Western Air Mail Flights 10 Begin at Once
Ottawa reports that regular Trans-Canada air mail flights will start toward spring, with Winnipeg–Vancouver service planned for March and Montreal–Vancouver for July. By a year, coast-to-coast Moncton–Vancouver service should operate, with limited passenger use early on. Government aims for feeder lines via private enterprise and bids for Saskatchewan routes.
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Ottawa
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Montreal
C. D. Howe
House of Commons
Moncton
Toronto
North Bay
Maritime Province
Maritime Provinces
Mr. Howe
England
Atlantic
Southampton
Grants To Provinces for Purposes by Dominion Government
Grants to the provinces for the last fiscal year ending March 31 1937 totaled 84 959 551 with unemployment relief the largest item at 46 851 727, compared to 41 075 165 prior year. Annual subsidies stood at 13 735 196 and special grants declined from 3 975 000 to 3 225 000.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Dominion
Wedgwood barred from BBC air over anti Hitler Mussolini critique
London reports Colonel Josiah Wedgwood, Labour MP, was banned by the British Broadcasting Corporation for refusing to delete criticism of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini during a debate on The Way to Peace. The action raises questions about free speech and government influence in wartime broadcasting.
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London
Josiah Wedgwood
British Broadcasting Corporation
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Partition Of Ireland Talks Stall In London Meeting
Prime ministers Chamberlain and De Valera restated positions in an hour long session as negotiations to settle Ireland issues resumed. Delegations failed to yield concessions with a 90 minute full meeting covering partition finance trade and defence. Eire attendees included De Valera Lemass Ryan and Dulanty. British side included Hoare MacDonald Inskip Morrison and Stanley through Board of Trade representation.
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London
Ireland
Eire
Chamberlain
de Valera
Samuel Hoare
Home
Malcolm MacDonald
Dominion
Thomas Inskip
Sean Lemass
James Ryan
J. W. Dulanty
Dulanty
W. 8. Morrison
Ryan
Lemass
Board of Trade
Oliver Stanley
Planes for U S Navy May Grow by 1000 Units
The House naval committee probes the cost of adding 1000 more aeroplanes for the U S Navy. Rear Admiral Arthur B. Cook may provide estimates as Congress reviews the expansion of a fleet built to treaty limits. The administration seeks 1000 extra fighters, pushing the program cost beyond 1.0 billion dollars.
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Washington
House of Representatives Naval Committee
United States Navy
Arthur B. Cook
Navy
Aeronautics Bureau
London
Boundary extension plans for British Columbia
In Ottawa the resources minister stated there have been no negotiations with British Columbia to extend the eastern boundary northward into the Mackenzie river district. He noted Premier Pattullo had signaled plans to discuss boundary changes, but no talks with Ottawa had occurred and no Yukon transfer talks were announced.
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Ottawa
British Columbia
Mackenzie River
T. A. Crerar
House of Commons
Howard Green
Vancouver South
Pattullo
Dominion
Yukon
Mr. Crerar
Britain seeks four power unity to secure Europe peace
London reports the cabinet drafted terms for talks with Italy and prepared for a possible visit by German foreign minister Ribbentrop as Prime Minister Chamberlain pushes a four power pact among Britain France Germany and Italy to preserve peace. Diplomatic sources note Italian concessions on Spain Libya Haile Selassie and Suez as likely sticking points. The Labor party and Trades Union Congress push for an immediate general election amid Eden’s resignation.
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London
Italy
Germany
Chamberlain
Great Britain
France
Europe
Neville Henderson
Berlin
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Britain
Earl of Perth
Lord Perth
Rome
Count Ciano
Labor Party
Trades Union Council
Eden
Associated Press
Haile Selassie
Spain
Ethiopia
Suez Canal
Strait of Gilbraltar
Mussolini
Mediterranean
PLYING CLUBS AND EUROPEAN PACT DISCUSSIONS
Former Belgian premier Paul Van Zeeland drafts heads for a plan on restricting arms to Ethiopia and stopping arms supplies from British colonies. Britain may oppose concessions and demand guarantees that funds are not used to rearm Italy. The AP notes Italy could help curb Nazi expansion and Austrian independence hangs in the balance. Diplomatic reports suggest an Anglo Italian settlement backed by France could restore Anglo French influence in central Europe.
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Paul van Zeeland
Belgium
Ethiopia
Sudan
Kenya
Britain
Associated Press
Italy
Europe
London
France
Middle Europe
Boston Freshman Claims Half Sir Basil Zaharoff Fortune
Olga Kuzmedina Zaharoff, 19, a Boston University freshman, claims a share of the fortune left by Sir Basil Zaharoff. She says she is a grand-niece and that a will naming her and her sister vanished. She cites statements that the estate was worth at least 500 million dollars.
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Boston
Boston University
Olga Kuzmedina Zaharoff
Basil Zaharoff
Zaharoff
Sir Basil
Money Stolen from Moose Jaw Chinese Red Cross Jar
About $2 in one five and ten cent pieces collected for Chinese Red Cross was stolen from a locked jar near the stamp wicket in Moose Jaw post office. The jar was among several containers left in local businesses to aid Chinese refugees.
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Moose Jaw
Red Cross
Detroit Considers Five-Year Car Fleet Elimination Plan
The Detroit city council proposed a program with automobile manufacturers dealers and the Works Progress Administration to eliminate all automobiles more than five years old by confiscation. The plan aims to transform the city’s vehicle fleet through a broad federal and local partnership.
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Detroit
Works Progress Administration
Defence Policy Unchanged Ottawa
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House of Commons that Canada's defence policy remains as stated in the previous session. He and Minister Ian Mackenzie said the policy aims to protect Canadian territory and maintain neutrality, with no plan for wars outside Canada. Grant MacNeill of Vancouver North asked for a formal policy statement as defence estimates were discussed.
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Ottawa
Canada
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
Ian Mackenzie
National de
Grant MacNeil
C.C.F
Vancouver North
House
Committee of Supply
Four-City Route Favored For Provincial Highway
The Saskatoon board of trade urges routing a hard surfaced highway to Prince Albert National Park through Regina Moose Jaw Saskatoon and Prince Albert.
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Saskatoon
Saskatoon Board of Trade
Prince Albert National Park
Regina
Moose Jaw
Prince Albert
Purge in Moscow as Soviet Army Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Soviet Russia marks the army’s 20th anniversary amid purges that extend into higher ranks. General Ivan Fedko is named vice commissar of defense, replacing A I Yegeroff after Tukachevsky’s execution. Secret naval officers are reportedly executed as traitors in Vorohiloff’s speeches.
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Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Red Army
Ivan Fedko
Far East
Kiev
A. I. Yegeroff
Mihail N. Tukachevsky
Kiementi
E. Vorohiloff
Vladimir R. Orloff
A. K. Sivkoff
Vancouver alderman cites Japanese merchant funding in city
Alderman H. D. Wilson reports suspected Japanese capital backing merchants in Vancouver. He claims a steady stream of funds from Japan supports these businesses and warns of widespread growth in British Columbia. He urges trade licenses restricted to Orientals only in areas with Oriental predominance.
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Vancouver
H. D. Wilson
Japan
British Columbia
Ottawa
Wilson
Road Crossing Accidents in Ottawa 1937 Totals
The seven years ending December 31, 1937, saw 1 776 highway crossing accidents with 690 deaths and 2 383 injuries. Railway accidents that year numbered 2 138 with 340 deaths and 2 349 injuries. Seven railway passengers died, up four from the prior year, while 67 employees were killed and 122 trespassers and 144 others also died.
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Ottawa
Board of Railway Commissioners
House of Commons
Timmins Fire Destroys Sam Bucovetsky Department Store
A blaze in Timmins Ontario destroyed Sam Bucovetsky’s department store and threatened the business district. Firefighters from Timmins and Schumacher saved adjacent buildings including a theatre and a office block. Four people were treated in hospital for burns and injuries as glass from the storefront shattered.
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Timmins, Ont
Sam Bucovetsky
Timmins
Schumacher
Reid Block
Canadian Mine Sweepers Named for Training Role
Four mine sweepers commissioned by the department of national defence, under construction in British Columbia Ontario and Quebec shipyards, are named Nootka Comox Fundy and Gaspe. They will train permanent and reserve naval personnel in mine sweep ing and mine laying. Each ship will be 150 feet long and powered by 950 horsepower engines. John L. Lewis’s annual salary has been raised to 25000 dollars.
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Ottawa
Department of National Defence
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Nootka
Comox
Fundy
Gaspe
Department
Austria Vows Free Nation Despite Nazi Pressure
Vienna reports Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg pledging Austria's independence and sovereignty remains unshaken. He denounces a Nazi empire, defends the Fatherland Front’s role, and recalls Dollfus and Berchtesgaden talks while urging harmony with England France and the United States.
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Vienna
Kurt von Schuschnigg
Germany
Austria
Hitler
von Schuschnigg
Fatherland Front
Engelbert Dollfus
Dollfus
Nazi Party
England
France
United States
Exports Ottawa Canada Farm Equipment Rise in January
Canada's January farm implements and machinery exports totaled 767,696 dollars, up 254,145 from January last year. The United States bought 284,371, the United Kingdom 196,814, and Argentina 130,509 dollars.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
United Kingdom
Argentina
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Tommy Atkins
John L. Lewis
von Schuschngg
Diet
Reichstag
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Berchtesgaden
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