King and Queen Leave B C Capital Enroute East
King and Queen George and Elizabeth depart Victoria aboard the steamship Prince Robert after two nights at Government House. Tens of thousands cheer as they begin an eastward Canada tour with brief stops in Vancouver New Westminster Chilliwack and Jasper National Park before continuing their journey. A new pursuit plane reportedly reaches 520 mph in flight and 720 mph in dives to replace the Spitfire.
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London
C.P
The
Evening News
Independent
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Victoria
Vancouver
Dominion
King
Canada
Canadian National Steamship
Prince Robert
New Westminster
Chilliwack
Historic
Fraser River
Fraser Valley
Jasper National Park
British Columbia
Queen Elizabeth Meets Scots at Government House
In Victoria on May 31 Queen Elizabeth greeted forty four Scots from Angus at Government House. She spoke with each man about life since leaving Angus and posed for photographs, later expressing pleasure and appreciation for the warm reception before returning indoors.
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Victoria
C.P
Elizabeth
Angus
Government House
Airlie
Her Majesty
Last Minute Flashes From Toronto To New York Headlines
TORONTO Bill Petrokowich, 20, convicted of murder of Annie Geraznic and sentenced to hang Aug 10. He and Mrs Gerzanic came from Tofield Alberta. Crown says he shot her Jan 30 to stop her from returning to her husband in Tofield. NEW YORK Stephen ex Paine Webber partner indicted by federal grand jury on 17 counts mail fraud and one conspiracy. Lwow Poland Jewish student Markus Landeshere mortally wounded in clash between Jews and Poles at Lwow University.
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Toronto
Bill Petrokowich
Annie Geraznic
Petrokowich
New York
Stephen
Paine, Webber and Co
United States
Markus Landeshere
Lwow
Poland
Lwow University
Chamber of Commerce Monthly Meeting at Asinibola Hotel
Members are reminded of the general meeting tomorrow at the Asinibola hotel. C M Moore engineer in charge of PUBLR.A. projects will attend to speak on TEARLA work. Farmers and interested parties are invited to attend.
Clearing House Returns Show May Gain Over 1938
The annual business for the current year improves over May last year. May returns indicate substantial gains with this month at 945,891 dollars, last month 947,492 dollars, and May 1938 at 814,060 dollars.
Local Showers Reported at Several Cities
A light shower morning brought 0.03 inch of moisture. Suffield and Leader also reported showers. Local offices of the CPR state these were the only points recording precipitation. Noon indications suggested further showers were probable.
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Suffield
Leader
C.P.R
Royal Party Thanks Canadian Pacific Railway on Scenic Journey
Victoria May 31 Special Their Majesties the King and Queen expressed appreciation for their cross country trip from Quebec to Vancouver aboard the Canadian Pacific blue and silver train. W M Neal noted the monarchs praised the splendid handling of the train and enjoyed Western Canada scenery from Calgary to Vancouver. The Queen said she was thrilled riding in the leading engine cab from Beavermouth to Stoney Creek, viewing Beaver River valley and the 275 foot deep Stoney Creek gorge.
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Victoria
Canada
Quebec
Vancouver
King
W. M Neal
Western Lines
Canadian Pacific Railway
Fort William
Mr. Neal
Western Canada
Neal
Calgary
Beavermouth
Stoney Creek
Ing
Beaver River
Surprise Creek
Germany and Denmark sign non aggression pact
Berlin report says on May 31 Germany and Denmark signed a non aggression pact promising to refrain from attacks on each other. The agreement marks a step toward regional stability and reduces immediate military risk between the two nations.
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Berlin
C.P
Germany
Denmark
Whitla Winnifred School Festival Opens Crowded Event
From Our Own Correspondent Whitla Winifred Alta May 22 crowds fill festival as students and teachers present elocution dramatization and chorus acts. Mrs Murphy and Mr Carter adjudicate, offering praise and guidance to young performers and noting room for improvement in selection suitability and stage presence.
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Winiifred
Alta
Whitla-Winnifred
Nora Murphy
EB. T. Carter
Directors of Canadian Pacific Railway Meet King and Queen
Directors of the Canadian Pacific Railway meet King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Standing behind the royals are Sir Edward Beatty, J.D., chairman, Sir Herbert Holt, Sir Charles Gordon, Coleman vice-president, Brigadier General Meighen, with other directors Ross McMaster and M. W. Wilson also presented.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Sir Edward Beatty
G.B.F
K.C
J.D
King and Queen
Herbert Holt
Charles Gordon
ID. (. Coleman
FS. Meighen
C.M.G
Ross McMaster
M. W. Wilson
King George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Montreal
Superannuation Legislation Deferred in Ottawa
Ottawa reports that the government will not introduce legislation this session to implement civil service superannuation committee recommendations. Revenue Minister Isley said the report was too far reaching to present now.
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Ottawa
Civil Service Superannuation Committee
Isley
Tisley
Germans Return from Spain in Hamburg Nazi Welcome
Several thousand German soldiers who fought for the insurgents in Spain returned to Hamburg today. General Hermann Goering saluted them on behalf of Hitler as six torpedo boats escorted the sea parade into the port.
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Hamburg
C.P
Spain
Hermann Marshal Goering
Hitler
Alberta Legion Convention Opens With Record Delegates
The Alberta Command of the Canadian Legion begins its annual convention in Edmonton with over 150 delegates registered the day before, surpassing expectations. Committees and the provincial council continue sessions, while guests from Ottawa arrive to participate. The event opens with welcomes from the Lieutenant-Governor, Premier Aberhart, and Mayor Fry, joined by the women’s auxiliary led by Calgary’s Mrs. G Faggetter.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
The
Canadian Legion
W. Lowry
Turner Valley
Alex Walker
Calgary
J. R. Bowler
Ottawa
Dominion Command
Walter Woods
G. Faggetter
J. C. Bowen
Aberhart
J. W. Fry
Rutherford Re-elected University of Alberta Chancellor
Varsity chancellor A C Rutherford was re-elected by acclamation for a fourth four year term at the University of Alberta in Edmonton announced by G B Taylor assistant registrar on May 31.
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Edmonton
C. P
A. C. Rutherford
University of Alberta
G.B. Taylor
Mr. Rutherford
McGeer Defends Bren Gun Contract at Commons Hearing
Vancouver Liberal MP Gerry McGeer accused the Marlean's Magazine article of lying and said no fraud was proven. He questioned H T Hunter of Maclean Publishing and Col George Drew as witnesses as the public accounts committee pressed for findings on the 7000 Bren gun contract with John Inglis Company Toronto.
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Ottawa
George Drew
Marlean
G. G. McGeer
Col. Drevy
Ontario Conservativs
Mr. McGeer
Justice Davis
Mr. Hunter
Royal Commission
H H. Davis
Davis
Mr McGeer
Ience
John Inglis
Brooklyn and New York Playball In Big League Scores
National League game sees Brooklyn oust New York with a high scoring finish 12 to 4 as Hamlin Phelps Schumacher and Danning contribute. Fair and warm conditions 76 to 46.
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Brooklyn
New York
Hamlin
Phelps
Schumacher
Danning
Court Upholds Quebec Padlock Law
In Montreal on May 31 Chief Justice Greenshields upheld the Quebec padlock law as intra vires and not creating a crime The decision rejected the notion that freedom of the press was or was not in question The ruling sustained an action by Louis Fineberg against tenant Muni Taub accused of using a home to disseminate Communist propaganda.
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Montreal
C.P
Quebec
Greenshields
Molotoff Rejects Anglo French Pact Terms in Russia Speech
Moscow dispatch reports Foreign Minister Molotoff rejecting the latest Anglo French mutual aid pact proposals as inadequate while leaving a door open for talks. He said reciprocity was accepted in principle but with many clauses and warned no progress on frontier small nations. London observers call the rejection a surprise and suggest horse trading potential.
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Moscow
C.P
Molotoff
Russia
London
Paris
Berlin
Supreme Soviet
Britain
France
Two New Army Posts Created In Great Britain
The War Office announced the reestablishment of two army posts to raise preparedness. General Sir Edmund Ironside and General Sir Walter Kirke will fill inspector general roles. Invitations were sent to allied staff chiefs to observe Britain’s autumn maneuvers at Aldershot. Marshal Fevzi Çakmak and other Russian, Polish generals were also invited.
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London
C.P
War Office
Britain
Edmund Ironside
Gibraltar
Walter Kirke
Territorial Army
Fevai Caksak
Aldershot
Lion killed after circus escape near Wexford Ireland
After an all night chase a lion escaped from a circus was shot dead by workman Mark Redmond at Taghmon near Wexford in the early hours Monday. The animal was brought down from about sixty feet away.
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Taghmon
Wexford
Ireland
Mark Redmond
Investigation details misbooked funds in Eastern Irrigation District
The government auditor told the Jackson Commission the FID and its subsidiary the Irrigation Development Land Company used unsatisfactory bookkeeping. Witness Hugh H. Hamilton described an empty cash book before his 1938 tenure and noted transfers of EID labor to IDL payroll to pay wages amid minimum wage concerns.
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Plunkett
EB. I. D
I.D.L
Nwo
W. H. McLaws
K.C
EB. L. Gray
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B.C
S.S
Royal Party
CAN. Pac. RY
W. M. Neal
Whitla
Whitta
Gerry McGeer
Soviet
Brita
Great Britain
E.I. D
Riverdale Pavilion
Teco
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