Insurance for Unemployed Discussed in Ottawa
Professor Gilbert E. Jackson of the University of Toronto argued before the Canadian Political Defence Association that Canada needs government subsidies for unemployment insurance. He cited England’s experience and warned of Canada’s volatile employment, seasonal swings, and the risk of weakening worker drive without public support. He noted benefits hinge on health insurance and expanded job placement services.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Gilbert E. Jackson
University of Toronto
Canadian Political Defence Association
England
Jackson Gard
No Duty On Foreign Wheat
In London the House of Commons discussed wheat imports with Rt Hon William Graham stating no duties will be imposed on foreign wheat. The government rejected a universal tax on all imported wheat and that Canada might receive preference. A Conservative query pressed whether Canada tariff concessions would be treated same as foreign governments.
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London
England
House of Commons
Wiliam Graham
Board of Trade
Canada
Mr. Graham
Man Killed In Parachute Jump Near Toronto
Kenneth Burgess of Toronto died after his parachute failed to open during a first jump from a Colonial Airways plane at 1500 feet. The unopened chute snagged on telephone wires, throwing him into a ditch. He survived briefly after being found and a doctor was summoned, but died minutes later. Burgess leaves a widow and two children.
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Toronto
Ont
Kenneth Burgess
Burgess
Colonial Airways
Dufferin Street
North
York Township
Special Stamp Issued to Boost Wheat Grow More Wheat
Melbourne postal department issues a special cancellation stamp during a brief campaign to aid Prime Minister James Henry Scullin in promoting increased wheat production this year. The stamp bears the motto Grow More Wheat.
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Melbourne
Australia
James Henry Scullin
Postal Department
Press Details On R-100 Flight Limited To Colmore
Only R-100 flight information will be released by Wing Commander R B B Colmore. He will issue the details on arrival in Canada. Canadian and British newspapermen will accompany the return trip.
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London
England
Atlantic
R. B. B. Colmore
Canada
Canadac
Dry Ice Test Shipment From Brandon To Montreal
Two cars of Manitoba Co operative Poultry Association eggs were shipped to Montreal under a dry ice test. Insulated containers are used and circulating carbon dioxide gas preserves the eggs.
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Brandon
Man
Manitoba Co-operative Poultry Association
Montreal
Christian Scientists Seek Prayer Based Defense in Code Change
A Ottawa despatch to the Toronto Star reports government amendments to the Criminal Code at Christian Scientists' request. Three sections would shield religious healing practices from prosecution by stating that obligations to provide medical care do not apply to those relying on prayer or spiritual means for treating ailments.
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Toronto
Ottawa
Toronto Star
Advisory Board urged for immigration study in Ottawa
At the Canadian Political Science Association annual meeting Prof. W B Hurd proposed a permanent immigration advisory commission modeled on the tariff board. The body would be scientific and sociological, examining employment and social conditions nationwide and advising governments on numbers and types of immigrants. Applicants for district immigration positions would need to show economic evidence rather than sentiment.
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Ottawa
Ont
Advisory Commission On Immigration
Tariff Board
Canadian Political Science Association
W. B. Hurd
Brandon
Man
Canada
Government aims to bring Bay route under Crow's Nest Pact
Ottawa reports that Minister Crerar will enforce Crow's Nest Pass rates on the Hudson Bay Railway. The railway opens in a year, and Crerar plans to consult the railway commission to determine the legal position and whether automatic application is possible, with action considered to bring the Bay route under the agreement if needed.
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Ottawa
T. A. Crerar
Saskatoon Cadets Win Junior Shield in Cadet Shooting
Saskatoon Nutana Collegiate Institute cadets won the junior shield in the winter indoor series across Canada under the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association. They posted a 97.11 average out of 100. The Quebec Seminary team won the senior cadet shield with a 98.80 average.
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Quitawa
Ont
Nutana Collegiate Institute
Saskatoon
Sask
Canada
Dominion of Canada Rifle Association
Quebec Seminary
German charge on gas send to Nanking amid Indo China row
Berlin reports a London published Chinese north coalition statement accusing French Indo Chinese authorities of intercepting a poison gas consign ment bound for the Nanking government. The German foreign office calls the claim absurd anti German propaganda.
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Berlin
Germany
Chinese North Coalition
London
England
Nanking
French Troops Leaving Rhineland Evacuation Begins
French forces in the Rhineland have started evacuation in the Frankfurt area. Heavy artillery, pioneer equipment, and columns are moving toward France in the final exodus, signaling the Rhine is being stripped of French soldiery.
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Frankfurt-on-the-Main
Germany
Rhineland
France
Rhine
Sverdrup Named to Lead Graf Zeppelin Arctic Flight
Professor H U Sverdrup of Bergen Norway has been chosen to succeed the late Fridtjof Nansen as leader of the Graf Zeppelin Arctic flight effort.
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Oslo
Norway
H. U. Sverdrup
Bergen
Fridtjog Nansen
Admirals Attack London Naval Treaty Position
Two U S admirals told senate committees that the London naval treaty would leave the United States in a position of inferiority. Rear Admiral J W Chase said the pact did not represent parity with Great Britain and had flaws from a navy perspective. Rear Admiral J R P Pringle, once consulted, advised against the cruiser arrangement chosen by the delegation.
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Washington, D C
Senate
United States
J. W. Chase
General Board
Great Britain
J. R. P. Pringle
House United in Endorsing Pensions Bill
In Ottawa the government and opposition praised the parliamentary pensions committee as the bill to amend the pensions act passed committee and moved to third reading. Ministers and leaders lauded the united effort, noting the veterans bureau and new tests for war related incapacity.
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Ottawa
Ont
Parlamentary Committee On Pensions
House of Commons
Pensions Committee
Senate
Bislon
J. H. King
Pensions and National Health
Canada
Pensions ‘Board
R. B. Bennett
C. G. Power
Liberal
Quebec South
Bennett
Ottawa critics urge public voice in veterans' act panel
Major-General A H MacDonnell told the Senate committee studying the War Veterans' Allowance Act that the commission should include a broad public representation. He did not claim returned men could not serve but argued the general public should be represented as well. He proposed using county judges to bring experience lacking among most veterans.
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Ottawa
Ont
A. H. MacDonnell
Senate
J. A. Amyot
Department of Pensions
MacDonnell
Change Will Assist Trade London England
Hon W R Smith parliamentary secretary to the Board of Trade said in the House of Commons that changes in the Canadian tariff would affect business operations across many export trade sectors in Britain. He noted efforts to help manufacturers and traders seize new opportunities and that while a conference might not be practical the department would consider proposals from groups that found consultation useful.
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London
England
W. R. Smith
Board of Trade
House of Commons
Britain
Department of Overseas Trade
Japanese Immigration into Canada Mix of Workers and Children
A return tabled in the House of Commons shows 234 Japanese immigrants admitted to Canada since September 1, 1928, up to the end of the last fiscal year. Of these 130 were males and 104 females, including 58 agricultural workers 56 domestics and the rest children. Only 50 Japanese may enter Canada annually.
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Ottawa, Ont
Canada
House of Commons
Jolly Beggars Broadcast Joy on CBC Radio Program
A Burns ballad opera The Jolly Beggars was presented by the Alfred Heather Light Opera Company in a Canadian Pacific Railway NBC network program from station WJZ and twelve affiliated stations. Performers included J Campbell McInnes as Narrator Finlay Campbell as A Maimed Soldier John Detweiler as A Tinker Mrs Davies Wynne as The Widow of a Highland Freebooter Poosie Nancie Alfred Heather as A Bard and Ballad Singer and Jean Haig as The Soldier's Lass. The opening song contains a Canada reference noting a battle on the Heights of Abram between Wolfe and Montcalm.
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Burns
Thomas Carlyle
Currie
WJZ
National Broadcasting
J. Campbell McInnes
Robert Burns
Finlay Campbell
John Detweiler
Canada
Abram
Wolfe
Montcalm
Reverse scholarships eyed to lure English students to Toronto
Toronto and Ottawa figures push a reverse Rhodes Scholarship plan to let English boys attend Canadian universities. Dr Cyril Norwood urged the exchange to favor economics and science study, praising Canada's facilities as superior to English classics. Chancellor H P Whidden of McMaster supported the idea. General C H Mitchell of Toronto praised the scheme as practical.
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Toronto
Ont
Robert Falconer
University of Toronto
Cyril Norwood
Canada
H. P. Whidden
McMaster University
Conciliation Board To Settle Vancouver Waterfront Dispute
Ottawa announces a conciliation board will settle the 1100 waterfront workers dispute in Vancouver and district under the Industrial Disputes Investigation Act. The Shipping Federation of British Columbia and Vancouver and District Waterfront Workers' Association seek renewal of a wages and working conditions agreement expired November 30, 1929, with changes. Two members, R. B. Pirie and J. E. Hall, are named. a third chair is to be chosen.
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Ottawa
Ont
Vancouver
Peter Heenan
Shipping Federation of British Columbia
Vancouver and District Waterfront Workers’ Association
Board of Conciliation
R. B. Pirie
J. E. Hall
New Tariff On Fruits Is To Be Amended
Ottawa reports that amendments will be introduced to tariff resolutions affecting fruits and vegetables with ad valorem and specific duties. The seasonal use of specific duties follows consultations with growers, aiming to fair terms across regions. The budget debate saw tea and excise provisions approved, while Conservative protests linked to Japanese silk concerns marked the session.
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Ottawa
C. A. Dunning
House of Commons
Dunning
Atlantic
Pacific
British Empire
Canada
Senate passes liquor clearance bill to United States
Ottawa senators moved third reading on a government bill barring liquor clearance to the United States with no recorded vote on the main motion. An amendment delaying effect was defeated by 29 to 10. The measure, criticized by some for revenue loss, proceeds to the commons before it can become law.
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Ottawa
Senate
United States
Rufus Pope
Commons
George Foster
Canada
Customs Department
Royal Commission
Cuba
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Daniels
Belue
New Minister To Canada Washington
Lieut. Col. Hanford MacNider of Mason City Iowa named United States minister to Ottawa by President Hoover and approved by Canada. A Harvard graduate and former assistant secretary of war he is 41 and has led a career as business financier including presidencies at First National Investment Company and First National Bank while serving as treasurer of North Western States Portland Cement Company.
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Washington
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Iowa
United States
Ottawa
Hoover
Williams. Phillips
MacNider
Harvard
American Legion
Coolidge
First National Investment Company
First National Bank
North Western States Portland Cement Company
Dominion to establish two low power radio stations in far north
The Dominion Government plans spent about 67000 dollars to install two low power stations at Copper Mine in Coronation Gulf and at Chesterfield Inlet. Approved by order in council, installation by Marine and Fisheries begins immediately. Stations will provide meteorological reports aiding Hudson Bay navigation. Copper Mine site cited as timely due to expected prospectors. England offers small girders at 200 dollars each.
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Ottawa
Ont
Dominion
Far
Coppermine
Coronation Gulf
Chesterfield Inlet
Arctic
Canada
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Hudson Bay
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Nansen
U.S
House United
John Masefield
Dauber
Lord Harker
Jolly Beggars
C. H. Mitchell
Faculty of Applied Science
Conciliation Board
Dockers
Mr. Heenan
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