Britain aims for peace amid growing armament
Prime Minister at Guildhall banquet pledges Britain to peace and influence to prevent war. He frames four guiding aims: keep peace, build strength, foster industrial prosperity, and improve living standards, while deeming armament necessary for now. He cites Munich accord and Anglo German talks, and notes planned Paris visit with Lord Halifax.
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London
Frank Bowater
Europe
Hitler
Mr. Chamberlain
Britain
France
Lord Halifax
Paris
Distressed Area in London Sees Ship Berengaria Sold
Sir John Jarvis MP for Guildford announced a Cunard White Star purchase of the former German liner Berengaria. The ship will be broken up for scrap at Jarrow, employing 200 men for two years, with a payment exceeding £100,000.
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London
England
Sir John Jarvis
Guildford
Cunard-White Star Line
Berengaria
Great Britain
Jarrow
Sir John
Olson to Pardon Mooney After Prep for Statement
Governor elect Culbert Olson begins drafting a public statement indicating he will grant a pardon to Thomas J. Mooney, jailed for the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing in San Francisco.
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Los Angeles
Culbert Olson
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Trade With Orient Vancouver Hopes For Postwar Recovery
Vancouver exporters aim to restore Canada’s trade with the Orient as reconstruction in war-torn China progresses. Japanese war needs cut Canadian imports and dampen wheat timber and fish markets, while mining booms and nonferrous metal demand rise. BC lumber exports to China and Japan Plummet from 1937 levels, signaling tougher times until stabilization.
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Vancouver
Canada
Orient
China
Japan
Asia
British Columbia
King and Queen to Visit All Canadian Provinces
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced that the king and queen will visit every province in the Dominion during their Canada trip next summer. They plan three weeks in Canada plus a US visit with plans handled by a cabinet sub committee and provincial officials to be coordinated in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Mackenzie King
United States
Winter Forecast From Caribou Migration Observed
Veteran trapper notes heavy snow and severe cold ahead for Northland as two caribou groups migrate southward near Hudson Bay Railway north of Chur chill Manitoba. Barren Lands herd moves toward timber line 80 miles south, signaling early food search.
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Hudson Bay
Here
Churchill
Manitoba
Jack Bacon
Edmonton Labor Council Urges $100 Monthly Wage
The Edmonton Trades and Labor Council will submit a resolution to the Alberta Federation of Labor convention in Calgary on November 28 pushing a minimum wage of 100 dollars a month for all male workers in Alberta.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Alberta Federation of Labor
Calgary
Edmonton Trades and Labor Council
Ottawa set to convene Parliament in January
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced Ottawa sessions will start in early January with a choice of the first or second week. The trade accord with the United States will be presented for ratification after the throne speech address, and parliament will adjourn during the visit of Their Majesties. Finance Minister Charles Dunning attended his first full cabinet session since illness.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
West Indies
Canada
Charles Dunning
Mexican interest in CCF aircraft talks underway
Canadian Car and Foundry officials said Mexico had expressed interest in the firm’s aeroplane production capabilities and that Mexican representatives were en route to Montreal to discuss options. The party had earlier visited Fort William to inspect a plant opened a year ago for armaments and aircraft.
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Montreal
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
Fort William
Population Rise in Japan Amid War Year 1937 38
Japan's population grew by 969,900 during 1937 to 1938 despite the Sino Japanese conflict. The cabinet bureau of statistics reports a total population of 72,222,700.
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Tokyo
Japan
Cabinet Bureau of Statistics
Housing Loans in Ottawa Reach 47 Million Total
The finance department reports national housing loans under the National Housing Act and Dominion Housing Act total 24,695,268 by Oct 31. Home improvements add 22,319,546 bringing house building and repair to over 47,000,000. Loans supported 6,272 new dwellings and 55,820 improvements, enabling over 53,000,000 in construction and land expenditure.
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Ottawa
National Housing Act
Dominion Housing Act
Finance Department
Premier Aberhart Proposes Willow Lake Seaplane Base
The North Edmonton plan reserves the Willow lake shoreline about 300 miles north of Edmonton between Fort McMurray and Waterways for an all weather seaplane base. Premier Aberhart also announced winter roads will move thousands of tons of freight into the north this year, noting that earlier seasons halted northward freight after navigation closed, leaving aviation as the sole link.
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Edmonton
Willow Lake
Fort McMurray
Waterways
Aberhart
Steal Baffled Calgary Constable Home In Day Off
A bold thief broke into Constable Frank Darknell's residence stealing his service revolver two watches and a razor. The constable, off duty, found the burglary upon returning after visiting friends for several hours.
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Calgary
Frank Darknell
Bren Gun Hearing Set for November 21
Justice H H Davis heard the Bren gun contract inquiry as royal commissioner and fixed Monday November 21 for counsel to argue the evidence from eight weeks of public hearings. The argument is expected to last a week with counsel agreeing on sequence and time limits.
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Council Ottawa
H. H. Davis
Supreme Court of Canada
Colonial claims Hitler offers peace guarantee in Berlin
Munich. Chancellor Hitler demanded the restoration of Germany's war lost colonies as a guarantee of friendship with Britain and France. He praised Chamberlain and Daladier while blasting critics, warned of a world in arms, and asserted Germany will seek justice by force if needed.
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Munich
Hitler
Germany
Great Britain
France
Britain
Fuehrer
Chamberlain
Edouard Daladier
Reich
House of Commons
Berlin
Arthur Greenwood
Winston Churchill
Railway service always needed for our economy
Canada must weigh rail transport costs against highways and waterways. Hon. C. D. Howe argues railways, led by Canadian National and Canadian Pacific, remain essential and efficient. He notes CN debt and compares fixed charges to US lines, urging balanced funding and restraint on highway expenditures versus railway costs.
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Toronto
C. D. Howe
Y.m.c.a.'s
North America
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
Canada
United States
Labor Wins By-Election in Dartford England
Labour captures the Dartford House of Commons seat from the government. Jennie L Adamson defeats Conservative Godfrey Mitchell 46 514 to 42 276 as voters disapprove of Chamberlains foreign policy after Munich and Czechoslovakia events. Five by-elections remain pending.
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Dartford
England
Labor
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Jennie L. Adamson
Labor Party
Godfrey Mitchell
London
F. Clarke
Adamson
Voes
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Poland
Hungary
Quintin Hogg
Oxford
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Supreme Court of the United States
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Mount Carmel
Bureau of Statistics
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