Japanese Gains on All Fronts in Shanghai Zone
Chinese forces retreat as Japanese troops drive through Nantao and Nantao waterfront districts. Japanese tanks advance under heavy fire, French concession guards report casualties, and 60 Japanese transports with 60,000 troops prepare to seal Shanghai area. World tensions rise as Britain is cited by Tokyo.
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Woosung
Nantao-Shanghai
Taiyuan
War Office
Shanghai
Soochow Lake
Bhangee
Soviet arrests London envoy purge reverberates through Europe
The Moscow correspondent reports arrests of Soviet ambassadors to Germany Poland and Turkey Mar enieff Datvias and Karaki in a new purge. Berlin recalls the German Consul General Herr Sommer. Madame Datvia and others tied to Trotskyist plots are believed prisoners amid wider spy and wrecking charges affecting about 400 Germans.
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London
Moscow
Daily Telegraph
Marenieff
Datvias
Karaki
Germany
Poland
Turkey
Tita
Lenin
Herr Sommer
Berlin
Datvia
Madame Maxakova
Polodski
Warsaw
Lithuania
Tuloloff
Red Air Force
North Pole
Bubnof
Kurt
Yakovleff
Stalin
Chernof
Besimianski
Tretaikoff
Nissen
Tension Between British Guards and Japanese Forces At Shanghai Front
The Domeli newsagency reports rising tension between British troops guarding the International Settlement in Shanghai and Japanese forces after a British intercept of a Japanese supply boat to Soochow Creek. Lt General Matsui warned the British that Japan would use Whangpoo River and Soochow Creek to move supplies and take decisive action against any intercepting vessel. Tokyo papers note 18 more foreigners freed from cellars as Chinese looting followed city fall. A British doctor recounts being bound with rope with his wife during looting. Japan claims rapid Shansi advance as a trainload of ammunition and fodder for Chinese forces reached Pingyao after Japanese entry.
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Tokyo
International B
Shanghai
Domeli Newsagency
Soochow Creek
Matsui
Charles Little
Whangpoo River
Pingyao
Ex King's Choice Critiques Public Role
Labor M.P. Herbert Morriger comments on the ex king the Duke of Windsor facing a hard choice about fading from public life or remaining a nuisance. He says the former monarch cannot complain at critical comment and questions whether the Duke’s advisers misled him or he rejects sound counsel.
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London
Herbert Morriger
Duke of Windsor
Dublin Castle blast damages royal coat of arms in annex
A land mine exploded at Dublin Castle around 6 p.m. destroying the royal coat of arms at the annex doorway. Residents woke in night attire as shop fronts and windows shattered. streets littered with glass and wood. An area once used by the Black and Tans suffered heavy damage.
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Dublin
Dublin Castle
Fall From Harbour Bridge Yields Fatal Aftermath
A youth fell 190 feet from the Harbour Bridge in Sydney, struck the water with such force that his shoe uppers tore away and were carried to his knees. He survived the impact but died in hospital hours later. Doctors marvel at his endurance after the plunge and long buoyant struggle.
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Sydney
Harbour Bridge
Hospitel
Wool supplies forecast for 1938 from Bureau of Agricultural Economy
New York Friday report from a Washington correspondent notes the Bureau of Agricultural Economy forecasts world wool supplies for 1938 will slightly exceed 1937 but remain below the average of the prior five years.
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New York
Washington
New York Times
Bureau of Agricultural Economy
Belgium Fears Congo Crisis As King Leopold Visits London
Brussels reports anxiety over the Belgian Congo as King Leopold travels to London to seek British intervention if Germany seeks Congo territory. Belgium vows to defend its African possessions and resist any expropriation, period.
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London
Brussels
News- Chronicle
Leopold
Belgian Congo
Germany
Britain
Congo
Belgium
Arma
German Designs Resist Prague Pressure in Parliament Speech
In Parliament Foreign Minister Krofta denounces Germany for pursuing a fundamentally anti Czecho Slovak policy. He rejects Berlin’s pressure while warning that Hitler plans to annex Czech territory and tighten minority treatment claims.
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Prague
Krofta
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
Hitler
Truck murder in Melbourne rattles police hunt
Police intensify inquiry into the murder of transport driver John Thomas Demacy. Three young men, seen with a red truck and a dark grey touring car, are urged to come forward with an explanation of their whereabouts on the night of the crime.
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Melbourne
Black Forest
John Thomas Demacy
Speed Limit Bill to be Introduced Before Christmas
Premier Stevens announced a new bill to set a prima facie speed limit of 30 miles per hour on roads. The measure makes excess speed prima facie evidence of dangerous driving in accidents, with drivers required to prove otherwise. The bill, prepared after cabinet review and Bruxner’s overseas report, reflects Road Safety Conference recommendations including periodic vehicle inspections.
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Sydney
Stevens
Dan
Bruxner
Franco prepares major offensive in Spain
The report says seven hundred thousand Republicans and insurgents will fight to the death in General Franco's looming offensive. Franco will direct the operation, likely adopting Foch's 1918 tactics to probe sectors for a weak spot and mass troops to break through.
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Franco
Foch
Curfew Tightened After Arab Bombing in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem a bombing near the Arab National Bus Company killed one Arab and wounded several others. A 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew was imposed, and police pursued suspects led by a bloodhound to arrests. The Times correspondent notes debate over immediate stricter regulations and the boycott of Armistice Day services by Arabs.
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Jerusalem
Arab National
the Times
British agents appointed to represent governments in Franco territory
A British communique announces the appointment of an agent to represent His Majesty in Franco controlled territory and an agent for General Franco in Lanion. Sub agents will be placed in other agreed locations. The move aims to improve contacts and protect joint commercial interests, without diplomatic status or recognition.
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London
T-Day
Franco
General Franco
Lanion
Nobel Prize Awarded to Roger Dugard
The Nobel Prize for literature is awarded to French author Roger Dugard in Stockholm on a Thursday ceremony. Dugard receives the prize amid a year of notable literary achievements.
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Stockholm
Roger Dugard
Earl of Bothwell Remains disputed over reburial plan
The mummified remains of the Earl of Bothwell, third husband of Queen Scots, long shown at Faarevelle Church, face renewal plans after Scottish papers accuse neglect. A request to transfer to Scotland was made to the Danish Foreign Office, but Faarevelle authorities refused to release them. They promised a more secure resting place moment.
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Copenhagen
Earl of Bothwell
Bcota
Faarevelle
Danial Foreign Office
Scotland
al Joo
Attraction
Duke of Windsor Declines Armistice Day Ceremony in Paris
The Duke of Windsor declined attending the Armistice Day ceremony at Notre Dame in Paris after two minutes silence, preferring to observe it in his hotel suite. Canon Dart apologized publicly for attributed statements and Bishop Burgmann urged sympathy toward divorced persons, cautioning against rehashing the church stance on divorce in the controversy. The News-Chronicle criticized the privacy and victimization concerns surrounding Windsor.
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Paris
Duke of Windsor
Notre Dame
Canon Dart
Sydney
Goulburn
Burgmann
Dart
Duchess of Windsor
London
News-Chronicle
Ktable
Windsor
Church of England
A J C Reform Drive Pressed By New Committee Member
A newly appointed A J C Committee member Mr R B Dangar announced plans to push for a six tote arrangement, improved catering comfort for Traceé-goera, and the publication of barrier poll details.
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A.J.C
R. BR
Dangar
Traceé-goera
Tae Anny
Barrier Poal
Landslides in Japan Spare No Mercy Toll Rises
A landslide on Kamenashi Yama in Nacato prefecture buries hundreds, with about 300 feared dead and 1400 left homeless. At Kaizuma copper mine 300 miners die from toxic fumes after a blast, 160 escape. Rescue efforts hampered by no water and melting snow blamed for the disaster.
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Tokyo
Kamenashi Yama
Nacato
Kaizuma
Sir Ernest Fisk Defends Australians Against Offense Claims
In a letter to The Times he says he was amused by disputes over the nickname pommy and recalls enduring no insult from it. He condemns hostility to English Scots Irish and Welsh Australians and urges Britons to witness Australia’s achievements and self government while noting Empire leaders focus on European politics.
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London
Ernest Fisk
Times
Australia
Britain
New Zealand
South Africa
Canada
India
Newfoundland
Alberta Social Credit Revolt in Calgary Protest
About 200 members of Aberhart's Prophetic Bible Institute in Calgary announce plans to secede and form a new institute to protest politics and religion. Edmonton mayoral candidate Joseph Clarke loses re election to John Fry, a City nominee.
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Calgary
Aberhart
Prophetic Bible Institute
Joseph Clarke
Social Credit
Edmonton
John Fry
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