Royal Air Force Ready to Meet the Test of War
Prime Minister Chamberlain affirmed Britain’s air strength while the House of Commons rejected Labor calls for an inquiry into air rearmament. He announced plans for a ministry of supply and said Canada’s defence purchases rely on British production.
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Royal Air Force
London
Chamberlain
Great Britain
House of Commons
Hugh Dalton
Canada
Kingsley Wood
Viscount Nufield
North America
Kingsley
United States
England
Ottawa House of Commons
Ian Mackenzie
Dominions
Ministry of Supply
Date Set for Privy Council Appeal on Alberta Tax Laws
Ottawa reports that Alberta plans appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London likely July 4. The referenced judgments struck down three Alberta statutes on bank taxation credit regulation and newspaper control as unconstitutional.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Supreme Court of Canada
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
London
Justice Department
Crowds greet royal Empire Day concert at Albert Hall
More than 8 000 cheered the king and queen as they arrived for a royal command concert with a 2000 voice choir from Scotland Eire Wales and the dominions. The broadcast reached many parts of the empire. At God's Lake Mine James Henry Law died when four tons of rock fell on him. Kingston Jamaica reports three new deaths in labor riots bringing total to six. Three men were killed on Caymanas sugar estates after the riot act was read to striking workers.
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London
Albert Hall
Scotland
Eire
Wales
Dominions
Empire
God's Lake
Man
James Henry Law
Praine River
Sask
God’s Lake
Winnipeg
Kingston
Jamaica
Caymanas
Plantaton
Royal Visit Plans for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to France
Public details outline the reception plan as the royal yacht Victoria and Albert enters French waters from the North Sea. France will send a squadron to Boulogne to honor the king and queen, who will be greeted by Georges Bonnet, Sir Eric Phipps, and Lebrun representatives. The couple will travel by president’s train to Paris with stations closed and guards securing bridges and signal stations along the route.
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Paris
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
France
Victoria and Albert
North Sea
Boulogne
Georges Bonnet
Eric Phipps
Albert Lebrun
Genarmes
Guard Mobile
Attempted Kidnapping In England Tied To Lord Nuffield
Police arrest 50 year old John Bruce Thornton on charges of carrying two automatic pistols and question a second man in connection with what Viscount Nuffield calls an attempted kidnapping. Officers guarded Nuffield near Henley while Thornton’s arrest followed arrival at the Morris Works Cowley plant. A 1 ton motor yacht Pierette tied to Thornton was seized as a possible escape vessel.
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Oxford
Eng
John Bruce Thornton
Viscount Nuffield
Lord Nuffield
Huntercombe
Henley
Thornton
Lord Nufield
Cowley
Morris Motor Company
Egmont Reluctant to Decide on Avon Castle Stay
May remain in England as Earl of Egmont and countess arrive in the Empress of Britain. The Alberta rancher and his wife will tour the United Kingdom for months. He undecided about a House of Lords seat and may return to Canada after visiting Avon castle, the Egmont family residence in Hampshire.
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Southampton
Earl of Egmont
Avoncastle
Egmont
Hampshire
Lord Egmont
United Kingdom
House of Lords
Avon Castle
Canada
Delay in Budget Linked to Trade Treaty Aims
Ottawa says budget presentation delayed to include, if possible, the revised trade treaty with the United States. Finance Minister Charles Dunning told the House of Commons that the objective may not be reached. Opposition asks if budget comes before the June 8 Saskatchewan election. Dunning replies the election has nothing to do with the budget.
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Ottawa
United States
Charles Dunning
House of Commons
H. A. Stewart
Leeds
Saskatchewan
Dunning
Dominion provinces urged cooperative social service plan
Miss Charlotte Whitton for the Canadian Welfare Council urges a Dominion provincial partnership in welfare. The plan envisions Dominion administration of some services while others remain provincial, with linked vocational training and employment placement, tied to a Dominion social insurance board and funded on an insurance basis.
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Ottawa
Rowell Commission
Charlotte Whitton
Canadian Welfare Council
Miss Whitton
Dominion
Grouth
Prairies
Dominion Social Insurance Board
Garages Employ Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand In U S
A labor study shows garages across the United States provide work for around 750000 people. The number reflects employment in automotive repair and related services nationwide.
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United States
Fishermen Prepare Arms Over Japanese Invasion Threat
Fishermen in Seattle and Alaska mobilize. Pacific Coast Codfish Co. plans to despatch rifles and ammunition to Capt. E Shields on the Sophie Christensen and Charles R Wilson to oppose Japanese boats near Bering Sea. Alaskan Union to reinforce Mt McKinley and La Merced.
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Seattle
George W. Shields
Pacific Coast Codfish Co
Capt
E. Shields
Bering Sea
Shields
Sophie Christensen
Charles R. Wilson
Beringsea
Alaskan Fishermen's Union
Mt. McKinley
la Merced
Alaska
William Hicker
Union
United States
British freighter Thorpehall sunk off Valencia after insurgent bombs
The British freighter Thorpehall was struck by insurgent bombs near El Grao Valencia and sank after an air attack. An officer and one crewman were rescued before sinking. Four bombs were dropped three direct hits reported. The story also notes prior Bilbao blockade runs and earlier naval aid missions.
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Valencia
Spain
el Grao
Bilbao
New Japanese Minister to Canada Presents Credentials
Baron Shah Tomii became Japan's envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Canada and presented his credentials to Lord Tweedsmuir, governor general of Canada, strengthening diplomatic ties between the two nations.
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Ottawa
Baron Shah Tomii
Canada
Lord Tweedsmuir
Japan
Conference of livestock ministers set after Saskatchewan vote
Manitoba minister of agriculture D L Campbell announces a conference of livestock ministers for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta to follow the Saskatchewan election. Jane and The Parley, planned for last week, is postponed.
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Conference of Livestock Ministers
Winnipeg
D. L. Campbell
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Jane
Czech Situation Seen Very Grave on Frontier
Berlin reports indicate Germany views border violations by Czech military planes as escalating danger on the Czechoslovakia frontier. Berlin papers warn of potential explosive outcome, while German protests over troop massing in the Sudeten area grow amid Czech bitterness and fear of ultimatums.
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Berlin
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Berliner Tageblitt
Ernest Eisenlohr
Praha
Kam! Krotta
Deutsches Nachrichten Buero
D.N.B
Eisenlohr
Sudeten
Chinese Forces Brace for New Resistance Near Mengcheng
Ten thousand Chinese troops escaped Suchow and gathered near Mengcheng in Anhwei to slow the Japanese inland advance. They reportedly salvaged rifles and machine guns to confront the Lunghai railroad push as a Japanese spokesman warned of plans to obliterate the detachment. Japanese dispatches claimed swift progress toward Huankow, while Chinese sources described a heavy counteroffensive east of the line.
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Shanghai
Japan
Suchow
China
Mengcheng
Anhwei
Monor
Lunghai
Huankow
Huaifens
Forest Fire Ordeal Trapped Crewman Recounts Creek Shelter
Helme Olafson, foreman of a five man logging crew near Heron Bay, describes half an hour hiding in a creek 18 feet wide as a forest fire raged. Ole Swanson died in the blaze after delaying with others, becoming separated and possibly overwhelmed by flames. The report notes the tragedy and crew’s escape attempt.
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Port Arthur
Helme Olafson
Olafson
Heron Bay
Ole Swanson
Swanson
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Booth
Tower of London
Sir Claud Jacob
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Harold J. Kirby
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