Chamberlain vows intensified blockade to drain Germany
London. Prime Minister Chamberlain told the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations that Britain will intensify the blockade and endure a long war if needed, aiming to drain Germany's life blood and secure European security. He warned Hitler missed the bus and praised Allied resolve.
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France’s Reynaud pledges lasting peace against Germany
France's new premier Paul Reynaud warned in an English broadcast that there can be no counterfeit peace with Nazi Germany. He branded German overtures as insincere and urged Allies to finish the war, stressing that victory serves lasting peace and condemning treachery by Nazism and Soviet complicity.
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Swiss Troops Called Up As General Mobilization Nears
Switzerland summoned 41 army units totaling tens of thousands of troops to active service with reports due April 15 and 22. The move aligns Swiss strength with what any belligerent could station near its borders, amid estimates Germans hold 12 to 18 divisions north of Switzerland. Officials say no immediate alarm. Fasel region sits along the upper Rhine front. Additionally, England imported 2.22 million dollars worth of butter in 1938, half produced within the British Empire.
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England
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Parliament Opening Delayed to May In Canada
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced parliament will not convene until the second or third week in May with May 16 or 23 eyed as opening dates. He outlined the appointment of the Earl of Athlone as governor general and said Defence Minister Norman Rogers will travel to Britain to confer with military authorities and inspect Canadian forces there. Rogers’s departure date remains secret due to war conditions, but he will return before parliament opens. The goal is for Rogers to consult with British government leaders and service chiefs on naval, military and air activities.
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Earl of Athlone
Canada
Norman Rogers
England
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United Kingdom
Dominion Troops To Guard Buckingham Palace In April
Canadian forces will mount guard at Buckingham Palace from April 17 to 24. The Royal 22nd Regiment of Quebec covers the first four days, followed by the Toronto Scottish for the remaining period. This marks a rare break in the Guards' exclusive duty with Dominion troops seen at past coronations.
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Buckingham Palace
Royal 22Nd Regiment of
Quebec
Toronto Scottish
Plan for Egg Export to Britain in British Columbia
British Columbia egg producers have applied for a marketing scheme to aid exporting eggs to Britain. The plan is under review and should proceed if producer support is strong enough.
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Ottawa
British Columbia
Britain
Summer Training Camps To Open Across Canada
Canvas cities will form at six or more sites across Canada next month as members of the Canadian Active Service Force move into camp for summer training. Plans are under way to move all troops in Canada into camp shortly after May 24, including the second division and various mobilized corps and specialist troops.
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Canada
Canadian Active Service Force
Earl of Athlone Named Canada’s New Governor General
Ottawa reports the Earl of Athlone will become governor general of Canada, arriving in June and sworn in in Ottawa after Lord Tweedsmuir’s death. Prime Minister Mackenzie King said the appointment came on Dominion government recommendation, with travel secrecy delaying sailing dates. The new appointee, 66 next April, may not serve a full five years. Sir Lyman Duff to conduct the swearing in if needed.
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Amendments in Canadian governance amid wartime appoints
The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan board gains Harry Albert Scott as secretary while wartime politics shift leadership. Prime Minister King advised delaying a successor to Lord Tweedsmuir, with Earl of Athlone proposed but uncertain in Canada. Athlone may arrive by June, parliament called promptly. Willingdon’s 1926 precedent noted.
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British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
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Princess Mary Reviews Canadian Signals at Aldershot
Princess Mary reviewed the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals at Aldershot England in full battle kit. She observed the unit rank by rank then took the salute from a canopied red carpet viewing stand as Lieut. Col. J E Genet led the corps past.
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Prohibition Order Blocks Kanadsky Gudok Publication
An extra Canada Gazette edition carries Defence of Canada regulation based order by Justice Minister Lapointe acting as secretary of state prohibiting the Russian language newspaper Kanadsky Gudok at Winnipeg. The order cites dissemination of subversive pro Nazi propaganda among Russians in western Canada to aid the enemy and erode loyalty.
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Churchill Takes Command of Britain’s Armed Forces
Prime Minister Chamberlain reorganizes the government to place Winston Churchill in direct control of Britain's armed services. He chairs the service ministers' committee while Sir Kingsley Wood leads the home policy committee and Sir John Simon heads the economic policy group. Churchill also remains first lord of the admiralty as he gains broader strategic authority over supply and war planning.
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Air
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Gallipoli
General Odlum to command second Canadian division
Brigadier-General W. W Odlum has been chosen to lead the second Canadian division of the Canadian Active Service Force as announced by Hon Norman Rogers. Born 1880, he began military service at 17 and served in Africa and France, earning the Queen's South Africa Medal and rising to brigadier-general by 1916 with multiple wounds.
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Italy Enacts Civilian Mobilization For War Work
The Italian cabinet approved a civilian mobilization plan targeting women and children over 13 to fill anti aircraft, home defense, and factory roles. New military roads were authorized at undisclosed sites and more coast artillery was ordered. Virginia Gayda called the move timely amid foreign fleet threat chatter.
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Virginia Gayda
Canadian Honored at Buckingham Palace Investiture
King George decorated 30 men and one woman for distinguished war service at a special ceremony in Buckingham Palace. Miss Gladys Taylor of the Royal Air Force nursing service received the Royal Red Cross. The sole Canadian honoree was Acting Flight Lieutenant Robert Henry Niven of Calgary awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for gallantry and devotion to duty in air operations.
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Calgary
Edison Plaque Unveiled at Stratford Ontario
A memory plaque honoring Thomas Alva Edison for his 1863 64 telegraph operator work was unveiled by 97 year old Dr W J Browning the oldest living telegraph operator in North America Edison died in 1921 in Stratford Ontario authorities note
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