London Dinners With War Cabinet Members and Canadians
A Canadian editor recalls lunches and dinners in London with British leaders including Sir Malcolm Robertson and Brendan Bracken. He notes censorship debates, gifts from Canada, bomb experiences in London, and chats with Viscount Bennett and Lord Riverdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aston
Aittle
Admiralty
E. J. ‘Robertson
Canadan
London
Alexander
Viscount Cranborne
Robertson
Major Simson
Canada
Britain
England
Brendan Bracken
Tmaker
Allence
Viscount Bennett
Savoy Hotel
Lord Bennett
Great Britain
Grattan O'Leary
Ottawa
Lord Riverdale
House of Lords
Grosvenor House
Park Lane
Lond Riverdale
The
Savoy
Balfour
Fergus Oon
Army
Navy
Air Forces
Groavenor
Across the Atlantic Refugee Ship Tale Ends in Britain Return
The author reflects on writing twenty to thirty installments about a refugee voyage spanning England Ireland Portugal and Bermuda. He notes the changing London scene with fewer bombings and casualties and mentions editors C V Charters and Walter Legge returning to England with potential new stories for readers of weekly newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Savoy
Grosvenor
Lord Riverdale
Waltrorgs
Toronto
Churchill Opea
Matskey
London
James Bone
The
Manchester Guardian
Atlantic
Ireland
Portugal
Bermuda
Britain
C. Vv. “Charters
Brampton
Walter Legge
Granby Que
Co operative Produce Group Formed in West Yorkshire
More than 70 residents of Weighton Yorkshire form a co operative to provide activities and most food for next winter. Members keep hens and grow vegetables to supply produce for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Weighton
England
Yorkshire
Meals on Railway: Record Numbers Served to Travellers
The Canadian National Railways dining car service served about 900 000 meals before the war and over 2 269 000 meals in 1941. For 1942 the figure is expected to rise significantly with 177 dining units equipped to serve meals on troop trains aided by more than a thousand staff including cooks and waiters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian National Railways
Canadian National
Amer
Salford Children Form Senior Municipal Council
In Salford Lincolshire city Dee signed to familiarize senior children with municipal work, a children’s senior council met monthly in council chambers under the mayor’s chairmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salford
England
Lincolshire
Chan
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War Cabinet
Haugh Templia
Malcolm Roberta
Col
Eric Crankshaw
Unwin Simson
Con. Wallace
Malcolm
A. V. Alexander
Malcolm Robertson
British Council
Kent
Otawa
Trea Va. Navy
Vincent Massey
Arthur Greenwood
Moore-Hrabizen
Cying
Mr. Greenweoad
the Thames
East
Eri
Westminster
House of Commons
Hitler
Greenwood
Whitehall
House of Parliament
Lincoln
Togpinach
Thames
Morrison
Mr. Bone
Greenland
Strand
Bone
Muirhead Bone
Royal Navy
Goldsmith
Dr. Johnson
Samuel
Pepys
Co-Operative
Inecord
Farly Crvice
Penson
Hfs
Inspector of Income Tax
National Defence Tax
Ise
Tan
Man Eiel Net
Epr Soen
Perensax Commission
Borate
Bois
Dominion OF Canada
Department OF National Revenue Income Tax ‘Division
Colin Gibson
Muantrr
Netwad Reweus
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