Peace Front Strength May Avert War Says British Leaders
London on the eve of parliament adjournment for two months the foreign secretary Viscount Halifax warned against complacency in world affairs while Dominions Secretary Sir Thomas Inskip voiced optimism that war is unlikely. Halifax outlined five points on mediation China Japan deterrence and the Daning sDZ crisis noting efforts to avoid miscalculation and the difficulty of forging a British French Soviet mutual aid pact while preserving state neutrality.
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London
Viscount Halifax
Great Britain
Thomas Inskip
Dominions
House of Lords
Lord Halifax
China
Britain
Japan
Danzig
Anthony Eden
Germany
Italy
Eden
Canada’s Governor General Eyes Second Term
Prime Minister Mackenzie King said he would like Lord Tweedsmuir to remain as governor general of Canada for another term. He noted he would consider an extension before choosing a successor as the five-year term nears expiry. A London despatch mentioned the Duke of Devonshire as a potential successor.
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Ottawa
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Mackenzie King
London
Duke of Devonshire
Battle With Arabs Near Jerusalem Leaves Nine Killed
British troops engaged a large rebel band south of Bethlehem killing nine Arabs and wounding twenty others with several prisoners taken. The clash follows the killing of one British private and wounding of four others on July 23 by the same group.
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Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Only Five Questions Asked London
The naval air service seeks more gunners and will require a five question intelligence test instead of mathematics exams. No gunnery questions appear, focusing on general reasoning rather than technical skill.
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London
Naval Air Service
Britain to Build 180 New Vessels for Navy Program
Geoffrey Shakespeare announced in Parliament that Britain will add 180 vessels to the 1939 naval construction program. The additions include 107 mine sweepers and anti submarine trawlers, 56 whale packet type ships, 10 minesweepers, six boom defense vessels and one cable ship. A floating dock for small craft was purchased, cost estimated at about 51.5 million dollars, with further details to be released later. The program remains guided by the year’s schedule to avoid violating naval treaties.
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London
Geoffrey Shakespeare
Admiralty
House of Commons
Great Britain
Shakespeare
Wheat Quota Plan Proposed by Big Four Delegates
Ray Atherton proposed a five year export quota among Canada United States Australia and Argentina for 435 million bushels yearly. Canada to export 40 percent Argentina 25 percent United States 19 percent and Australia 18 percent with Australia seeking 21 percent and Argentina 25 percent. A solution floated favors countries with large surpluses over those with high domestic consumption.
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London
Ray Atherton
United States
Canada
Australia
Argentina
Britain Likely General Election in November
Britain appears set for a general election in November if the international situation does not deteriorate. Parliament adjourns until October 3 and is expected to sit three weeks before dissolution. Prime Minister Chamberlain favors an election this year unless world events intervene.
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London
Britain
Chamberlain
Air Force Leader Warns of Real Danger to Dominion
Vancouver reports Air Marshal W. A. Bishop warns of possible war and Canada’s survival at stake. He asserts the Royal Canadian Air Force will outdo wartime records if called, stresses imperial unity and overwhelming force, and notes Canada’s growing air force, pilots, and potential aircraft orders amid defence spending.
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AIR Force
Vancouver
W. A. Bishop
V.C
Royal Canadian Air Force
Service Clubs Council On
Air Defence of
Canada
United Kingdom
Bishop
Dominion
United States
English Dancers Praise Hitler at Berlin Rally
Three English girls who danced before Chancellor Hitler in the Berlin Windtournament returned home praising the Fuehrer's marvellous eyes, dynamic personality, and magnetic attraction for women.
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London
Hitler
Berlin
Fuehrer
Germany marks first Great War anniversary under Hitler
Berlin observes a newly instituted Great War anniversary under Adolf Hitler with military ceremonies ordered by high command. The event honors wartime actions and reaffirms the regime’s nationalist stance within the German armed forces.
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Berlin
Chancelor
Hitler
Police Dog Finds Lost Man Near Halifax
Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Halifax detachment used a tracking dog to locate 76 year old William Mackenzie who vanished in the woods near Spryfield. Police were alerted at 11 p.m. and the man was found before midnight, safe.
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Halifax
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Here
William Mackenzie
Lower gas prices in British Columbia announced
The province will cut wholesale gasoline prices by three cents a gallon and set the wholesale retail spread, effective August 7, easing costs for motorists in British Columbia.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Russian Pilot Mikhail Alexeioff Dies in Duty
Soviet pilot Mikhail Alexeioff, famed for altitude flights and as a military test pilot, was killed in the line of duty. The official notice offered no further details.
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Moscow
Mikhail Alexeioff
Elaborate Radium Preservation Safe Near London
Mount Vernon hospital in Middlesex completed a 50 foot deep precautionary hole to store radium out of reach during wartime. Dr John Read says 20 grams valued at £100000 would be moved there from nearby hospitals if war breaks out to prevent deadly dispersion.
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London
Mount Vernon Hospital
Northwood
Middlesex
John Read
Imperial Airways mail flight to cross Atlantic to Canada
Imperial Airways flying boats Caribou and Cabot will carry about 1000 pounds of mail in their first Atlantic crossing and deliver fast mail to Vancouver and Victoria on the third day. Captain Kelly Rogers will pilot the Caribou for the inaugural flight supervised from Trans-Canada Air Lines HQ.
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Montreal
Great Britain
Atlantic
Imperial Airways
Dominion
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Vancouver
Victoria
T.C.A
Caribou
Cabot
Kelly Rogers
Two Die In Cornwall Transport Crash
A transport truck left the highway and struck a tree near Cornwall Ontario after attempting to avoid a bicycle. Harold Wells of Morrisburg, the driver, was killed instantly while Wallace Pescod, aged 13, died in hospital.
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Cornwall
Ont
Here
Harold Wells
Morrisburg
Wallace Pescod
Mortgage Bank Man Appointed Supervisor Ottawa
FE M Johnston, now supervisor of the Central Mortgage Bank, was born in Scotland and moved to Canada in 1910. After WWII service he joined the soldier settlement board in 1919 and held key posts in Winnipeg Regina Edmonton Saskatoon before joining the bank. His experience covers western mortgage conditions and farming issues.
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Ottawa
E. M. Johnston
Central Mortgage Bank
Mr. Johnston
Scotland
Canada
Soldier Settlement Board
Winnipeg
Gentral Mortgage Bank
Regina
Edmonton
Saskatoon
British House adjourns for two months amid crisis vote
Prime Minister Chamberlain won a confidence vote 250 to 132 and secured a two month adjournment with reassembly set for October 3. Churchill and Liberal Labour critics argued for a short session due to the international crisis, while Eden warned of nerve-wracking tensions ahead.
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London
Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Japan Moves Toward Closer Axis Ties
Tokyo considers tighter military political and economic ties with Germany and Italy as Japanese ambassadors to Rome and Berlin meet at Villa d Este near Lake Como. A mission led by General Count Terauchi and Admiral Osumi is reported to travel to Italy and Germany for talks ahead of the Nuremberg rally.
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Rome
Italy
Germany
Villa d'Este
Lake Como
Tokyo
Galeazzo Ciano
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Japan
Juichi Terauchi
Baron Mineo Osuni
Naples
Nuremberg
Japanese Foreign Office
Berlin
Movement Starts as Tyrol Germans Relocate to East Prussia
Two thousand German families from Italy's South Tyrol began moving to East Prussia following Rome's order expelling foreign residents from the Upper Adige border zone. Tyrol leaders reportedly pressed Chancellor Hitler to save their homes with protests that failed. The Stans Abbey in Tyrol was closed by the Nazis, officially for mismanagement but sources say it reflected monk propaganda against Italy amid repatriation efforts.
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Berlin
Italy
Tyrol
East Prussia
Rome
Upper Adige
Hitler
Stans
South Tyrol
Alberta Hail Insurance Board records largest business year
The Alberta Hail Insurance Board announced its biggest year, insuring 2,341,000 acres with liability over 16 million dollars. Treasurer Solon E. Low noted losses are lower than last year as storms were less intense and more scattered, with business well distributed across the province.
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Edmonton
Alberta Hail Insurance Board
Solon E. Low
Wheat Exports to Britain Lead in 1939 First Half
Canada exported 16 635 618 cwt to the United Kingdom in the first six months of 1939, with the United States next at 10 896 526 cwt, as disclosed by Ottawa Canada fed statistics.
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Ottawa
Canada
United Kingdom
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
New Silver Dollar Ottawa Commemorates Royal Visit
The silver dollar commemorative coin has increased its popularity among Canadians who formerly favored the dollar bill. The mint has issued 1,329,300 coins since Their Majesties arrived in Canada May 17.
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Ottawa
Canada
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