Valera Pushes Oath Deletion While Ireland Stands Pat
In Dublin the Dail debates a bill to abolish the oath of allegiance to the British crown. President Eamon de Valera insists deletion aligns with the Free State's status as a co equal partner in the Commonwealth. Cosgrave denounces the measure as treachery against the Anglo Irish treaty.
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Dublin
Faneon de Valera
Dail Eireann
de Valera
Free State
William T. Cosgrave
Mr. Cosgrave
Great Britain
New Trade Treaty Expands Canadian Exports to New Zealand
Ottawa announces Canada will receive the full British preferential tariff on all exports to New Zealand for one year under the Canada New Zealand trade agreement. Excluded are six items. Proclamation follows parliamentary approval. The NZ market potential is about 200 million dollars annually. Canada’s usual share runs around 19 million. Exports in 1930 were 15 million and Minister Stevens hopes to boost shipments substantially.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
New Zealand
Stevens
Economies Achieved by Canadian National Railways Directors
W A Boys KC testified before the House of Commons committee on railways and shipping in Ottawa noting several economies by CN R. He cited his sub committee report showing reduced expenditures and affirmed the board's dedication to railway success.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canadian National Railways
W. A. Boys
K.C
C.N.R
House of Commons
Boys
Speaking Terms Between Prime Minister and Opposition Leader
In Ottawa both leaders assured MPs they remain on speaking terms after editorials prompting closure. Liberal leader Mr King said personal differences were not evident despite not accepting some invitations, while Prime Minister Mr Bennett noted no reluctance to speak and cited prior acute differences and newspaper inferences.
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Ottawa
King
Bennett
Ottawa Journal
House of Commons
Mr. Bennett
Mr. King
Prince of Wales Hopes Unemployment Woes End
In Newcastle the Prince of Wales expressed sympathy for the workless and urged social workers to volunteer personal service to improve the deplorable conditions in England's distressed industrial district. He spoke at an unemployment centre in South Shields to about 300 jobless, saying he wished them luck and hoped employment would return.
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Newcastle
England
Prince of Wales
South Shields
Governor General and Lady Bessborough to Tour Western Canada
Their Excellencies the Governor General and Lady Bessborough will leave Ottawa in mid August for a western Canada tour. Lady Bessborough, recently abroad, will sail from England to Canada on April 30 and arrive in Ottawa around May 9.
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Lady Bessborough
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
England
Reward Offered for Bombings and Sabotage in British Columbia
Victoria announces a 2000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for a campaign of bombings and train sabotage in the Doukhobor areas. Attorney General R H Pooley says special constables have been sworn in and guards posted while talks with federal authorities pursue protection of the province’s main rail lines and public buildings.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
R. H. Pooley
Doukhobor
S. F. Tolmie
Troublesome Side Line Stirs Ottawa Rail Debate
Sir Henry Thornton of Canadian National Railways told the Commons committee on railways and shipping in Ottawa on April 27 he would be delighted if CN owned no hotels as they cause more trouble than other railways. He noted some hotels predated his presidency while others were built to equalize competition with Canadian Pacific.
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Ottawa
Ont
Sir Henry Thornton
Canadian National Railways
House of Commons Committee On Railways and Shipping
Canadian Pacific
Premier Bracken refutes plan to close Savings Office
Premier John Bracken told the Manitoba Legislative committee that he never sought help from Prime Minister Bennett to close the Provincial Savings Office. He said he hoped for Dominion aid to meet heavy withdrawals, but was refused, leading to the February closure after banks and the federal government rejected a loan.
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Bracken
Winnipeg
Man
John Bracken
Manitoba
Provincial Savings Office
R. B. Bennett
Dominion
Scott Breaks Record With Australia Flight
British flyer C W Scott landed at Port Darwin after a record 8 days 13 hours 53 minutes flight from Lympne England. He beat the previous record by seven hours 36 minutes and reclaimed the record from C A Butler who had held it last year. Scott departed Lympne at 5 am on April 19 and routed via Brindisi Sourabaya Java.
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C. W. Scott
British Flyer
Port Darwin
Australia
C. W. A. Scott
Lympne
England
Scott
C. A. Butler
Brindisi
Italy
Persia
India
Sourabaya
Java
Banning Use Of Highways in Alberta Sparks Debate
Premier J F Brownlee announced that Alberta saved 500000 by banning certain highways during heavy snow and rain. He cited potential highway damage and costly repairs if trucks and buses had continued to use them, a move opposed by Edmonton transport companies.
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Edmonton
Alberta
J. F. Brownlee
Brownlee
Submarine Debate Divides Big and Small Powers at Geneva
At the disarmament conference in Geneva British and United States naval experts indict submarines as the sole offensive naval weapon, while spokesmen from smaller powers voice sharp opposition on the naval commission.
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Geneva
Switzerland
United States
Naval Commission
Back to Land Plan Backed by Relief Funds
Ottawa announces a federal relief funded land settlement plan to help unemployed families gain subsistence on the land with joint provincial and municipal contributions. It covers modest establishment costs, livestock and equipment, under provincial administration and local advisory cooperation.
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Ottawa
Gordon
Federal Land Settlement Branch
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Eskimos in Alaska Suffering After Tide Flood Devastation
Pilot Art Woodley and Jesuit Mission head Father Menager report severe hunger among hundreds of Eskimo villagers from the Yukon mouth to Hooper Bay after December tidal wave. Ice floes driven inland up to twenty miles destroyed winter fish supplies and sickness rises as fear of floods grows with snowmelt. World: Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Art Woodley
Yukon River
Hooper Bay
Woodley
Francis Menager
Father Menager
Jury Finds Ovila Not Guilty In Warren Kiss Case
In Judge Edmond Proulx's division court a five man jury absolved Ovila Giroux of wrongdoing in a civil action by Papa Honore Dabiens over an alleged kiss on Elizabeth Dabiens. The jury declared Ovila not guilty of anything despite the $199 dispute.
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Warren
Warren Burghers
Edmond Proulx
Papa Honore Dabiens
Giroux Ovila
Elizabeth
Ovila
Proulx
Regina Man Named Secretary of Canadian Delegation
F W Turnbull KC member for Regina selected as secretary of the Canadian delegation to the Empire Parliamentary Association Conference in Bermuda. The delegation traveled via New York and will return May 11.
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Ottawa
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Valera
Empire
Antipodes
Western
Arthur Greenwood
Wakefield
Ernest Greaves
Greenwood
Greaves
Henry Thornton
Government of Alberta
F. J. Davis
C. P
Keewatin
Fort William
Great Lakes
G. R. Duncan
Pretty Girl
Regina
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