British Empire Defence Urged In Dominion Unity Talk
Vancouver Viscount Elibank urged Canadians to decide if they will stay in the British empire as he warned London and other dominions face vulnerability. He called for rearmament and urged preserving the all-British Red Route to the Antipodes to safeguard imperial trade and security.
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Vancouver
Elibank
British Central Chamber of Commerce
British Empire
Great Britain
Viscount Elitenk
London
Empire
Defence
Ian MacKenzie
Canada
Australia
South Africa
Ward
Lord Elibank
House of Fords and Commons
New Zealand
May Secure Post Montreal Radio Board Chairmanship
The Gazette Ottawa dispatch reports Leonard Brockington a Winnipeg lawyer and former corporation counsel in Calgary is considered for chairman or assistant chairman of the new national radio board. His appointment would settle ministerial divisions between Gladstone Murray of the British Broadcasting Company and Brophy of the National Broadcasting Company.
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Montreal
Ottawa
the Gazette
Leonard Brockington
Winnipeg
Calgary
National Radio Board
Brockington
Gladstone Murray
British Broadcasting Company
Brophy
National Broadcasting Company
Marcon Company
Australia In Good Shape Says Premier Stevens
New South Wales Premier Stevens says Australia has achieved almost complete recovery. In an interview he notes internal adjustment positions Australia to employ foreign capital profitably as colonial treasurer.
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New York
Australia
B. 8. B. Stevens
New South Wales
Stevens
World Youth Congress Opens in Geneva With Delegates
The World Youth Congress opened in Geneva drawing about 1 060 delegates from 33 nations to seek a common plan for international cooperation to prevent war and organize peace by youth worldwide.
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Geneva
World Youth Congress
Youth For Peace
Moscow official studies Canadian wheat breeding methods
A. Essipov, chief of the state plant breeding fund of the Soviet People's Commissariat of Agriculture in Moscow, is visiting Canada to study wheat breeding and rust resistant grain varieties. He plans to visit Saskatoon and Edmonton.
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Winnipeg
A. Essipov
Soviet People's Commissariat of Agriculture
Moscow
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Philadelphia family completes 550 mile Peace River canoe trip
H. S. Drinker of Philadelphia with his wife two sons and two daughters finished a 550 mile journey down the Peace River from Summit British Columbia in two canoes. They left by train for home.
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Peace River
Asla
H. S. Drinker
Philadelphia
Summit
B.C
Wheat price rule explained amid Ottawa statement
The Canadian wheat board clarifies the 1936 37 fixed price for No 1 Northern wheat. A provisional price of 87 1 2 cents is not binding unless Fort William closing price falls below 90 cents. If Fort William closes under 80 cents the fixed price becomes active for the rest of the crop year, guaranteeing growers a floor and allowing delivery to the board despite market shifts.
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Bordars
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Fort Wikiars
Dominion
Fort William
Governor General Barnard Tweedsmuir Tour Through Western Canada
The vice regal party led by Governor General Barnard Tweedsmuir journeyed from Field, British Columbia, toward Emerald Lake in the Rocky Mountains. Clouds lingered on the highway and then cleared to reveal towering peaks. The king's representative wished to return unofficially next year for a hunting trip.
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Rocky Mountains
Canada
Barnin Tweedsmuir
Lady Tweedsmuir
Western
Emerald Lake
Field
Uniform Plan for Marking Roads Urged in Canada
Arthur Dixon deputy minister of public works British Columbia urged uniform highway marking across Canada to aid travelers crossing borders. He proposed Trans Canada route markers with one digit province name and uniform shape color and location. Hugh Lumaden urged provinces to educate school children on safe driving.
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Charlottetown
Canada
Canadian Good Roads Association
Arthur Dixon
British Columbia
United States
Dixon
Dominion
Ottawa
Interprovincial Committee
Hugh A. Lumaden
Hamilton
Ont
Substitutes On Display At Leipzig Autumn Fair Germany
At Leipzig the annual autumn fair showcases German substitutes for imports. Exhibits include synthetic resins and the Buna rubber substitute, plus artificial marble veined by photo mechanical means and glass. Leather made to resemble reptile skin aims to fool expert eyes.
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Germany
Leipzig
Third Reich
London motorist Sir Walter Windham ordered to pass driving test
Sir Walter Windham a veteran car owner since 1840 must display Learner signs on his vehicle until he passes a driving test after a Marylebone court found him guilty of dangerous driving. He received a one month disqualification and a £3 fine including costs. The judge noted his hearing and sight were not what they once were.
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London
Sir Walter Windham
Marleybone
Walter
King
Foreign Service
Whitehall Court
Marylebone
Sir Walter
The Straight Highway Promises Safety First
A. A. Smith, chief engineer of Ontario highways, spoke at the Canadian Good Roads Association’s 22nd annual convention. Public works officials from all provinces and motor vehicle officers attended the three day event on highway improvements. Arthur Dixon of British Columbia addressed delegates.
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Charlottetown
A. A. Smith
Ontario Department of Highways
Canadian Good Roads Association
Automobile Association
Canada
Arthur Dixon
British Columbia
Opening of Hankow Canton Railway Marks Major Chinese Transit
The Hankow Canton railway linking the Yangtze port with the southern metropolis Canton opened formally signaling a major step in Chinese domestic communications. The line took nearly fifty years to complete through extensive construction.
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Hankow
China
Canton
Yangtze River
No Longer Shows Pennant for Normandie
The French liner Normandie arrived in port without its blue pennant of Atlantic speed supremacy. Captain Pierre Thoreux said there would be no attempt this summer to reclaim the record set by the R M S Queen Mary on the eastward crossing.
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New York
Pierre Thoreux
Unconditional release of Mrs Atkinson after Poland dispute
Mrs F G Atkinson wife of a Minneapolis business executive was freed from a Polish prison after protests by U S State Department representatives. She had been sentenced to a year for allegedly violating customs rules on foreign currency and was arrested after crossing into Germany for aid and failing to declare a letter of credit upon returning to Poland.
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Mra
F. G. Atkinson
Minneapolis
Warsaw
U.S. Department of State
Cunard Queen Mary Receives Royal Congratulations
Sir Percy Bates, president of Cunard White Star, received two telegrams from King Edward praising the Queen Mary for its record westward and eastward crossings. Bates ordered the king's messages posted on the ship's officers and crew bulletin boards after the liner set a new voyage speed record.
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London
Cunard-White Star Line
Sir Percy Bates
King Edward
Atlantic
Bishop’s Rock
Percy
Unwin Sets Five Year Plan To End Slums In Britain
Sir Raymond Unwin, on arrival in Halifax with Lady Unwin, outlined a five year goal to remove slum districts in Great Britain. He noted a housing advisory program is underway and additional 3,000,000 homes are to be provided under the plan.
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Halifax
Great Britain
Raymond Unwin
Advisory Committee On
Lady Unwin
Newfoundland
Liverpool
Norway Foreign Minister Proposes League Reforms
Halvdan Koht of Norway urged the League of Nations to create an international land sea and air force under league control to deter war makers. He called for severing the league covenant from post war treaties and for disarmament and strict anti war measure enforcement as peace assurances.
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Genera
New Zealand
League of Nations
Tremoraniumy
Halvdan Koht
Norway
League of Nations Secetariat
Geneva
Denounces Grab Bag Raids On Public Treasury
Sir Edward Beatty criticizes attempts to raid public funds and defend democracy in Calgary. He warns that pressuring authorities to overreach will undermine democratic government and that Canada must improve governance within its current system rather than seek drastic changes. He cautions against partisan blame and notes citizen restraint as essential.
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Calgary
Canada
Sir Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Sir Edward
Calgary Canadian Club
Edward
Liverpool to Erect Joint King George and Queen Mary Statues
The King George V Memorial Committee in Liverpool plans two bronze statues of King George V and Queen Mary to be placed near the Mersey tunnel, marking a city memorial project and honoring the royal couple.
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Liverpool
King George
Queen Mary
Mersey Tunnel
Crooner Harry Richman Makes Emergency Wales Landing
During a 17 hour 53 minute Atlantic flight aboard the Lady Peace Richman and co pilot Dick Merrill forced landed 175 miles from Croydon after running low on fuel. They circled Wales for an hour and a half before selecting a field in Llangadock South Wales.
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Llangadock
South Wales
Harry Richman
Dick Merrill
Richman
London
New York
Floyd Bennett Field
Bennett Griffin
James Mattern
Harbor Grice
Mid
Griffin
Mattern
Newfoundland
Berlin
Merrill
Atlantic
Scotland
Japan Keeps Submarine Fleet Despite London Treaty Limits
Japan formally informs Great Britain it will retain 52,700 tons of submarines plus 1,508 tons of craft slated for scrapping under the 1930 London naval treaty. This heights its undersea fleet to about one third more than Britain or the United States, invoking the treaty escalator clause for national security.
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London
Japan
Great Britain
Foreign Office
United States
British Heritage Toronto-London Crowned as Empire City
Sir Percy Vincent, lord mayor, addressed the Canadian Club praising Toronto-London as part of Britain's heritage. He called the city "our" city and "your" city, presenting it to Canadians as a symbol of the empire.
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Toronto
London
Canada
Percy Vincent
Percy
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