Wheat price debate marks Canada grain policy in House
Prime Minister RB Bennet declared wheat a major Canadian problem as he moved to second reading of the Grain Bill. He argued Canada’s crop size and quality affect world prices and urged Liberal opposition to back the wheat operations. Bureau data show May exports to the UK fell sharply from 1934, with diversions to other markets and unclear British demand.
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Ottawa
RB Bennet
Canada
Australia
Argentina
United States
Russia
Balkan Countries
West
Bennett proposes fund to protect Canadian monetary value
In Ottawa Prime Minister RB Bennett introduced a bill in the House of Commons on behalf of Finance Minister EN Rhodes to create a fund to be used if necessary by the finance minister to safeguard the external value of the Canadian monetary unit. The bill received first reading but was not debated.
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Ottawa
Minister of Finance
House of Commons
Prime Minster
Bennett
EN. Rhodes
Dominion Regimacon
House Committee On Industrial and International Relations
Canada to Use Gold Reserves to Back Money Abroad
The plan proposes allocating about $60 million as the nucleus of a new fund. Under ministerial direction the fund will hold gold and related assets to support Canadian money abroad and curb fluctuations, by purchasing gold and foreign exchange as needed in New York or London banks.
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Bank of Canada
Federal Treasury
Minster ‘of Finance
New York
London
Dafoe predicts reunion for the Dionne quintuplets family
Dr Allan Roy Dafoe told a luncheon that mother Dionne could care for the quintuplets and hopes for a three to four year reunion of all ten children under one roof. He said there is no definite plan but the aim is to keep the mother closely involved as the children grow.
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Atlantic City
American Medical Association
Allan Roy Dafoe
Dafoe
Quesone
Dionne
Rest for King as Doctors Order Two Weeks’ Quiet
The King’s physicians ordered at least two weeks of rest to recover from bronchial catarrh and fatigue after six weeks of strenuous duties since the silver jubilee season began. Court officials noted the break would ease fatigue more than treat the catarrh, though the illness was not serious. Queen Mary left for London by train to attend engagements, while the king himself rode an automobile around the Sandringham estate during the afternoon.
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Sandringham
Mary
London
Macphail urges women to use franchise at meeting
Agnes Macphail challenged the National Council of Women at its annual meeting in Toronto to exercise their franchise and join politics. She noted she had been the lone woman in the House of Commons for 13 years and urged women to take courage and run in any constituency.
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Toronto
Aus
Agnes Macphail
National Council of Women
House of Commons
Miss Macphail
the Commons
Canadian Press president cites heavy European crisis news load
Winnipeg report notes Henri Gagnon of Quebec says trans Atlantic cables carry a rising European crisis news load. At the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association meeting W. J. J. Butler of Toronto, chairman of the board, says wire service news has rarely been so difficult to interpret.
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Winnipeg
Henri Gagnon
Quebec
Canadian Daily Newspapers Association
W. J. J. Butler
Toronto
Japanese influence in Hopei province may follow China split
A Peiping based Rengo news agency reports four northern Chinese provinces oppose the Nationalist government and favor friendly ties with Japan and Manchukuo. The move could precede Japanese influence in Hopei province as a possible outcome of the current political split.
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Tokyo
China
Japan
Manchukuo
Hopei
Rengo
Peiping
Five Applicants Ordered to Write Essays on Canadian History
Five candidates for naturalization in Moose Jaw were ordered by Judge F A G Ouseley to write short essays on Canadian history after failing an oral exam. The judge said approval will depend on the merit of the essays.
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Moose Jaw
F. A. G. Ouseley
New Japanese Minister to Canada Arrives in New York
The new envoy to Canada from Japan and his wife arrived in New York aboard the liner Majestic. Mr and Mrs Kato departed for Ottawa by train. The minister has long served in Japan's consular service in London and formerly in Washington.
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Savomoe Mato
Canada
New York
Majestic
Misread Centre SaeeTee Sal Decision Aided By Justice Guthrie
A rural mail delivery contract decision tied to Justice Hugh Guthrie may face revised terms. The outcome centers on appointing a postmaster general to manage contracts without tender calls, raising concerns over Ottawa oversight and provincial authority.
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Howe of Commons
Malate
Hugh Guthrie
A New British Movement for Cause of Peace
London reports a non-partisan movement to press all parties in the upcoming general elections to back peace and reconstruction. A council of action, with figures like David Lloyd George, Viscount Snowden, and Sir Basil Blackett, signed a manifesto and called a July London convention for a nationwide campaign.
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London
Council
David Lloyd George
Viscount Snowden
Basil Blackett
Bank of England
Council of Action
House of Commons
No Bids For Bonds Ontario Government Bond Issue Had No Buyers
The Hepburn government in Ontario faced a failed bond sale of 15 million dollars as no bids were submitted by noon. Premier Hepburn accused financial interests of pressuring surrender and argued for governance by elected representatives, with possible extension of savings offices to sell bonds over the counter.
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Ontario
Toronto
Hepburn
Babson Warns Americans to Brace for Inflation
Roger W. Babson, noted statistician, urged U S business leaders to prepare for inflation at a Boston Chamber of Commerce luncheon. He said inflation is coming and advised dikkat to quit worrying about Washington and focus on readiness.
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Roger Babson
United States
Boston
Roger W. Babson
Washington
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Peace Protocol Ends Chaco War Between Boliva and Paraguay
The Chaco War ended with a peace protocol signed by Bolivian and Paraguayan foreign ministers in Buenos Aires, in the presence of Argentina Brazil Chile Uruguay and the United States. The accord calls for a 48 hour cease fire and for commissions to verify troop positions along the river frontier as cease fire orders move toward immediate effect.
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Buenos Aires
Bolivia
Paraguay
Gran Chaco
Hele
Argentina
Brazil
Icomayo
Ottawa reports big decrease in wheat stocks for week end June 7
Dominica bureau of statistics shows Canadian wheat in store at 200 355 758 bushels, down 1 189 638 from the prior week and 10 265 from last year. US wheat in Canada at 200 24 bushels, up 232 613 from last week. wheat in transit on the lakes at 3 100 258 bushels, up from 1 483 997.
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Ottawa
Dominica
United States
Canada
Grace Moore Scores 15 Curtain Calls at Covent Garden
Grace Moore as Mimi in La Boheme at Covent Garden delights Queen Mary and a glittering London audience. She received fifteen curtain calls after the final act, a modern record at historic Covent Garden. The queen briefly left then returned to applaud the United States singer a third time.
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London
Grace Moore
Mimi
Covent Garden
United States
Miss Moore
U S Considered Air Base Near Canadian Border Says Meighen
Ottawa reports no U S decision on an air base at Lake Champlain near the Quebec line. Meighen says any move would be domestic policy for the United States, noting a 1935 congress bill authorized airports and defense areas. Dandurand cites a naval expert's border airport recommendation, denied by Roosevelt as unnecessary.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Lake Champlain
Quebec
Arthur Meighen
Senate
Meighen
Rodolphe Lemieux
Congress
Northwest
Raoul Dandurand
United States Naval Department
Franklin Roosevelt
Senate panel rejects bill to amend Industrial Disputes Act
Ottawa senate Banking and commerce committee rejected the bill to amend the Industrial Disputes Investigation Act. It said the measure would not serve the public interest and could intrude on provincial civil rights, creating boards to handle local disputes. The committee urged no further proceeding, deeming it unwise and unnecessary given existing conciliation provisions.
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Ottawa
Senate Banking and Commerce Committee
Ion
Senate
Arthur Meighen
Tom Moore
Trades and Labor Congress
Meighen
Minister of Labor
Divorce committee proposal gains support in Ottawa
A joint committee of both houses of Parliament to hear divorce applications found favor with senators. The Senate committee, chaired by Senator Lendrum McMeans of Winnipeg, hears witnesses and reports findings. The Commons lacks a divorce committee and would refer these bills to a private bills committee after Senate passage.
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Ottawa
Senate
Lendrum McMeans
Winnipeg
The
Commons
Quebec timber commission aims to boost export of Quebec lumber
L A Daigle chairman of the commission said here that the Quebec timber commission plans to raise lumber exports but is handicapped by influences opposing broader use of Quebec timber. He cited obstacles that hinder wider adoption of locally sourced wood.
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Sientreal Inesqueuee Sreat
Province of Quebec
L. A. Daigle
Daigle
Quebec
Memoria Unveiled in Assiniboine Park Winnipeg
A sundial memorial to the ato starry Sifton was unveiled in Assiniboine Park Winnipeg. E. H. Macklin, former Winnipeg Free Press president, presented the memorial with B. C. Nicholas of the Victoria Times attending.
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Winnipeg
Ato Starry Sifton
Toronto
E. H. Macklin
Winnipeg Free Press
Assiniboine Park
B.C. Nicholas
The
Tietoria Times
Mrifton
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Lady Wilkins
Bureau of Statistics
Isues
SAY
U.S
Quebec Timber
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