Charges Made Against CNR at the Coast
Senator J D Taylor of New Westminster R B C charged in the Senate that organized vice lurks in Canadian Government Merchant Marine and the C N R in British Columbia He urged an inquiry into a vessel casualty and railway steamship service conditions while Senator Bennett demanded a Senate committee probe into CNR expenditures The charges included rum running false repair claims and illegal commissions in Vancouver with dismissals for whistleblowers.
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Ottawa
J. D. Taylor
New Westminster
Senate
Merchant Marine
C.N.R
British Columbia
Marine Department
G. M. Mo
W. H. Bennett
Canadian National Railway
Taylor
Vancouver
Portuguese Aviators Hurt In Cyclone Crash
Portuguese aviators Brito Paes and Sarmesito Beiros attempting a Lisbon to Macao flight crashed at Papir Jodhpur in British India. They were slightly injured and their biplane damaged after a cyclonic storm. Beiros was unharmed while Paes and the mechanic sustained minor bruises.
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Allahabad
British India
Brito Paes
Sarmesito Beiros
Lisbon
Macao
China
Papir
Jodhpur
Far East
Lieut
Paes
Beiros
Crow's Nest Pass Freight Rate Agreement Update
Ottawa despatch reports the government will allow the remaining Crow's Nest Pass freight rate pact to come into effect this summer. Informal assurances to western MPs suggest no action will extend the present suspension of the agreement.
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Winnipeg
Ottawa
Invitations to Naval Reception Vancouver
Engraved invitations with Vancouver and Victoria seals are sent from the mayor's office to city and municipal heads of four western provinces to attend the British special service squadron reception at Victoria June 4 and Vancouver June 25. About 300 invitations go to points in the Canadian west.
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Vancouver
Victoria
Canadian West
B C election date eyed with plebiscite on beer sale
It is unofficially stated that the B C provincial general elections will be held on Saturday June 21. A plebiscite on beer sold by the glass in licensed premises is believed to be taken the same day.
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Victoria
B C
Wireless Operators Strike Paris Over Pay Disputes
French wireless company operators, largely on strike, protest dismissals and demand higher pay. The action appears to be connected to a broader FCC or labor movement within Parisian communications.
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Paris
Preparing for a fight on the tariff issues Ottawa
In Ottawa the budget debate intensifies as Liberals and Progressives align on tariff policy. Minister Motherwell asserts no selling out and says platforms are identical with farmers. Premier King notes Fielding’s sympathy with the budget amid immigration and economic strain.
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Ottawa
W. R. Motherwell
Motherwell
King
W. S. Fielding
Fielding
Col. Arthurs
Party Sound
Canada
R. J. Manion
Mr. Motherwell
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Stamp tax revenue rise in Ottawa reported
In the Commons an answer shows stamp tax revenue increased from November 1 1922 to March 31 1923 totaling 2,631,982 dollars in port office and customs. For the period ending March 31 1924 the amount rose to 3,914,489 dollars.
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Ottawa
Port Office
Customs Departments
Spain mobilizes planes for Morocco as war ministry orders
A Reuters dispatch from Seville reports Spain's war minister ordered all military airplanes and the flying corps personnel to be ready for immediate departure to Morocco. The move follows urgent dispatches from Morocco received in Seville last night, the Voz newspaper indicates.
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London
Reuter
Seville
Spain
Morocco
Voz
Japanese Exclusion Bill Reported With March First Effective Date
Conferees from both houses, pressed by President Coolidge, reconsider the immigration bill and plan to report a provision making Japanese exclusion effective March 1, 19 with the understanding that formal abrogation of the treaty will be not.
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Washington
Coolidge
The
Canadian settler exodus linked to insufficient contact with newcomers
Col Lindsey of the British army, visiting Ottawa, warned that the exodus of Canadians to the United States could be halted with closer and more sympathetic attention to migrants. He said the decline stems from not staying in close touch with settlers after they arrive and failing to guide them through the initial period.
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Ottawa
United States
Lindsey
Debts and Debates Between England and Russia Continue
Reports deny complete breakdown of Anglo-Russian talks. Four committees study debts, commercial credits, counter claims, territorial waters, and a general treaty, preparing reports for plenary delegates. Russia’s counter claim seen unlikely to topple British claims, cash compensation ruled out. committees seek funds for gradual debt liquidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Soviets Warn Germany Over Berlin Raid
Moscow demands an explanation for the police raid on the Soviet trade headquarters in Berlin. Russian editors threaten consequences if Germany does not apologize while Zinovieff accuses enemies of trying to derail the Anglo Russian conference.
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Moscow
Berlin
Germany
M. Zinovieff
The
Communist Internationale
Russia
London
Britain May Admit Pedigree Cattle
Noel Buxton the minister of agriculture says a bill is being prepared to implement Imperial conference recommendations on admitting pedigree stock from other parts of the Empire into Great Britain. He has declined a deputation urging free import of Canadian pedigree cattle.
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London
Noel Buxton
Great Britain
Canada
Soviets Seek Old Russian Embassy in London
The Soviet delegation in London or the British government seeks possession of Chesham House, the former Russian Imperial Embassy building. It is now occupied by Russian charities under the Russian colony, which refuses to recognize the Soviet government.
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London
Chesham House
Cyclone Rips Saxon Village in Berlin Area
A severe windstorm wrecks Kleinberdten near Nordhausen in Saxony, flattening the village of about 50 residents. Reports say the town is leveled with no fatalities yet confirmed. Rescue teams and weather agencies monitor after the cyclone's reported cyclonic proportions.
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Berlin
Kleinberdten
Nordhausen
Saxony
Cpatch
Artic Sra
Earthquake Shakes Philippines Offshore Region
A severe earthquake activity near the Philippines was recorded at 12 10 pm on May 7 about 250 miles off the Pacific coast. No damage or casualties are reported in the fragment. The event centers on a distant offshore region with limited details available.
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Maunls
Pacific
Philippines
Beatty Elected CPR Chairman and President in Board Move
EW Beatty was elected chairman and president of the Canadian Pacific at a directors meeting after the annual shareholders meeting. The posts were previously held by Lord Shaughnessy, with by law changes allowing one or two holders. Grant Hall was re elected as vice president and retiring directors were reelected.
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C.P.R
Lord Shaughnessy
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Board of Directors
EW. Beatty
Lord Mount Stephen
Grant Hall
Rally demands immediate completion of Hudson's Bay Railway
Saskatoon reports a large Northern Saskatchewan rally urging immediate completion of the Hudson's Bay Railway. An On to the Bay branch is formed in Saskatoon with leaders from Winnipeg and Melfort backing the push and a $100 million German-backed development offer noted. Col. R. H. Webb cites year round straits access to support the project.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Board of Trade
On-to-the-Bay Association
Chas. F. Gray
Winnipeg
J. S. Menzies
Col
R. H. Webb
Dominion
O. D. Hill
Melfort
Harris Turner
M.L.A
Western Canada
Hudson's Bay Railway
Montreal
Toronto
Col. Webb
Straits
Nelson River
Free State weighs releasing interned prisoners
London dispatches report rumors that the Free State Government considers releasing interned prisoners who have not yet faced trial. It remains unclear if Eamonn de Valera and other Republican leaders would be included.
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London
Dublin
Free State
Eamonn de Valera
Patrols Planned Along International Border
Winnipeg. Sergis, Carter and W. Re-Day of the Provincial Police survey border patrol points for summer policing. American authorities cooperate to curb liquor running smuggling and cross border crime. The officials will tour the border before returning to Winnipeg to assess changes from the 1923 plan.
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Winnipeg
Sergis
Carter
W. Re-Day
Ser
Day
Ottawa Announces Waterway Advisory and Joint Board Members
Canada's national advisory committee on the St. Lawrence waterway project and the Canadian members of the joint engineering board were announced by Premier King. The advisory panel is chaired by George P. Graham with eight other members named from Ottawa to Quebec and western provinces.
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Ottawa
Canada
St. Lawrence Waterway
Joint
United States
King
George P. Graham
Thomas Ahearn
W. E. Foster
St. John
N.B
Beaudry Leman
Montreal
Edward D. Martin
Winnipeg
W. L. MacDougall
Clifford Sifton
Toronto
Joan W. Stewart
Vancouver
Adelard Turgeon
Quebec
Anglo Canadian Shipping Trade Could Be Expanded Says Amery
Lieut.-Col. L S Amery urged at the Mercantile Marine Service Association meeting in Liverpool that the Anglo Canadian shipping trade could surpass current empire shipping if courage and vision were applied. He did not detail specific methods.
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Amery
London
L. S. Amery
Admiralty
Mercantile Marine Service Associaton
Liverpool
Col. Amery
Red Army Honors Bestowed on Two Peasant Girls
Two peasant origin girls Mile. Boulle and Mile. Survantzove have qualified for high honors at the Red Army Military Academy in Moscow. Boulle, a former Moscow working girl, and Survantzove, a former factory hand, both served in the war against counter-revolutionaries. Boulle commanded a detachment and both earned distinction for gallantry and resource. They wear the regulation officers uniform with scarlet breeches and high boots.
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Moscow
Mile. Boulle
Mile. Survantzove
Red” Army
Mlle
Survantzove
Red
Inoculation Of Seed Sent From Manitoba College
Five thousand bottles of nitro culture for inoculation of alfalfa and clover seed were sent from Manitoba Agricultural College in April. D B Shutt notes the quantity will treat about 5 000 bushels of seed sufficient to seed roughly 25 000 acres on the prairie provinces.
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Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba Agricultural College
D. B. Shutt
Shutt
Hudson's Bay Abandons Native Credit System
The Hudson's Bay Company reportedly ends its practice of extending credit to natives. Purchases must be paid in cash or fur.
Debts Threaten Breakup of Anglo Russian Parley
London reports continued delays in the Anglo Russian conference with Prime Minister MacDonald and Soviet reps. The debt issue looms as the potential split point, as British officials push for pledges on private and war debts while Russia signals no commitment before broader progress.
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London
MacDonald
Rakovsky
Russia
Great Britain
C N R Branch Lines Ottawa Debates Saskatchewan Routes
The railway committee passed bills approving branch lines from Victoria Beach to Pine Falls Manitoba and from Mile 24 on the Melfort line to Mile 41 near Nipawin Sask. Objections prompted alternate routes north or south with amendments, and debates over Dunblane to Mawer, Swift Current objections, before passage.
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Ottawa
Canadian National
Railway Committee
House
Victoria Beach
Pine Falls
Manitoba
Melfort
Saskatchewan
Nipawin
Sask
Andrew Knox
Prince Albert
Mile 41
Radville
Fife Lake
N. H. McTaggert
Maple Creek
Bengough
Wood Mountain
W. R. Motherwell
Ritchie
Dunblane
Mawer
A. J. Lewis
Swift Current
Many Competing For Helicopter Prize in London
Entries closed for the British Air Ministry prize of 50 000 pounds for a helicopter meeting set tests. About 15 to 20 entrants, including top authorities on vertical flight, await the ministry fixing the competition date. Tests require a straight up flight to 2000 feet, a 30 minute hover, a 20 mile circle at 60 mph, and a 300 foot power‑off descent into a small area.
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London
British Air Ministry
Daily Chronicle
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the Standard
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Shonle
England
Soviets
Britain
Labor Party
Philip Snowder
Chacer
Exchequer
Beatty
H. B. Railway
Ene Sahed Silahla
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