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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 17, 1924
Page
7
The assembly rejected a motion to amend the B N A Act after hours of debate. The session featured procedural rulings, withdrawals, and discussions on governance involving British and American affairs and exploration efforts.
Minor construction and track upkeep on the Hudson's Bay railway cost $112,963 since the beginning of 1922. It was stated to the House of Commons in answer to a question. Material equipment and rolling stock stored at Port Nelson amounted to $115,800.
A fragmented note suggests discussions or inquiries into old age pension schemes. Readable parts reference investigation momentum and potential reforms. Names, dates, or concrete actions are unclear in the OCR.
The Royal Grain Inquiry Commission in Ottawa outlines compensation for members and staff. Chairman Hoo. W. F. A. Turgeon received no salary but allowances for site and transportation. other commissioners earn 25 daily plus 15 daily allowance and travel costs. Senior and junior counsel also receive daily rates and travel allowances, with totals varying by duty and period.
The Manitoba session nears adjournment with the lieutenant governor's assent pending on several bills. Debate centers on the School Attendance Act raising 18 year age limits and a clause requiring children 14 to 16 not in industry or duties to attend school, aimed at curbing idle youth in cities.
The second trial of Abbe Adelard Delorme for murdering his half brother Raoul ended with a hung jury. Officials said the panel split for acquittal and conviction, though no exact count could be confirmed. Crown Prosecutor Calder stated the prisoner may be retried unless the attorney general enters a nolle prosequi.
The article notes Britain’s wartime account with Canada largely offset by cash payments and credits. In February 1921 Britain was debited 18,498,000 and credited 62,008,000. Other European countries show sizable war debts including Romania, Greece, Belgium, and Denmark totaling nearly 50,004,100.
The exchequer has contributed about £397.2 million for postwar unemployment relief in London since the armistice. The total includes funds used to assist ex-service personnel and payments by employers and workers.
Vague description of an embargo and health concerns linked to immigration dates. Mentions Kerperg letters, a health relation to a disease, and a wife resisting invention. Referenced outbreak appears confined to Cyilvoruta with spring advances anticipated.
In Sasebo a 100-ton Japanese Navy submarine No 43 sank after a collision with the warship Tatsuta during maneuvers. Four officers and forty men perished in 26 fathoms off Sasebo harbor. A small dirigible in Ibaraki Prefecture caught fire and burned denying the crew of five. the commander died from a single round.
Sir Esme Howard, the British ambassador to the United States, urged at the Pilgrim Society dinner that the United States should cooperate to remove the seeds of armed conflict and promote permanent peace in Europe. He warned some still prefer war to peaceful settlement and linked America's prosperity to Europe's stability.
The agricultural committee will investigate economic conditions affecting farmers to improve life on the land. A. E. Claypool proposed the resolution, adopted unanimously. The session also adopts highway bills setting speed limits at 30 mph and bans sleigh bells.
The Banting Research Foundation appeals to the public for funds to support medical research and the discovery and development of insulin. Organized by the University of Toronto alumni, the foundation targets a $200,000 objective.
Winston Churchill stood as an independent anti Socialism candidate in the Abbey division Westminster contest. Nicholson the Conservative won by 43 votes after a four cornered race with revised figures listing Nicholson 187 Churchill 8 144 Brookway 6 196 Duckers 291. Churchill’s defeat marks a return to parliamentary defeat after last December’s loss to a Labour candidate.
The Liverpool Journal of Commerce notes Canada’s rising appeal as North American travel pivots northward. It argues U S immigration restrictions and Ellis Island policies drive the shift more than Canadian or British shipping efforts, despite Britain offering new sellers’ cash incentives.
The bill to amend the resent law passed second reading in the Manitoba Legislature. It allows arrest without warrant for temperance offenders on second offence and places the onus on the accused to prove identity. Attorney General R W Craig sponsors the amendment stating initial personal appearance is essential to establish identity for future cases. The appeals process will be tightened under the act.
Tokyo reports the death of Prince Hirotada Kwacho head of a branch of the Imperial Japanese family from spinal meningitis. The miscarriage of a earlier royal title adds context to the loss felt by the empire.
A diplomatic note reports China ordering the Soviet envoy to depart amid rising tensions. The move follows a series of disputed incidents and reflects growing frictions between Beijing and Moscow during the period.
The Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly committee of supply defeated motions to cut sessional allowances for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker and for the clerk to the Executive Council G. W. McLeod. The assembly debated department votes totaling 1,261,871 for the attorney general as membersQuery questions sought details of included items.
Professor W. W. Swanson of the University of Saskatchewan urged retail merchants at a changiet to mobilize the nation’s physical mental and financial power to solve difficulties. He noted signs of budget balance this year and province cost cuts totaling 3 447 000 while rehabilitation in Great Britain and immigration aid were cited as returning Canada to prewar support.
The government reports large reductions in estimates across multiple departments. Ottawa cites cuts in National Defence, Interfor, Migration, Fisheries, Public Works, Post Office, Trade and Commerce, and others totaling millions. Notable decreases include a general reduction of $88,500 and wider departmental cuts to cover statutory measures and staff costs.
The Prince of Winthes, injured in a steed pleatione, resigns to his London residence near Aldershot. Reports say the Prince took ill but is said to be progressing as expected.
An advertisement touts Freezone for corns claiming it stops pain and lets users lift off corns easily. A druggist sells a small bottle for a few cents to remove hard or soft corns and callouses without soreness or irritation. In a separate interview, Alex Robertson, secretary of the Joan union, UMLW, comments on miners ready for a three year strike backed by the international.
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