Egypt Policy and Lloyd Resignation Discussed in Parliament
London July 25 British Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson outlined in Parliament the circumstances of Lord Lloyd’s resignation as High Commissioner in Egypt since 1925. He said the government would submit policy for ratification and the people of Egypt would have approval. Rumors swirled of possible changes, including not filling the post or reducing troops, but officials said the differences did not arise from the current government.
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London
Candian
Egypt
Arthur Henderson
Lord Lioyd
Henderson
Lord Lloyd
George Hambleton
House of Lords
Lord Parmoor
Council
Earl of Reading
India
Lord Passfield
Dominions
Labor
Lord Brentford
William Joynson-Hicks
Whio
Baldwin
Hadeen
Patiament
House of Commons
Times
Austen Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Ord Lloyd
Sir Austen
Lloyd
Suez Canal
Austin Chamberlain
Britain
Weather Man Has Again Fallen Downton Rain
Winnipeg reports a failed prediction of rain and a cooling wave across the Western Prairies. Heat remains extreme with 94 to 100 degree readings. Yellow Grass Sask and Boissevain Manitoba noted minor rainfall and high temperatures. Torrential rains in Ontario disrupted traffic nearby.
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Winnipeg
Prairies
Fee Prairie
Boissevain
Manitoba
Longa
Ontario
Egypt's High Commissioner Lloyd Resigns Amid Crisis
London July 25 The Labor government faces a storm after Lord Lloyd's resignation as high commissioner in Egypt. Britain weighs settlement terms with Egypt over troop withdrawals and independence while miners seek full seven hours and a half, risking unemployment. Naval talks with the United States offer a bright spot amid wage and textile disputes.
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Ramsay MacDonald
Egypt
MacDonald
Labor
Head
United States
Royal
Gun Accident Aboard British Cruiser Devonshire
London reports a serious incident during East Mediterranean fleet practice. Seventeen may be casualties with six seriously hurt aboard the British cruiser Devonshire. Paris dispatch notes Poincaré poised to resign after debt bill approval by the French Senate.
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London
Admiralty
Devonshire
Mediterranean
Beatty Tours Maritime Provinces For Economic Insight
Mr. E. W. Beatty president of the Canadian Pacific Railway visits Windsor Street Station to study conditions in the Maritime provinces. He cites improving business, optimistic sentiment, strong freight and passenger traffic, and crop prospects including apples in the Annapolis Valley and a good potato market.
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Montreal
Que
Maritime Provinces
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Windsor Street
Canada
East
Annapolis Valley
Weather: Western regions warm with fair skies
The West has been fair and warm overall with southern districts especially hot. Alberta forecasts call for mostly fair weather and decidedly warm conditions on Saturday with stationary or slightly lower temperatures.
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Vancouver
Victoria
Edmonton
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Winnipeg
Alberta
Prairie Wheat Crop Deteriorates Across Provinces
Canadian Wheat Pool statistician A Cairns reports July 26 crop conditions show Manitoba 60 percent Saskatchewan 56.5 Alberta 44 for wheat, with oats Manitou 45 Saskatchewan 53 Alberta 42. Manitoba shows some improvement from late showers, while Saskatchewan and Alberta suffer from heat and drought. Sixty percent of Manitoba argue rain is urgently needed. across Saskatchewan, four of respondents report sufficient moisture.
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Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
A. Cairns
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Waltoy
Manitova
Desperate Push to Dismiss Gardiner Government
Dr J T M Anderson led Conservative Progressive and Independent members in presenting a petition to the Lieutenant Governor Newslands seeking immediate dismissal of the Gardiner administration. Signed by 35 members, it argues the Gardiner team has only 26 supporters and warns of an August/September session. Anderson said he had no further statement beyond a courteous hearing.
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Regina
J. T. M. Anderson
Liutnant
Newslands
Gardiner
Anderson
Two Planes Circling Lethbridge Offer Quick Trips
The cabin machine and a Gypsy Moth of the Southern Alberta Air Line piloted by Dick Seferink and Joe Patton fly over the city. They arrived with Mr and Mrs Elliott as passengers and will stay for the rest of the week. A quick trip to Medicine Hat could be booked from Lethbridge within an hour by calling their headquarters. The Etzikom to Medicine Hat flight was completed in thirty minutes.
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Southern Alberta Air Line
Lethbridge
Dick Seferink
Joe Patton
Medicine Hat
Etzikom
Alberta Medical Association to Convene in Lethbridge
The Alberta Medical Association announces its annual convention in Lethbridge from September 17 to 19 with 150 to 200 members expected. President Dr. P M Campbell will preside, and speakers include Dr Bazin of McGill and professors from Dalhousie and Toronto. Local committee led by Dr Campbell and Dr Galbraith will arrange sessions at the Marquis Hotel as delegates tour irrigation, the sugar factory, and Waterton Lakes National Park.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
William G. Hunt
Alberta, Medical Association
Marquis Hotel
P. M. Campbell
Alberta Medical Association
Hunt
Campbell
Galbraith
Waterton Lakes National Park
Bazin
McGill
Canadian Medical Accessation
T. C. Rootley
Canadian Medical Association
Agnew
Ross Miller
S.C.R
Iotawa
Murphy
Dalhousie University
McKenzie
Geo. Young
Toronto
Richards
H. B. Vanwyck
Hastings Newburn
Edmonton
W. H. McGuffin
Calgary
J. W. Richardson
R. S. McNabb
L. S. Mackid
J. J. Owen
University of Alberta
Regina Prisoner Megill Faces Execution After Murder Verdict
Regina Sask July 26 William Hugh Megill mounted the Regina jail scaffold at dawn to die for the murder of 10 year old Anna Goff of Shaunavon on June 27 1928. He spent his final hours writing letters to relatives friends and jail staff and spoke with his guard and spiritual advisor Rev W H Adcock. He sent a letter of thanks to Warden Thomas Hayes and the jail officials praising their Christian conduct.
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Regina
Sask
William
Hugh Megill
Anna Goff
Shaunavon
Megill
W. H. Adcock
Ottawa
Thomas Hayes
Warden
Thos. Hayes
Canada offers cooperation to curb liquor running to U S
Ottawa reports Canada will keep Canadians out of liquor trade with the United States. If U S authorities demand strict checks on their boats and people, Canada is willing to discuss reasonable cooperation. Hon. W. D. Euler outlines runs and responses to temperance pressure urging Canada to refuse liquor clearances. Continued on Page Five.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
W. D. Euler
National Revenue
Dominion
Planes Visit City By Air Show At Fair Grounds
Currie and Hugh C. Ritchie rode the Ross plane over the city last evening. A larger model also landed at the Fair grounds with a crowd cheering its arrival. The pilots praised Medicine Hat landing field as excellent in its native state and citizens await the council’s report on making it a permanent landing field.
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Aid. Currie
Hugh C. Ritchie
City
Ross
Fair Grounds
Frey
Hart
Ritchie
Currie
Medicine Hat
Aviation School Opens If Ten Pupils Are Secured
Southern Alberta Air Lines plans a Medi Medicine Hat flying school if ten students enroll. Private pilot license course priced at $300. Applications accepted at the News Office.
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Southern Alberta Air Lines
Medicine Hat
Explosion Kills Six on British Cruiser Devonshire
In Valetta Malta today six marines were killed in an explosion in the gun turret aboard the British cruiser Devonshire in the Eastern Mediterranean. Nineteen men were injured, several gravely, as the turret and a six inch gun were blown away. The dead included Royal Marines from Royal Marines detachment along with a captain’s two, sergeants, a corporal and two privates.
Submarine L-12 Officer Found Responsible for H-47 Disaster
Lieut. Claude Stanley Griffith Keen of the submarine L-12 was found responsible by a general Court Martial for the H-47 sinking on July 9 in St. George's Channel. He received a severe reprimand and was dismissed from his ship after more than twenty crew members died in the collision with the L-12.
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Portsmouth
Eng
Claude “Stainley Griffith Keen
St. George’s Channel
Rainfall Briefly Touches Regina After Thunderstorm
Regina reports a sharp thunderstorm followed by about an hour of rain. Despite the downpour the long dry spell left the rainfall largely insufficient for lasting benefit in the district.
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Regina
Chinese Acknowledge Seizure Was Premature
Harbin witnesses indicate Chinese in Mukden view the seizure of the Chinese Eastern Railway as a premature act by Lu Yang-Huan the railway president. Mukden authorities had planned to form a committee to probe railway affairs due to revenue declines and alleged Russian mismanagement. Seizure was not Mukden’s orders.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Mukden
Lu Yang-Huan
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