British Elections Wake Defeat for Baldwin Government
London May 31 reports show Baldwin's Conservatives defeated as Labour leads. final tallies place Labour around 268 with Conservatives 227 and Liberals 46 among 613 seats. Lloyd George remains Liberal leader with strong showings. Macdonald re elected Labour leader in Seaham. Baldwin re elected in Bewdley. Lloyd George wins Carnarvon. Multiple updates track shifts across seats and ministers.
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London
P. Cable
George Hambleton
Baldwin
House of Commons
Labor
Prohibition
Lloyd George
Klis
C. P. Cable
J. Ramsay Macdonald
Seaham
Durham
David Lloyd George
Macdonald
W. A. Fearnley
Whittingstall
P. Pollitt
British Communist Party
Bewdley
Worcester
Carnavon
Wales
J. R. Davies
Thomas A. Roys
Southern Alberta Backs Red Trail Travel Policy at Regional Meeting
Delegates from Lethbridge Medicine Hat Taber Bow Island and area boards of trade gather in Taber to press Alberta Government to promote Red Trail highway from Lethbridge to Medicine Hat. About 50 business leaders attend as Mayor Westlake and President Cannon urge action.
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Taber
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Bow Island
Alberta
A. L. Cannon
Tabor Board of Trade
Westlake
Walter Huckvale
W. J. Conrad
M. A. Cory
Thos. Trebble
Winnifred
R. S. Beattie
Geo. F. Ridgedale
J. ~. Vdines
Merbert Thacker
Geo. Thacker
Burdett
J. W. Anderson
Alfred Anderson
O. Asplund
Barnwell
Alex. Barnardt
China
J. A. McHinton
J. P. Bowlby
Jno
Deavid- Jon
Couldale
A. W. Edwards
H. P. Iber
J. A. Perry
N. Mackenzie
J. W. Bwaden
EF. J. O'Sullivan
RF. J. Foretes
J. J. Hourigan
A. G. Gaalim
Jas. Rose
Wilpert Johnson
W. S. Jonson
Hourigan
Alpska Motor Association
Rose
Lethbridge Board of Trade
Ait Baalim
Cannon
Alberta Motor Association
Southern Branch
Gretting
Red Trail
G. Riedel
Riedel Honey Co
B. C
Hie
King George's health steady with abscess drainage
Windsor Castle bulletin reports King George resting quietly with satisfactory overall condition after an abscess forms at the scar site and drains. The king will remain in bed but can transact public business. Prince of Wales attends Royal Counties Agricultural Show at Southampton with several engagements planned for next week.
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Eng
King George
Windsor Castle
London
Windsor Castile
George
Toruch
Henry L. Martin
Stanley Hewitt
Lord Dawson of
Penn
Windsor
Sir Stanly Hewett
Prince of Wales
Southampton
Clearing house returns for the month and May noted
The document shows month returns of 1,886,216 dollars, 2,073,295 dollars for the second period, and 2,076,209 dollars for May year. It records monthly totals from the clearing house with specific monetary figures.
Election Returns Show Labor Leads with 285 Seats
London May 31 reports Labor at 285 seats at 7 15 p m eight behind the combined total of rival parties three more gains in the hour. Conservatives 238 Liberals 48 Nationalists 3 Prohibition 1 Independents 3 Forty one seats remain to be heard including eleven University seats and a deferred election.
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London
C. P. Cable
Labor Party
Conservatives
Liberals
Labor
Nationalists
Prohibition
Strength Of the Two Former Houses Of Commons In Britain
London May 30 Seven teen hundred and twenty eight candidates contesting 615 constituencies in Great Britain and Northern Ireland for seats in the house of commons. Conservatives and Labor lead the pre dissolution and post 1924 and 1934 tallies with a mix of Liberals Independents and changing numbers across periods.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
House of Commmons
Labor
Duff May Acting for Dominion in I'm Alone Case
Ottawa May 30 Hon Mr Justice Lyman P Duff of the Supreme Court of Canada is named as Canada's likely representative on the international arbitration board in the I'm Alone case. Eugene Lafleur KC Montreal may be senior counsel for the Dominion.
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Ottawa
Lyman P. Duff
Supreme Court of Canada
Canada
International Arbitration Board
Engene Lafleur
K.C
Montreal
Dominion
Victims Of Truck Crash Interred In Medicine Hat
The body of Henry Hoffman killed in a crash near Empress was brought to Medicine Hat by his father and brother. Funeral tomorrow at 2 p.m. from Johnson's Undertaking Parlors to Hillside cemetery under German Lutheran auspices. The late Ivan Northcott and Frank Barry to be buried at Empress tomorrow. R. D. Shannon’s funeral held in Empress this afternoon at 3 o'clock with Medicine Hat family members in attendance.
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Henry Hoffman
Empress
Medicine Hat
Johnson
Hillside Cemetery
German Lutheran Church
Ivan Northcott
Frank Barry
R. D. Shannon
Parliament Moves on Elections Act and Railways Bill
In Ottawa today the Senate sits while the House examines Government Bills and the estimates for Railways, National Defence, and Public Works. Yesterday the second reading of the Dominion Elections Act amendment passed and the Montreal CN Terminal project at 50 million was debated. The Senate also passed the War Revenue Act amendment and the Returned Soldiers' Preference Act, with the third reading given to the compensation act for civilian losses during the war.
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Ottawa
Senate
House of Commons
Department of Railways
National Defence and Public Works
Montreal
Canadian National Railways
House
Tremors Terrify Queen Charlotte Islands Residents
Prince Rupert reports three earthquakes on successive days shaking Moresby Graham and smaller islands. Sea cliffs toppled, beaches slid into the sea, and a mountain near Rockport drew attention. A foot tidal wave occurred at Skidegate and chimneys collapsed. a potential volcanic action is feared.
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Prince Rupert
B.C
Queen Charlotte Island
Moresby
Graham
Prince John
Lockeport
Sanspit
Rockeport
Wheat inspections in Winnipeg report 400 cars last year
May 31 Winnipeg crowds note grain inspections with 400 cars inspected last year and 200 contract grades, reflecting steady throughput in the grain trade.
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Winnipeg
Rotary convention dinners mark international bond in Dallas
In Dallas on May 1 Rotary International hosts a massive annual convention dinner drawing guests from the British Empire and a large Spanish and Portuguese speaking group led by Ernesto J. Aguilar. Visitors from Central and South America attend, with I B Sutton of Tampico noted among attendees.
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Dallas
Texas
British Empire
Rotary
I. B. Sutton
Tampico
Mexico
Central
South America
Toustmaster
Ernesto J. Aguilar
Mexico City
Sidney B. McMichael
Toronto
Canada
United States
City Market Egg Prices and Supplies Report
Market activity was light but more eggs arrived than in recent weeks. Firsts sold at 25 to 30 cents a dozen.
Women elected to Parliament surpass 1924 figures
London May 31 reports ten women elected to Parliament up from six in 1924 and one more than the previous Parliament. Among the elected are Labor figures Ellen Wilkinson and Margaret Bondfield, Conservatives Lady Astor and the Countess of Iveagh, and Liberal Megan Lloyd George. The Duchess of Atholl was re elected in Kinross division of Scotland.
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London
G_ P.u-Cable
Wom
Labor
Ellen Wilkinson
Margaret Bondfield
Sisan Lawrence
Cynthia, Moseley
Mary Hamilton
E. Pictone Turber
Alberta Freight Traffic Council Plan Discussed
At a Chamber of Commerce directors meeting W J Smallacombe was named the chamber’s Calgary conference representative for June 4 and 5. The directors approved Alberta Motor Association plans to organize a local branch and offered support to establish a provincial freight traffic council.
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Chamber of Commerce Yeaterday
W. J. Smallacombe
Police Court Fines for Nuisance Barking Incident
At the police court J C Astley was fined the cost of the court for allowing his dog to cause a nuisance by barking and howling. Robert W Evans, former town solicitor of Owen Sound, is dead.
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J. C. Astley
Robert W. Evans
Owen Sound
Canadians Invest Heavily In Securities of Canada
Canadians own from 55 to 65 percent of securities of enterprises on Canadian soil. In early 1928 British investment was two thirds that of U S in Canada, with total foreign and British investment around 5.74 billion dollars and alien country holdings of 245.74 million. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics notes Canadian investments abroad at 1.58 billion, led by the United States with 874.63 million, Britain 131.02 million, and others 725.56 million. Government securities and railways attract major foreign capital, with Britain dominant in railways at 959.78 million and U S at 509.46 million.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Dominion Bureau of Statistes
Great Britain
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