Britain Suspends War Debt Payments to United States
In Parliament Neville Chamberlain announced Britain would suspend war debt payments to the United States pending a final settlement after the Johnson bill. He argued token payments would risk default and hinder world recovery. Press reaction varied, noting Roosevelt’s stance and UK caution.
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London
House of Commons
Neville Chamberlain
United States
Britain
Washington
Roosevelt
Mr. Chamberlain
Liberal Star
Star
Evening Standard
Lord Beaverbrook
France To Export Wheat From Paris Reports
Paris reports France plans to export over 1.5 million bushels of wheat at about 49 cents per bushel to Britain and Denmark. A 50,000 metric ton shipment would price at 28 francs per quintal with an export bounty of 80 francs per quintal, totaling 108 francs per quintal to exporters, versus a domestic minimum around 130 francs.
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Paris
France
United Kingdom
Denmark
Britain
Premier Pattullo urges $200 million Canadian public works program
Premier T D Pattullo urged a $200,000,000 public works program at a Vancouver joint gathering of the Board of Trade and Canadian Club. He proposed currency issuance or credit for provinces, repayable via sinking fund and aimed at reducing unemployment without harming external credit.
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Vancouver
T. D. Pattullo
Canada
British Columbia
Vancouver Board of Trade and
Canadian Club
Dominion
Winnipeg native L. Griffiths dies in London at 69
Former Winnipeg resident W L Griffiths died in London on June 5 at age 69. A longtime Canadian official, he served as secretary to the Canadian high commissioner in England and as a commercial agent in the Laurier era. He arrived from Bangor, Wales fifty years ago and helped export Manitoba wheat to Britain. He later worked with Sir George Perley and during World War I, retiring after 1924. He is survived by two sons.
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Winnipeg
England
W. L. Griffiths
London
Mr. Griffiths
Bangor
North Wales
Manitoba
Great Britain
Wilfrid Laurier
J. G. Colmer
Lord Strathcona
George Perley
P. C. Larkin
Indians Face Murder Charge Merritt British Columbia
A coroner's jury named four Richardson, Eneas, Alex and Joseph George as slayers of Dominion Indian Department constable F. H. Gisbourne and B C Provincial Police Constable Percy Carr on May 23 near the Canford Indian Reserve. Gisbourne’s body was recovered from the Nicola river. Richardson Eneas and Alex George face murder charges after a preliminary hearing. Joseph George is hospitalized with a fractured skull.
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Merritt
B.C
Richardson
Eneas
Alex
Joseph George
Dominion Indian Department
F. H. Gisbourne
Percy Carr
Gisbourne
Carr
Canford
Nicola River
Joseph
Death Sentence for Theft in Ukraine Case
Seven persons accused of organized thefts from the agricultural supply trust were sentenced to death by Ukraine's supreme court. Twenty four others received prison terms from one to ten years. All convicts were trust employees, including several Communist Party members.
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Kiev
Supreme Court of the Ukraine
Communist Party
Senate urged powerful Canadian navy to defend Dominion
Major-General W. H. Griesbach of Edmonton urged in the senate for a strong Canadian naval force able to cooperate with the Empire and assume full defence of the Dominion and its shipping.
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Ottawa
W. H. Griesbach
Edmonton
Snowstorm Hits Boise National Forest in June
A late spring snowstorm lashed the high country of the Boise National Forest on June 5. Reports say as much as four inches fell in some spots while much of it melted rapidly.
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Boise
Idaho
Boise National Forest
Want More Pay Toronto
The Toronto Globe reports 1400 Canada Packers workers asked to restore a 10 percent wage cut from 1931 that was rescinded last October. General Manager N J McLean says the plant relations committee asked questions but he did not disclose details. The move follows newspaper reports on parliamentary scrutiny of the company.
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Toronto
Toronto Globe
Canada Packers, Limited
N. J. McLean
McLean
Ottawa
Rain Brings Hope as Forest Fires Wane in Some Districts
Forest fires kept burning in scattered areas of Maritime Canada and Newfoundland but rain slowed them in several districts. Ontario reports a serious situation with 560 men battling the blazes. An outbreak on the Maine New Brunswick border burned for a week, leaving about 40 000 acres of stumpage wasted.
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Toronto
Canada
Newfoundland
Ontario
Maine
New Brunswick
To Make A Profit Government Stands To Make $33
The federal government expects a profit of about 33 million dollars from gold taken from Canadian banks at 20.67 an ounce. Bank statements show coins in banks around 39.9 million and agencies outside Canada hold about 9.16 million, totaling near 47 million. A Toronto banker notes gold trades in New York at 35 an ounce, about 70 percent above the old price.
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Toronto
Canada
New York
Rain Revives Crops Across Western Canada Belt
Rain revived hopes for farmers in Alberta Manitoba Saskatchewan and southern Saskatchewan and Alberta reported showers cooling temperatures slowed grasshopper threats. Jubilant farmers planned to stay on their farms after drought fears eased following a 13 day rain spell.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia Berry Shipments Near Record High
The markets branch reports B C berry shipments to prairie and eastern Canada already match last season and approach a record total. Ninety cars have been shipped with twenty more ready. A record of 132 cars previously stood, while last year saw 92. Six cars reached Toronto and Montreal this year, marking their first volume export to that market.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Prairie
Canada
Toronto
Montreal
B.C
France proposes plan as arms talks limp on
Geneva reports a French plan of action at the world disarmament conference steering committee. Britain and France reopen tensions as delegates discuss whether to adjourn for diplomatic channels or press ahead on security. France seeks equal rights for Germany with shared responsibilities, while avoiding coercive terms.
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Geneva
France
Germany
Britain
United States
Barthou
Hitler
Planning Abandonment Of Duplicated Lines
Ottawa trustees of the Canadian National Railways oppose public controversy over amalgamation proposals by E W Beatty of Canadian Pacific. C P Fullerton outlines three railway problem phases, noting joint economies save about 1.26 million yearly and plans call for abandoning roughly 3 250 miles of lines on 36 projects in total.
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Ottawa
Canadian National Railways
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific
C. P. Fullerton
House Committee On Railways and
Fullerton
RCMP Colors Arrive in Regina for Formal Presentation
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police colors in dark red silk eight by two and a half feet reach Regina from London. Arrangements for a formal presentation next month are being made by Ottawa. The colors, blazoned with battles of the force over 61 years, commemorate actions including the Northwest Rebellion of 1885, the South African War of 1900-02, the Great War, and the Siberian expedition of 1918-19.
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Regina
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
London
England
Ottawa
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Surrey
R.C
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