Outburst Of Loyalty Greets Their Majesties Driving Through London
London crowds greeted Their Majesties with a spontaneous show of loyalty during an unscheduled drive through the east end to view jubilee decorations. The royal car paused at traffic lights amid dense crowds in Chinatown and the docks, where rights of way congested and many people pressed near the vehicle. The king and queen’s balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace drew an estimated 250000, with 12 taken to hospital and over 500 treated at first aid posts as many were knocked down or fainted. Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland sent representatives as part of the royal celebration.
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London
Printems
Elizabeth
Duke and Duchess of York
Tho
Chinatown
Buckingham Palace
J. L. Garvin
The
Observer
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
England
Royal House
Cardiff
Edinburgh
Belfast
Prince of Wales
Earl of Ulster
Duke of Gloucester
Missionaries In Danger Forced To Abandon Stations In China
Letters received by the foreign mission board of the United Church of Canada report English missionaries in north and northeastern Szechwan province western China forced to evacuate stations as Communist forces advance. The capture of Chengtu the provincial capital was expected but did not occur. Rev Gerald Bell of Toronto said some Canadian missionaries due home this year on furlough left a few weeks early.
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China
Toronto
Foreign Mission Board of the
United Church of Canada
Seechwan
Chengtu
Gerald Bell
Furough
Parachute Test Aims to Lift Passenger Plane
An experimenter in mid air safety plans a 90 foot parachute to lower a passenger plane for a series of tests. He expects to take it aloft within 60 days, awaiting completion of the large parachute.
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Angee Momie Summer
Peedler
Princess Katharine Arrives in Victoria Incognito
The Greek princess Katharine, sister of Princess Marina, traveled aboard the Empress of Canada from the Orient. She avoided the passenger list and mingled socially with fellow travelers calling herself Catherine Constantine. She plans to visit Seattle before boarding the Empress of Britain at Quebec in June.
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Marina
Victoria
Orient Victoria
Katharine Greece
Duchess of Kent
Orient
Catherine Constantine
Canada
Seattle
United States
Quebec
Europe
Orly
Antarctic Adventurers Reach Quantico Harbor
Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd leads his Antarctic expedition crew aboard the Jacob Ruppert as the ship docks at Quantico Virginia. The scene features huskies barking and engines running while the Bear of Oakland roadside craft arrives nearby and Byrd remains in quarters aboard the rusty vessel.
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Quantico
Jacob Ruppert
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Oakland
Ruppert
Britain plans expanded RAF orders and rapid aircraft output
Britain moves to accelerate aircraft and engine production as the government unveils a new aviation program on May 22 to keep pace with Germany in the air. The ministry warns manufacturers against accepting foreign orders as expansion of the Royal Air Force proceeds.
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London
Arminstry
Royal Air Force
Britain
Germany
Two Canadian Aviators May Join Antarctic Expedition
New York reports that H. Hollick-Kenyon of Winnipeg and J. H. Lymburner, a noted Canadian flyer, may join the Wilkins Ellsworth Antarctic expedition set to leave in October. The plan includes a non-stop 2,900 mile flight to test Antarctica as a single continent. Sir Hubert Wilkins and Lincoln Ellsworth head the venture seeking pilots experienced with blizzards and fog.
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New York
Canada
H. Hollick- Kenyon
J. H. Lymburner
Hollick-Kenyon
Winnipeg
Lymburner
Airlines
Antarctica
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Lincoln Ellsworth
Antarctic
South Pole
North America
Sir Hubert
South Polar
Riots in St John’s Newfoundland Hit Stores and Police Clash
Disorder erupts in St John’s as unemployed demonstrators march on the colonial building. 200 reserve police back regulars to restore order after shops looted for candy fruit beer and some jewelry. Police report injuries amid chaotic street clashes and dispersed crowds using batons and motor lorries.
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St Joker's
Woodlums
St John's
Jubilee Honors List to Publish With King’s Birthday Honors
The jubilee honors list will be published June 3 in the morning, combined with the king’s birthday list. Liberal opposition nominates Imac Foot for privy councillor, while Labor honors likely include Clement Attlee and William Lunn, with George Lansbury declining nominations.
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London
Lst
Imac Foot
Secretary of Mines
Indian Select Committee
Labor
George Lanbury
Romsay MacDon Ud
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
William Lunn
Dominions
Britain to set 1600 planes as air limit minimum
The Daily Telegraph reports that Britain will demand 1600 aircraft as its minimum in upcoming air limitation talks. The figure derives from British deliberations to keep an all Locarno separate from the five point plan shared with Germany. The plan will be sent to France and Italy, with changes since the February 1933 Geneva air commission meeting noted.
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Great Britain
London
Daily Telegraph
Germany
France
Italy
Geneva Air Commission
University of Saskatchewan Names New Senate Member
Thomas Owles of Empress was appointed to the Senate to succeed J W Estey, now minister of education. Andrew Knox of Colleston J W Hair of Saskatoon and Dr J W Sifton of Moose Jaw were reappointed as part of routine business noted by President W C Murray.
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Saskatoon
Thomas Owles
The
University of Saskatchewan
J. W. Estey
Andrew Knox
Colleston
J W. Hair
J. W. Sifton
Moose Jaw
W. C. Murray
German Penal Code to Endorse Harsh Nazi Taxonomy
Berlin reports a future reich penal code based on Nazi concepts will classify offenses into four categories: attacks on the safety of the people, the state, national patriotism, and nationals. Executions without trial and deprivation of human rights are discussed, with treason listed among the offenses.
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Berlin
Heaasman
Adolf Hitler
Mercy Flight Man Heroic Triangle Signal Averted Death
Pilot Herb Seagrim of Wings Limited performed a landmark mercy flight in northern aviation history. He relayed a request for a hospital operation from Winnipeg to a husband staying at a lake north of the area. Ice prevented landing, so Seagrim dropped a message asking the husband to signal by forming a triangle with three limbs on the lake. The husband signaled, the operation proceeded, and the patient was successfully operated on.
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Herb Seagrim
Wings Limited
Winnipeg
Here
Seagrim
Retired Toronto Astronomer Dies After Long Illness
Frank L. Blake, 1, a retired astronomer with the meteorological service at the Toronto Observatory, died after a long illness. He was known for giving the correct daily time to many Dominion points. Early in his career he helped open the northwest through survey work and contributed to the subdivision of Moose Jaw Saskatoon and other western Canada centres.
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Toronto
Frank L. Blake
Meteorological Service
Toronto Observatory
Dominion
Northwest
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Western Canada
Canada Faces Fascism or Marxism From Wealth Control
Ottawa via Sir George Perley stresses Canada joining a League of Nations committee studying sanctions against unilateral repudiation of treaties. Toronto speaker Hon. H. H. Stevens warns wealth concentration risks fascism or Marxism and calls for government action to curb industrial elites and restore welfare.
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Canada
League
Ottawa
Germany
George Perley
W. A. Riddell
Geneva
League of Canada
League Council
Great Britain
France
Chile
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Spain
Turkey
Russia
Yugoslavia
Council of the
League of Nations
Council
Toronto
H. H. Stevens
Trade and Commerce
Stevens
Association of ‘Accountants and Auditors
Fone
Oaw
Insurance and Trust
Mr. Stevens
Capitel
Japan to Apply Trade Restrictions on Canada
Tokyo says Japan will use its trade protection law against Canada. The date of application and affected products are undecided. A cable reportedly urges Australia to speed negotiations on a trade treaty. Canada’s year exports to Japan totaled 16.5 million dollars, including wheat, fish, lumber, paper, and automobiles, while imports from Japan were 4.42 million dollars.
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Japan
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Canada
Australia
British Army Flyers Missing After Reconnaissance Flight
Two British airmen Lieut McNab Newman and Sergt Hawkins vanished after a reconnaissance flight over the Euphrates basin. The air office reported they had not been heard from since takeoff and their fate remained unknown amid rebel activity.
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London
Sspatine Seve Sagh
Euphrates Basin
Air Office
Lieut
McNab Newman
Sergt. Hawkins
King and Queen Visit Westminster Hall in Historic Ceremony
King and Queen travel to Westminster Hall to receive loyal addresses from lords and commons, Indian princes, and empire representatives. The scene marks a long tradition with personal warmth between monarch and peers. The King praised the empire’s unity, the crown as a unifying symbol, and thanked those who served in war and faced hardship. The Queen’s eyes showed emotion as they spoke of freedom, progress, and national fellowship.
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London
Westminister Hall
Westminster Hall
Simon de Montfort
House of Commons
House of Lords
Lords
Commons
Westminster
Viscount Sankey
E. A. Fitzroy
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Johan McEacher
Calgary
Sirat Byrd
Virginia
Newfoundland
St. John's
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Arthur
Department of Agriculture
Queen's University
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