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History and Chronology 34 HISTORY AND CHRONOLOGY chewan. Aug. 1, H. M. Airship of the Transatlantic Airways. Nov. R-100 arrived at Montreal, being 29, Royal Commission on Do­ the first transatlantic lighter-than- minion-Provincial Relations opened air craft to reach Canada. Oct. 1, sittings at Winnipeg. Imperial Conference at London. 1938. Mar. 4, Unanimous judgments of the 1931. June 1, Seventh Dominion Census Supreme Court of Canada on the (population 10,376,786). June 30, Alberta constitutional references The Statute of Westminster exempt­ made in favour of the Dominion ing the Dominion and the provinces Government. (See 1941 Year from the operation of the Colonial Book, p. 19, for further references Laws Validity Act and the Mer­ to this subject.) Mar. 13, Seizure chant Shipping Act approved by of Austria by Germany. June 9, the House of Commons. Sept. 21, Provincial general election in Sas­ United Kingdom suspended specie katchewan; Liberal Government payments, following which Canada of Hon. W. J. Patterson returned to restricted the export of gold. Nov. power. Sept. 12, Herr Hitler's 21, Abnormal Importations Act, speech at Nuremberg followed by extending preference to Empire pro­ clashes on the Czechoslovak border, ducts, assented to in the United developed into an international Kingdom. Dec. 12, Statute of West­ crisis. Sept. 15, Meeting of Mr. minster establishing complete legis­ Chamberlain and Herr Hitler at lative equality of the Parliament of Berchtesgaden. Sept. 22-23, Meeting Canada with that of the United of Mr. Chamberlain and Herr Kingdom became effective. Hitler at Godesberg. Sept. 28, Mobilization of British fleet. Sept. 1932. July 21-Aug. 20, Imperial Economic Conference at Ottawa. Aug. 6, 30, Crisis terminated following Official opening of the Welland Ship four-power conference at Munich. Canal. Oct. 1, Occupation of Sudeten areas of Czechoslovakia by Ger­ 1933. Jan. 17-19, Dominion-Provincial Con­ many. Nov. 17, Trade Agreement ference. May 18, Celebration of the between Canada and United States 150th anniversary of the landing signed at Washington. of the Loyalists at Saint John. 1939. Mar. 1, Opening of Trans - Canada 1934. August, Celebration at Gaspe of the air-mail service. Mar. 14, Invasion 400th anniversary of the first land­ of Czechoslovakia by Germany. ing of Jacques Cartier. Apr. 28, Denunciation of German- 1935. Mar. 11, Bank of Canada commenced Polish non-aggression agreement by business. May 6, Celebrations Germany. May 17-June 15, Visit throughout the Empire of the 25th of Their Majesties King George VI anniversary of the accession of King and Queen Elizabeth to Canada and George V to the Throne. Sept. 15, the United States. May 18, Pro­ Conference of British Common­ vincial general election in Prince wealth Statisticians met at Ottawa. Edward Island; Liberal Govern­ Dec. 9, Dominion-Provincial Con­ ment of Hon. T. A. Campbell re­ ference met at Ottawa; Naval turned to power. May 19, Their Limitation Conference met at Majesties attended Parliament and London. for the first time in Canadian history Royal Assent was given to a 1936. Jan. 20, Death of H. M. King George V Special Bill in person. June 16, First and accession of H.M. King Ed­ appointment of a High Commis­ ward VIII. Mar. 8, German forces sioner to Canada by the Govern­ reoccupied the Rhineland in de­ ment of Eire. June 27, Inaugural fiance of the Treaty of Versailles. mail flight of the Yankee Clipper June 1, Quinquennial Census of the from Port Washington, N.Y., to Prairie Provinces. July 1-Sept. 7, Southampton, Eng., via Shediac, Celebration in Vancouver of the N.B. and Botwood, Nfld. Aug. 6, Golden Jubilee of that city and Imperial Airways flying boat of the C.P.R. July 26, Unveiling of Caribou arrived at Montreal and Vimy Memorial in France by H.M. officially opened British air-mail King Edward VIII. Dec. 11, service. Aug. 24, Germany and Abdication of H.M. King Edward Soviet Russia signed a mutual non- VIII and accession of H.M. King aggression treaty, Sept. 1, Poland George VI. invaded by Germany. Proclama­ 1937. Jan. 1, Belgium represented in Canada tion issued declaring an apprehended by a Minister Plenipotentiary. state of war in Canada since Aug. 25. May 12, Coronation of H.M. King Sept. 3, War with Germany de­ George VI. July 8, Imperial Air­ clared by the United Kingdom and ways flying boat Caledonia arrived France. Sept. 10, Canada declared at Montreal from Southampton, war upon Germany. Oct. 2, United inaugurating the experimental phase States refused to recognize German- NOTE.—For references regarding Dominion Gov ment changes, and Provincial Government changes prior to 1937, see Note on p. 30. .
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