Britain’s finances improve as foreign exchange sales resume
London announces Britain’s improved financial condition as citizens may again buy foreign exchange. Neville Chamberlain says it would be unwise to lend promiscuously overseas. He confirms $150,000,000 repayment to the United States and a reduced French credit from £20,000,000 to £7,000,000.
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London
Eng
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Commons
Chamberlain
United States
Less Pay For Operators In Canadian Railways
Montreal notices that the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways will impose a 10 percent straight salary cut for commercial telegraphers for one year starting April 1. About 1,700 CN employees and 1,500 CPR workers are affected. CPR also cuts working time for general office staff to two days per month starting March 1 to align pay reductions with running trades and clerks.
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Montreal
Que
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Canadian National
C.P.R
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Definition of a Billion in Canada Senate Debate
Senator Parent asked the senate how Canada defines a billion. He noted an English dictionary calls it a million million, while the United States uses a thousand million. The chamber awaits an official rule for Canada.
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Ottawa
Ont
Senate of Canada
Parent
Senate
United States
Canada
Oldest Albertan Dead in Lethbridge Area
Ahans Jenesen of Aetna near Cardston, believed to be Alberta’s oldest man, died at 104. Born in Norway, he emigrated to the United States in 1887 and moved to Alberta in 1897. Descendants of the fifth generation survive him.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Ahans Jenesen
Aetna
Cardston
Norway
United States
Doukhobors Plan Large Settlement in South America
Peter Veregin confirms talks to acquire 1,000,000 acres in Colombia for about 50,000 Doukhobors, but Canadian Doukhobors remain unaffected. He notes ongoing land purchases and infrastructure work in Canada while delegates from Berlin London and Czecho-Slovakia participate in multi day discussions.
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Europe
Winnipeg
Man
South America
Peter Veregin
Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood
Colombia
Canada
International Colonization Corporation
Foster
Berlin
Germany
Veregin
London
England
Czecho-Slovakia
Alberta Premier Offers Plan To Cut Government House Costs
Alberta Premier Brownlee stated readiness to discuss a national approach to reducing expenses on maintaining government houses. He suggested constitutional avenues to adjust the role of king's representative and noted Ontario's vacancy in lieutenant governor, where the chief justice acts as administrator.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Brownlee
Ontario
Supreme Court
Decide On Valuation Of Empire Goods Provisions In Preference Regulations
The Board of Trade introduces preference regulations under the Import Duties Act stating that goods are not Empire manufactured unless at least 25 percent of value comes from Empire materials or work done in the Empire. Each article in a parcel is assessed separately. value equals factory cost including containers but excluding manufacturers' or exporters' profit.
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London
England
Board of Trade
British Empire
Empire
Special Coal Rate Extended to Ontario for Alberta Freighters
Calgary reports Ottawa extended the special freight rate of 6.75 dollars per ton for coal to Ontario for another year. The rate, set to expire July 13, 1931, had its removal delayed pending Dominion Government decisions.
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Calgary
Alberta
Ottawa
Ontario
Dominion
Senate Defeats Hospital Sweepstakes Bill in Ottawa
In Ottawa the senate rejected the hospital sweepstakes bill by 36 to 20 on its second reading. The measure was brought forward by Senator White of Pembroke.
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Ottawa
Rescued From Snowslide Buried Twenty-Six Hours
New Westminster B C a sectionman John Peebles 19 of Kettle Valley railway was buried under about eighteen feet of snow for twenty six hours while inspecting the track. He survived by air pockets and was recovered unconscious and later hospitalized suffering frozen hands and feet and exposure.
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New Westminster
B.C
John Peebles
Kettle Valley Railway
Peebles
Higher License On Radio Receiving Sets
Ottawa ont The annual license fee on radio receiving sets will be increased from April 1 to 2 per year. Minister Alfred Duranteau of Marine announced the change, projecting revenue near 1.5 million dollars. He also noted a possible graded increase for commercial broadcasting stations.
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Ottawa
Ont
Alfred Duranteau
Anxious To Settle Reparations Problem
Diplomatic circles report a shift in focus from finance to politics in solving the reparations issue. Premier Andre Tardieu, returning from Geneva, held talks in Berlin with German ambassador Leopold Von Hoesch and French ambassador Andre Francois-Poncet.
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Paris
France
Andre Tardieu
Geneva
Leopold von Hoesch
Andre Francois-Poncet
Berlin
No Foundation For Rail Merger Rumor
Ottawa reports that rumors of a CPR and CN amalgamation with management by a Royal Commission are unfounded. The commission will not issue a report for weeks and unanimity is unlikely. Commissioner Lord Ashfield is in London with an indefinite return date. Parliament prorogation by May 15 is doubtful and differences inside the panel slow action.
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Ottawa
Ont
Royal Commission On Railways
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National
Lord Ashfield
London
England
Canada
Royal Commission
Aid For Farmers In Manitoba Seed Grain Relief Bill
Manitoba farmers facing crop failure will get help under a provincial bill by Agriculture Minister Albert Prefontaine. The plan guarantees bank loans to municipalities for seed grain and fodder, with losses shared by province, Dominion, and municipalities. Repayment by relieved farmers is required. Dominion aid offer varies.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Man
Albert Prefontaine
Dominion
Dominion Note Advances Reach Twenty Million Dollars
Ottawa reports the Finance Act advances to Canadian banks total twenty million dollars. Hon. E N Rhodes told the House of Commons interest charged to borrowing banks is three percent, the lowest rate for 1931.
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Ottawa
Ont
Dominion
Finance Act
Canada
E. N. Rhodes
House of Commons
Isle of Man adopts 10 percent tariff plan
The Isle of Man joined Great Britain as a protectionist state when the Manx Tynwald court imposed a ten percent tariff on all goods not on the United Kingdom free list, with sugar, table waters and dried fruits added to the tariff.
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Douglas
Isle of Man
Great Britain
United Kingdom
King Defends Unemployment Policy Amid National Crisis
In Ottawa the Liberal Leader Mackenzie King denounces the government's unemployment relief as dead policy with no viable alternative. He calls for a national commission to advise on relief, while independents and UF members vow no vote on the Heenan motion. Parliament also considers tighter laws against bad cheque practices.
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Ottawa
Ont
Bennett
Julius Caesar
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
William Irvine
Wetaskiwin
Gingerites
Pete Heenan
Labor
A. W. Neill
Comox-Alberni
Henri Bourassa
Labelle
Heenan
Mr. King
King
Hugh Guthrie
Panama Route to link Montreal and Vancouver by sea
The Canadian National Steamships announced a possible fortnightly freight service between Montreal and Vancouver via the Panama Canal this summer. The company said the Canadian Britisher Canadian Ranger and Canadian Winner would operate a monthly service on the route, continuing intercoastal runs between Vancouver and St John and Halifax in winter. The plan aims to open Pacific coast markets for eastern Canada manufacturers, carrying lumber from British Columbia and general merchandise from the east.
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Montreal
Que
Canadian National Steamships
Vancouver
Panama Canal
Ranger
St. John
N.B
Halifax
Eastern Canada
British Columbia
Welsh Students Destroy Flag at Carnarvon Castle
Welsh nationalist students tore down the Union Jack at Carnarvon Castle and ripped it in the market place in protest over the red dragon flag flying over the castle policy. The act followed government refusal to grant the dragon flag a display on St. David's Day March 1.
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Carnarvon
Wales
Carnarvon Castle
St. David's Day
Welsh teen singer serenades royalty at Buckingham Palace
Iwan Davis a 16 year old Welsh singer who toured Canada spent an hour at Buckingham Palace singing in Welsh and English before the King Queen and royal household. He is described as the proudest boy in London after the royal visit.
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London
Eng
Iwan Davis
Canada
Buckingham Palace
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Eamonn de Valera
Irish Free State
Finance
AIR Force
J. L. Ralston
National Defence
D. M. Sutherland
Royal Canadian Air Force
Col. Ralston
Col. Sutherland
Panama
C.N.R
Tween
Royalty
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