British move in Egypt sparks grave concern over premiership
London alerts Egypt of 41 reserves full liberty of action as warship from Malta sails for Alexandria. British aim to protect interests while Egypt negotiates a new premier. Ziwar Pasha remains in cabinet limbo as Adly Yeghen Pasha may assume leadership. reports vary on progress.
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London
Criste
Egypt
Lee Stack
Mritieh Sirdar
Bric Bes
Alexandria
Malta
Zagioul Pasha
Zagiou
Adly Yeghen Pasha
Ziwar Pasha
Adly Yeghen
War on One Big Union Aims to Exterminate Group in Winnipeg
Winnipeg Mayor RK H Webb declared an open war on the One Big Union describing it as a left wing labor group with headquarters in Winnipeg. He urged finding means to dislodge the organization and criticized federal authorities for granting a board of conciliation to street railway workers aligned with it amid a deadlock with Winnipeg Electric Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
RK. H. Webb
Industrial Development Board
Labor Movement
Webb
O.B.T
Dominion to Seek Loan Up to 150 Million
Ottawa reports authorization to raise a Dominion loan not exceeding 150 million dollars. Finance Minister J A Robb will request approval from Parliament to fund repayment of existing obligations and support public works and general needs. The government holds 25.1 million in two year notes due October 1 and 8 million in two year bonds due November 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Ottawa
J. A. Robb
Canada
Salvador Deports Priests Over Political Interference
The Guatemalan government has deported a number of priests charged with political interference. A decree bans Jesuit priests from entering the country and prohibits foreign priests from functioning without special government permission.
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San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Franco-Syrian treaty signed by Sarraut and Rushdi Bey
A Havas dispatch from Constantinople reports that French ambassador Albert Sarraut and Tewfik Rushdi Bey foreign minister at Aurora signed a Franco-Syrian treaty. The accord was negotiated weeks ago by Henry De Jouvenel French high commissioner for Syria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Havas
Constantinople
Albert Sarraut
Tewfik Rushdi Bey
Aurora
Henry de Jouvenel
Syria
U S Diplomat Arrested in Japan Photo Incident
Tokyo dispatch reports O. K. White of the United States embassy was arrested at Sasebo naval base while taking photographs. The incident involves a U S diplomat and tensions at a Japanese naval facility.
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Honolulu
Tokio
O. K. White
United States
Sasebo Naval Base
Rabat Reports Abd el Krim Likely Exiled to Corsica
A Rabat Moroccan paper cited by Le Petit Parisien says Abd el Krim the surrendered Rifian leader will probably be exiled to Corsica. The dispatch notes possible transfer from Rabat to a European destination with authorities yet to decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Petit. Parisien
Rabat
Morocco
Abdel-Krim
Corsica
Open Letter on Co operative Livestock Marketing Policy
The Winnipen Livestock Exchange protests against claims that western market regulations block co operative shipments and pooling. It reports Motherwell’s indirect signals and asks for official guidance while noting similar western exchanges. In Geneva China denounces foreign interference as tensions rise over morphine imports and anti foreign sentiments flare in the opium commission session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motherwell
West
Winnipeg
Tidal Wave In Burma Death Toll Rises with Destruction
The Burma coast cyclone and tidal wave death toll has reached 2,800 in Arakan district with fears of near 4,000 total. Massive property loss and mass evacuations occurred as residents fled, leaving belongings behind. Relief work progresses but is widely deemed inadequate to meet needs.
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Rangoon
Burma
Arakan
Canadian Envoy to U S Ottawa Dandourand Remarks
Senator Dandourand stated the government plans to appoint a minister plenipotentiary to Washington and that timing is under consideration. He noted no correspondence between Canada and the United States on appointing an American ambassador to Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dandourand
Senate
Washington
Dandurand
United States
Cambridge withholds Ramsay MacDonald honorary degree
Cambridge University withdraws its plan to award an honorary Doctor of Laws to former premier Ramsay MacDonald. Opposition in the senate led to the decision, and MacDonald indicated he did not want to accept a degree by majority vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge University
Ramsay MacDonald
London
Labor Party
University
MacDonald
Cattle Foot and Mouth Disease Brought to England
Rt Hon Walter Guinness, minister of agriculture, told the Middlesex Council at Guildhall that foot and mouth disease in cattle is being brought into England in pig carcasses imported from the continent and cured by British factories.
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London
England
Walter Guiness
Agriculture and Fisheries
Council of Agriculture
Middlesex County
Guildhall
Mrs Minnie Kennedy Negotiates Over McPherson Return
The Los Angeles Times reports confidential sources say Minnie Kennedy mother of missing evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson is negotiating with two men who promise to return McPherson for the $25,000 reward offered by Mrs Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
The
Los Angeles Times
Minnie Kennedy
Aimee Semple McPherson
Mrs. McPherson
Higher Favorable Trade Balance in Canada
Canada reports a rising favorable balance of trade with exports exceeding imports by about 379 million dollars in the year ending April 1926. Exports reached 1.315 billion while imports were 936 million, compared with 1.08 and 0.795 billion respectively for the year ending April 1925.
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Ottawa
Canada
Confidence in Merchant Marine Profit for Canada
Sir Henry Thornton argued the Canadian Government Merchant Marine will pay with cautious management and efficiency. He noted a $62,000 operating profit in the first five months, signaling improved trade and future profitability though long term interest on ship costs remains unlikely. He cited Canada-British West Indies trade as promising and predicted ten profitable years for early entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Merchant Marine
Henry Thornton
Railway Committee
House
Jie
Henry
C.G.M.M
British West Indies
Sir Henry
Canada
Alberta School Question Referred to Supreme Court
Ottawa announced by Justice Minister Ernest Lapointe that the department of justice has a reference of the Alberta school question to the Supreme Court of Canada. He said the move should settle the issue fairly and remove it from controversy. The government will submit the Alberta Act for validity and invite opposing views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ernest Lapointe
Department of Justice
Alberta
Supreme Court of Canada
Lapointe
Mr. Lapointe
Dominion
Supreme Court
Gas Main Explosion Injures Dozens in Los Angeles
A sixteen inch gas main exploded in the east side of Los Angeles injuring nine people, some seriously. The blast carved a 160 by 15 foot hole in the pavement, toppled six cars and three trucks into the crater, and destroyed three buildings. Police estimate damage above $200,000 and expect higher losses. A weak seam in the main is cited as the cause.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Cure For Leprosy Defied By Professor Paldrock
Professor S Paldrock of the University of Dorpat Es thenia reports in the German Dermatological Journal that freezing kills the leprosy germ. In a study using carbolic acid snow on diseased tissue, 16 patients were treated and seven discharged as harmless to society.
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Berlin
S. Paldrock
University of Dorpat
Esthenia
Ex-premier Greenfield Declines Alberta Election Candidacy
Former Alberta premier Herbert Greenfield says he will not run in the June 28 general election but will actively participate by addressing meetings for UFA candidates and campaigning on their behalf.
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Edmonton
Herbert Greenfield
Alberta
U.F A
Life Savers on World Cruise Photographing Aboard Empress of Scotland
Three Life Savers On World Cruise Photography rank among the most popular pastimes on deck as cruisers capture memories. Amateurs swarm after breakfast to photograph places and people under sunny, clear skies aboard the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Scotland during the round the world voyage. Miss Dorothy and Miss Marjory Hager of Vancouver, B C, pose on deck with the round disk camera, forming a trio of photo enthusiasts.
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Dorothy
Marjory Hager
Vancouver
B.C
Lager
No Action On Cattle Tariff Planned
Washington discusses the cattle tariff with reference to Hon. W. R. Motherwell's Ottawa House remarks. Officials see no legislation possible before the seventeenth Congress, elected next November and not meeting for a year and a half. Tariff officials report no formal cattle rate proposals, while livestock interests clash over feeder cattle imports amid a wary political and agricultural climate.
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Washington
W. R. Motherwell
House of
Tariff Commission
Middle West
Northwest
South
New Polish President to Serve Briefly Before Pilsudski Takes Over
Warsaw reports indicate Professor Ignaz Mosciecki has been elected president as a puppet for Josef Pilsudski. He would serve for a day to shoulder transition blame, then step aside as Pilsudski assumes real power after constitutional reshaping.
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Pilsudski
Warsaw
Ignaz Mosciecki
Poland
Josef Pilsudki
Mosciecki
Wembley to Be Sold At Auction by Liquidators
Wembley will be sold by public auction after private tender failed. The 132 acre site includes the Palace of Engineering, Palace of Industry, the Stadium for 100 600 spectators, and several Dominion pavilions.
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London
Wembley
Palace of Engineering
Palace of Industry
Stadium
Dominion
Attempt to Criticize King George Quashed in Commons
An address of thanks to King George for his proclamation extending the state of emergency amid the coal strike passed in the House of Commons 249 to 100. An attempt by Laborites led by G Buchanan to fault the King was quickly quashed as the Speaker ruled the sovereign acted on ministers advice.
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London
King George
House of Commons
G. Buchanan
Serious split rocks Liberal Party in Great Britain
London reports a complete rupture within the Liberal party as Earl of Oxford and Asquith clash with David Lloyd George. Parliament maydivide into two groups while the National Liberal Federation prepares to meet and consider leadership, possibly voting confidence in Oxford. The Daily News urges action by rank and file to salvage Liberalism.
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London
Liberal Party of
Great Britain
Earl of Oxford
Asquith
David Lloyd George
National Liberal Federation
Daily News
Manitoba Bar Association Hears Call to Abolish Privy Council
J B Coyne K C urges Canada to abolish all appeal to the Privy Council and make the Supreme Court of Canada the final court for litigants. He cites judicial knowledge of climate and society, speed in justice, and warns against London censorship, praising Canadian safeguards.
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Winnipeg
Privy Council
J. B. Coyne
K.C
Manitoba Bar Association
Canada
Australia
South Africa
Supreme Court of Canada
Coyne
London
Weapons permits under scrutiny by Canadian commission
Commissioner Starnes of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police testified before a senate committee considering Senator Belcourt's bill to restrict weapons in Canada. He argued that too many people can issue permits to carry arms and that licenses should be required for importation manufacture and sale. He named licensing reform and objected to duties of justices of the peace or sheriffs. The committee will reconvene at the chair's call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Commissioner Starnes
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Senate
Belcourt
Canada
Col. Starnes
Lord Willingdon Offered Governor General Post
It is officially admitted that Lord Willingdon has been offered the governorship of Canada and is believed to have accepted. He will return from China via Canada to sound out acceptance and suitability for the role.
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Lord Willingdon
Canada
China
Dominion
British Trade Commissioner Appointments Shift Vancouver
New British Trade Commission announces A. E. Pollard of the London overseas trade department has been selected as British trade commissioner at Vancouver. The post was vacated by L. 3B. Beale who was promoted to Wellington, New Zealand.
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Montreal
F. W. Field
Canada
A. E. Pollard
Department of Overseas Trade
London
Eng
Vancouver
L. 3B. Beale
Wellington
N.Z
Calgary Liberals nominate five for proportional representation
The Calgary Liberal party fielded three candidates on the first ballot for the five city seats. R. C. Marshall, sitting MLA, joins author Nellie McClung and Edmonton MLA and lecturer, plus Mayor George H. Webster as official nominees.
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Calgary
Liberals
R. C. Marshall
Nellie McClung
Edmonton
George H. Webster
Japanese Women in Mines Reported at International Conference
Japanese representatives told the International Labor Conference that eighty three thousand Japanese women work in mines and forty eight thousand labor in the darkest depths. Miss Margaret Bondfield, an English labor worker, had asserted that working conditions in Japan, China and India were intolerable.
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Geneva
International Labor Conference
Margaret Bondfield
Japan
China
India
Finish Drydock Soon at Victoria Government Yard
The new six million dollar government drydock in Victoria, B C near completion with the gate nearing finish at Yarrows Limited. Tenders are closed for two electrically operated cranes as the project nears the official opening planned for the third week in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B.C
Yarrows, Limited
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Aly
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George
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Liberal Party
New British Trade Commission
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