Mackenzie King Signals Prebudget Natural Resources Legislation
Premier Mackenzie King stated that legislation on returning natural resources to Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and lands in the Peace River block and railway belt to British Columbia would be pursued in Parliament before the budget. He noted progress depends on resumed debates and warned dissolution could sideline the measure.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Peace River
British Columbia
House of Commons
King
Two Vancouver Teachers Drowned in Lynn Creek Tragedy
North Vancouver E C Joe Hyndman and F E Lothian, Vancouver teachers from Carleton School, perished in Lynn Creek while guiding 18 girl pupils on a mountain hike. Lothian died heroically trying to save Hyndman after Hyndman slipped on a log bridge. Both men were swept over the falls.
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North Vancouver
E.C
Joe Hyndman
Vancouver
F. E. Lothian
Carleton School
Lynn Creek
Lothian
Second Canyon
Hyndman
Aliens Risk Death To Reach States
Four aliens attempted illegal entry at Niagara Falls by crossing the river in a trail boat and scaling a 200 foot gorge bank via an iron ladder near the whirlpool rapids. They were captured by border patrol. the smuggler who transported them escaped.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Niagara River
United States
Imperial newlyweds Takamatsu sail for a yearlong European honeymoon
Yokohama reports Prince and Princess Takamatsu board the Kashima Maru for a voyage that will circle the globe. The couple plans to visit major European courts and spend ten days in Canada before likely returning home around May 1, 1931.
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Yokohama
Japan
Prince
Princess Takamatsu
Europe
Globe
Canada
Pacific
Prince of Wales flight crash kills pilots in Cairo
An aeroplane carrying the Prince of Wales from Khartoum crashed after takeoff at Helio polis aerodrome Cairo. The pilot officer K. S. Barron and aircraftsman C. Davies were killed in the disaster.
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Cairo
Egypt
Prince of Wales
Khartoum
Heliopolis
K. S. Barron
C. Davies
Geneva Honor Seat Sought by Venezuela at League
Venezuela’s representative to the League of Nations requested that his country have the next turn in supplying the president of the league. The request was referred to the next League Council session for decision.
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Geneva
Venezuela
League of Nations
League
League Council
Parachute saves aviator after engine failure over California airfield
Lieut A Woodring of the 9th Pursuit Squadron leaped with his parachute as his plane crashed from about 2000 feet at Mather Field in a dog fight. Captain H M Elmendorf and Lieut Wombing withdrew from formation. Woodring landed uninjured while the aircraft crashed 200 feet away. The incident recalls the 1927 Uplands Ottawa collision involving Lieut Thad Johnson during Col Lindbergh's Diamond Jubilee flight.
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Lieut
Woodring
Thad Johnson
Uplands Field
Ottawa
Charles A. Lindbergh
Australia Seeks Australian Governor General Choice
Australia pushes for a native governor general with Sir Isaac Isaacs, Australian High Court chief justice, possible successor to Lord Stonehaven. In Sydney, William Morris Hughes leads the Australian Party, saying governance quality matters more than the origin of rulers, while criticizing Bruce era wage cuts.
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London
Eng
Australia
Lord Stonehaven
Isaac A. Isaacs
Australian High Court
Commonwealth
Sydney
New
Australian Party
William Morris Hughes
Stanley Bruce
King George Hosts Canadian Minister at Windsor
Hon. Phillipe Roy, Canada's minister to France, was received by King George at Windsor Castle for twenty minutes of discussion chiefly about Canada. Roy, a former doctor, praised the King's health and vigor, noting it is better than in many years.
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France
Windsor Castle
London
Eng
Canada
Phillipe Roy
Mr. Roy
Roy
Laval University
Montreal
King George
Paris
Amalascia Norden
Miss Norden
British Columbia
Vancouver Island
Prairie Provinces
Pacific
Express
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Express Company
Oil Tanker Los Alamos Mistakenly Enters Vancouver Port
The oil tanker Los Alamos, en route from San Pedro to Seattle, arrived in Vancouver B C and asked for orders. The master soon learned the cargo was destined for Seattle, not Vancouver, and both vessel and crew left on the same tide. Agents investigate who blundered as a public admonition hints at consequences.
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Vancouver
B.C
Los Alamos
San Pedro
Seattle
Lindbergh Opens Trans-Carib Airways Flight Route
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh inaugurates the new airline with a dawn to dusk Havana to Cristobal flight signaling a major step in Caribbean air travel. He completes the span from Havana, Cuba to the Canal Zone in a single day showcasing the route's viability and his pioneering aviation leadership.
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New York
N.Y
Charles A. Lindbergh
trans-Carib Airways
Havana
Cristobal
Canal Zone
Ottawa to Consolidate CNR Financial Structure Bill Planned
The Canadian National Railways will begin a bill in Parliament to amalgamate its various companies into one corporate body. Consolidating bond issues and restructuring finances is expected to take time and may be delayed if a general election occurs this year.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canadian National Railways
C.N.R
Department of Railways and Canals
French Flier Honored In New York Funeral Rites
Representatives of the French government and aviation figures including Col. Charles A. Lindbergh paid last respects to Count Henri de la Vaulx, president of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, killed in an Jersey City accident. A requiem mass was held at St. Vincent de Paul before the body sailed on the De Grasse for France.
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New York
N.Y
Charles A. Lindbergh
Henri de la Vaulx
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Jersey City
Theophine Witcher
St. Vincent de Paul
de Grasse
Premier Tolmie Flags Likely BC Industrial Plant
Premier S F Tolmie says three major industries are courting British Columbia and one plans a very large plant, potentially boosting the province’s economy. He also discusses the Sockeye Salmon Treaty, the Alaska Highway Yukon section, and BC’s five-year census proposal.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
S. F. Tolmie
Victoria
Canada
Ottawa
United States
Dominion
Yukon
Alaska
Tolmie
Prairie Provinces
West athlete Ethel Catherwood resumes high jump in Toronto
Ethel Catherwood of Saskatoon returns to competition after a long lay-off. Former world record holder for the high jump will train in Toronto with Walter Knox and Ab Chilcott at Hampden Park and stage a June exhibition at the Shriners' sports event following an earlier injury setback.
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Toronto
Ont
Ethel Catherwood
Saskatoon
West
Amsterdam
Coliseum
Shriners’ Sports
Walter Knox
Ab” Chilcott
Hampden Park
British Union Plans Farmers Tour of Canada
The British National Union announces a party of farmers will tour Canada in August and September. The move follows talk that British agriculture is behind the times and aims to exchange ideas and offer guidance on soil issues from homeland to the new world.
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British National Union
Party of Farmers
London
Fng
Canada
Times
New World
Missionary Bridgman Captor Talks With Chinese Officials
Cablegram from Chungkiang West China says Chinese officials are in contact with Rev. C A Bridgman captors. Negotiations are hoped to secure an early release.
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Toronto
C. A. Bridgman
United Church
West China
Canada
Chungkiang
King May Looks to Name Next Poet Laureate
The article considers who may receive the poet laureate title after Dr. Robert Bridges and whether the position will lapse. It notes past delays after Lord Tennyson’s death and that the king may award the honor again after consulting the prime minister, preserving the royal recognition of poetry.
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London
Robert Bridges
Lord Tennyson
Tennyson
Austin
Chaucer
Noted Soldier Gordon Guggisberg Dies in London
Sir Gordon Guggisberg, noted soldier and colonial administrator and Governor of British Guiana since 1928, died in London at age 60. Canadian born in Toronto, he had a distinguished war career and served in the East, Africa and South America. He was a Royal Military College Woolwich graduate with a long peace time service record.
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London
Eng
Gordon Guggisberg
Gordon
British Guiana
Toronto
Africa
South America
Royal Military College
Woolwich
Canadian Prisons Fireproof Says Canadian Official
General W. St. Pierre Hughes, superintendent of penitentiaries, calls fireproofing claims in Canadian prisons Positively impossible. He states all Canadian cell blocks are fireproof and that a disaster like the Ohio institution fire could not happen here.
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Ohio
Ottawa
Ont
W. St. Pierre Hughes
Ohio State
Hughes
Canadian Penitentiaries
France Denies Plan for 27000-Ton Cruiser
Paris reports quote a foreign newspaper claim that France would build a 27 000 ton cruiser with eight 12 inch guns. The government officially denied the story securing no official confirmation or plans.
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Paris
France
Treaty Signed by Delegates of Five Powers
London reports the London naval treaty of 1930 signed by delegates of five powers at St James Palace. U S delegates depart for Southampton aboard Leviathan, while French and Italian reps head to Paris and Rome after ceremonies. Secretary Stimson signs as Briand's wit and charm close the 92 day conference with a ceremonial gold pen gift to the chairman.
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London
Eng
St. James Palace
George V
U.S
Southampton
Paris
Rome
Henry L Stimson
Aristide Briand
Queen Anne's Drawing Room
Monsieur MacDonald
Disorder spreads in Indian Empire amid fierce riots
Reports from Bombay and beyond describe grave disturbances as anti government protests flare across key garrisons. In Peshawar British soldiers and numerous rioters die amid clashes near the Khyber Pass. Gurkha troops quell the mob with machine gun and rifle fire. In Lahore rioters burn a car with its occupants. A British sergeant dies after being struck and hacked by rioters. police senior officers are wounded as troops take control of cities amid tribal incursions.
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Bombay
India
Chittagong
Peshawar
Vny
Khyber Pass
Lahore
Alberta Election Date Set for June Nineteenth
Alberta's provincial election will be held Thursday June nineteen. Acting premier George Hoadley announced the date on behalf of Premier Brownlee who is in Vancouver. The United Farmers of Alberta government, near midterm, says ample notice is being given as the summer polling day is set.
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Edmonton
Alta
Alberta
George Hoadley
Brownlee
Vancouver
U.F.A
Conference Of Premiers Indefinitely Postponed
Winnipeg conference of prairie premiers to discuss immigration is postponed indefinitely. Premier Bracken notes Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta policy outline planned but delayed. Original date April 29 canceled. gathering likely next month before Dominion conference anticipated in mid summer at Ottawa.
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Winnipeg
Man
Bracken
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
Quarantine Districts Selected in Prairie Regions
Several rural municipalities in Saskatchewan are named as restricted quarantine districts under the animal contagious diseases act to combat bovine tuberculosis. The proclamation creating the districts has been issued, listing Montrose Cory Loganton Park Warman Wood Creek and Big Arm.
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Ottawa
Ont
Saskatchewan
Montrose
Cory
Loganton
Park
Warman
Wood Creek
Big Arm
Water Tests For Churchill Supply
Water samples for Churchill Ottawa supply are being tested by the Department of Railways and Canals. Results so far are satisfactory with no concerning salt accumulation. The water is hard but suitable for human use.
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Ottawa
Ont
Churchill
Department of Railways and Canals
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