Ottawa parliament prorogation debate continues in week
The Week in Ottawa reports on debate over whether parliament will be recalled before May 4 with notes on prorogation, government plans to fund war needs, and a possible victory loan. It covers Prime Minister Mackenzie King, calls for an early session, and plans for an Allied farmers conference in London.
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Ottawa
Tony
Tates
Cary
Ani
Mackensie
Dveyite
Jementsa
Mak
Fe Seston
Dore
Parwee Confereare
National Farmers’ Union of Greatritain
Canada
Australia
Hhue Hannam
Canadian
Felocation of Agriculture
Mine safety device stops cage mishaps
J Bosman, a returned soldier at Simmer and Jack Mine, demonstrated a cable break arresting device with a working model to the Witwatersrand Accidents Committee. The apparatus, mounted on the cage roof, uses small cogged wheels and a rope roller to wind and slow the falling cage, claimed 100 percent efficiency.
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Johannesburg
J. Bosman
Ambermann
Witwatersrand Gold
British Humber Scout car praised for armor and firepower
London dispatch reports the Humber Scout car used by the British Army in France and Belgium is nearly fully armored for reconnaissance and internal control. The vehicle reaches about 60 miles per hour with a Bren gun and a Thompson machine gun available, emphasizing protection and firepower in frontline operations.
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London
France
Belgium
Natives Hear Jungle Organ Concert After Mission Visit
Chaplain Lonnie Knight brings a electric organ to the New Caledonia base amid a jungle audience of natives and sailors. The concert blends Western hymns with native responses as a missionary outreach and morale program using standard post equipment.
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Curieus
Pl Vinson Lang
Arass Cpl
Chaplain Knight
New Caledonia
Britain Moves to Curb National Black Market Operations
Lewis John Sturge a barrister for 44 years takes a new post as enforcement officer for the food ministry. He describes a nationwide black market system aided by an elaborate spy network in port cities to divert large stocks. Police focus on port activity and customs data, with checks on revolving depots and markets for fake entries by importers manufacturers or wholesalers. He notes food zoning schemes complicate distribution and raise the risk of fraud.
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London
LCP
Lewis John Sturge
Britain
Tether Enlorce
Food Ministry
Sturge
Dwarf Apple Trees Mean Less Trouble
Dwarf apple trees in Kelowna are being developed with trunks and branches cut to short lengths to bear fruit on low limbs. Experiments at the Summerland Experimental Station use dwarf root stocks from England to enable pruning thinning and picking without ladders.
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Kelowna
Bop
Okanagan
Suimmerland
Here
England
Montgomerys Dog Leads to War Claims in Radio Broadcast
A tangled wartime report describes Montgomerys dog and a correspondent story about radio equipment claims by German sources. The piece notes London broadcasts and rumors of confiscated radios moved to Germany for covert use, with attention to Norway and clandestine papers.
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Gerane Tave
Benibe
London
Bnca European
Aald CH Ba
Germany
Incer
Uhla
Endurance Tested as War Prolongs Hardship and Hope
Wartime patience tests citizens as conflict drags on beyond the length of the prior world war. Families bear heavy burdens while service continues and uncertainty weighs on daily life, with calls for victory and relief lingering through long delays.
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Paige
Teaaty
Betliyes Eline Fermion
Mlier
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