Parliament to tackle natural resources bill before budget
Ottawa reports Premier Mackenzie King said parliament will deal with the natural resources legislation before the budget. The aim is to return resources to Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta and lands to British Columbia. If budget debate grows lengthy dissolution could end efforts, leaving the resources bill unresolved.
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Ottawa
Ont
Mackenzie King
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Peace River
British Columbia
House of Commons
King
Two Vancouver Teachers Drowned In Lynn Creek Tragedy
Vancouver teachers J A Hyndman and F E Lothian died while guiding eighteen pupil hikers at Lynn Creek in North Vancouver BC. Lothian saved his colleague before both were swept over the falls. Lothian perished after a gallant attempt to rescue Hyndman.
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North Vancouver
B.C
J. A. Hyndman
Vancouver
F. E. Lothian
Carleton School
Lynn Creek
Lothian
Second Canyon
Mr. Lothian
Hyndman
Aliens Risk Death At Niagara River Border Crossing
Four aliens braved death crossing the Niagara River near the whirlpool rapids in a trail boat to enter the United States illegally. They were caught by a border patrolman after climbing a 200 foot gorge via an iron ladder. the transporter fled. Yokohama, Japan.-Prince and Princess Takamatsu sail for Europe on the Kashima Maru for a year long honeymoon encircling the globe. Twelve more days in Canada are expected before heading home around May 1, 1931.
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N.Y
Niagara River
United States
Yokohama
Japan
Prince
Princess Takamatsu
Europe
Globe
Canada
Pacific
Prince Killed in Cairo Flight Crash
An airplane carrying the Prince of Wales from Khartoum crashed after takeoff at Helipolis aerodrome Cairo. Occupants Pilot Officer K. S. Barron and Aircraftsman C. Davies were killed in the fatal incident.
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Cairo
Egypt
Prince of Wales
Khartoum
Heliopolis
K. S. Barron
C. Davies
Venezuela Seeks League President Turn at Geneva
Venezuela’s representative at the League of Nations headquarters requested that his country have the next turn in supplying the president of the league. The request was referred to the league council for decision at the next session.
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Geneva
Venezuela
League of Nations
League
League Council
Parachute Saves Aviator in Sacramento Dog Fight
Lieut A Woodring of the 85th Pursuit Squadron leaped from his plane at Mather Field after something detached from the craft during a dog fight. He landed uninjured as the plane crashed nearby. Captain Elmendorf and Woodring had left formation to engage in aerial combat. Woodring had piloted the plane involved in a prior fatal collision in 1927 with Lieut Thad Johnson during Lindbergh’s Diamond Jubilee escort.
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Cal
A. Woodring
Rockwell Field
San Diego
Mather Field
H. M. Elmendorf
Neut
Woodring
Lieut
Thad Johnson
Uplands Field
Ottawa
Charles A. Lindbergh
Johnson
Australia Seeks Australian Governor General Choice
Sir Isaac Isaacs, chief justice of the Australian high court, has been recommended as the next governor general of the Commonwealth. The move signals a push for a native viceroy, with London officials hinting at a possible precedent. Sydney reports Prime Minister Hughes saying party will back good governance regardless of who rules, criticizing Bruce's wage cuts as a remedy for financial woes.
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London
Eng
Dominions
Australia
Lord Stonehaven
Isaac A. Isaacs
Australian High Court
Commonwealth
Sydney
New Australian Party
William Morris Hughes
Maritime
Stanley Bruce
Canadian minister meets King George at Windsor Castle
Hon. Phillipe Roy, Canada's minister to France, was received by King George at Windsor Castle for a 20 minute talk mainly about Canada. Roy praised the King's health, noting he looked vigorous and healthier than in years. He recalled meeting the King during Laval University days in 1891.
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France
Windsor Castle
London
Eng
Canada
Phillipe Roy
Mr. Roy
Roy
Laval University
Montreal
King George
Paris
Oil Tanker Los Alamos Ends Wrong Port Visit
The oil tanker Los Alamos bound from San Pedro to Seattle arrived in Vancouver and asked for orders. The master learned the cargo was meant for Seattle, not Vancouver, and the ship departed on the same tide. Agents search for the blunderer with a warned “bad half hour.”
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Vancouver
B.C
Los Alamos
San Pedro
Seattle
Lindbergh Opens Trans-Carib Airways Flight
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh inaugurated the new trans-Carib Airways with a dawn to dusk flight from Havana to Cristobal Canal Zone. He established the route as a new air trail to connect Caribbean points and enhance long distance aviation. The feat demonstrates ongoing advances in commercial and exploratory air travel during the era.
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New York
N.Y
Charles A. Lindbergh
trans-Carib Airways
Havana
Cristobal
Canal Zone
CNR To Reconstruct Financial Structure In Parliament
Ottawa Ont The Department of Railways and Canals announced that the financial structure of the Canadian National Railways will be started this session with a bill to consolidate the various companies into one corporate body The move aims to unite bond issues and reorganize finances though thorough changes may be delayed this year and could be hindered by a possible general election
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Ottawa
Ont
Canadian National Railways
C.N.R
Department of Railways and Canals
French Flier Honored In New York By Dignitaries
French Government representatives and aviation leaders including Col Charles A Lindbergh paid final respects to Count Henri de la Vaulx president of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale who died in an Jersey City accident A requiem Mass was held at St Vincent de Paul French church before the body sailed on the De Grasse to France with the French line pier as the departure point.
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New York
N.Y
Charles A. Lindbergh
Henri de la Vaulx
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Jersey City
Theophine Witcher
St. Vincent de Paul
de Grasse
Big industries may locate in coast province
Premier E. F. Tolmie reports three major industries are probing British Columbia for a possible large plant. He tours Vancouver and Victoria after Ottawa, says the Yukon Alaska Highway study will be examined, and notes BC’s debt to the Australian lumber delegation. He backs a five year census for BC.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
F. Tolmie
Victoria
Canada
Ottawa
United States
Yukon
Alaska
Tolmie
Prairie Provinces
Athlete From West Again In Limelight
West based athlete Ethel Catherwood of Saskatoon resumes high jumping after a long layoff. Holder of the world record 5 feet 3 inches set at the 1928 Olympics, she has few recent appearances due to injury. She plans a special exhibition at the Shriners' sports in June, with Walter Knox and Ab Chilcott guiding training at Hampden Park.
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Toronto
Cnt
Ethel Catherwood
Saskatoon
West
Amsterdam
Coliseum
Shriners’ Sports
Walter Knox
Ab” Chilcott
Hampden Park
British National Union Plans Farmers Tour to Canada
The British National Union announced a party of farmers will tour Canada in August and September. The aim is to exchange ideas for improving agriculture and to offer counsel on soil problems, leveraging Britain’s farming experience for the benefit of Canadian counterparts.
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British National Union
Party of Farmers
London
Eng
Canada
Times
New World
Chinese officials seek early release of Bridgman missionary
A cablegram from Chungking West China reported Canadian United Church missionary Rev. C A Bridgman is held by captors in West China. Officials in China and Canada are in contact to negotiate an early release advancement.
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Toronto
C.A. Bridgman
United Church
West China
Canada
Chungkiang
France Denied Plan for 27000-Ton Cruiser
Paris officials rebut reports from foreign papers claiming France would construct a 27000 ton cruiser armed with eight 12 inch guns. The denial emphasizes no such construction is underway and no official announcements exist.
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Paris
France
King May Appoint New Poet Laureate
London readers debate whether King May will appoint a new poet laureate to succeed Dr. Robert Bridges. The piece recalls Lord Tennyson and Austin as past laureates and notes the ceremonial duty of composing verses for royal events has faded.
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London
Eng
Robert Bridges
Lord Tennyson
Tennyson
Austin
Chaucer
Noted Soldier Dead Sir Gordon Guggisberg in London
Sir Gordon Guggisberg a noted soldier and colonial administrator died in London at age 60. Canadian born in Toronto, he had served as governor of British Guiana since 1928 and had a long, varied career in the war and in the East, Africa, and South America. He was a Royal Military College graduate at Woolwich.
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London
Eng
Gordon Guggisberg
Gordon
British Guiana
Toronto
Africa
South America
Royal Military College At
Woolwich
Canadian Prisons Claim Fireproof in Canada
General W. St. Pierre Hughes, superintendent of penitentiaries, insists Canadian institutions are entirely fireproof after reference to the Ohio state penitentiary fire. He states all Canadian cell blocks are fireproof and dismisses the idea of a similar disaster here as impossible.
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Ottawa
Ont
W. St. Pierre Hughes
Ohio State
Hughes
Canadian Penitentiaries
London signs five powers treaty at St James Palace
The London naval treaty of 1930 was signed by five powers in St James Palace as delegates from the United States France Britain and Italy completed the conference opened by King George V. Briand drew applause when he presented a gold pen to their chairman symbolizing the transfer from collective to private ownership of the treaty.
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London
Eng
St. James Palace
George V
U.S
Southampton
Paris
Rome
Henry L. Stimson
Aristide Briand
Queen Anne’s
Monsieur MacDonald
Disorder Spreads in Indian Empire amid Severe Rioting
Reports from Bombay and Peshawar recount grave unrest as anti-government activity expands across British India. In Chittagong an armed rebel was killed. at Peshawar a clash left British soldiers and many rioters dead. Gurkha troops used heavy fire to quell mobs. attacks on officers and police injuries followed as authorities reinforced control and tribal incursions loomed.
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Bombay
India
Chittagong
Peshawar
Khyber Pass
Lahore
Alberta election date set for June nineteen
Edmonton Alberta Premier Brownlee at Vancouver as Hon George Hoadley acting premier announces election timing. The UFA government, nearing one year of its term, confirms summer polling day June nineteenth with ample notice per pledge.
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Edmonton
Alta
Alberta
George Hoadley
Brownlee
Vancouver
U.F.A
Conference Of Premiers Postponed In Winnipeg
Prairie premiers conference on immigration in Winnipeg delayed with Manitoba Premier Bracken saying a policy outline for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta will likely occur next month. Original April 29 date canceled as not convenient for officials. A prairie premiers gathering would precede a Dominion conference planned for mid summer in Ottawa.
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Winnipeg
Man
Bracken
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
Quarantine Districts Placed in Saskatchewan Rural Areas
Several rural municipalities including Montrose Cory Loganton Park Warman Wood Creek and Big Arm are proclaimed restricted quarantine districts under the animal contagious diseases act to eradicate bovine tuberculosis. The proclamation creating the districts has been officially issued.
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Ottawa
Ont
Saskatchewan
Montrose
Cory
Loganton
Park
Warman
Wood Creek
Big Arm
Water Tests For Churchill Ottawa
Tests of Churchill’s prospective water supply are underway by the Department of Railways and Canals. Preliminary results are satisfactory, easing concerns about salt accumulations. The water is described as hard but fit for human use.
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Ottawa
Ont
Churchill
Department of Railways and Canals
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