Manitoba election tally shows opposition at thirty seats
Final ballot count leaves opposition with 30 seats in the Manitoba Legislature and the government Liberal-Progressives at 21. Conservatives hold 16, CCF five, Independents three, Communist one, and Social Credit five. Two seats remain in doubt with deferred voting. Premier Bracken’s Liberals lead but lack a majority.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
John Bracken
Errick Willis
James McLenaghen
Jin Kildonan
Kildonan-St. Andrews
C. E. Fillmore
Employment Gains Across Five Canadian Regions July First
Dominion bureau of statistics reports 987 955 employed on July 1 up from 963 401 in June with year over year rise to 934 262 from last July. Toronto Ottawa Hamilton Winnipeg and Vancouver lead gains while Montreal Quebec and Windsor show declines. Manufacturing advances driven by food lumber and pulp and paper sectors. declines noted in logging leather textile and iron and steel.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Toronto
Hamilton
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Montreal
Quebec
Windsor
King Edward Charters Nahlin for Dalmatian Cruise
Buckingham Palace announces King Edward has chartered the yacht Nahlin for a three to four week cruise along the Dalmatian coast. He may join in Dubrovnik within about ten days with three or four friends. The vessel, owned by Lady Yule, cost about 1.5 million dollars and sails from Glasgow. The trip replaces a Cannes vacation cancelled by the Spanish rebellion outbreak.
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London
Edward
Nahlin
Buckingham Palace
Dubrovnik
Yugoslavia
Yule
David Yule
Glasgow
Cannes
France
London gifts for Vancouver jubilee from London citizens
Sir Percy Vincent the lord mayor of London travels to Vancouver for jubilee celebrations carrying gifts from London citizens. The items include a large silver relief depicting 18th century London and a picture of Captain George Vancouver's tomb in Petersham cemetery, linking the city’s naming to the explorer.
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London
Percy Vincent
Vancouver
Petersham
George Vancouver
Build More Ships London Plans for Two New Battleships
In the House of Commons Sir Samuel Hoare announced the 1937 naval rearmament plan. Construction would start in January 1837 with cost details to be negotiated with contractors. The program aims to replace and rapidly expand naval power under the Washington treaty framework. Sixteen inch guns are proposed for the new battleships, with orders to Vickers Armstrong and Cammell Laird.
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London
House of Commons
Samuel Hoare
Admiralty
F Samuel
First Lord
The
Commons
Britain
France
United States
Japan
Vickers, Armstrong, Ltd
Walker-on-Tyne
Cammell Laird Co
Birkenhead
Was Noted Stock Expert Alexander Westervelt Dies
Alexander P. Westervelt, 64, longtime Royal Winter Fair manager and renowned Canadian livestock expert, died after a brief illness in hospital. He had lived at Clarkson, near Toronto, for 20 years running a small farm. Westervelt collapsed at his desk while preparing for the upcoming winter fair, which since 1922 he helped build into a national event drawing exhibits from coast to coast.
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Toronto
Alexander P. Westervelt
Clarkson
World Poultry Congress Show Highlights Plymouth Rocks Exhibit
At Leipzo the sixth World Poultry Congress features a Canadian display of Plymouth Rocks a new cold climate breed. The breadth of exhibits includes the United States Belgium France Holland and Denmark with 42 nations represented. Plymouth Rocks attract buyers with prices up to 150 marks about 60 dollars and Swedish and Finnish breeders show interest.
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United States
Belgium
France
Holland
Denmark
Bishop To Visit Canada London Amid Family Tour
The Bishop of London Right Rev Arthur Winnington-Ingram sails for Canada on the liner Queen Mary on Aug 5 to visit 34 nieces and nephews and related kin. He jokes a statue may be erected by Canada’s prime minister to honor the family’s role in populating the Dominion. Also noted is wartime Canadian PM Sir Iagas Borden visiting war graves tours in France with officials Hibginson and Osborne.
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London
Arthur Winnington-Ingram
Canada
Winnington- Ingram
Dominion
Winnington Ingram
Arras
France
Iagas Borden
Frank Higginson
Imperial War Graves Commission
H. C. Osborne
Ottawa
Canadian War Graves Commission
Belgium
Whitehall
God
Canadian Freighter Resold to Tower Line
The 5492 ton Canadian Leader freighter, sold by the Canadian government to the Montreal Australia New Zealand line, has been resold to the Tower Steamship Company of London. The ship, laid up in Halifax, will be reconditioned and sail across the Atlantic within weeks.
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Montreal
Tower Steamship Company of London
Eng
Halifax
Sultan of Johore Contributes £5000 to King George V Memorial
The Sultan of Johore announces a donation of £5000 to the King George V memorial fund on behalf of his government and people in gratitude for the late king's protection during 25 years. The fund total nears £200000.
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London
Johore
Round Trip Flight To London From New York
Dick Merrill and singer Harry Richman completed arrangements for the first round trip flight from New York to London. The voyage would occur between August 15 and August 20.
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New York
Dick Merrill
Harry Richman
London
Baldwin voices hope for peace of the world
Canadian veterans heard British Prime Minister Baldwin declare that war must end or the world may perish. He urged comradeship between ex‑enemies, recalled Vimy leaders Lord Byng and Sir Arthur Currie, and cited a London cenotaph ceremony as evidence that reconciliation can rise from war’s memory.
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London
Baldwin
Lord Byng
Vimy
Sir Arthur Currie
Byng
Currie
Leave To Appeal From Canada Against Bennett Labor Acts
The Privy Council grants the Canadian government leave to appeal the validity of Bennett era labor laws. Ontario and British Columbia join the petition with representation by Roebuck and Farris. Ottawa challenges include the Rest Day, 48-Hour Week, Minimum Wages, and Employment and Social Insurance Acts. The Supreme Court of Canada upheld partial validity on three acts and unconstitutional status for the last.
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London
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Bennett
Cc. P. Plaxton
Dominion
Ontario
British Columbia
Roebuck
J. E. Deb Farris
Pacific Coast
Supreme Court of Canada
May Buy Cattle to Replenish Nova Scotia Herds
Nova Scotia Minister of Agriculture John A. McDonald said the government is considering a plan to import cattle from Western Canada to replenish depleted herds. He noted drouth and poor crop years reduced cattle numbers, and suggested paying abattoir prices if freight costs drop, while farmers expressed strong demand for more cattle as the province reports a large hay and forage crop. Also in Bristol, Stanley M. Bruce urged greater British dominion contribution to imperial defense.
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Halifax
John A. McDonald
Nova Scotia
Western Canada
Drouth
McDonald
Bristol
Eng
Stanley M. Bruce
London
Commonwealth
Wheat Shortage May Force Canadian Imports Says Wallace
Secretary Wallace warned a hard wheat shortage in the United States could require imports from Canada. He noted trade circles predicting about 40,000,000 bushels and said soft white wheat would be plentiful in the Pacific Northwest. He also cited a risky corn outlook and possible imports from Argentina and other regions.
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Canada
Wallace Washington
United States
Wallace
Pacific Northwest
King Edward Greets 8000 Canadians at Garden Party
King Edward greeted about 8000 Canadian Vimy pilgrims at the Duke of Gloucester’s garden party in London. Police and guards forced a path through the crowd as the king, hatless in a grey suit, appeared to cheers. He spoke of memories of Vimy and Canada, then saluted with a light joke about the rain. Crowds sang For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow.
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London
Edward
Duke of Gloucester
Buckingham Palace
Royal
Duke of
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
Tris
Canada
Alberta
U S Exports to Canada Jump in June Led by United States
The June report shows U S shipments to Canada totaling 33,994,850 dollars, up 31 percent from 1935. The United Kingdom also increased exports to Canada to 11,063,861 dollars, up 11 percent, while Canada’s imports from empire nations rose and total imports exceeded 57.6 million dollars, up 23 percent.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United Kingdom
Ontario Wheat Crop Outlook With Growth From Drought
C H Carlisle president of the Canadian Bread Company told shareholders in Toronto that Ontario's wheat crop may add 2.5 to 3 million bushels to the 8 million bushel 1935 harvest. He estimated the current Canadian crop around 250 million bushels with 125 million carried over, making available wheat equal to or above the typical 350 million bushel average.
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Toronto
Ontario
C. H. Carlisle
Canadian Bread Company
Soviet decree raises champagne output for workers
The Soviet government orders champagne production up from 300,000 bottles this year to 12,000,000 in 1942. Communist leaders call this a step toward greater freedom and a more abundant life for the Russian proletariat, arguing champagne will no longer be a luxury.
English papers penalized for publishing assassination captions
Two newspapers and a news reel company paid fines totaling 1050 pounds and about 1000 pounds in costs after publishing captions on July 16 that described an assassination attempt on the King. The incident involved George Andrew McMahon, a spectator at a military parade on Constitution Hill who drew a revolver as the King rode by.
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London
George Andrew McMahon
Constitution Hill
Canadian named president of American Poultry Judges' Association
Ottawa reports George Robertson Dominion poultry husbandman was elected president at the Topeka Kansas meeting. He is the first Canadian to hold the post in the association's 53 year history.
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Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
George Robertson
Dominion Poultry Husbandman
American Poultry Judges’ Association
Topeka
Kas
Robertson
North Bay Air Ways HQ to Close After Eight Field Work
The department of national defence will close its air ways headquarters in North Bay Ontario after completing work at eight landing fields in the district. Lieut. Col. J Larsen announced the office opened July 1, 1933.
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North Bay
Ont
Department of National Defence
J. Larsen
Royal Canadian Mounted Police chief arrives by air in Churchill
Commissioner J. H. MacBrien of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police reaches Churchill after completing a Baker Lake flight. The trip, 450 miles north, serves as part of the search for the lost McAlpine party from seven years ago.
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Churchill
Man
Baker Lake
Here
McAlpine
J. H. MacBrien
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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