Privy Council to Test Legislation Validity in Canada
Ottawa reports the Privy Council will rule on four labor related acts including Employment and Social Insurance and 48 hour week rules plus one day rest in seven. Provinces may also refer to the council on section 498A of the criminal code and the Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act.
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Ottawa
British Empire
Canada
Bennett
Ernest Lapointe
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Mr. Lapointe
Privy Council
BBC to broadcast Vimy Ridge memorial unveiling
The King will unveil the Canadian war memorial at Vimy Ridge with the French president present. The ceremony at the Empire Station Daventry will be described in English and French by a commentator. Staff will wear white to match the memorial while about 100 000 spectators are expected.
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London
Vimy Ridge
French Republic
BBC
Empire
Daventry
Halifax group opposes trade with Soviet Russia
The Halifax board of trade and the Saskatchewan Retail Merchants Association urge Canada to avoid reciprocal trade deals with Soviet Russia. They warn that importing Russian coal and closer economic ties would harm Nova Scotia industry.
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Halifax
Halifax Board of Trade
Saskatchewan Retail Merchants’ Association
Nova Scotia
Trade Board
New Brunswick Crops Flourishing Says Minister Taylor
Hon A C Taylor New Brunswick provincial minister of agriculture says crops in the province are flourishing due to favorable weather while drought hurts many parts of Canada and the United States.
Reconstructing Italy Trade System Under Fascist Direction
High Fascist officials outline a fresh international trade framework for Italy with missions abroad to seek new accords. They say negotiations will be measured and no haste or preferences. Italy weighs staying out of Locarno talks on Rhineland and peacetime European structure while asserting two aims: buyers must purchase from Italy and sellers must not undermine Italian agriculture and industry. Virgino Gayda calls this stance stronger than before the Italo Ethiopian conflict sanctions.
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Rome
Italy
Germany
Rhineland
Virgino Gayda
Eden Ordered To Take A Week's Rest In England
Foreign Secretary Eden, after heart strain last year, was advised by his doctor to take a week rest in the country. Viscount Halifax will act for Eden in his absence while Parliament watchers note his drawn, tired appearance at Whitehall.
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London
Eden
Foreign Office
Viscount Halifax
Lord Privy Seal
Whitehall
Doukhobors Sentenced for Nude Parade Near Brilliant
Nelson British Columbia. Paul Metin and Bill Viosoff were sentenced to three years in the penitentiary after admitting to parading nude near Brilliant on July 1. They did not plead guilty but said they might be guilty in man’s eyes yet not in God’s sight. They denied deliberate stripping and claimed they were obeying nature’s laws. Both men have prior nude parade terms.
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Nelson
B.C
Paul Metin
Bill Viosoff
John Cartmel
Brilliant
Coronation Plans Take Shape With Noted Attendees
The first meeting of the coronation committee for next May convened in London with Duke of York as chairman. Attendees included Archbishop of Canterbury Sir John Simon home secretary Viscount Hailsham lord chancellor Prime Minister Baldwin Clement Attlee and David Lloyd George. Five members were elected to form a permanent special committee.
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London
Duke of York
Canterbury
John Simon
Viscount Hailsham
Baldwin
Clement Attlee
David Lloyd George
King Edward Flies Own Plane to Inspect RAF Stations
King Edward flies in his private plane from Windsor to Northolt then Wittering to inspect several Royal Air Force stations. He is accompanied by the Duke of York, heir to the throne, while Royal Air Force officer Flying Officer MacLachlan performs aerial stunts for the king.
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Edward
Riag
London
Royal Air Force
Windsor
Northolt
Wittering
Duke of York
MacLachlan
Ottawa appointments delayed by cabinet
Prime Minister Mackenzie King said many government appointments will be postponed for weeks likely until September. He noted a few had been made but would not announce them until Governor General signatures were secured. He mentioned veterans assistance commission and Col J G Rattray as a possible chair.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Veterans’ Assistance Commission
Col
J. G. Rattray D
Canadian Farm Loan Board
Trans Atlantic Air Mail Hinted by Canadian Postmaster General
Hon J C Elliot postmaster general of Canada says air mail across the Atlantic is being studied as a future business. He notes Canada’s position on the shortest routes between Europe and Asia and Australia and mentions possible Pacific connections.
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Toronto
J. C. Elliot
Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
Europe
Asia
Australia
Prime Minister Mckenzie King Eyes Western Canada Trip
Prime Minister Mackenzie King said he hopes to travel west to Vancouver in August before leaving in September to head Canada’s delegation to the League of Nations meeting at Geneva.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Vancouver
Canada
League of Nations
Geneva
Britannia Sinks After 43-Year Racing Career
King George’s famed yacht Britannia ends her era with a midnight dive to the channel bottom. Crews visited the ship before it was scuttled as heirs opted against preserving or converting the historic racer. Britannia’s 102-foot mast and steel rigging helped power her to a string of triumphs.
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Britannia
George
Edward
England
King George
Price Ceiling Seen From Import Threat Stabilizing Wheat
Trade reports say a tariff barrier plus import threat set a price ceiling on U S grain. Canadian wheat shipments rise when U S prices reach import profitable levels, limiting further increases and contributing to a wheat setback.
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Chicago
United States
Dominion
Weather Bureau to Use Planes for Upper Air Study
Weathermen will fly daily from five key spots to gather upper air data. Flights begin at Miami Sault Ste. Marie and Salt Lake City on August 1, Oakland on September 1, and Fairbanks Alaska from September 15 to March 15. Canadian cooperation contemplated at Ft. Smith.
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Washington
North America
Weather Bureau
Miami
Fla. Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Salt Lake City
Utah
Oakland
Cal
Fairbanks
Alaska
United States
Ft. Smith
Northwest Territories
Earth
How To Keep Cool Medical Officer Advises Coping With Heat
Dr Gordon P Jackson medical officer of health in Toronto offers heat coping advice as temperatures hit record highs. Focus on shade and light clothing, avoid heat, stay hydrated, and limit iced foods while including some warm nourishment. Tepid sponges help reduce overheating and keep windows open with screens.
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Toronto
Gordon P. Jackson
Fisheries Minister Michaud Trains Eye on Pacific Coast
Ottawa reports Hon J F Michaud minister of fisheries travels to Vancouver with deputy W A Found for a six week study of the Pacific coast fishing industry. The trip aims to assess conditions from the U S border to northern regions and to inform Canada s stance on the sockeye salmon treaty and Senate conditions.
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Ottawa
J. F. Michaud
Vancouver
W. A. Found
United States
Canada
United States Senate
British optimism in Canada after UK visit
British high commissioner to Canada Sir Francis Floud reports optimism in the United Kingdom and signs that the depression may end. He notes labor shortages in some areas and a discouraging coal mining situation in south Wales where the industry depends on anthracite coal exports declining.
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Ottawa
Sir Francis Floud
Canada
United Kingdom
Francis
South Wales
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Supreme Court of Canada
Domiion Trade and Industries Commission
Supreme Court
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Russia
New Brunswick
Doukhobors
Coronation
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Patrick Burns
Burns
West
U.S
Kelvin
Kelvin Rogers
Friends
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Fisheries
Pacific Coast
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