Agricultural Committee Will Now Investigate Wheat Board Question
The agriculture committee will study the memorandum from the Canadian Council of Agriculture on re establishing the Canadian Wheat Board. Prime Minister announced this move. MPs from all parties will serve, with 105 members this year. Western MPs seek Wheat Board establishment and no Railway Act renewal affecting Crow's Nest rate. Negotiations for freight rate reductions with CPR and CNR are underway.
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Rome
Agriculture Committee
Cheriex Stewart
Ton. W. R Motherwell
J KB. Sinclair Lon S. F. Totte
T .A. Crerar
Ton. H. JH. Stevens
Beason
Wheat Board
Canadian Pacific
Natonal Railways
British Submarine HZ Lost With All Hands in Mediterranean
Exchange Telegraph despatch from Gibraltar reports the British submarine HZ lost after a collision with destroyer Versatile during maneuvers. Commanded by Lieut. Douglas Sealey, it carried 23 crew. Hi class subs built under the war emergency programme with diesel engines, two torpedo tubes, and a 22 to 23 man complement.
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London
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Douglas Sealey
Admiralty
Tidal Wave Floods Venice Squares
A Central News despatch from Venice reports a tidal wave inundating the city with water over three feet in some public squares. Venice, flat and canal threaded, suffers regular floods from high tides and freshets, with St. Mark's Square submerged at times.
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London
Venice
St. Mark’s
Canada Must Guard Against Diseases From Refugee Influx
Berlin reports warn that Canada the United States and Central Europe face cholera and typhus risks from Russian refugee immigration. Dr A Schlesinger of the German Red Cross cites rising cases traced to refugees and Volga Germans, urging border controls and a Typhus conference in Warsaw.
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Berlin
Canada
United States
Europe
A. Schlesinger
German Red Cross
Germany
Volga
Star Officers Should Not Be Dismissed
Sir Arthur Currie urges caution on abolishing posts of Sir Henry Burstall and General Gwatkin as heads of the Canadian militia and air forces. He cites Washington conference results and the Irish grievance end, arguing no country in a world conflict can abandon military organization.
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Montreal
Arthur Currie
McGill University
Henry Burstall
Gwatkin
Washington
Sir Arthur
Australia Seeks Wool Markets Abroad
Premier Hughes of Australia urged abandoning opposition to resuming trade with Germany and said Australia needed markets for its primary products, especially coarse wool, noting German competition could affect Australian growers by 3 to 4 million sterling.
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London
Germany
Hughes
Australia
Reuter
Melbourne
Federation to Aid Miners With April 1 Strike
The general coal workers strike set for April 1 will be prosecuted with full cooperation of the American Federation of Labor after envoys of Samuel Gompers visited mine officials. The joint action involves anthracite and bituminous miners and is coordinated by the federation.
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New York
American Federtion of Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
It Pays to Patronize Home Industry
A brief plea urges readers to support local merchants and buy from the town’s own businesses to boost the local economy and sustain community commerce.
Proposed Reductions In British Army Meet Opposition
In a Commons debate Field Marshal Sir Henry Wat aur son urged against army cuts citing Britain's duties in Ireland India Egypt and elsewhere. Sir Laming Worthington-E Evans defended retrenchment while arguing conscription could be the only way to meet demands. The field marshal and several Conservatives opposed the plan, while he admitted conscripts would not serve abroad in peacetime.
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Wilson
Sir Laming
Great Britain
British Officers for B C Young Officers from India to Settle in B C
Major J W Clark will lead settlement work as British officers from the Indian army may join civil life in the Dominions. Several hundred officers could receive two to three thousand pounds each and be placed on lands in the South Okanagan irrigation project in British Columbia with potential government support for transport.
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India
British Columbia
Victoria
B.C
J. W. Clark
Department of Lands
Dominions
India Office
London
South
Okanagan
Information on Canadian Merchant Marine and Lands
J F Johnston a Progressives whip asks in the House about whether Canadian Government merchant marine vessels are operated or idle and seeks the average daily cost when not in use. He also requests details on a conference on returning natural resources to western provinces and the Dominion lands holdings in Saskatchewan and Alberta from 1905 to 1921.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
J. F. Johnston
Last Mountain
Progressives
Johnston
Sackatchewan
Alberta
Further Conference Favored on Canadian Cattle Embargo
Aberdeen County Council Edinburgh and Glasgow City Councils and the Parliamentary Committee of the cooperative congress urged a further national conference to consider Cana dian steer cattle importation. The London cattle markets committee has invited views from all large British cities on the matter.
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London
Aberdeen County
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Co-Operative Congress
Guildhall
Corporation of the City of
Great Britain
Air Navigation Must be Developed
In the House of Commons debate on air force estimates Winston Churchill defends a separate air ministry and says future sea battles will be fought by airplanes from ships. A committee will study air ministry relations to the admiralty and a subcommittee will explore a common defense brain for all three services.
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London
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Air
Great Britain
Churchill
Air Ministry
Admiralty
Committee On
Imperial Defence
Ministry of Defence
Imperial wireless chain urged by Empire Press Union
London council of the Empire Press Union condemns deficient telegraphic links and urges the government to adopt an imperial wireless chain scheme, seeking immediate action and broad approval across the empire.
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London
Council of the Empire Press Union
Britain Flags Ulster Frontiers Troop Deployment
In the House of Commons Winston Churchill says Britain may need to consider sending imperial troops to create a cordon between warring elements on the Ulster frontier.
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London
Ulster
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Extension Of Port Arthur Paper Mill Planned In Ontario
A. G. Pounsford, manager of Provincial Paper Mills Limited Port Arthur division, announced the start of work on an extension to the present mill. The project aims for completion by May 1, 1923, at an estimated cost of 1.5 million dollars. It will house a 146 book machine producing about thirty tons of book paper daily for the Western Canada market.
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Port Arthur
Ont
A. G. Pounsford
Provincial Paper Mills Limited
Western Canada
Partial Moratorium Granted to Germany Under Conditions
Ontario plans to seize liquor in transit and hold it for court ruling on legality. Attorney General Raney will push a test case to the highest court to clarify export law. Paris reports a partial moratorium for Germany with autonomy for the Reichsbank and new reforms to begin May, plus new reparations funding and possible cash levies if in-kind payments fall short.
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Germany
Toronto
Oakville
Hamilton
W. E. Raney
Ontario
Raney
Paris
Reparations Commission
Reichsbank
Allied Committee
Opposition to Oriental Immigration Highlighted in British Columbia Debate
At the Ottawa House the British Columbia Progressive L G McBride warned that Oriental immigration costs are high and will erode civilization. He cited rising Japanese birth ratios, education costs of Orientals at public expense, and fears of moral and labor impacts to justify an urgent reduction.
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British Columbia
Ottawa
L. G Mebride
Cariboo
McBride
Mr. McBride
Vancouver
Mennonites Famine Relief to Aid Ukraine Drought District
A Moscow dispatch reports the Mennonites Famine Relief organization will ship provisions valued at 15 000 pounds and 600 000 roubles to the drought district of Ukraine under an agreement just concluded.
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London
Ukraine
Mennonites Famine Relief Organization
Moscow
Lords Vote Defeats Government on Irish Civil Servant Pensions
The House of Lords passes an amendment to the Irish Free State Bill guaranteeing pensions for Irish civil servants. The division ends 42 for the amendment and 44 against, signaling a government defeat in this legislative clash.
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London
House of Lords
Soviet Bond Proposal At Allied Experts Meeting
British proposal discussed at the allies technical experts session in Ottawa aims to issue bonds covering Russia's entire indebtedness including municipal and individual loans. The bonds would be interest free for five years. The Soviet government is not represented at the London talks. Also noted, Canada received 6,314,500 from British authorities for occupation costs in Germany. reparations from Germany remain unsettled.
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Russia
London
Ottawa
Senate
Green
Dandurand
Canada
Germany
France Advocates Long Service to Meet German Threat
General Castelnau argues for an eighteen months military service bill to build a ready force of thirty two metropolitan divisions. He says Germany can rapidly triple its forces and warns that the League of Nations won’t curb U S aggression, urging nations to stay armed. London reports Nairobi quiet after native unrest with troops praised for discipline and stamina during prolonged duty.
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Paris
France
Germany
de Castelnau
Army Commission
Chamber of Deputies
Com
Castelnau
League of Nations
U.S
London
Nairobi
British Southeast Africa
Reuter
Ottawa Debates Daylight Saving Time Legislation
Liberal MP Fred Kay announces a House resolution urging that legislation be introduced this session to prohibit adopting daylight saving time in any part of Canada. The issue is a bone of contention in Parliament.
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Ottawa
Fred Kay
Missisquoi, Que
Canada
Ulster Moves to Death Penalty for Bomb Throwing
The Ulster Parliament adds a clause to the Restoration Of Order Bill to impose the death penalty for bomb throwing. The attorney-general backs the measure and hints penalties could extend to bearing firearms without a permit. Sporadic gunfire rings Caledonia district as journalists flee snipers. A wounded constable dies in hospital and Margaret Weaver, 56, dies from bomb injuries.
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Belfast
House of Commons
Ulster
Caledonia
Southern Liaison Commission
May Street
Margaret Weaver
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Dominion
Canadian Council of Agriculture
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Geo. A. Blakely
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Canora, Sask
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Lords
Brooklyn Eagle
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