Britain Stands With France In Event Of War
London report of Viscount Halifax in the House of Lords asserting Britain's clear,_unambiguous pledge to aid France if war comes. He denied mediation plans with Italy and warned against misinterpretations of Anglo French solidarity while affirming Britain's steadfast resolve and resources.
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Britain
France
London
Viscount Halifax
House of Lords
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Italy
Lord Halifax
Addison Labor
House of Commons
Scholarship plan discussed by Quebec Ontario delegates
A delegation representing Quebec and Ontario universities will meet March 6 with Hon. Norman Rogers to discuss a plan for 1,000 national university scholarships. Each scholarship would be worth 500 dollars annually, with sponsors seeking a 500000 dollar yearly grant from the Dominion government to aid promising students with limited means.
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Montreal
Quebec
Ontario
Norman Rogers
Dominion
United States Promises Co operation with League of Nations
The United States pledges greater cooperation with the League of Nations in technical and non political work. Though not a member, it already collaborates on opium control economic studies and white slavery elimination. It is also a member of the International Labour Organization established with the league at Geneva.
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Washington
United States
League of Nations
League
International Labor Organization
Geneva
Rubinoff Cleared By Customs To Tour Ontario
Famed violinist Dave Rubinoff passed customs in Windsor Ontario and was warned to remove his $100,000 Stradivarius violin within 30 days or pay $38,750 in taxes. He plans a brief concert tour in western Ontario.
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Windsor
Ont
Dave Rubinoff
Canada
Ontario
Wood Alcohol Regulations Tighten Labels in Ottawa
Ottawa authorities move to curb wood alcohol sales by banning the term wood alcohol and requiring the designation methyl hydrate with a red poison label. Purchasers must sign a poison book for druggist sales. breach becomes an indictable offence. The change aims to cut poison deaths and takes effect April 1.
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Ottawa
J L. Isley
Customs and Excise
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Refugees Safe in Shanghai After River Crossing
The US gunboat Oahu ferried 43 foreigners, chiefly British with eight Americans, through Chinese and Japanese lines from Kuling to Kiukiang on the Yangtse, then to Shanghai aboard a Japanese ship. Japanese authorities had urged foreigners to depart Kuling before the mountain zone attack. A few remaining foreigners stayed at marked locations.
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Shanghai
United States
Oahu
Kuling
Yangtse
Kiukiang
Politicians In Flight Ottawa
A House of Commons table shows 16 MPs have flown in Royal Canadian Air Force planes since 1936, totaling 54 flights. Hugh Plaxton leads with 20 flights, Denton Massey has 11, ministers Howe and Rogers have three each, Crerar four, with others including John Blackmore Gardiner and McGeer also listed among participants.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
House of Commons
Hugh Plaxton
Lib
Toronto Trinity
Denton Massey
Toronto Greenwood
C. D. Howe
Norman Rogers
Labor
Dog Disease Strikes Western Arctic Sleigh Dogs
Laboratory tests in Ottawa failed to reveal the cause of a cyclical kidney disease decimating sleigh dogs in the western Arctic this winter. Even animals in isolated packs have been afflicted. Specimens were collected a month ago and sent to Ottawa for analysis.
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Edmonton
Ottawa
Arctic
Fire damages Prince of Wales under construction
Fire in Birkenhead was spotted early and controlled with negligible damage to the giant battleship Prince of Wales, a sister ship of the 35,000 ton King George V. The vessel, to be launched May 3, remains on schedule.
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Birkenhead
Eng
Prince of Wales
Newcastle
Canada Not Restricting Raw Material Shipments
Canadian revenue officials say no limits are in place on shipments of raw materials like copper to Germany. They respond to an opposition claim that 400 tons of copper arrived at German ports from Canada during the September crisis.
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Ottawa
Canada
Germany
Revenue Department
British Commons
Air Force Expenditures in London Hear New Estimates
The Air Ministry released supplementary estimates showing an additional £7,990,100 ($37.9 million) needed for Royal Air Force expenditures in the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2296. This confirms further funding requirements for RAF operations and support.
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London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
New British Tank Demonstrated to Parliament
The war office presented a secret new tank to parliamentary members. Officials said the design is far ahead of foreign models, featuring a longer hull and a revolving turret with guns. Experts note its primary role is to counter machine gun fire.
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War Office
London
World Wheat Agreement Draft Circulates to 22 Governments
A draft second world wheat agreement prepared by experts and diplomats is sent to 22 governments including Canada. It binds signatories to price floors and export quotas, with details left to be filled later. Canada opposed a world advertising fund. U S and Argentina show mixed interest. The next meeting is April 13 in London pending governments’ view.
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London
Canada
Argentina
World Fund For Wheat
Ottawa
J. G. Gardiner
Quarrel Settled Over Shah and Cat Reference
France and Iran plan to resume diplomatic relations after a dispute sparked by the French press using the word chat meaning cat in reference to the shah. The breaking of relations on December 30 led to protests, including the shah recalling his minister.
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Paris
France
Iran
Shah
Foreign Ministry
Submarine Incidents In Sandown Bay Afloat Ships Aid
Two submarines the Sunfish and Sterlet ran aground in Sandown bay Isle of Wight during a gale. One was refloated by the rising tide and returned to base under its own power. The Sterlet remained stuck as other warships aided in refloating. Commissioned in 1937 both boats can dive to deep water in 30 seconds.
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Portsmouth
England
Sunfish
Sterlet
Sandown Bay
Isle of Wight
Bund rally funds to extend newspaper chain in multiple cities
James Wheeler Hill, head of the German American Bund in New York, announced $8,476 was raised at a Madison Square Garden rally for the Bund's newspaper network. The group already publishes in New York Philadelphia Chicago and Los Angeles. English weeklies will start in Minneapolis Boston and Seattle.
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New York
James Wheeler-Hill
Bund
Madison Square Garden
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Boston
Seattle
German Air Shield deploys balloons around Reich cities
The Luftwaffe has placed hundreds of balloons on cables around major cities and industrial centers and formed a new blockade division to operate the defense system in case of air attack.
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Berlin
Reich
Bracken Pushes 80 Cent Wheat Price in Manitoba Legislation
Premier Bracken warned that cutting the fixed minimum wheat price of 80 cents a bushel for No 1 Northern at Fort William would harm national interests. He urged keeping a minimum price while separately considering crop insurance and relief, arguing producers must be protected from foreclosure and not driven from farms by low prices.
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Winnipeg
Fort William
Bracken
Manitoba
Royal couple tours Gateshead workers districts
The King and Queen visited Gateshead during their northeastern tour, spending three hours in the workers' districts. Labor Minister Ernest Brown accompanied them as crowds greeted the royal visit with enthusiasm at each stop.
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Newcastle-On-Tyne
England
Gateshead
Ernest Brown
Chamberlain urges peace through trade in Lancashire speech
Prime Minister Chamberlain told a Conservative meeting in Blackburn that easing international tension could boost trade. He cited Hitler's conciliatory tone and proposed Anglo German cooperation as potentially the fastest path to better relations, while stressing disarmament requires broad confidence and gradual steps.
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Blackburn, Eng
Chamberlain
John
Lancashire
Hitler
Russia
Poland
Oliver Stanley
Board of Trade
Berlin
Plan for Control of the Problem of Unemployed
The Canadian Welfare Council proposes uniform residence laws and interprovincial agreements to manage destitute unemployed lacking residence. It calls for a small residual migrant group, farm hostels for older men, central registries for drifters, rehabilitative training, and civilian relief separate from military planning. Continuous six month participation with three month breaks and pay provisions aim to prevent institutionalization while older unemployables are guided to farm hostels.
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Ottawa
Canadian Welfare Council
Dominion
Manitoba
Council
Registry
Trains Collide In Glasgow Killing One, Injuring Thirty One
A train entering Stobcross Street station crashed into a stationary train full of football fans. One coach telescoped and debris scattered along the line near the tunnel entrance, hindering rescue efforts.
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Glasgow
Stobcross St
Shortage Signals Shift Reduction in German Building Work
In Berlin a Goering decree cites shortages of manpower and raw materials. It orders two ten hour shifts daily in building industry instead of three eight hour shifts and imposes drastic wood saving measures in construction.
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Berlin
The
Reich
Wilhelm Goering
Senate vacancy widens Liberal deficit as nine seats open
Death of Senator James Houston Spence in Toronto creates the ninth vacancy in the Senate. Liberal representation falls to 33 of 96 seats while Conservatives hold 54. Vacancies include five in Quebec, two in Ontario and one each in Manitoba and Alberta.
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Ottawa
James Houston Spence
Toronto
Senate
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Alberta
Toronto gold dealers tracked in public inquiry over income
Gold bars valued at more than 800 000 dollars were sold to refineries by two Toronto old gold dealers in a little over three years. Ontario securities commissioner R B Whitehead opened a public inquiry into the income tax returns of four dealers.
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Toronto
R. B. Whitehead
Ontario Securities Commissioner
Two Miners Dead in Frood Mine Collapse at Copper Cliff
In Copper Cliff Ontario two miners were killed when powdered ore collapsed in an ore chute during repair work. Three other men were partly buried but escaped by dragging themselves free.
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Copper Cliff
Ont
Frood
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