Empire trade grows as sea power sustains world commerce
Analysis by Sir Archibald Hurd argues Britain’s sea command underwrites wartime trade. It notes the Empire’s merchant fleet, led by the Ministry of Shipping, keeps goods moving despite a "Total Blockade." It cites Canada, Australia, India and other dominions expanding exports, while Axis powers lose merchant tonnage and the US blocks war zones.
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Norway
Denmark
Greece
Belgium
Poland
Finland
Ministry of Shipping
London
Dominions
British Isles
Canada
Germany
Atlantic
Bri
Commonwealth
South Africa
New Zealand
India
Malaya
Italy
United States Congress
Japan
China
Walter Raleigh
Raleigh
Glove Show Highlights British Leather Tans in Gloversville
Gloversville hosts a glove leather exhibition featuring Britain processed skins from Arabia New Zealand South Africa the Sudan and Britain. Eight shades chosen by the British Colour Council include Vintage Wine Gallant Blue Guardsman Red Madison Beige Toffee Tan Commander Blue English Tan and Park Brown with potential to travel to Montreal.
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Gloversville
America
Britain
Arabia
New Zealand
South Africa
Sudan
U.S.A
British Colour Council
Montreal
Sparrow Baffles Owner By Attacking New Car
A sparrow near a St. Louis grocery store spends daylight hours pecking at the car’s hub caps, pecking the reflected images and squaring off again. It pauses to preen and hunt for food, sometimes joined by an admiring companion.
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St. Louis
War work praised by British women in Far East
Prof. Winifred Culls, London University lecturer, praised war effort by women of the Empire in a tour of Japan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, the Netherlands East Indies and Malaya under the British Information Ministry. She plans a holiday in Australia then returns to England. She called women's unity across races a heartening feature of the war.
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Far East
Winifred Culls
London University
Ministry of Information
Japan
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Netherlands East Indies
Malaya
Australia
England
Empire
Grace Darling Role Highlighted By Scottish Survivor
Scotland praises Jane Walker 21 of Largs for rowing a lifeboat crew after a torpedoed ship disaster. Walker helped rally exhausted rowers by singing heave-ho at every stroke and served as a stewardess for 12 years.
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Scotland
Grace Darling
Jane Walker
Largs
More Sheep In Canada 1940 Farm Counts Rise 13 Percent
Canada farm sheep totals reached 2,688,800 on December 1 1940 up 13 percent from 2,653,000 a year earlier. Declines occurred in Maritime Provinces and Ontario while Saskatchewan rose 12.5 percent. A further increase is expected by June 1 1941.
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Maritime Provinces
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Empire Parliamentary Association Eyes Alberta Branch
Sir Howard d Egville, secretary, urged forming a branch of the Empire Parliamentary Association in Alberta’s legislature during a wartime Edmonton address. He noted Alberta’s unique position as a non member province and defended the British navy and Royal Air Force as the barrier to Hitler’s Europe and a potential invasion of North America.
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Empire Parliamentary Association
Howard d’Egville
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Howard
Legislative Assembly
Italy
Royal Air Force
Europe
North American
Manion to Discuss Auxiliary Services With British Forces
Defence Minister confirms Hon Dr R J Manion former Conservative leader travels to England to confer with Canadian military HQ in London and Lt Gen McNaughton on auxiliary services work. Manion will hold acting colonel rank during duty. Campaign with Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire and YWCA aims to raise 5 500 000 dollars for armed forces support.
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Defence
Ralston
R. J. Manion
Defence Department
England
London
A. G. L. McNaughton
Manion
Defence Headquarters
Imperial Order, Daughters of the Empire
Y.W.C.A
Character Is the Result of Attitude and Time Use
The quotation links character to two factors: mental attitude and time management. It posits that personal conduct is shaped by how one thinks and how routines are spent, implying discipline and focus determine moral strength.
Revival of British Prisoners of War Books and Games Fund
Miss Christine Knowles directs a Hartford Street effort reviving the British Prisoners of War Books and Games Fund. The charity supplies 44 000 captured soldiers in Germany with books music and games to boost morale. families furnish prisoner addresses and a $1 monthly adoption funds parcel sends Bible novels language texts and chess sets.
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Germany
London
Christine Knowles
Carrington House
Hartford Street
Book Fund
London constable shot in fracas at Woodstock
The Woodstock Sentinel Review notes a London constable was shot during a fracas, an injury described as painful as a stab wound in the melee. The report also mentions a doctor being fined after a dispute with a waitress who received a kick during the altercation.
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Woodstock Sentinel Review
London
A Horse Sense Adage for Safe Driving
A compact proverb notes that practical wisdom can prevent mishaps. The saying contrasts a horse pulling a car from a ditch with horse sense preventing the vehicle from entering one.
Original Design In Easy Crochet Pattern 6940
Simple filet crochet pattern 6940 offers a chair or buffet set with charts and stitch directions. Requires finer cotton and materials listed. 20 cents in coins stamps cannot be accepted to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Canada to Have Over Half a Million Men Under Arms This Year
The article reports Canada will field more than 500000 soldiers across active and reserve forces by year end 1941. It notes peacetime strength under 100000 and outlines overseas deployment plans Lt Gen McNaughton command and Empire air training plan expansion. It also covers naval buildup to 413 ships and 26920 sailors by March 1942 with 200000 training capacity and compulsory service adjustments.
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Canada
Army
Navy
Air Force
Mackenzie King
A. G. L. McNaughton
Dominion
Canadian Navy
Honey Production Rankings and Export Leaders
The International Review of Agriculture shows Russia leads in bee colonies with the United States second, followed by Germany France Mexico and Turkey.Germany’s honey output rose about 1 percent from 1935 to 1939 amid broad growth, while Canada, despite fewer colonies, ranks high in honey volume. Cuba tops exports, then Chile. Mexico and Canada export roughly equally, and Guatemala ships as much as the United States.
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International Review of Agriculture
Russia
United States of America
Germany
France
Mexico
Turkey
Canada
United States
Cuba
Chile
Guatemala
Britain Produces Substitutes for Continental Imports
Britain shifts to domestic materials to replace imports from Poland France and Germany. Powder puffs now use English gooseskins and seaweed substitutes for potash fertilizer iodine, reflecting wartime self sufficiency and supply adjustments.
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Britain
Continent
Poland
France
Germany
Alsace- Lorraine
Demand rises as Britain boosts bicycle tax to 24 percent
Demand for bicycles increases despite a 24 percent tax on retail prices. The rise may reflect high car and gasoline taxes, while British manufacturers plan to export 1,250,000 machines this year despite wartime conditions.
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Britain
Diamonds Hidden In Indian Vaults Through Centuries
Diamonds stored in India for almost two millennia are said to reside in royal vaults, containing rare stones unseen by the world. The claim highlights India as the sole ancient source of diamonds with storied royal caches.
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India
Underground schools reopen in London shelters after raids
London's night institutes and underground schools, largely closed by air raids, have in many cases been re opened and are thriving again in underground shelters.
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London
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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