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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 15, 1939
Page
3
News recounts a border shooting at Venlo near the Netherlands Germany line with reports of several killed or abducted into Germany. Netherlands floods sections of its water line defense as government imposes emergency measures and recalls furloughed soldiers amid rising neutral fears.
Minister of Supply Edward Burgin announced six cargoes of Russian timber have arrived in England under the Anglo-Soviet charter agreement. Britain will send the Soviets rubber and tin in return and has chartered 29 ships to transport timber from Russia.
The schedule of pay and allowances for the navy and the air force is under consideration. Pay schedules are being adjusted to conform to the recent upward revision of military pay and allowances.
The Ontario attorney general's department will ask for an interim injunction restraining the publication of five Toronto periodicals classed as filthy literature.
Taplow Buckinghamshire will host Canada's first military hospital in England a 200 bed facility with operating rooms and other facilities financed by the Canadian Red Cross led by R B Bennett and Sir Edward Peacock. The $250000 temporary building sits on the Cliveden estate of Lord Astor and will be run by the Canadian army medical corps after completion. The Massey Foundation offer for a $1 million convalescent home remains under review by Ottawa.
Royal Air Force claims second victim in France a German Dorner reconnaissance bomber. The 21-year-old New Zealand pilot led the attack climbing under its tail then surging above to deliver the decisive fire. The bomber spiraled from 30 000 feet crashing into a village green. Two women injured a barn burned as wreckage covered the area.
London office says vacancies exist for deck officers engineers electricians machinists and chief stewards on ships between the United States France and Great Britain. New American neutrality law could briefly disrupt service but a freight schedule and passenger service cancellations will be announced soon.
Mayor George Brook of Prince Albert Sask said in Winnipeg that western air bases offer clearer flying weather and more flying hours, urging the Dominion government to establish an airport under the Empire Training Scheme there as organizers race against time.
Finnish authorities detained a German steamer in what was described as retaliation for the seizure of the Finnish steamer Otava by a German armed vessel or submarine. The Otava incident in the Gulf of Bothnia sparked strong resentment.
Adolf Hitler escaped injury when a massive blast tore through the Bürgerbräu hall in Munich where Nazis gathered to mark the 1923 putsch. Officials said six dead and over 60 injured, with clues pointing toward foreign agents and a large reward offered for those responsible.
A British labor envoy's party suffered a catastrophic crash near Munich with screams and dust in the air. Rescue efforts followed as victims were found beneath debris while police sealed the area and Munich’s traffic and communications were cut off for hours until the situation stabilized.
The Turkish national assembly unanimously ratified the Anglo Franco Turkish mutual aid pact signed at Ankara on October 19. The agreement pledges British and French support for Turkey against aggression or Mediterranean war, while Turkey aids Britain and France if they engage in a Mediterranean war or actions tied to Romania and Greece, and is exempt from arms against Soviet Russia.
Portal North Dakota will become a major distributing centre for tractor parts from all makes. Irving Tractor Log Co of Galesburg Illinois arranged to secure Midwest Lumber Co yards and offices at Portal. Parts will be distributed through North Dakota Montana Saskatchewan Alberta and Manitoba. Parts enter Canada free of duty sales tax and excise taxes. Eight to ten jobs with an annual payroll of 15000 to 30000 dollars.
The British embassy announced coordinated purchases with France in the United States to avoid bidding against each other. Officials estimate Allies may place about 1 billion dollars in war orders soon. Arthur B. Purvis was named director general of British purchases in the United States.
Ottawa reports that the British supply board will place initial orders in Canada for aircraft, anti submarine boats, ammunition and gun barrels. Fuselages to be built in Canada with engines imported. most planes will be tested domestically before shipment to Britain. Barrels for anti aircraft guns are expected to form a large order with Canada ready to begin production.
The ministry of information says 1000 head of sheep from Jasonville district in Cape Province South Africa have been offered as a war gift to the United Kingdom. The food ministry accepted the gift and the war office via the Dominions office praised 1,000,000 cigarettes and other gifts as early contributions to the £1,000,000 fund raised by Johannesburg's mayor to aid troops.
London reports the 7,000 ton German steamer Uhenfels captured and moved to Freetown on the west coast of Africa. The Ministry of Economic Warfare says 39 American ships have been detained by the British contraband control. 32 released and seven under investigation.
War Minister Hore-Belisha told the commons that between 70 000 and 80 000 men have enlisted voluntarily in the British army since the war began. The remark highlights broad civilian mobilization amid early hostilities.
The Dominions Office reports nearly 2,500 Allied merchant vessels sail under British convoy protection with only eight ships lost to enemy action. It cites reduced merchant losses since the war’s start and increased German submarine losses, plus greater U boat distances from trade lanes as proof of efficiency. A lifeboat saves 14 from Carmarthen Coast, two crewmen missing, five injured. The San Jose reportedly escaped a pursuing submarine near Bermuda. Fishermen near Korsoer, Denmark see the New York liner escorted into the Arctic by torpedo boats and a warplane, heading toward Germany from Murmansk. The Hamburg‑American liner Hamburg sails from New York Aug 28. a Bremen crew member recalls seeing the New York at Murmansk on Oct 3.
The Royal Canadian Medical Corps will weed out over 40 000 members of the Canadian Active Service Force with chest X rays and expert radiologist review. Special tests for diabetes nephritis kidney diseases and ear examinations will be included to reassess recruits after the wartime mobilization limits hindered full initial exams.
An offer from Hon. Vincent Massey and Mrs Massey as trustees of the Massey foundation to equip and maintain a convalescent hospital for the Canadian expeditionary force is being considered. The proposal was conveyed to the Canadian government and referred to the defence department for review.
National Defence Department seeks expanded space for war needs and will occupy the upper floors of the new Sparks Street post office building while the postal department uses the ground and basement levels. The structure is nearing completion.
London reports Britain aims to obtain Brazil's entire meat output for the war period. The ministry of foods has opened talks with Brazilian export houses to arrange supply.
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