Dependence of Dominions on the British Navy
Washington reports on British navy policy affecting dominions amid conference talks in Geneva. Diplomats say dominions insist on security guarantees in war and control over their defense links before Britain weakens imperial ties. Agreement likely hinges on political factors and consent from each Dominion.
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Geneva
Poland
Giftomate
Hhe
State Department
United States
Robert Cecil
Right Iron
Bridgeman
Admiralty
London
Work Progress on 4 BR Construction in Saskatoon
The Hudson's Bay Hallway project employs 1 436 men along the line from Mile 8 to Mile 379 with many gangs filling, revetting, and ballast tasks. New facilities include bunk and dining cars, a modern hospital unit, and a large yard under construction at The Pas and Mile 127.
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Saskatoon
Hudson's Bay
Saskatchewan River
Mile
Serview
British Students Arrive to Help Canadian Harvest
A party of about 50 British university students has arrived in Canada aboard the Montrose to work on Ontario farms before prairie harvest. The group will be placed by the Women’s British Immigration League and other parties are arranged through the Department of Colonization and Development and Canadian Pacific Railway in London.
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Winniper
Canada
Montrose
Ontario
Prairies
Women
British Immigration League
Department of Colonization and Development
Canadian Pacific Railway
London
England
Wales
Customs ruling on duty free goods reversed at court
U S customs court overturns Treasury ruling intended to shield U S merchants from Canadian competition. Americans in Canada less than four or five days may return with 100 dollars of merchandise duty free, matching abroad return exemptions. Decision aims to ease border tension over Irish linens woollens English china and porcelain bought in Canada for home use. The ruling covers citizens returning from Canada and abroad.
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New York
Treasury Department
United States
U.S
Canada
Goldsmith
Canadian Wheat Board Will Cease Operations
The Canadian Wheat Board will be wound up on September 1 following an order in council. After that date no participation certificates will be paid and all monies held by the board will become crown property. The closure aligns with the Winnipeg storage lease end and aims to avoid ongoing certificate payments.
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Canadian Wheat Board
Tember First
Otawa
Department of Trade and Commerce
Wheat Board
Winnipeg
Department of Justice
Jefferies to Receive Edward Medal for Farrington Fire Aid
The Duke of York and the Renown commander praised Petty Officer Jefferies for bravery during a fire on the battleship after leaving Australia. He is likely to be awarded the Edward medal, a coveted honor. His steady actions allowed shutting oil cocks and prevented the flames from spreading, saving the ship.
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Louden
Duke of York
Jefferies
Australia
Edward
Duke
Will Need More Harbors Canada Trade Bound
Viscount Willingdon told Saint John Canadian Club that Canada must build many harbors to expand trade for Great Britain. The Governor General urged optimism about Canada’s resources and the need for harbor capacity to handle rising commerce.
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Lord Willingdon
Saint John
Canada
Viscount Willingdon
The
Deoninion
Poultry Congress Promises Major Canada Benefit
Edward Brown of the World Poultry Congress tells delegates in Ottawa the nations gathering will be the largest ever and help put Canada on the world map. Minister W R Motherwell credits F C Elford for bringing the congress to Canada and urges earned support. Vancouver air race offers an August 14 shot at a 25000 prize with Major Curzon Osborne leading entrants in a Fokker biplane.
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Ottawa
Canada
Edward Brown
Brown
W. R. Motherwell
F.C. Elford
Dominion
Congress
Vancouver
Honce
James Dote
Major Curzon
Osborne
Royal Force
Dominion Press Tour Plans Canada Visit to August Ends
A group of 104 British newspaper men led by John King will tour Canada from August 12 to September 2 visiting Quebec Fredericton St John St Andrews Montreal Ottawa Winnipeg Saskatoon Edmonton Vancouver and high profile receptions at High River Rideau Hall and EE Ranch. The schedule includes visits to major cities and resources sites with officials and business leaders greeting the delegation.
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Canada
Quebec
John = King
Parts
Siek Canada
Richard Winares
Peterborotug i
Isaac Edwarde
Bolton Evening News
FO M. Davies
Swansea Daily Port
John Buebag
Kundee Courier
Adertiser
T. Stanley
Birmingham Gazette
R. V. Dr. Taylor
Bristol Times
Fredericton
St Joh
St. Andrews
N.B
Pacific Coast
Montreal
Ottawa
Augustus
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Vancouver
Lnte
High River
Prince of Wales
Memento Given To Ottawa Broadcasting Leader
Thomas Ahearn of Ottawa received the microphone that carried Canada’s voices over the Dominion during the National Diamond Jubilee celebration. The presentation came at a luncheon hosted by about 25 broadcasting associates in Ottawa, marking the carillon’s first sounds from the Peace Tower.
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Thomas Ahearn
Montreal
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Peace Tower
Empire Trade League plans Britain stores in Canada
Theo Feilden, head of the Empire Trade League and editor of the Empire Mail, urged the Montreal Rotary Club to back a scheme for a 1 million pound corporation to open British Empire product shops in Britain and sell Empire foods, noting rising Canadian interest from British industrialists. He predicted many branches of British factories would settle in Canada soon.
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Montreal
Theo Feilden
Empire Trade League
Empire Mail
British Delegation Attends Pacific Relations Meeting in Honolulu
The British group chosen for the Institute of Pacific Relations second plenary gathering arrives via Canadian Pacific steamship Mont Royal after a Dublin to Canada journey with stops in Montreal and Toronto. Sir Frederick Whyte leads the party at Rideau Hall and the conference, featuring a Russian Soviet delegate, aims to discuss Chinese indemnity and related matters.
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Institute of Pacific Relations
Honolulu
Canada
Montroyal
Montreal
Toronto
Frederick Whyte
Rideau Hall
Peking
Cosgrave Pushes Special Legislation in Irish Free State
President Cosgrave introduces special measures in the Pall to face hostile Republicans after the assassination of Vice President Kevin Orliggins. The bills include state preservation provisions and a mandatory oath of allegiance for Dail and Senate nominees, targeting Fianna Fail members who refused the oath to the King after the last election.
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Drablin
Cosgrave
Kevin Orliggins
Dall
Senate
Famena de Valera
Fianna Fair
O Higrin
Aviators Sign Contract for London to London Flight
London Ontario aviators Captain W Maxwell and Captain TO Tully signed a contract for a London to London flight. Donor Charles Burns provides a $25 000 prize. The Miers completed a survey of flying fields within two miles of the city. The airmen will return to supervise field appointment and await the aircraft from Detroit early August, with a late August flight preferred.
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London
Ont
W. Maxwell
Tully
Charles Burns
Miers
Detroit
Prince Michael I Takes Romanian Throne at Six
King Michael I ascends the Romanian throne amid a royal salute in Bucharest. Regency for the six year old includes Prince Nicholas and Justice Cristea. The ceremony at the House of Parliament saw the child crowned as Parliament and clergy took oaths.
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Prince Michael
Rumania
Bucharest
Michael I
Ferdinand
Michael
Helen
Greece
Carol
Nicholas
Romania
Supreme
Ihe
Ileana
Cotroceni Palace
Pat
Miron Cristea
Justice Buzdugan
Ileten
Chamberlain Acts as Acting Premier in Baldwin's Absence
The Manchester Guardian notes Sir Austen Chamberlain leads the government in the Commons while Baldwin tours Canada. It recalls Baldwin had arranged Churchill as chancellor of the exchequer and Chamberlain as premier, suggesting Churchill would not be next in line if Baldwin leaves.
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London
Siruston Chamberlain
Baldwin
Winston Charehill
House of Commons
The
Manchester Guardian
H Baldwin
Churchill
Austen Chamberlain
Guardian
Thurchill
Reception Arranged for Royal Party in Quebec Visit
Preparations for a three day royal visit to Quebec are complete. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince George, and Premier Stanley Baldwin, will arrive Friday afternoon July 29. A state dinner at Spencer Wood is highlighted as the major event with a provincial welcome on Saturday as Premier Mackenzie King and Dominion Government members participate.
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Quebec
Prince of Wales
Prince George
Stanley Baldwin
Canada
Britain
Spencer Wood
Mackenzie King
Dominion
Canadian Delegate to Air Conference at The Hague
Deputy Postmaster General J Gaboury will represent Canada at the International Air Mail conference called by the International Postal Union to be held at The Hague. Twenty five countries will send delegates and leading aircraft companies will be represented. Officials hope to use the event to save experimental flights in the Gulf of St Lawrence this fall and obtain firm data for Canadian air mail service tenders next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague Oiana
IL. J. Gaboury
International Postal Union
Hague
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Rush Starts As Port Arthur Citizens Hunt Silver Vein
Port Arthur Ont residents dig on private property after blasting unearthed silver core in a main street. The silver vein is part of the Thunder Bay Ore system known for the area. Canadian trade for June 1927 shows a slight drop from 1926, but first quarter year totals rise nearly 50 million dollars. Byrd Neville receive the Distinguished Flying Cross for valor in flight on the plane America.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Thunder Bay
Ottawea
New York
Richard E. Byrd
Lieut
George C. Neville
Secretary of the Navy
Curtis D. Wilbur
Coolidge
Ccurege
America
France
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the King
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Castelai Palace
Sinaia
Mr. Motherwell
Adwation
William W. Astor
Viscount Castlereigh
John Nelson
Hugh Wyndham
Miss B. Hunter
Lionel Curtis
Malcolm MacDonald
W. Pollock Ker
Trish Free State
Aviators
Court
Royal Tribunal
Chamberlain
Great Britain
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