Wheat greatest problem facing Canada in wheat trade
Prime Minister R B Bennett labeled the wheat situation Canada’s greatest problem as he defended wheat operations in the House. He noted Canada’s leading export role, the crop’s quality, and the impact of weather on prices, urging Liberals to support a fair price. A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report showed May exports to the United Kingdom fell sharply from 1934 levels, with many Canadian wheat shipments redirected to other countries.
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Ouewa
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Bennett
Australia
Argentina
United States
Russia
West
Mr. Bennett
Piycer
Dominion Bureau of Statistica
United Kingdom
Protecting Canadian Money Fund Proposal Introduced
A fund to protect the external value of the Canadian monetary unit was proposed by Prime Minister Bennett for Finance Minister Rhodes. First reading occurred with no debate. The nucleus totals about 60 million dollars, funded by the gap between gold value and market price, kept in a special account to defend Canada's money abroad via gold, foreign exchange, or balances in New York or London banks.
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Bank of Canada
Federal Treasury
New York
London
Four Chinese Provinces Shifting Toward Japan Influence
A Rengo news dispatch from Peiping reports a bloc of four northern Chinese provinces opposed to the Nationalist government and leaning toward Japan and Manchukuo. The note suggests this alignment could follow Japan’s expanding influence in Hope province. The report portrays a fragile political realignment amid ongoing regional maneuvering.
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Tokyo
China
Japan
Manchukuo
Hope
Rengo
Peiping
Five applicants ordered to write Canadian history census
Five naturalization hopefuls were ordered to write short essays on Canadian history by Judge F A G Ouseley in district court after they failed to provide correct responses during the examination.
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Moose Jaw
F. A. G. Ouseley
Dafoe Hopes Dionne Quintuplets Reunion In Years
In Atlantic City Dr Allan Roy Dafoe told a women's luncheon that there is no definite plan but the Dionne family hopes to be reunited in three to four years. He said Dionne is allowed to visit and care for the quintuplets as needed, with the mother possibly joining the children under one roof later.
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Atlantic City
American Medical Association
Allan Roy Dafoe
Abs. Dionne
Dr. Dafoe
Must Take Rest for King After Jubilee Strain
The King is ordered to rest for at least two weeks to recover from bronchial catarrh and fatigue after six weeks of continuous duties since the silver jubilee season. Physicians say rest is more vital than treatment, while Queen Mary travels to London to keep engagements and the king drives over the estate, indicating the illness is not considered serious.
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Sandringham
Queen Mary
London
Macphail Calls Women to Use Franchise at Council Meeting
Agnes Macphail challenged the National Council of Women at its annual meeting in Toronto to exercise their franchise. She asked how long she must remain the sole woman MP and urged women to enter politics, noting she has been the only female member of the House of Commons for 13 years.
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Toronto
Misa Agnes Macphail
National Council of Women
Council
House of Commons
Miss Macphail
the Commons
European News Winnipeg Crisis Cables Hard to Interpret
At the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association annual meeting in Winnipeg Henri Gagnon of Quebec said trans Atlantic cables now carry heavy European crisis news. W J Butler of Toronto, chairman of the board, added that perhaps few decades have seen so difficult a news load to interpret.
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Winnipeg
Henri Gagnon
Quebec
Canadian Daily Newspapers Association
W. J. J. Butler
Toronto
New Japanese Minister Arrives in New York
Satomotsu Kato, newly appointed Japanese minister to Canada, and his wife arrived in New York aboard the Majestic. They proceeded to Ottawa by train. The envoy has long served in Japan's consular service in London and previously in Washington.
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New York
Satomotsu Kato
Canada
Majestic
Ottawa bills aim to ease rural mail contracts
A bill to amend the Post Office Act will be introduced in the House of Commons by Justice Minister Hugh Guthrie. It would empower the postmaster general to renew rural mail delivery contracts without tender calls.
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Ottawa
Post Office
House of Commons
Hugh Guthrie
Postmaster General
Ottawa Hints Blind Pension Plan At Age Forty
The House of Commons committee on industrial and international relations recommends extending pensions to blind Canadians at age forty on par with the Old Age Pensions Act. Quebec and New Brunswick would join without full act adoption. about 3,016 blind across nine provinces with roughly 2,600 eligible. Estimated annual cost under current contributions is under $500,000, with $125,000 needed to end of the current fiscal year. The maximum monthly pension would be $20.
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Ottawa
Dominion
House of Commons
House Committee On Industrial and International Relations
Quebec
New Brunswick
A New British Movement For Cause Of Peace
London reports a non partisan movement to align general election candidates with peace and reconstruction aims. A council of action with leaders including David Lloyd George Viscount Snowden and Sir Basil Blackett signed a manifesto seeking support from sympathetic groups for a July two day London convention to launch a national campaign. The effort is not tied to any party opposition but seeks cross party backing for bold reforms in foreign and domestic policy.
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London
Council
David Lloyd George
Viscount Snowden
Basil Blackett
Bank of England
Council of Action
House of Commons
Ontario Bond Issue Sways No Bids For 15 Million Issue
The Hepburn government faced a bond sale failure as Ontario could not attract buyers for its 15 million dollar issue. Premier Hepburn charged financial interests with pressuring surrender by money power and indicated government savings offices might be used to sell bonds directly to the public if needed.
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Ontario
Toronto
Hepburn
Prepare For Inflation Says Babson Warns U S Bizmen
Boston speech by Roger W Babson, a widely known statistician, urges businessmen to prepare for inflation. He tells audiences to quit worrying about Washington and anticipate inflation as coming, with inflation of some kind surely on the way.
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Roger Babson
United States
Boston
Roger W. Babson
Washington
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Peace Protocol Signed as Mediation Delegates Meet
Buenos Aires hosts signing of a peace protocol between Bolivia and Paraguay with foreign ministers present from Argentina Brazil Chile Peru Uruguay and the United States. A neutral military commission will interview front line commanders to map positions at armistice and ensure firing ends within 48 hours.
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Buenos Aires
Boli
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Peru
Uruguay
United States
Ticomayo
Paraguay
Wheat in Store and Transit Across Weeks to June 7
Dominion bureau of statistics reports Canada wheat in store for the week ended June 7 at 200 355 758 bushels, down 1 189 638 from the prior week and 10 265 from last year. US wheat in Canada stands at 200 294 bushels for the same week, versus two last year. Wheat in transit on the lakes totals 3 100 258 bushels, up from 1 483 997 a week earlier.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Canada
Grace Moore Delights London With Curtain Call Record
Grace Moore scored a sensational Mimi in La Boheme before Queen Mary and a glittering London society audience. She achieved 15 curtain calls after the final act, said to be a modern Covent Garden record. The Queen briefly left then returned to applaud a third time, bowing to the US singer.
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London
Grace Moore
Mimi
Covent Garden Hall
United States
Miss Moore
Aerial Bases and U S Domestic Policy Debate
Ottawa reports that Canada had no information the United States planned a Lake Champlain air base near the Quebec border. Senator Meighen said any such action would be a U S domestic policy matter and noted no concrete steps beyond a congress authorized airports and defence areas.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Lake Champlain
Quebec
Arthur Meighen
Senate
Meighen
Rodolphe Lemieux
Lib
Montreal
United States Congress
Congress
Raoul Dandurand
United States Naval Department
Franklin Roosevelt
Senate rejects industrial disputes bill in Ottawa showdown
The senate banking and commerce committee voted to reject the bill amending the Industrial Disputes Investigation Act. It argued the measure would intrude on provincial civil rights, burden ministers, and risk misuse by employers or workers, offering no public interest benefit and duplicating existing conciliation powers.
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Ottawa
Senate Banking and Commerce Committee
Price Spreads Commission
Senate
Arthur Meighen
Tom Moore
Trades and Labor Congress
Divorce Applications Hearings Considered by Parliament
A proposal favors establishing a joint parliamentary committee in both houses to hear divorce applications. The senate already operates a divorce committee led by Senator Lendrum McMeany of Winnipeg, hearing witnesses and reporting findings. The commons lacks a divorce committee and sends such bills to its private bills committee after senate passage.
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Ottawa
Senate
Lendrum McMeany
Winnipeg
The
Commons
Quebec Lumber Exports Promoted by Province Commission
Quebec forest commission aims to boost Quebec lumber exports. Chairman L A Daigle notes delays caused by influences limiting broader use of Quebec timber.
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Montreal
Quebec Forest Commission
Province of Quebec
L. A. Daigle
Daigle
Quebec
Memorial for Harry Sifton Unveiled in Winnipeg Park
A sun dial memorial to the late Harry Sifton of Toronto was unveiled in Assiniboine Park Winnipeg. E H Macklin former president of the Winnipeg Free Press presented it. B C Nicholas of the Victoria Times attended the ceremony.
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Winnipeg
Harry Sifton
Toronto
E. H. Macklin
Winnipeg Free Preas
Againiboine Park
B.C. Nicholas
The
Victoria Times
Sifton
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