Canadian Manufacturers Association Recommends Taxation Unity
Ottawa report notes the Canadian Manufacturers Association calls for co operation among the Dominion provinces and municipalities to avoid duplicate taxation. It urges restraint on public expenditures, support for basic industries, and targeted spending for agriculture. The meeting elected W. C. Coulter as president and listed officers and committee chairs across major Canadian cities.
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Ottawa
F. C. Brown
Vancouver
Brown
Association
W. C. Coulter
Toronto
George Henderson
Montreal
L. L. Anthes
T. F. Monypenny
Death of Sir William Joynson Hicks Lord Brentford
Sir William Joynson Hicks first Lord Brentford died in London at age 66 from lung congestion and heart weakness after a severe chill from a West Indies visit in February. He led a noted political career and was a leading layman in the Church of England active in the debate over the revised Book of Common Prayer.
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London
Eng
William Joynson- Hicks
Lord Brentford
West Indies
Church of England
Centenary of Great Reform Bill Celebrated in Newcastle
Celebrations opened in Newcastle on June 7 to mark the centenary of the great reform bill. Attended by Viscount Halifax and his son Lord Irwin the event honors the reformer the second Earl Grey, prime minister who secured passage of the bill.
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Newcastle
England
Viscount Halifax
Lord Irwin
India
Earl Grey
Western provinces to meet on empire trade in Regina
Premier Tolm e of British Columbia may attend the four western provinces conference in Regina on June 20 as BC representative. Saskatchewan Premier Anderson invited the meeting to discuss the west viewpoint on empire trade. no official statement issued yet.
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Victoria
B.C
S. F. Tolm‘e
Regina
British Columbia
J. T. M. Anderson
Saskatchewan
Forest fires sweep Taschereau area in Quebec
Far in Quebec’s hinterland fires rack across acres near the Dome and Hollinger mines. A 40 mile wind fans the blaze as four buildings burn and settlers seek water courses and creeks for safety. Prospector refugees report widespread danger with limited water and uncertain escape routes.
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Quebec
Taschereau
Dome
Hollinger
Alaska Lake
Bell River
Epoch in History at Ottawa Conference
W C Coulter president of the Canadian Manufacturers Association says the empire conference in Ottawa next month marks an epoch in history. He notes diverse interests but emphasizes that compromise and conciliation are British traits and solutions can be found for most problems at the imperial meeting.
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Ottawa
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
W. C. Coulter
Coulter
Gold Receipts Top Five Million At Ottawa Mint
May gold receipts at the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa exceeded five million dollars for the third time, with shipments weighing 242,428 fine ounces valued at 5,011,425 dollars at the fixed price of 5.00 per ounce, according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
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Ottawa
Ont
Royal Canadian Mint
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Relief fraud case nets McQuade couple in Malta farm raid
Police say J. J. McQuade and his wife, seen taking food and coal from relief officials in Toronto, had a $2,000 bank balance and a mortgage on a local house. They are arrested on Malta farm facing charges of obtaining food by false pretences.
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Toronto
Ont
J. J. McQuade
McQuade
Malta
McQuades
Northern Air Mail Service Opens Between Emma Lake and Lac La Ronge
Northern Air Mail Prince Albert with 40 000 letters aboard the new regular monthly air mail service between here and northern Saskatchewan points was inaugurated recently. Two planes were required to carry mail from Emma Lake air base to Lac La Ronge and Montreal Lake. Most of it was prepared by stamp collectors.
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Prince Albert
Here
Saskatchewan
Emma Lake
Lac la Ronge
Montreal Lake
Karl Fredericks Acquitted After Third Trial in BC Murder Case
Karl Fredericks a 32 year old trapper and prospector was acquitted by an assize court jury in Kamloops after a new trial granted by the British Columbia court of appeal. He had been convicted of murdering two companions in the Trembleur Lake district in northern British Columbia in June 1930.
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Kamloops
B.C
British Columbia
Firefighters Fight Blaze At Leyton Waterworks
Leyton fire brigade battled a blaze at the town waterworks causing flames to threaten the facility and disrupt supply. Fire crews contained the fire with limited damage reported and no injuries.
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Fire Department
Leyton
England
James Bay Railway Official Opening Planned for July 15
The James Bay railway from Cochrane to Moose Factory will officially open July 15. Premier George S. Henry will drive the last spike in a ceremony attended by George W. Lee, Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway chairman, with invitations extended to Premier R. B. Bennett and Chief Justice F. R. Latchford, who drove the first spike in 1902.
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Toronto
Ont
Cochrane
Mooseonee
James’ Bay
George S. Henry
George W. Lee
Temiskaming and
Northern Ontario Railway
Henry
R. B. Bennett
F. R. Latchford
Temiskaming
Northern Ontario
Ruling Favors Indians in Calgary Hunting Case
The Alberta Court of Appeals granted Indians an unrestricted right to hunt for food on unoccupied lands. Justice McGillivray delivered the decision, clarifying the Alberta Game Act does not apply to Indians hunting for food on unoccupied government or other lands, though it is not declared ultra vires.
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Calgary
Alberta
Alberta Court of Appeals
Justice McGillivray
Wheat Bonus Extension Discussed at Regina Conference
The inter provincial conference of the western provinces will meet in Regina on June 20 to discuss asking for an extension of the five cent per bushel wheat export bonus paid by the Federal Government this year. The conference aims to draft a memorandum outlining the west's interests for the upcoming Imperial Conference.
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Regina
Sask
Western Provinces
Ottawa to Issue Commemorative Imperial Conference Stamps
Prime Minister R B Bennett announces three commemorative postage stamps in three, five and 13 cent denominations for the upcoming Imperial Conference in Ottawa. The 3 cent bears a king portrait, the 5 cent a Prince of Wales portrait, and the 13 cent a double sized pictorial. An overprinted six cent air mail stamp will accompany the issue and other Imperial Conference related stamps will be produced. The set aims to cover mail to the Empire and beyond.
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Ottawa
Ont
R. B. Bennett
Prince of Wales
Memorial to Queen Alexandra Unveiled in London
In a royal ceremony the King unveiled a memorial to Queen Alexandra outside Marlborough House with the Queen, the Prince of Wales, and most of the royal family present. The memorial was funded by public subscription and recalls Alexandra’s time as Princess of Wales. The unveiling coincided with Alexandra rose day, an annual event started under the late queen’s auspices. She died in 1925.
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London
England
Prince of Wales
Queen Alexandra
Marlborough House
Alexandra
Princess of Wales
Edward VII
New Governing System Proposed in Winnipeg Conference
J W Dafoe editor in chief of the Winnipeg Free Press urged delegates at the third Canadian conference on social work to adopt a new conception of the state in relation to the individual. He warned that partisanship is cracking under economic strain and the full implications are not yet understood.
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Winnipeg
Man
J. W. Dafoe
Winnipeg Free Press
Dafoe
World plot seen to wreck Ottawa conference
The Daily Express in London flags a purported worldwide plan to sabotage the Ottawa conference. It cites foreign propaganda aimed at sowing discord between Britain and the Dominions and quotes Lieut.-Col. J. B. McLean on alleged attempts to split Canada and Great Britain while Dominions are urged to profit from others.
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London
England
Daily Express
Ottawa
Lord Beaverbrook
British Commonwealth
The
Express
Dominions
the Express
J. B. McLean
Canada
Great Britain
United Ireland Talks Stir Ulster Split Over Union
London reports say Free State Britain talks may re open union questions with Northern Ireland. Viscount Craigavon rejects any move toward separation from Britain pledging continued imperial ties. Debates in Dublin center on de Valera’s oath abolition bill, blocked in the Irish senate by opposition.
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London
England
Free State
Britain
Northern Ireland
Viscount Craigavon
Lord Craigavon
Ulster
Great Britain
de Valera
Empire trade and currency plan eyed at Ottawa conference
British Columbia officials report Imperial Economic Conference will open next month in Ottawa to discuss favoring empire trade for British countries and a common currency to facilitate it with united industry support.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Ottawa
Noted Notary Simeon Bernard Murder Sparks Lotbiniere Hunt
Citizens in Lotbiniere Quebec assist provincial police in a manhunt for two intruders after the brutal beating death of Simeon Bernard a well known notary who resisted a bank robbery at La Banque Provinciale branch.
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Lotbiniere
Que
Simeon Bernard
la Banque Provinciale
Shanghai Telephone Workers Strike Over Automatic System
Chinese telephone workers employed by the Shanghai Telephone Company protested an automatic system. The strike affected operations in the international settlement and the French concession, and hundreds of operators were dismissed as a result.
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Shanghai
China
Shanghai Telephone Company
Health plan to immunize relief seekers rejected
Saskatoon city council unanimously refused a plan proposed by Dr Arthur Wilson health officer to immunize all relief seekers against communicable disease. The proposal, intended for submission to the Saskatchewan Union of Municipalities convention, was rejected.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Saskatchewan Union of Urban Municipalities
Arthur Wilson
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