Government division on railway committee appointment
Ottawa division on a motion to appoint a special committee to study Canadian National Railway estimates. Government support came from War, apatest, 92 sayority, with Independents and Labour voting with the government. Meighen absent due to illness. division led by Premier King and Arthur Meighen announcing the result. Conservative opposition urged a seven Liberals, seven Conservatives, one Progressive mix, and Nova Scotia Conservative seat addition.
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Ottawa
R& Wh
Town
Royal
McLean
South York
King
Nova Scotia
Amalgamation Plan set for Western Canada Farmers
Saskatoon hosts the joint convention of Saskatchewan Grain Growers Association and Farmers Union of Canada to decide on amalgamating into United Farmers of Western Canada. Announcement by Violet McNaughton says the recommendation will go to executives for ratification with about ten thousand delegates expected. The two bodies will meet separately first, then unite.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
Farmers’ Union of Canada
United Farmers of Western, Canada
Violet McNaughton
Harrie
Gg.a
FU. of C
Saskatchewan
Vancouver Plant Operation Papers Issued to Vickers Limit ed
Papers issued to British firm Victoria Canadian Vickers Limited establish a Vancouver plant corporation. Canadian branch of the engineering firm will operate from headquarters in Vancouver with capital of 5,000,000 dollars as it expands in Western Canada.
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Victoria Canadian Vickers Limited
Canada
Vanorporation
Prison Sentence For Spies Three Englishmen Guilty
Three Englishmen arrested last December near Paris were found guilty of espionage. They attempted to obtain secret documents on maritime and aviation stations. The court noted they were alleged former British intelligence officers. London denied knowledge of the activities. Brussels reports Henri Jaspar to form a new ministry to replace the resigned Voullet cabinet.
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Paris
Great Britain
British Foreign Office
Brussels
Henri Jaspar
Forlen
Voullet
Disturbances in Kharagpur Kill Two, 21 Hurt
In Bengal's Kharagpur a sectarian clash between religious factions left two persons dead and twenty one seriously injured. Police and local authorities mobilized to restore order as investigations began into the causes and perpetrators of the violence.
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Calcutta
Kharagpur
Bengal
India's Only Woman Ruler Abdicates Bhopal Throne
Begum of Bhopal, India's sole female ruler, abdicates after nine years of female rule. She transfers authority to her 3 year old son Nawab Zada Hamidulla, under British guidance, ending a period of stable governance and signaling a peaceful succession. The young heir has trained in statesmanship and served in notable capacities.
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Mer Landon
India
Bhopal
Nawab Nasraila Bhan
Cenral
Ober
Newab Zada Hamidulla
Prince of Wales
Influence Won’t Help Home Bank Depositors Says King
Premier W L M King told the House that influence has no bearing on Home Bank depositor repayments. Conservative MP Pete McGibbon cited a newspaper report about depositors’ difficulty in getting 25 percent. King said a deputation would be treated like any other, and their claim would be considered.
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Ottawa
W. L. M. King
Tonr of Commons
Pete McGibbon
Muskoka
Mr King
British Miners Union Refuses Soviet Aid Transfer Blocked
The Soviet news agency reports A J Cook secretary of the British Miners Federation thanks Soviet miners for funds raised by strikers in the British Isles but requests immediate transfer to miners in need. It notes about $1,000,000 collected from Soviet Russia and deductions by British Congress, with the offer rejected.
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Moscow
A. J. Cook
British Miners’ Federation
British Isles
Cook
Soviet Russia
British Congress
Storms Ruin French Fruit Crops As Weather Fails
France faces widespread crop damage from snow rain hail and gales with cereals threatened and valleys lashed by rising waters in the Marne Rhone and Durance regions. Forecasters promise improvement but it lags. Meanwhile Canadian youth join Ontario government agricultural training schemes.
Meighen to Speak at Manitoba Conservative Convention
Ottawa Right Hon. Arthur Meighen will be guest of honor at the Manitoba Conservative Association convention in Winnipeg in June. He will be one of the chief speakers at the event.
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Meighen
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Arthur Meighen
Manitoba Conservative Association
Neighborliness Policy Aimed at Balkans by Greek Premier
The new Greek premier stated he would pursue neighborliness toward the Balkans, especially with Slavia, in talks with the French president.
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Gaikane Parle
Paraskever Pouton
Wla
Hel
Balkans
Jago Slavia
Explorers Gather in Nome as Amundaen Expedition Plans
Captain Amundaen Lincoln Ellsworth and Captain Oskar Wisting with Lieut Oskar Onidabt prepare in Nome for the South Pole and North Pole expedition. They await a June 15 Nome departure as a steamer arrives and a cloud of Arctic scenes is described.
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Amundaen
Nome Nome
Arete
Paris
Raehd Amuneleen
South Pole
North Pole
Reat
Nome
Norge
Alaska
Lincoln Ellsworth
New York
Ocar Wisting
Oskar Onidabt
Explorers’ Club
Boy-ed Banned from States During War Recall Requested
State Department asked Germany to recall Boy-ed amid world war era travel ban. Passport bureau deemed time too short after his naval activities at a German base to permit reenlistment. visa refusal noted.
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State Department
Germany
Herlin
Kurl Boy-ed
United States
Passport Bureau of
The
States Department
Majority of 13 for Government on Budget Vote
Ottawa after a month of debate and an all night sitting the house defeated the Conservative amendment to the budget by a majority of 18. The vote stood against 12 for Los. An unusual feature was that Premier King was absent through HP 2 Mr. King was paired with Mr Meiguen. Liberals present went solidly against the amendment while Conservatives, Progressives, Independents and Labor voted with the government. WAR greeted with four Liberal cheers. The house then divided again on the main budget motion.
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Ottawa
House
Los
King Porchin
Oppost
Arthur
Eastav
Medzhen
King
Meiguen
Labor
Reduction of armaments eyed in Ungava expedition plan
A Canadian inquiry into reducing armaments features Premier Mais and Viscount Cecil weighing limits as Britain eyes global reductions. An aerial expedition under Merrt Melanger aims to map Melean's Fall in Ungava, with three aviators, four months, and 1000 miles to cover.
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Theang
Belgium
Mais
Cecil
Britain
Loreremene
Seven Islands
Uwe
Uneava
Merrt Melanger
Credy
Mr. Belangis
Paul Savanta
Jora
Melean
Canada
Ban on fortune telling to be prohibited in Vancouver
Vancouver officials plan future ban on tea cup readings, palmistry, phrenology and astrology as illegal under criminal code. Licenses may be required for practicing fortune telling and readings in salons, with police action possible for violations.
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Vancouver
Vancouvers
Chas. Jones
Jour
Chips of the Old Block for Canada immigration note
The article highlights Canadian Pacific Rail bringing British settler children to Canada. It profiles families from Scotland England and Lancashire like Nicoll from Wichart Edmonton, Shrives from Birmingham bound for Saxtoon, and Heald children from Fleetwood. It calls them “complete Canadians” in a few years.
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Canada
Canadian Pacific Rail
Nicoll
Wichart
Scotland
Edmon
Ton
Birmingham
England
Annie
Temye
Mary
F Heald
Fleetwood
Lancashire
Nicol
Lorat
Jefrye
Historical Association rejects change to Union Jack standard
A meeting of the Historical Association expressed strong disapproval of substituting any flag for the Union Jack as the Canadian standard. A motion to oppose the change was passed by the British Columbia Historical Association, with copies sent to other provincial groups.
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Management of Historical Association Union Jack Fan
Associat
Trish Columbia Historical Association
Tasnaeee
Gold Deposits Found Near Arctic Circle
Reported discoveries near the Arctic Circle describe new gold deposits in Vesterbotten province. Electrical prospecting methods, developed recently, located 24 ore bodies in swamps and lakes, with ore traced to lake beds and containing metals such as copper and sulfur.
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Stockholm
Hans Lundberg
Karl
Bolden Vnt
Vesterbotten
Arctic Circle
Thie
Don
Down
Desi
Prospects Reported Excellent for Canadian Seeding Outlook
Seeding in eastern Canada shows delays of one to two weeks but overall prospects are excellent. Manitoba, Western Ontario, and Saskatchewan report good germination and progress with favorable weather. Grande Prairie and Alberta report early sowing and strong stands. mild winter aids pastures in several provinces including British Columbia and Saskatchewan noted as nearly complete.
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Rome
Canada
Ontario
Manitoba
Sackatchewan
Vollowire
Grande Prairie
Edmonton
Caragana
Hiftish Col Ad
Publishing Costs During General Strike Reported
The piece notes cost figures for publishing government papers amid a general strike in London. It cites Chancellor of the Exchequer Churchill as editor and remarks the Gazette operated on a surprisingly small pay basis. The report discusses pay structures, free copies, and the broader impact on newspaper houses and distribution during the strike.
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Rittin
London
Titi Wits
Churchill
Art Exchequer
Te Wovars Jour
Charellit
Gazette Rae
Disputed General Strike Draws Global Critique
London and Berlin reports show stern opposition to the general strike. Fr Hodge of the Internationad Miners Federation calls it a disaster driven by blind passion. Ramsay MacDonald condemns government stance, arguing negotiations could have averted the strike. Berlin notes Germany’s monetary shift from mark to British and Dutch markets. A Toronto figure brands the press as the “Shylock of the world” amid European tensions.
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London
Fr Hodge
Internationad Miners’ Federation
Hhe
Hodges
Lpers
Ramsay MacDonald
Hammersmith — By
Baldwin
Galt U
Toronto
Mba
Untsador
Germany
First commercial plane lands at Le Bourget after accord
In Le Bourget France the first commercial aeroplane to arrive since the France Germany aviation accord touched down. The seven passenger craft signals progress in Franco German cooperation. In Manila Philippines a region suffers drought with five months of almost no rain causing acute water shortages.
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le Bourget
France
Anl
Germany
Philippines
Manila
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