Propaganda Claims Highlight Italian Fascist Campaign
In a Commons session Lieut Commander L R Fiet lini accused Italian leaders of directing a propaganda blitz via press radio and motion pictures aimed at India Africa South America and Spain. Commander Fletcher branded the campaign as blackmail and cited insults to Eden and the Duke of Windsor while noting German press mimicry of Italian tactics.
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London
House of Commons
L. R. Fietlini
Italy
Europe
India
Africa
South America
Spain
Viscount Cranbourne
Fletcher
George
Eden
Duke of Windsor
Li Duce
Portugal
Britain
Watford Selby
Czechoslovakia
Foreign Office
Free Masons
Antonio Liveira Salazar
Palestine
Mr. Faden
British Fatalities Among Chinese Japanese Conflict Victims
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House that four Royal Ulster Rifles soldiers, a Royal Navy sailor, and journalist Pembroke Stephens were killed on duty in China. The soldiers died near Shanghai, the sailor aboard the Ladybird at Wuhu on December 11, and Stephens near Shanghai on November 11. Eden cited apologies or reparations offered by Tokyo in most cases and said Stephens’ death could not lead to a claim against Japan.
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London
Anthony Eder
House of Commons
Royal Ulster Rifles
Shanghai
Ladybird
Wuhu
Pembroke Stephens
London Daily Telegraph
Fden
Tokyo
Final 1936 sugar beet crop payment mailed
Cheques totaling 20000 dollars for southern Alberta sugar beet crop were mailed as the final payment. The 10 cent per ton payment brings the 1936 crop price to 6.63 dollars per ton, filling growers Christmas stockings.
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Lithbridge
Southern Alperta
Bedouin Destroyer Launch Officiated By Marquioness Of Clydesdale
In Dumbarton Scotland the Marchioness of Clydesdale officiated at the baptism and launching of the Bedouin, the final vessel in a twelve ship Tribal class destroyer series. The Bedouin carries a displacement of 1 859 tons.
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Dumbarton
Scotland
Clydesdale
Supreme Court rules wire tapping evidence inadmissible
The Supreme Court ruled that evidence obtained by tapping wires is taboo in federal tribunals. The decision forces U S law enforcement agencies to reconsider their investigative strategy.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United States
Nation moves toward unemployment insurance amendment
Prime Minister Mackenzie King says copies of a proposed amendment to the British North America Act are being prepared to clear the way for a national unemployment insurance measure. He schedules cabinet for December 28 and a Jan 4 return, notes premiers seek bill details before approval, and mentions five Senate vacancies to be filled before January 27.
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Towa
Dominics
Mackenzie King
Hepburn
New Brunswick
Quebec
Alberta
Senate
Kellogg Dies at 80. Framed Pact for World Peace
Frank B. Kellogg world court judge, U S senator and secretary of state died at home after a long illness. A co author of the Kellogg Briand pact pledging 64 nations to curb war, he won the 1929 Nobel Peace Prize and earlier signed the Paris peace agreement on August 27 1928.
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St. Paul
Frank B. Kellogg
Great Britain
United States
Kellogg
Paris
Aristide Briand
France
Roosevelt hints at U S leadership in global crisis
President Roosevelt signals possible U S leadership in an "extremely delicate foreign situation" amid ties to landon era debate. He rejects isolationism, saying America must cooperate and uphold conduct standards toward world peace, noting responsibility beyond national borders.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Alf. M. Landon
London
State Department
Canadian officer honored with Distinguished Service Order
The War Office awarded Colonel Francis Herbert Maynard, a native of Ottawa and Royal Military College graduate, the Distinguished Service Order for his distinguished services during the Waziristan campaign on the troubled northwest frontier of India.
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London
War Office
Northwest Frontier
India
Francis Herbert Maynard
Ottawa
Royal Military College
Kingston
Ont
Time not ripe for British migration to Canada says MacDonald
Dominion Secretary Malcolm MacDonald told the House that discussions at the imperial conference showed Canada had not yet reached a position to cooperate with the United Kingdom on resuming government assisted migration of British subjects to Canada. He spoke in reply to Sir Patrick Hannon's question.
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Canada
London
Midwest
Dominion
Malcolm MacDonald
House of
Patrick Hamnon
United Kingdom
MacDonald
Britain Will Not Increase Navy in Chinese Waters
London reports two cabinet meetings concluded there is no need for substantial naval reinforcements in Chinese waters. Britain will deploy troops to Hong Kong and press Japan to respect Hong Kong's territorial waters after a Chinese customs vessel was fired upon. The Dunera sails to Hong Kong to bring 700 fresh troops as Royal Scots replace Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Sir Robert Craigie was ordered to deliver a note to Japan seeking assurances on Hong Kong’s territorial rights.
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Britain
London
Hong Kong
Japan
Great Britain
Crown
Dunera
Southampton
Royal Scots
Bombay
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Shanghai
Port Sudan
Canton
Fusiliers
Robert Craigie
Sir Robert
Royal commission notion on public weeping at Saskatoon
President J S Thomson of the University of Saskatchewan recalled a tale of a "dear old lady" who attended weekly cinema to cry. He said the royal commission on Dominion provincial relations had allowed many to join in "public weeping," a practice that drew audience laughter but might have merit.
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Saskatoon
Royal Commission On Dominion
J.S. Thomson
University of Saskatchewan
J. Sirois
Lava University
Quebec
Rowell Commission
Regina
Record Car Output in Canada Sets November High
Canada’s November car and truck production reached a record 16,574 units, with 13,793 passenger cars and 2,781 trucks. Of these, 3,142 cars and 848 trucks were exported, while 10,651 cars and 1,993 trucks were sold domestically. A prior bureau report had a typo overstating totals.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Fishing Treaty Extended Between Moscow and Tokyo
Soviet Russia permits Japan to continue fishing in Soviet Pacific waters for one more year, easing strains in Moscow Tokyo relations. Officially extended beyond December 31, the renewal had faced dangerous prospects amid Japanese pressure.
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Russia
Japan
Soviet
Moscow
Paper shortage in Japan alters New Year greetings
Wartime China conflict drives a paper shortage in Japan. Government discourages sending New Year cards and urges verbal greetings instead. The measure impacts traditional customs and festive exchanges nationwide.
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Japan
Tokyo
China
King and Queen Attend Latin Play at Westminster School
King George and Queen Elizabeth observe a Latin Christmas drama at Westminster School, continuing a royal tradition begun in 1563 by Queen Elizabeth I. The performance features Terence's Adelphi with Westminster's long history dating to 1339 and revival by Elizabeth I in 1561.
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London
George
Elizabeth
Westminster
William IV
Terence
Adelphi
Westminster School
Canada Gains New Radio Channels At Havana Conference
Canada won 15 high power channels seven for unlimited power plus four with 50 kilowatts for high power stations under an inter American broadcasting agreement signed at Havana. The regional plan allocates frequencies to Canadian, U.S., Mexican, Cuban, Dominican and Haitian stations to reduce interference and reassigns channels for existing and projected needs. Boundary lines faded as frequencies were assigned on engineering grounds to minimize cross border interference. The deal covers five years with ratification by Canada United States Mexico and Cuba.
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Ottawa
Havana
Canada
Newfoundland
United States
Mexico
Cuba
Santo Domingo
Haiti
North
Central
South America
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Violent quake roils southern Mexico and Mexico City
A powerful earthquake struck southern Mexico and Mexico City, lasting from six seconds to several minutes. Reports cite cracks in walls, collapsed adobe houses, and at least one death, with impacts across more than ten states and scattered damage in Cuernavaca Chilpancingo and surrounding areas.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Oaxaca State
Pacific Ocean
Cuernavaca
George Mansfield
Chilpancingo
Would Ban War Material Toronto
The Canadian League of Peace and Democracy urged Prime Minister Mackenzie King to block exports of aluminum nickel and other materials to Japan. A. A. MacLeod dispatched a telegram noting a $4,000,000 Canadian purchase by Sumitomo Co and urged amending the customs act to withhold materials from aggressor states.
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Toronto
Canadian League of Peace and Democracy
A. A. MacLeod
Mackenzie King
Ottawa
Japan
Canada
Sumitomo Honsha Limited
Montreal
Safe Drivers Reward Plan Backed by 38 Insurance Firms
A 15 percent reduction in annual liability premiums for motorists with no claims was announced by 38 stock companies in the National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters. The program, likely effective February 1, rewards drivers who remain claim free for 12 months. In San Francisco Pan American Airways said commercial air service between New Zealand and the United States would begin December 29 with the Samoan Clipper.
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New York
United States
National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters
San Francisco
New Zealand
Pan-American Airways
Paris and Britain Reach Air Co operation Accord
High level political sources say Paris and London have agreed to close cooperation between their air forces. The pact aims to strengthen defense ties and enhance joint operations in future military initiatives affecting both nations.
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Paris
France
No Official Proms Cancelled Amid Governor General’s Bereavement
The governor general spent Christmas in Scotland following his mother’s death with no official functions cancelled.
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Ottawa
Scotland
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