinize each project with data on profitability, avoid duplications, and consider separate bills for each line.
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Ottawa
Canadian National
Senate
House of Commons
Chamber
Expenditure for Port Nelson Harbor in Ottawa Debate
Hon. G. P. Graham states in the House that about 528,000 is needed at Port Nelson to handle ten 7,000 ton ships. The total includes 4,600,000 for a 4,000,000 bushel elevator and 100,000 for yard and terminal buildings. A lighthouse crib at the harbor entrance is estimated at 306,000.
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Ottawa
Port Nelson
Hudson's Bay Railway Company
G. P. Graham
Hebrideans to Settle on Five Acre Plots Near Cities in Canada
Ottawa reports plans to bring a large party of Hebridean immigrants to Canada. The scheme proposes five acre plots near urban centres, likely in Alberta, for gardening. Farmers would donate an acre per family for a cottage, with the immigrant working on the landlord’s farm. The promoting society offers cottage funds and a British grant supports housing. several hundred arrivals expected soon.
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Alberta
Opposition Moose Jaw meeting sets August Saskatoon convention
Saskatchewan Opposition Members of the Legislative Assembly met in Moose Jaw to decide on a convention in Saskatoon on August 5. Attendees included Harris Turner Saskatoon D H McDonald South Qu Appelle W H Harvey Kindersley Sidney Bingham Wilkie and W J F Warren Belbeth M L A for Thunder Creek. Milestone constituency representatives also attended.
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Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Harris Turner
M.L.A
D. H. McDonald
South Qu’Appelle
W. H. Harvey
Kindersley
Sidney Bingham
Wilkie
W. J. F. Warren
Belbeth
Thunder Creek
Milestone
Immigration bill reported by Senate committee
Washington reports the Senate immigration committee has reported a new immigration bill setting a basic quota of two percent of the 1910 census. The measure frames the national policy on entry limits and outlines enforcement parameters.
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Washington
Senate Immigration Committee
Warships For Australia Melbourne Federal Plan
Federal Premier Stanley M. Bruge announces immediate construction of one light cruiser in Australia and one in England for the Commonwealth.
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Melbourne
Stanley M. Bruge
Australia
England
Commonwealth
Singapore plan sparks dominion reactions in Commons debate
London colonial secretary J H Thomas closed the Commons debate on shelving the Singapore naval base. He cited Dominion wires from Canada Australia and New Zealand showing mixed opinions and pressed for public understanding of the so-called unanimous opposition to the plan.
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London
J. H. Thomas
House of Commons
Singapore
Dominions
Amery
L. C. Amery
The
Admiralty
Mr. Thomas
Canada
Bruce
Australia
New Zealand Labor Party
Thomas
New Zealand
No cut to Japanese fishery licenses urged in BC
In Ottawa a Marine and Fisheries committee endorses maintaining current Japanese fishing licenses for the year in British Columbia. MP W G McQuarrie proposed a two week extension of the Fraser sockeye salmon close season, but no decision was made on the proposal.
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Ottawa
British Columbia
House of Commons
W. G. McQuarrie
New Westminster
Fraser
Radio operator Mix picked up after long silence
Hartford reports Donald H Mix of the MacMillan Expedition was found by a Californian amateur. Officials believe transmitter trouble caused the February 16 last signal and the extended silence. F H Schnell of the American Relay League notes the set failure likely caused the issue.
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Hartford
Conn
Donald H.mix
Mix
F. H. Schnell
American Relay League
Settlers' effects show imports drop while exports rise in Canada
For the year ending February, Canada imported settlers' effects worth 5,914,222 dollars, down from 6,291,876 in 1923 and 8,144,104 in 1922. Exports rose to 10,712,781 dollars for the latest twelve months, with 7,977,610 in 1922 and 6,275,836 in February 1932.
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Otttawa
Canada
New North Pole Trip Planned From London
The Westminster Gazette reports a tentative Arctic expedition starting in May with a young Icelander Algarsson leading a party of 10 including three scientists. They will travel to Nova Zembla and Franz Joseph Land spending six months, ending in New York in October, as a prelude to a 1925 North Pole voyage.
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London
North Pole
Westminster Gazette
Algarsson
Arctic
Nova Zembla
Franz Josefland
New York
Probable date suggested for budget speech in Ottawa
Ottawa reports the government aims to speed parliament business before Easter recess on April 16. Budget day may be April 15, though no firm date given. Premier denies targeting any single industry in tariff changes while noting throne speech reference to taxation on production implements. chatter says tariff cuts may include agricultural implements, saw mill, and mining machinery.
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Ottawa
Ont
Manitoba wheat pool canvasser reports 28 contracts
Winnipeg Mrs James Elliott president of the United Farm Women of Manitoba is the first of about a half dozen canvassers to report on results. She secured 28 contracts totaling 2 260 acres with others due to report within days.
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Winnipeg
James Elliott
United Farm Women of Manitoba
Manitoba Wheat Pool
Heavy Compensation Bill in Dublin Demands £11 Million
President Cosgrave asks Dail Eireann for an appropriation of £11,000,000 for the coming year. Of this sum £2,500,600 is earmarked to compensate property losses incurred during the disorders.
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Dublin
Cosgrave
Dail Eireann
Wolf bounty raised in Northwest Territories
The government increased the wolf bounty from 20 to 30 dollars in the Northwest Territories. Claimants must surrender pelts to the government to receive the payment as officially announced.
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Ottawa
Northwest Territories
Herring Exports From Vancouver Island Reach Noted Total
It is estimated that 50,000 tons of herring have been shipped from Vancouver Island waters to Oriental markets during the past season.
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Vancouver Island
Oriental
Postal Employees May Go On Strike
Ottawa representatives of the Canadian Federation of Postal Employees say salary revisions cannot proceed without regard to workers in other departments doing similar work. They warn the strike vote strength is increasing and insist revisions could take at least a year to complete.
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Ottawa
Canadian Federation of Postal Employees
Civil Service Commission
Canada to Recognize Union of Soviet Republics
Prime Minister Mackenzie King informs A Yasikoff that Canada is prepared to recognize the Union of Soviet Republics. The exchange follows Britain's Feb 1 declaration and notes Canada’s prior informal dealings with the Soviet government through Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Canada
Union
Soviet Republis
W L. Mackenzie King
A. Yasikoff
Montreal
Yasikoff
M. Yasikoff
Death of Sir Edmund Walker Noted Canadian Banker
Sir Edmund Walker president of the Canadian Bank of Commerce dies at his Toronto home after a short illness of pneumonia. He was 75 or 76 years old and was internationally renowned in banking. He is survived by four sons and three daughters. his wife Lady Walker died last summer.
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Edmund Walker
The
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Toronto
D.C.G., LLC
C.V
Canada
Edmund
Lady Walker
Labor Party Confidence Grows in London Talk
Premier MacDonald spoke with Prof. Alberto Salomon the Peruvian foreign minister visiting London. Salomon said he is gaining confidence that the Labour party will remain in power for a substantial period and that a future referendum would return Labour with a solid working majority.
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London
MacDonald
Alberto Salomon
Labor Party
Reid defends mineral rights tax stance in budget debate
Edmonton provincial treasurer Hon. R. G. Reid concluded the budget debate by stating there is no plan to discontinue the mineral rights tax. The government emphasized maintaining the tax as part of fiscal policy.
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Edmonton
R. G. Reid
Hopeful Sign in the Demand for Economy
Ottawa reports hopeful signs of reduced public spending as municipal provincial and federal governments hear calls for national economy. Dr H J Pittain urges standardized bookkeeping to control expenditures while MP D W Warner and Travers Sweatman KC urge united public pressure for cuts. A memorial will be presented to Premier King urging economy.
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Ottawa
H. J. Prittain
Citizens’ Municipal Research Bureau of Canada
Ottawa Board of Trade
Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce
Canada
D. W. Warner
M.P
Strathcona
Edmonton Board of Trade
Travers Sweatman
K.C
Winnipeg Board of Trade
Ottawa tariff policy defended by finance minister
Hon J A Robb acting minister of finance reassured a Hamilton delegation there is no plan to ruin industries. He declined to acknowledge any threat to industrial sectors and cited stable agricultural implements trade and expected demand from land migrants as evidence tariff revision would not harm the economy.
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Ottawa
J. A. Robb
Hamilton
Robb
Canada
Freedom of the Air Bill Sets Two Year Licensing Limit
Senator Howell of Nebraska proposed a bill declaring air as the people’s inalienable possession. The Senate Interstate Commerce Commission approved the measure restricting radio licenses and ether use privileges to two years, with president power to cancel them during war or emergencies.
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Washington
Howell
Nebraska
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Fire Devastates Tokyo Suburb Yoshi gaya
A large fire in Yoshi gaya, a Tokio suburb, destroyed six hundred houses. Twenty people were injured and three thousand were left homeless.
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Tokio
Yoshigaya
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