Plan to Fill Up Vacant Lands Near Railways
Ottawa debated a government plan to loan settlers on crown lands to promote settlement along railways. The scheme would offer up to 1000 dollars to Canadian citizens and 500 dollars to others, with annual outlays capped at five million. Minister Charles Stewart promoted consolidation of settlement along existing rail lines.
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Ottawa
Chas. Stewart
Interior
Charles Stewart
Prairie Provinces
Rallway
Stewart
Dominion
Fourteen Year Old Lights Isle of Wight Lighthouse
The 14 year old daughter of St Helen’s lighthouse keeper Langton kept the lamp flashing for three nights on the Isle of Wight near Cambridge. With no food beyond a loaf and cake she tended the beacon while her parents, stranded at sea, attempted to return with supplies. The light operated punctually night after night, and the girl wound the clockwork mechanism to keep the beam steady.
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Isle of Wigh
London
St. Helen’s
Cambridge
Isle of Wight
Langton
Canada forms new tariff board with Graham Daoust and MacKenzie
In Ottawa Premier King announced the new tariff board in response to a Commons query. Rt. Hon. George P. Graham will be chairman with Montreal’s Joseph Daoust and Winnipeg’s Donald G. MacKenzie on the board. Government experts will advise as needed to probe tariff matters and guide policy.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Arthur Meighen
King
Canada
Tariff Board
George P. Graham
Joseph Daoust
Montreal
Donald G. MacKenzie
Winnipeg
Commission
British Finance Chief Seeks Resumption of French Debt Talks
London reports that Chancellor Winston Churchill expressed optimism in the House that negotiations on funding the French debt to Britain will resume soon. He warned remaining difficulties include France’s stance that if German reparations fail, Paris could not be expected to continue payments.
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London
Winston Churchull
Britain
France
May Be Governor General Lendor
Lord Cromer plans to visit Canada next July for discussions regarding the governor generalship. High authority confirms the possible appointment of Lendor to the post.
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Lendor
Lord Cromer
Canada
Generaiship
Italians Prepare Emigration to Canada Advocated
Senator Dandurand, in an interview with the British United Press, cites Mussolini plans to ready Italians for life in Canada. A letter to Miss Garibaldi reports Italians in Canada advise sending northerners, not southerners, to settle there. Dandurand urges rural English agricultural training centers to ready emigrants for Canada to tackle unemployment.
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Dandurand
British United Press
Mussolini
Garibaldi
Canada
England
Egyptians Recognize Britain Prestige as Allenby Sees Egypt
Viscount Allenby, former high commissioner, told a Canadian Club luncheon audience in Ottawa that Britain's prestige in Egypt is at an all time high. He noted real Egyptian regard for Britain’s role in their country and a hopeful outlook for future relations following the Palestine campaign victory.
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Ottawa
Egypt
Great Britain
Viscount Allenby
Palestine
Lord Allenby
Britain
League letter urges Soviet delegates to Geneva disarmament talks
The League of Nations council published a letter to Soviet Russia urging participation in Geneva disarmament studies. It reiterates Swiss insistence on equal treatment for Moscow with other invitees and guarantees protection for Soviet delegates to prevent Lausanne 1923 style incidents.
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Geneva
Russia
League of Nations Council
Moscow
Switzerland
Lausanne
Voro ¥Sky
King George lends carved casket to Canadian display in London
His Majesty King George offers Hon. P. C. Larkin for preservation in the Canadian building in London a black walnut and Canadian oak casket containing the 1860 Queenston Heights address to King Edward. The casket features Canadian maple wood and a carved Prince of Wales plume as its centerpiece.
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King George
London
P. C. Larkin
King Edward
Queenston Heights
Edward
Prince of Wales
Dominion
Commons to Debate Locarno Pact After Easter Recess
Premier King said the House of Commons would get a chance to discuss the Locarno agreement after the Easter recess. He noted the agreement was not yet in effect and that there was no urgency to rush debate. Dr. P. McGibbon had asked for an early discussion.
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House of Commons
Ottawa
Locarno
King
P. McGibbon
Muskoka
Gifs For King And Prince From Santa Clara Ranch
Two Angora goat skins chosen by the Prince at his Alberta ranch are on display in Santa Clara. The skins have been dyed and tanned here and will be shipped to England next week for King George VI and the Prince of Wales.
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Santa Clare
Cal
King George of
England
Prince of Wales
Alberta
Lloydminster Oil Boom Sparks Alberta Town Rise
In Lloydminster Saskatchewan a rapid oil boom begins with multiple claims filed at the Dominion Lands Office in Prince Albert. A university analysis finds a Lloydminster shaft sample 75 percent distillate, linking it geologically to the Wainwright field and prompting the town to become a divisional CP railway point.
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Sackstoon
Lloydminster
Sask
Dominion Lands Office
Prince Albert
Chicago
Canadian Pacific
John Marren
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Edmonton
University of Alberta
Wainwright
World War Debt Burden Debate Hits House of Commons
In London the House of Commons debated postwar debt, with Winston Churchill and Philip Snowden opposing US policy on cancellation. Snowden attacked the United States France and Italy, while Churchill hoped Britain could pressure debtors to contribute £33,000,000 yearly to service the war debt. Churchill called Britain’s aim to pay £100,000 daily for generations a monumental burden.
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London
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Philip Snowden
United States
Snowden
Great Britain
France
Italy
Churchill
Pays Tribute to Dominions for Support
London Sir Austen Chamberlain opened his House of Commons speech on the Geneva situation praising the dominions and India. He said representatives from all British dominions and India were in Geneva, meeting daily in his room with confidential communications, and he expressed gratitude for their sympathy and support during a difficult task.
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London
Sir Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Geneva
India
Sir Austen
May Expect Large Orders From Australia To Canada
Keith Murdoch editor of the Melbourne Herald said Australia would ship a third to half of its news print orders to Canada, potentially over a million pounds sterling, due to the Australian Canadian trade treaty. He arrived in Vancouver aboard the Empress of Asia and planned to proceed to London. He noted Canada initially benefits from the treaty and that fruit exports may hinge on Australian exporters and possible representation in Canada.
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Vancouver
Canada
Keith Murdoch
Melbourne Herald
London
England
Australia
Epochal Radio Moment Described by Toronto Educator
Mrs Adelaide M Plumptre of the Toronto board of education spoke at a mother and son banquet saying high school pupils recently sat in classrooms to hear radio messages, calling it an epochal event in Canada and in a modern age of achievement.
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Toronto
Ont
Adelaide M., Plumptre
Board of Education
Canada
Prospector Caswell predicts record Canadian gold rush
Edwin M. Caswell, a seasoned prospector, has returned to Toronto from Rea Lake and says by spring the mining stampede in Canada will be the largest ever. He warns the rush will attract many investors and settlers to the region.
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Moose Jaw
Edwin M. Caswell
Toronto
Rea Lake
Prorogation of Quebec’s 15th Legislature Session
The Quebec House sat in the third session of the fifteenth legislature and was prorogued by Lieutenant Governor Narcisse Perodeau. The session had opened on January 7.
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Quebec
Narcisse Perodeau
World famous figure to attend Montreal education conference
World famous exponent of music education to serve as delegate at the third triennial conference of the National Council of Education in Montreal from April 5 to 9. Sir Henry, pioneer in community singing, has composed many well known choral works for English festivals including the music for Everyman first produced at Leeds and often restaged.
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National Council of Education
Montreal
Sir Henry
Leeds
Budget Debate Ends In Alberta Legislature With Surplus Hinted
Edmonton reports the shortest budget debate on record closing Monday with the treasurer R G Reid presenting a budget showing expenditures of 11 677 862 93 and revenue of 11 689 852 39 creating a 21 989 46 surplus. Reid cited provincial finances as healthy while noting economies cut by 1 179 394 57 over five years. The Liberal opposition pressed for deeper cuts as UFA members spoke. Also debated was the new Factory Act establishing a fifty four hour week with a potential forty eight hour week after 1927, eighty percent of industries reportedly already on eight hours.
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Edmonton
R. G. Reid
Reid
Quebec
J. C. Bowen
W. T. Henry
Geo. Hoadley
Agriculture
W. N. Shields
H. F. A. Hacleod
Russell Love
U.F
Grain rate loss cited by CN Railway in grain handling
Ottawa reports that the Canadian National Railway lost about 12 million dollars in 1923 and 1924 handling grain west of Fort William, roughly six million a year, despite high quality traffic offsetting the loss. The CN official said 1925 figures were unavailable and refused to publicize the accounting method. Deputy Chief Commissioner Vien pressed for disclosure as parties to the case seek justification.
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Ottawa
Fort William
Canadian National Railway
Board of Railway Commissioners
F. J. Watson
Canadian National Railways
Quebec Harbor Commission
Watson
Vien
Manitoba Government Elevators Sold to United Grain Growers
The Manitoba government sells 18 elevators to United Grain Growers Limited by orders in council signed by Lieut. Governor Sir James Adkins. Total sale price is 101000 dollars with individual elevator prices from 1000 to 9000 dollars. United Grain Growers already owns 43 elevators and holds 56 on lease, expiring fall 1927.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
United Grain Growers’ ‘Limited
James Adkens
Canon Cody to Preach First League of Nations Sermon
Rev Canon H J Cody of Toronto confirms acceptance of invitation to preach the first English sermon at the seventh assembly of the League of Nations in Geneva on September 12. He is the first Canadian honored with this assignment.
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Canon Cody
Toronto
Canon H. J. Cody
League of Nations
Geneva
Canada Immigration Figures Challenge Reported British Claim
Ottawa objects to a Montreal speech statement that Canada welcomes alien immigrants over British ones. The department cites ship manifests showing 2,316 arrivals with 1,537 British and 779 aliens, and notes British immigration totals far exceed alien entries in recent years.
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Ottawa
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Montreal
William Birks
Canada
Atlantic
Department
Egg regulations stay unchanged this year in Ottawa
The department of agriculture announced no changes to egg buying and selling rules this year. While various trade groups and the department had debated possible modifications, no agreement was reached. Authorities decided to give producers more time to adapt to current supervision before any further steps or added responsibilities.
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Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Department
Imperial conference not postponed despite Geneva disaster
The imperial conference planned for next October will not be postponed. Representatives may attend both the September league council meeting and the October conference, a move seen as beneficial for Dominion delegates and overall.
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London
Geneva
League Council
Norris Resigns as Manitoba Liberal Leader
Hon T C Norris resigns as leader of the Manitoba Liberal party at the Liberal Association conference. An outstanding public servant for 25 years including seven years as premier, he cites failing health. The resignation takes effect at the party convention this fall.
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Winnipeg
T. C. Norris
Liberal Party
Manitoba Liberal Association
Norris
Manitoba
Lapointe Takes Double Portfolio as Secretary of State
Ottawa reports Hon. Ernest Lapointe sworn in as secretary of state while retaining justice minister duties. The double portfolio does not trigger a by election, and the two departments remain distinct though led by the same minister. Governor general and prime minister attended the ceremony.
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Ottawa
Ernest Lapointe
Lapointe
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T. GC. Norris
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