▁ 7 8 - hour ▁passage ▁to ▁Canada . ▁▁ 7 ▁August ▁– ▁two ▁million ▁people ▁are ▁un emp loy ed . ▁▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁– ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁Empire ▁Games ▁are ▁held ▁in ▁Hamilton , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada . ▁▁ 2 9 ▁August ▁– ▁remaining ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁St ▁K ilda , ▁Scotland , ▁are ▁volunt arily ▁ev acu ated ▁to ▁the ▁main land . ▁▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁– ▁first ▁performance ▁of ▁No ël ▁Cow ard ' s ▁comedy ▁Private ▁L ives ▁at ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁Theatre ▁( Lond on ) ▁featuring ▁Cow ard , ▁Ger tr ude ▁Lawrence ▁and ▁Laur ence ▁Oliv ier ▁in ▁the ▁cast . ▁▁ 1 ▁October ▁ ▁Four teen ▁min ers ▁are ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁explos ion ▁in ▁a ▁coal ▁pit ▁near ▁C ann ock , ▁Staff ord shire . ▁ ▁End ▁of ▁We ih ai wei ▁under ▁British ▁rule ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁returned ▁to ▁China . ▁▁ 5 ▁October ▁– ▁British ▁air ship ▁R 1 0 1 ▁crashes ▁in ▁France ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁India ▁on ▁its ▁ma iden ▁voyage . ▁▁ 6 – 1 0 ▁October ▁– ▁annual ▁Labour ▁Party ▁Conference ▁( at ▁L land ud no ), ▁the ▁first ▁cha ired ▁by ▁a ▁woman , ▁Susan ▁Lawrence , ▁M . P . ▁O sw ald ▁Mos ley ▁un success fully ▁attempts ▁to ▁persu ade ▁it ▁to ▁adopt ▁the ▁' M os ley ▁Mem or and um ' ▁on ▁tack ling ▁un emp loyment . ▁▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁– ▁the ▁" Pass