Budget adoption in Ottawa House of Commons vote tally
The final budget of Canada’s 16th Parliament passed the House by 114 to 88 with 28 votes margin. Conservatives Finlay MacDonald and T. E. Simpson joined opposition on iron and steel provisions. L. H. Jeliff and L. W. Johnstone showed mixed votes. Crowded galleries witnessed the defeat of subamendment 177 to 19 and Conservative amendment 124 to 64.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
House of Commons
Conservative Party
U.F.A
C. A. Dunning
Finlay MacDonald
Cape Breton, South
T. E. Simpson
West Algoma
L. W. Johnstone
Cape Breton
L. H. Jeliff
Lethbridge
Alberta
W. R. Fansher
Last Mountain, Sask
Progressive
House
May Increase Salaries Ottawa Officials Probe Postal Wages
Ottawa Ontario postal workers may see higher pay as postmaster general Peter Verndt vows to seek alternative methods after three day talks with United Postal Employees of Canada. He notes prior efforts failed due to civil service commission rulings.
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Ottawa
Ont
Peter Verndt
United Postal Employees of Canada
Vennot
Civil Service Commission
Parsee Indian flier lands solo in England
Croydon, England. R. D. Tata, an Indian flier, arrives by aeroplane alone from India after a nine day flight chasing a 500 pound prize offered by Agri Khan for the first solo India to England flight. Other contestants posted times of 17 and 23 days.
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Croydon
England
R. D. Tata
India
Agri Khan
Norway Pays Tribute to Dr. Fridtjof Nansen
Norway held an extraordinary Storting meeting where President Hambro praised explorer and humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen who died May 13. The Storting offered to cover funeral costs, accepted by the Nansen family.
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Oslo
Norway
Fridtjof Nansen
Storting
Hambro
Nansen
Naval Parley Costs Public Funds at London Conference
Public figures reveal the London naval conference cost British funds about £15,600 or $83,000 for 91 days, averaging £152 or about $910 daily.
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London
England
Vancouver harbor plans trigger Commons questions
Ottawa is asked about proposed construction of a cold storage plant and fish wharf at Vancouver by the Vancouver Harbor Commissioners. Hon. H. H. Stevens of Vancouver Centre filed a series of questions on the order paper in the House of Commons.
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Ottawa
Ont
Vancouver
Vancouver Harbor Commissioners
House of Commons
H. H
Vancouver Centre
Delegates Named for International Labor Congress Geneva
Ottawa Ont Delegates Gerald H Brown and Dr W A Riddell will be the official Dominion Government delegates to the 4th annual meeting of the International Labor Congress at Geneva on June 10. Mrs R F McWilliams of Winnipeg is named to accompany three Eastern Canada men as technical advisors. Hon Peter Heenan Minister of Labor announced selections Major J H Roaf BC Manufacturers Association attends as employers' representative while Tom Moore president of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada represents the workers.
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Ottawa
Ont
Gerald H. Brown
W. A. Riddell
Geneva
Dominion
International Labor Congress
R. F. McWilliams
Winnipeg
Canada
Peter Heenan
J. H. Roaf
British Columbia
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Employers Ofabor
Tom Moore
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Aviation Valuable To Canada Saskatoon
Dr R W Boyle principal of the physical science division at Ottawa national research laboratories says Canada will gain more from aeroplane and radio than any country. He notes their role in linking distant regions of the country and that aviation research is a focus at Ottawa.
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Saskatoon
Canada
R W. Boyle
National Research Laboratories
Ottawa
Boyle
Bill Aims to End Age Limit for Canadian Workers on Govt Contracts
In Ottawa the House of Commons referred a workers bill to the committee on industrial and international relations. Dr J J E Guerin, Liberal St Ann, said the measure seeks no age limit for Canadian workmen seeking employment on Dominion Government contracts, highlighting Montreal’s interest.
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Ottawa
Dominion
House of Commons
Committee On Industrial and International Relations
J. J. E. Guerin
Liberal
St. Ann
House
Montreal
Will Holiday In Europe Toronto Party Tours Europe Return
Fifty five farmers mostly from Alberta and composed of Ukrainians Finns and Central Europeans arrived in Toronto Ontario en route to Europe. The group travels in ten automobiles and includes men women and children many of whom barely remember their birth land. They started from Edmonton and will travel through the United States before crossing back for a holiday tour after settling on Canadian land.
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Toronto
Ont
Alberta
Europe
Canada
Edmonton
United States
France considers old law to curb loafers and crime
In Paris a bill uses the 1885 statute to demand expulsion or permanent hard labor for a second offense by a person already imprisoned for six months. The measure aims to cleanse the capital of petty criminals and deter repeat offenders.
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Paris
France
Centenary appeal for Scott commemoration fund issued
The Duke of Buccleuch as president of the Scott centenary committee appeals to Scots worldwide to subscribe five thousand pounds sterling toward a suitable dignified observance of Sir Walter Scott's centenary on September 21, 1932.
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London
England
Walter Scott
Duke of Buccleuch
Early Wheat In Alberta Report From Edmonton
Central Alberta fields show 50 percent of wheat green and germination even, with early sown stands standing to two to three inches in height and grain color described as excellent according to the Journal’s monthly crop report.
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Edmonton
Alberta
the Journal
Britain Rejects Arab Demands in London Talks
The British colonial office said the Palestine Arab delegation's constitutional proposals were wholly unacceptable. The group, in London seeking changes for fellow Arabs, announced it would depart for Palestine on May 23 after a deadlock in negotiations. The statement noted the proposals could not be accepted as they would prevent His Majesty's government from fulfilling its mandate obligations.
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London
England
British Colonial Office
Palestine
Colonial Office
Postponed Reconstruction of CNR in Western Provinces
Ottawa reports three readings given to bills restoring natural resources of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta to the provinces. Belcourt and Willoughby defend the settlement as fair and stable, noting courts could hear constitutional issues and Saskatchewan carries a $70,000,000 debt without 1905 resource allocation.
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Ottawa
Ont
Senate
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
House of Commons
N. A. Belcourt
W. B. Willoughby
Privy Council
A. B. Gillis
Frederick Haultain
Northwest Territories
Papers Resent Action Of Scotland Yard
The Newspaper Owners Association contests sections of the Officials Secrets Act 1920 used to raid journalists tied to Gandhi arrest news leaks. It adopts a resolution condemning justified press intrusion and calls for amendment in the public interest, sending a copy to Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.
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London
England
Gandhi
India
Ramsay MacDonald
League council to hold opium conference in Geneva
The League of Nations council moved to strengthen the fight against illicit opium traffic by mobilizing help from affected nations. It tentatively set December 1 for an international opium conference to consider limiting world narcotics production to medical and scientific needs.
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League of Nations Council
Geneva
Switzerland
Council of the
League of Nations
R-100 Arrival and Montreal Reception to Be Broadcast
The full account of the R-100 approach to Canadian shores its overland journey to Montreal and its mooring mast at St. Hubert airport will be broadcast in twenty Canadian cities along with the reception ceremonies.
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Montreal
St. Hubert
Canada
Chinese Stage Battle in Winnipeg Chinatown Riots
Rioting Chinese factions clashed in Winnipeg's Chinatown shortly after midnight as two Orientals fought, spreading to nearby stores and homes. Seven were arrested, three seriously wounded rushed to hospital, and others treated at locations around city hall as police dispersed the mob.
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Winnipeg
Survey Of Natural Resources In B C Peace River Block
Premier Tolmie announces a joint natural resources survey of the Peace River Block to be conducted all summer. Major C R Drysdale will head the survey, with costs shared by the British Columbia government Canadian government and the two railways. The effort follows last summer's Pacific Great Eastern Railway survey. The block covers about three million acres.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
S. F. Tolmie
Peace River
C. R. Drysdale
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
Peace River Block
Senate backs resources bills for West
Ottawa reports the government will not pursue CN railways financial reconstruction this year. Crerar says amalgamation of CN companies unlikely before dissolution, though next session may see action. Thornton notes CN investigations complete. reconstruction remains a complex, six year effort with mortgages and securities catalogued.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canadian National Railways
T. A. Crerar
Mr. Crerar
Henry Thornton
C.N.R
Crerar
London and Washington Agree on Naval Parity Debate
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald told Parliament the London conference aimed to set an international understanding with the United States on naval parity amid U S buildup. In Washington, two senior admirals clashed over the London treaty with Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones opposing the accord and Admiral William V. Pratt voicing satisfaction with the outcome.
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London
England
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
United States
MacDonald
Washington
America
Japan
Britain
Washington, D.C
United States Navy
Hilary P. Jones
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William V. Pratt
Senate Naval Committee
Rainbow submarine launched at Chatham England
The Rainbow, 1 475 tons, first of her class in the Royal Navy, was launched at Chatham. Three more submarines of the class and 12 others are in hand, totaling 16 to replace 36 by end of 1932, reducing overall British submarine strength from 50 to 30. Mrs Addison performed the naming ceremony after a religious service, and a bottle of Australian burgundy was broken over the bow.
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Chatham
England
Addison
No Change In Surveys Ottawa Ontario
Return of the natural resources to the western provinces to back an arrangement on aerial forest protection shows no immediate effect on government air fleets this year as extensive plans proceed for the protection and survey of wide prairie areas.
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Ottawa
Ont
Prairies
Winnipeg Doctor Receives Connaught Public Health Fellowship
Dr Murray Cleg horn of Baldur Manitoba has been chosen for a Public Health fellowship at the Connaught Laboratories University of Toronto. The appointment was communicated to Dr T A Pincock deputy minister of Public Health by Dr Fitzgerald director of Connaught Laboratories and the school of Hygiene at Toronto.
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Winnipeg
Man
Murray Cleghorn
Baldur
Connaught Laboratories
University of Toronto
T. A. Pincock
Fitzgerald
School of Hygiene
University At Toronto
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