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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1936
Page
3
King Edward surprised guests at a Buckingham Palace garden party for 000 Canadian Vimy pilgrims. He spoke warmly of Vimy memories and Canada visits, amid cheers, berets, and rain as 8,000 voices sang for him in the royal enclosure.
Sir Percy Vincent, lord mayor of London, will take many gifts to Vancouver for the jubilee celebrations. The items include a large silver relief depicting 18th century London and a painting of Captain George Vancouver’s tomb in Petersham cemetery, presented by London citizens to the Canadian city.
Australian high commissioner Stanley M Bruce in London urged British dominions to increase their contributions to imperial defence during a speech in Bristol. He noted the empire faced growing international tensions and called for stronger collective security measures among the dominions.
Secretary Wallace warned a hard wheat shortage in the United States would require imports from Canada. He noted trade whispers of around 40 million bushels and said soft white wheat surplus was likely in the Pacific Northwest. He also cited a potential small corn crop since 1881 and the possibility of imports from Argentina and other regions.
The Privy Council grants the Canadian government leave to appeal on the validity of Bennett era labor acts. Ontario and British Columbia join the petition. The contested laws cover a one day rest in seven, a 48 hour week, the Minimum Wages Act, and the Employment and Social Insurance Act. The Supreme Court of Canada found the first three partly valid and the last unconstitutional.
Right Rev Arthur Winnington-Ingram Bishop of London announces a voyage to Canada aboard the liner Queen Mary departing August 5. He says he will visit his 34 nieces and nephews and related relatives, joking about a marble statue from the Canadian prime minister. He has frequently visited Canada.
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes admitted after 51 years in the navy that he cannot master sea sickness. He recalled Admiral Nelson also suffered from the ailment and said freedom from sea sickness does not make a good sailor.
Sir Robert Borden wartime prime minister of Canada visits soldiers' cemeteries with Col. Frank Higginson and Col. H. C. Osborne. They toured sites at Arras and across battlefield areas in France and Belgium to inspect memorials and graves with Imperial and Canadian War Graves commissions.
The Canadian Leader, a 5492 ton freighter sold by Canada to the Montreal Australian New Zealand line, was resold to the Tower Steamship Company of London. The ship now laid up at Halifax will be reconditioned and bound for the Atlantic crossing in the coming weeks.
Hon. John A. McDonald, Nova Scotia agriculture minister, said the government is considering replenish the province’s depleted herds with cattle from Western Canada’s drouth lands. He noted eastern losses from two years of drought and a below average crop last year, but added hay and forage crops were large this year and farmers want more cattle. The plan could help farmers if freight rates drop and abattoirs pay adequate prices.
Alexander P. Westervelt longtime Royal Winter Fair manager and premier Canadian livestock expert died after a brief illness in hospital. He had lived at Clarkson for 20 years running a small farm and collapsed at his desk while preparing for the forthcoming winter fair. Since 1922 he guided the Royal Winter Fair and drove innovations that drew exhibitors from coast to coast.
At Leipzig during the sixth World Poultry Congress a Canadian exhibit features a new Plymouth Rock breed suited to cold climates. The display forms part of a large Canadian poultry collection alongside major exhibits from the United States Belgium France Holland and Denmark. Delegates from 42 nations attend with strong interest from Swedish and Finnish breeders and a market for Plymouth Rocks reaching 150 marks about 60 dollars.
C H Carlisle president of the Canadian Bread Company told shareholders at the annual meeting in Toronto that Ontario's drought affected wheat crop could add 2.5 to 3 million bushels to the 1935 crop. He estimated a total Canadian harvest near 250 million bushels with 125 million carried over, yielding available wheat equal to or above the 350 million bushels average.
The Soviet government orders champagne output increase from 300,000 bottles this year to 12,000,000 in 1942. Leaders say the move aims to give the Russian proletariat a more abundant life and greater freedom, declaring champagne no longer a luxury.
Two London newspapers and a newsreel firm were fined £1050 and about £1000 in costs for publishing captions on July 16 describing an assassination attempt on the King during a military parade on Constitution Hill. Spectator George Andrew McMahon drew a revolver as the sovereign rode by.
Canadian veterans heard Prime Minister Baldwin declare that war is not the answer to disputes and voiced hope for a future based on comradeship between World War I enemies. He met Vimy pilgrims in Westminster Hall and spoke at Whitehall cenotaph, praising Lord Byng and Sir Arthur Currie and urging that shared ceremonies prove nations may end fighting.
In the House of Commons Sir Samuel Hoare announced Britain's 1937 naval rearmament plan to begin laying down two battleships in January 1937. Costs to be negotiated with contractors. Orders placed with Vickers Armstrong at Walker-on-Tyne and Cammell Laird at Birkenhead. Sixteen inch guns planned for the ships.
W. Gallacher, MP for Fife and member of the Communist group, will visit Canada under the Canadian Communist party. He arrives in Montreal on August 8 and will lecture across the country on peace and collective security themes.
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