Ottawa Banks Fight Central Gold Transfer Plan
Protesters challenge provisions of the Bank of Canada Act forcing chartered banks to transfer gold reserves to the central bank at the par rate of 20.67 dollars an ounce, far below market value around 85 dollars. Debates feature Finance Minister Rhodes and Deputy Minister Clark.
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Ottawa
Trescous
Bank of Cania
Gur
B. N. Rhodes
Frnance
W. C. Clark
Dominion
Canada
Manitoba Plans Move to Save Livestock From Drought
Manitoba government shifts to aid about 50 000 cattle starved by drought by sending stock to fresh grazing areas in southeastern districts. Executive Council reviews relief measures and seeks Dominion government cooperation to arrange mass transport without extra cost to farmers.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Drouth
Dominion
Relief Funds For Single Homeless Ottawa Release
The federal government provided 468 769 for food fuel clothing and shelter to single homeless persons in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta from March 81 to July 1 last year as shown in a House of Commons return. Manitoba received 241 710 Saskatchewan 44 Alberta 277 586 the Dominion covering all relief costs. The piece notes no par value shares policy and 1924 parliamentary changes to permit no par value common and preferred shares.
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Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
House of Commons
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
lAlberta
Dominion
Rainbow at midnight reported by RT and Allen in Coaldale
A strange phenomenon described as a rainbow appearing at midnight was witnessed by RT, Allen, and his family in Coaldale, Alto, with the vivid colors noted and a report to follow.
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Lethbridge
Alla
Allen
Coaldale
Alto
Saskatchewan Debates Official Language in Radio Broadcasts
A Saskatchewan official, Mr Turnbull, criticizes bilingual push in radio as a threat to Canadian unity. He argues French should be limited and disputes Quebec supremacy claims while noting provincial views that French is official only per the British North America Act.
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Ottren
Geskatchewan
Radio Ware
OW. Tumba
Kc. Ityms
Regina
Howe
Corumons Comeittee Co
Saskatchewan
Canada
Sarkatchewen
Quebec
Forest Fires Rage Across Canadian Provinces Alarm Bells Sounded
Wildfires burn through New Brunswick and Restizouche county with 300 homeless at Oliver settlement as government bans timberland passage. Barns threaten Cumberland county Nova Scotia while fires devastate 16 homes in Alcida Gloucester county New Brunswick and outbreaks reported in Manitoba Queens Madawaska York and Victoria counties.
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Toronto
Quebec
Ontario
New Brunswick
Oliver Settlement
Restizouche
Edilor
Cumberland County
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
New Alcida
Gloucester County
N.B
Queens
Madawaska
York
Victoria
Moscow Seeks Big Orders in Britain
IL Mather, president of the Anglo Russian Chamber of Commerce, quoted a Soviet source saying Moscow would place large orders in Great Britain if prices and terms satisfy. He noted Soviet purchases in Britain in the first four months of 1934 were two and a half times those of 1933.
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Moscow
Great Britain
London
Mather
Anglo-Russian Chamber of Commerce
Soviet Russia
Grasshoppers Turn From Poison Bait In Alberta
Calgary farmers urge formula change as Munson reports Alberta grain pests resist current poison bait. The hoppers show a sweet tooth but the bait lacks molasses and fails to attract the pests.
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Calgary
Alberta
Munson
France Rejects Immediate German Rearmament in Disarmament Talks
French leader Barthou rejected any rearmament of Germany as a condition of a disarmament pact. He warned Britain and France cannot guarantee an accord unless Germany remains disarmed. British negotiator Sir John Simon pressed for a conciliatory bridge, while France demanded solid guarantees before crossing.
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Geneva
Francs
Louis Barthou
France
Germany
Barthou
Sir John Simon
Britain
Sir John
Radio Expenses Mount for Canadian Radio Commission
The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission spent 316 834 for artists and 104 143 for studio and station equipment and new construction at Ottawa and Montreal during 1983 84. Total expenditure reached 1 128 591 with salaries, leases, salaries staff and other costs itemized.
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Canadian Radio Commission
Ottawa
Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
Montreal
Hector Charlesworth
Maher
W. A. Steel
Charlesworth
Steel
Radio Commission
Radio Branch
Marine Department
Civil Service Status Sought for Radio Commission Staff
The civil service commission told the radio committee that both clerical and technical employees of the radio commission should come under civil service. Co H Bland Ottawa civil service commissioner stated the commission’s request for power to appoint and set salaries for all radio staff.
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Bay
Civil Service Commission
Radio Commission
Co. H. Bland
Ottawa
Civil Service Commissioner
Radio Committee of the Commons
Civil Service
Lottery Bill Defeated in Ottawa House of Commons
Quebec hopes for legalized lotteries for education and charity died in the House of Commons as a bill to amend the criminal code by P. F. Casgrain was defeated on second reading.
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Ottawa
Quebec
House of Commons
P. F. Casgrain
Lib
Charlevoix-Saguenay
Mystery Death Strikes Fowl Near Calgary Lake
Thousands of wiki fowl die at Stobart Lake sixty miles southeast of Calgary last fall and again this year. A strange Tatlady case linked to Dominion and provincial investigators resurfaces as gulls and ducks perish. Ottawa and Ridmonton authorities have been notified.
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Calgary
Stobart Lake
Woutheast
Dominion
Ottawa
Rdimonton
Dominions Hold Key to Britain's Unemployment Solution
Ottawa report quotes Hon. 8. M. Bruce arguing Britain's unemployment hinges on resuming emigration to the Dominions. He says prosperity in Canada and Australia, plus co operation, will revive trade and offset industrial limits, with Britain as a crucial market and partner.
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Ottawa
Great Britain
Dominions
M. Bruce
Australia
Dominiona
Bruce
Canada
Mr. Bruce
Canada debates stock issues and Do minion reform in Commons
In Ottawa the Commons reviews the Consolidated Companies Act as Liberal Harry Butcher proposes banning no par value stock issues to curb stock watering. Secretary of State Cahan opposes the amendment. the bill advances with 208 clauses amid calls for provincial cooperation and phased reforms. In Quebec a 1908 Royal visit note mentions Lord Southborough returning to Canada with interests in British Columbia.
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Ottawa
Consolidated Companies Act
House of Commons
Harry Butcher
Last Mountain Bank
Charles H. Cahan Anid
Butcher
Canada
Cahan
Canads
Quebec
Prince of Wales
King George
Satter
Lord Southborough
Dominion
Australia
British Columbia
CPR Trust Bonds Montreal Issue Closed Quickly
The Canadian Pacific Railway announced the subscription books for its new 12 million dollar 15-year four per cent collateral trust bonds were fully subscribed within hours of opening. Priced at 87.79 with accrued interest, they yield about 4.2 per cent and are convertible into four shares of common stock per 100 bond value. Non callable and due July 2, 1949, the sale was managed by a broad syndicate of banks and security firms.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
British to Australia air race attracts 86 entrants
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith heads a field of 86 intending to race from England to Australia this summer. New American entrants include Wiley Post with a Lockheed plane, John H. Wright of Utica New York with a Lambert monoplane, Keith Rider in a Rider monoplane, and Murray B Dilley in a Vatice monoplane.
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London
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Tyers
England
Austraia
Wiley Post
Flyer
Lockheed
John H. Wright
Utica
N.Y
Keith Rider
Murray B. Dilley
Pioneering Flight Cuts Vast Canadian Interior Travel Time
Hudson's Bay fur commissioner Ralph Parsons flew from Edmonton area, inspecting fur posts in northern Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. He landed at South Cooking Lake air base with Archie McMullen piloting a Junkers aircraft carrying four passengers. Parsons covered territory in less than a week that would have taken months by old transport.
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Edmonton
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ralph Parsons
Hudson's Bay
South
Cooking Lake
Archie McMullen
Canadian Airways
Mr. Parsons
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Mitchell F. Hepburn
Ontario Liberal Party
Mr. Hepburn
J. G. Gardiner
Liberal Party
J. T. E. Anderaed
Conservatives
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