Quebec general election set for August fifteenth
The Quebec premier Lewis Taschereau resigns after a long public career. Adelard Godbout sworn in as premier with dissolution of the legislature prompting a general election on August 15. Opposition leader Maurice Duplessis vows to continue anti corruption investigations.
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Adelard Godbout
Taschereau
Godbout
Alfred Morrisette
Executive Council
Maurice Duplessis
Action Liberale Nationale
Code For Girl Workers Halifa x Adopted At Convention
National Council of Women at Halifax convention adopts in principle a code for household workers. It calls for a 69 hour week with overtime pay and a minimum wage schedule. Miss A M Ward presents the code and the group plans to send it to local councils across Canada. The plan includes pay scales, rest days, and housing provisions for workers.
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Halifax
National Council of Women
A. M. Ward
Formal Ottawa motion seeks large borrowing authority
The government will seek from parliament a formal motion by Finance Minister Dunning to authorize borrowing up to 750 million dollars over the next two to three years. The funds would redeem outstanding loans, retire or withdraw maturities, and cover public works and general purposes.
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Ottawa
Finance
Dunning
Arms sales totals by nations in May and worldwide
Secretary Hull announced United States arms sales by country for May with Washington Canada purchasing 57203 dollars of US made arms and military materials. Argentina led American nations with purchases totaling 889321 dollars while China emerged as the largest buyer worldwide with 1390102 dollars in arms brought from the United States.
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Washington
Canada
Hull
Argentina
China
Toronto schools flood Canadian National Exhibition entries
Public schools from Toronto Grenfell Yorkton Sask and Edmonton have sent entries for art manual training and needlework events. Toronto and suburban schools total 60 000 entries submitted to the Canadian National Exhibition this year.
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Toronto
Grenfell and
Yorkton
Sask
Edmonton
Arctic Expedition Sails North Toward Rankin Inlet
The British Canadian Arctic expedition 1936-39 set sail in the whaleboat Polecat towing a large emergency canoe. Led by Thomas H. Manning and including Cambridge graduates Patrick Baird Richard Keeling Reynold Bray and Graham Rowley the team aims to winter at Repulse Bay then near the north magnetic pole and later in northern Baffin and Ellesmere Islands under the Royal Geographical Society.
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Churchill
Man
Polecat
Hce
Hudson Bay
Thomas H. Manning
Rankin Inlet
Cambridge University
Patrick Baird
Richard Keeling
Reynold Bray
Graham Rowley
Royal Geographical Society
Repulse Bay
Here
North Magnetic Poe
Baffin Island
Elismere Island
Reduced Dominion Day Rail Fares Announced by Railways
Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways announce reduced Dominion Day fares with tickets valid June 30 to July 1 for going trips and returning by July 2. One way coach and one third for round trips apply, with similar terms for first class and sleeping or parlor cars. A large passenger demand is anticipated.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Joseph B. Parker
Canadian Passenger Association
British Wheat Reserve Question In Parliament
W. S. Siddal pressed defence co ordination minister in the House of Commons about grain reserves. Sir Thomas Inskip said a sufficient wheat reserve would be considered by the wartime food supply committee already examining the whole subject.
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London
United Kingdom
Thomas Inskip
House of Commons
W. S. Siddal
Defence
Sir Thomas
Cahan and McGeer Clash Over Canada Monetary Policy
In the House of Commons Ottawa two leading figures, Charlies Hazlett Cahan and Gerald Grattan McGeer, clash over inflation and monetary reform. Cahan warns against inflation and defends sound national policy. McGeer calls for a central bank and a currency aligned to public needs while opposing excessive taxation.
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Ottawa
Charlies Hazlett Cahan
Bennett
Gerald Grattan McGeer
Vancouver
House of Com
Mr. Cahan
Germany
Canada
Mr. McGeer
British Everest party narrowly escapes avalanche
Reports from Darjeeling say the advance team attempting Mount Everest reached camp four near the 29,000 foot summit when a sudden avalanche swept the slope narrowly missing the climbers. The incident occurred as they pressed toward the world’s highest peak.
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Darjeeling
India
Mount Everest
Camp Four
NYU Honors Sir Edward Beatty With Doctor of Laws
New York University awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws to Sir Edward Beatty president of the Canadian Pacific Railway and chancellor of McGill University. Beatty received the honor in New York where the ceremony recognized his leadership in transportation and higher education.
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New York
New York University
Sir Edward Beatty
The
Canadian Pacific Railway
McGill University
Counterfeiter At Work Ottawa
Bank of Canada search disclosed for a man who raised three or four bills by skilled art work. A $2 note was converted to $20 with altered numerals and falsified text. Governor Graham Towers said few bills circulated, traced in Ontario and Manitoba, with a recovered $2 French issue note.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Graham Towers
Ontario
Manitoba
Canadian Pacific Waives Charge for Stowaway at Southampton
In Southampton court Henry James Bunker a 23 year old Montreal window-dresser faced a stowaway charge. The Canadian Pacific asked to withdraw the charge explaining they did not want to encourage stowaways and would make an exception. Bunker stowed away at Quebec aboard the Empress of Australia with plans to join the Royal Air Force. He impressed officers with his conduct and offered to repay his passage.
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Southampton
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
Henry James Bunker
Montreal
A. R. Lightfoot
Canadian Pacific
Bunker
Quebec
Royal Air Force
Queen Mary Completes First North American Round Trip
The R M S Queen Mary finished her maiden round trip to North America docking at Southampton June 10 at 2 25 p m G M T 7 25 a m M S T The liner faced fog delays on both outward and return legs of the trans Atlantic voyage.
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Southampton
R.M.S
North America
Scotland Yard Expert Patrick Quinn Dies at 80
Sir Patrick Quinn, 80, former head of Scotland Yard’s special branch, guarded foreign rulers visiting England and protected Queen Victoria and Edward VII. He helped round up most principal German spies at the war’s outbreak but avoided publicity, saying secrecy was their greatest asset.
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New York
London
New York Times
Patrick Quinn
Criminal Investigation Department
Scotland Yard
Queen Victoria
Edward VII
George V
England
Patrick
United Kingdom
Senate Rejects Amendments to B N A Act in Critical Vote
Ottawa action sees Conservative majority defeat 40 to 15 the joint petition to Westminster seeking two amendments to the British North America Act. The plan would allow provincial sales taxes and enable provincial loan councils, but Meighen argues such changes would risk a tariff wall and Dominion disintegration.
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Ottawa
Senate
Red Chamber
Westminster
Arthur Meighen
House of Commons
Loan Council
Raoul Dandurand
Senate Banking and Commerce Committee
Meighen
A. C. Hardy
Brockville
E. S. Little
London
J. J. Hughes
Prince Edward Island
Ottawa to study wheat marketing by royal commission
A royal commission will investigate wheat marketing if the government accepts the recommendation of a special committee chaired by Trade Minister Euler. The unanimous report backs the wheat board under James R. Murray and proposes a three member commission to survey production, grading, distribution, and overseas marketing conditions.
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Ottawa
Euler
James Ganiiner
T. A. Crerar
New Wheat Board
James R. Murray
United Kingdom
Europe
Canadian Wheat Board
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Sir Josiah Stamp
Wheat Board
Shorts
Lift Sanctions Debate at London by Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain urged lifting sanctions on Italy and creating regional security pacts while addressing the 1900 Club. He said action requires counsel with dominions vital to the British empire and criticized a League of Nations push to intensify sanctions to protect Ethiopian independence as madness.
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London
Italy
Neville Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Viscount Cecil
League of Nations Union
Ethiopia
Landon Nominated by Republicans at Cleveland Convention
In Cleveland the Republican national convention nominated Governor Alf Landon of Kansas for the presidency with 19 opposing votes. States cast full delegate votes for the so called Coolidge of the west as the roll was called amid shouts of no.
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Cleveland
Alf. M. Landon
Kansas
Coolidge
The
West
Experts to probe Canada UK trade pact in summer talks
An advance guard of departmental experts sails from Montreal on June 12 to review Canada’s trade agreement with the United Kingdom. They will lay groundwork for possible negotiations later in the summer when government ministers travel overseas.
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Ottawa
Canada
United Kingdom
Montreal
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Lewis Alexandre Tauchereau
Liberal Party
Public Accounts Committee
Duplessis
Arctic
Tion
British Wheat Reserve
Cahan
McGeer
Mons
British Columbia
Far West
Samuel Hoare
Admiralty
Asia
C.P.R. Steamship Company
First Presbyterian Church
Regina
Audrey Bell
Charles Edward Michener
Bell
George Bell
Western Canada
Michener
E. Michener
Calgary
Investigation Department
Republican
Landon
U.S
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