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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 05, 1924
Page
2
Senator W. Bennett warned of an inquiry into Canadian National Railway expenditure by a special Senate committee. Senator Taylor charged CN Rail used the Government Merchant Marine for rum running, defrauded insurers with repair misstatements, and paid illegal commissions in Vancouver.
Two Portuguese aviators Brato Paces and Ser vento Beiros were reported to crash near Papir in Jodhpati Lisbon while attempting a flight from Lisbon to Macao China. The message said they were slightly injured. the biplane damaged and the mechanic bruised. Lieut Paes unhurt.
Ottawa dispatch reports the Crow's Nest Pass freight rate agreement will likely take effect this summer with informal assurances from western MPs that action to suspend the current arrangement will not occur. The note suggests no definite government commitment until the time arrives. Invitations for a naval reception in Vancouver and Victoria are being mailed to western provincial leaders for events on June 31 and June 25, with about 300 invitations issued.
The article notes the provincial general election will be held on Saturday June 22 in Victoria British Columbia Alongside a plebiscite on beer sales by the glass in licensed premises is expected on the same day authorities indicate unofficially that the vote will occur with the general election
The French wireless company’s operators, with few exceptions, went on strike to protest dismissals and demand higher pay. It is believed to be the first wireless operators strike on record.
In Ottawa the budget debate sharpened as Liberals and Progressives dig in over tariff policy. Minister W R Motherwell called the budget a real Liberal plan while Premier King signalled Fielding’s support. Immigration and farm output figures were cited as context for tariff choices and agricultural alignment with the farmers.
A Commons answer shows stamp tax receipts in Canada from November 1922 to March 1923 totaling 2 631 952 dollars, rising to 3 914 459 dollars for the year ending March 3, 1924. A London dispatch notes Spain’s war ministry ordering all military aircraft and fying corps personnel to prepare for immediate departure to Morocco based on Voz reports.
President Coolidge reaches a conference on the immigration bill. Advisors from both parties reconsider the exclusion provision and will report a measure to make the policy effective March 2. A formal abrogation of the genthe pre's agreement will be negotiated in the meantime.
In a community notice guidance urges closer contact with new settlers to aid integration and mutual support. The item stresses welcoming newcomers and sharing local resources to foster friendly relations and stability.
Reports denying a break in Anglo Russian talks say four committees continue work on debts commercial credits counterclaims and territorial waters under a general commercial treaty. Russia’s high counter claim is unlikely to topple British claims while immediate cash compensation is ruled out. Committees study methods to raise funds for gradual debt liquidation.
Moscow reports say Soviet leaders demand an apology after the Berlin police raid on Soviet trade headquarters. Russian editors threaten consequences if Germany does not respond. Zinoviev says the raid aimed to wreck the London Anglo Russian conference but notes strong people to people ties.
Minister Noel Buxton states a bill is being prepared to implement Imperial Conference recommendations for admitting pedigree cattle from other parts of the Empire to Great Britain. He declines to meet a delegation urging free imports from Canada.
The Soviet delegation in London or the British government seeks to gain possession of the Chesham House building that formerly housed the Russian Imperial Embassy. It is currently occupied by Russian charities under the Russian colony, which does not recognize the Soviet government. Cyclone wrecks a Saxon village. windstorm devastates Kielberdren near Nordhausen. reports describe the town as under bombardment. No fatalities reported.
A strong earthquake was recorded near 250 miles off the Pacific coast of the Philippines at 12 10 pm on May 7. The epicenter was centered in the sea with no immediate reports of damage.
FW Neary was elected chairman and president of the Canadian Pacific at a Montreal directors meeting. The two offices were previously held by Lord Mount Stephen and Lord Shaughnessy, with by laws updated to allow either one or two officers. Gyan was re elected vice president and retiring directors were re elected.
Saskatoon and Northern Saskatchewan business leaders and city organizations rally under Board of Trade to urge immediate completion of the Wadeon’s Bay Railway. The On to the Bay Association is launched in Saskatoon. resolutions call on the Dominion government and Parliament to act. Col R K Webb cites German capital ready to invest and notes prewar plans worth 100 million dollars to develop mining oil and other resources near the Hudson’s Bay line.
Despatches from Dublin report rumors that the Free State Government may release interned prisoners not yet tried. It is unclear if Eamon de Valera and other Republican leaders would be included.
Premier George P. Hon. Kine announced a joint advisory committee for the St Lawrence waterway project with Canadian representatives and a U. S. delegation. The board includes Sir Clifford Silpan and Major General John W. Stewart among listed members from Ottawa Winnipeg Montreal and Quebec.
Lieut. Col J A Amery told Liverpool merchants that the Anglo Canadian shipping trade could outpace world tonnage and fuel Empire growth. He spoke at a Mercantile Marine Service Association meeting, stressing non political remarks on development without outlining methods.
Two peasant origin girls Mile Boule and Mile Servantzove qualified for high honors at the Red Army Military Academy. Boule, a former Moscow worker, commanded a detachment of Read troops. Servantzove was a Spectory han. Both served in the war against counter-revolutionaries and earned distinction for gallantry and resource. They wear regulation army officers’ uniforms with scar and high boots.
Five thousand bottles of nitro culture for inoculation of alfalfa and clover seed were sent over the prairie provinces from Manitoba Agricultural College during April. J B Schuet assistant professor of bacteriology notes the quantity will treat 5 000 kernels enough to seed about 35 000 acres.
Report from Dawson Vermont indicates Hudson's Bay Company has dropped credit to Indigenous communities. Natives must now pay with cash or furs for all goods received.
The railway committee passed bills approving westward Saskatchewan branch lines including Victoria to Dine Falls and Mile 28 to Melfort, with objections from Andrew Knox of Alberta and ACJ Lewis Swift Current. Amendments allow alternate routes from Radville to Ben Gouh and Dunblane to Miner, as engineers decide final alignments.
The British Air Ministry prize of £50,000 for a helicopter meeting strict tests has drawn 15 to 20 entrants. The competition requires flight up and down, climb to 2000 feet, half hour endurance, 20 mile wire light, 60 mph speed, and a sail area at 300 feet.
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