British Delegates for Empire Parley in Ottawa
London announces arrangements for at least four British cabinet ministers to attend the Imperial Economic Conference in Ottawa led by Stanley Baldwin acting Prime Minister. Delegations from Australia New Zealand and other colonies sail for Vancouver with plans to discuss trade and economic matters. Dublin signals no participation in larger Anglo-Irish dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Ottawa
Philip Dun- Mife-Lister
Stanley Baldwin
United Kingdom
Baldwin
Lord Hailsham
J. H Thomas
Dominions
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
New Zealand
Vancouver
Wellington
Pacific Coast
Stanley Melbourne Bruce
Assiittant
H. S. Gullett
J. G. Coates
Downie Stewart
South Africa
India
Northern Rhodesia
Northern Ireland
Dublin
Licely
Eamon de Valera
Free State
Deportation Appeal Delayed by Nova Scotia Judge
The Supreme Court of Canada appeal for eight alleged Reds held in Halifax NS is postponed at least a week as Justice Ross considers the application for leave. L A Ryan argues for the group while CB Smith KC represents the Crown. The detainees sought habeas corpus release, but the action was dismissed by a NS Supreme Court judge and then by the full court.
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Asso Supreme Court of Canada
Halifax
N.S
Supreme Court of Canada
Justice Ross
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
L. A. Ryan
CB Smith
K.C
Ryan
Supreme Court
Nova Scotia Supreme Court
Vancouver man dies of scald injuries in Montreal hotel
John E. Carpenter of Vancouver died in hospital in Montreal from scald injuries he suffered in a hotel bathroom. The 75 year old attended Orange Order proceedings of the Grand Lodge of British North America in Montreal. He had been elected deputy grand master of the Black Knights and was a former grand master in British Columbia.
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Gekegate
Vancouver
Montreal
John E. Carpenter
Carpenter
Grand Lodge
British North America
Orange Order
Black Knights
Order
British Columbia
Papal Legate Visits Belfast in Nationalist Quarter
Cardinal Lauri, papal legate for the Eucharistic Congress, visited Belfast with a route diverted to avoid the Upton district. The entrance occurred through a Nationalist-dominated quarter marking the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland.
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Bell
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Cardinal Lauri
Ireland
Upton
Tour of Canada by Empire Farmers Arrives in Quebec
A 37 member group of empire farmers from Britain Ireland and Africa arrives aboard the Empress of Australia in Quebec for two days before a trans country tour. Among them are Daniel Crawford former National Farmers' Union treasurer and M G Viljoen Cape Province South Africa former Nationalist Party candidate traveling under the British National Union with Arthur C ham secretary and ex South African trade official.
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Quebec
South Africa
Irish Free State
British National Union
Arthur Canham
Britain
Irsh Free State
England
Scotland
Daniel Crawford
National Farmers’ Union of
Free State Senate Oath Abolition Bill Faces Changes
The Free State Senate backed the Republican bill to end the oath of allegiance to the crown but amended it so it cannot be inserted into the constitution. Senator Connolly said the government will not accept the present form, and the Dail Éireann may push the original measure after 18 months, with a general election offering a mandate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dupni
Free State
Joseph Connolly
Dail
Senate
Alderdice Leads Newfoundland Government Shift to New Party
The United Newfoundland party takes control with F Alderdice as prime minister and finance minister after Liberal Richard Squires resigns post-election. New cabinet includes J C Puddester Secretary of State LE Emerson KC Justice Minister HA Winter KC James Ayre Hon F McNab J Foote Harold Mitchell and others.
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St. John's Nid
This Island
United Newfoundland Party
F. Alderdice
St. John's
Richard Anderson Squires
Alderdice
Finance and Customs
J. C. Puddester
LE Emerson
Restored Varnish On Parliament Hill Statues
The Parliament Hill statues of Queen Victoria and Sir John A Macdonald receive fresh varnish after months of National Research Council work. Chemists prepared a solution to remove green corrosion and guard against future staining.
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Ottawa
Unt
Neleven
Parliament Hill
Queen Victoria
Sir John A. Macdonald
Natonal Research Council
Important Judgment in Toronto Brokerage Case Returns Full Claim
O. F. Lennox assistant master at Osgoode Hall Rochester issues judgment in favor of DB Rochester against W C Solloway Harvey Mills and the Howay Mills Brokerage Companies for 162 168 38 with five percent interest from December 19 1928. The ruling covers more than two years of dealings and returns every dollar invested.
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Toronto
Ont
DB Rochester
Ottawa
W.C
Opposition for Bracken in Manitoba defers bet on July election
Premier Joan Bracken faces two opponents in The Pas deferred election on July 14. J A Campbell, a Conservative, will be nominated for the seat while the Independent Labour Party plans a third candidate. Rupert's Land will elect July 1 with H G Beresford, a former government member, likely challenging Bracken, and possibly Col Arthur Sullivan of Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg
Man
Joan Bracken
Pas
J. A. Campbell
Independent Labor Party
Rupert's Land
H. G. Beresford
Bracken
Arthur Sullivan
Crop Conditions Improve in Western Provinces Report
Government report notes Canadian crops in the west hold up well amid spotty rainfall and heat. Maritimes and eastern Canada show lower conditions. Cutworms damage abates while grasshoppers threaten in Manitoba. BC enjoys ideal weather and near completion of haying.
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Ottawa
Maritimes
Canada
Manitoba
British Columbia
Prospectors Take Flying Box Car to Island Lake Field
Ten prospectors with six thousand pounds of supplies and five canoes flew from Lac Du Bonnet Manitoba to the Island Lake gold field 200 miles north. The Junkers aircraft chartered by the Manitoba Chamber of Mines carried the group at roughly sixty dollars per man, including gear.
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Lac du Bonnet
Man
Manitoba
Island Lake
Manitoba- Ontario
Junkers
Canadian Airways
Manitoba Chamber of Mines
Test Balloons Sent From Stuttgart Under Prof Regener
Three balloons carrying measuring instruments were launched from Stuttgart under Prof Erich Regener of the Technical University. The ascent exceeded last year’s record by Prof August Piccard, each balloon 6% feet dia and spaced 13 feet apart with a gondola between. They descended after about three hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuttgart
Germany
Erich Regener
Technical University
August Piccard
Pool to Maintain Present Marketing System This Summer
WIM Keep Present system Calgary Alberta Alberta continues pool operations this summer under its current marketing plan. Pool officials decided not to hold a plebiscite this year among members on alternate marketing methods.
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WIM
Calgary
Alberta
Hoare outlines plan for India federation bill in Parliament
Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for India, announces a comprehensive scheme for the future constitution of India. The plan envisions federation and provincial autonomy and will be presented as a bill in Parliament by the British Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eagans
India
Samuel Hoare
Canadian pilot Pat Reid completes rapid Vancouver flight
Pat Reid, famed Canadian aviator, set a flight record by flying from Winnipeg to Vancouver in one day. He stopped at Regina, Lethbridge, and Grand Forks en route, averaging 100 miles per hour.
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Vancouver H.C
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Pat Reid
Sea Island
Regina
Lethbridge
Grand Forks
Farm Marketing Board May Be Appointed
Ottawa will appoint a commission to study the feasibility of a farm marketing board within days. Minister of Agriculture Robert White discussed the issue with western producers and dealers as progress toward a decision continues. The panel would assess price slumps and export needs for butter, bacon, and other surpluses in Canada.
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Ottawa
West
Robert Wei
Dominions
Canada
Judgment Reserved in Veregin Perjury Appeal
Judgment reserved in the Supreme Court of Canada on Peter Veregin Doukhar leader's leave to appeal perjury conviction from Saskatchewan. Crown counsel William J. Green argued for Saskatchewan and P G Makaroff for Veregin. After a jury trial Veregin was found guilty in the King’s Bench division and sentenced to three years. the appeal reduced the term to 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Peter Veregin
Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Willam J. Green
Veregin
P. G. Makaroff
Saskatoon
King’s Bench Court of
King’s Bench
Prince Albert
Appel
Saskatoon Wrigley Mile Swim Set At Lake Waskestu
Prince Albert Aquatic Club has permission to stage the Saskatchewan Wrigley one mile championships at Lake Waskestu in Prince Albert National Park on Saturday. The 1931 event awarded large trophies from the William Wrigley Jr. Co. Two Moos Jaw Aquatic Club members, Percy Reynolds and Phyllis Dewar, were winners. Amateur entrants must apply to William Schon for entry forms.
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Saskatoon
San
Prince Albert
Wm. Wrigley, Jr. Company
Winnipeg
Moos Jaw Aquatic Club
Percy Reynolds
Phyllis Dewar
William Schon
Moscow fraud case ends with death sentences for five store workers
In a six day trial in Moscow a court sentenced five state retail store employees to death for defrauding about 1,000,000 rubles through theft price gouging and supplying speculators. Seven others got ten years in prison eight received three to five years. Three defendants were acquitted.
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Moscow
Russia
Printing Jobe Go Abroad Sparks Union Campaign
In 1931 Ottawa unions allege Canadian firms sent printing work abroad, citing work for Canadian firms done outside Canada including Sweden. The Ontario Quebec Conference of Typographical Unions plans to appeal to the Canadian Manufacturers' Association and other employers to condemn the practice.
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London
Uni
Canada
Ontario-Quebec Conference of Typographical Unions
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Sweden
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Domin‘en
Dons
Peter Heenan
Labor
Land Arty
Ottawa Lumberman
Imre
Duce
of Duce
Helena
Italy
Garibaldi
Rome
Gianicolo
Farm Marketing Board
Lake Waskestu
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