Government Decides To Sell Part Of The Merchant Marine Fleet
Otien Hon W C Kennedy declares in the House that twenty seven small vessels of the Canadian Government Merchant Marine will be laid up this year and disposed of when possible. A $4,360,720 loan to the Canadian Government Merchant Marine is under consideration to cover deficits and capital needs for 1921 to 1923. Crerar cautions against haste. Church opposes dissolving the merchant marine. debate touches on reestablishing Atlantic Pacific steamship service and a $340,665 Canada West Indies service appropriation.
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Otien
W. C. Kennedy
Halfways and Canals
Twen Geven
Merchant Marine
Hion
T. A. Crerar
Canada
Pon
T. S. Church
North Toronto
Canadian National Railways
Atlantic
Pacific
Department of Trae and
Com
Ottawa bills tighten penalties for drug traffickers
A House of Commons approved bill to amend the Opium and Narcotics Drugs Act would impose minimum seven year terms for drug traffickers and bar fines. It would ban appeals in most trafficking cases and permit deportation after sentence for aliens. BC MPs urged tougher penalties. one member proposed lash for those who supply minors.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Senate
British Columbia
L. J. Ladner
Vancouver South
D. Pd, McKenzie
Funeral for Sir Ross Smith Held in London
London reports the body of Australian aviator Sir Ross Smith was landed in England amid impressive ceremonies. The funeral took place on June 15 after his fatal plane crash while testing a world circumnavigation craft weeks earlier.
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London
Reuters
Adelaide
Ross Smith
England
British livestock market study cited by Canadian editor
Miss E Cora Hind, commercial editor of the Manitoba Free Press, travels home from Britain where she studied livestock marketing. Ottawa reports her visit to British livestock markets and the exchange of ideas on market conditions.
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Ottawa
E. Cora Hind
Manitoba Free Press
British Isles
West Indian Federation Feasibility Questioned
Major E F P Wood parliamentary undersecretary reports from a West Indies visit that federation in the broad sense is impracticable while public opinion remains as is. He cites vast distances between colonies as the primary obstacle to federation.
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London
E. FP. L. Wood
West Indies
Major Wood
Negotiations on Mandates Progressing in London
Under secretary for foreign affairs Cecil Harmsworth told the House of Commons that good progress was made in negotiations between Great Britain and the United States on territory to be held under the A and B mandates. He hoped a complete agreement would be reached soon.
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London
Cecil Harmsworth
House of Commons
Great Britain
United States
Louisiana Shrimp Industry Employs Over Twenty Thousand
The Louisiana shrimp industry supports more than 20,000 workers across fishing, processing, and related services, highlighting its economic importance to coastal communities and regional commerce.
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Louisiana
Plan to Create New Wheat Board Is Now Approved
The House approved the report of the agriculture committee recommending a national wheat marketing agency for the 1922 crop. The act would take effect once two provinces confer powers similar to the 1919 Wheat Board, with provinces sharing profits and authority within their jurisdiction.
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Mittee
Wheat Board
Arthur Meighen
Donald Sutherland
South Oxford
Agriculture Committee
Canada Wheat Board
W. R. Motherwell
F. Kay
Mississquoi
Kay
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Plan to Restore Former Dual Monarchy Proposals
Paris reports the Allied Council of ambassadors asks remaining Austria creditors to renounce claims for twenty years to enable a credit system for restoration. The Hague delegation, led by France, attended only preliminaries, with experts due around June 25. Germany to resume the regular 50,000,000 gold mark monthly payment while the Reparations Commission awaits steps to implement its ultimatum.
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Paris
Allied Council of Ambassadors
Austria
Charles Benoit
The
Hague
France
Germany
Joan
Making of Home Brew In Canada Faces Ban
The Inland Revenue Act amendment moved by Finance Minister W. S. Fielding could void thousands of home brewing licenses once it passes and gains royal assent. After enactment only licensed brewers may brew beer, though a brief respite exists until the bill becomes law.
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Ottawa
Canada
House of D
Inland Revenue Act
W. 5
Fielding
Finance
Department of Inland Revenue
Canadian Riflemen To Represent Canada In Britain
The Canadian rifle team to compete for the NRA of Great Britain will assemble in Montreal on Friday June 23 and sail on the White Star S S Canoe Pic the next day. Members include Lt A M Blackburn Winnipeg Sergt W Jaffray Toronto Lt Francis Ottawa Major C R Crowe Guelph Pte A W Whitehead Ottawa Pte P W Sellwood Vancouver Pte H Kent Toronto Lt Alex Martin Calgary Lt J Chandler Woodstock N B Set Young Toronto Pte J Lonsdale Toronto Major F W Utton Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Canada
N.R.A
Great Britain
Montreal
White Star S.S. Canopic
A. M. Blackburn
Winnipeg
Sergt. W. Jaffray
Toronto
Francis
C. R. Crowe
Guelph
A. W. Whitehead
P. W. Sellwood
Vancouver
H. Kent
Alex. Martin
Calgary
J. Chandler
Woodstock
N.B
Set. T. Young
J. Lonsdale
F. W. Utton
Local shoppers urged to buy from home merchants
Citizens are urged to support local prosperity by purchasing from neighborhood merchants, highlighting direct benefits to the community where residents live.
Semenoff Returns to Orient Vancouver
General Gregory Semenoff, head of the Cossacks, sailed from Vancouver aboard the Empress of Asia for Harbin Manchuria after petitions in Canada. He said he feels buoyed by new information from his United States visit and enjoyed rest under the Canadian flag. He offered no criticism of the U S government, though he criticized individuals opposing him.
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Vancouver
Asia
Gregory Semenoff
Orient
Semenoff
Harbin
Manchuria
United States
Canada
China appoints foreign minister and other cabinet picks
Dr. W. W. Yen, former foreign minister, is reappointed to the post and named acting premier in the new Central Chinese Government. Wu Pei-Fu is chosen minister of war and Dr. Wang Chung-Hui becomes minister of justice.
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Dr. Yen
Peking
W. W. Yen
Wu Ting-Fang
Canton
Lis
Wu Pei-Fu
China
Chang Tso-Lin
Wang Chung-Hui
Everest Summit Quest by Bruce Expedition Members
A Calcutta despatch reports two members of General Bruce's exploration party are attempting to reach Mount Everest summit as the expedition aims for the peak.
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London
Tibet
Bruce
Mount
Everest
Calcutta
Morning Post
Gandhi's Successor Arrested for Seditious Articles
Lucknow reports that B I Quereshi, who succeeded Mohandas Gandhi as editor of Young India, has been arrested after the paper published alleged seditious material.
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Lucknow
B.i.—Quereshi
Mohandas Gandhi
Young India
Approval Is Given To Bill To Prevent The Export Of Liquor
In Ottawa debates the Commons accepted an amendment to the Canada Temperance Act to curb liquor exports from bonded warehouses. The bill allows provincial orders in council to block exports, with six months for stock disposal and objections noted by critics.
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Ottawa
Hugh Guthrie
Wellington South
Guthrie
D. DD. McKenzie
Government of Canada
Mennonites Seek Return to Saskatchewan from Alabama
A former Ernfold Saskatchewan settler writing from Millay Alabama appeals to Ottawa for help to return to Canada. He cites poor conditions and asks for a government loan to reclaim his farm, lamenting he was convinced to leave Canada and now regrets the move.
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Canada
United States
Department of Inmigration and Colonization
Saskatchewan
Ernfold
Sask
Millay
Alabama
Find First Series of Gold Coins
United States archaeologists in Sardis uncover thirty gold coins from Lydia’s first coinage era dated between 561 B.C. and 546 B.C. Dr. T Leslie Shear of Columbia University reports the discovery to the New York office.
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New York
United States
Sardis
Asia Minor
T. Leslie Shear
Columbia University
Croesus
Lydia
Cyrus
Britain Adopts Daylight Saving Time in Parliament Vote
The House of Commons approved the summer time bill by 207 to 26 to align Britain with Europe by permanently fixing daylight saving period.
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London
House of Commons
Great Britain
World rights bought for German emperor memoirs
A United States syndicate secured Berlin based former German emperor memoirs in both book and serial rights for about a quarter of a million dollars. The deal covers publication and distribution in multiple markets.
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Berlin
United States
Division on Budget Clears Air but Splits Progressives
Ottawa observers say the budget division clears political air yet suggests no general election until after the redistribution bill. Nine Progressive MPs split from the leader with seven from Ontario and two from British Columbia voting for the budget. Prairie Progressives opposed. questions arise about eastern shifts toward Liberals. some Progressives present yet in error over voting rules. Prorogation talk surfaces within weeks.
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Ottawa
Ontario
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Drayton
J. T. Shaw
Calgary
G. G. Coote
MacLeod
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