Changes in Radio Control Face Parliamentary Review
Ottawa considers major reforms to broadcasting with a plan to abolish the three man radio commission and replace it with a seven member honorary non salary body. A general manager would run broadcasting while regulatory power may stay with a department. Debate centers on monopoly risk and wave length control under a new regime.
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Ottawa
Radio Commission
New Commission
National Commission
Department of Communications
Commission
Oil Sanctions Geneva Report Says US Limits Exports
A League of Nations expert committee advised that a universal oil embargo on Italy would be effective within three weeks if the United States restricts exports to the pre 1935 level. If limited to league states alone the embargo would merely raise costs and hinder purchases.
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Geneva
Italy
League of Nations
United States
League States
Ottawa Textile Inquiry Opens With No Fixed Hearing Date
The Turgeon commission to probe the textile industry has not set a hearing date as it awaits court engagements of J. C. McRuer of Toronto, chief counsel. Justice W. F. A. Turgeon, of the Saskatchewan appeal court, leads the one-man inquiry begun after the rayon plant closure in Sherbrooke Quebec.
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Ottawa
Turgeon
J. C. McRuer
Toronto
Counse
W. F. A. Turgeon
Saskatchewan Appeal Court
Sherbrooke
Que
Sentences in Aix for King Alexander and Barthou case
Three men charged with the assassination of King Alexander of Yugoslavia and French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou were sentenced to life imprisonment in Aix en Province France. The trial concluded with the defendants receiving the maximum penalty under French law.
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Aix-En-Province
France
Alexander
Yugoslavia
Louis Barthou
Grow Forage Crops Edmonton at Alberta Dairy Convention
H A Craig deputy minister of agriculture urged sowing earlier maturing grains and more forage and grass crops to base Alberta agriculture on a sound footing. E A Howes dean of the University of Alberta spoke on Young Men in Agriculture Today and reviewed the National Dairy Council’s 1935 activities. A Creeping Red Fescue grass variety showed high grazing carrying capacity but lower palatability than timothy. its turf value is noted.
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Edmonton
Alberta
H. A. Craig
Alberta Dairymens Association
E. A. Howes
University of Alberta
National Dairy Counci
A. C. Fraser
Ottawa
United States
Craig
Admiral Monsell outlines defence against modern air attack
Viscount Monsell told the House of Lords that recent large scale air and naval maneuvers offered defence insights for anti-aircraft guns and hull design. He noted battleships remain relevant and cautioned against overrating air power while praising progress in anti-aircraft fire.
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London
Admiralty
Viscount Monsell
House of Lords
British Isles
Lord Monsell
Alberta to sell provincial telephone system for 15 million
Minister W A Fallows says Alberta may receive an offer from New York or British financiers for the 15 million dollar provincial telephone system. A survey praised the Calgary exchange and the department’s accounting. The minister expects an offer and believes anything under 15 million would be a waste of time.
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Edmonton
New York
Alberta
W. A. Fallows
Calgary Exchange
Alberta to Add Boxing Day as Public Holiday
A bill before the Alberta legislature would amend the Interpretation Act to establish Boxing Day as a second Christmas holiday. The amendment, having passed first reading, would secure a double holiday for Christmas under provincial law.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Legion Pilgrimage to Vimy Ridge Plans Set
Registrations for the Canadian Legion pilgrimage to Vimy Ridge in July total 3600 with a one month deadline. Brig Gen Alex Ross Dominion president says no further vessel assignments will be made after March 12 following company concerns.
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Ottawa
Canadian Legion
Vimy Ridge
Alex Ross
Dominion
Eden warns Argentina over Falkland stamps
In a written Commons reply, Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said Britain warned Argentina that issuing postage stamps declaring the Falkland Islands as Argentine property could harm bilateral relations.
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London
Falkland Islands
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Argentina
Abolition of Mui Tsai Slavery in Hong Kong
In Parliament Sir J H Thomas renews Britain's pledge to end the Mui Tsai slave system in Hong Kong. He will await crown colony recommendations before acting, noting the dismay in the report and long promises to abolish the practice. The Mui Tsai system allows purchase of Chinese children for domestic servitude.
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London
J. H. Thomas
House of Commons
Britain
Hongkong
Graham White
Committee of Investigation
Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Will Retain Colonies Britain Not Handing Over Any Part Of Empire
In the House of Commons J H Thomas secretary of the colonies answered two questions about ceding empire holdings. He stated the government has not considered nor is considering handing over any colonies or territories under mandate, a reply met with long cheers from government benches.
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Britain
London
J. H. Thomas
House of Commons
Thomas
Dominions
Alberta Cattle Breeders Association Organized in Edmonton
The Alberta Cattle Breeders Association was formed in Edmonton by about 30 dairy breeders to promote welfare of the dairy breeding industry. T. H. Howes was named provisional chairman and six directors representing the six cattle types were named.
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Edmonton
Alberta Cattle Breeders’ Association
T. H. Howes
Ottawa Increases Book of Remembrance Funds
The government has raised the appropriation for the book of remembrance by 2500 to be placed on the altar in the memorial chamber of the Parliament Buildings Ottawa. The prior appropriation was 5500.
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Ottawa
Riddell Oil Sanction Plan Repudiated by Canada
Ottawa reports Premier King rebuked Dr. WA Riddell for proposing oil sanctions against Italy at Geneva. King said the plan was Riddell personal view not official Canadian policy. Canada repudiated the move to avoid implicating the nation in a broader European war.
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Ottawa
Europe
Geneva
King
House of Commons
WA Riddell
The
League
Italy
Riddell
Canada
Sir Samuel Hoare
Sir Samuel
Mr. Lapointe
Hitler Decree Expands Gestapo Power Across Germany
The decree orders all administrative officials from top leaders to local officers to obey Gestapo directives. It concentrates authority with Hermann Goering who controls the police network and aligns the secret police with civil administration.
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Hitler
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Gestapo
Reich
Air
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Germany
Grant increases for Jack Miner wildlife work in Ottawa
The Dominion government boost for Jack Miner’s conservation effort rises from 3500 to 4000 dollars. The increase is reflected in the main estimates tabled in the House of Commons.
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Ottawa
Jack Miner
Dominion
House of Commons
Woman Senator Refuses Stand in Irish Senate Silence
A female senator in Dublin refused to stand during a minute of silence in the Irish Free State senate, bowing in sympathy for the royal family after King George V died. She is the widow of Thomas Clarke, one of the executed leaders of the 1916 rebellion alongside his brother Edward.
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Dublin
George V
Thomas Clarke
Edward
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