Prayer Book Revision Defeated Again in Commons
The House of Commons voted 264 to 220 to reject the Church of England’s revised prayer book after two days of debate. Proponents, including Lord Hugh Cecil and Prime Minister Baldwin, argued the measure would aid religious progress, while opponents led by Home Secretary Joynson-Hicks warned of undermining parliamentary authority. The chamber held a grave, attentive mood as archbishops and bishops observed from the gallery.
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London
House of Commons
Church of England
Church Assembly
Canterbury
York
Wm. Joynson- Hucks
Hugh Cecil
Paldwin
Baldwin
Southwark
Conference a Success Farm Women's Week at Saskatoon
Close to 150 delegates attended the first annual Farm Women's Week at the University of Saskatchewan. Arranged by the United Farmers of Canada Saskatchewan section with the university cooperation, the event was a milestone as the province and possibly Canada’s first of its kind. Some sessions were closed to the press and public due to UF O organization matters.
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Saskatoon
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst Dies at 69 in London
London reports the death of suffragette leader Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst at age 69. The obituary notes her later years against Communism and mentions her daughter Sylvia’s activism and Christabel’s religious interests.
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London
Three Danish airmen die as seaplane explodes over Copenhagen
In Copenhagen three Danish aviators a pilot and two cadets perished when their naval seaplane exploded midair over the city. They leaped with parachutes failing to deploy and died on rooftops as the wreckage struck a crowded district injuring a boy. A glass sculpture statue of William Shakespeare over 24 feet tall was created for a London park.
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Copenhagen
William Shakespeare
London
Privy Council Rejects Alberta Coal Tax Appeal
The Privy Council upheld the Supreme Court of Canada ruling that Alberta's 1922 mine owners tax on coal production is ultra vires. The tax, framed as gross revenue, was deemed not a direct tax nor a true income tax, and the appeal against Caledonian Collieries was dismissed.
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London
Privy Council Judicial Committee
Alberta
Privy Council
Supreme Court of Canada
Caledonian Collieries, Limited
U S Farmers Claim Canadian Grain Edge Hurts Washington
J Carl Laney state secretary of the farm bureau testified at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing. He compared Western Canada and Eastern Washington grain districts, noting Alberta’s cheap land taxes rates and fertilizer draw growers north. He said Canadian railways and government aid reduce costs to about 14.70 per acre versus 20.58 on the American side, driving Washington wheat from export markets.
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Seattle
Washington
J. Carl Laney
Farm Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Laney
Canada
Alberta
Search for Kamloops Victims Expands to Isle Royale
A tug and launch from Port Arthur bound for Isle Royale conduct a further search for bodies from the steamer Kamloops lost off the island last December. Captain H. J. Bryan of Kingston organizes and finances the expedition with relatives of missing crew. Eight of the 22 aboard have been recovered.
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Port Arthr
Ont
Isle Royale
Kamlooops
H. J. Bryan
Kingston
Bryan
Kamloops
Beatty and Holt Sail for England on Pacific Plans
El W Beatty of Canadian Pacific Railway and Sir Herbert Holt of the Royal Bank of Canada have sailed for England. Beatty plans to set a contract for a new Empire class steamship for Pacific Coast routes and may visit Stanley Baldwin, the British prime minister.
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Quebec
EL. W. Beatty
K.C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Herbert Holt
Royal Bank of Canada
England
Mr. Beatty
Stanley Baldwin
India Signs On To General War Renunciation Pact
India agrees to participate as an original signatory in a multilateral treaty proposed by Secretary Kellogg to renounce war. The government accepts the invitation to join the pact.
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Washington
Government of India
Kellogg
Ice Delays Seaplanes at Fort Churchill Survey Move
Ice on lakes near Fort Churchill delays two Canadian Air Force seaplanes ready to fly to Hudson's Bay port for surveying break up conditions. Planes now at Comorant Lake north of The Pas awaiting favorable conditions. Pilots will monitor ice movement similar to last year's Churchill River patrol as a wireless station and work crew prepare Fort Churchill next month.
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Ottawa
Fort Churchill
Hudson's Bay
Department of National Defence
Comorant Lake
Pas
Hudson's Straits Air Patrol
Churchill River
Canada
Harvest help from Britain suggested to aid Canadian harvest
London reports William Lunn M P of Rothwell urges an agreement between Dominion and Home Governments to provide work for about 10 000 Britishers during Canada's harvest. He recalls a prior July plan for 10 000 migrants, with cheap passages and guaranteed wages, and notes risk of large family nominating in Canada. He calls for action now.
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London
Dominion
Canada
William Lunn
Rothwell
Yorkshire Evening Post
Overseas Settlement Committee
Record-Break BC Farm Output in 1927 Study
British Columbia agriculture in 1927 valued at 76,999,269, a record high and up 5,637,000 from 1926. Gains appeared in livestock poultry dairy fodders honey hops and wool while fruits vegetables and grains fell. Imports from other provinces totaled 16,648,703 and foreign imports rose to 5,593,084. Exports reached 10,025,735, up 1,617,095 or 19.23 percent.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Department of Agriculture
Canada
Alberta Wheat Pool Announces Interest Payments
The Alberta Wheat Pool will issue cheques paying six per cent interest on elevator deductions from the 1924 and 1925 crops. Total payments amount to $87,101.03, with no payment when the interest is under one dollar. The six per cent rate applies to $1,345,384 of total elevator deductions.
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Calgary
Alberta Wheat Pool
University woman club scholarship winner named
Toronto Miss E. Silver Dowding of the University of Alberta Botany faculty is announced as the successful candidate for the annual scholarship awarded by the Canadian Federation of the University Women s Clubs.
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Toronto
E. Silver Dowding
University of Alberta
Canadian Federation of the University Women's Clubs
Westerners Win Scholarships Quebec
Prof H M Nagant of Oka Agricultural College University of Montreal was unanimously awarded the fellowship prize at the closing session of the agriculturists. The $600 scholarships, gift of the Eaton Company, went to R H Bedford Alberta to study soil bacteriology at McGill and R C Russell Saskatchewan to study plant pathology at Toronto University. The convention next year will be held in Winnipeg.
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Quebec
Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists
H. M. Nagant
Oka Agricultural College
University of Montreal
T. Eaton Company
R. H. Bedford
Alberta
McGill University
Montreal
R. C. Russell
Saskatchewan
Toronto University
Winnipeg
Cattle Shipments Leave Canada for England from Montreal
The first cattle shipment in over a year leaves Canada for England. More than 3800 head are in 17 cars arriving at Montreal Fast End stockyards along the Canadian Pacific line. The herd travels from Calgary to Montreal with Francis Burns and veterinary surgeon Arthur Hilliard supervising health, supported by Archie McGinness and a staff of stockmen.
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Montreal
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
England
Calgary
Francis Burns
Arthur Hilliard
Birkenhead
Archie McGinness
New Westminster Poultry Men Form Regional Pool
Fraser Valley poultry men and women meet in New Westminster B C to form a provincial poultry pool. A committee will nominate members to represent all poultry sections and draft a constitution for the province.
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New Westminster
B.C
Fraser Valley
British Columbia
Currie elected president of Canadian Legion
Sir Arthur Currie was elected president of the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League at its second Dominion convention in St. John New Brunswick. Lieut Gen Sir Percy Lake became immediate past president as delegates urged immigration controls and a survey of settlement.
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A. E. Moore
Manitoba
Dominion
Committee On Immigration and Colonization
P. Shelton
Regina
Canada
Immigration and Land Settlement Committee
Britain
Board Refuses Livestock Welfare Group Tariff Application
The Board of Railway Commissioners rejects the request by United Grain Growers and other agrarian groups to suspend the Canadian Pacific Railway tariff on livestock shipments from Western Canada to Pacific coast U S points. The majority says the application should fail. a minority led by Hon. Frank Oliver advocates cancellation. The dispute centers on double deck hog movements from Alberta and whether charges should be based on a minimum of 24 000 pounds or include excess weight charges.
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Ottawa
United Grain Growers Limited
Winnipeg
Man
West
Western Canada
Pacific Coast
U.S
Board of Railway Commissioners
Frank Oliver
S. J. McLean
C. Lawrence
Oliver
Pacific
Alberta
Prime Minister Plans July Western Tour and August Park Opening
Ottawa plans show Prime Minister King leaving July 28 for Western Canada with stops likely in Winnipeg and Brandon and possibly other Manitoba towns. He opens Prince Albert National Park on August 10 and visits nearby constitu ency until August 16 before returning to Ottawa accompanied by a cabinet member. R B Bennett outlines a summer tour across Canada starting June 21 in Renfrew and June 23 in La Prairie with Quebec Eastern townships visits later. He heads west in July to Calgary for the stampede and then to Oshawa for a July 23 speech with a Maritime tour planned later.
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Ottawa
Canada
King
Winnipeg
Brandon
Manitoba
Prince Albert National Park
Prince Albert
Renfrew
Ont
la Prairie
Que
Quebec
Calgary
Oshawa
Maritimes
Forke to Tour Western Canada on Immigration Mission
Ottawa minister of immigration Hon Robert Forke plans a summer trip through Western Canada to coordinate provincial cooperation on immigration. He will likely depart Ottawa within three to four weeks and visit major Western cities up to the Pacific Coast. An official program will be announced soon.
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South Wales
Canada
Mr. Lunn
Western Canada
Ottawa
Robert Forke
Forke
Pacific Coast
Quebec Delegates Receive Laval Diploma Ceremony
Dean H. Barton of MacDonald College Ste Anne de Bellevue Quebec and Dean A. Howes of Alberta University and L. P. Roy of Quebec received Bachelor of Agricultural Science diplomas from Laval University during a reception for delegates at the eighth convention of the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists. Mgr Amedee Gosselin rector of the college presented the diplomas.
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Quebec
H. Barton
MacDonald College
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
Que
A. Howes
Alberta University
L. P. Roy
Laval University
Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists
Mgr
Amedee Gosselin
Death of Winfield B. Sifton at Assiniboine Lodge
In the presence of family, Winfield B. Sifton second son of Sir Clifford Sifton died at Assiniboine Lodge fifteen miles west of Brockville Ontario. Death traced to a severe cerebral hemorrhage with a recurrence at his home Sunday night after a three year prior illness.
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Brockville, Ont
Winfield B. Sifton
Clifford Sifton
Assiniboine Lodge
Here
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Lenin
Miss Christabel
Beatty
India
Lode
John A. Stewart
Perth
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
R. M Church
T. L. Church
M.P
B.C. Department of Agriculture
Alberta Pool
Robin Bell-Irving
Powell River
Jasper Park Lodge
Canadian National Railways
A. Currie
Canadian Legion
R. B. Bennett
Wills
W. B. Sifteon
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