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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 14, 1930
Page
3
The Progressive group moves a subamendment to the budget arguing for a larger British preference and taxing revenues directly. They condemn 50 percent Empire-content rules and urge more protection for textiles and related goods while promoting cooperative production and credit controls.
Edmonton reports a 168 mile round trip by Flying Officer Spadbrow from Grande Prairie to Sturgeon Lake area to reach a wounded 17 year old boy accidentally shot. Despite risky maneuvers through trees and a forced landing a mile and a half from the youth's home the lad died before arrival back at Grande Prairie.
Savings deposits in Canadian banks rose by $15 575 817 in March as per a Department of Finance bank statement. Total savings deposits end March stood at $1 455 311 592. There was a month me decrease in call loans outside Canada and a rise in loans held domestically.
Hon J E Fenton Australian Minister of Trade and Customs who attended the London Naval Conference will tour Eastern Canada then the West arriving Vancouver May 24 and sailing from Victoria May 28 on the liner Aroangi en route to the commonwealth.
A bill to create a U S naval building program costing about one billion dollars is to be introduced by Chairman Britten of the naval affairs committee. The plan seeks parity with Great Britain within ten years.
Dr G A Robertson president of the Prince Albert Federal Liberal Association says King will be the liberal candidate as long as they want him. Conservatives name Braden Burgess MacDowall as probable contenders for the riding with a June 6 nominating convention. Labor leader Harry Davis notes no active Labor campaign now, but mobilizes for the next provincial tilt.
Ottawa reports more than 200 applications for broadcasting licenses to the Department of Marine. Most will be held in abeyance until after the general elections, with some large projects possibly authorized. The Canadian Pacific Railway may soon get permission to erect three high powered stations in Montreal Toronto and western Canada. Parliament Hill expects the royal commission report to be left aside due to the dissolution and elections may shape opinion on public ownership.
Captain W R May of Edmonton, holder of the 1929 McKee trophy for aviation merit, slipped into Ottawa on May 6. He landed on the Ottawa River near Rockcliffe, refuelled, and briefed mechanics before continuing to Sudbury and then Edmonton.
Vancouver reports a surge in export liquor as licenses for export warehouses end June 11. In the last two weeks the steamship Pacific Pioneer loaded 21 150 cases of bonded liquor for the United Kingdom and the motorship Drechtydyck carried 700 cases.
G G Cotte of MacLed UFA proposed to the House of Commons agriculture committee that feed oats and barley be kept free of weed seeds. He argued weed seeds could be cleaned from oats and barley and noted feed oats may be frozen, while others doubted feasibility. The measure was paused for further study.
The British government would consider settlement aid for land settlement in the Carrot River Valley, spanning Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Any方案 requires Empire Settlement Act 1922 compliance, matched by government contributions, and UK land purchase is not contemplated. The letter was sent to Manitoba’s Minister of Natural Resources and Saskatchewan’s Premier.
Canberra reports the Labor Government reversed a recent ordinance on government contracts, restoring first preference to returned soldiers and second to trades unionists. The decision angered veterans groups who plan a nationwide campaign against the move.
The Canadian National Railways plan to broadcast the R-100 flight story directly from the airship. E A Weir, CN director of radio, said details of an agreement were in progress and the program would air across the Dominion on CN network.
Hon. Katherine Trevelyan, daughter of Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan, arrived in Montreal aboard the Cunard liner Alania with a knapsack. She plans to trek on foot across Canada to the Rockies and possibly reach Vancouver, traveling alone.
In Ottawa the House of Commons after a stormy hour with four roll calls granted third reading to the Ontario divorce court bill. The final vote was yeas 100 and nays 85.
Canadian National Railways has inaugurated the first two way moving train telephone system on The International Limited between Montreal and Toronto. Sir Henry Thornton chairs the launch as the train runs at 60 miles an hour. J C Burkholder, chief engineer, led development of the system.
The Department of the Interior announces aerial surveys of the far north and three field parties for inspection work. A branch office will open at Fort Smith with staff moved from Winnipeg and The Pas. An aeroplane base will be established at Fort Resolution in cooperation with the Royal Canadian Air Force to support federal survey operations amid expanded exploration activity.
Ottawa reports Canada will take part in 18 exhibitions and trade fairs across Great Britain this year, many under the Empire Marketing Board. The British Industries Fair at Olympia London is included, and Canada also joins the six months International Exhibition at Antwerp opening April 26.
Town officials push to base Canadian National Railways lines in northern Manitoba at The Pas with active consideration. The town clerk says the minister of railways will investigate and keep local officers informed on developments.
London reports indicate India's civil dis obedience disorders have subsided after widespread clashes. The worst incident at Chittagong cost nine lives, while Calcutta saw police stations attacked and 25 arrests. Delhi and Bombay patrols tightened security as Gandhi supporters call for a boycott of British goods.
Hon. James Malcolm warns the House of Commons agriculture committee that Canada should not cut grain production. He cites economics and science, noting Europeans substitute low grade wheat with chemical-treated imports. He praises Canada’s quality, future prospects, and Western Canada’s strong grain commission and cooperative spirit.
George E. King of New York, a Junkers representative, plans an eight to ten day pioneer flight from Saint John to Moscow via Alaska and the Bering Strait. The northern route would connect Asia with the United States and Canada commercially. Timing depends on weather, with departures possible in November or March 1931. Saint John suggested as eastern terminal. Moscow or Saint John may be the start.
FE W Beatty, chairman of the Canadian Pacific Railway, told CP shareholders at the annual meeting that Canada remains confident and strong. He said freight traffic slowed by grain market failures but there is no fundamental obstacle to a normal revival in business within the coming months.
Premier King indicated a July election will be called once committee legislation is agreed upon with opposition parties. Parliament would be dissolved or prorogued to allow voters to select a representative for the Empire Economic Conference in London this September.
Infantile paralysis is taking a heavy toll of natives in the Solomon Islands and on the Santa Cruz group, with more than 80 deaths reported in recent weeks. Many cases are isolated. several new hospitals have been established to treat the outbreak. Great Britain’s wealth is estimated at 112.5 billion dollars and Germany at 97.5 billion.
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