King Edward welcomes 8000 Canadian pilgrims at Buckingham Palace
London reports King Edward greeting 8,000 Canadian Vimy pilgrims at a garden party. The king, hatless in a grey suit, moved through a cheering crowd as detectives cleared a path. He delivered a moving speech recalling Vimy Ridge and his Canadian visits, amid rain and jubilant chants.
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Edward
Duke of Gloucester
Buckingham Palace
Royal
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
Vimy Ridge
London gifts bound for Vancouver jubilee visit
Sir Percy Vincent Lord mayor of London will carry gifts to the Vancouver jubilee including a large silver relief of 18th century London. The gifts were presented to Vancouver by the citizens of London and include a picture of Captain George Vancouver’s tomb in Petersham cemetery, after whom the city was named.
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London
Percy Vincent
Vancouver
Petersham
George Vancouver
British dominions urged to boost empire defense
Bruce, Australian high commissioner in London and former prime minister, urged Bristol and other British dominions to make a larger contribution toward the defence of the Empire in a speech here.
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Bristol
Eng
Staniey A. Bruce
London
Commonwealth
US Wheat Shortage Prompts Possible Canada Imports
Secretary Wallace said the United States may need wheat imports from Canada due to a shortage while trade circles predict about 40 million bushels. He noted a domestic demand gap with a projected hard wheat shortfall and a soft white surplus in the Pacific Northwest. He warned of a potentially small corn crop since 1881, raising price indices, and mentioned possible corn imports from Argentina and other sources.
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Canada
Wallace
United States
Pacific Northwest
Agriculture Department
Privy Council Grants Leave to Appeal on Labor Acts
The judicial committee of the privy council grants the Canadian government leave to appeal on the validity of acts passed by the Bennett government including one day rest in seven a 48 hour week the Minimum Wages Act and the Employment and Social Insurance Act Ontario and British Columbia join the petition with representation by J P Plaxton Roebuck and J E de Farris The Supreme Court of Canada had found the first three partly valid and the last unconstitutional.
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Privy Council
London
Judicial Committee of the
Bennett
J. P. Plaxton
Dominion
Ontario
British Columbia
Roebuck
J. E. Deb Farris
Pacific Coast
Supreme Court of Canada
Bishop Plans Canada Visit With Large Family Ties
London reports the Bishop of London, Right Rev Arthur Winnington-Ingram, will sail to Canada on the Queen Mary in August to visit 34 nieces and nephews and other relatives. He jokes the Canadian prime minister may build a statue to the Winnington-Ingram clan for populating the Dominion. Admiral Sir Roger Keyes admits sea sickness despite 51 years at sea, noting Nelson also suffered it.
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Canada
Queen Mary
Winnington- Ingram
Dominion
Winnington-Ingram
Roger Keyes
Roger
Nelson
Canadian leaders tour war cemeteries in France and Belgium
Sir Robert Borden the wartime prime minister of Canada visits soldiers' cemeteries and memorials at Arras with Col. Frank Higginson and Col. H C Osborne of the Imperial War Graves Commission and Canadian War Graves Commission as battles rage in France and Belgium.
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Arras
France
Rppert Borden
Canada
Frank Higginson
Imperial War Graves Commission
H.C. Osborne
Ottawa
Canadian War Graves Commission
Belgium
Freighter Resold to Tower Line for Atlantic Refit
The 5402 ton Canadian freighter Canadian Leader has changed hands from the Canadian government to the Montreal Australian New Zealand line and now to the Tower Steamship Company of London. The vessel, laid up at Halifax, will be reconditioned and sailed across the Atlantic in the coming weeks.
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Montreal
Tower Steamship Company of London
Eng
Halifax
Atlantic
May Bay Date Nova Scotia Plans to Replenish Herds
Hon. John A. McDonald Nova Scotia minister of agriculture said a plan is under consideration to replenish depleted herds with cattle from Western Canada's drought lands. He noted NS has had large hay and forage crops and that freight reductions could help farmers while abattoirs would pay sought-after cattle.
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Nova Scotia
Halifax
John A. McDonald
Canada
Drouth
Mr. McDonald
Noted stock expert Westervelt dies at 64 in Toronto area
Alexander P. Westervelt longtime Royal Winter Fair manager and Canadian livestock authority died after a brief illness in hospital. For 20 years he lived at Clarkson near Toronto and ran a small farm as a hobby. He collapsed at his desk while preparing for the next inter fair, having steered the event since its 1922 inception with innovations expanding its reach across the country.
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Toronto
Alexander P. Westervelt
Clarkson
Westervelt
World Poultry Congress in Leipzig Showcases Plymouth Rocks
A Canadian exhibit features Plymouth Rocks of a new cold climate breed as part of the World Poultry Congress. Attendees include 42 nations with large exhibits from the United States Belgium France Holland and Denmark. Plymouth Rocks command prices up to 150 marks about 60 dollars attracting Swedish and Finnish breeders.
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Leipzig
United States
Belgium
France
Holland
Denmark
Ontario Wheat Crop May Surpass Last Year's Output
C H Carlisle president of the Canadian Bread Company told shareholders at the annual meeting in Toronto that Ontario's wheat crop could be 2.5 to 3 million bushels larger than the 8 million bushel 1935 crop despite drought. He cited a projected Canadian harvest near 250 million bushels and a 125 million bushel carryover, yielding total wheat availability at or above the 350 million bushel average.
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Toronto
Ontario
C. H. Carlisle
Canadian Bread Company
Soviet Edict Expands Champagne Production for Workers
Moscow reports a new government edict to raise champagne output from 300000 bottles this year to 12000000 in 1942. Communist leaders call the move part of a drive toward greater freedom and an abundant life for the Russian proletariat. Champagne will no longer be deemed a luxury in the Soviet.
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Moscow
Newspapers Penalized For King Edward Cap Tion Errors
Two London papers and a newsreel firm were fined a total of £1,050 plus about £1,000 in costs for publishing captions on July 16 that described an assassination attempt on King Edward. The captions described a spectator, George Andrew McMahon, drawing a revolver during a royal parade on Constitution Hill as the sovereign rode by.
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King Edward London
News Reel Company
George Andrew McMahon
Constitution Hill
Baldwin Voices Hope For Peace Of The World
London Canadian veterans heard Prime Minister Baldwin say war may be the only path if no better means exist to settle disputes. He urged comradery with Britain and paid tribute to Vimy leaders Byng and Currie, noting hopes that shared wartime sacrifices can prevent future fighting. The service at Westminster Hall and Westminster Abbey featured prayers, Last Post, and God Save the King.
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Westminster Hall
Britain
Whitehall
Winnington Ingram
Canada
God Our Help
Big Ben
Legionnaires
Reveille
Westminster Abbey
Lord Byng
Vimy
Sir Arthur Currie
Byng
Currie
Plans for Two New Battleships in 1937 Naval Build
In the House of Commons Sir Samuel Hoare announced a 1937 naval rearmament plan to build two battleships. Construction would start January 1937 with costs negotiated later, and orders placed with Vickers Armstrong and Cammell Laird. Sixteen inch guns planned. Britain aims for rapid naval replacement under Washington pact.
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House of Commons
Samuel Hoare
The
Admiralty
Samuel
First Lord
Commons
Washington
Vickers, Armstrong, Ltd
Walker-on-Tyne
Cammell Laird Co
Birkenhead
Plans Visit To Canada By Scottish Communist Leader
London. W. Gallacher MP for Fife will visit Canada under the auspices of the Canadian Communist party. He is due in Montreal on August 8 and will lecture across Canada on peace and collective security themes.
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