Youth urged to aid in solving present day difficulties
Ottawa speaker Hon H H Stevens urged youth to help reform the system step by step. He proposed a federal trade and industry commission to regulate commerce and industry, enforce laws, and resolve disputes. He argued wealth had become concentrated and called for fearless law enforcement and amendments to curb abuses.
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Ottawa
H. H. Stevens
Trade and Commerce Sinister
Trade and Industry
Stevens
Federation of
Youth
Canadian Radio Commission
Scusew
Mr. Stevens
Federal Trade and Industry
Railway Board
Prepare Voters Lists No Decision Reached On Revision
Ottawa secretary of state C H Cahan told the House of Commons that no decision had been reached on revising the voters lists. He said about 4,200,000 names had been set in type by the printing bureau and the list would be ready by April 1. The overall pool covers about 5,800,000 names.
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Ottawa
C. H. Cahan
House of Commons
MacKenzie King
Imperial Airways to reroute Empire service via Malta and Tobruk
Civil war in Greece forces Imperial Airways to alter its Empire route to Africa India Singapore and Australia. Planes will bypass Greece using Malta Benghazi Tobruk and Alexandria with Italian cooperation. Chile to raise funds to fight fruit diseases and pests.
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Imperial Airways
Greece
London
Africa
India
Singapore
Australia
Malta
Bengazi
Tobruk
Alexandria
Meighen argues senate should initiate more legislation
Rt Hon Arthur Meighen urged a Montreal audience that the senate should initiate a greater amount of legislation. He warned young listeners not to overvalue early opinions and suggested England’s practice of watching others as they experiment.
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Meighen
Ottawa
Senate
Arthur Meighen
Montreal
Old England
May Test Parachute Idea In Sacramento Demonstration
A spectacular attempt to lower a transport plane by a giant parachute will occur May 19 in Sacramento California. Col Roscoe Turner noted speed flyer will lead the demo to prove the feasibility of equipping transport planes with emergency parachutes. Turner previously descended safely in an open biplane using a similar method.
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Sacramento
Cal
Col
Roscoe Turner
Col. Turner
Sliding Scale Plan For Unemployment Insurance Rejected By House
In Ottawa the House of Commons rejected a sliding scale premium plan for unemployment insurance. Sir George Perley opposed graduated premiums and a proposed enforcement clause, while Labour critics urged a broader criminal code in the bill. The proposal would have reduced long-time contributors’ payments, and a debate followed over workers’ steady employment and employers’ failure to pay benefits.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
George Perley
R. B. Bennett
Ontario
Humphrey Mitchell
Lab
Hamilton
East
Laborite
Not Earned Yet Shared For Great Purpose By Donors
A brief note describes a charitable act where two elderly Englishwomen over 70 years old donate a penny an inch from a Toronto home for the aged. Their small contribution is highlighted as a gesture of goodwill and shared support for a worthy cause.
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Toronto
Sees Improvement In Western Economic Outlook
Montreal report by W McL Clarke secretary of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce on his Western tour to British Columbia and the prairie provinces notes a perceptibly better outlook than a year ago. He cites sound positions of urban and rural communities and an improved economic tone across the west.
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Prairie Provinces
Montreal
W. McL. Clarke
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
British Columbia
West
Ottawa Debates CRTC Expansion Not Yet Decided
In the House of Commons Hon Alfred Duranteau said no definite decision has been reached on expanding Canadian Radio Commission facilities. Hon W D Baler reported rumors the commission may spend 1 million dollars to acquire new stations. Duranteau noted the commission has plans but nothing concrete.
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Ottawa
Canadian Radio Commission
Alfred Duranteau
Marine
House of Commons
W. D. Baler
Lid
Waterloo North
Durarleau
Shocker tournament set by Saskatoon Checker Assn
The ninth annual shocker tournament will start Tuesday March 19 at 9 am at the Empire hotel Saskatoon with an 18th evening meeting at 8 pm. All checker players are invited. In A class first prize is the Hon J G Gardiner West Champ trophy and $10 cash. B class first prize $10.75. Veteran class first prize the Hon S J Latta trophy and $4 cash. prizes continue to lower places.
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Saskatoon
Empire Hotel
J. G. Gardiner
J. Latta
Pilot Sowrey to lead RLAF after WWI feats
Group Captain Frederick Sowrey formerly of 8 RIC, who shot down Zeppelin L.82 over Lames at Billericay, Essex in 1916, is appointed to command the Royal Air Force in the Middle East depot at Aboukir. He had previously led the No. 3 armament training camp at Wisbech.
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Frederick Sowrey
RIC
Lames
Billericay
Essex
RLAF
Middle East
Aboukir
Wisbech
Ottawa MPs debate tourism fund despite vote split
In the House of Commons Ottawa MPs praised Canadian tourist attractions but failed to pass a 200000 vote to boost inter provincial and international tourism. Rail Minister Manion backed the increase and discussed ways to attract visitors, while opposition suggested raising the figure higher. The plan to discuss the vote again. Also reports Copenhagen arrest of ten suspected US citizens and a Danish Communist tied to espionage concerns.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Canada
Can- Ma
R. J
Dominion
United States
Manion
Dr. Manion
Copenhagen
Denmark
Move To Equalize Canadian Car Prices With U S Rates
Ottawa reports say Canadian automobile prices may be aligned with U S prices as tariffs and production costs are reviewed. Government and manufacturers have discussed narrowing the roughly 130 percent price gap, with delegations to Finance Minister Rhodes and a possible tariff board reference.
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Ottawa
United States
Tare Board
Canada
RE. N. Rhodes
Tariff Board
Bootleg Butter Scarcity Prompts Trade Concerns Across Border
A Mail and Empire dispatch from Ottawa reports bootleg butter sales into the United States have depleted Canadian stores. Prices differ five cents a pound between Montreal and New York, with eastern townships noted as the main rout. In Manitoba, reeves and councillors urge a royal commission to probe suburban muni ipalities in default of interest, referencing Ontario's debt-reduction moves without specific proposals.
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Toronto
United States
Mail
Empire
Ottawa
Federal Department of Agriculture
Montreal
New York
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Ontario
Robbery Mystery Over London Gold Shipment Stolen From Croydon Airport
Scotland Yard faced a baffling theft as three boxes containing gold valued at £21,000 were taken from the Croydon airport administration building. The outer oak door was locked and no keys were missing, while the inner steel door stood open and guards saw no one. Hefty boxes, hard to recount by weight, and no fingerprints led detectives to suspect gloves.
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Sig
Croydon
London
Scotland Yard
Itas
Life Insurance Figures Written And Paid For In 1934 In Canada
The Dominion department of insurance reports 1934 net life insurance written and paid in cash in Canada at 506,062,050 dollars, up three percent from 1933. Ordinary insurance totaled 43,008,908, industrial 144,041,679, and group 19,931,463. Total net business in force on Dec 31, 1934 stood at 6,220,208,626, down four percent from 1933.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Department of Insurance
Impossble To Try To Stabilize Pound Sterling Under Circumstances
London. Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons it was impossible to stabilize the pound under current conditions. He denied the exchange equalization fund was used to depreciate sterling and urged no rush to revert to gold while circumstances remain unfavorable. He warned returning to gold could foreclose policy options and harm trade and employment.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Britain
United States
Chamberlain
Exchange Equalization Fund
Great Britain
France
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