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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 03, 1924
Page
2
The document discusses potential revocation of a preference offer amid debate in Parliament. It notes criticism of trade policy and mentions the next House's context for free trade measures and implications for Canada and allied nations.
The cabinet approves Wwinistes' suggestions amid relief plans for peasants. The ministerial push focuses on easing hardship for rural workers while debates continue on broader economic policy and welfare measures.
A $375 scholarship plus travel and living expenses at Camp Ahnek Ontario is offered to a top Trail Ranger or Boy in Saskatchewan by Bert A Macdonald of the Continental Guarantee Company Montreal. G R Dolan A M Yarding and Wilfred Scott form a committee to propose a selection scheme.
Reports say parliament will table all papers on the Imperial conference as soon as it convenes. Government sees the talks as confirming Liberal aims for sovereign parliamentary supremacy and Dominion self reliance in defence and treaty participation.
Fragments indicate a discussion on penny postage with references to various names and places. The readable text hints at a hearing or proposal process and mentions costs and potential effects on mail service despite many garbled words.
A plan for a speaking tour by Master Ma, a Liberal free trader, begins January 2 with an address in Win Piper. The trip proceeds through Winnipeg to Redna, Saskatoon, Calgary, and Edmonton for public talks under unspecified auspices.
A fragmented notice records the death of Sir William Mackenzie with references to fellow nobles and notable attendees. Names such as Mrs. Africa, Mrs. Griffin, and the Countess de Teessepe appear among the readable fragments, hinting at a high society funeral or memorial gathering in New York and related social circles.
Victoria BC reports a five year road building programme planned by the legislature under W. Fr. Sutherland minister of public works. The project funds trunk roads and a network of lateral settlement roads across nearly every section of the province. Proposed routes include Quesnel to Prince George and eastward to the Alberta border.
A concert by Mrs. Henry Clay Wueit of Austin to debut in New York is arranged for Die 13 with a recital in focal auditorium. Montreal’s Royal Academy of Arts awards a traveling scholarship to Canadian architects under thirty to promote architectural arts. In Silesia three hand grenades hit a platform during a Polish parliament speech injuring three seriously and twenty-one lightly. In Morocco, Riffian tribesmen kill ten of Abdu Krim’s household in revenge for war with Spain.
Washington announces Lt. John A. McCready of the United States Army Air Service will try on the first practicable day to set a new altitude record. A improvised supercharger will let the Liberty engine perform at extreme heights, estimated at 25,000 feet, boosting power by over 300 horsepower.
Chester M. Fluett provincial manager of the Alberta Co operative Wheat Producers Limited announced that the Yiome Grain Company Limited with 63 elevators in Alberta and the Midland Grain Company with 11 elevators signed an agreement to handle wheat for the pool.
Old-timers in East North Bay Ont report unusually mild weather with warm rains. Budding trees line the lake shores, tulip bulbs sprout, farmers plow and harrow, and golfers enjoy daily games as the season shifts.
Alderman R B Pettipiere said organized labor will not countenance a citywide strike in Vancouver. He noted unions were considering a strike vote to support a strike against current conditions and urged restraint amid mounting labor tensions.
The Tricily Chronicle prints an AM announcement claiming a strong movement to annex the Fiji Islands to Vapada. The plan would grant terms similar to Hawaii joining the United States.
The Nobel Commission announces no peace prize is awarded this year. No recipient is named and the annual ceremony proceeds without a laureate.
Arctic explorer and League of Nations relief commissioner Dr Fridtjof Nansen was awarded the honorary Doctor of Laws by Sir Arthur Currie at McGill University.
Japanese groups press the foreign office to counter the impact of the US Supreme Court elections on Japanese citizens. The government has issued guidance to Ambassador Hanishara in Washington, but no decisive steps have been announced.
Rome Director Morand of the Federation of Agriculture announced the wheat reserve this year totals about 0 bushels with 43,000,000 bushels on hand from last year. He warned that due to the international situation it would be necessary to import 36,660,000 bushels to meet the country’s needs until next fall.
W A Black head of Pickford and Black steamship firm led in Halifax Dartmouth and the county to win the first Conservative win there since 1917 breaking Liberal hold as the 1921 general election returns MPs to Ottawa.
The Fratellini Brothers three clowns receive academic palms from the French Government for spreading public cheer. It marks the first such honor since the era of court jesters.
The New South Wales legislative assembly granted first reading to a bill aimed at preventing the organization of monopolies. The measure targets market concentration and seeks to curb powers of dominant firms in the region.
French government says occupying forces in the Ruhr will be concentrated in camps outside cities to ease burdens on Germans. Troops will stay at current strength but withdraw from streets and buildings to reduce friction while prisoners are released and unguarded citizens may return.
Sir Henry Thornton of Canadian National Railways says shipments to Great Britain will avoid Portland route and go via St John and Halifax. Canadian exporters estimate about 700000 head of cattle will be shipped to British ports from Canada this season due to the British embargo.
In Erie Pennsylvania General Electric staged a test before top railroad officials and engineers. The electric locomotive reached 105 miles per hour. It outperformed the latest improved steam locomotive in the wartime test setup.
About fifty immigrants of four nationalities English Irish German and Finnish arrived in Regina recently en route to different points in Saskatchewan. The party included six women and seven children.
The president opposed government wheat price fixing and subsidies for farmers. He favored continuing immigration restrictions, emergency commissions for coal supply, and support for forming farmer sale organizations and export wheat disposition. He also proposed reworking transportation rate structures.
The Japanese cabinet approves advancing funds to native and foreign insurers under terms of 2 percent interest. Loans are repayable through the company establishment as it faces losses from widespread destruction. The move aims to aid firms meeting the terms and sustain coverage amid recovery challenges.
Bandits sealed the walls of Likwakit in Southwestern Tonan province and looted and burned the town several days ago. They reportedly received 10 advices from a commission station at Lachokow in Hupeb province across the boundary.
Sir Eustace Tennyson Thyncourt director of naval construction and chief technical adviser to the Admiralty since 1912 will retire at year end and join Armstrong Whitworth Co Ltd in Newcastle on Tyne as a shipbuilder.
E W Beatty of the Canadian Pacific Railway urged energy in immigration policy and strict scrutiny of expenditures at a St John luncheon marking the winter port season. He warned retrenchment is unpopular but necessary, advocating measured capital spending for development and tax relief through prudent budget control.
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