Canadian naval units in Britain to be increased
Commodore L W Murray head of Royal Canadian naval ships in the United Kingdom announced an expansion of Canadian forces in British waters. Up to 30 corvettes and minesweepers will be built in Canadian yards and many may cross the Atlantic to join patrols and convoy escorts amid submarine and air threats. A new training depot will teach anti submarine and anti aircraft gunnery to Canadian officers and sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Murray
Royal Canadian Naval
United Kingdom
Canada
St. Lawrence
Murray
Atlantic
R.C.N
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Royal Navy
Mediterranean
RCN
Crash near Armstrong leaves twelve dead in Canada
A Trans-Canada Airlines passenger plane crashed near Armstrong Ontario in the early hours, killing twelve. The victims include three crew and nine passengers from cities across Canada and the United States, with Captain W. E. Twiss and First Officer C. E. Lloyd among the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
E. C. Manning
Victoria
J. F. Freer
Winnipeg
I. E. Davidson
Vancouver
W. E. Twiss
C. E. Lloyd
M. G. Mayne
Chinese Defence Hong Kong Threat Grows
Chinese despatches say the 35th army units, famed for defeating Japan in Kwangsi, are rushed to defend Waichow as Japan drives northeast from Hong Kong. Japanese landings east of Mirs Bay push toward Tam Shui to cut Chinese supply lines, with vast salt gasoline tires and tobacco seized at Tam Shui.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
China
Kwangsi Province
Waichow
Mirs Bay
Tamshui
Dowding appeals to U S firms for 400 mile an hour pursuit ships
Aviation circles report Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, former RAF fighter chief, appealing to United States manufacturers for 400 mph pursuit ships armed with 20 millimetre cannons to blast heavy German airplane armor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hugh Dowding
Royal Air Force
United States
Civilian Casualties From Malta Air Raids Reported
Civilian deaths on Malta during January total 63 with 19 seriously injured. Aggregate war casualties since Italy entered the war stand at 132 killed and 218 seriously injured, 26 fatally.
Italians Learn It Is Hard To Manage Large Lands
The statement compares Italian landowners to farmers who once faced the challenge of owning more land than they could easily oversee, highlighting the burden of expansive estates and the difficulty of management.
Tax Instalment Plan Drives January Income Payments
Revenue Minister Colin Gibson announced a successful January with over 109,000 taxpayers paying income tax under an eight month instalment plan. Total receipts reached 35 million dollars, up from 5 million the previous year, as mail and remittances poured in from provinces including Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia Nova Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin Gibson
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Illustrious Arrives at Alexandria After Malta Crossing
Secretary Frank Knox disclosed that the British aircraft carrier Illustrious survived a direct hit by a 1,000-pound bomb with about 80 dead and 20 planes destroyed. The ship arrived at Alexandria under her own power from Malta, despite reduced armor and missing fighter protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank Knox
United States Navy
Alexandria
Egypt
Malta
Mediterranean
Britain
Knox
Montreal Builds First Air Raid Shelter With Reinforced Roof
Prepared For Emergency Montreal reports the city has its first air raid shelter. Erected by a west end landlord between two homes, it uses the buildings as side walls and a nine inch reinforced steel and concrete roof. The builder estimates costs at 100 to 150 dollars. Sand bags on the houses’ roofs serve as incendiary precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Divert Food Supplies Suppressed by Sabotage Claims
German agricultural agents in Prague complain of large scale sabotage of food supplies for Germany. BBC reports many thousands of pigs calves and cattle slaughtered. Last year 13 000 wagon loads of grain and at least 300 000 tons of meat were hidden from reaching Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Prague
Germany
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Beet Growers Receive Extra 50 Cents a Ton Payment
Cheques totaling over $50,000 were mailed to Red River valley sugar beet growers as an additional 50 cent per ton payment for the 1940 Manitoba beet crop. Total beet grower payments exceed $550,000 this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Red River Valley
Manitoba
Opposition to Nazi Regime Sparks Street Fighting in Norway
Reports from Oslo and western Norway describe continued resistance to the Nazi regime in May. Quisling’s Hirden youth group and secret police raided opposition meetings, arresting hundreds of labor and Communist leaders. Documents were seized for actions against prisoners taken to camps amid ongoing sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Oslo
Pidkun
Canadian Air Squadrons to Go Overseas Soon
Ottawa reports that 25 new Canadian squadrons formed from British Commonwealth air training plan graduates may join Britain’s defense within months. Initial units to undergo UK training on super-speed fighters and long range bombers under Royal Air Force orders with Air Commodore L F Stevenson in command. Ground crews to be provided by the United Kingdom with some Canadian crews to depart by September. pay and uniforms aligned with RCAF standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Britain
United Kingdom
Royal Air Force
L. F. Stevenson
Regina
Royal Canadian Air Force
Defence
Ralston
England
R.C.A.F
R.A.F
Canada
RCAF
Expansion of air training plan announced in capital
The prime minister outlined intensified steps for the training program begun last April. Projects and schools will open by September, eight months ahead of schedule, with airfield and aircraft growth plans to expand the force from 36 000 to over 4 000 planes. The RCA F totals rise to about 38 000 including empire pupils, aiming for 25 000 to 30 000 graduates annually once at full capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.C.A.F
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
Canadian Shorthorn Association approves donation for ambulance
At the 55th annual meeting members vote to contribute 2500 or 3000 to the British Shorthorn Association for an ambulance or field kitchen purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Canadian Shorthorn Association
British Shorthorn Association
Winnipeg dog driver joins Royal Canadian Air Force
Leland Abbott from The Pas Manitoba known for leading a seven husky team to the 1938 New York World's Fair cancelled a US tour to enlist with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He said he joined to "do my bit" and later offered to haul Red Cross supplies to Finland in 1939 but was redirected by Herbert Hoover to raise funds in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pas
Winnipeg
Leland Abbott
Manitoba
Royal Canadian Air Force
Abbott
United States
Rc.a.f
Finland
Red Cross
Herbert Hoover
U.S
Belgians fight to recover large gold shipment
New York report details a London based Belgian government in exile seeking control of about 260 million dollars in gold moved to France for safekeeping during the Nazi invasion. Theunis outlines steps to attach French funds in New York as security, with portions of the gold allegedly reaching Dakar and Britain, Canada, and the United States.
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New York
France
Belgium
Georges Theunis
United States
London
Africa
Theunis
Bank of France
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Paris
Bordeaux
Rene Boel
Dakar
Europe
Belgian Congo
Germans In Eritrea Under British Pressure
The BBC reported a German motorized unit aligned with Italian forces was pushed back by British troops in Eritrea. The unit allegedly formed by four German commanders last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
British Broadcasting Corporation
National Broadcasting Company
Eritrea
New RC A F recruits to be staged for training
The Royal Canadian Air Force unveiled a new recruiting system to stagger enlistments for air crew training. Recruits with applications will be enlisted and placed on unpaid leave until their training date, wearing a special button to show acceptance. The plan aims to prevent crowding and allow precise scheduling of 83 schools by autumn 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Air Minister
Power
Montreal
R.C.A.F
Policy Of Peace In Australia Spelled Out By Japanese Consul
Melbourne reports Japanese Consul-General Akiyama stating Japan supplies Australia with items vital to its war effort including service uniform materials electrical equipment and machine tools. He notes growing trade and says N.K. line will add three 10000-ton liners in the Japanese Australian service as proof of friendship and pacific peace aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Akiyama
Japan
N.K. Steamship Line
Pacific
Compulsory Wool Grading to Start April First
A. A. McMillan of the Dominion Department of Agriculture told the Ontario Sheep Breeders Association that wool grading will become compulsory in Canada starting April 1. Grading stations will be located in all wool growing areas and housed in wool warehouses, operated at minimal cost.
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Toronto
Canada
A. A. McMillan
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Ontario Sheep Breeders’ Association
Dominion Department
Germans Seize Property in Vichy Occupied Zone
Paris reports say German authorities announce a decree seizing property of subjects of the British Empire Egypt the Sudan and Iraq in the occupied zone. The inventory was taken with the chamber of commerce and property owned by Jews would be confiscated outright while others would be placed under German administration pending final decision.
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Vichy
France
Paris
Egypt
Sudan
Iraq
Chamber of Commerce
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Ont
Lesa
Quisling
Tommy
North Africa
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Sheffield
Engilane
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