Warships Excluded From Arms Control Agreement
Geneva conference discussions reveal Britain, with support from Japan and Italy, pushing to remove warships from the armaments category under international control. Rear Admiral Aubrey Smith argues transparency and public sale tracing, while a separate note on prohibiting poison gas traffic proceeds in committee.
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Geneva
Great Britain
Japan
Italy
Britain
T. E. Burton
Obie
Aubrey Smith
Conference
Arms Conference Faces Difficulties Over Disarmament Demand
At Geneva France through Paul Boncour urges national security as a prerequisite to disarmament. The draft arms control pact faces sharp criticism from smaller states led by Greece. Poland and Romania warn of Russia’s absence worsening security.
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Geneva
France
Paul Boncour
Arma
Greece
Poland
Rumania
Russia
Canadians Among Heirs Seeking Fortune
Fredericton New Brunswick reports G Byron Crawford of Minto and John Hawkes of South Devon leading forty Canadian and American heirs to the Crawford estate in the British Isles. Valued in 1896 at 6 500 000 dollars, the fortune is believed to be far larger. They have gone to Boston to consult Col. P A Guthrie, their legal representative.
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Fredericton
N.B
G. Byron Crawford
Minto
John Hawkes
South Devon
Crawford
British Isles
Boston
Mass
Col
P. A. Guthrie
Prairie Provinces Tax Comparison Reveals Lower Saskatchewan Output
In response to a House of Commons question, Ottawa reports federal income tax totals for the just ended fiscal year. Manitoba collected 3,477,069. Saskatchewan 872,025. Alberta 1,163,911.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
House of Commons
Manitoba
Alberta
Governor General Byng Plans West Tour By Rail
Governor General Byng will visit western regions traveling by National Railway and return journey over Cana diaw Pacific lines. The itinerary underscores imperial ties and railway access during the period.
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Byng
West
Death of Lord Leverhulme at age 74 in London
Lord Leverhulme a famous soap manufacturer and philanthropist died on May 7 after a illness of poromy0 nia. He was 74. He travelled widely and advocated a six hour work day. He urged Britain to go dry to repay debts. His heir, Hon William Hulme Lever, acts as business chairman.
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London
Viscount Leverhulme
Lord Leverhulme
Canada
Toronto
United States
Britain
William Hulme Lever
Seek Co operation Of Federal Government For Pulp Mill
Ottawa cooperation of the federal government to supply pulpwood is sought by the Spanish River Pulp and Paper Company and J. D. McArthur. They plan a 200 ton pulp and paper mill in Manitoba and offer to pay stumpage prices to northern Ontario mills with future prices fixed by the crown. Expenditure estimated at five to six million dollars.
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Ottawa
Spanish River Pulp and Paper Company
J. D. McArthur
Manitoba
Ontario
Saskatchewan Coal Shipped to Germany for Briquetting Tests
Hugh Sutherland of Winnipeg leads engineers to observe briquetting trials in Germany using Saskatchewan lignite coal. Fifty tons transported from Bienfait to Rotterdam arrived safely. Tests under the Thyssen and Stinnes systems will proceed at the Dutch port.
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Regina
Germany
Hugh Sutherland
Winnipeg
Bienfait
Rotterdam
Thos. M. Mélloy
Bureau of Labor and Industries
Thyssen and Stinnes
Daring Parachute Descent at High River Air Station
Flight Officer Albert Carter jumped from a Viper aircraft at 1 200 feet for the first demonstration parachute descent at High River air station. Crowds witnessed the descent despite light winds and Carter landed successfully on the ground.
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Carter
High River
Alta
Albert Carter
Dickens
Nova Scotia Legislature Proclaimed Prorogued Ahead of Election
Halifax Nova Scotia Parliament ends its current session and the fourteenth Nova Scotia Legislature’s term, with an election due before September 36. The government seats will be dissolved and campaign activities will begin ahead of the vote.
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Halifax
N.S
Nova Scotia
France Suggests Enlarging Conference Committee
At the arms traffic control conference opening France proposes expanding the steering committee from seven to nine to ensure broader global representation, including non members of the League. As a result Germany gains representation on the committee.
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Geneva
France
Germany
M. Paul Soneceour
League of Nations
C N R Main Estimates To Be Reduced In Commons
Ottawa reports Hon. George P. Graham, minister of railways, defends Canadian National Railways and announces reductions in the main estimates to ease national finances. He says private ownership left CN in bankruptcy, praises public ownership, and notes service quality exceeds remuneration. He compares Canadian and American lines, calling CN and CPR pivotal.
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Ottawa
Canadian National Railways
House of Commons
Dace
George P. Graham
Graham
Canadian National
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Names to be carved on Menin Gate Memorial Arch
The Imperial War Graves Commission plans to inscribe about 56 000 soldiers from across the empire on the Menin Gate Memorial Arch at Ypres. Canadian names will fill a large portion as approval is given for the inscription positions. Also, nine men charged in the Sir Lee Stack assassination case are committed for trial in Cairo and one defendant recounts the murder details.
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London
Empire
Menin Gate
Ypres
Imperial War Graves Commission
Pres Salient
Canada
Sirdar
Cairo
Lee Stack
Sudan
Abdua Fattah Anayat
Amendments to Canada Grain Act to be tabled in Commons
Hon T A Low minister of trade and commerce gives notice of a resolution preliminary to legislation. It aims to make provisions for handling and marketing grain including buying selling transportation grading weighing handling by country elevators terminal and private elevators storing cleaning thinning mixing and disposition of screenings.
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Otawe
Canada
Embargo on U S fish unlikely to help Canadian halibut trade
T H Johnson general manager of the Canadian Fish and Cold Storage Co in Prince Rupert argues the proposed embargo on American fish will not relieve the halibut industry. He hopes the U S president will cut duties after the Hopkinson commission report, and notes the 1914 order allowing U S fish to pass through Canada in bond has benefited Canadian labor and freight.
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Vancouver
Canada
T. H. Johnson
Canadian Fish and Cold Storage Company
Prince Rupert
United States
Johnson
Hopkinson Commission
Coolidge
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific President Seeks Cooperative Policy
E. W. Beatty, head of Canadian Pacific, told shareholders at the annual meeting that a cooperative policy to reduce duplicate running on CPR and Canadian National lines could help but is not a complete solution to Canada’s railway problems. He noted no adverse impact on shareholders' interests in pursuing a national settlement with the Dominion Government.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Canada
Dominion
Earthquake Shocks Reported from Unknown Oceanic Location
Observers at the Dominion Observatory recorded powerful earth tremors on May 5 and 6 with such intensity and frequency that the epicenter could not be pinpointed. Despite dispatches, no news confirmed any land damage or location.
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Ottawa
Tokio
Dominion Observatory
Sta
Farmers urged to stay on the land in Quebec appeal
Henri Bourassa of Le Devoir urged French Canadian farmers to stay home and farm rather than seek work in cities, addressing a local audience. Separately, U S immigration officials report that an aeroplane shuttling between Montreal and northern New York state is being used to smuggle immigrants past quota laws.
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Quebec
Henri Bourassa
le Devoir
Montreal
United States Immigration Headquarters
New York State
United States
Amundsen Likely To Race North Pole Alone
London report says Amundsen may proceed to the North Pole without rival Algarsson of Vancouver. Delays in building the airship and lack of financial backing threaten Algarsson’s attempt, while Copenhagen dispatches say Amundsen is ready to depart. Efforts continue to enable Algarsson to make the attempt.
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London
North Pole
Armundsen
Greitir Algarsson
Vancouver
Amundsen
Himeself
Liverpool Yard
Algareson
Vancouver Flan
Copenhagen
Algarsson
Ioi
Akgarason
Favor Rural Credits Ottawa
Two senators argued for a government adopted rural credits system to aid agriculture. Mitchener endorsed Tory’s plan as Canada’s best option until a better financing method appears, while Belcourt called rural credits the country’s most important practical scheme. They warned without such debt consolidation and extended terms farmers would lose land and investment, stalling Alberta’s progress.
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Ottawa
Senate
Dominion
Mitchener
Tory
University of Alberta
Canada
Belcourt
Alberta
Canada Finland trade treaty to be submitted to parliament
The acting minister of finance Hon J A Robb gives notice of moving ratification to extend most favored nation treatment to Finland. He also gives notice of a bill to ratify the July 11 1924 Canada Netherlands trade agreement.
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Ottawa
Canada
Finland
J. A. Robb
Robb
Netherlands
Forke to Remain Progressive Leader After Caucus
Ottawa reports Robert Forke will stay as leader of the Progressive party after a formal caucus. J Fred Johnston resigns as chief whip and is replaced by W Stewart of Humboldt. Forke had demanded organizational changes tied to his retention. Some of the 17 Progressives who voted with the government on the budget faced speculation about aligning with the government.
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Ottawa
Robert Forke
Progressive Party
J. Fred Johnston
W. Stewart
Humboldt
Progressive
Last Mountain
Mr. Stewart
Liability For Wife's Acts Sparks Law Reform Talk
London lawyers call for a select committee to assess changing the old British law that treats a wife as her husband's chattel. The proposal notes that while a husband cannot control his wife’s finances, he remains liable for both her debts and torts.
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Londen
Lord Danesfort
Completion of H B Road Urged by Supporters
Ottawa advocates push for finishing the Hedson's Bay Railway with MPs and railway officials in the House of Commons committee rooms. General Patterson and F J Martin of On to the Bay cite idle equipment along the line and say a final million dollars plus port docks at Port Nelson would prove the project feasible and vital to Western Canada grain shipping. Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s quote on Canadian unity is cited in the speech.
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Ottawa
Hedson’s Bay
House of Commons
R. W. Patterson
F. J. Martin
W. R. Motherwell
Patterson
Port Nelson
Western Canada
Martin
Wilvid Laurier
Hudson's Bay Railway
Latin America backs limited arms exports at Geneva talks
In a speech before the arms control conference in Geneva, Pr Gustav Guerrero of Salvador argues arms should not be exported freely to revolting states. He says shipments should go only to governments chosen by constitutional means, reflecting South and Central American views and potentially amending the draft convention.
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Geneva
Gustav Guerrero
Salvador
Latin-America
Coal Output Falls in February in Canada
Canadian coal production dropped 22 percent from January to February. February output reached 1,156,349 tons, down from January's 1,488,654 tons, according to the Bureau of Statistics.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Canadian canoeist reaches Rome after London to Rome paddle
George H. Smythe from Canada arrived in Rome on May 6 during a long voyage by canoe from London. A large and enthusiastic crowd greeted the paddler after his journey.
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Rome
George H. ©. Smythe
London
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