Ontario House Moves To Tighten Gun Carrying Rules
The House of Commons considers a five year maximum for carrying a revolver or sawed off shotgun without a permit. The bill adds two years to sentences for hold ups or bank robberies and tightens permit rules. Debate sees mixed views on armed police and rural gun use.
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Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons
James Malcolm
Trade and Commerce
Ontaro
Ontario
James S. Woodsworth
Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation
Canada
Thomas Reid
New Westminster
Vancouver
Wilfred Hanbury
Vancouver-Burrard
J. P. Howden
St. Boniface
City of Liverpool Airliner Crash Kills 15 in Belgium
The British Imperial Airways tri motor plane City of Liverpool crashed near Essen Belgium killing 15 aboard. 13 bodies remained burned beyond recognition and two more were found in the wreckage. Belgian investigators expected. Armed police guard the crash site.
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London
Eng
Britain
British Imperial Airways
Liverpool
Essen
Belgium
Cologne
Germany
Croydon
England
Brussels
Imperial Airways
Campbell Stuart Chosen Chairman of Imperial Communications Committee
Sir Campbell Stuart, Canadian-born director of the Times Publishing Company, elected chairman of the imperial communications advisory committee. The panel is a leading empire body with broad telegraphic authority and power over rate changes across governments.
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London
England
Campbell Stuart
The
Times Publishing Company
Imperial Communications Advisory Committee
Empire
Soviet rebuff to British pressure over sabotage case
Soviet Foreign Minister Litvinoff denounced possible British pressure as futile over the sabotage trials of British subjects tied to British Metropolitan Vickers operations. An official communique described Sir Esmond Ovey’s talks and Britain’s contemplated embargo on Soviet goods, which Litvinoff rejected as unchanged policy.
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Moscow
Russia
Litvinoff
United Kingdom
Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Company
Esmond Ovey
Foreign Office
Mexico
Sir Esmond
Britain
Mexico City
Assist Horse Breeders Ottawa
The policy of aiding horse breeders clubs in the prairie provinces continues with changes benefiting breeders. Applications open June 1. Promoters are Carl Roberts Osborne Manitoba J W Dunne Calgary Alberta Lt Col H W Arnold Saskatoon North Saskatchewan and Dr Charles Head Regina South Saskatchewan.
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Ottawa
Ont
Prairie Provinces
Robert Weir
Carl Roberts
Osborne
Man
J. W. Dunne
Calgary
Alberta
H. W
Einstein Renounces German Citizenship amid Nazi Measures
Upon returning to Europe, Prof Albert Einstein informed the German consulate in Brussels that he seeks to renounce his Prussian citizenship as Nazi anti Jewish actions intensify. Einstein, who became a German citizen in 1914, notes his prior Swiss status to formalize the ending of his citizenship.
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Berlin
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Albert Einstein
Einstein
Prussian Academy of Sciences
Brussels
United States
Appointment Confirmed Colonel Taylor York Manitoba Judge
Colonel Taylor a longtime Manitoba Conservative leader has been officially confirmed as a judge in the court of king's bench of Manitoba. The appointment fills the vacancy caused by the resignation of Justice A C Galt who recently turned 80 and cited ill health. The order in council signed by the Governor General formalizes the move.
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Colonel Taylor
Mantoba
Ottawa
Col
F. G. Taylor
Manitoba
Court of King’s Bench
Justice A. C. Galt
Justice Galt
Ottawa Probes Finances Before Aid Requests
The Bennett Government orders an inquiry into western provinces finances before granting aid. Federal comptroller Watson Seller departed Ottawa on March 28 for a secret mission. It is unclear whether he will head to Victoria then east or start in Winnipeg and move west.
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Ottawa
Ont
Bennett
Watson Seller
the Treasury
Seller
Victoria
Winnipeg
Mines May Shut Down Fernie Coal Mines
Advices say the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company will cease operation of Fernie mines in southern British Columbia, main support for about 5,000 people. Fernie labor member Thomas Uphill announced he will ask the legislature to turn the mines over to others who will operate them.
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Victoria
B.C
Crow's Nest Pass
Fire at Connolly House Incendiary Blaze in Dublin
Fire at Connolly House, headquarters of the Communist Irish revolutionary workers group, and nearby buildings in Bachelors Walk caused extensive damage. Hundreds stormed the building, throwing stones and seizing items before police charged crowds. The blaze, one of Dublin’s largest, drew thousands of onlookers.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Connolly House
Irish Revolutionary Workers Group
Bachelors’ Walk
O'Connell Street
O'Connell Bridge
Mid- Bight
Alberta plan to spread tax payments over six years
Edmonton authorities move to relieve debtors by allowing six year instalment payments on land and school tax arrears. The bill consolidates all instalment payments for local taxes when arrears exceed one year, offering structured settlements for overdue accounts.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Canada senators urge sweeping voting reforms
Radical suggestions to curb election costs include abolition of booths and voter registration, and house to house canvassing. Arguments question democracy’s workings as Canada grapples with fiscal strain and proposes longer terms for leaders.
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Ottawa
George Lynch-Staunton
Hamilton
Lynch-Staunton
Alberta Premier rejects city pension relief request
Premier J F Brownlee told Calgary Mayor Andy Davison there will be no relief for municipalities on old age pension payments. Davison urged the province to cover the 10 percent local share now that the Dominion covers 75 percent, arguing Alberta should take over municipalities' 10 percent portion.
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Calgary
Alberta
J. F. Brownlee
Andy Davison
Davidson
Dominion
British Officers Kidnapped in Newchang Manchuria
A group of armed Chinese raiders boarded the British merchantman Nanchang at Newchang harbor and abducted four officers W. E. Hargrave A. D. Blue F. L. Pears and Charles Johnson. The crew fired alarms as junks withdrew the attackers fled into shallow water while British gunboats searched the area.
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Newchang
Manchuria
Nanchang
Newchang Bar
W. E. Hargrave
A. D. Blue
F. L. Pears
Charles Johnson
Bill Passes Senate Ottawa Hospital Sweep Bill
The senate committee on private bills passed a measure allowing hospital sweeps in Canada. Senator A D McRae of Vancouver sponsored the bill, with Conservative affiliation noted.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Senate Committee
A. ,D. McRae
Vancouver
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Senate
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Tanner
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