Trade Mission to Cuba Planned for Next Fall
Ottawa announces a planned trade mission to Cuba and the West Indies led by Hon. W. D. Euler to expand markets for seed potatoes in Cuba Bermuda and possibly Argentina. The effort seeks to lower barriers on seed potatoes and tackle sugar tariff questions while pursuing pacts with Australia India and others.
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Ottawa
Cuba
West Indies
W. D. Euler
Nomerce
Bermuda
Argentina
London
Canada
South American
Planes destined for Paris fair tested over Le Bourget
Paris World’s Fair report clears rumors of U S planes bound for Spain saying the craft will fly passengers London to Paris. Police seized five at Le Bourget near Paris and nine of nineteen dismantled planes shipped from New York have been unloaded and nine reassembled for test flights. A French firm operates the ships with required authorizations.
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France
United States
Spain
London
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Panst
New York
New Appointments in Royal Canadian Navy Reserve
The Department of National Defence announces appointments in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve affecting western divisions. Co. F. R. Wentz is appointed to the Saskatoon division as acting lieutenant and A. C. Campbell is posted to the Vancouver division as midshipman.
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Ottawa
Department of National Defence
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Fewer Pension Applications Put Ottawa Quorums to Work
Canadian pension commission quorums operate with 501 applications pending after elimination of congestion. Department officials say the streamline leaves just enough cases to keep the panels active.
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Ottawa
Canadian Pension Commission
Gunner Sullivan Not Replaced in Coronation Contingent
The Australian government refused to dispatch another Commonwealth war hero to replace Gunner Arthur Sullivan V C in the coronation contingent. Sullivan was killed in a London traffic accident.
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Canberra
Arthur Sullivan
V.C
Sullivan
London
All-British Round-The-World Air Link to Start July 5
Winnipeg will inaugurate a passenger and airmail service July 5 bridging the 957 minute Edmonton to Whitehorse leg. George Herring announced in Winnipeg that United Air Transport of Edmonton will operate weekly flights connecting Whitehorse to Nome and thence Pan American routes. Imperial Airways aims to complete Nome to Shanghai as the fastest North America to Orient link. Authorities expect most Orient-bound mail to move west through Canada if efficiency grows to 1,000 pounds per trip. The Chicago to Shanghai route via Nome is about 4,000 miles shorter than the Pacific clippers, with a 1,000 mile overwater leg.
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Edmonton
Whitehorse
Yukon
George Herring
Ottawa
Herring
Post Office Department
Western Canada
United Air Transport of
Nome
Alaska
Pacific
Imperial Airways
Shanghai
China
North America
Canada
Orient
Chicago
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Manila
Doctor Hett Freed From Ontario Practice Over Cure Claim
Dr. John Hett of Kitchener was removed from Ontario practise after the College of Physicians and Surgeons heard he claimed a specific cancer cure. He cited refusal to reveal his serum as the reason for license cancellation after four decades in cancer research.
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Toronto
Robert Noble
College of Physicians and Surgeons
John 8. Hett
Kitchener
College Council
Noble
Hett
Ontario
Mounted Police Parade Before Coronation Contingent
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment of 35, en route to England for the coronation, were inspected by Major General Sir James H. MacBrien. The parade, on the 17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars ground, featured over full dress uniforms and horses from Regina. Deputy Commissioner S. T. Wood commanded. In a separate report, a sick sailor, Arthur Westley, was transferred from the freighter Bristol City to the liner Alaunia 700 miles from Southampton, rescued by lifeboat and brought aboard in a sling.
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Montreal
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
England
James H. MacBrien
Regina
Duke of York's
Royal Canadian Hussars
S. T. Wood
Ottawa
Bristol City
Southampton
Alaunia
Arthur Westley
Thrilled By Sight Of Snow On Coronation Trip
Mr and Mrs W H Ritchie spoke of their Vancouver to London journey to witness the coronation thrill, noting the snow sighting in the Rocky Mountains during their 24 years in South Africa as a memorable moment.
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Montreal
Rocky Mountains
W. H. Ritchie
London
South Africa
Vancouver
Sail At Own Risk London Policy Outlined
Sir Samuel Hoare in the House of Commons restated that British merchant ships entering Spanish territorial waters do so at their own risk. The government does not recognize an insurgent warship outside the three mile limit as having the right to fire on a British ship within that limit. If attacked, the insurgent vessel may only seize the freighter and is liable for any damage claims.
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London
Samuel Hoare
Admiralty
House of Commons
Britain to float 50 year loan to settle war debt
Rupert De La Bere proposes Britain should settle its Great War debt to the United States with a 50 year loan arranged in the United States. He will ask the chancellor of the exchequer about pursuing the plan in the House of Commons. New York reports a Columbia University list notes William A. Jones of Regina won a chemistry graduate residence scholarship among 164 winners for 1937-38.
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Britain
London
Rupert de la Bere
House of Commons
United States
de la Bere
United States of America
New York
William A. Jones
Regina
University of Saskatchewan
Columbia University
Roosevelt asks Congress for 1.5 billion for next year relief
President Roosevelt sent a special message requesting 1.5 billion dollars for the next year's relief burden. He warned of a Treasury deficit near 2.677 billion by June 30 and urged a careful survey of the tax structure to balance income and outgo for the 1938 fiscal year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States Congress
Treasury
Legion faction may enter politics to educate on veterans' issues
The Canadian Legion may run an educational campaign on veterans' problems at the Alberta convention in Lethbridge next June. Calgary branch president James Simmons announced the Imperial Division will sponsor the recommendation. The legion says it does not plan to form a new political party.
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Calgary
Canadian Legion
British Empire Service League
Alberta
Lethbridge
Imperial Division of the Legion
James Simmons
Legion
Queen Mary to Attend Coronation in Special Carriage
London reports Queen Mary and sister-in-law Queen Maud of Norway will travel in a special carriage escorted by cavalry to Westminster Abbey on coronation morning. They will lead separate processions as they take seats inside the abbey making Mary the first queen mother to witness her son’s consecration. Alexandra did not attend King George VI’s coronation.
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London
Mary
Queen Maud
Norway
Westminster Abbey
Alexandra
George VI
Montreal Orders 50 Air Conditioned Coaches For CN Rail
The Canadian National Railway announced orders for 50 air conditioned coaches from Canadian Car and Foundry Company. Some cars will enter service this summer.
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Montreal
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
British worry over scope of new profits tax proposal
London report on Chancellor Chamberlain's prosperity profits tax raising fears about its scope. Conservatives, including Sir Robert Horne, attack the budget for military funding while warning high combined taxes could hit many firms. Socialists and Labour cheer as Horne voices concern that enterprise may be checked.
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London Financial
Robert Horne
Britain
Robert
National Defence
Sir Robert
Finland probes alleged munitions plot in Helsinki
The Finnish government ordered an inquiry into claims by the Marquess of Donegal that Finland became a warehouse for 10 million dollars of arms. He alleged two Englishmen Victor Hervey and John Christopher Lonsdale planned to profit by shipping arms to Spain. The war ministry denied arms sales to Spain.
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Helsingfors
Marquess of Donegal
Finland
Spain
War Ministry
London Sunday Dispatch
Lord Donegal
Victor Hervey
Lord Hervey
John Christopher Lonsdale
Paris
London
Pan American Air Lines Receives Trans-Atlantic Permits
Pan American Airways was granted flying rights by Great Britain, Canada, and the Irish Free State. The permits were shown to Pan American representatives in the commerce secretary Darrel Roper's office, who called it the first real step toward scheduled trans Atlantic air service. He urged interested transport companies to participate in the expansion.
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Washington
Pan-American Airways
Great Britain
Canada
Irish Free State
Pan-American
Darrel Roper
United States Secretary of Commerce
Sailor John Seickle Dies of Smallpox in Quarantine
British sailor who contracted smallpox aboard the Em press of Russia died at William Head quarantine station while en route to the Shetland Islands. Seickle boarded at Shanghai and will be buried at William Head after vaccination of Vancouver bound passengers and crew.
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Vancouver
William Head
John Seickle
Shanghai
Shetland Islands
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