Dominion Estimates Bring Large Total to House of Commons
In the House of Commons the estimates were introduced. The total is 299,354,101.67 dollars, down from 404,245,140.44 dollars, with declines in interest on debt and war claims and increases for post office and public works, marine and railways capital, and new projects like river channel work and National Research Council laboratories. A new 65,000 dollar vote funds Hudson Bay fisheries investigations.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
CC. A. Dunning
Committee of Supply
Public Works
Ioune
Pensions
National Health
Post Office
Marine Department
National Research Council
Burlington
Bakes
Prescott
Upper St. Lawrence River
River St. Lawrence
Sorel
Dominion
Hudson Bay
Welland Ship Canal
Canada
Prince Edward Island
Mainland
Hudson Bay Railway
Welland Ship
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Department of Fisheries
Brisker Demand For Pool Wheat Feared In Britain
London talks among Wheat Pool representatives and British authorities produced an informal agreement to import Canadian wheat steadily. W A McLeod and A J McPhail declined comment. Mr Thomas had pressed for storage elevators in Britain but the plan shifted to steady buying by the Milling Association to smooth UK imports.
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Montreal
London
British Milling Association
A. J. McPhail
W. A. McLeod
Wheat Pool
Milling Association
J. A. Thomas
Thomas
Canada
Great Britain
Mr. Thomas
England
United Kingdom
Australia recalls trade commissioner over Canada speech
Australia recalls trade commissioner R A Haynes stationed in Ottawa after a speech in Canada drew alleged references to quieter Canadian industry. Canberra reportedly viewed the remarks as harming the commonwealth’s prestige abroad and displeasing the government.
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Sydney
Aus
Australia
Ottawa
R. A. Haynes
Commonwealth
Canada
Haynes
Bill Introduced on Tighter Motor Laws in Federal House
Ottawa reports T L Church introduces a bill in the House of Commons proposing harsh penalties for dangerous driving. Death for reckless or negligent homicide caused by driving as well as failure to aid and report accidents. Additional punishments include long terms and fines for reckless and dangerous driving and for failing to stop after accidents.
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T. L. Church
Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons
T. L Church
Toronto Northwest
Beth
Insurance For Canada's Unemployed Predicted
Ottawa forecasts a national unemployment insurance plan as the only constructive solution to relief. Prime Minister Mackenzie King urges federal aid to municipalities and provinces and says workers and employers would contribute to a fund during employment and draw benefits when unemployed. He notes Winnipeg Mayor Webb led a Western delegation but many regions were underrepresented at the conference.
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Ottawa
Canada
Premer MacKeniie King
Webb
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Western
Left Fortune To Charity Winnipeg
The Winnipeg Foundation receives $1,200,000 from the estate of the late WF Alloway who left $1,244,000. A $216,000 income set aside for relatives and a servant reverts to the Foundation. Alloway’s lifetime gifts to relatives total $100,000. Mrs Alloway died in November 1926 leaving $753,851 to the Foundation. Gifts from Mr and Mrs Alloway to the Foundation now total $2,000,000.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Foundation
WF. Alloway
Mr. Alloway
Kaye Don Aims for 250 MPH Speed Record
British racing motorist Kaye Don sails from Southampton on the Berengaria to New York en route to Daytona Beach Florida to attempt a speed record with his secret Silver Bullet machine. He expects to establish a record within a month with some luck.
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Southampton
England
Kaye Don
New York
Daytona
Fila
Safeguard Canadian Wheat Move At U S Ports Debate
In Ottawa Liberal J G Ross urged a 10 cent per bushel tax on Canadian wheat entering the United States with rebates on export from American ports. He proposed cash payment or bond to protect Canadian standards and certificates, plus US exit inspection. Aimed to curb mixing and boost Canadian ports, the motion was withdrawn to return in committee. A separate note from The Daily Mail reports a Calcutta bride and a seven year old groom married to evade an anti child marriage act.
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Ottawa
United States
J. G. Ross
Moose Jaw
House of Commons
Ross
Board of Grain Commissioners
Canada
Agriculture Committee
London
England
The
Daily Mail
Calcutta
Chinsura
Saskatchewan Urges Compulsory Pooling of Commodities
The United Farmers of Canada Saskatchewan section approves a plan backing a Primary Products Act to allow 100 percent marketing control of commodities. A plebiscite could force government action with two thirds of producers, potentially placing most of Canada’s wheat under a Saskatchewan wheat pool. A new cactus with slender, snakelike leaves is noted in South America.
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Saskatoon Farmers
Saskatchewan
Canada
United Farmers of Canada
Board of Directors
Farm Board
Wheat Pool Board of Directors
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
U.F.C
A. J. McPhail
L. C. Brouil-lette
Royal York Wing Ready by June for Shriners Convention
New wing at Royal York will be ready for occupation by June to host the monster Shriners' convention. A town of sleeping cars and marquees titled Fer iCity will be erected by the Canadian Pacific Railway to accommodate attendees.
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Royal York
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rome Cardinal Merry del Val Dies After Surgery
Well known in Canada for his 1896 legation to report on Manitoba bishops claims and school settlements Cardinal Merry del Val served as papal secretary of state under Pope Pius X. Born in London in 1866 to a Spanish ambassador, he became a cardinal in 1903 at age 38 and later archpriest of St. Peter's. He died from heart failure following an appendectomy.
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Rome
Merry del Val
St. Peter's
Pope Pius X
Canada
Manitoba
Sisters of Charity
Grey Sisters of
Pope Pius
Court of St James
Cardinal
London
Conference on Armaments Will Be Continued
London reports Premier MacDonald backing naval disarmament toward a battleship disappearance only through international agreement. With French delegation absent, Britain Japan and the United States pursue bilateral issues, aiming for a five power treaty rather than a triad, while delays risk Paris crisis impacts.
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London
England
MacDonald
House of Commons
Great Britain
Japan
United States
France
M. Tardieu
Paris
Nine Die In Cross Lake School Fire
News from Cross Lake 125 miles northwest reports nine fatalities after a blaze consumed the stone school. Eight Indian pupils and the mother superior perished. fire origin unknown but believed to have started on the third floor in the west wing where girls were housed.
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Pas
Cross Lake School
Here
Last Rites Held For Hon. P. C. Larkin
The Canadian High Commissioner P. C. Larkin was quietly buried at St. James cemetery London on February 25 after a brief service at St. Pauls church. Only immediate relatives attended, per his wishes, with his ashes placed in a small silver casket for interment.
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Toronto
P. C. Larkin
London
England
St. James Cemetery
St. Paul's Church
Regretover Seizure Boat 210 P in Canadian Waters
The United States expresses regrets to Canada over the illegal seizure of the motor boat 210 P in the St. Clair River last September. The incident occurred in Canadian waters.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Canada
St. Claire River
Canadian
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J.B. Collip
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South America
Royal York Hotel
Vatican
Mother Superior
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