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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 06, 1924
Page
3
Ottawa reports the cabinet and Civil Service Commission debating retrenchment as deputy ministers meet. The coming Parliament session is seen shaping a new contributory superannuation bill with widow and child benefits and retirement pay upon voluntary retirement after service.
At the Manitoba Beekeepers Association convention in Winnipeg co operation with Canada bee associations was planned to urge the federal government to prohibit importing bees on the comb second hand equipment or queen bees in honey food cages from the United States. A resolution calling for immediate Dominion action was adopted unanimously as imports were linked to American honey foul brood.
An advertisement urges using Catarrhozone to clear nasal passages and throat, relieve hoarseness, and heal inflamed bronchial tubes. The inhaler is sold for one dollar, with a 50 cent small size, at druggists and by mail from The Catarrhozone Co. Montreal.
Local oil refiners announce a two cent per imperial gallon hike in gasoline prices across nearly all of Canada. The increase follows a similar jump enacted ten days earlier, with the rise in crude oil costs cited as the reason.
The Overseas Settlement Committee reports inquiries into the deaths of two English boy settlers, Charles Bulpitt and John Payne, on Ontario farms within days of each other. The colonial offices announce active efforts to obtain full histories of the boys before and after they sailed from the United Kingdom.
Unconditional restoration of Germanys colonies is tied to a new sleeping sickness remedy. The German Colonial Society argues the remedy strengthens Germanys claim to Central Africa and could revoke Versailles mandates. Dr Zache calls Central Africa promising with the treatment, while Edouard Achelis warns no colonies no remedy.
The federal government in Ottawa plans to merge three irrigation service branches under a single Calgary head. The policy emphasizes settlement and land development under irrigation while halting work on undeveloped schemes. J. S. Tempest will unite the branches and act as acting commissioner of irrigation after W. Meek left for Ottawa.
Profits of about $561,000 were earned by the Manitoba Liquor Commission in the last quarter of 1923 under government sale. Officials say the figure surpasses the average due to Christmas and New Year demand and stocking up amid prohibition. Half of the net profits go to municipal treasurers.
Ottawa announces two cabinet moves. Ernest Lapointe becomes minister of justice filling the vacancy from Sir Lomer Gouin resignation. P. J. A. Cardin is named minister of marine and fisheries in Richelieu, triggering a by election in that county. Cardin is a Liberal with a long electoral record.
The fourth session of the fifth Saskatchewan legislative assembly opened formally by Lieut. Governor Newlands. A ceremonial crowd and vivid uniforms from military officers and Royal Canadian Mounted Police highlighted the opening. Harris Turner was elected House leader of the Opposition after J. A. Maharg resigned.
In March, if the liquor act passes, Alberta residents could receive beer deliveries to private residences after proclamation. Brewers sales clause becomes operative first, with hard liquor arrangements and vendor shop locations to follow promptly.
An 19th century style advertisement claims ladies can remove corns simply with Putnam's Corn and Wart Extractor. It promises painless use, low cost of a quarter, a guarantee, and warns to refuse substitutes.
Ottawa reports six weeks of training aboard the Royal Navy special service squadron for one officer and 20 men of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. The group will sail aboard the Hood, Repulse or five light cruisers during the squadron’s American waters tour, visiting Esquimalt B.C. on June 21 and ending at Halifax on August 5.
Alfred Nadeau of Albertville Quebec reports relief from kidney pain after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He claims the remedy helps diseased kidneys enable him to work full days again and urges others to seek the treatment from druggists or The Dodd's Medicine Co. Ltd. England’s housing study notes 1,000,000 homes unfit, 3.3 million to be built in 20 years, and Scotland needing 600,000 more homes.
London reports show Prime Minister MacDonald outlining a bold yet conciliatory approach to Franco British relations. He favors open negotiations on Ruhr reparations and Palatinate issues, aiming to replace secrecy with frank diplomacy and resolve Europe’s unsettled questions.
Geneva reports the League of Nations organized conference to extend Washington treaty principles to other powers, scheduled for February 14 in Rome. It is believed the choice of Rome ensures Soviet Russia will participate.
Labour MP R Climie of Kilmarnock introduces a bill to abolish capital punishment. The second reading is expected to occur in April.
A Tokyo announced plan establishes a company capitalized around 14 000 600 to promote Japanese immigration to South America and form Japanese colonies there.
Reports from The Pas say the Mining Corporation of Canada completed the purchase of the Rex Gold property at Herb Lake after a lengthy investigation of its prospects. No confirmation could be obtained here.
A Reuters dispatch from Athens says Venizelos will keep the premiership for the time being though he will not attend the assembly.
Ottawa reports Premier King says no minister to Washington is being considered this year. He dismisses rumors linking Sir Arthur Currie of McGill University to the post and notes the question has not been on the agenda.
The Ottawa meeting decided to continue collecting field crop and livestock statistics through schools except in Prince Edward Island and British Columbia where mails supply data. It endorsed gradual shift to permanent officials, urged education campaigns, and proposed Dominion Bureau of Statistics visits to farmers. Saskatchewan and British Columbia will maintain shared reporting between the Dominion Bureau of Statistics and provincial departments, a method to be extended to other provinces.
An advertisement urges buyers to verify the Bayer Cross on packages to ensure genuine Aspirin. It highlights Bayer’s safe, physician prescribed aspirin used for colds headaches toothaches and rheumatism, notes tablet counts and pricing, and explains the Bayer trademark and cross stamp to deter imitations.
At the Dominion Fire Prevention Association annual convention in Ottawa the danger of storing used films outside proper vaults was stressed. Hospitals and other facilities with active x ray equipment were highlighted as high risk.
New York state reports a telephone count surpassing 1.75 million lines as service expansion continues. Officials credit urban growth, corporate investment, and improved infrastructure for the surge. Public exchanges and carrier data reflect rapid adoption across cities and towns.
Winnipeg will host a central selling agency based in Winnipeg to market wheat from the three prairie provinces next fall. The agency will control delivery at inland elevators and route the grain to trade channels. George Robertson announced consensus after talks with Colin H. Burnell and Wynyard. A Regina or Winnipeg meeting will finalize arrangements and name executives.
A Vancouver business group led by W. E. Payne announces a August tour for western grain route promotion and port development. The journey will run in a special train to Winnipeg, while a Grain Commission sitting is set for February 7 in Vancouver to address congestion causes and relief.
The Manitoba Dairy Association convention urged the federal government to foster mixed farming in Manitoba and the western provinces, remove duty on high grade cows imported by bona fide farmers for one year, and improve dairy trade ties with the United States. The meeting approved continuing compulsory cream grading and elected Yas Rumbal as president and G. W. Tovell to the National Dairy Council.
Local branch of the Independent Order of Foresters cancels a February 6 ball planned to mark the I O F fiftieth anniversary in response to Cardinal Begin of Quebec denunciation of modern dancing. The pastoral letter prompted the cancellation.
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