British Troops Clash With Arabs on Mount Carmel
In Haifa area on Mount Carmel slopes 1500 British troops faced a large Arab force in a serious clash. Three RAF planes supported operations as mortars shelling continued. North Lancashire troops advanced while Arabs retreated amid fire and explosions. Casualties reported 16 on the Arab side and none among British forces. A separate raid near Jaffa brought Arab casualties.
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Haifa
Palestine
Mount Carmel
Royal Air Force
North Lancashire
Elijah
Jerusalem
Beit Daja
Jaffa
Acre
Safed
Madrid Encircled as Fascist Leaders Threaten Bombardment
Fascist forces under General Francisco Franco push on Madrid from three sides with the eastern edge open. Circulars dropped from warplanes urge surrender and warn the capital will be bombarded from land and air as the insurgent line tightens, marching north to seal the city.
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Burgos
Spain
Madrid
Francisco Franco
San Martin de Valdiglesias
Royal commission plans cross Atlantic prison study
The Canadian royal commission on penitentiary conditions may visit European prisons for first hand study. Chairman Mr Justice Joseph Archambeault said U S prisons will be visited and England France Belgium could be on the itinerary. Maritime sittings began at Dorchester New Brunswick, seat of the Maritime penitentiary.
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Moncton
N.B
Royal Commission
Joseph Archambeault
United States
England
France
Belgium
Dorchester
Maritime
Empire Education Urged for Canadian Students at McGill
Dr. John Murray, Exeter University principal and former British MP, calls for Empire education as the goal for Canadian students. In his founder's day address at McGill University he urged youths to spend one year in an English school during their impressionable age.
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Montreall
John Murray
Exeter University
McGill University
Murray
Dominion
Government Targets Sabotage in Jerusalem Arrests
In Jerusalem the government moved to curb sabotage by arresting 36 Arabs and charging 15 more with damaging the Iraq Petroleum Company pipeline. Brigands have previously destroyed pipeline sections and fired escaping oil.
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Jerusalem
Iraq Petroleum Company
New Cunard-White Star Liner Glasgow Construction Details
The Glasgow based No 552 liner will be 2000 tons heavier and 12 to 18 feet longer than the Queen Mary. William Beardmore and Company of Glasgow won the hull castings contract. The Cunard-White Star line signed the John Brown and Company contract to build the ship on the same ways as the Queen Mary.
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Glasgow
John Brown and Company
Wiliam Beardmore and Company
Clasgow
Clydebank
Cunard-White Star Line
Swedish Flyer Bjorkvall Rescued Off Ireland Coast
Kurt Bjorkvall, attempting a New York to Stockholm flight, was forced down in the Atlantic and rescued by the French trawler Imbrin near Valentia on Ireland’s western coast. The crew reported the survival message “Bjorkvall saved” as the missing airman was located about 2,375 miles from New York and roughly 1,000 miles from his intended destination.
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Valentia
Ireland
Atlantic
New York
Stockholm
Kurt Bjorkvall
Floyd Bennett Field
Bjorkvall Sauve
Bjorkvall
Cosmopolitan Clubs Edmonton Reelects Lovell Smith District Governor
The Western Federation of Cosmopolitan Clubs re elected Lovell Smith of Saskatoon as district governor at a one day convention. Other officers named include A C McArthur Calgary lieutenant governor Arthur Parkin Saskatoon secretary and treasurer Herman Stevens Calgary board of managers Clair Malcolm Calgary W S Brigman Saskatoon Dr R P Mulholland Vancouver Charles L Gillis Winnipeg Herbert Hancock Edmonton F Kenny Calgary and Mayor Joseph A Clark Edmonton as dinner speaker.
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Edmonton
Western Federation of Cosmopolitan Clubs
Lovell Smith
Saskatoon
A. C. McArthur
Calgary
Arthur Parkin
Herman Stevens
Clair Malcolm
W. S. Brigman
R. P. Mulholland
Vancouver
Charles L. Gillis
Winnipeg
Herbert Hancock
F. Kenny
Joseph A. Clark
The
Federation
Tweedsmuir Praises Soldiers At Ottawa Cavalry Dinner
Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir told Princess Louise Dragoon Guards officers that he likes being among soldiers. He recalled meeting veterans with medals from many British army episodes in the last 50 years and noted an Indian Mutiny medal in British Columbia. He called veterans a reminder of Canada's army’s role in war.
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Ottawa
Lord Tweedsmuir
Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
Cavalry Regiment
trans-Canada
British Columbia
Victor’s Trophy Awarded In Johannesburg Air Race
Charles W. A. Scott shared the victor’s trophy at a dinner in Johannesburg for the Portsmouth Johannesburg air race. Cheques totaling £6000 were mailed by sponsor I. W. Schlesinger to the families of Max Findlay and H. A. Morgan, killed in a Tanganyika crash near Lake Tanganyika Edmonton. W. D. King was named chairman of the permanent advisory committee under the Trade and Industry Act. Hon. E. C. Manning had earlier announced the committee personnel.
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Johannesburg
S.A
Charles W. A. Scott
Giles Guthrie
I. W. Schlesinger
Max Findlay
H. A. Morgan
Lake Tanganyika
Edmonton
W. D. King
Alberta
London tourist season yields 135 million spending total
The United Kingdom reports that visitors spent 135 million dollars this year after a record heavy tourism season. The figure reflects total expenditure by international travelers across the country.
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London
United Kingdom
Kerr Named President of Alberta University Edmonton
W A R Kerr, dean of arts and sciences since 1914, appointed to succeed Dr R C Wallace as University of Alberta president. Premier Aberhart announced the unanimous choice after a government survey of candidates and consultations with the board of governors and faculty.
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Edmonton
W. A. R. Kerr
University of Alberta
R. C. Wallace
Aberhart
Kerr
Wallace
Queen's University
Kingston
Board of Governors
Soviet Charge of Breach in Spanish Nonintervention Pact
Moscow charges Germany Italy and Portugal with arming Spanish insurgents and says it will renounce nonintervention obligations unless aid stops. Moiseyevich Kagan delivered the note in London, accusing Berlin and Rome of supplying bombs and aircraft to rebels and noting recent covert arms shipments via Alicante declared as fish and corned beef.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Germany
Moiseyevich Kagan
London
Kagan
Berlin
Russia
Paris
Alicante
Neva
Debating as Path to Youth Engagement in Adult Education
E A Corbett former Alberta extension director and CAFEA leader spoke at Halifax clubs on adult education. He argued debates divert youth from street corners and cited 160 Alberta debating clubs. He said mature education helps lifelong talent, adapts workers to change, and fosters a sound life philosophy.
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Halifax
E. A. Corbett
Alberta University
Canadian Association For Adult Education
Halifax Service Clubs
Alberta
State Socialism Critique by Oshawa MP William H. Moore
William H. Moore, Liberal MP for the Ontario riding, told a service club in Oshawa that government ownership equals state socialism. He cited railways owning hotels laundries and barber shops and warned the central bank signals the economic state. He noted relief distributions and regimentation, and contrasted Bolshevik leaders Trotzky and Lenin with socialism.
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Oshawa
Ont
William H. Moore
Ontario
Service Club
Moore
Mr. Trotzky
Lenin
League Appointment Geneva
Hon Norman Rogers Canadian minister of labor was elected vice president of the maritime conference held in connection with the League of Nations assembly in Geneva.
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Geneva
Norman Rogers
League of Nations Assembly
Relief Grants Ottawa Continued for Third Quarter
Acting Prime Minister Lapointe announced relief grants in aid to provinces for the third quarter will continue without change under the Relief Act of 1936. The cabinet also discussed works contracts and a trade agreement with Germany, noting progress but more work needed before an announced accord.
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Ottawa
Ernest Laponte
Germany
Lapointe
Bennett
Canada Defences Policy Stance Outlined by Minister
Hon. Ian Mackenzie states Canada has become defence conscious and outlines guiding principles for defence policy. He emphasizes a development program, tax considerations, and parliamentary input, noting policy is for peacetime and possible war and stressing responsibility for international security, neutrality, and coastal protection.
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Victoria
Canada
Ian Mackenzie
National Defence
Mackenzie
Will Establish Air Bases on the Pacific Coast
Defence Minister Tan Mackenzie forecast substantial developments in all three branches of the Service. A tentative plan envisions air bases along the British Columbia coast, including Esquimalt and potentially Alert Bay Prince Rupert and Queen Charlotte Islands, with Jericho Beach in Vancouver as the system hub and hangar extensions.
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Victoria
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defence
Tan Mackenzie
British Columbia
Vancouver Island
Esquimalt
Alert Bay
Prince Rupert
Queen Charlotte Islands
Jericho Beach
Vancouver
Mackenzie
Canada
England
Monument to Currie to be unveiled in Mount Royal cemetery
A granite monument honoring General Sir Arthur Currie, commander of the Canadian corps in the Great War (1917-1919), will be unveiled on Armistice Day at Mount Royal cemetery. Earth from Vimy Ridge, the Somme, and Ypres will be placed in the foundation.
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Montreal
Arthur Currie
Mount Royal
Vimy Ridge
Somme
Ypres Salient
Canadian Corps
Sir Arthur Currie
G.C.M.G
K.C.B
V.D
Ll.d. B.C.L
McGill University
Alberta to Study Saskatchewan Debt Scheme for Drought Areas
Provincial treasurer Charles Cockroft says Alberta will study all details of Saskatchewan debt relief plan before deciding on applying similar action locally. He emphasizes understanding mechanics of the Saskatchewan agreement and how it fits Alberta’s drought rehabilitation plans.
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Edmonton
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Charles Cockroft
Vancouver to Winnipeg Air Mail Service Planned Next Spring
Hon. C. D. Howe federal minister of marine and transport announced an air mail service between Vancouver and Winnipeg to start next spring. A coast-to-coast service is expected to begin about July 1 as part of an expanding national air program. Howe arrived in Vancouver after an air tour visiting Seattle New York Chicago Dallas and Los Angeles.
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Vancouver
Winnipeg
C. D. Howe
Marine and Transport
Seattle
New York
Chicago
Dallas
Los Angeles
Order for training aircraft to Fleet Aircraft Canada
W J Sanderson president of Fleet Aircraft Corporation of Canada said the firm received an order for 10 training aircraft from the department of national defence. The price was not named but understood to be about 75000 dollars. Fleet factory is at Fort Erie Ontario.
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Ottawa
W. J. Sanderson
Fleet Aircraft Corporation of Canada
Department of National Defence
Fleet
Fort Erie
Ont
Public Works Plan For Alberta Highways
Hon. W. A. Fallon announces a four to five year program to hard surface about 1,100 miles of Alberta highways. Recommendations will be submitted to the cabinet for consideration as soon as possible.
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Edmonton
Alberta
W. A. Fallon
First soundings for understanding Britain and Italy in Mediterranean
Well informed sources report that initial diplomatic exchanges have begun between Great Britain and Italy aimed at a broader understanding in the Mediterranean theater. The talks focus on reducing tensions and aligning interests, with observers noting careful progress in informal channels.
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Rome
Great Britain
Italy
Mediterranean
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Alex. Ross
Canadian Legion
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the Admiralty
Samuel Hoare
Portsmouth
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Currie
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