Budget Passed by House of Commons by 24 Vote Margin
The House of Commons passed the budget by a 107 to 83 majority. Liberals Liberal-Progressives and independents backed the government while Conservatives UFA and Labor opposed. A sub-amendment on British preference was defeated by 136 with UFA on one side. A conservative amendment on protection for agriculture and industry was rejected by 62.
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Budert
A. W. Neill
Comox-Alberni
Henri Bourassa
Labelle
H. B. Adshead
Labor
Fast Calgary
L. H. Jeliff
U F.A
Lethbridge
U.F.A
Mr. Jeff
Progressive
J. 8. Woodsworth
Winnipeg North Centre
A. A. Heaps
Winnipeg North
House of Commons
U.sf.a
Messrs. Woodsworth
Heaps
Messrs. Neill
Bourassa
H B. Adshead
East Calgary
Hugh Guthrie
Canada
Should Share Research Funds Vancouver Conference Outlook
Mrs. H. Plumptre of the Toronto school board urged diverting part of Dominion Government Research Commission funds to study educational methods. Speaking at a Vancouver luncheon for school officials, she emphasized training Canadian children as vital alongside natural resources development.
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Vancouver
Dominion Government Research Commission
H. Plumptre
Toronto
National Council of Education
Aviator Makes First Outside Loop In Commercial Plane
Minneapolis aviator Charles W. Holman claims the first outside loop in a commercial aircraft at Works-Chamberlain Field. The stunt, performed at 4000 feet, uses his Wright Whirlwind motor bi plane, the same machine he rode to win the New York Seattle air derby two years ago. The feat, long feared by pilots, had not been completed in a regular plane before.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Charles W
Speed) Holman
Holman
Works- Chamberlain Field
New York-Seattle
Savings Deposits Decline in February Bank Statement
Canadian banks report February savings deposits fell by over 7 million dollars per the finance department monthly statement. Railway locomotives now weigh as much as 250 tons, highlighting industrial weight growth.
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Ottawa
Department of Finance
Long Term Leases For Churchill Lots
Winnipeg leases of Churchill townsite lots likely run 99 years transferable with 5 year revision of rates and every ten years thereafter. Hon. D G McKenzie says government plans no sale of Churchill lots and will focus on Cranberry Portage and Sherritt Gordon town sites as northern port prospects grow.
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Winnipeg
Churchill
Hudson Bay Railway
D. G. McKenzie
Mines and Natural Resources
Manitoba
Bracken
McKenzie
Cranberry Portage
Sherritt-Gordon
Will Join Los Angeles to London Flight
Australian aviatrix Mrs. Keith Miller plans to join Los Angeles to New York and London and return as second pilot and radio operator. Captain William Lancaster will be pilot with Captain Harry Lyons as navigator. They aim to take off from Los Angeles in June aboard a tri motor all metal plane.
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Redbank
N.J
Keith Miller
William Lancaster
London
Australia
Los Angeles
New York
Lancaster
Harry Lyons
Miller
Hartung Arrest Ties to Doorn Castle Revelations
Berlin police disclosed the secret arrest of Karl Hartung former secretary to the former Kaiser's wife Hermine. Hartung allegedly threatened to reveal conditions at Doorn Castle in Holland, linking the arrest to possible disclosures.
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Berlin
Karl Hartung
Kaiser
Hermine
Hartung
Doorn Castle
Holland
Sunday School Lesson April 2 biblical comfort for exiles
The lesson traces Judah under Hezekiah to Jerusalem under Babylonian rule with God promising comfort and forgiveness. It highlights Isaiah 40 1 11 and the call to speak to the heart of Jerusalem offering hope of return and pardon, as interpreted by Dr McFadyen and G W Wade.
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Judah
Hezekiah
Jerusalem
Babylonia
Christ
Alexander Maclaren
Tornado Left Death Toll Rising in North Central Arkansas
A southwest‑born tornado tore through North Central Arkansas causing extensive damage and a mounting death toll. Swifton area reported up to sixteen fatalities with more expected as reports from Alicia and surrounding communities come in. injuries and heavy property loss noted as communications fail.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Swifton
Newport
Alicia
Dawes Named U S Ambassador to Great Britain
Formal White House announcement confirms former Vice President Dawes as ambassador to Great Britain. The selection follows word from the State Department that Britain's government would accept Gen. Dawes, pending approval from the King.
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Washington
Dawes
Great Britain
White House
State Department
Gen
New CN Railway Report Sets 1928 Revenue Record
The Canadian National 1928 operating revenue reached 276,631,921 dollars with net income of 53,213,729 after expenses and taxes. Freight led with 209,429,962 dollars, passengers 34,187,023, express 13,307,375, mails 3,099,212, and other operations 16,598,348. The report by Sir Henry Thornton was tabled in the House of Commons.
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Ottawa
Canadian National
Sir Henry Thornton
House of Commons
Charles A. Dunning
Dominion
Cln.r
Settlers Move Into Peace River Region Ahead of April Rush
About 1 000 settlers with estimated capital of 1 150 000 have moved into the Peace River country this year. April marks the sharp rise with 200 in last April and a projected 1 500 this April. Most are Canadian or American homestead seekers settling beyond the railway fence near Fairview and Hythe on opposite sides of the river.
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Edmonton
Peace River Country
Fairview
Hythe
Grand Prairie
Money For Immigration Ottawa
The Department of Immigration in 1928 spent 1 016 202 dollars in the British Isles and 75 796 67 dollars on the European continent. Immigrant gathering in the United States cost 392 157 dollars. From 1881 to 1928 total immigration expenditures reached 51 618 024.96 dollars, per Hon Robert Forke in the House of Commons. An income tax rise added 2 851 250 dollars to the year ending March 1, lifting total taxes to 59 422 297 dollars, announced by Hon W D Euler.
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Ottawa
Department of Immigration
British Isles
Europe
United States
Immigration Department
House of Commons
Robert Forke
Immigration and Colonization
W. D. Euler
National Revenue
Tenth Annual Tour of Canadian Forestry Lecture Car
The Canadian Forestry Association launches its tenth annual tour from Ottawa. The lecture car, with seats for 125, travels six months through western communities to educate on shelter belts and farm-home beautification using talking pictures and field demonstrations. Last year it reached 200 prairie communities with multiple daily school talks.
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Ottawa
Canadian Forestry Asociation
Canadian Forestry Association
Will of Dr. W. H. Scott Leaves Estate to Medical Sergeant
The will from Carrot Creek Alberta doctor W H Scott bequeaths $5,000 and a section of land at Carrot Creek to Major W Houghton D C MM and Legion of Honor, a former medical sergeant in the First Battalion, in a wartime friendship noted with the M O. Houghton, wounded during service, later met Scott in 1920 in Galt Ontario.
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Toronto
M.O
W. H. Scott
Carrot Creek
Alta
PP. W. Houghton
D.C
M.M
Legion of Honor
Houghton
Scott
Galt, Ont
Rust Resistant Wheat Nears Availability in Winnipeg
Agricultural scientists report progress toward rust resistant wheat with good baking and milling qualities. The Associate Committee on Rust Research, under the Dominion Department of Agriculture and the National Research Council, notes promising lines from Marquis Cross and ongoing Ottawa baking tests. A rapid electrometric moisture method was demonstrated by Professor Burton and Arnold Pitt, and Manitoba tests show sulphur dusting helps control rust. A fall Edmonton conference will discuss plant diseases beyond rust.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
National Research Council
L. H Newman
Dominion Cerealist
Ottawa
Burton
University of Toronto
Arnold Pitt
Manitoba
Grisdale
Edmonton
Two Defences For Sinking Of The I'm Alone
Washington reports two defenses prepared by state department officials in response to Canada's protest over the coast guard sinking of the rum runner I'm Alone. The note, awaiting Secretary of State Stimson's approval, argues seizures on the high seas were legal under treaty limits and that the three mile limit plus stop and seize authority justified force to halt liquor vessels near U S shores.
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Washington
Coast Guard
State Department
Stimson
Gulf of Mexico
Vinces
Gold Harbor
Pescawha
United States
Canada
Must Comply With Law Washington Border Rules for Canadians
Supreme Court ruling restricting border crossing for foreign born Canadians is read by immigration officials to affect native born Canadians. R. C. White says Canadians must register as immigrants to work in the United States and pay an $8 head tax plus a $10,000 visa fee, plus medical exam, after which they gain broad border crossing rights.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Canada
Immigration Service
R. C. White
Labor
United States
Toronto Student Wins Prize for Economic Paper
Miss Kathleen Best of McMaster University Toronto won the 1000 prize from the Royal Bank of Canada for the best paper on a specified economic problem. Her topic was Economic Aspect of the St Lawrence Waterways Plan. The prize is a 1000 fellowship to study at any Canadian university. N H Pacoby of the University of Saskatchewan placed sixth.
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Montreal
Kathleen Best
McMaster University
Toronto
Royal Bank of Canada
German delegate supports outlaw war pact at disarmament talks
Count Von Pernstorff, head of the German delegation to the League of Nations disarmament preparatory conference, said on the eve of leaving for Geneva that the outlaw war pact is necessary and should be followed by global disarmament and a general pact to settle all disputes by legal means.
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Starnburg
Germany
Count von Pernstorff
Geneva
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Toronto School Board
Aviatrix Plains
Great Lakes
U.S
A. E. Ross
Kingston
Ross
Doorn
Leesson
C.N. R
Sir Montague Browning
United Kingdom
Stanley Colville
Montague Browning
Grand Fleet
Peace River
Young Britishers
Norval
Ont
C.P R
Duchess of Richmond
Y.mlc.a
England
J. H. Grisdale
States
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