Parliament Ends Ottawa Session Amid Ceremony and Farewell
Ottawa closed its 17th parliament with a royal salute of 29 guns at Parliament Hill and a throne speech read by Chief Justice Anglin. Prime Minister Bennett and Arthur Meighen attended in Windsor uniforms as members bid farewell, marking the end of the session.
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Real Reason Mrs Earhart Putnam Flown Atlantic Alone
Mrs Amelia Earhart Putnam explained her solo Atlantic flight aimed to silence gender stereotypes about women pilots and drivers. She spoke in London after becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and urged acknowledgment of her achievement beyond gender.
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Returning To England Lord and Lady Byng Sailed May 26
Lord Byng of Vimy former governor general of Canada sailed May 26 from Montreal on the SS Montecristo for England. He is accompanied by Lady Byng after a health seeking voyage via the West Indies and the Panama Canal, visiting principal Canadian cities.
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New Planet Discovered Near Earth by Heidelberg Observatory
Heidelberg observatory reports a newly discovered planet tentatively named Nineteen Thirty-Two. It could approach Earth to about seven million kilometres, roughly 4.25 million miles.
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Violence erupts in German diet as Nazis clash with Communists
A brawl tore through the German parliamentary chamber when National Socialists attacked Communist deputies after Hans Kertl was elected president and Ernst Wittmaack became first vice president. Desks shattered, több benches toppled, and several deputies were injured including three Communists Kraemer Kuntz Angohike.
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West More Hopeful Facing Present Summer With Greater Optimism
Grant Hall of the Canadian Pacific Railway returns from a prairie tour and reports cheerful farming prospects in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. He notes ideal conditions in northern districts and improvements from last year with grain germination and growth, predicting a cheap sowing season and resilience of western farmers.
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Next Session Of Parliament Delayed On Date
Premier R B Bennett told the House of Commons no date has been set for the next session of Parliament pending the Imperial Economic Conference. He pledged to announce the opening date as far in advance as possible to inform members. Ocean rates rose for six trans Atlantic liners with third class up 10 percent and tourist up five percent. westward third class largely unchanged.
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DUQUESNE CAPTURED AGAIN AFTER SINKING CHARGE
Former Boer rebel Captain Fritz Joubert Duquesne, once linked to the sinking of a British ship off Brazil during the war, has been re arrested by British authorities. A murder charge now rests against him after his earlier escape in 191%.
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Duty Raises Dumping Tax on Tomatoes and Strawberries
The duty on tomatoes imported from the United States or other countries outside the Empire is set at three cents per pound above the invoice price in Canadian funds. Strawberries incur a two cent per pound dumping duty. These temporary regulations run tomatoes until October 31 and strawberries until July 31, with regular tariffs applying otherwise. The dumping duty adds to the existing rates.
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Empire
DO-X Seaplane Lands Near Berlin After Atlantic Flight
The German flying boat DO-X completed its trans Atlantic journey of about 16 060 miles visiting Americas and Africa. It landed without incident at Mueggel Lake near Berlin as thousands cheered along the lake shores and motorcraft roared in greeting.
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Farm Marketing Problems to Be Investigated
In Ottawa the federal commission will study agricultural marketing issues, announced in the House of Commons by Hon. Robert Weir. The session featured Agnes MacPhail leading a lone female attack on the government’s agrarian record, as a non confidence motion failed 47 to 17. The inquiry will focus on price spreads and an export marketing board, timed before the Imperial Economic Conference.
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Woman Aviator Honored for Trans Atlantic Flight
The U S Senate passed a bill to authorize President Hoover to award the Distinguished Flying Cross to Amelia Earhart Putnam for her solo crossing. London officials sent congratulations to Mrs Earhart Putnam on the achievement. Earhart said she crossed to prove women can do as well as men.
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B C Vegetables Sales To Prairies To Double This Year
BC vegetable trade to the prairies is expected to double in the current year. Armstrong packing houses have the latest machinery for packing and washing vegetables for prairie shipment. All cars to be government inspected, with improvements in production packing shipping and sales organization noted.
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Canada to Nationalize Radio Broadcasting Under Public Ownership
Ottawa The chairman of the Canadian radio broadcasting commission will be paid 10 000 dollars a year with two commissioners at 8 000 each under the act final passage in the House of Commons. The bill follows a special committee report and sets up a nationalized public ownership system for radio.
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Trade restrictions must not derail Pacific region commerce
James A Farrill, former United States Steel Corp president and director, urged the Vancouver Board of Trade that trade restrictions threaten living standards. He said Canada and the United States should look across the Pacific as interregional trade grows, with transport advances boosting cross region markets despite political causes of under consumption.
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Calgary Board of Trade Backs Western Farm Preference
A memorandum from the Calgary Board of Trade urges buying western agricultural products through Ottawa discussions at the Imperial Economic Conference. Prepared for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the memo asks Premier J. Brownlee and chamber executives to consider wheat grains livestock and similar farm products to aid Canadian agriculture.
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No Severance With The Empire Says De Valera
President Eamon de Valera told the Irish Free State senate that the bill to abolish the parliamentary oath of allegiance to the British Crown does not sever the country from the British Commonwealth. He said the aim is to prevent the Anglo Irish treaty of 1921 from being a fundamental domestic law and to place it as an international instrument. The senate all sat as he defended the measure amid conservative opposition.
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Bracken Adds Three Liberals to Manitoba Cabinet
Premier Bracken announces three Liberal ministers joining his government before the election. McPherson becomes provincial treasurer, MacDiarmid is minister of natural resources and industry, and Dr. Mac Kay serves as minister without portfolio. Bracken reshuffles without new enrollments and defends Liberal record against Conservative attacks.
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Fr. G. Taylor
Doukhobor Children Separated From Parents For Placement
One hundred forty one Doukhobor children were sent to Vancouver and Victoria to be placed in homes while their parents serve three year prison terms for nude demonstrations at Thrums. Thirty five more children were picked up at Boundary Falls en route. Wards of the government the children left in two special coaches, amid tears and farewells, with no trouble at the jail.
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Tour to Promote British Columbia Draws Businesmen
A large group of British business and professional men sailed from Liverpool aboard the Duchess of Bedford to visit Vancouver and explore resources and opportunities in British Columbia. The tour is directed by W. A. Mc Adam, secretary of the London office of the British Columbia Government, as a government experiment to raise the province’s profile.
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Lang to Run Again in New South Wales Election
Former New South Wales Premier J J Lang, dismissed from office two weeks ago by Governor General Sir Philip Game, will seek re election in the June 11 general elections. Lang, among 31 candidates for 87 seats, contests the Auburn constituency which he has represented for 12 years.
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