Mussolini Seen As Factor In Peace Move Before Munich Talks
Report says Mussolini weighed for peace during a 62 minute pre Munich conference with Hitler. He reportedly pressed for quick four power accord with France and Britain and backed intercession efforts by Chamberlain and Daladier.
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Munich
Mussolini
Hitler
Kupstein
Chamberlain
Daladier
France
Britain
Italy
Il Duce
Czechoslovakia
Berchtesgaden
Mr. Chamberlain I
Duce
Berlin
Fuehrer
Ein Ganzer Kerl
Many Poles Killed at Polish Czechoslovak Border
Official Polish figures put Poles killed at 70 in border incidents amid rising tension. Wieczor Warszawski alleged deaths from electrified frontier wires set by Czechoslovaks. Reports say shootings occurred mainly at night as Poles fled into Poland. Government awaited a Czechoslovak reply to Polish territorial revision proposals for Tesin and Silesia to settle minority issues.
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Warsaw
Wieczor Warszawski
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Tescyn
Silesia
New Canadians Montreal Citizenship Rush Expands Court
Chief Clerk D Robi taille of the naturalization court said staff must be augmented to handle a surge of German Czechoslovakian Hungarian Austrian and Italian applicants for Canadian citizenship. Applications have risen about 60 percent as foreigners seek allegiance to the British Empire to avoid conscription in their home lands.
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Montreal
D. Robitaille
Naturalization Court
British Empire
Mobilize Chemists Ottawa Committee Formed
Canadian council for the Society of Chemical Industry appointed a two man committee to confer with chemical organizations in Canada for mobilization and utilization of chemists in any national emergency. Victor G. Bartrum and Dr J C Phillips, both of Montreal, comprise the committee.
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Ottawa
Canadian Council For the Society of Chemical Industry
Canada
Victor G. Bartrum
J. C. Phillips
Montreal
Bren Gun Contract Under Ottawa Inquiry Explored
Justice H. H. Davis will prepare a report on the Bren gun contract with John Inglis Company of Toronto to produce 7,000 rifles on a cost plus 10 percent basis. The inquiry examined whether department officials could pass on business aspects and whether parts could be farmed out to Canadian manufacturers.
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Ottawa
National Defence Department
H. H. Davis
John Inglis Company
Toronto
M. P. Jolley
George Drew
Col. Drew
Lieut. Jolley
Inglis
Jolley
Witness
Enfield
England
Belgium Seeks Neutrality Backed by Promises of Great Powers
Premier Paul Henri Spaak assured Belgium after mobilizing 270000 troops that Europe’s major states would honor their guarantees not to invade. He stressed Belgium’s frontiers are safeguarded and its territory will not become a battlefield in Europe.
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Brussels
Paul Henri Spaak
Belgium
Europe
New League Committee Ottawa
George H. Sedgewick accepted chairmanship of a new committee created by the League of Nations Society to direct its international affairs literature service. The society also announced Hon. H. A. Bruce and Grant Dexter as members of the society’s national executive committee.
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Ottawa
George H. Sedgewick
Tariff Board
League of Nations Society
H. A. Bruce
Ontario
Grant Dexter
London
Winnipeg Free Press
Western Bakers Form New Company in Canada
Intercity Western Bakers stockholders approve forming Western's Bread and Cake Company as a subsidiary of George Weston Limited. The new firm will assume Intercity assets with headquarters in Winnipeg or Regina, with capitalization and officials to be decided later this year.
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Toronto
Intercity Western Bakeries
George Weston Limited
Western's Bread and Cake Company
Intercity Company
Winnipeg
Regina
Canadians Volunteer for Czechoslovakia in War
Montreal officials report many Canadians have volunteered for military service with Czechoslovakia in case of war. Consular General Dr Frantisek Paviasek notes some are well known fliers and that consular officers have only recorded their names so far.
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Montreal
Czechoslovakia
Frantisek Paviasek
Paviasek
Nova Scotia Premier Donates 5000 to Red Cross Fund
Premier A L Macdonald of Nova Scotia announced a gift of five thousand dollars to the American Red Cross. The money will be expended in whatever way may be deemed best for New England sufferers in the hurricane that swept the northeastern United States.
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Halifax
American Red Cross
New England
United States
A. L. Macdonald
Nova Scotia
Canada Crude Oil Output Reaches New July Peak
July Canada crude petroleum and natural gasoline production rose to a monthly high of 693,332 barrels, up from 537,654 in June, with seven month total to July at 3,612,757 barrels. Alberta produced 678,243 barrels in July including 673,810 from Turner Valley. exports valued at $110,639, down 25 percent from June.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Alberta
Turner Valley
RCAF No 6 Torpedo Bombing Squadron Likely Transferring
Officers and men of the No 6 torpedo bombing squadron in Trenton expect to be moved to Halifax for duty soon though confirmation is unavailable. The unit includes 80 personnel and six heavy aeroplanes with two machine guns and torpedo racks, and unofficial word says leaves are cancelled at the station.
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Trenton
Ont
No. 6 Torpedo Bombing Squadron
Royal Canadian Air Force
Halifax
R.C.A.F
Doctor Manion Seeks Seat in London Riding
Ottawa reports Hon. Dr. Robert J. Manion Conservative leader says he will seek a seat in the House of Commons at the London Ontario by election on November 14. He thanks London for nominating him and notes Brandon and Waterloo South offered nominations. praises Prime Minister Mackenzie King for signaling he should not be opposed in London.
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Ottawa
Robert J. Manson
House of Commons
London
Ont
National Conservative Association of London
Canada
Brandon
Waterloo South
Mackenzie King
Dr. Manion
Curran Named Dominion Poultry Inspector for Ontario
A. F. Curran has been appointed District Poultry Products Inspector for the Poultry Division of the Dominion Department of Agriculture with jurisdiction throughout Ontario. A native of Prince Edward Island, he has served similarly in all three Maritime Provinces and will base his headquarters in Toronto.
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A. F. Curran
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ont
Mr. Curran
Prince Edward Island
Maritime Provinces
Toronto
Nations Buy Up Food London
European nations race to stock food for war and famine avoidance as Britain holds enough reserves for a year without imports while Germany reports a grain bounty and Italy relies on Yugoslavia for meat.
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London
Americas
Russia
Great Britain
British Isles
Britain
Germany
Herman Goering
Italy
Argentina
Yugoslavia
Italian Troops In Spain Withdrawal Denied by Mussolini
A government spokesman called reports that Mussolini ordered early withdrawal of Italian troops from the Spanish Civil War unfounded. The statement aimed to dispel rumors circulating about Italy's military stance in Spain.
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Rome
Mussolini
French Reinforcements Bolster Shanghai Concession Defences
French authorities moved reinforcements to the French concession defences as concern rose over the European war crisis and its possible repercussions in the Far East.
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Shanghai
Far East
Upward Movement in Ottawa Employment Sept 1
Dominion bureau reports a strong rise in employment across provinces led by manufacturing gains in Ontario and prairie provinces. Over 12 000 workers were added to payrolls the largest early autumn gain on record with gains in food textiles iron and steel and expansion in mining transportation and wholesale trade while retail trade lagged.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
New Brunswick
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
Daleby Sails From Churchill With Grain Load
The Daleby of the Ropner line sailed from Churchill on September 28 to become the first grain carrier from Hudson Bay port in 1938. The ship, arriving from Newcastle on Tyne, loaded 310000 bushels of No 1 Northern wheat and proceeded to Queenstown for orders. Rudley docked after rough weather off the British Isles, while Gulfpool is due this week to move the remaining 1.3 million bushels of wheat stored here, largely from northern Saskatchewan.
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Saskatchewan
Japan Says It May Reconsider China Policy If Sanctions Apply
Tokyo reports a semi official source says Japan would reconsider its fundamental policy toward foreign interests in China should the League of Nations impose sanctions at China's request. Geneva notes the league council moved to apply sanctions against Japan over the China dispute with Dr Koo securing British and French accord on punitive powers.
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Tokyo
Domei
Japan
China
League of Nations
Geneva
League Council
V. K. Wellington Koo
Dr Koo
Sandys affair described as an unfortunate mistake
A House of Commons select committee called the Sandys affair an unfortunate mistake and cleared most participants while mildly rebuking others. It noted Duncan Sandys sparked the controversy on June 27 with claims of rights as a member of parliament being violated by implied prosecution threats under the official secrets act. Leslie Hore-Belisha, the war secretary, denied any such threat.
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London
House of Commons
Czechoslovakia Offers Concessions Ahead of Munich Talks
The Czechoslovak government states it is ready to cede territory with over half German inhabitants and accepts a new frontier to ensure a viable state. It refuses a plebiscite in purely Czech areas, sets deadlines by Oct 31 and Dec 15, and agrees to international supervision and possible British troops. It demands guarantees for population exchange and frontiers before demobilization and asks for arbitration if impasses arise.
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Germany
International Commission
British Legion
Great Britain
France
Roosevelt
Europe
Directors Resign Montreal Board Prompting British Control
Two United States directors of Fairchild Aircraft Ltd. resign to ensure British control if contracts with the British air ministry go to the Longueuil plant. Sherman M. Fairchild and E. R. Robinson of New York leave the board. Phillip S. Gregory Leo G. Ryan and W. Taylor Bailey of Montreal are elected to replace them.
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Montreal
United States
Fairchild Aircraft Ltd
Air Ministry
Longueuil, Que
Sherman M. Fairchild
E. R. Robinson
New York
Phillip 8. Gregory
Leo G. Ryan
W. Taylor Bailey
E. G. Jackson
Mediterranean insurance rate rises for grain shipments to French ports
Montreal brokers report war risk insurance now five percent of invoice value for grain and freight to French Mediterranean ports, the highest since the Great War. Normal charges previously ranged from two to three cents per $100 of value, while wheat shipments show no business to the region.
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Montreal
Mediterranean
Sydney man with prosthetic legs begins 1200 mile hitchhike
Paul Melenick, 21, of Sydney, who lost both legs after a train accident five years ago, starts a long journey toward Toronto. He aims to find work in an artificial limb factory there and continues to “walk” using his hands.
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Sydney
Paul Melenick
Toronto
Melenick
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Sandy
Select Committee
Prague
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