Labor Members Cause Uproar in British Commons
Three left wing Labor MPs from Glasgow were suspended after accusing Home Secretary John Simon of lying sparking a 15 minute Commons uproar. James Johnston, a Midland reporter, collapsed and died in the press gallery as the row peaked during debate on unemployment aid rules.
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LABOR
British Commons
London
House of Commons
Home
Sir John Sinon
Geo Buchanan
Campbell Stephen
Jock McGovern
Glasgow
Independent Labor Party
James Johnston
Commons
John Simon
Buchanan
Census Effort In Ottawa To Register Jobless
Provincial officers meet with the national employment commission to plan a Canada wide unemployment relief registration as of August 1. Forms are provided and each province will appoint a registrar to collect returns by end August. In parliament a dispute erupts over a nam ing procedure with the deputy speaker and Premier Campbell? Stephen protesting the suspension.
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Ottawa
Canada
National Employment Commission
Smashing Church Rebels Berserk Amid 27 Hour Parliament Sit
Stephen protested Buchanan's suspension shouting at opponents as Labor members urged to end the debate. He called rivals liars and murderers of the working class, prompting the deputy speaker to suspend the sitting after more than 27 hours without a break.
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Buchanan
Gorbals
John Simon
Campbell Stephen
Mem
Labor Party
Stephen
Shells Fall On Gibraltar Amid Air Sea Battle
British authorities warned Spanish warship commanders that Gibraltar's guns stood ready to respond to any more shells amid a clash between loyalist and rebel fleets. Anti aircraft shells exploded over the rock as planes and ships exchanged fire, causing panic among residents and refugees. Exploding shells damaged the Rock Hotel and other structures after flying units dodged heavy fire from British ships off Algeciras and La Línea.
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Gibraltar
Great Rock
Bri
Foiropa
Luxurious Rock
Straits
North Africa
Algeciras
la Linea
Pilgrims to Vimy Send Remembrance to Wounded in Canada
A wireless message from the liner Ascania expresses that 6,300 Canadian pilgrims on their solemn voyage to Vimy remember comrades in hospital at home. The message conveys best wishes to veterans who could not join the battlefield memorial event.
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Ascania
Vimy
Feed Shortage Pushes High Prices in Alberta Stacks
In southern Alberta drought-stricken regions, old straw stacks once considered worthless now fetch premium prices up to £50 per stack. Stockmen with dried pasture seek feed for grass-fed cattle, but few stacks remain available at the elevated bids.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Alberta
Nazi official shuts down opposition church group in Berlin
Berlin reports Hans Kerrl head of the Nazi church office seized typewriters and duplicating machines at offices of the Oppositional synod also called Protestant Confessional synod. Kerrl ordered public officials to sever contact with the Oppositional organization and its pastors.
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Berlin
Hans Kerrl
Department of Church Affairs
Germany
Kerr
Woman and two men convicted of delivering French secrets
Madame Isabelle Queyrel a former foreign office employee and her husband were sentenced to two years in prison for obtaining confidential documents on French relations with the little entente and passing them to a German spy in Switzerland. Dr Leon Barre Queyrel’s physician brother in law received four years.
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Isabelle Queyrel
Foreign Office
Leon Barre
Queyrel
Madame Queyrel
Switzerland
Woman appeals to King over birth home in London Ontario
A London woman who is unnamed appeals directly to King Edward seeking help to save her birthplace home. The letter, sent through the king's secretary, was forwarded to Canada’s secretary of state and is now with city authorities amid civic troubles threatening the house.
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London
Ont
Edward
Canada
Muskrat Trapping Grounds to Cover 125000 Acres
The Saskatchewan river delta southeast of The Pas will be developed immediately into public muskrat trapping grounds covering 125 000 acres. Announced by Hon. J S McDiarmid minister of mines and natural resources.
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Winnipeg
Saskatchewan River
J. S. McDiarmid
Mines and Natural Resources
Empire Train Six Months Tour of Britain Proposal
High commissioners and the dominions agent-general discussed Lord Elgin’s proposal for an empire train tour of six months in Great Britain during the coronation year. Estimated cost about £37,000 ($185,000). Canada urges including manufactured goods along with primary products.
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London
Dominions
Lord Elgin
Great Britain
Liner Dodges Whale School Off Grand Banks
Berengaria altered course to avoid a large group of 30 to 35 whales feeding near the surface off the Grand Banks. Chief Officer G E Barton said the whales lay directly in the liner's course, remarking on their unusual closeness.
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New York
Grand Banks
Berengaria
Ported
G. E. Barton
Ottawa weighs aid plan for drought struck livestock
Prime Minister Mackenzie King said the Dominion government would not order wholesale destruction of cattle to ease the drought. Finance Minister Cockroft reported Alberta facing an arid crisis and possible evacuation of up to 500000 head, with discussions on feeding imports or moving herds to less dry regions ongoing with provincial authorities and livestock groups.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Mackenzie King
West
Charles Cockroft
Alberta
J. C. Elliott
Canada
Cockroft
Edmonton
Security Of Empire London Emphasizes Naval Burden
Sir Samuel Hoare warns the Empire Parliamentary Association that the navy’s cost to British taxpayers must be shared across the empire. He cites unity shown by Australian and New Zealand cruisers in the Mediterranean crisis and urges local defence as a way to ease the burden. He notes an imperial conference next year will address the many problems this task entails.
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London
Empire Parliamentary Association
Samuel Hoare
Admiralty
Samuel
Mediterranean
Sir Samuel
Announce New Course at University of Toronto
A new aeronautics course will be inaugurated at the University of Toronto next fall the first of its kind in Canada. W J Dunlop head of extension describes instruction on aircraft types flight principles aerodynamic forces model testing stability design and wind tunnel work. Admission requires pass or honors matriculation with 75 percent in mathematics. qualifiers study two years in engineering physics.
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Toronto
Canada
University of Toronto
W. J. Dunlop
Department of Extension
Ottawa Doubtful on King Visit to Canada Next Year
Prime Minister Mackenzie King expressed doubt that King Edward would tour Canada after his coronation next spring. He planned to attend the Geneva League of Nations assembly on Sept. 21 and likely take a strong ministerial delegation. A Levis senate vacancy may see L A Taschereau appointed. no red chamber choices yet.
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Ottawa
Edward
Canada
Mackenzie King
Cabinet Council
Geneva
League of Nations Assembly
Vancouver
Quebiedon
L. A. Taschereau
Quebec
Senate
Levis
Red Chamber
Plans for Increasing Wheat Use Draw International Advisory
The International Wheat Advisory Committee met in its eighth session to discuss boosting world wheat consumption. Delegates from 19 countries, including Canada, the United States and Argentina, heard a report forecasting higher world exports of wheat flour for 1936-37. Chilean ambassador Augustin Edwards urged studying an international revolving wheat reserve financed by an international body to alleviate surpluses and assist regions unable to pay current prices.
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London
International Wheat Advisory Committee
Secretariat
F. L. McDougall
Canada
United States
Argentina
Augustin Edwards
Edwards
Bank For International Settlements
Asia
Russia
United Farmers press for fixed wheat price and strike plan
The Saskatchewan section of the United Farmers of Canada votes to strike if the wheat board is ended and calls for a $1.12 per bushel price. It seeks universal farmer support, debt relief, and public ownership measures to stabilize living standards and production. The convention also backs commodity boards and wider market controls.
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Saskatoon
United Farmers of Canada
Wheat Board
Saskatchewan
Uf.c. Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Uniform Highway Traffic Laws Considered by Dominion Conference
Dominion and provincial government representatives will discuss uniform laws for regulating highway bus and truck traffic at a summer meeting. No new laws are expected before next year’s provincial legislatures and Dominion Parliament. A December conference committee proposed 11 recommendations, adopted by the conference.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Feeder Purchase Policy Renewed for Winter Stock
Hon. J. G. Gardiner renews the feeder purchase policy to encourage winter feeding of young cattle and lambs in feed rich districts. Effective August 1 to December 31, the policy allows one way transportation and reasonable travel expenses to farmers purchasing car loads of feeder cattle or feeder lambs under livestock branch rules.
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Ottawa
J. G. Gardiner
Canada
Livestock Branch
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Rescue Ships Lift Foreigners From War Torn Spain
Warships and passenger liners from major powers race to rescue foreigners from the Spanish civil war. A French liner sails to Marseilles from Barcelona with 1,000 athletes bound for the Workers' Olympics, while a British warship reportedly arrives in Barcelona to save British subjects. The French government considers allowing Andorrans to flee on French vessels.
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Paris
Spain
Marseilles
Barcelona
Andorra
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Toronto University
Helen Jacobs
All England
Fred Perry
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