King George to Visit Dominions in Westminster Era
The Daily Mail reports King George plans to visit every Dominion over the next years to open parliaments and strengthen ties. Canada likely first, with Ottawa visit aligning to Parliament start. Princess Elizabeth may accompany. Australia New Zealand and South Africa tours to follow. order undecided.
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London
Daily Mail
Canada
Ottawa
Princess Elizabeth
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Daily Mall
George
State Elections In Sydney Face Expected Labour Victory
Political leaders express confidence in a Labour win amid a short campaign and internal party strife. Premier Stevens predicts government return, while independents may swing marginal seats. Parties cite past results and regional seats as campaigns prepare with public meetings planned.
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Sydney
Labour Party
Stevens
Lang
Labour
The
U.c.p
Munro
Castlereagh
Cootamundra
Murray
Murrumbidgee
Ashburnham
Namol
Arctic Rescue Efforts Halted by Dense Greenland Ice
The ice-breakers Taimir and Murman struggle through fog and thick ice off Greenland to reach a marooned Soviet scientific party. Attempts to land planes on unstable floes fail due to shifting winds and poor visibility, leaving the ships two miles apart as ice freezes over.
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Moscow
Greenland
Murman
Taimir
Seven Missing After Rodney Disaster Off Bradley's Heads
Police dragged the harbour with nets at Bradley's Heads but recovered no new bodies of the Rodney victims. Seven remain missing as funerals for Alfred Augustus Stepto and his daughter Eileen Mary Stepto were held at St. Gilles Greenwich with wreaths from the Royal Australian Navy and U. S. Louisville. Two American sailors attended.
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Rodney
Bradley
St. Gilles
Greenwich
Alfred Augustus Stepto
Eileen Mary Stepto
Royal Australian Navy
U.S
Louisville
Leningrad Naval Base Status Report and Foreign Expulsions
Foreigners are ordered to quit Leningrad which will become an impregnable naval base. About 10,000 political prisoners are said to have arrived to start construction. Britain warned to withdraw diplomats as Moscow shifts to centralized consular presence, signaling broader removal of foreign officials.
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Helsingfors
Leningrad
Moscow
Svenska Presse
Britain
Russia
Ankyo Maru Captain Fined in Singapore Theft Case
In Singapore, Wednesday, the captain of the Japanese steamer Ankyo Maru was fined 00 dollars or three months gaol for sailing without a permit. The ship faced theft charges over fuel and oil valued at 80 dollars and alleged possession of metal from the Emden wreck. Trial was postponed.
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Singapore
Emden
RAF Flights Record-Breaking Blenheim and Bristol Planes
The Daily Mail aviation writer reports Blenheim Bombers flying unseen at 14,000 feet on routine Britain runs, shattering daily records. An Air Force multi-engine craft logged 934 miles in 70 minutes at 288 mph amid poor weather with 1000 yard visibility. The Bristol aircraft Australia ordered will join a formation flight to Australia once completed.
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London
Daily Mail
Britain
Air Force
Mail
Australia
Roosevelt Plans Assailed in House Naval Hearing
Representative Fish, Roosevelt's fiercest opponent, tells the House Naval Committee that the president’s foreign policy aims to police the world and lure the US into the League of Nations. He argues the administration seeks parallel action with Britain in the Orient and condemns moral intent behind a larger military budget.
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Washington
Representative Fish
Mr. Roosevelt
House Naval Committee
United States
Britain
Roosevelt
Chicago
League of Nations
Austria Bends to Hitler as Nazi Cabinet Formed
Austria reshapes its cabinet under pressure from Germany with Dr Inquart named Home Minister and four other Nazis joining, amid troop movements and Mussolini’s stance. The move signals loss of independence and the ascent of Nazism, with observers warning of a drift toward totalitarian rule and potential wider European impact. The Manchester Guardian notes only major powers can intervene, while Britain and Italy share a stake in maintaining the Central European status quo.
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London
Hitler
Austria
Germany
Italy
Mussolini
Echo de Paris
Belgium
Herr Hitler
Inqeart
Dr. Schuschnigg
Britain
France
Vienna
British United Press
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Dr. Inquart
Professor Adalovic
Adolf Wattach
Franz Matschnigg
Manchester Guardian
Czechoslovakia
Rome
Spain
Libya
Abyssinia
Europe
Amnesty and upheaval in Austria endangers government
The article reports on amnesty granted to political prisoners amid Austria's crisis. Dr. Schuschnigg and Chancellor status, pressure from Hitler, and threats of a speech to rally Austrian Nazis. References to Miklas, von Rinden, and the pursuit of a new government lineup amid German influence.
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Austria
Adam
Germany
Gym Bian
Daily Telegraph
Dr. Schuschnigg
Signor Mussolini
Herr Hitler
Dol
Schuschnigg
Hitler
Rome
von Rinden
Dolfuss
Woiteche
Dr. Schuchnigg
French Concern: Will Czechoslovakia Be Next?
Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph suggests France has no special commitments to Austria and would defend Austrian independence only if Britain shares the initiative. The issue cannot be dismissed at Geneva as the Versailles framework looms.
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London
Paria
Daily Telegraph
France
Austria
Britain
Geneve
Albury Pyjama Girl Case Moves to University Viewing
The father of Miss Phyllis Davies, once linked to the so called pyjama girl murder near Albury, viewed the body at the university but could not identify it. A relative asserted the victim is not Miss Davies. Treaty watches Austrian independence as France and Russia honor military commitments to Czechoslovakia amid possible German pressure.
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Sydney
Phyllis Davies
Albury
Daven
League Council
Czechoslovakia
France
Russia
Germany Welcomes Change In German Austrian Relations
Berlin observers welcome the Austrian cabinet reconstruction as a step toward a better era in relations. The Volkischer Beobachter editorial praises Austria as a German land loved as German soil, noting a hopeful shift in regional ties.
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Berlin
Austria
Germany
Volkischerb Beobachter
Japanese Trade Aggression Threatens Shanghai Exports
The Australian Press diplomatic writer reports Japan has violated foreign trade rights at Shanghai, threatening all foreign trade. British and Dominion goods worth thousands of pounds, including oil, are involved. Britain protests with little response from Tokyo as Japanese vessels operate as transport ships, undercutting imports while curbing foreign shipments and denying duties to their own ships.
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London
Shanghai
Associated Press
Wigeroiey
British Ship Seized in Japanese Interference Incident
Hongkong report says British steamer Asian, once Chinese owned and bound for Indo China, was seized en route from Formoe and its wireless calls went unanswered. Japan warns of British prestige damage if not released and compensated. Earlier the French liner President Paul Doumer was released after crew photos near a fortified zone.
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London
Hongkong
Newae Chronicle
Indo- China
Paul Doumer
New Defence Line at Weihaiwei by Chinese Troops
One hundred thousand Chinese troops form a main defence line twenty five miles long to move Weihaiwei and check Japanese advances. Tens of thousands of conscripts dig in under Chiang Kai-shek with a German adviser. Concrete pill boxes dug outs pits and mines line the position.
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Shanghai
Weihaiwei
Chiang-Kai- Bhek
Shanghai correspondent reports Wenshang and Trin ing encircled
The Times Shanghai correspondent says Chinese reports claim the capture of Wenshang and the complete encirclement of Trin ing. A feint from Kusan also threatens the Japanese forces.
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London
Shanghai
the Times
Wenshang
Trining
Kusan
Blood Bath at Chengchow Battles for City Ruined
In Hankow on a Wednesday an air raid struck Chengchow, causing a veritable blood bath with estimated casualties between 600 and 1,200. The two hour assault dropped hundreds of bombs, leaving the main street a shambles and panic in the area as Britons sought safety after a consul warned of danger.
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Hankow
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