Farmers oppose future trading in Canadian grain
Winnipeg reports the Royal Commission on grain futures closes hearings without final ruling as the Canadian Wheat Pool pushes for government supervised futures trading. A J McPhail of the Pool argues most western farmers oppose futures, citing risks to prices, while Statistician Andrew Cairns notes weak risk taking and limited hedging explain today’s low prices. The Pool urges unbiased government studies to verify complaints and guide possible legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Josiah Stamp
Royal Commission On
Canadian Wheat Pool
Canada
A. J. McPhail
Pool
Andrew Cairns
Pool Stat
Prairie
McPhail
Central Selling Agency
Regina
Calgary
Co-Operative
Central
West
United States
Cairns
Urge Postal Reforms At Manitoba Postmasters Convention
Manitoba Postmasters Association passed resolutions urging two mail speed reforms. Envelopes should be limited to five inches in length to reduce loss and delay from large open letters. They also seek ban on stamped return envelopes used by large firms returning mail from rural districts without the local postmaster earning revenue. P. H. Nelson of Russell was re elected president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba Postmasters’ Association
P. H. Nelson
Russell
Tolstoy Heiress May Visit Canada Under Law
In Ottawa the House of Commons discussed Miss Alexandra Tolstoy daughter of the late Count Tolstoy Russian writer. Immigration Minister J S Woodsworth said entry prohibition reports were inaccurate and she may visit Canada if she complies with Canadian laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Alexandra Tolstoy
Count Tolstoy
Canada
House of Commons Oy Honn
A. Gordon
J. S. Woodsworth
Labor
Winnipeg North Centre
Miss Tolstoy
New School Readers Chosen by Western Provinces
An inter provincial committee in Edmonton led by Dr John T Ross of Alberta agreed on specifications for a new set of school readers. Representatives from British Columbia Manitoba and Saskatchewan approved guidelines for publishers to submit competitive books for adoption in all four provinces. The new readers will be ready for fall 1933 introduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
John T. Ross
S. J. Willis
British Columbia
R Fletcher
Manitoba
J. S. Huff
Saskatchewan
Governor General's Expenses At Rideau Hall Named
House of Commons figures list a governor general salary of 48666.66 yearly plus a 50000 travelling allowance and 10000 for aides de camp and 19000 for fuel and light bringing total allowances to 79000. Rideau Hall upkeep for 1927-30 totals 185823 excluding fuel and light. Separate car upkeep paid 2905 2399 2464 across years. Dominion government also covers 59340 in incidental expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
House of Commons
E. J. Garland
U.F.A
Bow River
Rideau Hall
Butter For Export Ottawa Ont
Large gains in butter production push Canada onto the export market with no immediate price rise expected. Hon Robert Weir hears from Montreal Produce Dealers Association representatives and attends a conference with T W Grieve A McKergow K D Olive and John Charest. Discussion covers storage of part of production for next winter while producers warn against holding stock as production climbs and later churns may improve quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Robert Weir
Montreal Produce Dealers’ Association
T. W. Grieve
A. McKergow
K. D. Olive
John Charest
Montreal
Hawks Sets European Flight Mark Ends in Wrecked Return
Captain Frank M. Hawks of Texas set a new aviation mark for European pilots by flying the same red plane from Heston England to Rome in 5 hours 20 minutes after leaving at 6 30 am. He failed to complete the round trip when a fuel shortage forced a forced landing in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heston
England
Lindbergh
United States
Frank M. Hawks
Texas
Rome
France
May Conference on Unemployment in Ottawa
Ottawa reports indicate the Dominion and provincial governments will meet after the session to plan unemployment provisions for next winter. The talks may also address deportation limits, proposing a period after which immigrants cannot be deported. Canada reaffirmed its sole right to regulate immigration, noting potential immigration law changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Department of Immigration
Reorganization Plan Means Many Changes
The Soldiers Settlement Board to be reorganized with western offices closed and work centralized in Saskatoon. Ottawa staff to be cut, and its three member board abolished with one successor appointed later. Regina and Prince Albert offices shut down as part of the overhaul influenced by Tom McGladery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldiers Settlement Board
Ottawa
Massey Harris Company
Vancouver
Admiral of the Fleet Jellicoe to Open Toronto Exhibition
Earl Jellicoe will formally open the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto on Friday August 28. High Commissioner G Howard Ferguson sent word to the board of directors confirming his acceptance. The British Empire Service League biennial meeting will precede the show with delegates from across the Empire in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
Earl Jellicoe
G. Howard Ferguson
Board of
British Empire Service League
Empire
Thousands Deported From Canada In 1930
In the House of Commons Minister of Immigration W A Gordon says 4205 people were deported from Canada in 1930. Of these 2864 went to the British Isles while others were sent to Poland Germany the United States and various other destinations. Reasons included public charges criminal convictions and mental or physical defects. Deportation cost totaled 138220.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
House of Commons
W. A. Gordon
H. E. Spencer
U.F.A
Battle River
Gordon
British Isles
Poland
Germany
United States
New Zealand
Newfoundland
China
Japan
Spencer
Governor General unveils Faraday remembrance stone in London
Ottawa reports that on April 23 His Excellency the Governor General unveiled a remembrance stone in London to Michael Faraday whose discovery gave birth to the electrical industry by long distance telephone. The Earl of Bessborough is a former director of London Power Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
London
England
Michael Faraday
Earl of Bessborough
London Power Company
British flyer sets new Capetown record in six and a half days
British aviator and motorist Commander Glen Kidston, survivor of a Godstone crash that killed four, completed a flight from Croydon to Capetown in six and a half days. The group pictured at Croydon included L. A. Valetti, Kidston, and Lieut. O. Catheat Jones beside their aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritish Sportsman
Capetown
Glen Kidston
Eng
Croydon
Kidston
Godstone
Surrey
L. A. Valetti
O. Catheat Jones
Reduced railway service debated in Ottawa Commons
In the House of Commons Hon. R J Manion said railway rates and service cuts are for the Board of Railway Commissioners not the government to intervene. MP Boulangers motion urged re establishing reduced colonization fares and public subsidies. Manion noted falling passenger receipts from CN and CPR due to autos and buses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Board of Railway Commissioners
R. J. Manion
House of Commons
Commons
Oscar Boulanger
Lib
Bellechasse
Boulanger
Canada
Robert Gardiner
U.F.A
Canadian Railways
Manion
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
Dr. Manion
Mr. Boulanger
Mackenzie King
Recognition of Spanish Republic by Dominion Governments
Rt. Hon. Arthur Henderson announced in Parliament that all Dominion governments fully concurred in recognizing the new republican government of Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Arthu Henderson
House ¢ Commons
Spain
Plan Air Race Around World Stirs In Los Angeles
New York flyer John Henry Mears and Oklahoma City aviator Wiley Post prepare to enter the final stages of an around the world race in identical monoplanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
John Henry Mears
New York
Wiley Post
Oklahoma City
Also Mentioned on This Page
New School Readers
Seis
Hawks
Charles Camseil
British Institution of Mining and Metallurgy
Spanish Republic
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!