Weir's maiden speech outlines West farming relief aims
Ottawa notes Hon. Robert Weir, Minister of Agriculture, defended government policy in a Commons speech. He highlighted steps to aid Western farmers, cattle marketing, butter prices, and banking credit while acknowledging delayed relief. Opponents urged stronger wheat market actions and policy clarity.
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Ottawa
Ont
Robert Weir
House of Commons
Weir
Australia
New Zealand
Dominion
W. R. Motherwell
Mackenzie King
John Vallance
South Battleford
Vallance
T. F .Donnelly
Willow Bunch
G. Howard Ferguson
London
England
Ferguson
Experts Gather for London Wheat Conference Opening May 18
The world wheat conference opens May 18 at Canada House in London under Hon. G. Howard Ferguson with private discussions. Nations including the United States and Soviet Russia will be represented by three and many experts to study the world wheat situation ahead of marketing plans.
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Canada House
London
England
Russia
G. Howard Ferguson
Great Britain
United States
Rome
Canada
Ferguson
Walsh Installed as Alberta's Fourth Lieutenant Governor
On May 5, Hon W L Walsh former supreme court judge became Alberta's fourth lieutenant governor since 1905. He was sworn at the legislative buildings in a ceremony attended by the vice regal retinue judiciary and legislature. Horace Harvey administered the oath as Col Gillespie met the vice regal train at Millet and escorted the new occupants to Government House Edmonton. Civic officials provincial heads and judicial representatives greeted Alberta's first citizen.
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Edmonton
Alberta
W. L. Walsh
Supreme Court
William Egbert
Walsh
Horace Harvey
Supreme Court of Alberta
Col
A. C. Gillespie
Millet
Government House
B Cattle for Russia ship from British Columbia
Soviet Russia may buy purebred dairy cattle from British Columbia farms to bolster Eastern Siberia herds. Negotiations began months ago and a first shipment of 40 head will travel via Japan to Harbin or Vladivostok. Separate movement targets Shanghai with about 10 head monthly to replace dairy stock lost to mortality.
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Vancouver
B.C
Russia
British Columbia
Siberia
Japan
Harbin
Vladivostok
Shanghai
Alberta Wheat Pool Will Carry Out Its Usual Policies
Henry Wise Wood chairman of the Alberta Wheat Pool said the pool will enforce its signed contracts and operate as before while noting the Manitoba Pool seeks member input on selling grain openly after June 1. He stated that Manitoba actions do not affect Alberta and the pool will continue its established practices. In related news, Canada’s 1930 fire losses totaled over 46.6 million with 233 lives lost, per the Dominion Fire Protection Association.
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Henry Wise Wood
Calgary
Alberta
Alberta Wheat Pool
Alberta Pool
Manitoba Wheat Pool
Opnion
Manitoba Pool
Mr. Wood
Toronto
Ont
Canada
Dominion Fire Protection Association
Probe Mail Thefts Across Atlantic
New York postal authorities and British counterparts launched an inquiry into a wave of international mail robberies. The thefts involve systematic rifling of letters and remittances to persons in Ulster, Ireland, with cooperation by cable. Investigators say the U S side appears implicated while Ireland and Britain are not yet sure where the robberies originated.
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New York
Great Britain
Ulster
Ireland
United States
Cable
Figland
Treland
Fort Frances Bank Robber’s Lashes Reversed by Governor General Order
Fuobert Kitowski, a Fort Frances youth just over sixteen, was sentenced to five years and twenty lashes by a police magistrate for bank robbery. An Order-in-Council signed by the Governor General remitted the punishment.
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Ouawal
Fuobert Kitowski
Fort Frances
Kitowski
Reduced Wheat Acreage in Australia for Coming Season
The Australian government states about 13,560,000 acres will be sown to wheat this coming season, down from 18,000,000 acres last year, reflecting a contraction in cultivation.
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Canberra
Australia
Immigrant labor urged for Canada’s coming boom
Col R E Smythe told the 10th annual convention of Ontario office Superintendents of the Employment Service of Canada that Canada would need immigrants to meet labor demand within two years. Delegates urged a clause requiring 75 percent of public works workers be sourced through the Employment Service of Canada and asked the federal government to back this. They also pressed the labor department to curb imports and for strict scrutiny of skilled workers seeking admission including immigration checks.
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Toronto
Ont
Canada
Col
R. E. Smythe
Technical Service Council
Ontario
Employment Service of Canada
Department of Labor
Immigration Department
Seizure of Irish Sweepstake Letters in Winnipeg
Thousands of letters found at the Winnipeg post office contained Irish sweepstake tickets for the English Derby. Seizure was by orders of the post master general of Canada under Criminal Code Section 236. The letters will be returned to the dead letter office in Ottawa.
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Winnipeg
Man
Postmaster-General of
Canada
Ottawa
British trade with Dominion eyed by British delegation
Ottawa reports Sir James Lithgow leader of a British Industries Federation group says Canada shows strong pro British sentiment and manufactures ready to cooperate to expand empire trade. The delegation including Sir Arthur Duckham and Moir MacKenzie met with Hon H H Stevens to discuss avenues for Canada to buy in England.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
James Lithgow
Federation of British Industries
England
James
H. H. Stevens
Trade and Commerce
Dominion
Arthur Duckham
Moir MacKenzie
Stevens
Eckener to Meet Wilkins in Arctic Flight
Friedrichshafen Germany mid July Eckener plans the Graf Zeppelin polar voyage to reach the North Pole and contact Sir Hubert Wilkins via submarine. The aim is to test airship suitability for landing supply and extraction for polar expeditions backed by William Randolph Hearst. The Graf will carry 45 aboard including Lady Drummond Hay with full polar gear. The start depends on Wilkins expedition progress.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hugo Eckener
North Pole
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Sir Hubert
Pole
Arctic
William Randolph Hearst
Wilkins
Graf
Lady Drummond Hay
Senate Craves Work As Ottawa Stalls
The Senate, restless from inactivity and only about ten hours of debate since the session opened, held an informal talk on League of Nations aims. Senator John Lewis urged action, noting the chamber acts as a brake yet could influence public thought with speed and direction.
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Ottawa
Ont
Senate
House of Commons
League of Nations
John Lewis
Ottawa Interior Department Dismissals by Service
In Ottawa and outside service, the Interior Department lists 442 permanent and 126 temporary Ottawa staff and 591 permanent and 136 temporary outside personnel as retired or notified. Dominion lands administration loses 442 and forestry service 436. surveys bureau to dismiss 116.
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Ottawa
Ont
Department of the Interior
E. R. £. Clevrier
Liberal
House of Commons
T. G. Murphy
Forestry Service
Surveys Bureau
Wheat prices blamed for Canadian mood in senate debate
Ottawa reports a senate debate linking Canada's economic woes to Western wheat prices. Senators Hughes and Buchanan urged broad wage cuts including top officials, and urged policy shifts such as diversifying Western production with sugar beets and wool. They warned coal and mining regions face decline without new markets. The session also passed a bill to add two directors to the Canadian National Railway board.
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Ottawa
Ont
J. J. Hughes
Prince Edward Island
Senate
W. A. Buchanan
Lethbridge
Alberta
Canada
Buchanan
Nova Scotia
Canadian National Railway
Film Studios For Canada New York Possibility
Arthur Lee of the American Anglo Corporation says preliminary talks could lead Gaumont British to build studios in Windsor Ontario and Victoria British Columbia. He notes a summer push to place more Gaumont British pictures in Canadian theatres and denies plans for a Canadian theatre chain.
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New York
Gaumont-British Film Corporation
Great Britain
Canada
Arthur Lee
American-Anglo- Corporation
Gaumont-British
Windsor
Ont
Victoria
B.C
Lee
Gaumont
Gaumont-British Pictures
Leads In Wheat Production From Russia Dominates World Output
Washington reports that Russia again leads global wheat production with 1930 outputs likely around 1,097,000,000 bushels, about 246,000,000 more than the United States. The USDA was expected to release the figures around May 20, noting the postwar export shift.
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Washington, D.C
Russia
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Children and Long Journey Reach Winnipeg
Three young Czecho-Slovakians aged 9, 8, and 5 arrived in Winnipeg with 24 hours left in a half world journey to reach their father Anthony Lycka in Coleman Alberta. They spent a cheerful hour at the Canadian Pacific station before resuming their westward trip.
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Winnipeg
Man
Anton
Joseph
Helena
Anthony Lycka
Coleman
Alberta
Manitoba Pool to offer grain pooling or open sale option
Manitoba Pool directors propose a June 1 1931 change allowing members to choose between voluntary pooling or selling on the open market. If adopted, all non pooled grain would be sold via Manitoba Pool Elevators with hedging on futures markets, a major policy shift.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba Wheat Pool
Manitoba Pool
Colin H. Burnell
Manitoba
Manitoba Pool Elevators, Ltd
Board of Directors
Manitoba Pool Elevators, Limited
Paul
Burnell
Interprovincial Traffic Laws Meeting Planned in Ottawa
Uniform Auto Laws Montreal announces an interprovincial convention in Ottawa on May 20 and 21. Hon. J. E. Perreault says delegates from provincial road departments will discuss uniform regulations for highway traffic across Canada. He notes Quebec laws influence other provinces and urges harmonization.
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Montreal
Que
Ottawa
Canada
J. E. Perreault
Quebec
Mr. Perreault
Establishment Of New Tariff Board Asked
Notice on the order paper from Ottawa cites Rt. Hon. RB Bennett proposing a tariff board. The resolution seeks appointment, constitution and duties, and salaries for members staff and employees, forming the basis for a later bill in Parliament.
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Bennett
Ottawa
Ont
Tariff Board
Misuse of Commons
B. Bennett
Finance
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