Grain Shipments Reported for Russian Points
Vancouver reports a major grain sale of 1.5 million bushels bound for Russia from its port. Five vessels, including the Castlemoor, are chartered to Vladivostok with four other ship names undisclosed. About 10 million bushels may move to Siberia in coming months to aid Russian troops amid famine in the Volga and border tensions with Japan.
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Vancouver
B.C
Vancouver Bur
Russa
Vladivostock
Castlemoor
Russia
Siberia
Japan
London
Kerr, Nifford and Company
Canadian Transport Company
Volga
Freed defendants in Massie murder case in Honolulu
Governor Lawrence M Judd freed four defendants one hour after they were sentenced to ten years hard labor at Oahu prison. The Massie group included Lieut Thomas H Massie and Mrs Granville Forte ccue with two seamen. The sentence was commuted to one hour in a surprise move after their brief custody at Iolani Palace.
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Honolulu
Lawrence M Judd
Massie
Oahu
Thomas H. Massie
Granville Forteccue
E. J. Lord
Albert O. Jones
Iolani Palace
Judiciary
Editor Arrested in Sudbury Raid of Finnish Daily
Arvo Vaara editor and Martin Parker translator of the Finnish daily Vapaus were arrested in a Royal Canadian Mounted Police raid on the newspaper offices, placed in an automobile, and driven south under guard. Five plain clothes detectives guarded them. destination undisclosed. In Hamilton, Obadiah Markle buried as a pauper after death in a rooming house. $14,000 found in bank book later proved to be real.
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Sudbury
Ont
Arvo Vaara
Vapaus
Martin Parker
Royal Canadian “Mounted Police
Hamilton
Obadiah Markle
Markle
Bacon Exports to Great Britain Rise in First Quarter
Ottawa reports bacon and ham exports to Great Britain totaled 5,648,000 pounds in the first quarter of the year, up from 1,582,100 pounds in the same period of 1931, indicating a significant increase in trade activity.
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Ottawa
Turner Valley Gas Conservation Board Formed
The Turner Valley gas conservation board in Calgary formed by the government to curb waste announces immediate orders to oil companies to cut gas production to 200 million cubic feet daily. Companies will have 48 hours to comply, aiming to reduce waste and extinguish flaring at Turner Valley wells. A A Carpenter is chairman with John Mc Leish and Dr B C Wallace among board members.
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Calgary
Alberta
Turner Valley
A. A. Carpenter
John McLeish
Department of Mines
Ottawa
B. C. Wallace
University of Alberta
Wanderer sails from Lunenburg to Singapore on treasure search
The 60 foot auxiliary schooner Wanderer, commanded by Lieut Commander Geoffrey Coush of Toronto, sails from Lunenburg in a few weeks bound for a grand South Seas cruise. The crew includes Mrs Coysh and brothers Frank Everett and Murdock Kirby as they seek treasure near Cocos Island and study Hokkaido myths around Easter Island. Photographs will document every stop culminating in Singapore with a vast South Sea collection.
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Toronto
Wanderer
Lunenburg
N.S
Geoffrey Coush
Coysh
Frank Everett
Murdock Kirby
Cocos Island
Hokkaido
Easter Island
Singapore
Protests Over Use Of American Ports Highlight Grain Trade
Toronto Senator W. H. Dennis from Halifax called it hard for Maritime people to justify sending millions of bushels of Canadian grain to U S Atlantic ports. He argued U S railway workers and waterfronts gain jobs handling Canadian grain while Halifax and Saint John sea ports stay idle for grain traffic.
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Toronto
Ont
W. H. Dennis
Halifax
Maritimes
United States Atlantic
United States
Saint John
Ottawa Relief Plan Outlined by Dominion Government
The Dominion will contribute and loan funds to provinces for direct relief. A yet to be determined relief cost percentage will be paid to provinces, with the Dominion Exchequer lending if a province cannot pay its share, secured by treasury bills. Hon. W A Gordon stated this in the House of Commons responding to questions from Mackenzie King and Ernest Lapointe.
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Ottawa
Ont
Dominion
Security Treasury
House of Commons
W. A. Gordon
Labor
Mackenzie King
Ernest Lapointe
Lib
Quebec East
Indians Receiving Ottawa Franchise Move Toward Citizenship
In Ottawa the enfranchisement of Indians proceeds with full citizenship granted by order in council. Hon. T G Murphy, superintendent general of Indian Affairs, told Dr Peter McGibbon that two bands in his constituency deserve and deserve to have citizenship due to their intelligence and industry.
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Ottawa
Ont
T. G. Murphy
Indian Affairs
Peter McGibbon
Muskoka
House of Commons
McGibbon
Irish Free State blocks amendments to oath of allegiance bill
The Republican government of the Irish Free State rejected two opposition amendments aimed at altering its bill to abolish the oath requirement for holding public office. The action maintains the plan to remove the allegiance oath for office tenure.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Death toll rises on Sulu after typhoon devastation
Belated reports put the number of people killed on the Island of Sulu at least 65 with fears of more dead. Authorities estimate about 65,000 were left homeless by the disaster.
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Philippine Islands
Sulu
Churchill Insurance Rates on Grain Shipments
Ottawa reports efforts to secure insurance rates that will push grain shippers to use Churchill terminal facilities on Hudson Bay. Hon. C. H. Cahan, secretary of state, told the House that Imperial Shipping Board reductions in 1931 set a precedent and future cuts are hoped for.
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Ottawa
Churchill
Hudson Bay
C. H. Cahan
Imperial Shipping Board
England
British Delegation Heads Home by Ocean Liner
In the House of Commons Labor member Thomas Griffiths asked about transport for the British delegation to the Imperial Conference in Ottawa. The reply states they will travel by normal Atlantic passenger service and not aboard a royal navy vessel.
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London
England
Ottawa
Atlantic
Royal Navy
House of Commons
Thomas Griffiths
Labor
Alberta prepares for Imperial Conference discussions
Premier Brownlee says Alberta begins steps to draft a provincial statement for the Ottawa Imperial Conference next July. Letters are being sent to economic organizations inviting suggestions. A joint interprovincial meeting with Saskatchewan is planned for June to exchange views while considering whether a joint representation is advisable given Alberta's diverse interests.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Ottawa
Brownlee
Dominion
Saskatchewan
Dawson Ice Breaks Early Woman Was Winner Of Annual Prize
Yukon River ice moved out at Dawson on May 1 7 32 pm ending the annual ice sweep stake confined to Dawson City area. Prize pool of 1200 dollars awarded to Mrs Negan of Gold Bottom Creek for guessing May 2 7 37 pm, one of the earliest breakups recorded by white settlers.
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Dawson
Y.T
Yukon River
Dawson City
Negan
Gold Bottom Creek
Commander Appointments Split Between Esquimalt and Skeena
Ottawa announces Commander W C Brodeur will command Esquimalt B C starting May 27 and Commander G C Jones will take command of HM C S Skeena and the western division on May 25.
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Ottawa
Ont
W. C. Brodeur
Esquimalt
B.C
Department of National Defence
G. C. Jones
Hm.cs. Skeena
Senate Finance Committee Sets Four Cent Tax Rate on Cheques
The United States Senate Finance Committee approved a flat four cent tax per one hundred dollars on each cheque sale, matching the stock tax. It also taxed all cheques at two cents, removing the previously proposed five dollar exemption.
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U.S
Washington, D.C
United States Senate Finance Committee
Unemployment Bill Moves First Reading In Parliament
In Ottawa the House of Commons began debate on a bill granting the government broad powers through the end of the current fiscal year to negotiate with provinces, grant aid, and defend financial stability. It envisions support for public and private ventures and potential incentives for farm and primary industries.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Ww. W. Kennedy
Winnipeg South Centre
W. R. Motherwell
Lib
Melville
Saskatchewan
Mr. Motherwell
Spirit of optimism marks Stevens Vancouver visit
Hon. H. H. Stevens, Minister of Trade and Commerce, praised prairie optimism on his Vancouver stop for the University of British Columbia convocation. He noted no whining from business people and farmers, good crop prospects, rising labor demand at harvest, and a shift back to horse power on farms.
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Vancouver
B.C
Canadian Prairies
H. H. Stevens
Ottawa bills gain royal assent in senate
Chief Justice Anglin acting as deputy to the Governor General gave royal assent in the senate to several bills passed by both houses. The measures include amendments to the patent act the petroleum and naphtha inspection act debts owing to the crown the opium and narcotic drugs act 1929 the Yukon quartz mining act relations with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company amendments to the destructive insect and pest act and the incorporation of the Lake of the Woods International Bridge Company.
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Ottawa
Ont
Anglin
Senate
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Lake of the Woods International Bridge Company
Flower seeds sent to western Canada praised by relief official
A letter to W. L. Aiken of Toronto from C. B. Daniel general manager of the Saskatchewan Relief Commission expresses gratitude for Ontario’s idea to dispatch flower seeds to western Canadians. The gesture aims to brighten bereaved and drought stricken areas as spring returns.
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Toronto
Ont
Canada
W. L. Aiken
Ontario
C. B. Daniel
Saskatchewan Relief Commission
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C. W. A. Scott
Australia
Scott
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Scapa Flow
Scotland
Koenigsberg
Baltic Sea
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