Manitoba election tally shows 30 opposition seats
Ballots continued to be counted in Manitoba confirming 30 opposition seats against 21 Liberal-Progressive government seats. Two seats remain in doubt with deferments. Bracken's coalition remains largest but short of a majority. Conservatives hold 16 seats led by Errick Willis while CCF five, Independents three, Communist one, and Social Credit five.
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Winnipegg
Manitoba
John Bracken
Conservatives
Errick Willis
James McLenaghen
Kildonan-St. Andrews
McLenaghen
Kildonan St. Andrews
C. E. Fillmore
Plana
Employment Gain Ottawa Report on July 1
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics notes five economic areas gained in employment from June 1 to July 1 and compared with July 1, 1935. Toronto Ottawa Hamilton Winnipeg and Vancouver rose while Montreal Quebec and Windsor fell. Reports from 9,744 employers show 87,955 at work on July 1, up from 963,401 the prior month, with 934,262 employed on July 1 last year.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Toronto
Hamilton
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Montreal
Quebec
Windsor
King Edward Plans Dalmatian Coast Yacht Cruise
Buckingham Palace announced King Edward has chartered the Nahlin for a three to four week cruise along the Dalmatian coast, likely joining in Dubrovnik in about ten days with three or four friends. The yacht, owned by Lady Yute, is a twin screw schooner registered in Glasgow and costing about $1,500,000. This trip replaces a Cannes vacation canceled due to the Spanish rebellion.
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London
Edward
Nahlin
Buckingham Palace
Dubrovnik
Yugoslavia
Cannes
France
London gifts head to Canada for Vancouver jubilee
Sir Percy Vincent mayor of London plans a trip to Vancouver for the jubilee celebrations and will carry gifts from London. The items include a large silver relief depicting 18th century London and a picture of Captain George Vancouver's tomb in Petersham cemetery, donated by London citizens.
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London
Percy Vincent
Ford
Vancouver
Petersham
George Vancouver
London Plans Two New Battleships in 1937 Naval Program
In Commons, Sir Samuel Hoare announced plans to lay down two new battleships starting January 1937 as part of the naval rearmament program. Cost details to be negotiated with contractors. Ships to use sixteen inch guns, built by Wickera Armstrong and Cammell Laird.
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London
House of Commons
Samuel Hoare
The
Admiralty
Samuel
Commons
Washington
Wickera, Armstrong, Ltd
Walker-on-Tyne
Cammell Laird Co
Birkenhead
Was Noted Stock Expert Manager of Royal Winter Fair Dies
Alexander P. Westervelt, 64, longtime manager and driving force behind the Royal Winter Fair since 1922, died in hospital after a brief illness in Toronto. He lived at Clarkson for 20 years and hosted a small farm hobby, collapsing at his desk while preparing for the upcoming winter fair. His innovations helped the fair attract coast to coast exhibits.
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Toronto
Alexander P. Westervelt
Clarkson
Westervelt
World Poultry Congress Leipzig Plymouth Rocks Exhibit
At the sixth world poultry congress in Leipzig a Canadian display features Plymouth Rocks of a new breed suited to cold climates as part of a large Canada exhibit. The United States Belgium France Holland and Denmark also show large exhibits with 42 nations represented. Plymouth Rocks commanded up to 150 marks about $60 with strong interest from Swedish and Finnish breeders.
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Leipzig
United States
Belgium
France
Holland
Denmark
Bishop to visit Canada with large family ties
The Bishop of London Right Rev Arthur Winnington-Ingram said he would sail for Canada on the Queen Mary on August 4 to visit his 34 nieces and nephews and other relatives. He joked that Canada’s prime minister might erect a marble statue to the Winnington-Ingram family for helping populate the Dominion. He has often visited Canada.
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London
Arthur Winnington-Ingram
Canada
Queen Mary
Winnington- Ingram
Dominion
Winnington-Ingram
Canadian PM Borden tours Arras war cemeteries
Sir Robert Borden wartime prime minister of Canada visits soldiers' cemeteries and memorials in France and Belgium, accompanied by Col. Frank Higginson and Col. H. C. Osborne, officials with the Imperial War Graves Commission, during battlefield tours.
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Arras
France
Robert Borden
Canada
Frank Higginson
Imperial War Graves Commission
H. C. Osborne
Ottawa
Canadian War Graves Commission
Belgium
Freighter Sold Across Atlantic To Tower Steamship Company
The Canadian Leader, a 5482 ton freighter previously sold by the Canadian government to the Montreal Australian New Zealand line, has been resold to Tower Steamship Company of London. The ship now at Halifax will be reconditioned and crossed the Atlantic in the coming weeks.
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Montreal
Tower Steamship Company of London
Eng
Halifax
Sultan of Johore donates to King George Memorial Fund
A contribution of 5000 pounds from the Sultan of Johore, on behalf of his government and people, was announced for the King George Memorial Fund. The gift honors the late king’s 25 years of protection. the fund now stands near 200000 pounds.
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London
George
Johore
Dick Merrill and Harry Richman Plan New York London Flight
Aviator Dick Merrill and singer Harry Richman have completed arrangements for the first round trip flight from New York to London. The journey is set for between August 15 and August 20.
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London
New York
Dick Merrill
Harry Richman
Baldwin Voices Hope For Peace Of The World
London reports Prime Minister Baldwin telling Canadian veterans that if war remains the only option to settle disputes the world deserves to perish. He lauded wartime comradeship, honored Lord Byng and Sir Arthur Currie, and urged a future where shared memorials can deter new conflicts. The Vimy pilgrims attended services at Westminster Hall Whitehall and Westminster Abbey amid prayers and music.
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London
Baldwin
Britain
Whitehall
Winnington Ingram
Canada
God
Big Ben
Reveille
God Save the King
Lord Byng
Vimy
Sir Arthur Currie
Byng
Currie
Leave To Appeal On Labor Law Acts Granted
The Privy Council grants the Canadian government leave to appeal over the validity of several Bennett era labor and employment laws. Ontario and British Columbia join the petition with representation by Roebuck and Farris. The acts include one day rest in seven, a 48-hour week, the Minimum Wages Act, and the Employment and Social Insurance Act. The Supreme Court of Canada found the first three partly valid and the last unconstitutional.
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London
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Bennett
J. P. Plaxton
Dominion
Ontario
British Columbia
Roebuck
J. E. Deb Farris
Pacific Coast
Supreme Court of Canada
May Buy Cattle From Western Canada for Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia minister of agriculture Hon John A McDonald stated the province plans to replenish depleted herds with cattle from Western Canada's drought lands. He noted reduced cattle numbers in the east from a two year drought and last year’s small crop, and said lower freight rates and abattoir prices could help farmers. The province also boasted a large bay and forage crop this year.
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Nova Scotia
Halifax
John A. McDonald
Canada
Drouth
McDonald
Bruce Urges Dominion Help for Empire Defence
In Bristol an Australian official, Stanley M. Bruce, the high commissioner in London and former prime minister, urged the British dominions to increase their contribution to imperial defence. The speech framed a call for stronger collective security across the Empire.
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Bristol
Eng
Stanley M. Bruce
London
Commonwealth
U S Wheat Shortage May Require Canada Imports
Secretary Wallace warned of a hard wheat shortage in the United States that could require imports from Canada. He cited trade circle forecasts of about 40 million bushels, while soft white wheat may surplus in the Pacific Northwest. He noted an uncertain corn outlook and the possibility of imports from Argentina and other regions.
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Canada
Wallace Washington
United States
Wallace
Pacific Northwest
Agriculture Department
King Edward Hosts 8000 Canadian Vimy Pilgrims at Garden Party
In London at the Duke of Gloucester garden party, King Edward greeted 8,000 Canadian Vimy pilgrims with smiles and handshakes. Bodyguards cleared a path as attendees cheered the monarch, who gave a brief speech linking memories of Vimy Ridge and Canadian visits to current damp weather. The crowd erupted in singing “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow.”
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London
Edward
Duke of Gloucester
Buckingham Palace
Royal Enclosure
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
Vimy Ridge
Canada
Vimy
Dominion
Alberta
High River
U S Exports to Canada Rise in June as Trade
Canada’s June imports totalled 57.6 million dollars, up 23 percent from a year earlier, while the United States led exports to Canada at 33.99 million dollars, a 31 percent increase. The United Kingdom also boosted shipments to Canada to 11.06 million dollars, up 11 percent. Imports from British empire nations rose nine percent.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Dommon Bureau of Statistics
United Kingdom
Ontario Wheat Crop May Be Larger Than Last Year
C H Carlisle president of the Canadian Bread Company told shareholders at the annual meeting in Toronto that Ontario wheat output likely will be 2 1/2 to 3 million bushels higher than the 8 million bushel crop of 1935 despite drought conditions. He said the current Canadian crop would total about 250 million bushels with 125 million carried over, making available supply equal to or greater than the 350 million bushels average.
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Toronto
Ontario
C. H. Carlisle
Canadian Bread Company
Wine for Working People Champagne Output Rise Ordered
The Soviet government has decreed champagne production must rise from 300000 bottles this year to 12000000 in 1942. Communist leaders say the order signals greater freedom and a more abundant life for the Russian proletariat and that champagne will no longer be a luxury.
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Moscow
English Newspapers Penalized For King Edward Captions
Two London newspapers and a news company were fined 1050 pounds and about 1000 pounds in costs for publishing captions on July 16 stating an assassination attempt on the King. The captions referred to a spectator, George Andrew McMahon, who drew a revolver as the monarch rode by on Constitution Hill during a military parade.
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King Edward London
News Ree
George Andrew McMahon
Constitution Hill
Canadian elected president of American Poultry Judges Assn
Ottawa reports George Robertson, Dominion poultry husbandman in Ottawa, was chosen president of the American Poultry Judges Association at its Topeka Kansas meeting. He is the first Canadian to hold the post in the association's 53 year history.
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Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
George Robertson
Dominion Poultry Husbandman
American Poultry Judges’ Association
Topeka
Kas
Robertson
Airways Office Closed North Bay Ontario
The department of national defence will close its airways headquarters in North Bay after work at eight landing fields in the district. Lieut. Col. J. Larsen, in charge of administration, announced the closure. The office opened July 1, 1933.
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North Bay
Ont
Department of National Defence
J. Larsen
RCMP Chief Arrives by Air in Search Base Mission
Commissioner J H MacBrien of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police flew in to Churchill Manitoba a base used in the search for the lost McAlpine party seven years earlier. The journey completes a long effort tied to Baker Lake efforts north of the area.
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Churchill
Man
Baker Lake
Here
McAlpine
J. H. MacBrien
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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