Higher duties on window glass are revoked
Ottawa Ont. The government revokes higher duties on window glass approved previously, aiming to protect consumers from price hikes. An official statement cites a government enquiry showing no active Canadian glass production. Duties return to 7, 12 and 12 percent under British, intermediate, and general tariffs, with specific rates by sheet size.
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Ottawa
Ont
George Perley
Canada
House of Commons
Bennett
Libbey-Owens Sheet Glass Company, Ltd
Submarine Venture Favored for Polar Reach by Arctic Explorer
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, returning aboard the Majestic, promotes submarines as safer and more practical than airplanes for reaching the North Pole. He predicts Sir George Wilkins will succeed in an underwater polar voyage, dispelling myths of icebergs and forecasting Arctic exploration expanding to Canada, Russia, and Siberia for food and supplies.
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New York
Vilhajalmur Stefaanson
Arctic Explorer
Majestic
North Pole
Stefannson
Cambridge University
Sir George Hubert Wilkins
Polar Cap
Arctic
Pole
Globe
Wilkins
Polar
Canada
Hudson Bay
Russia
Siberia
Regina Council Endorses City Meat Inspection System
City council sub committee on meat inspection reports a favorable vote for establishing a meat inspection system in Regina. The committee met with representatives from surrounding municipalities and livestock and butchers associations at Regina City Hall to discuss the plan.
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Regina
Accused in Lahore Police Official Murder Sentenced
In Lahore three of the suspects involved in the 1928 killing of an assistant superintendent of police were sentenced to death by a special tribunal. Seven others were sentenced to transportation for life.
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Lahore
India
Work On Bay Line Satisfactory Despite Delays
Minister of Railways and Canals Hon R J Manica visited Churchill on the Bay Line project and defended progress. He aims to open the route for tests in September 1931 and hopes for a commercial opening next autumn, praising the roadbed and Churchill staff led by George Kidd for efficient work.
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Churchill
R. J. Manica
Seaboard
George Kidd
Department of the Interior
C.N.R
Authorities Must Work Together at Good Roads Meeting
Kelowna B C S L Squires of Toronto chairs the Canadian Good Roads Association address at the annual Good Roads League of British Columbia convention. He says federal provincial and municipal authorities must cooperate to solve transportation problems and notes roads are reshaping national life. He opposes commercializing roads against railways but admits highways boost railway business.
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Kelowna
B.C
Squires
Preference For Canadian Goods Concludes Canadian Market Boost
The Canadian Chambers of Commerce agricultural committee reports that if consumers favor Canada produced commodities and farmers diversify to meet strong Canadian demand, growers' returns should improve notably. The conclusion was presented to the convention in Toronto.
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Canadian Chambers of Commerce
Toronto
Ont
Agricultural Committee
Majority Of Women Voters In England And Wales
The registrar general reports 362000 more female electors than men in England and Wales. London proper is the only metropolitan area with more men than women. In South Kensington women outnumber men by over two to one, while working class districts show the fewest women voters.
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London
England
Wales
South Kensington
Welland Canal Traffic Redirected After Valve Damage
Downbound traffic on the Welland Ship Canal was diverted to the old canal used for upbound traffic due to extensive damage to two valves at Lock 7 in Thorold. Excessive air pressure on the valves is blamed for the accident, causing significant delays.
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St. Catharines
Ont
Welland Ship Canal
Thorold
Return of Canada's farthest north drill operator to Winnipeg
R. G. O. Johns ton, famed as the country's farthest north drill operator, returns to Winnipeg after journeying 300 miles south from a Hudson Bay claim near Churchill. His party endured two weeks blocked by equinoctial gales while descending by boat from the northern site.
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Winnipeg
Man
R. G. O. Johnston
Canada
Churchill
Hudson Bay
Aviation Leaders Urge Stronger Canadian Air Support
General MacBrien of the Aviation League of Canada urged government restraint in non commercial aerial work and called for broader support for aviation. He pressed progressive policies, airways development, aircraft industry backing, amalgamation of small firms, and enhanced aeronautical education and research. He also noted Ottawa to Winnipeg air mail progress within two years.
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Toronto
Ont
J. J. MacPhen
Aviation League of Canada
Canadian Chambers of Commerce
General MacBrien
Dominion
Provincial
MacBrien
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Aids To Beauty Costly In Washington DC
The Beau tician business fuels a vast beauty industry with millions in sales. Estimates place annual U.S. spend on cosmetics at 250 million dollars. Industry leader Concannon of the Commerce Department notes the sector is worth about a billion dollars yearly.
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Washington, D.C
United States
C. C. Concannon
Department of Commerce
Water shortages threaten Manitoba power supply
Low Winnipeg River levels threaten a Manitoba power shortage as Winnipeg Electric Company warns customers of Winnipeg Electric, the Suburban Rapid Transit Company and the Winnipeg Selkirk and Lake Winnipeg Railway to stop using electric water heaters for the winter period.
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Winnipeg
Man
Winnipeg River
Manitoba
Winnipeg Electric Company
Winnipeg Electric
Suburban Rapid Transit Company
Winnipeg, Selkirk and Lake Winnipeg Railway
Heavier Steel Laid On CN Line South of Saskatoon
One hundred men begun work on the Canadian National Railway line between Melville and Watrous a 28 mile section east of Melville will be rebuilt from 85 pound rails to 100 pound rails as part of a 140 mile CN program. District engineer A M MacGillivray said heavy traffic and large engines prompted the upgrade and that laying will not disrupt traffic.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Melville
Watrous
Canadian National Railways
A. M. MacGillivray
C.N.R
MacGillivray
Air Minister Makes Will Before Flight
London reports Lord Thomson minister of air prepared a will naming his brother Col Roger Gordon Thomson as sole heir in case of misfortune on the B 101 dirigible voyage to India. The will, witnessed by two air ministry officials, was to be locked away and destroyed if he returns. Mt Wilson begins a moon mapping survey using aeroplane style photography to gain direct views of lunar surface.
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London
England
India
Lord Thomson
Air
Col
Roger Gordon Thomson
Air Ministry
Thomson
Mt. Wilson
Cal
Moon
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Earth
Japan Seeks Increased Trade With Canada
In Toronto, Hon. L M Tokugawa, Japanese minister to Canada, urged broader trade with Canada before the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. He noted growing Canada Japan commerce since 1913, saying each country has a right to regulate economic policy while seeking new or larger Japanese goods entering Canada.
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Toronto
Ont
Japan
Canada
L M. Tokugawa
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Ontario
Orient
Dominion constitutional questions site Empire appeal court and nationality
In the Lords committee led by Lord Sankey two issues dominate Dominion concerns. The Empire tribunal of appeal may be formed from panels across Britain, the Dominions and India, with a neutral president. Nationality questions divide delegates over a single or seven separate British nationalities, with Dupre favoring a compromise linking wider British nationality to a dominion's status.
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London
England
House of Lords
Lord Sankey
Dominions
Empire Tribunal of Appeal
Maurice Dupre
Canada
Sankey
Empire Tribunal
Britain
India
British Commonwealth
Dupre
Court of International Justice
Irish Free State
The
Hague
the Hague
Downing Street
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Commonwealth
Milling tests reveal wheat of high grade across Western Canada
Canadian Wheat Pool tests on 1700 samples show top grades dominate the new crop with 10.5 percent No. 1 hard and 46.5 percent No. 1 Northern. Protein averages 12.9 percent, about 0.5 percent below 1929, and test weights are generally below last year though mills yield good flour color.
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Winnipeg
Cereal Laboratory
Canadian Wheat Pool
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Saskatoon
Calgary
Dunning Named Director and Vice-President of Ontario Equitable Life
Announcement from Waterloo indicates Hon. Charles A. Dunning, former minister of finance, elected director and vice-president of the Ontario Equitable Life and Accident Insurance Company. Dunning says life insurance work will not affect his duties as a member of Parliament.
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Waterloo
Ont
Ontario Equitable Life and Accident Insurance Company
S. C. Tweed
M.L.A
Charles A. Dunning
Dunning
Ottawa
House of Commons
Doukhobor Schooling Progress Faces Minor Opposition
In Victoria B C Hon Joshua Hinchcliffe reports Doukhobor communities have largely adopted Canadian schooling. Most schools are full or need enlargement while about 40 radical children remain absent. The Education Department plans to compel attendance for those students.
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Victoria
B.C
Joshua Hinchcliffe
Edu
Department of Education
Canadian Cuba parcel post pact signed by Canada
Direct Parcel Service Ottawa announces a postal treaty that creates direct parcel post exchange between Canada and Cuba. The agreement ends the prior route via England and France and will take effect at an early date.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Cuba
Arthur Sauve
England
France
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Ferriiciam Saye
Minister of Railways
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Welland Canal
E. Leslie Burgin
M.P
Melville and
Sir Henry Thornton
Montreal
Chas. A. Dunning
British Columbia
Cation
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