Saskatchewan Seeks Taxation Pact Over Treasury Bills
Saskatchewan asks Ottawa for an understanding on set off and liability for 927 million in provincial treasury bills held by the federal government. Premier Douglas and Finance officials discuss relief debts from the drought era and compare Ottawa’s budget proposals with Dominion plans, noting a $39 million shortfall for Saskatchewan.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Saskatchewan
C. M. Fines
Thomas Lax
Douglas Abbott
W. C. Clark
Fines
Manitoba
British Columbia
Alberta
T. C. Douglas
Treasury
Britain Faces Ongoing Coal Shortage Threat After War
The piece notes persistent coal shortages in peacetime similar to wartime, with uncertain winter supply. It cites 1940 losses of miners to the armed forces, rising munition demand, reduced output per man, and reluctance of many ex miners to return. It mentions potential nationalization and limited mechanization as factors shaping future supply.
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London
Britain
United States
Shinwell
Bristol 170 Tour Planned After Certification
The Bristol 170, the first postwar British civil airliner to receive an unrestricted airworthiness certificate, will tour Canada, the United States and Latin America on a demonstration flight series.
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Bristol
Eng
Canada
United States
Latin America
Madame Sun urges coalition government in China against civil war
Madame Sun Yat-sen, widow of the republic founder and Chiang Kai-shek’s sister in law, argues Kuomintang reactionaries seek civil war to provoke US USSR conflict. She backs a coalition government and urges the US to cut military aid, warning American allies of destabilizing ties.
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Shanghai
Sun Yat- Sen
Chinese Republic
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Russia
Kuomintang
Government Party
China
Madame Sun
America
Ussr
Queen Mary May Be Withdrawn From Transport Service
Southampton reports the Queen Mary may be withdrawn after two more trips as a transport for dependents of servicemen to Canada. About 20,000 dependents remain in the U K with 15,070 wives and 4,830 children awaiting movement. A shuttle service will use the Lady Rodney from a continental port to Tilbury, with dependents loaded onto ships like the Aquitania at Southampton.
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Southampton
England
Canada
United Kingdom
Lady Rodney
Tilbury
London
Prince Henry liner bought for troop transport use
London reports the Prince Henry, a 16 year old luxury liner built at Birkenhead and formerly with Canadian National Steamships, has been purchased by the British transport ministry from the Canadian War Assets Corporation for £125,000. The vessel, of 6,893 tons, will be used as a troop transport.
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London
Prince Henry
Canadian National Steamships
British Transport Ministry
Canadian War Assets Consoration
Birkenhead
Pacific Coast Service
Elk Point No 1 hits salt beds 750 feet thick
Calgary officials report Elk Point No 1 well reached 3,929 feet and encountered salt beds 750 feet thick. Casing will stay in the hole to allow use as a salt well if desired, signaling a potential salt production alongside oil goals.
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Calgary
Central Plains
Elk Point No. 1
Bow Hill Takes New Post In British Civil Aviation
Sir Frederick Bow Hill, who supervised wartime bomber ferrying from Montreal airport, resigns as United Kingdom representative on the provisional international civil aviation organization council to join the British ministry of civil aviation in London.
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Montreal
Frederick Bowhill
United Kingdom
Council of the
Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Poland Exports 100000 Tons Cement to Soviet Union
Poland reports shipping 100000 tons of cement to the Soviet Union over six months as part of trade flows. The tentative figure highlights material supply during a period of economic exchanges between Warsaw and Moscow.
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Poland
Soviet Union
Empire Defence Measures Move Toward Stronger Commonwealth Links
London reports unobtrusive steps to boost empire defence coordination with Canada and the United States. Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery will visit Canada and the United States to discuss defence plans and new weapons developments in the imperial sphere. The notes emphasize free defence consultations, standardization of weapons, and enduring US alliance while upholding Commonwealth independence.
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London
Viscount Montgomery
Canada
United States
Lord Montgomery
Lord Alanbrooke
Imperial General Staff
Dominions
United Kingdom
Britain
Australia
Commonwealth
United Nations
Yugoslav Leader Tito Not Wounded In Rome Report
A Yugoslav embassy spokesman in London denies a Rome report of an assassination attempt on Marshal Tito. No confirmation was found from Rome or Belgrade radios, and two Rome papers cited Zagreb based Minos as the source claiming Tito was wounded during the night of July 11-12.
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London
Rome
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Zagreb
Minos
China Rejects UNRRA Relief Shipments Demand
Washington reports the Chinese government demanded UNRRA resume relief to China and blamed UNRRA for delays. UNRRA director Fiorello LaGuardia announced two weeks ago that shipments were suspended due to jammed warehouses in China ports caused by distribution failures.
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Washington
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
China
UNRRA
Fiorello LaGuardia
Peace Treaty Possible For Japan Next Spring
Allied quarters in Tokyo believe a final peace treaty with Japan could be signed as early as spring next year, reducing the five to 15 year occupation estimate. Reparations, notably Russia's claims on Manchuria and Korea machinery, remain a hurdle. If resolved, occupation could end sooner and Japan may pursue rapid national rehabilitation.
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Tokyo
Japan
Supreme Headquarters
Russia
Manchuria
Korea
The Veto Question: Soviet Union Rests Firm On UN Stand
Soviet circles report Russia remains firm that the veto in the United Nations Security Council should stand unchanged. This follows Australian Foreign Minister Evatt’s attack and request to place the veto on the General Assembly agenda beginning September 23.
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New York
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Herbert V. Evatt
Dor. Evatt
UN General Assembly
Meat From Canada Sent To Hunger Zones This Year
Canadian meat board reports 2,469,384 pounds of canned meat shipped to UNRRA in the week ending July 13 for famine relief. Austria received 1,979,516 pounds and Italy 490,068 pounds. France 5,000,148 and Belgium 7,206,274 pounds also went to relief efforts, totaling 59,154,799 pounds since Jan 1, 1946.
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Ottawa
Canadian Meat Board
UNRRA
Austria
Italy
France
Belgium
Montreal Doctor Praises Canadian Chinese Relief Funds
Dr A Stewart Allen arrived in Montreal after four months in China where he evaluated the Chinese War Relief Fund administration and set up the Shanghai fund committee. He called the Canadian public contribution of 5900000 dollars magnificent.
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Montreal
A. Stewart Allen
China
Shanghai
Netherlands East Indies Granted 100 Million Credit
Washington reports the Netherlands East Indies received a U S credit totaling 100 million dollars to buy United States army and navy surplus property. The loan runs seven years with a two percent interest rate.
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Washington
Netherlands East Indies
United States
United States Army
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Great Lakes
Bill Higginson
Three Rivers
Geoff Clewer
Lady Nell
Bill
Geoff
Higginson
Licht
Queen Mary
Transport Service
Nehru
Ghandi
All-India Congress Party
Pandit Nehru
Mohandas Gandhi
Bombay
Philippines
Manuel Roxas
Roxas
U.S
M. V. Moran
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