Britain Defies Japanese Blockade Threat in China
Britain will not submit to the Japanese blockade of the Chinese concession in Tientsin. Cabinet discussed options as Foreign Secretary Butler signaled measures against Japan. Britain aims to protect rights and trade in China while seeking allied support from France and the United States.
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King George and Queen Elizabeth Hope to Return to Canada
In a written address signed by the King and Queen, Their Majesties express hope to visit Prince Edward Island again with their daughters. The address was handed to Premier Thane Campbell, who read the welcome from PEI officials. The King thanks the people and Premier for the warm reception and affectionate references to Her Majesty.
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King George
Queen Elizabeth
Thane Campbell
Prince Edward Island
Court of Appeal Quashes Wharton Conviction in IRA Case
The court of appeal overturned Gerald Francis Wharton's conviction and canceled his ten year sentence for involvement with recent Irish Republican Army bombings. The appeal found the sentencing judge prejudiced the case by focusing on Wharton's associations with the LRA, deeming the sentence irrelevant.
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London
Court of Appeal
Gerald Francis Wharton
Wharton
LRA
Farmers Gloom in Western Canada Sparks Seed Growers Meeting
President FW Townley-Smith warns at the Canadian Seed Growers' Association annual gathering that western Canadian farmers face insolvency and distress due to poor crops, high prices for purchases, and poor prices. He urges urgent nationwide consideration, noting grain growers’ troubles threaten seed markets and urging seed producers to respond to farmers’ plight.
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Victoria
Western Canada
FW. Townley-Smith
Lashburn Salt
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Townley-Smith
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Ottawa mercy order cuts sentences before King's departure
On the eve of the King's departure from Canada the Royal Prerogative of mercy extends to all prisoners in Canada serving three months or more for criminal code offences. Under Governor General's order, publicized by Justice Minister Ernest Lapointe, sentences will be reduced by one month with potential additional reductions for long term cases based on conduct and clemency. Signed by Sir Lyman P. Duff, Chief Justice and Acting Governor General.
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Canada
Governor-General
Ernest Lapointe
Lyman P. Duff
Canada Land
Grasshopper Fight Accelerated by Emergency Funds
The United States Department of Agriculture, funded by an emergency appropriation of 1790 dollars, intensifies efforts to curb a grasshopper outbreak seen as a major threat. Thousands of tons of poison bait are sent to the Great Plains and Pacific Northwest as drought and neglect accelerate the invasion across North and South Dakota, Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming. The department has already spent nearly three million dollars on control work this year.
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United States Agriculture Department
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Pacific Northwest
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Nebraska
Wyoming
Agriculture Department
Good Literature Urged by Meighen at Pittsburg Event
Rt Hon Arthur Meighen opposition leader declares good literature our finest possession and most profitable leisure reading. He is among seven honored with honorary degrees by the university in Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
William Shakespeare
Arthur Meighen
Canadian Senate
Meighen
University
First Ship Reaches Nome After Eight Months Ice
Nome Alaska welcomes the Sutherland and three other steamships as heavy ice in the Bering Sea yields visibility after weeks of blockade. The city rushes to stock food as relief ships break through the ice and arrive at the waterfront.
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Alaska
Sutherland
Bering Sea
McGill Head Resigns to Take U S Post
Dr Lewis W. Douglas resigns as McGill University principal after less than two years to assume a new role in the United States. He had replaced Arthur E. Morgan, the English-born leader who departed after clashes with the Board of Governors.
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McGill University
United States
Montreal
Arthur E. Morgan
McG
Board of Governors
Canadian war planes to boost Royal Air Force squadrons
Canadian government deliveries of new war planes will reach Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons this month with rapid increases over the next two months. Canadian Vickers in Montreal has produced five Stranraer flying boats for bombing and coastal patrol, three of which escorted the King and Queen over the Strait of Northumberland. The program calls for seven more Stranraer aircraft to be delivered under 1938 estimates.
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Oxawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Defence Department
Canadian Vickers Limited
Montreal
Stranraer
Strait of Northumberland
Dartmouth N.B
Empire Sky Trails Ww. G Martin Plans Long Flight
Former welfare minister G Martin leaves for Singapore on an Imperial Airways wing boat for a reporting trip over 24500 miles. He arrived in England on June 11 and will fly over Empire Airways routes in India and Africa to gather material for a lecture on the Sky Trails of the Empire. London Newton, Kas, Dr. Eduard Benes comments on grain waste at a wheat farm, noting manual reaping and threshing.
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Imperial Airways
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Africa
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Newton
Kas
Eduard Benes
Mayor Horan declines thousand islands gift for Queen visit
Prescott Mayor Joh Horan reports the Queen cannot accept a gift of a Thousand Island for the royal visit. He requested the St Lawrence river island be named after Her Majesty and will seek approval via Canadian government channels. Horan also leads the Thousand Islands association and plans a trip to Ottawa to pursue formal approval.
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Brockville Unt
Joh Horan
Prescott
Thousand Islands
Horan
St Lawrence Group
Thousand Islands- St. Lawrence River-Rideau Lakes
British PM asks Germany to withdraw Liverpool consul
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons he urged Germany to withdraw its Liverpool consul after court records linked the German consulate to a spy case. Joseph Kelley allegedly aided contact with foreign agents tied to a government ordnance factory’s sons sales. Reinhardt named as consul.]]>
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Rman
Herr Reinhardt
Churchill Insurance Rates for Ahips via Hudson Bay Route
Insurance rates on ships using the Hudson Bay route from British ports to Churchill will stay unchanged this year, the Imperial shipping committee announced. The joint hull committee noted that eight cargoes of wheat were at Churchill for shipment from the 1938 season and will consider a rate reduction in 1940 if no more than 20 cargoes are moved and no serious losses occur.
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Hudson Bay
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Imperial Shipping Committee
Shipping Committee
Joint Hull Committee
Neutrality Bill Approved by House Foreign Affairs Committee
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved the new United States neutrality bill by a strictly party vote. The measure would commit American resources to support Greater France and its allies if European war breaks out.
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Washington
House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Europe
America
France
German Troops Move On Polish Slovak Border
Reports in Paris papers describe long German columns moving toward the Slovak Polish border. Troops massed in the Dukla and Jablunkov passes, with concern in Warsaw over proximity to Poland's Silesian industrial region. Officials note no confirmation from France yet.
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Jablunkan
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Pratislava
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Budapest
Canada faces inadequate health facilities says McGill dean
Dr Grant Fleming of Montreal told the Canadian Public Health Association that Canada's facilities for treating illness and preventing disease are grossly inadequate. He warned that unqualified personnel endanger public health and urged a health insurance scheme for families earning under 1000 dollars a year. Dr Sinai of Michigan noted a shift from opposition to support for health insurance, though debate on compulsory versus voluntary plans remains unresolved.
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Grant Fleming
Montreal
Canadian Public Health Association
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Facul Ff
McGill University
United Ste Great Britain
Arthur Mac
Britain
Nathan Sinai
Universty of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Western Canada
Sinai
Visit Being Considered Canberra Australia
Australian reporters travelling with the King and Queen in Canada note a potential later visit to Australia is being considered but not denied by federal officials. The matter remains delicate and forecasts are premature as officials stress it is primarily a British matter and timing cannot be forecast given the international situation.
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