Royal assent given to bills before recess in Ottawa
Parliament ends a 12 day Foster recess after Royal assent to key measures. A supply bill worth $51,187,000 passes while a western farmers payout of 6.85 million dollars is approved with senate amendments. The budget date is targeted for early May as the house weighs the railway board bill.
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Ottawa
Duff
National Employment Commission
House
Senate
Paymenta
Paymenta Wit
King
Canadian National Railways
Wheat Stocks Sold by Board in 5 Million Bushel Export Sale
The Canadian Wheat Board disposed of 5,000,000 bushels of No. 2 Northern wheat in the eastern position to export interests. Officials stressed the sale signals only a change of ownership not an immediate exit from the Dominion. Winnipeg traders expect export as navigation opens and see demand building.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Wheat Board
Dominion
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
League Probes Italy Poison Gas Allegations in Ethiopia
The League of Nations Committee of 13 appointed a jurist subcommittee to investigate charges Italy used poison gas in Ethiopia. The panel, excluding Italy, also empowered its president to seek terms for peace with Mussolini and instructed talks with Italian delegate Baron Aloisi upon his Geneva arrival. Britain’s Anthony Eden supplied a list of alleged gas use incidents.
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League
Italy
Geneva
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Committee of 13
League Council
Salvador de Madariaga
Spain
Mussolini
Pompeo Aloisi
McGill Lecturer Wins Carnegie Peace Fellowship
John T. Humphrey, newly appointed lecturer in McGill University’s faculty of law, receives a Carnegie Endowment International Peace fellowship. He will study in Paris next year and return to McGill in September 1837.
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Montreal
John T. Humphrey
McG University
Faculty of Law
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Paris
McGill
Defence Of India: Chetwode Warns Against Risks
Field Marshal Sir Philip Chetwode, ending his year as commander-in-chief in India, cautioned the East India Association that defending India requires prudence. He argued the frontier is vital due to the Russian threat, noting Russia’s vast, capable forces and the unpredictable international scene.
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Russia
British War Film Shown Privately After Ban Controversy
A war film depicting horrors and public views was privately shown in London after a temporary ban by Lord Crewe the film censor. It ends by urging viewers to lobby parliament to vote against war. Criticism followed suppression, and Crewe promised to seek the ministry of war’s approval or rejection.
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London
Marquess of Crewe
H. G. Wells
Lord Crewe
Ministry of War
Ottawa Talks Slow on Dominion Provincial Finances
Finance Minister Dunning and British Columbia Premier Pattullo were non committal after talks on financial relations. No definite steps planned until further discussions with western provinces. Conferences await provincial legislatures prorogation. Dunning says he has contacted provincial premiers meanwhile.
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Ottawa
Hoth
Dunning
T. D. Pattullo
British Columbia
Dominion
Cattle Export Rule Requires Warble Fly Treatment
Canada issues a new export rule for cattle sent to England Wales and Scotland. Between March 15 and June 30 each year cattle must be treated to reduce warble fly risk. Health officials will supervise treatment at tagging points and issue certificates of completion.
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Ottawa
Canada
England
Wales
Scotland
Department of Agriculture
British Isles
Health of Animals Branch
Agriculture Department
Royal Civil List Report Sparks Bill for King and Family
The House of Commons select committee on the king's civil list has completed its deliberations and will report to the house. A bill will be grounded on the report to fund the king Queen Mary the Duke and Duchess of York and other royal members and cover the king's marriage contingency with figures kept secret.
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London
House of Commons
House
Mary
Duchess of York
Italy Protest At Geneva Over Ambulance Bombardment
The Italian government submitted a protest to Joseph Avenol secretary-general of the League of Nations alleging Ethiopian artillery bombardment of Italian Red Cross ambulances. The notice was received in Geneva as tensions rise over the border conflict.
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Geneva
Red Cross
Joseph Avenol
League of Nations
Spain Profits From Italian Sanctions Impact on Canada Trade
A report from Ontario Retail Grocers Association notes League of Nations sanctions on Italy cut Canadian imports of olive oil anchovies pistachio nuts almonds shell nuts lemons and marascherries. Spain now supplies most of these items, benefiting from the sanctions.
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Canada
Genta
Italy
Toronto
League of Natkins
Committee On Import and
Ontario Retail Grocers’ Association
French Troops Stand Guard on Eastern Border Decree
Paris reports the French government ordered 175000 troops to remain in service beyond their April 15 end date. The move aims to bolster the Maginot line and deter threats as negotiations over the Rhineland crisis continue.
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Paris
Rhineland
Louis Felix Maurin
Maginot
Adolf Hitler
France
Andre Francois-Poncet
Berlin
Maginot Line
Europe
Relief Camp Workers Seek Higher Pay in Edmonton
A delegation of seven relief camp workers arrived in Edmonton seeking higher pay and increased privileges. They aimed for interviews with government officials and, if possible, with Minister in charge of relief W. W. Croga.
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Edmonton
W. W. Croga
Queen Mary May Visit Halifax This Summer
Nova Scotia hopes to welcome the Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary to Halifax during the season. Minister A S MacMillan said a cruise call is not possible at the start but could be arranged later, as the 80 000 ton vessel aims to beat the Normandie in a transatlantic dash from Southampton to New York on May 27.
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Nova
Cunard
White Star Line
Normandie
Southampton
New York
Late Seeding Challenge Faces Alberta Farmers
Alberta farmers dread a possible record late seeding season as central and northern areas report fields buried under deep snow. Yet agronomists urge calm on yield while noting warmer days may clear snow. April 30 seeding rates lag behind 10-year and 1928 benchmarks, with eight percent seeded that year.
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Calgary
Albberta
Alberta
Resignation of Lieutenant-Governor Fordham Johnson Accepted
Victoria announces that Lieutenant-Governor J W Fordham Johnson has resigned, accepted by Premier Pattullo. The resignation takes effect at the end of April, three months before the end of the term.
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Victoria
J. W. Fordham Johnson
British Columbia
Pattullo
Government House
Coronation Date Proclaimed For King Edward in May 1937
The May 1937 coronation date for King Edward will be proclaimed next month with the same ceremony as the accession proclamation last January. Heralds and pursuivants will attend the College of Arms officers who will announce at four London points St James Palace Charing Cross Temple Bar and the Royal Exchange. The exact date will likely be announced in the House of Commons by Prime Minister Baldwin on the day the Duke of Norfolk as Earl Marshal issues the proclamation.
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London
Edward
St. James’ Palace
Charing Cross
Temple Bar
Royal Exchange
House of Commons
Baldwin
Duke of Norfolk
Earl Marshal
Ends First Session of Social Credit Government Prorogued
The World's first Social Credit government closed its first session on April 7 as the Alberta house was prorogued by Lieutenant Governor W. L. Walsh. Since February 6 the eight legislature enacted 102 new statutes in a nine week sitting.
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Social Credit
Alberta
W. L. Walsh
Plan to Enlarge News Service Over the Radio Ottawa debate on Canadian Broadcasts
Delegation from the Canadian Press pressed Parliament's radio committee to expand national and British oriented Canadian news broadcasts. They suggested three to four coast to coast options, noting current U S sourced feeds lack Canadian character and accuracy. Speakers warned against theft of news and urged protection of CP news rights.
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Ottawa
Parliamentary Committee On Radio
Radio Committee
Canadian Press
Canada
United States
W. B. Preston
Brantford Expositor
Canadian Radio Commission
E. Norman Smith
Ottawa Journal
J. F. B. Livesay
Toronto
Preston
Commons
Dominion
Smith
Livesay
Balawin
France Security Plan Receives Lukewarm European Response
London reports that France's all Europe security plan drew mixed reviews. The Daily Telegraph called parts impracticable while urging Britain to push for a wider negotiation to form a practical Europe wide settlement. The Times suggested cautious examination alongside German ideas to clear the path for a permanent order of peace.
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London
France
Daily Telegraph
Europe
Daily Herald
The
Times
Fire destroys church hospital in Aklavik N W T Canada
The Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada hospital at Aklavik burned down with patients moved to other sections. No one died. Three Toronto trained nurses aided in rescues led by Miss M A Solomon with Miss Ruth Hamilton and Miss Hutchison. The eight bed hospital had been enlarged to 18 beds in 1931 and cost over 25 thousand dollars to replace.
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Aklavik
N.W.T
the Missionary Society of the
Church of England
Canada
M. A. Solomon
Toronto
Ruth Hamilton
Peterborough
Hutchison
Hamilton
Family Fled To No Man's Land At Border Trench
A father mother and child huddle in a Ucsok Pass trench in the Carpathians seeking refuge after being expelled by Poland for allegedly being Czechs while Czechoslovakia claims they are Poles. They endure a snowstorm and live in a border remnant from World War I.
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Praha
Czechoslovakia
Ucsok Pass
Carpathian Mountains
Poland
No Man's Land
Imperial Conference Likely in London for Coronation
In the House of Commons the Marquess of Hartington said talks were underway between the British government and Dominion governments about an imperial conference in London during King Edward VIII's coronation in May 1937.
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London
Marquess of Hartington
Dominions
House of Commons
Edward
Lords Set Shortest Sitting Record in History
The House of Lords held its shortest sitting ever as Lord Chancellor Viscount Hailsham took his seat at 4 15 p m and the upper house rose at 5 16 p m after adopting the report stage of a bill without amendments.
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London
House of Lords
Viscount Hailsham
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