Eden Defends League Yet Calls for Honest Stock-Take
London foreign secretary Anthony Eden urged in the House of Commons that the League of Nations must go on but require a realistic stock-taking after the Italo Ethiopian war. He criticized Labour critics, defended oil policy, and warned that immediate sanctions like closing the Suez Canal could provoke war.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
League of Nations
League
Eden
Italy
Ethiopia
Hugh Dalton
Labor
Dalton
Anglo- Iranian Oil Company
Britain
France
Geneva
Faden
Suez Canal
Canada Fully Paid Member of League of Nations
Ottawa reports Canada is a fully paid up member of the League of Nations since 1920 with total payments of $4,216,045.99 for maintenance of Geneva advisory staff and delegates to league assemblies and related parliaments and conferences.
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Ottawa
Canada
League of Nations
Dominion
House of Commons
Geneva
Vancouver confers honorary degrees at UBC consecration
Sir Ernest MacMillan principal of the Toronto Conservatory of Music and Dr Harold Hibbert professor of cellulose and industrial chemistry receive honorary LL.D. degrees at a special University of British Columbia consecration ceremony.
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Vancouver
Sir Ernest MacMillan
Toronto Conservatory of Music
Harold Hibbert
University of British Columbia
Roosevelt Visit Hopes for Ottawa Summer
Premier Mackenzie King told the House of Commons he hoped President Roosevelt would visit Ottawa this summer. The note signals diplomatic plans as Canada awaits a presidential visit.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
Roosevelt
New Probe Into Ambrose Small Disappearance in Toronto
Police acting on Attorney General Roebuck's instruction reopen investigation into the 17 year old disappearance of Ambrose Small. Affidavits by Paul Hinds seek injunction restraining estate distributions while Osgoode Hall offices remain open. Major-General Williams ordered immediate action.
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Toronto
Ambrose Small
Arthur Roebuck
Paul Hinds
C P R Directors Montreal Reelect Beatty as President
Sir Edward Beatty was re elected president and chairman of the board at the annual meeting of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company in Montreal. D C Coleman named vice president and several directors retained or named to the board with an executive committee including Beatty Coleman Holt Tilley and others.
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Montreal
Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
D. C. Coleman
John W. Hobbs
R. S. McLaughlin
Edward Peacock
W. N. Tilley
Mr. Coleman
Herbert S. Holt
Mr. Tilley
Charles Gordon
Joss McMaster
Lloyd George Urges Government Arms Monopoly
David Lloyd George, veteran Liberal leader, testified before the arms inquiry commission urging a government monopoly on arm manufacture. He argued such a monopoly would prevent the rise of powerful vested interests whose prosperity hinges on war.
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London
David Lloyd George
Arms Inquiry Commission
Lloyd George
Must Submit Plans Halifax For Mine Reopening Standstill
In Halifax the Moose River gold mine awaits revival. Manager F Henderson must file formal plans to Nova Scotia Mines Department. Deputy Minister Norman McKenzie notes the exchange while Henderson asserts he will continue operations unless the Mines Department intervenes.
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Halifax
Moose River
F. Henderson
Nova Scotia Mines Department
Norman McKenzie
Farler Henderson
Mines Department
Globe theatre in Dallas dedication earth water from Shakespeare
Earth from Shakespeare's garden and Avon River water were sent to the United States for the new Globe theatre in Dallas Texas. The earth and water will be used at the dedication of the playhouse honoring the bard's works.
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Stratford-On-Avon
Eng
William Shakespeare
Avon
United States
Globe Theatre
Dallas
Texas
New Playhouse
Scottish Donation Boosts Moose River Rescue Fund
A $1 contribution from Glasgow Scotland by George Munn was sent to Lord Tweedsmuir and forwarded to the Red Cross in Toronto. The fund total rises to 67152.05 dollars.
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Toronto
Glasgow
Scotland
Moose River Rescuers’ Fund
George Munn
Lord Tweedsmuir
Red Cross
Canadian Flax Association Formed in Winnipeg
The Canadian Flax Association has been formed to aid production and marketing of flax with many prominent Winnipeg Grain Exchange members joining the new organization.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Flax Association
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Spanish aviator plans Atlantic autogyro crossing
Spanish aviator Ruiz Beracoechea announced he will attempt a solo autogyro flight across the south Atlantic and then continue to North America, weather permitting, aiming for completion within the near future.
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Madrid
Ruiz Beracoechea
South Atlantic
North America
Briton Motor Tour to Start in New York
About 2000 Britons will tour America in their own cars this summer. Graham Lyon of the Junior Car Club of England said the group would land in New York on the Queen Mary’s maiden voyage July 27. They plan a US tour with stops in Washington and Detroit before returning from Montreal.
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New York
North America
Graham Lyon
Junior Car Club of England
Lyon
United States
Washington
Detroit
Montreal
Royal Mint Busy Ottawa Sets Daily Silver Dollar Output
Finance Minister Dunning informed MP Tom Reid that the Royal Canadian Mint is producing 5 000 silver dollars per day, half capacity, to satisfy bank requisitions and the heavy demand for silver dollars in British Columbia.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mint
Dunning
Tom Reid
Lib
New Westminster
House of Commons
Reid
Bank of Canada
Dominion
British Columbia
Mr. Dunning
Bridge Return Planned After Discovery Near Edmonton
Edmonton officials order dismantling and truck return of a creek bridge found undamaged at Shandro's ferry, 100 miles down the North Saskatchewan, to be reinstalled at its former Edmonton position.
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Edmonton
Shandro's Ferry
North Saskatchewan River
South Africa Debates League Sanctions Over Italo Ethiopian Crisis
Prime Minister Hertzog asserts the league must sustain sanctions for years if needed to pressure Italy, warning the league risks death if it wavers. He says Geneva will be instructed to support measures preserving the league’s prestige, while Smuts urges united backing to force peace within covenant terms.
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Cape Town
B. M. Hertzog
House of Assembly
Italy
Geneva
Hertzog
Assembly
Britain
British Commonwealth of Nations
J. C. Smuts
Smuts
Defence spending in Commonwealth nations rises in debate
In the House of Commons Malcolm MacDonald notes a 2.5 million dollar rise in Canadian defence estimates and hints at further air force provisions. Australia pursues a three year defence plan totaling £20,000,000 with naval armaments emphasis while South Africa expands its air force program announced from Cape Town.
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London
House of Commons
Malcolm MacDonald
Dominions
Australia
Cape Town
Three Young Explorers Seek Glacial Bear in Alaska
A Royal Ontario Museum expedition led by J Fletcher of Toronto sets out for St Elias in Alaska to capture a rare glacial bear. The three man team completed gear during a several day stay before their departure for the remote region.
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Winnipeg
Nature
St Elias
Alaska
J Fletcher
Toronto
Royal Ontario Museum
War Prisoners Ask For Consideration In Reparations
Ottawa heard ex prisoners of war urge the reparations commission to allow appeal of past decisions and to let unsettled cases be heard. H. S. Stone recounted brutal treatment by Germans and noted Canada received 26 million dollars in reparations but only a fraction reached ex prisoners. He cited unequal awards by commissions, with 132 men at McDougall earning 95 thousand and eight prisoners 35 thousand. Mortality among prisoners was high, with 3,500 returning alive. He estimated several millions still undistributed.
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Ottawa
Reparations Commission
Commons Pension Committee
H. S. Stone
ex-Prisoners’ of War Association
Mr. Stone
Sanctuary Wood
England
Canada
Germany
Pugsley
Errol J. McDougall
France
Stone
J. T. Thorson
Lib
Selkirk
British Red Cross Doctor Fatally Wounded in Addis Ababa Riot
Dr. A J Melly chief of the ambulance corps for a British Red Cross unit in Ethiopia died in Addis Ababa from wounds sustained during rescue work in rioting. While picking up a wounded Ethiopian in an exchange of fire, he was shot in the chest by a native. He died after medical care at the British legation. a sister resides in Calgary.
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London
A. J. Melly
Red Cross
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Queen Mary Abandons Maiden Crossing Record Attempt
Cunard White Star officials say the Queen Mary will not attempt a record crossing on its maiden voyage to New York. Preparations for the May 27 sailing near completion.
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London
New York
Cunard-White Star Line
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