Manion Named New Leader of Canadian Conservatives
Hon. Robert James Manion elected leader of the National Conservative Party at a three day convention. He pledged service to party and nation, while rival candidates MacPherson Harris Massey and Lawson leadership votes were noted. Manion predicted victory in the next general election as defeated Prime Minister King faced a waning government.
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Ottawa
National Conservative Party of Canada
Dominion
Robert James Manion
Dr. Manion
Murdock MacPherson
Regina
Joseph Harris
Denton Massey
J. Earl Lawson
Toronto
Mr. MacPherson
Dr. Manson
Mr. Lawson
Manson
Harris
Massey
Yukon
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
R. B. Bennett
Winnipeg
Bennett
Hugh Guthrie
Manion
MacPherson
Mackenzie King
Fort William
George Black
House of Commons
King
Treasure Heist Tied To Liner Larceny Near Rimouski
A damaged liner incident near Rimouski led to $1,500,000 in gold being taken ashore at Father Point. The bullion was loaded onto a train for Quebec and then shipped to London, after the vessel was towed free by a tug from the damaged liner Ascania.
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Rimouski
Que
Ascania
Father Point
Quebec
London
Elevator Destroyed in Woodhouse Wheat Elevator Fire
Fire destroyed the Alberta Pacific Grain Company elevator at Woodhouse 35 miles northwest of Lethbridge Alberta Pacific Grain was damaged by the blaze burning between 300 and 900 bushels of wheat. Cause and total damage remain undetermined.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Alberta Pacific Grain Company
Woodhouse
Here
Tourist industry income tops 300 million in Canada
Resources Minister T A Crerar said upon arrival that Canada's tourist sector earned 300 million dollars in the last year.
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Halifax
Canada
T A. Crerar
Shanghai marks first anniversary of Chinese resistance clashes
Bombs and bullets sparked turmoil in Shanghai as the anniversary of Chinese resistance to Japan brought attacks on Japanese posts. Three bombs struck a Bund area sentry post and a floating restaurant housing Japanese headquarters, wounding two. A Japanese sentry was killed and a Chinese assailant escaped. Explosions also hit a Japanese mill and its quarters near the settlement edge. British Sikh and other troops reinforced security as fighting spread toward Hankow.
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Shanghai
China
Garden Bridge
Bund
Yokohama Specie Bank
United States
West Hongkew
Yuyaheing Road
Hongkew
India
Yangtse
Hankow
Japan
Horse Epidemic Hits Western Canada Across Provinces
Widespread rains in western Canada checked the encephalomyelitis epidemic that has struck Manitoba and Saskatchewan horses. Dr. Alfred Savage, animal pathologist, said rain will settle dust, a main carrier of the disease. He cited about 100 deaths in Manitoba and a larger toll in Saskatchewan, with over 300 cases and 50 fatalities in Manitoba. The Russell district in Manitoba is hardest hit. vaccine efforts limit spread in the southwest. In Saskatchewan, summer fallow work is delayed as cases rise in areas near Regina and the Howard district.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Alfred Savage
Prairie
Savage
Russell District
Howard
Regina
Riots and Bombings Shake Jerusalem and Haifa
A bomb blast in Haifa's business district sparked a gun battle between Jews and Arabs, killing 21 and wounding 60. Witnesses say police fire added to casualties. Victim Tivia Donnie, 55, was brother in law to Dr. Chaim Weizmann. Officials report 18 Arabs and 3 Jews died. another Tel Aviv bombing killed one woman and wounded two.
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Jerusalem
Haifa
Holy Land
Tivia Donnie
Chaim Weizmann
British Zionist Federation
Tel Aviv
flood toll rises in western Japan after Kobe disaster
A Western Japan flood devastates Kobe with widespread ruin and a death toll around 480. A Kobe resident reported heavy destruction from Tokyo, warning final fatalities could exceed 1,000.
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Tokyo
Kobe
Japan
Government Pressures On Food Self-Sufficiency Debate
Prime Minister Chamberlain told a parliamentary delegation that while supporting domestic agriculture, wartime provisioning of the United Kingdom depends on naval supremacy. He sought to clarify misinterpretations of his Kettering speech and warned that full self sufficiency in food remains unreasonable.
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London
United Kingdom
Royal Navy
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Kettering
Great Briin
China Faces War Losses and Uncertain Future
Twelve months of war leave China with disastrous defeats and heavy losses across 10 provinces and vast coastline. The Yangtze trade artery and much railroad mileage are gone, but China remains defiant as Japan fails to secure a peace. Kuomintang unity under Kai-Shek persists, while Communists act as political fighters. China faces potential need to dip into reserves unless foreign loans arrive.
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Hankow
China
Yangtse
Japan
Peiping
Shanghai
Nanking
Chinese Nationalist Party
Kuomintang
Kai-Shek
Chiang
Shansi
Westerner Wins Support for National Conservative Lead
Former Saskatchewan legislator and runner up for the National Conservative Party leadership secured 648 votes in a show of backing for the new party after leaving the legislature.
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Saskatchewan
National Conservative Party
British consider orders for Canadian munitions
In the House of Commons Sir Thomas Inskip announced the government is examining an order for explosives in Canada. He said production of aircraft is under review after a mission to the United States and Canada. Orders have been placed in Canada for shell bodies and machine guns, the latter in association with the Canadian government. An explosives order is also under consideration.
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London
Si Thomas Inskip
House of Commons
Canada
Thomas Said
Henry Page Croft
United States
Frederick Bellenger
United Kingdom
Sir Kingsley
Leave Austria 4,500,000 Ready To Escape Nazi Rule
Austrian refugee leader Arthur Rosenberg told U S delegates 4.5 million Austrians would flee Nazi rule if a two nation conference could grant them a homeland. He said about 75 percent would leave if they could take substantial property. Myron C. Taylor led the U S delegation in preliminary talks to settle the refugee problem after the March 13 Austro German union.
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Evian-Les-Bains
France
United States
Arthur Rosenberg
Roosevelt
Austria
Myron C. Taylor
United States Steel Corporation
Parliament Hansard Volume Estimates Revealed
The House of Commons Hansard for the current session began January 27 and ends July 1. It runs about 5 000 pages with the Senate Hansard at 700 pages. Estimates place the Commons around 4 000 000 words and the Senate over 500 000 words.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Senate
Commons
Obituary of P Graham Padwick Winnipeg school director
P Graham Padwick of Winnipeg died last week at age 50. Widely known to thousands of western Canada pupils and adults for his work developing orchestral playing among children he directed school orchestras for the Winnipeg school board.
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Winnipeg
P. Graham Padwick
Winnipeg School Board
Canada to Train RAF Pilots In Dominion Ruling On Quebec Padlock Law
London reports an official plan to send an officer to Canada to explore training Royal Air Force pilots in the Dominion. Ottawa says it will not disallow Quebec’s padlock act or submit it to the Supreme Court, preferring concrete cases and hearings. The government notes strong Canada Britain cooperation and expects Canada may supply large numbers of aircrew.
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Royal Air Force
Canada
London
Kingsley Wood
Air
House of Commons
Dominion
Ottawa
Ernest Lapointe
Supreme Court of Canada
Quebec
Montreal
Clarte
Canadian Civil Liberties Union
Maurice Duplessis
Charlemagne Rodier
Hubert Desaulniers
Frank R. Scott
J. K. Mergler
King
the Times
Britain
British Air Ministry
Great Britain
Air Ministry
Rail fares raised by eastern lines to 2.5 cents per mile
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized eastern railroads to increase passenger coach fares from two to 2.5 cents per mile. The rise takes effect after ten days notice.
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Washington
United States Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern Railroads
British Boys For B C London Fairbridge Farm School
Captain J C Dun Waters donated his Fintry estate in the Okanagan valley British Columbia to the Prince of Wales Fairbridge farm school. Older boys will travel to Fintry for farming and training soon. Fintry estate near Vernon spans 2 500 acres with range land orchards and wildlife. Waters known as the Laird of Fintry, once a Scottish publisher, acquired the land in 1919.
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London
Fairbridge Farm School
J. C. Dun Waters
Fintry
Okanagan Valley
British Columbia
Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School
Okanagan Lake
Vernon
Captain Dun Waters
Canada
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M. A. Macpherrson
Hansard Report
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AF S
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Kingsley
Clement Attlee
Air Secretary
R.A.F
U.S
B.C
Fairbridge Farm Schools
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