Direct Talks Aim to Consolidate European Peace for Years
Reported plans for broad Anglo German conversations extend beyond the Western air pact to cover the full Anglo French accord framework. Discussions could be held in Berlin with Sir John Simon or in London by Konstantin Von Neurath, and may pave the way for a Russian trip to Moscow and a possible visit to Warsaw as part of a broader Locarno agenda.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Belgium
League of Nations
Russia
Caphtule
Berlin
John Simon
Konstantin von Neurath
Adolf Hitler
Sir John
Moscow
Warsaw
Locarno
Likely Retain Post Wedge Taylor Ottawa Head of Pension Board
The government contemplates keeping Wedge Taylor as head of the Canadian pension commission after his temporary term ends. Appointed last July for one year to clear up marriage cases, he led work on pension machinery and reporting to the government. The senate passed a bill allowing four temporary commissioners to ease congested duties.
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Ottawa
Pawcett Taylor
Canadian Pension Commission
O Peration of Pensions
Senate
Canadian economist joins Bank of England adviser post
Professor Gilbert Edward Jackson, a leading Canadian economist, has been appointed to an advisory post at the Bank of England. He resigns as professor of political economy at the University of Toronto. President H. J. Cody announced the appointment noting Jackson will focus on the British Empire, amid three new banks being established including the Bank of Canada.
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Elves
Toronto
Gilbert Edward Jackson
Bank of England
University of Toronto
H. J. Cody
Jackson
British Empire
Bank of Canada
Plea for Lower Tariffs on Mining Machinery
Ottawa Liberal MP Colin Campbell urged in the House of Commons that mining equipment tariffs be reduced. He argued rising taxes have strained the industry, which survives mainly due to engineers’ cheaper methods and ongoing research.
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Ottawa
Colin Campbell
Lib
Frontenac-Addington
House of Commons
Greenock Votes Not to Celebrate Jubilee
Greenock council on the Clyde, by a 12 to 10 vote, declines to take part in the jubilee celebrations of the king's accession. The resolution cites unemployment in the town and rejects costly displays, with Bailie McLeod praising the decision as prudent while Bailie Scott objects to dragging the unemployed into the issue.
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Scotland
Greenock
Greenok
Clyde
Te Ing
Bailie Mra. McLeod
Bailie Scott
Four Communist rebels die in Anhwei cells linked to Stam mission
The foreign office disclosed that four rebels were executed in Anhwei province for the Stam missionaries tragedy. Reports say authorities captured the quartet and killed them two weeks after the December attack. An alleged ringleader was later reported mortally wounded in battle.
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Shanghai
United States
J.C. Stam
Anhwei
Foreign Office
Nordes
Stam
Depletion Of Waterfowl Threatens Ducks In Canada
Federal authorities warn of waterfowl depletion and possible extermination of several duck species. A Manitoba legislature report by Hon J S McDiarmid notes the main remedy lies in measures similar to those used in the United States, addressing migratory flyways from the border to Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic marshes.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
J. 8. McDiarmid
Minster of Natural Resources
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Premier Bennett Backs Public Control Of Radio
Premier RB Bennett told the House of Commons he supports public ownership of radio though acknowledging strong opposing public opinion. He cited past remarks to W. D. Buhler and noted government support for appointing a commission to manage any public utility under the unemployment insurance bill provisions.
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Bennett
Ottawa
RB * Bennett
House of Commons
W. D. Buler
Libeneral
Waterloo North
Bennett Aid
Tondeavor
Fatal Plane Crash Involving Elizabeth and Jane Du Bois
Elizabeth Du Bois and Jane Du Bois, aged 23 and 20, died after a passenger plane crashed near Messina, Italy. Reports state the sisters had been traveling with two officers and were known in Naples and Amalfi circles. Jane was reportedly engaged to Flying Officer John A C Forbes while Elizabeth’s fiancé was Flight Lieutenant Henry Longfield Beatty.
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Paria
Elizabeth du Bois
Jane du Bois
Naples
Amalfi
Ravello
Henry Longfield Beatty
Messina
Italy
Cockroach Soup Banquet Leaders Sentenced in Archangel
In Archangel USSR five men including M Sosnin former secretary of the Communist party committee at Snakogorzky harbor were sentenced to prison for organizing a cockroach banquet. They allegedly forced restaurant staff to eat cockroach soup as punishment after a customer found a roach in his meal. Sosnin was removed from his political post and received a three year term. the others received shorter sentences.
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Russia
Archangel
Ussr
M. Sosnin
Communist Party Committee
Snakogorzky Harbor
Sosnin
Relief Loans 14415 Single Men Working Federal Relief Camps
At end of January 14715 single unemployed men were working in relief camps run by the Department of National Defence. They were distributed across 102 camps with provincial totals: Nova Scotia 506 New Brunswick 1016 Quebec 2964 Ontario 5977 Manitoba 1166 Saskatchewan 1605 Alberta 2881 British Columbia 6859.
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Ottawa
Department of National Defence
House of Commons
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Soviet Russia backs European peace pact over Eastern Locarno
Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinoff told Soviet ambassadors in London and Paris to inform Britain and France that regional pacts including the proposed eastern Locarno are essential for European peace. The stance targets Germany, accused of aggression, and ties peace to fulfillment of London proposals.
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Russia
Moscow
Great Britain
France
London
Maxim Litvinoff
Paris
Ussr
Europe
Germany
Gasoline inquiry to study tariffs in Regina
Ottawa boards consider holding hearings outside Ottawa to probe gasoline tariffs as western complaints note prices are high. The board aims to issue a budget report in three weeks then begin the gasoline inquiry, deciding whether witnesses should travel or the board travel to the prairies. Sir Astley Cubitt cancels Bermuda visit due to delays in HAM AS schedule.
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Ottawa
Tarm
Regina
Prairies
Hamilton
Bermuda
Astley Cubitt
Duke of Gloucester
Hamas
Australia
Seth Parker
Taiti
France Leads Atlantic Air Service Push with Giant Liner
France advances toward transatlantic commercial flight with the Lieut. de Vaisseau Paris, a 104 foot six engine liner carrying 70 passengers and crew. It cruises at 145 mph and aims for under 20 hour crossings as Britain and the United States race to field usable airliners. Baron Henri de la Grange tours the United States to study commercial aviation on this side of the water.
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Atlantic
France
Avove
Inset
Henri de la Grange
United States
Manitoba cabinet minister Prefontaine dies at 82 in Winnipeg
The long serving Manitoba legislator Prefontaine who entered the legislature in 1903 and represented Carillon almost continuously until his defeat in 1920 and 1914 campaigns died after a prolonged illness in Winnipeg. He held roles as provincial secretary railway commissioner and lands commissioner later becoming minister of agriculture and a minister without portfolio. Born 1861 in Upton Quebec he moved to Manitoba in 1880 settling in St Agatha and St Pierre. By 1923 he had aligned with the Progressive government of Premier John Bracken. The obituary notes the Bracken government elected in 1922 and Prefontaine's political shifts while highlighting his lengthy service.
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Winnipeg
Tron
Aspert
A. Prefontaine
Manitoba
Progressive
John Bracken
Bracken
Upton
Que
Mr. Prefontaine
St. Agatha
St. Pierre
Carillon Constitut
Larger Pensions for Veterans Passed by House of Commons
In Ottawa the House of Commons approved 2.25 million in monthly veterans pensions, up 250,000 from last year, with potential rise to 7.5 million next year if age limits drop. Over ten years the total could climb from 42 million to 103 million due to more claimants and war service. An additional 2.1 million was approved for special relief, plus 19,800 for the pension appeal court.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Donald Sutherland
House
Pension Appeal Court
Wolves Becoming Menace Threatens Prince Albert Park
Damage caused by timber wolves in Prince Albert National Park Sask was raised in the House of Commons by Liberal A F Totzke of Humboldt. Interior Minister T G Murphy said he awaited park officials report and would make a statement later. Totzke warned wolves were forming packs and destroying trap lines and slaughtering wild game in areas surrounding the park.
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Prince Albert National Park
Ottawa
Sask
House ‘of Commons
A. F. Totzke
Humboldt
T.G. Murphy
Interior
Park
Totzke
Italy vows ample war supplies as troops push to Africa
The Rome supreme defence council led by Mussolini pledged ongoing access to war materials. It announced Italy can rest armed and has prepared indispensable measures for an eventual warlike effort, while 4000 Italian troops advanced toward Africa amid Italo-Ethiopian tensions.
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Rome
Italy
Supreme Defence Council
Mediterranean
Africa
Council
Benito Mussolini
Relief Frauds Hit Hamilton City Treasury Returns
Hamilton Ont mayor H E Wilton announced the city treasury recovered 1451 dollars after exposure of two relief fraud cases last week. One family repaid 1000 dollars and another 451 dollars, with substantial funds remaining in their bank accounts after reimbursement.
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Hamilton
Ont
Fang
H. E. Wilton
Hitler Seeks Vast Cash Drive To Fund Reichs Recovery
Berlin. Reichsfuhrer Adolf Hitler orders broad confiscation of private wealth to secure funds for public works and raw material imports. Finance chief Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk gains sweeping power to compel loans from banks, firms, and individuals, with penalties for noncompliance as the state aims to float a large loan this year.
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Berlin
Reichsfuhrer
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Reichminister of Finance
Lutz Schwerin-Von Krosigk
Fuehrer
von Krosigk
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T. B. McQuesten
Drist Board
A. A. Prefontaine
Sioner
R. Bennett
Canada
Ethiopia
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Reichsbank
W.on
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