John Buchan to Receive Baronetcy for Canada Governor General Role
London announces the king has approved a baronetcy for John Buchan as Canada’s governor general designate. Buchan, famed author and parliamentarian, may take the title Baron Buchan or another form before serving. the peerage and the commoner identity will blend during his term in Ottawa. He and his wife anticipate life in Canada with interest and keep ties to England.
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London
Canada
Buckingham Palace
United Kingdom
John Buchan
Dominion
Baron Buchan
Buchan
Atlantic
John Young
Lisgar
Windsor Castle
Oxford
C.H
Canadians
Blind Astronomer Dr. Edwin Frost Dies at 68
Dr. Edwin Brant Frost, 68, director emeritus of the Yerkes Observatory at Williams Bay Wisconsin, died in Chicago hospital from peritonitis. The blind astronomer taught and continued research after retiring in 1931 and proposed the idea that the solar system formed from exploding stars.
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Chicago
Edwin Brant Frost
University of Chicago
Yerkes Observatory
Williams Bay
Wis
Frost
Japan-Canada Society Urges Trade Accord Action
The council of the Japan-Canada Society, with many influential businessmen, passed a resolution urging Tokyo to pursue another effort to reach a Canada trade agreement to lift restrictions on Japanese goods. If no accord is reached, the group calls for applying Japan's trade protection law against Canadian imports.
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Tokio
Japan
Council of the Japan-Canada Society
Canada
French and Soviet Leaders Agree on European Security Pact
The French and Soviet governments issue a communique endorsing a nonaggression and collective security pact inviting Germany Poland and Czechoslovakia to join. Laval met Stalin in Moscow to discuss European security and cooperation, with Litvinov Molotov Kalinin and Potemkin present.
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Moscow
Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Pierre Laval
Joseph Stalin
Communist Party
Stalin
Laval
Viacheslav M. Molotoff
Maxim Litvinoff
Kremlin
Alexis Lever
Foreign Office
Vladimir Potemkin
France
Michael
Ottawa Dominion loan oversubscribed amid strong demand
The finance department announced the 60 million domestic loan was oversubscribed with 20 million in eight year bonds and 40 million in 20 year bonds. Bank of Canada noted half the loan subscribed within an hour as proceeds go to general and current requirements.
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Ottawa
Finance Department
Bank of Canada
Dominion
Portrait Gift to Canada House Unveiled by Duke of Kent
In a large gathering the Duke of Kent unveiled a portrait presented to Canada House. The painting reproduces the Jersey memory portrait of a son killed in the war by T. B. F. Davis of Jersey and Durban. Similar replicas are sent to Australia and New Zealand House and Durban University.
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London
Duke of Kent
Canada House
T. B. F. Davis
Jersey
Durban
South Africa
Victoria College
Australia
New Zealand
Durban University
War Vessels Arrive in London for Jubilee Visit
A 22 ship squadron of cruisers and war vessels steamed up the Thames first time in 20 years. The fleet, led by destroyers, passed Orion flagship with Leander and Neptune cruisers anchoring off London to mark the jubilee visit.
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London
Thames
Metropolis
Flotila
Orion
Leander
Neptune
Conference in Winnipeg Recommends Coal Market Action
At the Western Canada Fuel Association annual meeting in Winnipeg a conference of coal dealers was approved to consider ways to save and increase the Canadian coal market.
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Winnipeg
Western Canada Fuel Association
Halifax Chief of Police Role in Conspiracy Case
Tall, white-haired Nicholas Power of Halifax, former Chief of Police, who has served 21 years, once helped capture conspirators who planned to kill the ruler of the British Empire then a Prince at the Halifax Naval Station.
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Nicholas Power
Halifax
British Empire
Halifax Naval Station
Farm Loan Board forms under Barnett in Ottawa
The Canadian farm loan board met for the first time with John A. Barnett as chairman succeeding Dr. J. D. MacLean. MacLean remains a member with Charles Duquette and B. J. Roberts the comptroller of government guarantees. Provincial superintendents to take over duties from abolished provincial boards under recent act amendments.
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Ottawa
Canadian Farm Loan Board
John A. Barnett
J. D. MacLean
Dr. MacLean
Charles Duquette
B. J. Roberts
Government Guarantees
Income Tax Payments in Ottawa Rise for 1934
Ottawa reports income tax collections to date reach 49.8 million dollars, 14.325 million more than the same date last year. Dominion commissioner C Fraser Elliott announced the figures and projected total receipts near 80 million dollars for the federal treasury this year.
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Ottawa
C. Fraser Elliott
Dominion
Federal Treasury
Ottawa tourist bureau draws 14000 inquiries in six weeks
The tourist bureau under Hon. R. J. Manion, minister of railways and canals, reports more than 14 000 inquiries from United States visitors in the last six weeks.
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Ottawa
Tourist Bureau
R. J. Manion
United States
Saskatchewan Teacher Rides bike to Charlottetown
Harold Petersen a 26 year old Saskatchewan school teacher pedalled 10500 miles since last July leaving Arinibola Sask and arriving in Charlottetown PEI May 14 his doctor ordered outdoor life and he plans a trip to Souris and Cavendish to view Anne of Green Gables scenes He travelled through most Canadian provinces the southern United States and Mexico reflecting on people's nature and his long journey.
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Charlottetown
Harold Petersen
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Arinibola
Sask
Souris
Cavendish
L. M. Montgomery
Canada
Mexico
Maritime Provinces
British Election Sighted London Cabinet Realignment Hinted
London whispers of a cabinet reshuffle and a general election in autumn circulate in political quarters. Rumors place Ramsay MacDonald and Stanley Baldwin swapping roles with Whitsuntide recess on the horizon as a potential move. Supporters favor an October vote over spring 1936, citing the West Edinburgh by election win as proof of government strength.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
Stanley Baldwin
West Edinburgh
Famous Diamond London Brings Record Profit to US Buyer
The famous Jonkher diamond the world’s largest uncut stone will go to the United States for sale to Harry Winston of New York. Ernest Oppenheimer, former owner, reported a profit of 435000 dollars on the transaction after purchasing from Jacobus Jonkher, a South African prospector, for 350000 dollars in January of last year.
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London
Jonkher
United States
Harry Winston
New York
Ernest Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Jacobus Jonkher
Italy Aims to Attain Control of Ethiopia
Rome reports Italian newspapers openly advocate a new organization for Ethiopia. The move, seen by diplomats as a plan for civil or military control to protect Italian interests, follows Mussolini’s demand that others stay out of the Italo Ethiopian dispute. London says Britain will press for peace despite Italian warnings.
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Rome
Italan
Ethiopia
Italy
Gionale d'Italia
Benito Mussolini
East Africa
London
Great Britain
Mussolini
Geoffrey Mander
John Simon
Suez Canal
Eric Drummond
Radio Policy Sparks Discussion in Ottawa Remarks by Premier Bennett
Radio will be among first topics for Premier Bennett upon return to Ottawa. The life of the act governing the Canadian Radio Commission was extended to June 1. Minister Alfred Duplac, marine, oversees radio and is unhappy with the act. The commission has about 1 500 000 a year from receiving licenses to cover administration programs and leased wires leaving insufficient funds for high powered stations. Dominion elections proximity may extend the present act for the year.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
Canadian Radio Commission
Alfred Duranteau
Marine
United States
Edward Johnson Appointed Metropolitan Opera Manager
Edward Johnson the renowned tenor from Guelph Ontario was named general manager of the Metropolitan Opera Association. He wired acceptance from Detroit where he was performing Peter Ibbetson and vowed zealous devotion to maintaining the Met's uninterrupted prestige.
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New York
Edward Johnson
Guelph, Ont
Metropolitan Opera Association
Johnson
Detroit
Peter Ibbetson
Metropolitan Opera
Slow Germination Delays Wheat Growth at Saskatoon
Wheat at the University of Saskatchewan plots has taken 24 days to appear above ground, due to prolonged cool weather and clouded skies since the snow disappeared.
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Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan
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