Changes in Gold Tax Application in Canada
Ottawa announces relief for non-dividend paying gold mines placer miners and low grade ore producers by shifting to a 25 percent premium tax rather than 10 percent on production. Tax runs Apr 1 1934 to May 31 1935 with credits against corporate income tax and no tax when producer price falls below 30 per ounce.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
Ontario
Bennett
Charles McCrea
Finance
Move to Control Meat Production in London Committee Proposal
The parliamentary agricultural committee proposes measures to control meat production in London. Key points include guaranteeing farmers a minimum price, increasing guarantee funds via an import duty on foreign meat, and raising prices to boost internal production while restricting imports.
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London
Parliamentary Agricultural Committee
Pneumonia protection found in fruit juice
Nobel laureate Professor Van Euler reported by Svenska Dagbladet to have discovered a substance in lemon and currant juice that can protect humans against pneumonia. The finding notes the 1929 chemistry prize winner and cites natural fruit sources.
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Stockholm
Sweden
van Euler
Svenska Dagbladet
Euler
Tornado Kills Twenty in Calcutta and Sylhet Tragedy
A devastating tornado swept Sylhet in Assam killing twenty people and injuring hundreds. The storm damaged native houses and caused vessels on the Surma river to founder. Dozens were reported missing as rescue efforts began.
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Calcutta
India
Sylhet
Assam
Surma
Flooding Forces Evacuation at Fort Vermillion Alta
Ice jam on Peace River drives 200 residents from Fort Vermillion and devastates homes. Five houses wrecked, telegraph towers toppled, cattle losses mount as a wall of water roars through at 4am. South bank rescue teams abandon wagons, switch to boats amid flooded ground floors. District population about 1,500.
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Fort Vermillion
Alta
Peace River
Canadian Wheat For Japan Montreal
Hon. Herbert Marler Canadian minister to Japan said Canada sold Japan 3 million dollars worth of wheat last year despite Japan buying most from Australia. He said Manchuria’s wheat output at 60 million bushels mainly serves the Harbin area and would be years before it competes seriously.
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Dominion
Japan
Montreal
Australia
Canada
Herbert Marler
Manchuria
Harbin
Waller and Rubin Set England Australia Flight Record
Kenneth Waller and Bernard Rubin established a new record for the Australia to England flight, beating James Mollison’s time by two and a half hours. Waller, Cinque Ports Flying Club instructor, and Rubin, Australian flyer, departed Port Darwin on April 23 and landed in Lympne after eight and a half days. They had left March 22 to survey the England Australia air race route tied to Victoria state centenary celebrations. They arrived Port Darwin April 8 after two weeks en route.
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Lympne
England
Kenneth Waler
Bernard Rubin
Australia
James Mollison
Waller
Cinqueports Flying Club
Rubin
Port Darwin
Victoria
B C Liquor Revenues Rise in January and February
British Columbia liquor revenues show a 25 percent gain in January and February and 40 percent in March over last year. Projections for the new fiscal year start April 1, 1934, had anticipated a $300,000 drop but current trends suggest an increase due to higher purchasing power within the province.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Bill Ready For Discussion Ottawa
The government’s public works program for unemployment relief is nearly ready and may be introduced into the house soon. In response to Rt. Hon. Mackenzie King, the prime minister said legislation is practically prepared but prefers advancing existing bills before adding new material.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Ontario Fall Wheat Damaged by Severe Winter Floods
The provincial department of agriculture reports extensive damage to Ontario fall wheat across almost all sections due to a severe winter, floods and frosts with some cases showing up to 90 percent crop loss.
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Ontario
Toronto
Provincial Department of Agriculture
Currie Scholarships Funded at Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario receives board approval to establish two Currie Scholarships in memory of Sir Arthur Currie. Currie, former commander in chief of the Canadian corps in France and former McGill principal, is honored by the scholarships. These awards reflect Ontario institution support for postwar education.
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London
Ont
University of Western Ontario
Sir Arthur Currie
France
McGill University
Ontario
Australian high commissioner Bruce to visit Ottawa and Washington
Sydney Bruce Australian high commissioner in London began a journey on May 3 to discuss world wheat production and other matters with President Roosevelt, traveling to Ottawa and Washington.
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Canada
Sydney
N.S.W
Stanley M. Bruce
London
Ottawa
Washington
Roosevelt
Stamps Fetch Record £1400 in London Auction
At the auction of the Hinds stamp collection two Canada 12s black 1851 issue stamps sold for £1400. Eight years earlier these stamps fetched £925 at a Paris Ferrari collection sale.
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London
Hinds
Canada
Paris
Death of Evangelist H. T. Crossley at 83 in Toronto
Rev. Dr. H. T. Crossley, once a member of the international Crossley and Hunter evangelistic team, died here recently at age 83.
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Toronto
H. T. Crossley
Crossley and
Hunter
Chiang Kai-Shek Orders Prisoners Trained as Soldiers
General Chiang Kai-shek directs tens of thousands of Chinese prisoners in various prisons to be trained for military service, expanding manpower for ongoing conflict.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Imperial press conference invites Canadian delegates to South Africa
Canada will send eight delegates to the fifth imperial press conference in the Union of South Africa from May 6 to June 21, 1935. J. H. Woods of The Calgary Herald chaired the meeting. delegates will tour South Africa and Rhodesia as guests of the South African section.
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South Africa
Toronto
Canada
Imperial Press Conference
Empire Press Union
Union of South Africa
J. H. Woods
Calgary Herald
Rhodesia
British Empire
Empire
Australia
Alberta Premier Brownlee Seeks Dominion Farm Credit Legislation
Premier J E Brownlee of Alberta and Minister George Headley talked with Dominion ministers on the forthcoming refinancing of farm credits and changes to bankruptcy acts. The measure, delayed by other business, is said to have far reaching provincial bankruptcy and moratorium implications. Brownlee to remain in Ottawa for some time.
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Brownlee
Alberta
Dominion
Ottawa
J. E. Brownlee
George Headley
Relief For Veterans Seven Thousand Dollars Voted For Aid
Seven thousand dollars for immediate relief among veterans of Saskatchewan was voted at a meeting of past Dominion presidents and presidents of provincial commands of the Army and Navy Veterans in Canada in Ottawa. The funds will be available at once with distribution starting on the arrival at Saskatoon next week of Col. H. W. Arnold, president of the Saskatchewan provincial command, who presented the claims of distressed veterans and urged urgent aid.
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Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Army and Navy
Canada
Saskatoon
Col
H. W. Arnold
Col. Arnold
Control board urged to regulate bakeries and bread pricing
A Dominion licensing board for bakers and distributors is proposed to curb chain and department store influence on bread. The plan, presented by Mark Bredin of Toronto, calls licenses, price regulation, sanitation standards, and consumer protections with an advisory baker group. The proposal cites British Columbia and Saint John as sites for action.
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Ottawa
Dominion Licensing Board
Stevens
Mark Bredin
Bredin Bread Co
Toronto
British Columbia
Saint John
N.B
James Dempster
Toonto Baker
H. H. Stevens
Canada Leads March Lumber Exports to Britain
Caigua topped exporters to the British market in March with Canada supplying $2,225,000 of the $8,235,000 total British wood and timber imports. The Dominion's March shipments were three times a year earlier and markedly higher than 1922 levels, totaling $665,000 versus $469,000.
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London
Caiaua
Board of Trade
Canada
Dominion
Tourist Traffic Ottawa Senate Committee Expands Names
The senate committee to study tourist traffic adds Senator R B E Horner of Saskatchewan and Senator C MacArthur of Prince Edward Island. J B Harkin commissioner of national parks to testify at the first meeting. Senator W H Dennis of Halifax will preside.
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Ottawa
Senate
R. BE. Horner
Saskatchewan
C. MacArthur
Prince Edward Island
J. B. Harkin
National Parks
W. H. Dennis
Halifax
Guelph Agricultural College marks diamond jubilee milestone
Ontario Agricultural College celebrates 60 years since its founding at Guelph, expanding from a 30 student school to a leading global institution in agricultural education.
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Guelph
Ont
Ontario Agricultural College
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British Parliamentary Agricultural Committee
Proeumonia Protection
Vacate Homes
Alexander Kerensky
Soviet Russia
Russia
Mollison
B.C. Liquor Revenues
Bill
Currie
Imperial Press
Relief For Veterans
NOME
Mauritz Slipnov
Soviet Republic
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Alaska
Chelyuskin
Slipnov
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