Plan to Move Foreign Fighters Out of Spain
London reports a near reality of evacuating foreign fighters from the Spanish civil war as Britain weighs a bid for a truce. Aguirre hints at outside mediation within days. Britain seeks armistice talks while Russia backs commissions to withdraw 10 000 volunteers from each side. Churchill urges a worldwide democratic front to curb fascist aggression.
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Spain
London
Europe
Great Britain
Paris
Jose Antonio Aguirre
Basque Republic
Aguirre
Franco
Soviet
Russia
British Foreign Office
Samuel Kagan
Britain
Brussels
Paul Henri Spaak
Chamber of Deputies
Belgium
Great
France
Birmingham
England
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Eden
Chamberlain
Italy
Mussolini
Grazing Lands Discussed by Alberta Stock Growers
In Medicine Hat Alberta members of the Short Grass Stock Growers Association will debate range rehabilitation and grazing charges tied to land production value at their annual convention. A special committee warned unchecked range depletion could mirror Canada’s timber region woes prompting large government spending on reforestation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat
Alta
Shortgrass Stock Growers’ Association
Canada
Steady Nerves Urged to Prevent War by Archbishop
Most Rev Cosmo Gordon Lang Archbishop of Canterbury told members gathered in Westminster Abbey for the convocation of Canterbury that public steadiness could avert war. He urged calm and steadfast resolve from all Britons during tense times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cosmo Gordon Long
Canterbury
Westminster Abbey
Aid Mining Development Proposed Allotments To Provinces For Building Reads To Mines
Ottawa announced tentative allocations of 1 300 000 dollars from supplementary estimates to aid provincial mining transportation. Provinces receive Nova Scotia 25000, Quebec 250000, Ontario 250000, Manitoba 225000, Saskatchewan 125000, Alberta 50000, British Columbia 240000, Northwest Territories and Yukon 93000. Initiated in 1936 37, two thirds funded by Dominion, one third by provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
T. A. Crerar
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Laws Less Drastic Ottawa Passes Radio Act Revision
The House of Commons amended the radio-telegraph act to curb evasion of license fees. Penalties apply only if owners cannot prove the apparatus is not used for sending or receiving. Prosecutions now must start within one year of alleged infringement. The bill, after third reading, goes to the senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
House of Commons
Hom
C. D. Howe
Air Mail Service Forecast For Canada Within a Decade
At the Alberta Postmasters Association convention E J White predicts all first class Canadian mail will move by air within ten years. Deputy postmaster general J A Sullivan notes indications point to July start of regular air mail service between Winnipeg and Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Canada
Alberta
Postmasters’ Association of Canada
E. J. White
Dominion
Mr. White
J. A. Sullivan
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Earthquake Shakes Southern California but Spars Area
A major shaking event on May 31 rattled a million homes across Southern California yet spared the damaged zones. The quake ranked among the strongest since 1933, felt over 200 miles along the Pacific coast from Santa Barbara to San Diego and 150 miles inland to the Mojave desert and Coachella Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Pacific Coast
Santa Barbara
San Diego
Mojave Desert
Coachella Valley
Last Levee Of Season London
The king in field marshal uniform attended the season’s final levee moving from Buckingham Palace to St James Palace. Members of the diplomatic corps and other prominent figures were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Buckingham Palace
St. James’ Palace
Diplomatic Corps
Atlantic Air Service to Resume Fights in July
Fredericton N B July marks planned resumption of experimental Atlantic flight tests for a trans ocean passenger service. Transport Minister C D Howe issued the statement detailing the timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericton
N.B
Atlantic
C. D. Howe
British author Louis Zangwill dies at 68 in Essex
British author Louis Zangwill aged 68 and brother of the late Zionist leader Israel Zangwill died May 25 at Molland-on-Sea in Essex. The death was announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Louis Zangwill
Israel Zangwill
Molland-on-Sea
Essex
Japan Faces War Costs as Rations Tighten and Exports Slip
A 1937 analysis notes Japan finances strained by China war with daily war bill near five million dollars. It details taxes, bonds, longer hours, synthetic fabrics, and rationing, plus $31 million prewar debt, 20 percent export drop, and limited external credit from Germany Italy and others.
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Germany
Italy
Japan
Imports Decline in Ottawa April Trade Figures
Ottawa Canada April imports totaled 48.895 million dollars, down from 56.856 million a year earlier. United States purchases were 31.381 million versus 36.701 million, while the United Kingdom accounted for 9.187 million, down from 19.207 million.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
United Kingdom
Churchill Insurance Rates for Churchill Port
Ottawa reports show shipping insurance to and from the Port of Churchill remains unchanged this season. The Imperial Shipping committee confirms rates mirror last season’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Churchill
Imperial Shipping Committee
Britain threatens reprisals over Alicante air raid
Britain protested to the Spanish insurgent regime after the Alicante bombardment that killed or wounded 1250 civilians. Sir Robert Hodgson was instructed to warn Franco against bloody reprisals if such attacks repeat. The protest followed hints of a possible aviation counter offensive by the Spanish government.
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London
Great Britain
Alicante
Japan
Robert Hodgson
Burgos
Franco
Pablo de Azcarate Y. Florez
Foreign Office
Public seeks full disclosure to curb stock frauds in Winnipeg
Four day meeting led by provincial securities officers urged promoters and holders to disclose all details to the public. The aim is to educate buyers about how funds from oil royalties are used, whether royalties are gross or net after expenses, and whether money goes to drilling or already passes from the issuing company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
W. R. Cottingham
Farmer Wins Suit in Alberta Over Drilling Fluid Damages
Turner Valley farmer W. S. McWilliams won a landmark Alberta Supreme Court case. Justice S. J. Shepherd found Carlton Royalties Limited’s well site drilling fluid damaged 50 acres, awarding McWilliams 750 dollars for soil injury and ruling the fluid hardened soil making it uncultivable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alberta
Turner Valley
W. S. McWilliams
Alberta Supreme Court
S. J. Shepherd
Carlton Royalties Limited
Oil Company
Praise For Mounties Ottawa
Sir John Ewart, director of intelligence of the police of India, called the Royal Canadian Mounted Police a truly magnificent body of men after visits to Regina and Ottawa. He is on extended leave and sailed for England last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
John Ewart
Police of
India
R.C.M.P
Regina
England
Canada Aims to Produce War Munitions Domestically
Ottawa reports Canada plans to build its own war materials with two goals. First assure rapid emergency supply and boost peace time employment. Second strengthen domestic orders and reduce costs through Canadian industry. Cordite production and steel bullets are moving toward Canadian plants.
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Canada
England
Dominion
Navy
Army
Air Supply Committee
Defence Headquarters
Defence Department
Missionaries Stand Firm Amid Bombing in Hankow
Canadian missionaries stationed at Kifeng in Henan province vow to remain despite repeated bombing. Hankow has been hit 10 times in 18 days, yet 55 foreign residents are unharmed and no foreign property damaged according to delayed despatches.
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Hankow
China
Kifeng
Henan
Empire markets sought for Alberta Turner Valley oil
Calgary's Turner Valley oil fields 45 miles southwest of Calgary will be targeted for empire markets by the Petroleum Producers Association. A two man delegation will travel to London to negotiate with British officials for access to Turner Valley oil for empire use and the British navy, shipped from Vancouver. Notes say Vincent Massey has been consulting British officials on Canadian oil markets. Local fear over shrinking markets prompted calls for federal aid and possible tariff board action.
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Calgary
Empire
Alberta
Turner Valley
The
Petroleum Producers Association
E. W. Kolb
Association
Shorty
London
Vincent Massey
Canada
Vancouver
Kolb
Calgary Board of Trade
Mackenzie King
Calgary Stock Exchange
Exchange
Francis R. Reeve
Tariff Board
Ottawa official condemns sectionalism in Canada
Hon. C. H. Cahan secretary of state in the Bennett government told Ottawa banquet attendees that the national welfare cannot be preserved by pursuing only sectional interests. He warned that economic independence for any group is an unreadable dream and no section can prosper if it harms the whole country. The speech was broadcast nationwide by the CBC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
C. H. Cahan
Bennett
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Canadian Broadcasting Corporations
National Network
Mr. Cahan
Montreal-St Lawrence-St. George
Plan to move 3.5 million Londoners by rail in 72 hours
Geoffrey Lloyd told the House of Commons a plan for reception of refugees in an emergency and their disposal in rural areas, as part of air raid precautions. Sir Samuel Hoare outlined shelters for up to 1.5 million in London's open spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Geoffrey Lloyd
Home Office
House of Commons
Mr. Lloyd
Samuel Hoare
Home Secretary
Civic relief pays tax bill for Vancouver woman
Mrs. Mary Witty faced tax sale after a purse theft two weeks earlier left her short of funds. City hall staff organized a fundraiser and paid the civic tax bill to save her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Mary Witty
City Hall
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Tokyo
Churchill Insurance Rates
Eamon de Valera
Eire
de Valera
Farmer
Suil
Sir John Ewart
Ian Mackenzie
Defence
Asso
New Orleans
Mexico
Owen St. Clair O'Malley
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