Settlement of Indian Question Peace Triumph
New Delhi reports a Gandhi led truce ending the year long civil disobedience with terms including withdrawal of repressive measures, amnesty for imprisoned nationalists, and a path to a second round table on dominion status. Britain and moderate Indian press hail the accord as decisive for world peace and racial economic clash solutions.
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New Delhi
India
Mahatma Gandh
Lord Irwin
Gandhi
Rabindranath Tagore
Congress
Dominion
Great Britain
London
England
Calcutta
Polar Flight Planned From Germany Aims for Arctic
The Graf Zeppelin is proposed to embark on a polar expedition in July if financing succeeds. Dr Hugo Eckener arrived from Germany and outlined a plan to depart Friedrichshafen then reach the Arctic via Leningrad to survey Franz Josef Land and St Nicholas Land with eight or nine scientists aboard.
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New York
Hugo Eckener
Germany
Friederickshafen
Arctic
Leningrad
Franz Josef Land
St. Nicholas Land
British Picture Planned at Hampton Court Palace
His Majesty approves a historical film to be shot at Hampton Court Palace about Henry Viii and Cardinal Wolsey. The screenplay, written by Mrs Winnifred Graham, will depict key events in Tudor history.
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London
England
Hampton Court Palace
Henry Vu
Cardinal Wolsey
Winnifred Graham
Italy Gains Naval Parity with France Under Accord
Rome reports that Italy gains practical parity with France in naval construction under a British Franco Italian accord. The five year plan trims annual tonnage to about 21 000 22 000 tons and allows both nations to build two 23000 ton cruisers. France holds a submarine lead while Italy ties with Britain the United States and Japan in submarines.
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Rome
Italy
France
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Tudhope Awarded McKee Trophy for 1930
Squadron Leader H Tudhope of the Royal Canadian Air Force based in Ottawa receives the McKee Trophy for 1930 for meritorious aviation service. He pioneered east west air mail routes, conducted a Rocky Mountain aerial survey, and logged over 10 000 miles in early 1930.
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Ottawa
Rocky Mountains
Tudhope
Royal Flying Corps
France
No. 40 Squadron
Canadian Air Force
Department of National Defence
Brydges Wins Western Canada Dog Derby at The Pas
Earl Brydges wins the 200 mile non stop derby at The Pas with a 26 hour 30 minute 20 second time and 1200 prize money atop a snow scarce course. Shorty Russick’s record remains out of reach while Shorty Bussick finishes second and Emil St Godard takes third.
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Earl Brydges
Western Canada
Brydges
Walter Gayne
Shorty
Russick
Earl
Northland
Shorty” Bussick
Emil St. Godard
Farm Loan Board Appraisers To Begin May First
Ottawa Ont May 1 next fixed as the date appraisers will begin valuations on applications for loans to the Farm Loan Board. Premier R B Bennett presided at the Farm Loans Board meeting as minister of finance. Loans on farm lands and buildings bear 6 percent under the Farm Loan Act.
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Ottawa
Farm Loan Board
Farm Loans Board
R. B. Bennett
Sir David Yule Estate Dues Headed to Britain System
The British exchequer will likely gain about 15 million dollars from death duties on the estate of Sir David Yule, head of Andrew Yule and Company and possibly the wealthiest Briton in India, who died in 1928. The Court of Appeal ruled Sir David was legally domiciled in the United Kingdom.
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London
England
Sir David Yule
Andrew Yule and Company
India
Court of Appeal
David
United Kingdom
Pioneer Settler James Harvey Dies at 88 in Vernon
James Harvey aged 88 first settler at Indian Head Saskatchewan died at his son Dr J E Harvey in Vernon after a long illness. He ran three transport teams near North Battleford during the 1885 rebellion and served at Batoche. He moved to Kelowna in 1906 and was once vice president of the Okanagan Fruit and Land Company.
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James Harvey
Vernon
B.C
Indian Head
Sask
J. E.harvey
Harvey
North Battleford
Battle of Batoche
Kelowna
Okanagan Fruit and Land Company
Fire destroys Western Canada Airways hangar and fleet
A blaze at Stevenson Field in St. James destroyed seven aircrafts and a Fairchild cabin machine. Flames followed an explosion. eight hundred gallons of gasoline outside also caught fire. No serious injuries, but the hangar and eight planes were wiped out, with damage around one hundred fifty thousand dollars.
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Winnipeg
Man
Western Canada Airways
Stevenson Field
St. James
Edward McGrath
Winnipeg Fire Brigade
Laird
Russian Trade Thinks Canada Foolish In Refusing To Trade With Soviets
Alderman Joseph Schubert, a Labor party figure, calls Canada’s embargo on Bolshevik goods illogical and says it loses a 162 million person market while Britain and the US trade with the Soviets. Robert H. Coats, Ottawa’s Dominion statistician, is named by the League of Nations to join an international statistics committee.
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Canada
Montreal
Mussolini
Ald
Joseph Schubert
Labor Party
Great Britain
United States
Ottawa
Ont
Robert H. Coats
Dominion
League of Nations
Mr. Coats
League
Gift of Diamond Emerald Earrings to Viscountess Willingdon
Canada women present an ornate set of diamond and emerald earrings to Viscountess Willingdon in England. Each earring holds 44 diamonds and an emerald, plus a hand moulded platinum ring with a large oriental pearl, all in a solid gold case. Miss Mildred Bennett leads the presentation committee.
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England
Viscountess Willingdon
Women of
Canada
Mildred Bennett
Ottawa considers royal commission on wheat marketing
Ottawa sources indicate the government plans to establish a royal commission to study wheat marketing. The panel would include a farmer representative from the prairie provinces a Winnipeg Grain Exchange representative and a Dominion Government representative. Sir Josiah Stamp is suspected but not confirmed as the English economist sought for the commission.
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Ottawa
Ont
Prairie Provinces
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Dominion
Josiah Stamp
Robert Weir
England
Sir Josiah Stamp
Butter Supplies in Western Canada Near Local Demand
Vancouver reports show prairie butter production nearing Western Canadian needs as imports from New Zealand Australia and Fiji decline. The Aorangi delivered 725 boxes to Vancouver and 300 to Victoria while 3 642 boxes came from Australia and 111 from Fiji totaling 4 779 boxes. Last year imports from New Zealand and Australia totaled 23 292 boxes in Vancouver and Victoria combined. Alberta producers meet Vancouver demand and most imports since November remain warehoused under a price floor of 32 cents per pound with Alberta makes selling near that price.
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Vancouver
B.C
Prairies
Prairie Provinces
Australia
New Zealand
Victoria
Fiji Islands
Fijis
Alberta
Slight Drop Reported In Wheat Shipments
Winnipeg reports a weekly Canadian wheat export rate above 4 million bushels earlier in the year, slowed last week in February. Exports for the week ending February 27 totaled 3,094,800 bushels with 1,054,149 bushels from Pacific ports. Visible supply fell 1,847,310 bushels to 10,403,832 bushels. Basel forms an international mortgage bank of 5 million dollars to extend long term credits to European nations.
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Winnipeg
Man
E. A. Russell
Dominion Board of Grain Commissioners
Pacific
Canada
Basel
Switzerland
International Bank For Settlements
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Polar Flight
McKee
J. H. Tudhope
America
Grand Duke
Alexander
Russia
Dog Derby
Emil St Godard
PCI
Carrindon
Europe
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