Byng of Vim y dies in England hero of war passes
Field Marshal Julian Hedworth Byng first Viscount Byng of Vimy dies at 72 in Essex after a long illness. A veteran of the Great War and governor-general of Canada, he led the Canadian Corps at Vimy Ridge and commanded at Cambrai and Mons in the final Allied drive.
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Thorpe
Canada
Metropolitan Police
London
Sir Arthur Currie
Byng
Western Front
Vimy Ridge
Third Army
Cambrai
Mons
London to Count Traffic in Massive Census
Ten thousand enumerators will work the week of August 12 at 5 000 to 6 000 selected points to tally pedestrians and vehicles. The census aims to provide data for road improvements on a scientific basis.
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London
Great Britain
Farmwork Bee Unites Saskatoon District Women and Men
Thirteen men with fifty horses and a tractor gathered at Mrs. Frank Williamson’s farm to put in 140 acres of crop while her husband was ill. Charlie Swaney and James Miracle organized the effort and the community joined in fully, with women assisting in cooking.
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Vanguard
Sask
Frank Willamson
Charlie Swaney
James Miracle
Aberhart Plans Manitoba Fund Drive For Travel
Alberta Social Credit Leader William Aberhart said Manitoba supporters raise funds to fly him and other speakers to Manitoba once Alberta schools close. Aberhart, principal of Crescent Heights High School in Calgary, disclosed the plan in Calgary.
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Calgary
William Aberhart
Alberta Social Credit League
Manitoba
Social Credit
Alberta
Aberhart
Crescent Heights
House approves bill for nationwide air bases
The House of Representatives swiftly approves a bill granting the army blanket authority to establish strategic air bases across the United States for peace time air force training and war time defense against invasion. The measure moves to the Senate.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Army
United States
Senate
Canadian Authors' Association Elects New Leaders
Dr Pehlam Edgar of Toronto University was elected president at the convention. Vice presidents chosen include Dr C W Gordon of Winnipeg B K Sandwell of Toronto Nellie McClung of Winnipeg and Jean Bruchesi of Montreal.
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Montreal
Pehlam Edgar
Toronto University
Canadian Authors’ Association
C. W. Gordon
Winnipeg
B. K. Sandwell
Toronto
Nellie McClung
Jean Bruchesi
England Furthers Telephone Rollout At 20000 Monthly
New telephone installations proceed in England at a steady rate of 20,000 per month, reflecting rapid nationwide expansion of communications infrastructure. Officials note the program aims to improve rural and urban access, with ongoing demand driving continual rollout.
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England
CMA Fair Wages Debate at 64th Hamilton Convention
At Hamilton Ontario the 64th annual CMA convention debated fair wages and whether the association should oppose improper wages under the Ontario Industrial Standards Act. A resolution to condemn unfair wages was supported by E C Burton and A J Roden urged protection against “take it or leave it” hiring practices. The motion to frame a policy was passed. In Calgary nurse Zita Kerchoff settled for an unspecified sum in a breach of contract case against Earl of Egmont concerning a waiting fee before Viscount Perceval’s birth.
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Hamilton
Ont
Canadian Manufacturers Association
Executive Council
A. J. Roden
Toronto
Industrial Relations’ Committee
Mr. Roden
E. C. Burton
Roden
Melville White
Burton
Alexander Donald
Elmer Davis
Kingston
W. C Coulter
Resolutions Committee
Calgary
Alberta
Earl of Egmont
Zita Kerchoff
W. A. Macdonald
Miss Kerchoff
Viscount Perceval
Egmont
May Be Tax Free Indemnities for Ottawa Lawmakers
Finance Minister E. N. Rhodes may introduce a bill this session to exempt the indemnities of members and senators from income tax. The plan would not apply to the present parliament to avoid self serving legislation. Liberal critic J. L. ralston argued for living expense exemptions in Ottawa. Rhodes agreed and proposed exempting the $4,000 indemnity from income tax, with a law change to the incoming parliament.
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Ottawa
E. N. Rhodes
J. L. Ralston
Liberal
Senate panel backs revised minimum wage bill Ottawa
The senate banking and commerce committee approved the re drafted minimum wage bill with a new clause allowing courts to order payment of unpaid or underpaid wages to the employee in any prosecution for breach of the act.
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Ottawa
Senate Banking and Commerce Committee
Tariff Increases and Decreases Tabled in Commons
Since August 1, 1930, 471 tariff increases by act of parliament and four by order in council, with 366 decreases by parliament and seven by order in council, the return tabled in the House of Commons shows. The data was requested by J. F. Pouliot of Temiscouata.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
J. F. Pouliot
Liberal
Temiscouata
Quetta Sees Massive Death Toll After Earthquake
Salvage work in the earthquake struck Quetta area is suspended due to an appalling stench. Officials estimate about 56,000 dead in the Quetta region with 26,000 fatalities in Quetta itself as the city’s population exceeds 60,000.
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London
Quetta
India
India Office
Canada to permit cattle imports from Scotland starting June
The Department of Agriculture announced that stock permits will be issued for importation of cattle sheep and other ruminants and swine into Canada from Scotland on and after June 20 provided no outbreak of disease occurs among such animals in the meantime.
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Ottawa
Canada
Scotland
Department of Agriculture
Barony for John Buchan Gazetted as Tweedsmuir of Eisfield
The barony conferred on John Buchan, governor-general designate of Canada, is officially gazetted as Barons Tweedsmuir of Eisfield. The title honors his ties to the village of Eisfield on the Tweed and notes Elsfield Manor in Oxford as his home.
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John Buchan
Baron Tweedsmuir of
Eisfield
London
Canada
Tweedsmuir
Tweed
Elsfield Manor
County of
Oxford
Province Holds Right to Collect Income Tax, Rhodes Says
Ottawa reports Finance Minister E N Rhodes told the House of Commons that provinces have a legal right to collect income tax and seeks a settlement on overlapping federal and provincial taxation. Toronto East MP T L Church warned Ontario might duplicate the federal tax and abolish municipal taxes.
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Ottawa
E. N. Rhodes
House of Commons
T. L. Church
Toronto East
Ontario
House
Toronto
Canada
United States
Washinon
Rhodes
W. D Euler
Lib
Waterloo North
Campbell to chase new speed record in Salt Lake City
Sir Malcolm Campbell, British speed ace, announced plans to try to surpass his world automobile record at Salt Lake City in July. He will depart for Utah after an advertising club luncheon, stating that reaching near 300 mph requires perfect conditions and noting ongoing tests for the July attempt.
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London
Malcolm Campbell
Salt Lake City
Campbell
Utah
Daytona Beach
Wheat In Storage Ottawa Week End May 31
Canadian wheat in store for the week ended May 31 totaled 202,120,349 bushels, down 2,067,128 from the prior week. Last year at the same date visible supply stood at 200,336,042 bushels. Canadian wheat in the United States reached 9,370,703 bushels, a weekly decrease of 824,322 and an annual rise of 4,118,502 bushels.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Penalties Reduced For False Weights In BIA Ottawa
Senate banking and commerce committee amended the weights and measure bill cutting minimum penalties for false or unjust weights. For individuals a first offence now carries at least 10 dollars and 50 dollars for subsequent offences, with maxima at 100 and 250 dollars respectively. Corporations see minimums cut to 100 and 500 dollars, while maxima remain 500 and 5000 dollars.
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Ottawa
Senate Banking and Commerce Committee
The
Commons
Drouth At The Coast Victoria
Southern Vancouver Island faces severe drought with three months of heat. Crops are withered and cut by 50 to 75 percent in many districts, some fields barren to three feet deep, dust coats well kept berry plots, and seed sown a month ago in plowed fields has not germinated.
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Victoria
Vancouver Island
Large RAF recruitment inquiries flood London
The air ministry said about 38 000 inquiries for tradesmen and mechanics and over 8 500 for pilots officers and airmen had been received by June 1. None had been interviewed. Authorities noted too early to identify origins amid rapid expansion plans.
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London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Air Force
Approval Sought for New Midget N R A Proposal
Washington reports President Roosevelts midget N R A plan headed for quick congressional approval. Senator Robinson of Arkansas says no further legislation this session unless unforeseen conditions arise. Donald Richberg meets Roosevelt and the senate challenges reciprocal tariff treaties as an unconstitutional delegation of legislative power.
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Washington
Roosevelt
N.R.A
Robinson
Arkansas
United States
Donald R. Richberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Public radio control threatened in Canada debate
In Ottawa Premier R B Bennett warns Commons of active moves to destroy public ownership of radio and pledges a bill to extend the radio commission life to March 31 1936. He cites cost and policy as factors in whether Canada keeps its radio as a public utility.
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Ottawa
Canada
R. B. Bennett
House of Commons
Radio Commission
Alfred Duranteau
Bennett
Church of England synod defeats divorce reform proposal
The synod voted 91 to 26 against a bid to permit divorce and remarriage in the Church of England and to urge civil authorities to liberalize divorce laws. Led by Rt. Rev. Ernest William Barnes, the Birmingham bishop, the minority bishops argued civil legalization made a church ban unnecessary in many cases.
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London
Church of England
Church of England Synod
Ernest William Barnes
Birmingham
Eight-Hour Day Bill Clears Third Reading in Senate
The eight-hour day bill, amended by the senate banking and commerce committee, received third reading in the upper house. It will return to the commons for concurrence with changes, notably reducing time before railway running trades fall under its provisions.
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Ottawa
Senate Banking and Commerce Committee
Commons
Trans-Atlantic Liners Aim For 80000-Ton Express Ships
Ship directors foresee 80000 ton express liners surpassing current giants like the Normandie. They predict speeds and record time to cross the Atlantic in about four days for the fastest future vessels.
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New York
Japs Hold Secret Discussion in Paris
Nine Japanese ambassadors and ministers met in Paris for a confidential discussion on how deeply Japan should engage in European affairs. Japanese sources declined to call it a conference, labeling it simply a discussion.
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Paris
Japan
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Stanley Baldwin
Downing Street
Mr. Baldwin
MacDonald
Helen Gwyne Vaughan
Earl Jellicoe
Hyde Park
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Drouth
Marine Department
Vancouver
Labor
Commission
Duranteau
Nec
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