Emigration to Canada Rises Amid Dominion Trends
London reports a more than 25 percent rise in emigration to Canada over four years with year by year increases from 9,632 in 1926 to 6 5 a year later. Dominion emigration overall fell from about 319,000 in 1926 to around 000 in 1929, as Board of Trade figures show.
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London
Eng
Dominions
WR. Smith
Board of Trade
Canada
GSAS
Australia
New Zealand
Colonial Office
Dominion
Drummond Shiels
Mr Smith
Twelve Rescued From Sea Near Colon Panama City
A motor launch party of twelve including J W Miller his wife and nine children and a black seaman were rescued by the Cuban gunboat Patria after nine days adrift east of Colon. They had started from Bocas Del Toro for Colon seeking a mission voyage.
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Panama City
Caribbean Sea
Colon
J. W. Miller
Jacksonville
Fla
Miller
Bocas del Toro
Panama
West Indies
Church of God
Isle of Pines
Cuba
Keeping Up Record Saskatoon
Lady Victorine, world egg-laying champion, thrives in her second year. Barred Rock Bullet at the University of Saskatchewan laid 358 eggs in year one, added 16 more last September, four in December, and then met average annual output in January to March. Paris tariff bill raises 10 to 60 percent on US automobiles to shift from ad valorem to specific duties, with ministers arguing for protection of the French auto industry.
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Saskatoon
Victorine
Rock Bullet
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Paris
United States
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
House of Commons Votes to Rein State Army Estimates
The House of Commons votes 194 to 50 to reinstate the Army Estimates bill's clause abolishing the death penalty for cowardice and desertion, reversing the Lords deletion of that clause. This marks the Lower House replying to the Lords action by restoring the provision.
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London
Fing
House of Commons
House of Lords
Byrd Honored With Gold Silver Enamel Sword in Virginia
A ceremonial sword will be produced in Wallingford Connecticut to honor Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd for his achievements as geographer, flyer, and seaman. The state of Virginia will present the weapon to Byrd upon his return from the South Polar regions. A new electrical device can seal broken blood vessels.
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Wallingford
Conn
Richard E. Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Predicts Early Election and Tariff Debates in Canada
Hon R. B. Bennett returns to Calgary and predicts a Deeninion election before year end. He notes a possible Easter budget and speculation over tariffs for fruits and vegetables for Quebec farmers and protective measures for iron and steel. He cites Australia’s supertax and Canada’s dumping duty as part of ongoing trade policy considerations.
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Calgary
R. B. Bennett
Federal House
Edimonton
Bennett
Quebec
Australia
Tariff Commissioner James A. Russell Retires
Ottawa gathers at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club to honor James A. Russell retiring tariff commissioner after fifty three years of service. Attendees from Finance, National Revenue, Tariff Advisory Board and External Affairs praised his faithful work under six finance ministers. He retires on pension under the seventy five year age rule.
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Ottawa
Ont
James A. Russell
Department of Finance
Russell
Department of National Revenue
Tariff Advisory Board
Department of External Affairs
Royal Ottawa Golf Club
Trouble in British Textile Mills Standoff Deepens
London reports growing prospects of a prolonged stoppage in woolen and textile production as workers refuse wage reductions and employers push cuts per Lord McMillan’s report. The General Trades Union congress asks affiliates for financial aid for Yorkshire workers, with the council leading at five hundred pounds.
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London
Eng
Lord McMillan
Dustry
General Trades Union Congress
Yorkshire Workers
General Council
Plans Return Next Year New York
Kaye Don fails to beat Sir Henry Segrave’s 231 mph speed record on Daytona Beach sands in the Silver Bullet. The English racer faced 22 attempts with struggling Sunbeam Motors and finished at 198 mph, promising another try next year.
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New York
Kaye Don
Daytona Beach
Britain
Sir Henry Segrave
Sunbeam Motors
England
Don
Daytona Sands
Harvest Progress Brightens Bow Island Farmers After Rain
O. B. Lassiter finished sowing 1000 acres of wheat in summer fallow. Bow Island district farmers completed wheat seeding. Recent rains bring jubilation among growers in the area.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
O. B. Lassiter
Bow Island
Canadians Well Informed Vancouver Address
Lord Willingdon spoke to service clubs in Vancouver noting Canadians are well informed on public affairs and praising the clubs for studying public matters while hoping more such organizations exist in his country to expand knowledge of empire affairs.
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Vancouver
Lord Willingdon
Lord Willngdon
Canada
Cuts in Wheat Acreage Seen for North Dakota
Governor Schafer and John Coulter told Chairman Legge that large reductions in hard and soft spring wheat acreages are expected in North Dakota and nearby areas. The eastern North Dakota Durum crop is forecast to drop more than 15 percent, while western hard spring wheat reductions will be significant though smaller.
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Washington
D.C
George F. Schafer
North Dakota
John L. Coulter
Tariff Commission
Alexander Legge
Coulter
Department of Agriculture
Riot injures many in Calcutta and Bombay streets
Heavy clashes between Nationalists and police in Bhawanipore Calcutta injure nineteen, with six European officers among them. Trams burned in Calcutta and Bombay as crowds, students, and carters block roads. A London cyclist and multiple others sustain severe injuries amid police efforts to quell the riot.
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Calcutta
India
Bhawanipore
Bombay
Dasie Dench
London
Britain Acts On Liquor Shipments
The House of Commons approved a bill to empower the board of trade to suspend or cancel certificates of masters mates or engineers involved in illicit liquor importation into United States territory. Liberal Isaac Foot spoke in favor, Conservative Frederick A Macquisten opposed with humor, and Lady Astoy interrupted.
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London
Eng
House of Commons
Board of Trade
United States
Isaac Foot
Cornwall
Frederick A. Macquitsen
Argyll
Astoy
Macquisten
Night Editor of Calgary Herald Dead
Percy W. Stone longtime night editor of the Calgary Herald diedApril 15 after a heart attack He was 54 He previously worked at the Winnipeg Telegram edited the Bassano Mail and was managing editor of the Crag and Canyon in Banff Stone was born in England and came to Canada as a boy.
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Calgary
Percy W. Stone
Calgary Herald
Canada
the Herald
Ontario
British dirigible R-100 to bridge Atlantic this spring
London reports the R-100 planned to cross the Atlantic as the first step toward an air linked empire with Canada as its target. The Graf Zeppelin will commence its sixth trans Atlantic voyage, while the United States crossings dim in comparison.
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London
Eng
Atlantic
United States
Canada
South America
Lightning strikes Monkota home, destroys radio and damages wall
Alfred Jensen’s residence in Monkota Saskatchewan was struck by a severe thunderstorm lightning. The incident demolished the radio set and set the house wall on fire as heavy rains poured down. No injuries reported.
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Monkota
Sask
Alfred Jensen
Flight sets new Winnipeg Regina speed record
Pilot W Buchanan established a new speed record for the Winnipeg to Regina leg of the Western Canada air mail service. In a Fokker F-14 he departed Winnipeg at 9 05 pm Winnipeg time and arrived Regina at 10 50 pm Regina time, covering 2330 miles with a 25 mile per hour southeast wind, and flew blind between Broadview and Regina due to poor weather.
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Regina
Winnipeg
Western Canada Air Mail Service
W. Buchanan
Broadview
Survey of Western Canada Air Mail Routes
Squadron Leader J H Tudhope superintendent of airways reports a survey of air mail routes in Western Canada. He flew about 2208 miles in 17 hours 50 minutes with five stops on a two day trip from High River Alberta to Ottawa to study final links for the trans Canada Air Mail Service.
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Ottawa
High River
Alberta
J. H. Tudhope
Airways
Civil Aviation Branch
Canada
Tudhope
trans-Canada_ Air Mail
Premier Bracken Pleased by Churchill Development Plan
Premier John Bracken, returning from a first visit to the northern seaport, says Churchill will likely remain closed to the public this year. He emphasizes no public utilities are provisioned beyond government use, though he is impressed by the development's magnitude.
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Churchill
John Bracken
Bracken
Proportional Representation Debate in Ottawa Continues
In Ottawa discussions on proportional representation persist as Premier Mackenzie King signals review. A 1921 committee urged a plebiscite and noted multi member districts could curb minority victories. Key figures from both governments debated the motion with Cabinet ministers opposing it.
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Ottawa
Canada
W. C. Good
Progressive
Brant
P.R
MacKenzie King
W. S. Fielding
Ernest Lapointe
Arthur Meighen
Conservative
Lucien Cannon
James Malcolm
Trade and Commerce
London naval conference white paper highlights tonnage cuts
The White paper sums up work so far from the London naval conference. It notes tonnage reductions and cost savings, and celebrates eliminating competitive building among Britain, the U S, and Japan. It hopes to extend agreement to France and Italy next, with adjournment to allow ongoing negotiations.
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London
Eng
Mac Donald
Will Not Seriously Affect Canadian Trade
Ottawa reports tariff experts of the Dominion Government study Rutherford Snowden's changes in the British budget. They believe Canadian trade will not be seriously affected. McKenna duties remain on motor cars, motion picture films and musical instruments, preserving Canada’s advantage. Safeguarding duties on race and embroidery end July 1. Canada does not export it. Cutlery duty ends December 22.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Phillip Snowden
House of Commons
Canada
United States
Prince Flies To Cairo From Khartoum With Escort Planes
The Prince of Wales and his party left Khartoum in six aeroplanes for Cairo. They planned to proceed to England soon. He wore a woolly jacket and scarf over a khaki shirt and shorts for the chilly morning. Five more planes followed with other members and baggage after the first air convoy disappeared north.
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Khartoum
Upper Egypt
Prince of Wales
British East Africa
Cairo
England
Diocese to Transfer Headquarters to Churchill Arct ic
The Bishop of the Arctic Rt Rev A Turquetil announced plans to move the Roman Catholic diocese headquarters from Chesterfield Inlet to Churchill on Hudson Bay. He said no definite transfer date has been set.
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Churchill
Hudson Bay
A. Turquetil
O.M.I
Chesterfield Inlet
Arctic
Chesterfield
Fire in Lucata cinema kills fifteen boys
A blaze in a Lucata Sicily movie house caused a panic rush for exits. Fifteen boys aged 15 to 18 died and three others were seriously injured while five sustained minor injuries.
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Lucata
Sicily
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